Public universities must lead in higher education says Harvard dean
Dr. Stephen Fuller of Harvard Business School told 509 Ohio University graduates that public higher education should lead in a changing economy. He cited Ohio's low per capita higher ed spending and praised OU's faculty salaries while urging Athens to share in OU's growth through planning and community integration. The remarks stressed long range planning, zoning, architectural harmony, and mutual progress between university and city.
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Ohio
Stephen Fuller
Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration
Ohio University
Harvard
Fuller
AAUP
Athens
Seatings Delayed as Dems Hear Mississippi Challenge
The Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee heard arguments on seating Mississippi and Alabama delegations. A predominantly Negro group seeks seating over the all white regular delegation while Freedom Democrats call the Mississippi rump group. The panel postponed all decisions until Sunday amid testimony from Negro witnesses including Rita Schwerner.
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Mississippi Freedom Party
Aaron Henry
Atlantic City
Mississippi
N.J
Alabama
Freedom Democrats
Rita Schwerner
New York
Philadelphia
David L. Lawrence
Credentials Committee
Johnson says Americans avoid risking war by sticking to present course
President Johnson told Democratic governors in the White House East Room that Americans in this election year do not want to risk war or gamble with peace by turning from his administration’s course. He delivered a pointed political appeal amid the campaign season.
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Congress
John B. Connally
Texas
Logan Youth Mother Kill in Fairfield County Crash
Two women died when a car collided with a truck on Ohio 312 near Bremen in Fairfield County. Mrs. Madge Starkey 53 and Mrs. Edna Merkle 54 died. Gary Starkey 20 was seriously hurt and Wilbur Bell 20 less so. The truck driver was uninjured.
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Bremen
Fairfield County
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Logan
Edna Merkle
Democrats Seek Johnsons Running Mate Hint At Convention
At the Atlantic City gathering Democrats weigh Johnsons expected choice for vice president amid civil rights debates. The Platform Committee finalizes planks on civil rights and schools while tensions over Mississippi delegation representation loom, with Johnson guiding toward a Credentials Committee settlement to avoid floor confrontation.
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Dem Platform Preamble Claims Peace and Progress
The Democratic platform declares four years of unprecedented achievement under Kennedy Johnson. It highlights defense buildup, economic growth, job gains, reduced unemployment, and civil rights advances while promising a forthcoming official platform with civil rights specifics. Samuel Sheppard says Parade Magazine he wrote a three act play The Case about his trial. Hurricane Cleo slams Guadeloupe with 115 mph winds cutting it off from the outside world.
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Parade Magazine
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Tragedy in Fairfax as 4 year old Debbie is slain
Cincinnati suburb Fairfax mourns Debbie Cappen, a four year old girl murdered by a 14 year old boy. George Rickey Jr. is held in a Juvenile Center after confessing to stabbing and strangling Debbie and hiding her body under his parents porch. The town’s firemen festival continues, shadowed by the crime and public grief.
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Fairfax
James Finan
George Rickey Jr
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Rickey
Dry-Eyed Widow Accepts Silver Star From LBJ
Barbara Jean Walling widow of Army sergeant killed in South Vietnam receives the Silver Star at a White House ceremony. President Johnson praises her courage and reads her late husband's letter to unit wives, noting his bravery and devotion to a just world for their children.
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Viet Nam
LBJ
Karl Bauman
Washington
Johnson
Harry A. Walling
Walling
South Viet Nam
White House
Athens women win honors at state garden club meeting
Athens report highlights women earning honors at a state garden club gathering with local participation and accolades noted. The item frames the event as a community achievement in local horticulture circles.
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Athens
State Garden Club
Mrs. Luce May Enter New York Senate Run
The Conservative party said Clare Boothe Luce will accept its nomination for U.S. senator from New York if offered. Chairman J Daniel Mahoney quoted Luce noting unity behind Goldwater-Miller but saying this has not yet occurred, and she will consider the Conservative nomination to aid the Goldwater-Miller effort nationally.
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Conservative Party
Clare Boothe Luce
U. S
J. Daniel Mahoney
Mrs. Luce
Goldwater-Miller
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater - Miller
United States Senate
Three Americans Safe After Congo Rebel Occupation
In Congo near Bukavu three American officials were found safe after rebels were driven back. The missing trio included Lewis R. Macfarlane vice consul in Bukavu, Col. William A. Dodds and Lt. Col. Donald V. Rattan counterinsurgency experts. Families in Alexandria Virginia were notified.
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Congo
Bukavu
Cers
Lewis R. Macfarlane
Seattle
Wash
William A. Dodds
Donald V. Rattan
U.S
Alexandria
Khanh Defends War-Time Governance as Democracy Thought Impractical
In Saigon President Nguyen Khanh met with ten oppositionist students over tea and cigarettes to discuss South Viet Nam’s government. The students demanded an American-style civilian government elected by the people, while Khanh said such democracy is impractical amid the war against Communist guerrillas and gave no concrete deadline beyond a Tuesday ultimatum.
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Cyrus R. Vance
Johnson
Walling
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Nguyen Khanh
Khanh
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