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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1965
Page
1
Leonard L. Holland of the Ohio Civil Rights Commission warned that certain State Board of Education forms used by high school students for work permits ask for race religion and national origin. He said the questions could be read as violating the Ohio Civil Rights Act.
The U S Department of Labor office in Cleveland says about 11 210 summer job offers have been made in Ohio since President Johnson urged action on May 23.
Harriet Slater, 61, a Labour MP, tripped leaving the chamber and fell flat as the House erupted in laughter. She quipped that the age of chivalry is stone cold dead as no one offered help.
Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio urged the Senate to pursue a treaty halting the spread of nuclear weapons. He said the United States should invite the Soviet Union China England France and other potential nuclear powers to join in negotiating the agreement to avert a future catastrophic war.
Sue Ann Downey of Columbus Ohio was named Miss International Beauty during the Miss Brazil Pageant preliminaries. The former Lima resident is the Miss USA candidate for Miss Universe.
Eureka Springs Arkansas deputies report Delmer S. Tucker 68 bought a car at Berryville Ark Thursday. Less than four hours later he died when he lost control on a curve.
US Air Force jets pounded Dien Bien Phu airfield and barracks while ground actions in South Vietnam killed about 120 Viet Cong and captured eight. Helicopters damaged or forced to divert as air strikes reached Nam Dinh oil tanks near Hanoi.
An off duty Seattle officer and another officer faced charges after the fatal shooting of Robert L. Reese, 41. A white coroner's jury ruled the June 20 incident excusable homicide. Four Black men were charged with assault while Larsen and Junell faced suspension and possible extended penalties.
Gen Antonio Imbert Barreras announced he would step down when Dominicans are protected from communism anarchy and despotism. He said the rebel sector houses communism and urged shared responsibility by armed forces and parties. Commodore Rivera Caminero said the armed forces would back any democratic OAS solution.
Thousands are expected to tour Independence Hall on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia this weekend. The site marks where the Declaration of Independence was signed 189 years ago and hosts plaques for Lincoln and Kennedy visits. Nicholas Katzenbach will speak at Monday ceremonies recalling 1776 events.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla The Tiros 10 weather satellite joined nos 7 8 and 9 in space patrol to provide broad coverage of tropical storms The Delta rocket carried a 290 pound payload into a 400 mile high orbit Initial cloud pictures expected by weekend The project funds include the U S Weather Bureau and NASA collaboration with prior satellites financed by NASA
William B. Soyars Jr. becomes the FBI chief for 42 Ohio counties after transferring from Arizona where he helped capture a bank robber on the ten most wanted list. He notes the new district’s seven million residents, contrasting it with Arizona’s Phoenix Division.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. withdrew from the New York City mayoral race, saying he will not enter the city primary. He left open a possible bid for governor next year and discussed the decision with President Johnson, Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and Mayor Robert F. Wagner, who tacitly accepted it.
Rep. T Ashton Thompson of Louisiana was killed when a truck sideswiped a patrol car and struck his 1965 Cadillac on Interstate 85 near Gastonia North Carolina. The incident occurred as Thompson spoke with Patrolman J C Goodwin during a traffic stop. the driver Norman Turner of Westville New Jersey fled the scene. Thompson, 49, was en route to Louisiana with his family for July 4 weekend. his wife and two children survived. The truck overturned after 264 feet. it carried egg crates and liquid soap. Thompson's family was flown home by plane arranged by Gov. McKeithen.
Moscow reports another unmanned Cosmos satellite launched. Bochum Observatory in Germany detects signals suggesting two craft in close orbit. It remains unclear if the experiment is manned or unmanned with signals varying from typical Cosmos patterns. First signal heard at 2:15 a.m. EST.
Temperatures will run five to seven degrees below normal. Cincinnati highs around 67 and lows near 46, Columbus 56 to 63, Cleveland 82 to 60. Scattered showers expected Saturday and again mid next week, totaling about a quarter to a half inch.
Ohio legislators consider a brief Friday return to finish bills after the July 4 holiday. Key actions include a dairy chain sale ban to aid independent dairymen and boosts to the Highway Patrol pension and widows and orphans benefits. Other measures address false threats penalties, beauty parlors licensing, Massillon hospital land sale, and funding for planning, school district land conveyance, crime costs, and seed and poison standards.
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