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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1965

Page

2

School Children Honor San Francisco Officer With TV Gift

More than 50 elementary students staged a 414 mile march to Edward Lawson’s home to sing and present a remotely controlled television bought with pennies. Lawson, 37, recovering from a concussion from a park chase, smiled as the kids offered thanks and a memory of his 14 years guiding crosswalk duty.

San Francisco Edward Lawson Nasny Lawson Golden Gate Park Argonne School John Ray

Pike to Get Auto Parts Plant Near Waverly

Thompson Industries of Indianapolis announced opening an auto parts division near Pike County Indiana. The plant will employ about 250 people and produce parts for Ford Chrysler and American Motors. A temporary line will operate in a warehouse about miles south of Etton until a plant is built.

Waverly Thompson Industries Indianapolis Ind Atomic Energy Commission Ford Chrysler One American Mars Pike County Eton

Reprieve for Georgia Fugitive Charles Kemp After Prison Escape

Charles Kemp, 62, who fled a Georgia prison 26 years ago, is back with his grandchildren in Fort Myers. Georgia and Florida governors reached an agreement to suspend his life-term murder conviction as long as he remains law‑abiding, with Kemp praising the outcome and expressing relief after decades. Kemp, formerly Hubert Bentley, shot a mother and child in 1939 in Edon, Georgia, and was sentenced to life.

Fort Myers Fla Charles Kemp Georgia Haydon Burns Kemp Hubert Bentley Iedon

Health Care Program for Elderly Details in Bill

Q and A outline two government health plans for those 65 and older, a basic hospital plan and a voluntary supplementary plan. Benefits include hospitalization, nursing home care, doctor visits, X ray and labs, with costs and premiums. Start dates vary: basic July 1 1966, nursing home Jan 1 1967, supplemental July 1 1966.

Washington Senati House

Ohio House approves housing bill in push for civil rights

The Ohio House voted 93 to 31 to approve a measure banning racial discrimination in housing and sent it back to the Senate with amendments. Gov. Rhodes backs the bill, and supporters argue action is needed to curb discrimination while opponents cite debate limits.

Columbus Ohio House Senate James A. Rhodes Charles W. Whalen Jr Montgomery Frank W. King John H. Weis Fairfield David D. Albritton Ohio State Dayton Albritton Ohio Civil Rights Commission Danny D. Johnson Tuscarawas

Widow sails solo to Honolulu first woman to cross Pacific

Sharon Sites, a 34 year old Los Angeles widow, completed a 2300 mile solo voyage from California to Hawaii aboard her 25 foot sloop Sea Sharp. She endured six days of 65 mph winds and arrived at Keehi Marina with a broken wrist and the death of her pet turtle mid voyage.

Honolulu Sharon Sites California Hawaii Los Angeles Keehi Marina

Tempers Halt Senate Bill Study Over Statehouse Offices

Tempers flared at a Senate Finance Committee session in Columbus over lawmakers offices for legislators and a Toledo medical college. The panel backed a $5 million earmark from a $290 million bond for a Statehouse annex, but a reconsideration vote stalled as Senate leaders clashed over the medical college amendment.

Columbus Senate Finance Committee Toledo Ross Pepple R-Allen Senate Frank W. King D-Lucas Statehouse

Rapid rise in livestock prices lifts personal income in June

Commerce Department reports personal income up 3.9 billion dollars in June due to higher livestock and meat prices. A quoted observer, F. E. F., notes no personal sense of wealth despite the income gain, attributing it to the meat price rise.

U.S Commerce Department

Grandmother Hitchhikes Africa Looking for a Husband

Los Angeles grandmother Jean Davis, about 50, begins a 5000 mile hitchhiking trek across Africa from Bulawayo through Liberia Ghana Abidjan and plans to Egypt on a return voyage. She has received several marriage proposals from diverse suitors but has rejected them all and may extend her journey to Europe if no suitable match is found.

Bulawayo Rhodesia Los Angeles Africa Jean Davis Hollywood Morocco Jean Liberia Ghana South Africa Abidjan Ivory Coast Egypt Europe

Ex Senator Bulkley Dies at 84 in Ohio Suburb

Former U S senator and congressman from Ohio Robert J. Bulkley died at his Bratenahl home at age 84. A Democrat, he served in the 62nd and 63rd Congresses and in the Senate from 1930 to 1938. He helped draft the Federal Reserve and Farm Loan acts and backed Roosevelt's New Deal.

Cleveland Robert J. Bulkley U.S Ohio Bratenahl Congress U.S. Senate Theodore Burton Franklin D. Roosevelt Harvard Bulkley Robert A. Taft

Odrinex Fat Loss Ad From Athens Pharmacy

Advertisement offers Odrinex fat loss tablets with a money back guarantee. Priced at $3.00, the ad promises full refunds if not satisfied and notes availability through Athens Pharmacy and mail orders.

Athens Pharmacy

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