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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1965
Page
1
Nationalist China vice president for six years and acting president for one defected to the Chinese Communist side. He and his wife arrived at Beijing Airport greeted by Premier Chou En-lai and a delegation of about 100 officials.
Civil rights forces plan public accommodation tests and demonstrations after Justice Department suits in New Orleans seek to stop Bogalusa police and KKK interference. U.S. Atty. Gen. Doar urged peace, while Bogalusa officials faced contempt. Jonesboro police chief quit amid the strain. Mississippi state university admits Richard Holmes, the first Black student there without incident.
President Johnson announced Arthur J. Goldberg as the new United Nations ambassador in a White House ceremony. Goldberg, former Supreme Court justice and ex secretary of labor, will leave the court for international diplomacy and negotiations amid praise for his courage and humanitarianism.
Defense Secretary McNamara reported the Viet Nam situation has deteriorated in many aspects over 15 months but is not entirely bleak. He did not commit to a large U S military buildup and returned to Washington with Gen Wheeler and Henry Cabot Lodge after a day marked by a failed assassination attempt on Ambassador Taylor and renewed Viet Cong activity near Bien Hoa. He warned the overall situation remains serious with intensified enemy operations and disrupted communications.
Obituaries and brief notices are listed under the index with sections on editorial matter and public notices. The page highlights sports and television items alongside profiles of women and regional listings.
The Senate approved an administration opposed cold war GI Bill of Rights with 69 votes for and 17 against. It expands educational and home loan benefits for post Korean veterans, covering service from January 31 1965 to July 1 1967. The House action is awaited.
Floodwaters from rains over 12 inches swept through northwest and west central Missouri towns north and east of Kansas City. A boy's body was recovered near Holden on Highway 131 and others were reported missing in Smithville and Holden. Homes washed from foundations in Smithville Edgerton and Riverside two house trailers were swept away. Rescue crews in boats saved residents of Mosby from trees and rooftops.
At the 1965 Girl Scout Senior Roundup in Farragut Idaho about 400 male volunteers form a knobby kneed patrol to support 9000 Girl Scouts. They move boulders bake cakes and assist staff while soldiers describe the scenes with humor and pride.
In Columbus a Senate Civil Service and Elections panel neared agreement on a compromise plan to realign Ohio House districts to federal court directives. The proposal sets one representative per 64 500 residents with deviations, allows county boards to split large counties, and ties broken by countywide elections if needed. If approved, the measure would go to the November ballot.
Rep. Robert E. Sweeney of Ohio opposes relaxing oil import controls. He cites coal's $201 million annual impact and Ohio counties relying on coal, warning relaxations could undercut national economic revival in Appalachia. President Johnson expressed pleasure at progress on his legislative program after a morning meeting.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla Two Sentry satellites and a Pigmy satellite launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket at 3 27 a m to form a space patrol for monitoring the limited nuclear test ban treaty The trio entered separate highly elliptical orbits from 132 miles to 69570 miles above Earth with the Pigmy remaining in the path and the Sentries to be moved to high altitude posts.
In Washington a 601 million higher education bill was rammed through the House education and labor committee in twenty minutes under White House orders. The 21 to 2 vote occurred at a hastily called June 24 meeting with only four of ten Republicans present. The bill would broaden aid to colleges and needy students. It now awaits Rules Committee action.
Lakin State Hospital reports five women inmates fled Sunday from the institution. Missing are Mary Ann Poll Vienna Corda Faye Sampson Ada Winters Marsha Hoschar all of Parkersburg and Dorothy Smithson.
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