University Tower Shooting Kills Thirteen in Texas
In Austin Texas 13 people died during a noon shooting by Charles Whitman an ex Marine who fired from the University of Texas Tower. Victims include Edna Townsley 51 and Marguerite Lamport earlier reports list Sonntag 18 And Ashton 22 among the dead outside and inside the tower. Police officers killed Whitman after a lengthy gun battle on the campus.
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Edna Townsley
Austin
Charles Joseph Whitman
Townsley
New York
FBI
Washington
Texas
Howard Unruh
Camden
N. J
Unruh
Trenton, N. J
Right
Heard
Theampus
Jack Keever
Mass murder history cited in FBI context
The piece surveys a history of U S mass killings, citing the 1949 Camden killer, 1950s Starkweather and Speck cases, the 1919 St Valentine’s Day mass murder, and related incidents across Chicago, Boston, Ohio, and other sites. It notes executions, imprisonments, and notable trials.
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Chicago
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Incredible Shot From Tower Sniper During Campus Siege
An Austin reporter recalls a sniper firing from a university tower hitting him in the shoulder at about 150 yards. He describes Marine training, near-misses, and the tense escape as staffers and highway patrol moved toward the campus, with bullets tearing pavement and dust spurting nearby.
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University
Ernest Stromberger
Dallas Times Herald
County Business Patterns lists wages in Athens County
The 728 nonfarm employers in Athens County paid $5,784,000 in taxable wages in Q1 1964. Retail trade employed 1647 workers and eating and drinking establishments 455. Robert G. Lorenz notes five employers had 100 or more workers. The 11th edition covers county and industry stats from wage reports under social security.
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Athens County
Robert G. Lorenz
Marietta
Ohio
County Fair ID Card Set
Athens County Fair will distribute personalized identifications with thumb prints. Attorny General William Saxbe sponsors the service at the Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Investigation exhibit where attendees register details to obtain an authentic ID card.
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Columbus
Athens
William B. Saxbe
Ohio State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Saxbe
Marines Recruit Stanson Finishes San Diego Training
Pvt. David L. Stanson son of Mr and Mrs Victor Stanson of Athens has graduated from recruit training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego He will undergo four weeks of individual combat training and four weeks of basic specialist training before a permanent unit assignment Dennis Rapaszky 25 of 1 Vine St faces open bottle police bond forfeiture of 32 dollars
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Pvt
David L. Stanson
Victor Stanson
Athens
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
Dennis Charles Rapaszky
Vine St
Notable Ohio Bond Forfeitures in County Court Listings
A county court list shows multiple motorists cited for traffic offenses. Names include George Neal Chaney and Mary Joan Bailes with fines from 12 to 37 dollars, plus offenses such as speeding, failure to stop, left of center, and reckless operation.
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George Neal Chaney
Columbus
Robert Glenn Woodford
Coolville
Mary Joan Bailes
the Plains
Roger Dale Young
Pomeroy
Wanda E. Calendine
Athens
Herman Paul Fickison
Stewart
Ronald Eugene Price
Middleport
Don Frankin Pinkerton
Glouster
Death of John Stephen Roderick 18 in Jackson
John Stephen Roderick 18 of Jackson died after 11 days in Oak Hill Hospital. Born July 21 1948 in Athens he was a 1966 Jackson High School graduate and a member of Jackson First Presbyterian Church. Survived by parents two sisters a brother and grandparents. Visitation at Bisnaugle Funeral Home after 6 p.m. Tuesday until 1 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church. Burial in Fairmount Cemetery.
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Jackson
John Stephen Roderick
Oak Hill Hospital
Athens
John E. Roderick
Jackson High School
Jackson First Presbyterian Church
Kathy
Jill
David
R. R. Barker
Bisnaugle
First Presbyterian Church
Victor Fogelin
Fairmount Cemetery
Gallipolis
Effie C. Pickett
Lower River Road
Crown City
Federal Creek Evangelical
Crystal M. Walker
Utah PI
Lee
Therese
Richard
Jane Bowes
Toledo
Hubert Seitz
Robert Seitz
Sandusky
James Seitz
Chicago
Msgr
Jan B. Kish
St. Paul's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Jagers and Sons Funeral Home
Sheltering Arms Hospital
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Elmer H. Dorr
Carroll
Dorr
Athens County
James H. Dorr
Helen Brown
Columbus
Millfield Man Is Sentenced to Ohio Penitentiary
Burl Gene Lanning aged 36 of Millfield Route 1 received a sentence in Common Pleas Court on probation violation. He had been on a three year probation since January 1965 for breaking and entering. The violation stemmed from a driving while intoxicated conviction in Buchtel. Deputies will escort him to Columbus later this week.
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Common Pleas Court
Burl
Gene Lanning
Millfield
Ohio State Penitentiary
Buchtel
Sheriff's Deputies
Columbus
Fluoride poll favors increase in city water
A 168 to 8 vote shows sixteen of twenty four residents surveyed by Jon Hemley favor raising fluoride in city water if the issue appears on the November ballot. The poll tracks local opinion as Hemley conducts weekly surveys on community topics.
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Jon Hemley
Andover Rd
Workers Hold Dispute Line For 12th Day At Boat Facility
In Point Pleasant a $148 000 boat facility project faces a 12 day labor dispute with carpenters teamsters operating engineers laborers and cement finishers on picket lines. Contractor T A Ward Jr crossed the line with three workers as the sides seek an injunction against named individuals and others identified as John Doe.
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Point Pleasant
T. A. Ward Jr
Ward
Joe Shy
Tubby Spry
Carl Hall
John Doe
Ex-Scoutmaster Whitman Slain After Texas Campus Rampage
Ex Marine and ex Scout Master Charles Joseph Whitman 25 opened fire from 28th floor at University of Texas killing 13 and wounding others before police killed him. He had knifed his wife and mother in predawn hours and left notes citing low mood and violence. Whitman, a promising architectural engineering student, balanced work and studies and had no prior disciplinary record.
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Austin
Tex
Charlie
Charles Joseph Whitman
University of Texas
Whitman
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