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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 13, 1964

Page

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Crooksville Woman Killed In Red Town Auto Mishap

A Perry County woman, Sally J. Tolliver, 36, died from a broken neck in a head on collision on Route 13 near Jacksonville as her husband Max Tolliver and three others were injured. The Sunday morning crash occurred during rain, with tollivers en route to South Carolina for vacation.

Crooksville Red Town Perry County Athens Post State Highway Patrol Sally J. Tolliver Mount St. Mary Hospital Route 13 Jacksonville Nelsonville Athens Hocking Mr. Tolliver Tolliver Stores South Carolina Redtown Tolliver Max Messenger Newsphoto

Two Mason County Boys Struck By Automobile

Two Mason County brothers, 13 year old William McKinney in critical condition with a severe head injury and 12 year old Eric McKinney hospitalized with abrasions, were struck on Route 2 near Greer Rd. The car, driven by Arthur Wayne Austin 28, rolled over after the impact. neither he nor his wife Linda Lou were injured and no charges were filed. The incident occurred as the brothers were crossing toward their home after an interaction with their sister.

Point Pleasant Mason County Greer Rd William McKinney Holzer Hospital Eric Junior McKinney Arthur Wayne Austin Viand St Linda Lou West Virginia Austin Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp Ravenswood

Graham Calls Christ A Great Disturber At Ohio Crusade

Billy Graham described Christ as a great disturber during the Ohio Crusade in Columbus at Jet Stadium. He warned listeners Christ would disrupt their lives yet urged 850 people to come forward as crowds of 22 500 packed the soaked stadium and overflow areas. The event drew attendees from 107 communities as part of a total 70 000 for three services. John Glenn Sr. and his wife joined the platform, and Graham spoke on the cross as the symbol of Christ's sacrifice and the need to follow it despite sin and indifference.

Columbus Billy Graham Christ Ohio Jet Stadium Graham Baseball John Glenn Sr New Concord

Ohio Toll in Traffic Matches Yearly Record

Ohio's 54 hour weekend traffic toll at least equals the previous weekend's 78 hour holiday period and ties the year's high of 21 deaths. Drownings and miscellaneous fatalities add to the tally including a race driver near Mansfield. A triple fatality occurred Saturday in Noble County at the U S 21 and Ohio 78 intersection.

Ohio Mansfield Noble County U.S. 21 Ohio 78

Mekong Delta Clash Ends With Heavy Casualties

Vietnamese forces repelled a Communist siege at Vinh Cheo fort south of Saigon with high losses on both sides. Civil Guard units took重heavy casualties before withdrawal, while four regular battalions lifted the siege. Communist claims of higher losses were disputed by American advisors. A separate Chinese Nationalist agency report claimed a 120 ton Red Chinese naval transport was destroyed nearby.

Saigon South Viet Nam Mekong Delta Vinh Cheo Taipei Chung Shing China

Railroad Merger Approved By ICC

The Interstate Commerce Commission approved consolidating Norfolk & Western Nickel Plate and Wabash railroads into a 7450 mile system. Pennsylvania Railroad must divest all financial interests and dispose holdings over ten years. merger could start only after notice by Sept. 16. The plan merges Nickel Plate into N&W and leases the Wabash, creating a network from Hampton Roads Virginia to the Great Lakes and Midwest.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Norfolk & Western Nickel Plate ICC Pennsylvania Railroad N&w Pennsylvania New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad The Nor Folk & Western Wabash Hampton Roads Great Lakes Midwest Commission

High School Player Tackles Robber After Cash Drop

Randolph R. Jarzab a 17 year old Maple Heights High School halfback chased tackled and forced a gunman to drop $100 from a discount store. A woman in a car sped away with the suspect, was arrested after a police chase, and the accomplice sought. Jarzab treated for cuts.

Cleveland Randolph R. Jarzab Maple Heights High School East Side Jarzab Randy

Khrushchev Proposes Pensions for Collective Farmers and pay raises

Soviet Premier Khrushchev announced old age pensions for collective farmers and pay raises for doctors teachers and housing service workers at the opening of the summer session. He said about 6.5 million peasants will be brought into the pension system with monthly payments ranging from 13.20 to 112.20 dollars starting next year.

Moscow Khrushchev Supreme Soviet

Senator Neuberger Keeps Senate Name After Wedding

Senator Maurine Neuberger remains in the Senate name after her Saturday wedding to Dr. Solomon. The ceremony took place at the Washington home of Judge David L. Bazelon.

