12 Dec 1963
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
1
A 50000 dollar fire struck the Keck Distributing Co warehouse at 110 Columbus Rd Athens around 9 am today. Firemen battled the stubborn blaze for nearly 14 hours keeping it from neighboring buildings and containing it to a single story structure.损
A second quake crater opened in Tourelle Creek Valley as mudslides swept two houses into a river and car occupants from a couple were rescued. Four brothers in a truck and three other homes were lost, while ten houses were evacuated and fishermen rescued at least six people. The event near Gaspe Highway occurred at 5 30 p m with no confirmed deaths beyond possible losses.
A Logan County jury in Hocking County found John W. Smith guilty of second degree murder in the April 6 shooting of his nephew Orlan Dick Smith at the defendants Blue Creek Salt Creek Township home. The one day trial moved swiftly with testimony and jury instructions completed between 9 a.m. and 5:04 p.m. Witnesses described alcohol fueled tensions over a missing guitar string as the motive offered by the defense.
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara to announce plans to close or reduce 25 to 27 bases across about 16 states, with reports forecasting over 50 installations affected and 75,000 jobs at stake. Later details indicate 9,000 to 12,000 job losses, with phasing over three years and no naval shipyards on the list.
Catholic Church officials seek release of hostages held by Communist miners in Catavi Bolivia as troops confront the miners. Four Americans among the captives. mediation offered by a U.S. priest Andrew Kennedy from St. Louis who carries letters from jailed union leaders Irineo Pimentel and Federico Escobar.
Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy purchased a 169 year old Georgetown brick townhouse with 14 rooms. She plans to move in with her two children by mid January across from the Harriman residence, paying an undisclosed price after the listing was reduced from 225000 to about 190000.
Ashland High School student Steve Barnett was alerted by a neighbor that his missing skunk had appeared in a yard. He retrieved the animal only to realize moments later it was not his pet, a mistaken identity turn of events.
In Pomeroy, electrician Cassam Hindy testified that an exterior wire to the Ralph Ross home had been cut causing a fuse to blow and darkness before the alleged shotgun slaying of Charlotte Ross on Aug 21. Witnesses showed a torn plug prong and a lamp knocked over as trial opened.
Nelsonville board of trade seeks women for job survey to assess local female labor supply for a new plant expected to employ 400 women. Applications via coupon mailed to Ohio State Employment Service due by December 16. Helen Hayes returns to Broadway after five years in The White House Story in May.
The FBI sent about a dozen agents to the San Fernando Valley overnight prompting speculation they are pursuing suspects in the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping. Police say agents were in the area but officials would not confirm their exact activities.
President Johnson expressed formal support on Wednesday for naming a proposed national cultural center in Washington for the late President John F. Kennedy and for financing half the project cost with federal funds.
President Johnson asks Cabinet members to focus on reducing federal spending while boosting the economy and unemployment relief. He also reviews strategic nuclear forces with Defense Secretary McNamara and praises gains but seeks continued fiscal restraint. White House aides note Dr. Walter Heller reported modest progress in growth and a persistent jobless rate around six percent.
President Johnson will serve as honorary chairman of the National Red Cross, reflecting a high profile endorsement of the charity.
Pickets reappeared at the Anchor Hocking Glass plants in Lancaster after a walkout by the American Flint Glass Workers Union. About 3000 union employees are affected following extended contract talks in Pittsburgh and 66 bargaining sessions.
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