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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1965
Page
1
Griffin Georgia Police Chief Leo Blackwell testified before the House Committee on Un-American Activities that he arrested five Ku Klux Klansmen after a cross burning and found an arsenal in their car on April 24 1964. The committee was investigating the incident.
The investigation tied Na cirema Inc to a Georgia Klan offshoot promoting violent action. Five Klansmen were arrested for maintaining a disorderly house at 2666 Kelly Lake Drive near Atlanta. three officers testified while Brock Wilson charges were dropped. witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment amid questions.
Manuel identified instructors at Klan schools teaching bomb and booby trap making. Brock yelled Kill him kill him as Klan Grand Dragon Calvin Craig assaulted a 17 year old Negro at Crawfordville last October 16. Craig was arrested for assault.
Off year elections focus on New York City where Ab Beame faces John Lindsay with Buckley backing a third ticket. New Jersey and Virginia races favor Democrats as Gov. Hughes and Lt. Gov. Godwin near victory, while Lyndsay’s GOP prospects stir 1966 and 1968 implications.
U S combat troops report 92 Communists killed and 26 captured in central Viet Nam as North Viet Nam gift parcel drops mark the Diem overthrow anniversary. Air Cavalry clash near Pleime yields 88 killed, 26 captured, 26 suspects seized. Rescue of Capt Norman Huggins after plane hit. gift package and newspaper drop totals noted along North Vietnamese coast. Ky announces state visit to South Korea, after visits to Formosa Thailand and Malaysia.
About 300 Cubans arrived aboard the Coast Guard cutter McCullough after a caravan of boats carrying 75 more. Federal officials said the plan calls for flying 3000 to 4000 refugees monthly to resettle nationwide, with Florida not bearing the burden alone. Refugees expressed mixed feelings about acceptance while authorities met with Florida leaders to coordinate relocation.
About 200 voters per polling place across Ohio cast ballots as 2.7 million turnout was forecast for an odd-year election. Voters weighed a sales tax increase to 4 percent, two constitutional amendments, and 15,000 local races with 1,200 local levies. Major Ohio 7th District race featured Clarence Brown Jr. versus James A. Berry. Cleveland prepared for a large mayoral contest with 230,000 voters.
Houston reports the Gemini 6 and 7 missions may maneuver within inches of each other during a planned double orbital flight next month. Astronauts Borman Lovell and Stafford discuss crossing between craft, with plans to circle Earth 10 of 14 days in long underwear.
Moscow and Paris urged a Viet Nam peace settlement free of outside interference in internal affairs. The joint communique followed five days of talks between Maurice Couve di Marville and Soviet leaders, emphasizing Geneva 1954 principles and future Soviet French space cooperation pact.
Ohio reports 63 percent of interstate construction finished with the state ahead of national pace. The total highway program, including secondary routes, is 30 percent ahead of schedule as over 430 million dollars from federal, state, and local funds will be spent in fiscal 1966. Ohio receives 221 million annually in federal highway funds, with 7.42 million more for Appalachian developmental highways.
Vatican sources say plans for closing the Vatican Ecumenical Council include dual public ceremonies on December 7 and 8. The December 7 event would be a public session in St. Peter's Basilica.
Ohio DN R announces locks on the Muskingum River will close November 15 for the winter. The brief notes a seasonal halt affecting river traffic and recreation.
Reliable Iraqi sources say a second coup attempt in two months failed in Baghdad last Friday. Loyal forces loyal to President Abdel Salam Aref overpowered the rebelling officers. In Washington the post office sets mailing deadlines for Christmas parcels: Nov 10 by surface, Dec 10 by air.
Daniel Barrios 28, grand dragon of the New York Klan, shot himself after a Pennsylvanian Klan leader article revealed his Jewish background. He is cremated and buried as police note his parents identified the body.
CAIRO police report 74 dead after a trolleybus plunged into the Nile River Monday. Ten more bodies were recovered from weeds lining the riverbank about a day after the crash.
The Athens city council votes to approve funding for a new water well project as part of a broader infrastructure initiative. details indicate expected improvements to local water supply and system reliability.
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