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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1966

Page

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Ruby Insists No Conspiracy Involved In Oswald Murder

In his final days cancer patient Jack Ruby swears there was no conspiracy in Oswald killing. Earl Ruby and Elmer Gertz say Ruby seeks lie detector testing to prove he acted alone and regrets the havoc caused to his people.

Ruby Oswald Bernard Gavzer Dallas Tex Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald Warren Commission John F. Kennedy Jack Earl Detroit Earl Ruby Elmer Gertz Chicago Parkland Memorial Hospital President Gertz Impossi Tippit Warren J.D. Tippit Oak Cliffs Kennedy

United Nations crisis delays General Assembly adjournment

At UN New York the 22nd session may delay adjournment as Soviet Union and France call a Canadian peacekeeping guidelines resolution illegal. In Washington the Johnson administration seeks to ease trade restrictions with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. In Columbus Ohio public hearings will review auto liability rate increases. In Bogota a crash killed 18 and injured 10, including nine Americans. In Moscow Brezhnev is honored on his 60th birthday with widespread tributes. In Beverly Hills Jayne Mansfield patients pneumonia relapse. son Zoltan recovering after lion attack.

United Nations N. Y U.N General Assembly Soviet Union France Assembly Special Committee On Washington Johnson Congress Europe Columbus Ohio iPi Ohio Insurance William Morris Ohio Afl-Cio National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters Bogota Colombia Aerocondor Air Lines Florida United States Beverly Hills Calif Jayne Mansfield Miss Mansfield Zoltan

Athens approves lone bid for East Millfield bridge

Athens city commissioners approve the only bid for the East Millfield bridge project letting construction begin. The brief notes a reader’s objection to charity gifts and reports on local sports with Athens winning a fifth straight basketball game while Oklahoma loses to Minnesota in a close contest.

Athens East Millfield Bridge Abigail van Buren Minnesota

Poverty War Will Continue

Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and President Johnson pledged unwavering resolve to win the war on poverty and ignorance at Pace College in lower Manhattan. He cited Head Start studies warning gains can fade without proper follow-through as he questioned whether to abandon the program.

New York Hubert H. Humphrey Johnson Pace College Lower Manhattan

Johnson Works On Budgets At Texas Ranch

President Johnson handles large space and agriculture budget figures at his Texas ranch. Attendees include Schultze Freeman and Webb as NASA budgets and agriculture funds are set. Defense budget details with McNamara eyed for finalization before congressional presentation. A second major document, the State of the Union, also underway.

Austin Tex Johnson Texas Johnson City Here Charles L. Schultze Orville L. Freeman James E. Webb National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Congress Defense Robert S. McNamara

Fresh Troops Sent To Viet In New U S Air Strikes

U S warplanes returned to the Hanoi area and hit the Ha Gia fuel storage 14.5 miles north of Hanoi as weather cleared. A guerrilla trained brigade of the 9th Infantry Division arrived in the South, greeted by Gen. Westmoreland. Ground fighting eased to small skirmishes with initial reports claiming all ordnance hit its target.

Saigon South Vietnam U.S Hanoi Red River Valley Ha Gia North Vietnam Panhandle United States 9Th Infantry William C. West Moreland

Out-Of-Court Settlement Sought On JFK Book

Spokesmen for Harper & Row and Look magazine said talks continue to settle the dispute over The Death of a President. Manchester denied breaking faith with Mrs Kennedy as discussions aim to separate personal matters from history. Look plans a four part serialization beginning January 10.

JFK New York Kennedy Harper & Row, Publishers Inc New York Times Washington Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Manchester Look Magazine Sunday Look Magazine

SBA Pays $475000 For Resort At Public Auction

Pleasant Point Resort was sold at public auction to the Small Business Administration for 475000 in cash. Other bids came from H B Agsten and Sons of Charleston at 444989.01 and Huntington Trust and Savings Bank at 249900. The sale awaits court approval. the resort carries about 1 million in debts and has been closed since early this year.

Point Pleasant Pleasant Point Small Business Administration H. B. Agsten and Sons of Charleston Huntington Trust and Savings Bank Ed Greene William Maxwell UI Seldon McNeer EK. A. Hocker SBA Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati

Hocking Man Found Dead At His Home

Clarence E. Stevens 56 of near Union Furnace was found dead at his home early Monday by his son Robert. Hocking County Sheriff Paul Hartman and coroner Dr. O F Yaw investigated and planned an autopsy. Body taken to Leonard Funeral Home.

Hocking Logan Clarence E. Stevens Union Furnace Robert Paul Hartman O. F. Yaw

Teen-Ager Captured After Killing Trooper

James Lee Collins an 18 year old from Erlanger Kentucky held an elderly farm couple captive for over five hours before surrendering. He was jailed on a preliminary first degree murder charge. Companion James W Sprinkle 29 from Newport Kentucky died in the gun battle that killed Trooper William R Rayner 36 Greensburg. The Ernstes elder couple 78 and 76 were confronted at home after returning from church. Police converged after the couple’s daughter in law Ruby 52 signaled something was wrong. Collins and Sprinkle were free from the Louisville Community Guidance Center a parole supervision facility.

Greensburg Ind James Lee Collins Erlanger James W. Sprinkle Newport William R. Rayner Lawrence B. Ernstes Christine Henry Ruby Ernstes Collins Sprinkle Louisville

Americans Plead Guilty In Soviet Currency Case

Two young Americans plead guilty at a Leningrad court to violating currency regulations. Buel Ray Wortham of North Little Rock Arkansas also admits theft of an antique bear statue from a Lenin grad hotel. Co defendant Craddock M. Gilmour Jr. of Salt Lake City Utah faces three to eight years.

Leningrad U.S.S.R Buel Ray Wortham North Little Rock Ark Wortham Craddock M. Gilmour Jr Salt Lake City Utah

GM Checks 3 Models Steering Flaws Noted

DETROIT AP GM Pontiac division recalls 16 245 1967 Tempest LeMans and GTO cars built before Oct 18 for steering shaft misalignment. Misalignment may cause abnormal stress and possible shaft breakage over time. Owners at home plant warned to return cars to dealers for inspection. first GM division recall of 1967 models.

General Motors Pontiac Bly

Ohio Youth Commission called largest concentration camps for children

Cleveland report notes taxpayers spend 23 million annually on juvenile court and 20 million state funds, to run the Ohio Youth Commission. Judge Don J. Young calls it the largest system of concentration camps for children in the world. Delinquents face nine in ten probation odds and brief monthly contacts.

Cleveland Ohio Youth Commission U. S Don J. Young Toledo Cuyahoga County Youth Commission Ative

Juvenile Court Judge in Huron County Speaks on Resources

For Kids Young, who served as a juvenile court judge in Huron County 12 years before being appointed to the federal bench 18 months ago, said the juvenile courts in Ohio are forced to condemn many children to an almost certain criminal career due to lack of resources.

Young Huron County Ohio

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