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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1966

Page

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Old Crime Tale Still True Now It Doesn't Pay

Muscle Shoals Alabama bank holdup ends after 40 minute gunfight. Grover Tidwell Jr and Johnny Holland held on federal and state charges after a bank teller triggered the alarm and a car chase escalated. Holland wounded, $25,500 found near him in a pillow case.

Muscle Shoals Ala Muscle Shoals National Bank C. G. Ayers Grover Lasko Tidwell, Jr Sheffield Johnny Wilson Holland Tuscumbia Ayers H. H. Smith Homer N. Longshore Florence Alabama Tidwell Holland Smith

Brando Seeks Further Tests As Hospital Stay Extends

London reports Marlon Brando, 42, remains hospitalized after severe abdominal pains on the way to Pinewood studios. His personal physician flew from New York to London for a new round of medical tests. condition described as little changed. In Columbus, State Banking Supt. Clarence Luft orders current bank conditions as of April 5, aligning with a federal filing.

London Marlon Brando New York University Hospital Brando Pinewood Columbus Clarence Luft

Canal Winchester Times Manager Dies At 53

Ralph W. Bisnaugle, 53, longtime Canal Winchester Times manager, died at his Canal Winchester home after a heart attack last year. A Jackson native, he led the paper since 1928 with Jackson Publishing Co after its August purchase. Survived by widow and two sons. services set for Friday in Jackson.

Columbus Ralph W. Bisnaugle Canal Winchester Times Canal Winchester Jackson Times Jackson Publishing Co Bisnaugal

Federal grant for Chauncey city summer school approved

The Messenger notes a federal grant approved for Chauncey city summer school. Instruction related payroll in Ohio and Virginia is projected to reach 16.5 million dollars in 1970. Republican hopefuls attend Meet the Candidates night in Nelsonville. Meigs women complete a sock doll project with 24 dozen to be sent to Viet Nam. Vocational school campaigners face challenges in a special report series.

Chauncey Ohio Nelsonville MEIGS Viet Nam

McNamara Defends 917 Million Aid Drive at Senate Hearing

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara defended a 917 million dollar military aid program while noting the United States could commit 325000 service members to combat in Southeast Asia without calling up reserves or striking wage price controls. He stressed allied strength and the global defense need amid Viet Nam policy scrutiny.

Washington Robert S. McNamara McNamara United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee Southeast Asia U. S U.S.S.R Red China

Viet Youths Egg Pacifists as U S Bombs Near Haiphong

In Saigon angry Vietnamese youths disrupted a news conference after six American pacifists led by Rev. A. J. Muste faced eggs and tomatoes. Police moved the group from City Hall as demonstrators plan a public witness near the U S Embassy.

Saigon North Viet Nam A. J. Muste New York U. S

Domer Acquitted by Judges in 1963 Akron Murder Retrial

A three judge court in Canton acquitted Robert K. Domer today in a retrial of first degree murder charges. The body of Akron fruit peddler Howard Franklin Riddle, 54, was found in Domer's burned car April 23, 1963. The jurists ruled the state failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Riddle was alive when the fire began. Domer, 47, previously sentenced to death at the first trial in November 1963.

U. S North Viet Nam Canton Robert K. Domer Akron Domer Howard Franklin Riddle

Weekend Temperature Outlook Across Ohio

The forecast shows temperatures Thursday through Monday near normal in the east and up to five degrees below normal in the west with Cleveland 61-38, Cincinnati 68-47, and Columbus 66-42. Cooler days Thursday and Friday then a rise Monday, with rain expected east Thursday and more widespread showers likely Thursday into Friday.

Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Sete Povenacy

UFO Balloon Mystery Deflates as Air Force Payload Found

Two counties report sighting large balloon devices after 5:35 p.m. A 4500 pound 15 foot tall payload with radio cameras and batteries descended on Frank Hays farm. A second balloon with attached devices landed on Mrs. Schleich’s land in Pickaway County. Deputies secured the items until Air Force personnel reclaim them.

Washington Court House Air Force Holloman Afb N. M Frank Hays Here Charles Schleich Pickaway County Don Thompson Fayette County Dwight Radcliff Circleville Radcliff

Harvard Radcliffe dorm plan sparks one year marriage ad

A Radcliffe College student in Cambridge placed a Crimson advertisement offering a one year marriage to a Harvard man so she could live off campus. She seeks quiet study space and shared expenses, not romance, while thirteen suitors respond with comments on practicality and companionship.

Cambridge Mass Harvard Radcliffe Radcliffe College Harvard Crimson Cliffe Crimson Box Richard Appleby Great Neck N. Y

Lovell Calls UFO Furor Nonsense in US

Sir Bernard Lovell, director of Jodrell Bank Observatory, says the United States UFO craze is incredible nonsense. He asserts unidentified flying objects are natural phenomena or hoaxes and notes that many sighted objects could be returning nose cones and rockets.

Boston Bernard Lovell United States Bernard Jodrell Bank Observatory

Injured Dropout Learns Viet Nam Lesson and Hope

Bob Baker a 19 year old Mission Bay High School dropout turned Marine corporal recounts learning humility in Viet Nam. Wounded in action he returned March 13 with a shattered right arm and may not regain full use. He plans college and a career in communications and electronics. His unit 4th Battalion 12th Marines adopted 600 orphans at Hue and organized a toy drive delivering 400 gifts amid Christmas cheer from grateful children.

San Diego Calif Bob Baker Viet Nam 4Th Battalion, 12Th Marines Hue South Viet Nam

Dirksen Seeks Amendment To Bypass One Man One Vote

Senate vote centers on Dirksen proposal to allow one state legislative chamber to be apportioned by geography and subdivisions in addition to population. Opponents predict defeat as backers claim sufficient votes to block the amendment. Two thirds required for approval. Dirksen claims he will win the long fight. The 1964 Supreme Court ruling requires population basis for both houses.

Washington Everett M. Dirksen Senate Supreme Court Dirksen High Court

Students seize Chinese consulate in Jakarta amid anti-Chinese unrest

Indonesian Kami students occupy the deserted Chinese consulate in Jakarta, burn furniture and papers, repaint walls with anti Chinese slogans, and claim military permission to use it as headquarters. The move follows a prior sacking of the Chinese embassy and grows from anti-Communist sentiment tied to the October coup attempt.

Jakarta Indonesia Kami Peking Communist Party Adam Malik China Antara Malik

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