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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1964

Page

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Churcharbitration over uncouth singing ends in partial relief

Pastor Wayne Eurich sought removal of John H. Chapman and family from Marista Baptist Church for boisterous singing and disruptions. Superior Court Judge Mc Intyre Faries allowed Chapman 49 and daughter Connie Ray 22 to attend services, while Betty 41 remains excluded during ongoing testimony.

Los Angeles Wayne A. Eurich John H. Chapman Superior Court McIntyre Faries Chapman Connie Ray Marista Baptist Church Betty Faries Eurich Chapmans Mexico

Storms Hit Three Regions With Destructive Storm Arrivals

Three storms pounded sections of the nation as spring began. Texas saw tornadoes and 75 mph winds injuring at least 12 and damaging a Baytown country club site. Blizzard conditions and snow disrupted Colorado Kansas Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with multiple injuries.

Associated Press Texas Baytown Nederland Kansas Plains Mississippi Valley Colorado Minnesota Dakotas Herland Houston Wyoming

Campaign By Glenn Promised Campaign By Glenn Promised

Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. remains ready to campaign for the U S Senate in Ohio though recovering from a brain concussion doctors say. A decision on timing will come in a week or 10 days, possibly after his April 1 personal deadline.

San Antonio Tex John H. Glenn Jr U. S. Senate Ohio Glenn Earl W. Brannon Air Force Hospital

Salinger’s Bid For Senate Run Faces Question

Pierre Salinger considered a last-minute candidate for the California Senate in the June 2 Democratic primary. Legal advice suggests no barrier to running, despite Engle’s illness and party doubts. Questions focus on his California residence lapse after leaving for White House roles.

Sacramento Calif Pierre Salinger California U.S. Senate Salinger Clair Engle Engle San Francisco John F. Kennedy Johnson

Hunger Strikers protest as Kentucky bill stalls

In Frankfort Kentucky the regular session ends without passage of a civil rights bill 33 hunger strikers in the House gallery continue fasting for a measure granting Negroes equal access to public businesses. The group mostly Negro and white hunger strikers face fatigue dizziness and weight loss as the bill dies in committee and cannot advance.

Frankfort Kentucky House Frank Stanley Jr Louisville Senate Grayson Tucker Stanley

Forest Fires Increase in District Four Report

District 4 forest ward Ed Chesser says high hazard index 26 on Thursday caused four fires driven by strong winds and low humidity. Vinton County had two fires burning four acres and three acres in Harrison Two. Perry County seven-acre burn in Monday Creek Two. Washington County two-acre fire in Dunham Two. Ohio five day forecast notes below normal highs and mixed precipitation.

Ed Chesser District 4 Chesser Vinton County Jackson Harrison Perry County Monday Creek Washington County Dunham Ohio

Reedy Chosen as White House Press Secretary

George Reedy, 46, former informal Press Attache, will replace Pierre Salinger as White House press secretary. Salinger resigns to seek the California Senate nomination. Reedy, a onetime newspaperman, will handle foreign and domestic policy communications while recovering from gallbladder trouble and weight loss orders.

Washington George Reedy Johnson Pierre Salinger White House Salinger Senate California Andrew T. Hatcher Reedy

Rusk Denies He Plans To Resign As Secretary

Washington reports say Secretary of State Dean Rusk will likely remain through the November elections. Sources note he has not considered resigning and any post election fate depends on the voters choosing a president and the incumbent president naming a new cabinet. Rusk said he has no plans to resign and cited President Johnson asking him to stay on.

Washington Dean Rusk Rusk Johnson American Broadcasting Co Pierre Salinger White House Salt Lake City Kennedy

Train Smashes Car at Addison Crossing Injures Five

At Addison-Bulnville Road crossing near Gallipolis two persons are in critical condition at Holzer Hospital after a northbound freight train struck a station wagon. The driver James W Gardner and passenger Barbara Lou Shoemaker suffered severe head and facial injuries. five others including Shoemaker's four year old daughter Cindy and Frank Shoemaker faced multiple injuries. The incident occurred at 6 55 pm. engineer C H Jones 68 Middleport. Patrol noted Gardner failed to see the train as it struck the wagon pushing it off the crossing into a steep embankment.

