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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1964

Page

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Sam Sheppard arrest delayed as he remains free in Columbus

Dr Samuel H Sheppard 40 after nine years in Ohio Penitentiary on a second degree murder conviction remained free in a Columbus motel as US marshals declined arrest without an order Judge Lester L Cecil issued a stay hours after a habeas corpus ruling The Ohio attorney general said options include amending the stay or ordering re arrest while the first degree murder indictment looms His fiancée Ariane Tebbenjo hanns joined him and plans to marry were postponed

Columbus Samuel H. Sheppard Cleveland Ohio Penitentiary Sheppard United States Marshals Lester L. Cecil U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Cecil U.S. District Court Cuyahoga County John T. Corrigan Attorney General’s Ariane Tebbenjohanns

Johnson Sees U.S. Economy Expanding On Strong Growth

President Johnson cited a $10 billion rise in the gross national product for April to June and record June employment of 59.1 million, with weekly earnings up to 103.50, as signs of a strong, expanding economy. He projected gains through the second half of the year.

Commerce Department Tory Wirtz

Secret daughter of Harding revealed by Glendale mother

A Glendale housewife and mother of three says she is Elizabeth Ann Blaesing, the illegitimate daughter of Warren G Harding. She was born in 1919 in New Jersey and adopted in Chicago in 1921 by her aunt and uncle, who later kept her in the family.

Glendale Calif Warren Gamaliel Harding United States Henry E. Blaesing Nan Britton Harding James Phillips Marion Ohio

New York Officer Fatally Shoots Negro Youth

In Manhattan near a public school an off duty white police lieutenant says the 15 year old James Powell charged him with a knife and was shot. A riot followed with about 300 teens and 75 police, including Patrolman Edward Seabrook, injured by thrown objects. The incident prompted an impartial investigation by Police Commissioner Michael J. Murphy.

New York Michael J. Murphy Manhattan Edward Seabrook James Powell Thomas Gilligan

Miss America Wed Secretly After Two Months

Miss America 1963 Jacquelyn Mayer and John Albert Townsend wed secretly May 20 at Parkersburg Presbyterian Church. Mayer said the private ceremony fits her view that marriage is personal and not a public spectacle.

Sandusky Jacquelyn Mayer Jack Mayer John Albert Townsend Bridgeville Parkersburg W. Va John

De Gaulle Leaves Paris For Colombey-Deux-Eglises Home

President Charles de Gaulle departed Paris for a brief retreat at his Colombey-les-deux-Eglises residence in eastern France, signaling a short personal stay away from official duties.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Colombey-les-deux-Eglises France

Carpenter Suffers Arm Fracture After Bike Crash in Bermuda

Houston astronaut M. Scott Carpenter is hospitalized with a compound fracture in his lower left arm after losing control of a motor bike on a gravel road near Hamilton Bermuda. This follows John Glenn’s prior orbital flight injuries. Captain George F Bond notes the accident ends Carpenter’s bid to become the first person to explore space and the ocean bed. Jackie Robinson reportedly agrees to be national chairman of the Republicans for Johnson committee to mobilize Black voters for President Johnson’s re election.

Houston Tex M. Scott Carpenter U. S Carpenter Hamilton Bermuda John Glenn U.S Columbus Ohio George F. Bond Navy Medical Corps Los Angeles Jackie Robinson Dodger Crispus Wright Robinson Johnson

Voting outcomes at the GOP Convention detailed

Saul Pett reports the GOP Convention results on Editorial Page 4. The factions and key figures are named as the process unfolds. A separate note mentions aggressive vandalism at Gallia County Jail on Page 5.

Saul Pett Gallia County

Bliss May Considers Ohio GOP Chairmanship Amid Miller Bid

San Francisco reports uncertainty whether Ohio GOP Chair Ray C. Bliss will stay as chairman during the Goldwater Miller presidential contest. Bliss had shown little interest in the job, leaving observers to weigh his possible decision. Ohio delegates, while pleased with the Goldwater Miller ticket, noted limited knowledge of Miller but favor him as VP choice and expect a tough race in Ohio.

San Francisco Ray C. Bliss Bliss Ohio William E. Miller Miller Goldwater Roger Cloud Ohio House

Graham Will Stay Clear Of Politics

In Columbus Billy Graham draws a record 34 000 as politics are avoided by the evangelist before his Thursday sermon. Ohio State football star Tom Barrington from Lima shares how faith aided his recovery from a near fatal industrial accident in time for last fall’s season.

Columbus Billy Graham Graham Ohio State University Tom Barrington Lima

Nudist Club Denounces Topless Attire In Editorial

In Bournemouth England the Bournemouth and East Dorset naturist group editorial says topless dresses and bathing suits are indecent. It argues there is nothing indecent about the human body and that modesty lies in how the body is dressed or used.

Bournemouth England Britain Bournemouth and East Dorset

Air Force launches three satellites into space

At Cape Kennedy Florida a triple launch sent two sentry satellites and a pygmy package into separate very elliptical orbits. The Atlas Agena booster placed the trio atop a 10 story tall rocket in darkness at 3 22 a m EST. Initial tracking put the orbits between 120 and 63000 miles high with exact paths not yet confirmed.

Cape Kennedy Fla U.S Air Force

UN Receives Soviet Space Summary for UN Space Committee

The Soviet Union has submitted a 30 page summary of space achievements to the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, described as very interesting. The committee meets Oct. 26 to draft a report for the General Assembly opening Nov. 10 and the UN will publish the translation after Russians check it.

United Nations N.Y Soviet Union UN Committee On General Assembly

Goldwater Accepts GOP Nominat ion as He Charts Conservative Shift

Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater launched his presidential bid at the Cow Palace, declaring extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. He pledged to keep power with the people, attacked centralized planning, and promised to mobilize the GOP National Committee behind his campaign.

San Francisco Arizona Barry Goldwater Republican Party Goldwater Cow Palace William E. Miller New York Miller America GOP National Committee Dean Burch Michigan George W. Romney Kenneth B. Keating George Hinman House Senate Martin Luther King Jr Sen Washington George Reedy White House Johnson Viet Nam

Space Agency Seeks Astronaut Projects

Washington reports the Space Agency is studying 32 projects for post Apollo missions including a mobile lunar laboratory and a lunar hopper for short hops, aimed at aiding astronauts once lunar landings occur.

Space Agency Washington Moon

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