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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1964
Page
1
AP Special Correspondent William L. Ryan reports that Chou En-lai's planned Moscow trip may intensify instability in the post Khrushchev regime. The Chinese seek renewed world Communist unity while Moscow faces internal turmoil and competing demands.
Reginald Spiers, 22, Adelaide, spent 63 hours in a wooden crate traveling from London to Perth before hitchhiking to Adelaide. The 170 pound athlete used cash on delivery to reach home after failing to win an Olympic team berth amid creditable effort in trials.
Two trustees of Central State College at Wilberforce charge that President Dr Charles H Wesley decided to retire under political pressure. Trustees Dr William P Young and Dr M M Szus say State Industrial Relations Director William O Walker and others have long worked to oust the 74 year old Wesley, with both Wesley and Walker being Negro.
Congress members plan trips to Paris Hawaii Jamaica the Far East and Geneva as critics denounce travel as taxpayer funded junkets. Defenders argue firsthand study is needed for foreign aid and international bases while recess time prompts packing and planning.
In Tokyo a Chinese message to Moscow, signed by Mao Tse tung Liu Shao ch i Chu Teh and Chou En lai, hopes for close Sino Soviet unity to confront the United States. Chou arrives in Moscow for celebrations amid lingering Sino Soviet tensions.
The United Auto Workers union struck Ford Motor Co. at 11 sites including Dallas, Wayne Michigan, Chicago stamping, Ypsilanti, Sheffield Alabama, Sterling Township Michigan, Louisville, and more as unsettled local contracts halted production. Eight of eleven units walked out, leaving Ford with about 32 days of autos and 38 days of trucks in supply. Plant status at St Louis Bedford and Buffalo was unclear. The strike followed approval from international union to walk out at 10 a.m. if no settlements were reached.
Vice President Rene Barrientos, a general and former air force chief, rises as president after Bolivian revolt. Gen Alfredo Obando Candia resigns to cooperate in restoring tranquility as Paz Estenssoro flees to Peru. Barrientos had flown to La Paz from Cochabamba to assume power.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower calls for a united Republican Party embracing a wide spectrum of views to shed a false image. He blames the party's loss partly on being portrayed as indifferent to the common man and praises Johnson's victory while pledging support. He says damage is not irretrievable.
The struggle within the Republican Party over moderates versus Goldwater conservatives moves from off stage to a New York news conference where Nixon criticizes Rockefeller as a divider. Rockefeller, on vacation in Spain, responds that Nixon’s remarks are peevish. Moderates plan a governors conference next month and a Republican National Committee meeting in January to push for unity and a centrist course.
Police Lt. Allen Fraley was wounded seriously by a gunman while investigating an attempted assault case in Columbus. He remained in critical condition at University Hospital today.
Cape Kennedy Fla The Mariner 3 spacecraft failed to reach Mars ending a $25 million mission. NASA shifts focus to Mariner 4 and aims to launch within two weeks pending evaluation of Thursday's failure. If Mariner 4 cannot launch by Dec 1 Mars will be unavailable for a 1966 launch.
Senator Barry Goldwater flies to Washington for a brief stop before a vacation reportedly to Jamaica. A nuclear blast hollowed a 1320 foot deep cave to test new oil and mineral extraction methods. cave large enough for a 20 story building.
NASA launched a cylindrical 8 foot long satellite named Explorer 23 from Wallops Island at 7 02 am aboard a four stage Scout rocket. Ground commands activated all experiments and NASA reported the 295 pound satellite in orbit and gathering data on meteoroids within hours. The mission aims to inform designs for long duration spaceflight with a planned one year life.
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