Washington Maurine B. Neuberger D-Ore Philip Solomon Sen. Neuberger Dr. Solomon Boston David L. Bazelon U.S. Court of Appeals

Smithsonian to test rock like object from Bay Village

Bay Village resident Howard W. Morgan Jr. handed a walnut sized rock like object to Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge after it shot through two screens and shattered a porch door. Dr E L Fireman said the object was not a meteorite. Morgan traveled to Boston to deliver the specimen following a Cleveland area tip from a Case Tech grad student.

Cleveland Bay Village Howard W. Morgan Jr Boston Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Cambridge Morgan E. L. Fireman

Slaying of Washington Educator Triggers Georgia Inquiry

FBI and Georgia state agents pressed an intensive probe into the shotgun slaying of Lemuel Penn 49 director of Washington vocational high schools. J J Casper assistant director of the FBI declined to disclose details as authorities searched the northeast Georgia route Penn took when he was shot at his car wheel early Saturday by a night rider.

Colbert PFBI Georgia Washington J. J. Casper FBI Lemuel Penn

Autopsy Aids Case Of Three Missing Civil Rights Workers

An autopsy at University Medical Center may provide clues in the case of three missing civil rights workers. A fisherman found a decomposed lower torso bound with rope Sunday in Old River near where it meets the Mississippi, about 15 miles south of Tallulah, Louisiana.

Jackson Miss University Medical Center Old River Mississippi Tallulah

Methodists Name East Ohio Area Bishop

Bishop Francis E. Kearns of Wauwatosa Wisconsin was elected as the first head of the new East Ohio Methodist Area with headquarters in Canton. The selection occurred at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference, and he will move to Canton next month after two decades as pastor there.

Cleveland Wauwatosa Wis Ohio East

Government to send eagle feathers to Southwest tribes

The Interior Department announces 1000 eagle feathers will be distributed to Indian tribes in the Southwest. Feathers come from eagles found dead in several states and are offered under permit rules. undamaged wing and tail feathers go to the Wildlife Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico for distribution.

Associated Press Washington Southwest Interior Department Secretary of the Interior Interior Fish and Wildlife Service North Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin Illinois Missouri The Wildlife Service Alburquerque N. M

First Ballot Victory Sought By Goldwater

SAN FRANCISCO The gates open on the 28th Republican convention as supporters push for a first ballot victory for Senator Barry Goldwater amid tight security and high expectations.

Goldwater Sen Barry Goldwater

Republican Platform Sets Civil Rights and Viet Nam Stance

The 1964 GOP platform pledges full Civil Rights Law 1964 enforcement, prudent fiscal management, victory in South Viet Nam, and steps to restore Cuba’s independence with OAS backing. Goldwater leads with strong first ballot support as Scranton presses for a floor fight and a public debate, challenging the nominating process.

Viet Nam Cuba OAS Organization of American States United States Goldwater Associated Press Scranton Platform Committee Arizona Pennsylvania

Sign Rubber Contracts Sign Rubber Contracts

The United Rubber Workers union expects pattern-setting contracts with Firestone Goodyear and General Tire covering 41300 workers. The three-year deals run to Aug 1 with improved pensions insurance and hospitalization and await ratification. Wages to be settled next spring.

Cleveland United Rubber Workers Union Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co General Tire & Rubber Co URW Firestone General Thre Goodyear

Explosion Threat Grows Over Cyprus Turmoil

In Nicosia the UN peacekeepers reported both Greek and Turkish Cypriots landing as fears rise of a fresh explosion amid the Cyprus dispute. Archbishop Makarios convened a Cabinet emergency session to address what a government source called clandestine Turkish troop landings. The government seeks help from the UN Security Council and the Commonwealth prime ministers conference in London.

Nicosia Cyprus U.N Makarios U.N. Security Council Commonwealth Prime Ministers London

Elliot family welcomes twins amid birthday celebrations

In Rockland Maine JP Craig Elliot and his son Craig Jr celebrated birthdays last Saturday as Mrs Elliot gave birth to twins at Knox County General Hospital. A five day forecast calls for a warming trend Tuesday through Thursday then cooler weather late in the week with temperatures 4 to 7 degrees below normal and scattered showers totaling about half to three quarters of an inch.

Rockland Maine JP Craig Elliot Craig Jr

School boards approve posts and appoint principals

The Messenger lists actions across counties including the Athens County school board approving a return of the supervisor program, Nelsonville explorer post activities and community service awards, a Gallia area GOP poll showing Goldwater favor, and Rutland school board naming Olston Wright as principal of the junior and senior high schools.

Athens County School Board Nelsonville Explorer Post Gallipolis GOP Goldwater Rutland School Board Olston Wright

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