Sinatra Jr Abductors Release Son in Bel-Air District
Frank Sinatra Jr aged 19 was freed at 3 10 a m in Bel Air after a ransom of 240 000 dollars was paid. FBI said arrests unclear. Singer said three to nine kidnappers were involved and the boy was blindfolded during the 14 hour ordeal.
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Senate OKs College Construction Bill Amid Bipartisan Support
The Senate sent to President Johnson a 1.2 billion dollar college construction bill with grants and loans for 2100 colleges. It prioritizes expansion to meet enrollment growth and includes matching funds for instruction and research facilities. Supporters hailed it as a landmark educational measure of the era.
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Senate
Johnson
First Witness Heard in Ross Meigs County Murder Trial
In Pomeroy Ralph E. Ross 64 faces first degree murder charges for the Aug 21 shotgun death of his wife Charlotte 39. Witness Gladys Walker telephony operator testified a 12:50 a.m. call described Ross being drunk and screams followed by sheriff response. Prosecution argues premeditation while defense concedes the shooting occurred claiming it was an accident harming Ross as endangered.
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Ralph E. Ross
Dorcas
Meigs County
Fied
Mrs. Ross
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Ross
Ohio Air Crash Site Probed After Twin Engine Stall
Federal Aviation Agency investigators sift wreckage of a twin engine private plane that stalled at 400 feet and plunged into a Findlay South Side neighborhood. All three aboard the craft owned by Phillips Petroleum were killed, while ground damage remained limited and no residents were hurt.
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Federal Aviation Agency
Phillips Petroleum Co
Air Force
Findlay Airport
The Torch Is Passed The Messenger Kennedy Book Offer
The Associated Press prepares a 100 page hard cover history of Kennedy’s death to be released by The Athens Messenger. Copies cost $2 and will be delivered starting Dec 30. Order by sending the coupon and payment to The Torch Is Passed P O Box 850 Poughkeepsie NY.
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Associated Press
the Messenger
Athens, Ohio
P.O
Poughkeepsie, NY
Five Hurt on Weios Collision
Five people were injured in a head on collision on Eagle Ridge Road five miles east of Route 7 Wednesday morning. Donald B. Brewer 40 his wife Peuline 36 and their son Jeffrey 11 of Portland Route 1 were admitted to Meigs Memorial Hospital for lacerations bruises and possible internal injuries. Virgil Gary Griffith 29 of Long Bottom Route 1 suffered a possible fracture of the right arm and a sprained back and is also treated at Meigs Memorial Hospital. The Middleport Emergency Squad transported the injured. State Highway Patrol report says Griffith was on the wrong side on a curve when he collided head on with the Brewer vehicle. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Eagle Ridge
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Donald B. Brewer
Peuline
Jeffrey
Portland
Virgil Gary Griffith
Long Bottom
Middleport
State Highway Patrol
Griffith
Brewer
Push-Button Phones In West Virginia 1964 Rollout Early
West Virginia communities to gain touch-tone service from the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co in 1964. Point Pleasant expected to receive touch-tone sets by December 1964 at extra cost. Veterans Administration to distribute 234 million in insured veteran dividends between Jan 2 and 25. Congress to recess around December 20 to January 7. Commerce license for 3.2 million worth of U S wheat to East Germany approved. New York City Council votes to fluoridate the water supply.
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Point Pleasant
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
West Virginia
Washington
Veterans Administration
Washington —P
Commerce Department
U.S
East Germany
Nelsonville Weighs Clothine Plant Move
Area women react to an availability survey that could determine a new clothing plant bringing 400 jobs to Nelsonville. The national women’s clothing maker will locate here if enough local workers are available.
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Nelsonville
President Johnson courts Congress with visits and praise
President Johnson presses Congress with praise and personal talks, spending Tuesday meeting Senate and House leaders and visiting Speaker McCormack in the Capitol for an informal chat described as "a visit with some friends." Pope Paul VI signals openness to meeting Orthodoxy leader Athenagoras I during the Holy Land trip. Winter forecast remains cold with snow likely tonight and Thursday. Ohio area prepares for factory expansion with female labor coupon drive and job training. secrecy on company name. Defense Secretary McNamara says no plan to leave his Cabinet post.
