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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 02, 1964

Page

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UAW Opens Chrysler Talks With Broad Demands

UAW negotiators led by Walter Reuther sit down with Chrysler for the 1964 contract talks as three year pacts with the Big Three loom. Top Chrysler demands include early retirement, more relief time, longer vacations, higher overtime pay, reduced hours, extra holidays, higher wages, a stronger cost-of-living clause, and annual salaries. The union seeks a fair share after profitable results.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union Chrysler Corp UAW Walter Reuther Chrysler General Motors Ford Motor Co American Motors Corp AMC

Johnson Hails 3.3-Billion Foreign Aid Bill Victory

President Johnson hailed House passage of a 3.3 billion foreign aid bill as a victory for American foreign policy and the American people. The measure passed 231 to 174 amid cuts from the initial request and moves to the Senate for further action.

Johnson U. S House Otto E. Passman D-La Nal Barebones America Free World Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Supreme Court Rules Against Billboards Along Interstate Roads

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upholds a ban on billboards within 660 feet of interstates. The ruling overturns a lower court decision, supporting the Highway Department's push to remove outdoor ads and secure federal bonus funds. Chief Justice Taft frames the law as a proper exercise of police power to prevent nuisance land use.

Supreme Court Columbus State Supreme Court Ohio State Highway Department Ion Highway Department Allen County Common Pleas Court Kingsley A. Taft

Three Trainmen Killed In Pittsburgh Wreck

A Pennsylvania Railroad freight train rear ended a halted train in Pittsburgh west end. Fireman R J Cook of Carnegie was freed after three hours but died at the hospital. Engineer C M Blundo of Columbus and brakeman E A Smith of Newark perished in the wreckage. The caboose and six box cars derailed. a box car landed on the second engine.

Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Railroad West End R. J. Cook Carnegie C. M. Blundo Columbus Ohio E. A. Smith Newark

Glenn Out Of Moon Shot

NASA spokesman says a report that Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. will return as an adviser to the Apollo moon shot is not true. Glenn has discussed with Administrator James Webb a possible return but no decision has been made.

Washington Space Agency John H. Glenn Jr National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA James Webb

Messenger Classified Office Holiday Closure Notice

The Messenger Classified Office will be closed lat. on July 4th. Ads must be in the office no later than 3 p.m. Friday to appear in the Sunday Messenger. For placement, call LY 3-1242 or LY 3-1431.

The Messenger Sunday Messenger

Taylor Leaves Army for Ambassador Role in Saigon

Gen Maxwell D Taylor ends his military career with a retirement ceremony at the Pentagon and a White House swearing in as ambassador to Communist besieged South Vietnam. He will lead U S civilian and military efforts to drive guerrillas from Saigon, after receiving a third Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a fourth DSM.

Washington Maxwell D. Taylor U.S South Viet Nam Robert S. McNamara Taylor Normandy Korea Berlin Joint Chiefs of Staff Armed Services Army Navy Air Force Marines Coast Guard Pentagon Johnson White House Senate Saigon United States South Viet Nam

Common Law Authority Dies At 93

CAMBRIDGE Mass Roscoe Pound a renowned law scholar and long regarded as the greatest living authority on common law died at 93 in Harvard Stillman Infirmary He studied law at Harvard starting in 1889 but did not complete the degree He held AB Master and PhD from the University of Nebraska in botany and was nicknamed the grand old man of law by peers.

Cambridge Mass Roscoe Pound Harvard Law School Harvard Stillman Infirmary Pound University of Nebraska

Lt Col Andrews Dies Former OU ROTC Leader

Lt Col Andrews 50 former commander of Ohio University Army ROTC died Thursday at 103 Mulligan Rd after a heart attack. A WWII and Korea veteran he had taught military science at OU and history at Athens High School. He earned the Bronze Star Air Medal and Korea honors and led a behind enemy lines scouting mission.

