This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 2015
Page
2
Defense Secretary Ash Carter orders removal of barriers to all military posts for women after years of debate. He rejects Marine Corps limits, says standards must be met, and gives services 30 days to submit plans for implementation.
Britain led airstrikes against IS oil fields in eastern Syria as US led coalition and Russia pressed the fight on ISIS finance. UK Defense Secretary Fallon said the strikes hit revenue for Daesh while Turkey denies Russian oil trade allegations amid recent cross border tensions and a downed Russian jet.
Congress passes a 5-year $305 billion transportation bill by wide margins in both chambers, signaling progress on highway and transit funding. The measure, praised as bipartisan, heads to President Obama for signature and aims to curb short term funding lapses affecting the Highway Trust Fund.
Chicago and other cities see a surge with 15 officers charged in 2015 for on duty shootings, 10 cases aided by video. Scholars say video is driving the rise, with past averages under five. Experts note footage of a Chicago shooting spurred national debate on accountability.
The House approved a 1000 page compromise to return decision power to states on using test performance while retaining the No Child Left Behind testing. It would end federal push for standards like Common Core and awaits Senate action and a White House signature. Congressman John Kline said Washington has micromanaged classrooms for too long.
The record shows a high snowfall amount of 76 inches in 1982 and a low precipitation total of 10 inches in 1989, indicating extreme variability in regional winter weather across those years.
San Bernardino investigators say Syed Rizwan Farook had online ties to extremist groups and his wife Tashfeen Malik helped plan a deadly holiday attack. Police say they left pipe bombs and thousands of rounds, with more than 1,600 rounds remaining when killed. Authorities weigh terrorism versus workplace rage, while noting no FBI prior scrutiny of the couple.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.