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Johnson
Congress
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
John W. McCormack
White House
Pierre Salinger
Capitol
Salinger
Vatican City
Vatican
Paul VI
Athenagoras I
Holy Land
Jury Quickly Seats in Slaying Trial of John Smith
Logan. it took an hour to seat the jury in the murder trial of John Smith charged with slaying Orla Smith on April 8 in Salt Creek Two. Sheriff Paul Hartman testified about the two room shack on Blue Creek, the drunken state of Smith and Harry Smith, and identified the shotgun, shells, photos, and blood stains. The body was found outside the cabin and the shooting location remains disputed. The questioning was led by Prosecutor Hubert Lappen with Phil Henderson assisting.
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John Smith
Orla
Dick) Smith
Salt Creek
Paul Hartman
Smith
Blue Creek
Harry Smith
Hartman
Phil Henderson
Hubert Lappen
Peasant Militias Rally to Defend Bolivia Government
Peasant militiamen march toward Olivia's tin mines to support President Paz Estenssoro as dissident miners in Catavi hold hostages, including four Americans. Oruro near the mining district becomes a focal point. U.S. arms request noted. Government warns miners to release captives by night or face supply cuts.
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Bolivia
Olivia
Victor Paz Estenssoro
Oruro
Catavi
U.S
Paz Estenssoro
Paine recalls Oswalds sheltering family amid Kennedy crisis
Ruth Paine, who sheltered the Oswalds in Irving, tells KRLD-TV she left television on to show Marina Oswald her admiration for Kennedy. She notes Marina bargained over timing as Oswald was later arrested and Tippit killed, with the baby due soon.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Irving
Oswald
Wes Wise
Dallas
Krld-Tv
Paine
Kennedy
Marina
Kennedys
J. D. Tippit
Jack Ruby
Warren Commission May Take A Year To Probe Kennedy Death
Officials privately predicted the Warren commission may need a year to finish its Kennedy assassination probe as threads from Lee Harvey Oswalds shirt allegedly connected to the murder weapon. The panel weighs the FBI report as a starting point while awaiting further findings. meanwhile the White House expects no hurry. A Polaris submarine honoring Sam Rayburn will be launched in Newport News on December 20, and New York City Council votes to rename Idlewild Airport for President Kennedy.
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John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
FBI
White House
Warren
Commission
Newport News
House
Sam Rayburn
Johnson
New York
Idlewild
Local Area News Index Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered town names Gallipolis Nelsonville Point Pleasant Middleport and others, with numbers and partial headings. The content appears to be a partial index page listing places and scores or dates. No coherent event or story is readable.
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Conor Os
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Asus Pquotias
Eins
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Point Pleasant
Powmctoy
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Rhodes urges ion role for Ohio strip mine leaders
Governor James A. Rhodes tells Ohio Reclamation Association dinner that strip mine operators play a key part in industrial expansion. He commends reclamation efforts, warns of strict mining-law enforcement, and highlights plans for new water supplies and recreational use on reclaimed lands.
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Columbus
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Ohio Reclamation Association
Association
Rhodes
Hospital Board President Resigns Amid Staffing Dispute
Pomeroy W H Ewing resigns as president of Meigs Memorial Hospital board and as a trustee member to Dr. Charles Mullen. The move follows a staffing dispute with the hospital commission. Three osteopathic physicians were not added to the staff when the hospital opened in 1962. Judge Carlos Reicher has heard the related Common Pleas case with no ruling yet. Gov John B Connally, wounded in Dallas, is back in a hospital for treatment of an inflamed leg.
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Pomeroy
W._ H. Ewing
Meigs Memorial Hospital, Inc
Charles Mullen
Hospital Commission
Common Pleas Court
Carlos Reicher
Austin
Tex
John B. Connally
Kennedy
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