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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1964
Page
1
Preston Grover surveys Moscow life noting similarities and stark gaps. He cites consumer goods, fashion, court practices, and divorce, then describes drab living conditions, housing congestion, rising prices, and a quiet rise of individualist sentiment challenging party discipline.
A Senate subcommittee opened hearings on the high cost of dying and heard funeral industry witnesses, led by Wilbur M. Krieger, about abuses in pricing and selling. The National Selected Morticians urged 27 FTC rules to curb misrepresentation and kickbacks, while noting most criticisms target isolated cases. The probe by the Antitrust and Monopoly subcommittee seeks potential restraints of trade in the funeral business.
U S Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor arrived in Saigon urging vigorous implementation of current war programs. Security was tight after bomb threats and attacks targeting the U S Embassy while Viet Cong radio warned Taylor to stay away.
Officials seek the identity of a woman found dismembered in Miami County water areas. New X-ray results contradict earlier tentative ties to Vera Long Fisher, 49, of Crystal Lake, last seen 1960, with letters to parents in 1962. Miami County and Clark County investigators reassess. In Havana, five more American students arrived in Cuba amid the U S travel ban.
The body of Richard Lee Buchan, 21, of Wellston, was found in City Park Lake after two fishermen spotted the floating corpse. Missing since June 13, the body was sent to Gallipolis for autopsy. Mrs. John F. Kennedy plans to move to New York with the children to start anew.
At the San Francisco convention Romney did not back Scranton’s push for a constitutional declaration on the civil rights law. Scranton and Scott aim to force a floor fight to challenge Goldwater, who opposes the measure and is set to win the nomination unless rivals derail him. House rules would govern debate, with Laird controlling speakers.
A twin engine aircraft carrying three Du Pont employees and two crewmen crashed on takeoff at Martinsville Virginia airport killing four aboard with a fifth dying later at hospital. The Lockheed 12A attempted to depart at 6 20 am for Wilmington Delaware, Du Pont headquarters.
Governor Rhodes meets hotel representatives in Cleveland to map room capacity for a potential 1968 Republican convention bid. May face competition from San Francisco offering 10 000 rooms and Atlantic City 12 000. Officials estimate a required 750 600 dollars to secure the convention.
The Pacific coast Guerrero quake killed 31 people, mostly in mountain villages, with Acapulco and Mexico City feeling tremors. Authorities report light damage in Acapulco and only one minor injury in the capital, as rescue efforts focus on affected towns.
George Faulk of Kirtland Village mourns as his 7 year old son David dies after a tractor mowing weeds ran over him. He says he did not see the boy and was looking backward to avoid stumps when the accident occurred.
Athens County Rep. George Banks protests Governor Rhodes plan to raise state mental hygiene staff pay. Rural staff get smaller steps while metropolitan workers gain larger increases, affecting about 11 670 employees over six months and funded from existing revenues.
U S officials study evidence of a possible Soviet shift toward backing the United Nations. Tokyo reports say Moscow proposed a permanent U N military force in a note to Japan. Observers caution the evidence is not conclusive as Moscow has opposed U N peacekeeping and hindered Security Council action. The issue includes the Soviet delinquency in paying U N assessments.
Edwin A. Link led a two day underwater living test 430 feet deep in the Atlantic with Jon Lindbergh and Robert Stenart. They occupied an inflatable chamber and wore foam rubber suits as they ate slept and communicated underwater. Plans call for a November expedition toward the 600 foot level near Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas.
Ohio Highway Patrol reception of applications has surged with 229 applicants in May and 13 percent pay raise credited by Warren C. Nelson. A 14 week training class aims to select 50 officers from about 500 screened, as 15 to 20 dropout early. The force has 741 officers vs a 875 authorized, with 75 on Ohio Turnpike duty. Starting pay rose from 380 to 460 dollars monthly.
A dynamite charge exploded at the Esquire Club in Bethlehem causing about 10000 in damage. No one was hurt though owner Ernest Pandelos and a janitor were inside. Deputy Gregory Taylor said jealousy appeared to be the motive given the club’s busy business.
WOHO in Toledo has run a week long contest to locate the missing W letter as a promotion. Officials have joined the search and know where the W is hidden but seek the H that vanished over the weekend.
In the Messenger headline summary the new uptown postal facility in Athens is set to become available August 1. The note hints at page references for related items including Hubert Humphrey as a potential running mate for President Johnson, conservative trends at San Francisco GOP convention, teaching personnel selections in Mason County, and four area lads qualifying for a district junior golf tournament.
Local obituaries from Athens through Pomeroy list residents Chauncey Gallipolis Glouster Logan McArthur Nelsonville Pt. Pleasant Pomeroy and places Middleport to Pomeroy highlight community sports and TV schedules. Readers see brief notices and sports item mentions across multiple towns.
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