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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1964

Page

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Goulart Sends Troops To Smash Brazil Revolt

Embattled President Joao Goulart orders troops to rebel hotspots north and southwest of Rio de Janeiro as loyal generals switch sides. Fighting spreads to Juiz de Fora and Belo Horizonte with 30 000 rebels converging on the capital. Nationwide strikes disrupt transport and a three day school holiday is announced.

Goulart Brazil Rio DE Janeiro Joao Goulart Humberto Castello Branco Army Abelardo Jarema 3Rd Army Rio Grande Do Sul 2Nd Army Sao Paulo Rio Juiz de Fora Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte Amaury Kruel Olimpio Mourao Arthur da Costa Y Silva Decio Palmeiro Escobar Man Union Correio de Manha Jair Dantas de Ribeiro Ademhar de Barros War Ministry

Quake Death Toll Rises as Alaska Relief Rush Expands

Anchorage and south central Alaska reel from a powerful quake and tidal wave. Official tallies show 24 dead and 79 presumed dead with 55 injured, plus 31 missing reported unofficially. Coast Guard death at Kayak Island and Turnagain fatalities not yet confirmed. Federal relief airlift accelerates as Johnson orders rapid response.

Anchorage Alaska Alaska Emergency Health Office Health Office Coast Guard Cape Elias Turnagain Chenega Port Ashton Port Nellie Juan Washington Johnson

California Democrats Split Over Senate Contest

In Sacramento a Democratic split widens as Don Bradley leaves to manage Pierre Salinger’s bid for the Senate while Gov. Edmund G. Brown backs Alan Cranston to succeed Clair Engle. Cranston denounces Salinger as Nixon-like. Jesse Unruh and the California Democratic Council weigh in on the showdown.

Sacramento Calif U.S. Senate Don Bradley Democratic State Central Committee Edmund G. Brown Pierre Brown Alan Cranston Clair Engle Bradley Cranston Salinger Richard Nixon Nixon Tom C. Carvey California Democratic Council Big Daddy Jesse Unruh CDC

Governor's Mom Behind Bars in St Augustine Sit-In

Mrs. Malcolm Peabody, 72 year old mother of the Massachusetts governor, was jailed in St Augustine for trespassing and violating a law on undesirable guests after refusing to leave a motel dining room during a mass demonstration that led to many arrests. Bond set at 300 dollars. she planned to leave jail today.

Malcolm Peabody Massachusetts Endicott Peabody St. Augustine Fla St, Augustine Peabody Donald Campbell Cambridge Mass J. Lawrence Burkholder Harvard

Voting Rights Section Dubbed Modest Step

Senators Hart and Keating frame the voting rights section of the civil rights bill as a modest first step toward expanding ballot access for African Americans in the South. Thurmond denounces the literacy standard and defends state rights while claiming extensive Black registration in his state.

Washington Senate South Philip A. Hart D-Mich Congress Hart Kenneth B. Keating N.Y Strom Thurmond D-S.c Thurmond

President Johnson Returns to White House Amid Snowfall

After six days of balmy weather at his Texas ranch, President Johnson returns to the White House as Washington receives its second snowfall of the week.

White House Washington Texas Johnson

Press Corps Seeks Slowdown From the President

A White House press corps note urges President Johnson to curb speed while driving, citing traffic casualties. Reporters tracked LBJ at 60 to 65 mph and speculated Mrs Johnson’s driver hit 75 to 80 mph, with a New York paper noting a photographer’s odometer at 90.

Johnson City Tex White House Johnson LBJ Zip New York the World- Telegram the Sun

GOP Big Wigs Estranged From LBJ Over Policy

President Johnson has cut off direct talks with Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen and House GOP Leader Charles Halleck after their criticism of his foreign policy. This marks a break from earlier weeks when he regularly phoned Dirksen and invited him to the White House. He even apologized to Halleck after an anonymous White House critic attacked him in December.

