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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1967

Page

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Armored truck raid probe spans four suspects in mass heist

Police investigate four men in a Quincy heist with over 400000 dollars taken in cash and checks from an armored truck. More than 30000 remains unaccounted for, about half cash, as 94577 dollars including 17000 in cash were found in four bags in a wooded area. Indira Gandhi’s hold on power falters as Congress bolts split state majorities in seven of sixteen states after re election. Lynn Redgrave and John Clark wed in New York, she 23, sister Vanessa in attendance. Redgrave famed for Georgy Girl.

Quincy Mass New Delhi India Indira Gandhi Congress Party New York Lynn Redgrave John Clark Britain Georgy Girl Vanessa

Ohio Traffic Toll Rises as Weekend Deaths Hit Thirteen

Ohio reported 13 traffic deaths over the warm spring weekend, the lowest toll in seven weekends. Most fatalities occurred in separate accidents, with one double fatality on the Ohio Turnpike. In Columbus, Ohio Federation of Teachers planned a protest at the Statehouse against Senate Bill 30 to oppose bargaining agent selection. In Chicago Carrie Stephens, aged 8, was found unharmed after an abduction. In Cleveland, St Sava Church in Parma faced a lockout conflict with factions occupying the church and school complex.

Associated Press Ohio Ohio Turnpike Columbus Ohio Federation of Teachers Statehouse State Senate Ohio Education Association Chicago Carrie Stephens Carrie North Side Michael Zito Zito Cleveland St. Sava Parma

Latin diplomats praise LB Johnson gains goodwill

President Johnson’s Texas weekend hostings praised as boosting U S goodwill with Latin America. Twenty nine Latin American envoys and their guests spoke enthusiastically about the visit and its modest diplomatic impact.

Washington Johnson Texas United States

NFO To Begin New Tactics In Ohio Milk Dispute

National Farmers Organization members in Ohio planned new tactics to push higher milk prices. They signaled possible herd disposal via slaughterhouses. Meanwhile the Ohio Education Association backed a sanction alert threatening actions against schools if the new school foundation program shows progress by mid July.

Columbus Ohio National Farmers Organization NFO Ohio Education Association OFA

University employees elect officers and dues plan decided

Inside Today reports union elects officers for University employees and approves a dues checkoff procedure. The piece notes governance steps and procedural details relevant to staff labor representation on campus. The report mentions page references as context for the newsroom layout.

University Employees Union First Presbyterian Church Doe

New Ground Sweeps Increase Pressure On Reds

In Saigon AP reports two major ground sweeps underway to pressure Communist units across Vietnam including Australia led operations. 19 actions in highlands to Mekong Delta with limited enemy contact and Viet Cong casualties. Offshore bombardment by Australian Hobart marks first such strike. Concurrently Junction City battles in Tay Ninh continue with Viet Cong losses. Village elections open nationwide with some sabotage and violent incidents but declared largely successful.

U.S Junction City Tay Ninh Cambodia Phuoc Tuy Mon Saigon South Vietnam

Couple Rescued After Three Months Adrift on Island

Henri and his wife Martine Bourdens endured a three month ordeal after their yacht wrecked in a cyclone off Bathurst Island. They built a waterlogged raft and survived on sea snails and a wallaby before a passing ketch, the Betty Jane, rescued them near Darwin. The wife described shared suffering, miraculously surviving floods, snakes, crocodiles, and quicksand like mud during the mangrove ordeal.

Darwin Australia Henri Bourdens Bathurst Island Betty Jane Bourdens Henri Mrs. Bourdens

Search Continues For One Escapee In Ohio Manhunt for George L Hosey active near Columbus

Four West Virginia prison escapees fled Hopemont State Hospital in Preston County and terrorized a 13 member family during the escape. Hosey seen near Columbus. Bragg surrendered at Buckeye Lake. Barker and Gardner held in Licking County Jail as extradition begun. Authorities filed 28 charges. The group used William Wilson as driver, dumping him after a harrowing drive.

Newark Ohio West Virginia Brushy Fork Columbus Here George L. Hosey Hosey Malcolm Bragg Moundsville Buckeye Lake Preston County W. Va Neil Reed William H. Barker Johnny Gardner Point Pleasant Licking County Reed Hopemont State Hospital Maryland James P. Lewis Hopemont

Two-Pronged Defense Indicated in Speck Trial

In Peoria Illinois AP reports Cook County public defender Gerald Getty plans a dual strategy to bar prosecution evidence and seek insanity as the basis for innocence in the Richard Speck murder trial. The approach targets the identification by Corazon Amarao and the police artist's drawing along with fingerprint evidence. Getty hints other verdicts may be pursued if these tactics falter.

Peoria, Ill Richard Speck Veniremen Gerald Getty Cook County Speck Chicago Getty Corazon Amarao Philippines

Vice President Humphrey Opens Talks With Britain on U S Policies

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey met with Prime Minister Harold Wilson at the British Foreign Office during a three day visit launching talks on American foreign policy. He then visited the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square where demonstrators protested the Vietnam War as Humphrey greeted staff and others, his right hand in a splint from a fall.

London Hubert H. Humphrey Humphrey Harold Wilson Rome Grosvenor Square Vietnam Nam

Plans Extradition Fight Over JFK Assassin Suspect

Gordon Novel, a 29 year old former New Orleans nightclub operator, faces a formal fugitive charge in Columbus, appealing extradition to Louisiana for the Kennedy assassination probe. He was captured in Gahanna on a conspiracy to commit burglary charge.

Columbus Ohio Gordon Novel New Orleans John F. Kennedy Novel Louisiana United States Supreme Court James A. Rhodes Gahanna Jim Garrison

Doctor's 2nd Trial To Start In Naples Florida

Dr. Carl Cappolino, an anesthesiologist, faces a second murder trial in Naples over the 1965 death of his wife Carmela Coppolino. Jury selection begins with 69 potential jurors for a panel of 12 and two alternates after moving the case from Sarasota. Cappolino previously was acquitted in New Jersey of a similar 1963 slaying.

Naples Fla Carl Cappolino F. Lee Bailey Frank Schaub Sarasota Carmela Coppolino Cappolino Freehold N.J William Farber Bailey

Stouffer Foods Litton merger contested by shareholders

Stouffer Foods Corp of Cleveland and Litton Industries plan a merger that would swap Stouffer shares for 0.312 Litton common. The deal values Stouffer around 100 million dollars and requires approval by directors and Stouffer shareholders. Stouffer operates 46 restaurants and six motor inns and is a large frozen foods producer in the institutional market.

Cleveland Stouffer Foods Corp Litton Industries, Inc Beverly Hills Calif Stouffer Litton Common Vernon Stouffer Charles B. Thornton Litton Stouffer Common New York Stock Exchange Stouffer Foods Motor

Labor Headaches Hit Nation as Teamsters Weigh Strike

Widespread labor tension grows with Teamsters talks near impasse and a possible national strike. AFTRA negotiations with networks fail to progress while New York and Philadelphia municipal workers protest. AFTRA seeks 325 dollars weekly plus more from commercial fees, networks offer 300 base pay.

Conaway AFTRA

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