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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
1
President Johnson pressed for a voluntary settlement in the five year railroad labor dispute as talks intensified with federal mediators and negotiators for five unions and nearly 200 railroads. He said a decision by next Monday is needed and noted no power to halt the April 25 strike without Congress.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk, arriving in Formosa after a SEATO ministerial meeting in Manila, said France is bound by SEATO obligations and likely will not withdraw. He noted differences of view do not imply Paris plans to exit the treaty. In Viet Nam, Viet Cong attacked Kien Long as government forces and airborne units held the town, with nearly 300 soldiers killed or wounded in three days of fighting.
Senators Humphrey and Kuchel warned that illegal demonstrations and violence hurt civil rights efforts as the Senate debated the House bill. Norris Cotton joined others urging amendments, saying the bill is flawed and inconsistent.
More than 200 firefighters from four departments aided by the Ohio Division of Forestry and volunteers halted a 100 acre brush and forest fire near Reedsville. Bulldozers carved fire breaks while a spotter plane guided crews. The blaze began as trash burning and spread through honeysuckle, threatening about half of the river town before being brought under control after two and a half hours.
Jerrie Mock, 38, prepares to fly the last leg of her solo world route from Oakland to El Paso to Columbus. She sings arias to combat loneliness and notes she is a housewife who wants to prove a woman can do it.
Six apartment and house fires in Cincinnati near Clifton early today are believed to be arson. Dozens displaced, 40 fire rigs, 200 firefighters fought blazes. three firefighters burned. An outpatient from a psychiatric clinic was detained for questioning near the scenes. First calls began at 1 24 a m and events continued through 3 25 a m. Gas lines and melted meters reported at several sites. One location saw nine people rescued from upper floors. Estimated losses exceed 24000 dollars.
The Soviet Union ordered the closure of the Moscow office of Deutsche Presse Agentur after a false report on Khrushchev's death circulated. Tass said the action came from the Foreign Ministry and the Moscow correspondent Wurzel was expelled within 24 hours.
A surgeon demonstrates an internal flexible periscope that slides into a dog’s heart to film its interior. The device lights the heart’s chambers for real time inspection to guide surgery, with human trials planned after animal tests.
The Ohio Contractors Association and the Ohio Conference of Teamsters reached a wage settlement for 18 000 highway and heavy construction workers. The three year contract offers about 55 cents per hour plus $18 weekly in the final year based on a 40 hour week, subject to ratification, said Louis Triscaro, conference vice president, on Wednesday.
Gen Humberto Castello Branco, inaugurated in Brasilia to serve 21 months, vows a moderate regime and promises left wing remedies will not spawn a counterrevolution. He pledges support for free nations and signals a shift toward a pro Western foreign policy.
Indiana Governor Welsh sharply denounces George C. Wallace during a Indianapolis visit as Wallace campaigns in Indiana for the May 5 primary. Wallace, seeking Hoosier delegates, promotes state and local rights. He earlier placed fourth in Illinois and led Wisconsin with about 260,000 votes.
A second all white Mississippi jury may begin deliberations today in the Byron De La Beckwith murder trial. Beckwith, a Greenwood salesman, was tried ten days ago for killing civil rights leader Medgar Evers and now faces final arguments after brief rebuttal testimony.
Washington editors warned of rising calls for tighter news reporting curbs on the courts. The ASNE report, led by Creed C. Black, said restrictions could harm all coverage though aimed at television. The session followed President Johnson's press conference as editors gathered after Dallas events.
BURKE Idaho rescuers worked through the night to reach 47 year old miner trapped at the 7000 foot level in Idaho’s largest deepest Star mine. One man died in the accident as crews neared the victim near dawn.
Civil rights leader Harold Williams says a don’t buy campaign against downtown stores has spurred some business leaders to act. The United Freedom Movement began peaceful picketing of May Co. and Higbee Co., and urged a boycott of the Cleveland Press amid school integration tensions. Store officials declined comment.
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