16 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1966
Page
1
The Senate opens days of arguments on a 4.8 billion military aid bill tied to a 12.3 billion Viet Nam outlay request. Leaders push speedy passage despite calls for delays and added policy riders as critics urge thorough scrutiny before support for U S troops in Southeast Asia.
Allied troops and air power pressed Viet Cong in South Viet Nam with heavy engagements. U S. forces reported 66 Viet Cong killed in two actions, while enemy losses for the week reached 340 U S and South Vietnamese killed with 64 captured. Air strikes hit targets from Vinh to Ha Noi as U S. forces in multiple divisions reported significant Viet Cong casualties and decisive battlefield actions.
Ohio Supreme Court fixed March 18 for the triple execution of Lester Swiger Curtis Bellamy and Elmer Miller for the fatal beating of Emma Austing 76 at her home near Loveland Ohio The 1939 electrocution last in the state marks a rare death sentence in a high profile case involving a farmdwelling robbery Miller Swiger were arrested in Los Angeles and implicated by tape recordings in the May 1963 crime
Seattle based A W Hallberg joined Boeing as a methods analyst and, after finding a 45 minute drive, began rowing across Lake Washington. He now completes each trip in 10 minutes of rowing and 10 minutes of walking, using the plant view from his home.
The Ohio Secretary of State schedules a 9 a.m. Tuesday hearing on a protest opposing Democratic State Chairman William L. Coleman's candidacy for lieutenant governor. John E. Jones Jr. filed the challenge, asking for Coleman to be ruled off the ballot. Coleman previously served on the Union County Board of Elections. Meanwhile a separate note reports a Klan probe by the House Un-American Activities Committee being recessed until next Monday. In Mount Vernon, William L. White seeks placement on May 3 Republican governor ballots, arguing broad support after a big primary showing in 1964. In Locarno, Swiss authorities report 17 workers suffocated by gas at a mountain power station.
Athens notes the Hocking River level drops with rainfall easing the flood risk. Federal Hocking district faces a school bond levy on the ballot slated for March 22. Founders Day observed by Pom eroy Elementary PTA. Tournament drawing plans announced for area teams.
Nationwide rains worsen flood risk across Ohio as streams feeding the Ohio River slow their rise. In Portsmouth flood walls hold while old U.S. 52 floods lowlands. Marietta’s river crested at 39.4 feet with 36 feet flood stage. Pomeroy and other towns report minor seepage. Weather Bureau warns a half to three quarters of an inch more rain could reverse the recent relief.
Pomeroy residents monitor rising Ohio River as midnight readings hit 47.4 feet with a 48 foot crest forecast tonight. Traffic on East Main Street halted by floodwaters. pumps at Point Pleasant flood wall operate while nearby Point Pleasant reports 44.61 feet and climbing. Five day forecast calls for near normal highs and lows with daily precipitation in the region.
DETROIT M Wishnetsky a 23 year old former honors student and once mental patient shot Rabbi Morris Adler 59 during Sabbath services then killed himself Wishnetsky died today from his wound after the attack on the rabbi who led his congregation in Detroit Saturday.
Columbus reports a $370 000 antipoverty grant funds Medicare Alert programs by 24 local Community Action Committees to inform potential beneficiaries of an approaching March 31 deadline. In Chillicothe officials discuss possible state takeover if the federal reformitory closes.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey met Indian leaders in New Delhi and Ludhiana to discuss famine relief and farming, then tackled China’s expansionist pressure during a nine country, 40,000 mile trip. He planned talks with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and backed the Tashkent declaration amid regional unrest.
State testimony places Melvin Lane Powers near his aunt Candace Messler Mossler's Mossiters apartment less than six hours before Jacques Mossler was bludgeoned and stabbed 39 times. Prosecution paints a torrid affair as motive as trial extends in June 1964.
Washington President Johnson is prepared to announce an increase in the interest rate on Series E and H savings bonds by about one half of one percent. The higher rate would make bonds more attractive and broaden sales while aiming to curb inflation. The current rate at 3 3 4 percent could rise to 4144 percent, with no new congressional action required.
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