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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1964

Page

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Jets Patrol Viet Nam Area as U S intensifies patrols

U S jet fighters headed toward North Viet Nam to counter potential MIG threats after reported close radar contacts. Saigon activated air raid alerts for the first time since World War II while China and North Viet Nam criticized U N action and vowed to respond to U S strikes.

Saigon South Viet Nam U. S South Viet Nam U. S.S United States North Viet Nam U. N. Security Council Hainan Island Gulf of Tonkin South China Sea da Nang U. S. 7Th Fleet China Peking Peking People’s Daily Chinese Communist Party Democratic Republic of North Vietnamese Nhan Dan United Nations

Stray Shot Kills Youth Near Logan

A 22 year old Columbus camper Michael Allemany died after being shot in Wildcat Hollow near Route 180. Larry Blanton 18 fired a .22 rifle into the ground, a shell ricocheted hitting Allemany. Five youths camped nearby as investigators continue the case.

Logan Columbus Wildcat Hollow University Hospital Michael Allemany Hocking Valley Hospital Larry Blanton Route 180 Allemang

Car Crash At Hamden Kills Man

George J. Loper, 23, of Dundas, died when the southbound car left Route 93 and struck a tree on the north edge of Hamden around 5:30 a.m. Sunday. Barbara Jean Ousley, 31, of Wellston, was injured and taken to Holzer Hospital. Loper’s services are planned Wednesday at Wrightsel Funeral Home with burial in Elk Cemetery.

Hamden George J. Loper Dundas Loper Barbara Jean Ousley Wellston Holzer Hospital Carol Stevens Loper Terry Lynn Kimberly Sue George Loper Wrightsel Funeral Home McArthur Elk Cemetery

Cease Fire On Cyprus Wins Approval Of Greeks Turks

Cyprus crisis worsens as Greece and Turkish Cypriots accept UN cease fire call amid Turkish air strikes. Ankara warns only if Greek Cypriots halt attacks while Polis square and Kokkina vicinity fear casualties. NATO discusses Cyprus move with U S Beirut airlift evacuates 35 embassy dependents.

Cyprus Polis Ankara Turkey Ment Kokkina Nicosia Makarios Cyprus Security Council Xeros Soviet Union Alex Efty Associated Press Paris Atlan

Bill Could End Chaos With Overhauled Time System

A House Commerce subcommittee moves to approve a bill to standardize U S time zones into four zones plus a Atlantic subzone. It would set uniform start and end dates for daylight saving and require federal agencies and carriers to adopt the system.

Washington America House Commerce Subcommittee U.S Interstate Commerce Commission Senate Commerce House Congress United States Alaska Hawaii Pacific Atlantic ICC

Barry Defines Extremism Statement in Unity Bid

Senator Barry Goldwater, seeking party unity, reframed extremism as wholehearted devotion to liberty. In a public letter to Richard Nixon, Goldwater noted that wholehearted devotion to liberty is unassailable while half-hearted devotion to injustice is indefensible. He urged Republicans to avoid misunderstandings to secure a Republican victory in November.

New York Barry Goldwater Arizona Richard M. Nixon Nixon Goldwater

Crowds Pay Tribute To 3 Slain Workers

Thousands of white and Black mourners held separate services and an outdoor rally in New York to honor Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner and James Chaney missing since June and found killed near Philadelphia Mississippi. James Farmer CORE leader praised their nonviolent work and announced Rita Schwerner, Michael s widow, as a CORE field secretary to help set up a memorial community center in Meridian Mississippi.

New York Mississippi FBI Andrew Goodman Michael Schwerner James Chaney Meridian Miss Philadelphia Schwerner Manhattan James Farmer Congress of Racial Equality Farmer Rita Schwerner Michael CORE

Pope Paul VI Offers Help To Seek Peace Solutions

In Ecclesiam Suam the Pope pledges to aid in disputes threatening world peace. He calls for dialogue with non Christian religions and outlines church renewal while defending papal primacy. The encyclical condemns communism and atheism and invites broader dialogue with ideologies.

Pope Vatican City Paul VI Paul Christ

Solons Aim For Aug. 22 Adjournment

Congress pushes to clear the legislative deck and adjourn by August 22, two days before the Democratic National Convention opens in Atlantic City. Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield said he hopes for the date but warned he would not bet on it. If not finished, lawmakers will resume work after the convention.

Washington Congress Atlantic City N.J Senate Mike Mansfield NBC Meet the Press

Alden Expected to Quit Job Corps Post

A report circulated that Ohio University President Vernon R. Alden would resign as head of the Federal Job Corps. He was in Boston on Monday and planned to fly to Washington, D.C., and could not be reached for comment. Cartoonist Fontaine Fox of Toonerville Trolley fame is reported dead in Greenwich Connecticut after 35 years of popular cartoons.

Ohio University Vernon R. Alden Federal Job Corps Alden Boston Washington, D.C Greenwich Conn Fontaine Fox Toonerville Fox

Pickets Clash With Guards at Bridgwater Plant

A weekend confrontation between striking pickets and Bridgwater guards led to five cases in Athens Municipal Court. Police dispersed crowds with no arrests. One guard remained in Sheltering Arms Hospital and Capt. Creviston accused a picket of assault as guards chased a brick-throwing assailant.

Bridgwater Athens Municipal Court Sheltering Arms Hospital Athens J. B. Grogan Grogan Charles A. Vernon Gordon E. French Paul A. McKinney Chauncey F. Scott Creviston Creviston McKinney Capt. Creviston

President X hunts for vice president candidate

A brief in the Messenger notes President X struggles to name a running mate as the nation faces political maneuvering. The item appears on page 4 among other features.

President X

Cyprus requests urgent UN session over Turkish air attack

Cyprus asked for an immediate United Nations Security Council session to address a Turkish air strike on Polis and a suspected limited invasion. A Turkish jet attack wounded ten in Polis as Cyprus reports military personnel and material deployed from warships between midnight and 4 a.m. Cyprus time. Doctors reassessing Kennedy's condition after the June 19 plane crash consider surgery to speed recovery from a broken back.

United Nations, N. Y Cyprus U. N. Security Council Council Sivert A. Nielsen Norway Polis Nicosia Boston Edward M. Kennedy

U S Seeks to Prevent Cyprus War Through UN Efforts

The United States pressed diplomacy to sustain a Cyprus cease fire and guide toward a long term solution. President Johnson cabled appeals to Greek Turkish and Cypriot leaders as Washington channels talks via the United Nations to avert renewed fighting and a potential NATO crisis.

Washington United States Cyprus Johnson United Nations U.S Greece Turkey NATO George W. Ball U. S UN Security Council

Freedom Makes U S Great Herbert Hoover Is Ninety

Former President Herbert Hoover marks his 90th birthday at the Waldorf Towers. He praises freedom of choice and individual liberty while noting regret over unequal chances for Negro citizens. Hoover remains mentally alert and in good health for his age as he hosts friends and receives thousands of congratulations.

New York Herbert Hoover America The United States Waldorf Towers Hoover Michael Lepore Lepore Yankee Stadium

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