Dick Thomas Gallipolis Holzer Hospital Addison Crossing James W. Gardner Barbara Lou Shoemaker Gardner Addison-Bulnville Rd C. H. Jones South Third St Middleport Ptl John D. Wogan Shoemaker

De Gaulle Visit Seen as Status Symbol in Latin America

A Latin American survey shows virtually all nations welcome a visit by France’s President Charles de Gaulle. They view his trip as a hemispheric status symbol, with Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay and Peru named as top stops for a September tour. Panama urges inclusion as De Gaulle’s visit becomes a diplomatic milestone.

de Gaulle Washington France Charles de Gaulle Paris U.S Latin America Mexico Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay Peru

Extra 5 Million Needed To Meet Ohio Schools Needs

Ohio House Speaker Roger Cloud and Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem said it will cost an additional five million dollars in state subsidies to meet school needs this year. They promised districts will receive full and timely subsidies despite a Controlling Board warning.

Columbus Ohio Roger Cloud Senate C. Stanley Mechem Cloud House Controlling Board Mechem

Ruby's New Attorney Confident He'll Win

In Houston Jack Ruby gains Percy Foreman as his new attorney while a Dallas jury hands Ruby a death sentence for slaying Lee Harvey Oswald. Foreman, famed Texas defense lawyer, vows to pursue a new trial and avoid execution.

Ruby Houston Tex Jack Ruby Texas Electric Percy Foreman National Association of Defense Attorneys Melvin M. Belli Dallas Lee Harvey Oswald John F. Kennedy Foreman

Jacksonville protest arrests rise as city targets segregation

Police arrested 23 Negro demonstrators Thursday night in downtown Jacksonville as protests intensified to end segregation. The actions occurred amid a broader march and call for civil rights changes in the city.

Jacksonville Fla

UAW Chief Reuther presses pension tie to living costs

Atlantic City N J President Walter P Reuther told the United Auto Workers that 1964 bargaining should link pensions to the cost of living, mirroring wage policies. He outlined a broad set of goals in a report for 2906 delegates at the convention demanding new bargaining aims.

Atlantic City N. J Walter P. Reuther United Auto Workers Union Reuther UAW

Behan’s Condition Stable Through Night Said Doctors

In Dublin Heath Hospital doctors reported playwright Brendan Behan showed no change in his critical condition during the night. The statement came as authorities monitor his health after his hospitalization.

Dublin Ireland Brendan Behan Heath Hospital

No Meetings Scheduled In Carborundum Strike

Logan's Carborundum Co plant enters day three of a strike by 315 Local 7630 members of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union with no bargaining talks planned. Two pickets guard Route 33 as issues cover job combining, hospital and surgical insurance, shift pay, an extra holiday, and wage non discrimination. The company denies the union seeks veto power over plant decisions.

LOGAN Carborundum Co Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union George Helber OCAW

Soviet shuns pilots role in East Germany incident

Stockholm dispatch reports Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refused to take a role for three U.S. pilots shot down in East Germany saying the fate is a matter for the East German Democratic Republic. He also voiced concern over border violations while noting Moscow seeks better U.S. relations.

Stockholm Andrei A. Gromyko U.S East Germany East German Democratic Republic Gromyko Moscow United States

Mrs Moek Heads for Azores in Global Flight

Mrs Jerrie Moek 38, of Columbus Ohio, lands in Hamilton Bermuda on the first leg of a 24000 mile solo world flight planned to return in about 30 days with stops in the Azores Casablanca Tunis Cairo Bahrain Island Karachi Bombay Madras Singapore Manila Guam Wake Honolulu and San Francisco.

Hamilton Bermuda Jerrie Moek Columbus Ohio Azores Joan Merriam Smith Long Beach Calif Miami San Juan P. R Amelia Earhart Mock Welcomers Casablanca Tunis Cairo Bahrain Island Karachi Bombay Madras Singapore Manila Guam Wake Honolulu San Francisco

Journalism Pioneer George Starr Lasher Dies at 78

George Starr Lasher 78 founder and long time director of Ohio University School of Journalism died Thursday in a Buffalo nursing home after a stroke last July. Athens resident since 1924 he built journalism education by placing students in real newsrooms and led Theta Chi as former national president.

George Starr Lasher Ohio University School of Journalism Buffalo, N.Y Athens Lasher Theta Chi Fraternity Battle of Theta Chi National Interfraternity Conference Ohio U The Messenger

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