White House Lyndon B. Johnson Washington Johnson Panama Senate Everett M. Dirksen Illinois House Charles A. Halleck Indiana Dirksen Halleck Speedy House

McArthur Man Killed In Route 278 Collision

Charles H. Red Birkhimer, 40, of McArthur, a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway station agent, died after his car skidded into a bridge abutment at the Lake Hope State Park entrance on Route 278. He was returning from the Nelsonville office when the crash occurred and was thrown from the car, striking a bridge post.

McArthur Charles H Red Birkhimer Route 278 Lake Hope State Park Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Nelsonville

Crazed man kills relatives then commits suicide near police station

Raymond Rogel 34 shot and killed his brother-in-law Fred Roberts 27 and his niece Theresa 6 in a suburban Bedford Heights trailer. Rogel wounded sister-in-law Erma Roberts 26, hid two other children, then fled to a friend’s home and shot himself at a mailbox in front of Garfield Heights police station after writing a letter. News spread as Mrs. Ira Cook, mother of the Roberts and Rogel, died of a heart attack upon learning of the killings.

Cleveland Raymond Rogel Ter Erma Roberts Bedford Heights Rogel Phyllis Roberts Fred Roberts Theresa Saeger W. Va Ira Cook Funeral Home Roger Garfield Heights

Nixon Visits Saigon to Discuss Vietnam War with Lodge

Former Vice President Richard Nixon arrived in Saigon to confer with his 1960 running mate U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge. Nixon planned to hear Lodge's appraisal of the Vietnam situation and share views from his world tour on Asian countries he visited.

Saigon Viet Nam Richard M. Nixon USS U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Nixon Lodge

Fire Kills 7 in Beverly Household Tragedy

A blaze in a two family home in Beverly Massachusetts killed a father John Crandell 40 mother Barbara Crandell 38 and their five children Kathie John Jr Richard Stephen and James ages 2 to 10. The children were trapped on the third floor and the parents died attempting rescue.

Beverly Mass John Crandell Barbara Kathie John Jr Richard Stephen James Crandell

MacArthur's Condition Reported Deteriorating

Walter Reed Army Hospital announced General Douglas MacArthur's condition worsened over the past 24 hours. He had a peaceful night with a slight blood pressure drop and moderate rise in pulse. kidney function continued to diminish as a complicating factor. A tube in the esophagus and stomach was to be released this morning.

Washington Douglas MacArthur Walter Reed Army Hospital

Glenn's Die Hard Backers Meet On Draft Possibility

Supporters of Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. plan to meet in Columbus to discuss drafting the space hero into the Democratic Senate race. Glenn is recovering from a head injury after a bathroom fall on February 28 and has withdrawn from the race. Ohio law bars removal of his name from the May 5 primary ballot despite his withdrawal.

Glenn Columbus John H. Glenn, Jr U.S. Senate Don Gosney Columbiana County Wayne L. Hays Ohio Air Force Hospital Texas Stephen M. Young

Ohio Civic Leaders Select LBJ Goldwater As Leading Candidates

A statewide poll of 5000 Ohio civic leaders shows President Johnson leading the Democratic ticket with 93 percent and Barry Goldwater at 40 percent for the GOP nomination. Richard Nixon followed with 26 percent, with other candidates earning smaller shares.

Ohio Civic Leaders Lbj. Goldwater Columbus Ohio Information Committee Johnson Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Sec OIC Roger H. Ferger Cincinnati Enquirer Goldwater GOP Richard Nixon Henry Cabot Lodge

Two Perish In Smashup

Two young Ohioans died when their car collided with a semi on U S 35 east of Chillicothe near Richmondale. Driver Raymond J. Rose 19 of Cincinnati died from a crushed skull and passenger John R. Lattimer 20 of Dayton sustained a broken neck after being hurled into a field.

Chillicothe U. S. 35 Richmondale Raymond J. Rose Cincinnati John R. Lattimer Dayton Rose Lattimer

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