Ohio University Mulligan Rd Fire Department Andrews Athens High School Japan Korea Sion Germany Athens Athens County

Civil Rights Bill Nears Final Congressional Passage

The long fight over civil rights ends as the House votes on the Senate approved measure. President Johnson is expected to sign quickly to ease racial tensions, though Southern critics fear further flare ups. The package bans employment discrimination and public accommodations, and expands federal power to withhold funds and speed desegregation.

Washington House Senate Johnson Congress

Ohio Legislature to Study Apportionment Under Hanna Amendment

The Legislative Service Commission approved a study of Ohio’s apportionment method in light of Supreme Court rulings favoring population basis. The Hanna Amendment grants each of 88 counties a House seat. a study aims to prepare for possible constitutional change and voter action.

Columbus Legislative Service Commission Ohio General Assembly Assembly Commission U.S. Supreme Court Ohio House Roger Cloud Cloud The General Assembly Senate

Union Guilty of Racial Discrimination by NLRB

The National Labor Relations Board ruled the Independent Metal Workers Union guilty of racial discrimination and revoked its certification. The decision holds that unions discriminating by race commit unfair labor practices, marking a historic first by the board. In Houston, Texas, the case involved a Negro local denied an apprenticeship open to whites. Saigon siege reports say Communist guerrillas hit a Vietnamese army convoy on a notorious route, killing 29 soldiers and wounding 24.

Washington —P National Labor Relations Board NLRB Independent Metal Workers Union Hughes Tool Co Houston Tex Saigon South Viet Nam

Hartford Circus Fire Memories Return With Nightmares

In Hartford a 1944 circus fire that killed 168 and injured 500 reshapes memories for Rose Dunn and her children as they recall the tragedy. Merle Evans signaled danger as flames leaped in the tent and a wind fed the blaze during Ringling Brothers show.

Hartford Conn America Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Rose Dunn Herbert Betsy Mrs. Dunn

Nuclear Force Is Protective

The United States defended a Western Allies multi national nuclear force as a shield for Western Europe against the Soviet threat In disarmament talks William C Foster said a world wide spread of weapons is the alternative to sea based deterrence He accused the Soviet Union of blocking defense arrangements for NATO and urged Western nations to reject the plan Zorin warned that any East West pact will fail if the US does not renounce the NATO force plan The NATO force is to help Europe deter Soviet missiles without expanding independent nuclear capabilities

Geneva Soviet Union United States Western Europe U.S William C. Foster Foster North Atlantic Treaty Organization Valerian A. Zorin NATO Europe Zorin

Courses OKd For 8 Ohio Cities

The federal government approved eight Ohio cities for manpower training courses costing over $770000. The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation said 535 trainees will enter courses at Alliance Ashtabula Cleveland Lorain Mansfield Marion Portsmouth and Warren. Courses run this summer fall and next winter at area high schools.

Columbus Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Alliance Ashtabula Cleveland Lorain Mansfield Marion Portsmouth Warren

Democrats Endorse Theisen For Nelsonville Postmaster

Inside The Messenger reports the Democratic party backs William H Theisen for the Nelsonville postmaster opening. Also noted are Meigs County hosting its first speech and hearing clinic and Otto Passman’s dramatic last stand.

William H. Theisen Nelsonville Meigs County Otto Passman Athens

Local Names Mentioned In Fragmentary Athens Area Text

A sparse OCR fragment mentions Athens Chauncey Editorial Gallipolis Glouster Logan Nelsonville and a string of numbers. the readable content does not reveal a clear event or outcome. No persons or organizations are clearly identified beyond place names.

Athens Chauncey Editorial Gallipolis Glouster Logan Nelsonville

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Uaw-Gm Walter P. Reuther United Auto Workers Louis G. Seaton General Motors Corp Earl R. Bramblett Rovers Bath Glenn Col. Andrews Col. Burton S. Andrews John Beckler Legislative Commission Union By Lou Black Council Names Negro Chillicothe Dorian Falk Ata Point Pleasant Pomeroy Middleport
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