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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1966
Page
1
Ohio weekend traffic deaths totaled at least 13 from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, a lower toll than recent weekends. Earlier benchmarks include 13 at the last weekend of March and seven on the weekend of January 9, amid a run of relatively light fatalities.
State police report a 3 year old girl, Tomi V. Willis of Port Jervis, was bitten by a caged black bear while feeding it sugar cubes at High Point State Park New Jersey. The bear took her right arm above the elbow and she was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
Inside Today reports Logan students mail educational materials to Vietnamese pupils as part of a school outreach program. Ohio candidates and university leaders appear in briefs noting visits and regional competitions.
President Johnson targets the white backlash theme as voters prepare to cast ballots Tuesday amid a record turnout for a nonpresidential election. Former VP Nixon counters on the Viet Nam issue, with sign campaigns nationwide and AP data suggesting Republicans may gain several governorships and some Senate and House seats. Johnson emphasizes the backlash during a Texas news conference.
White backlash to Negro demonstrations and fear of equal rights. President Johnson condemns racism as dangerous to national morals. Nixon retorts, calling Johnson tired and McNamara a political stooge amid predicted Viet Nam draft cuts. Johnson dodges renewed feud questions in Texas.
W Averell Harriman told reporters in London he believes the Soviet Union wants peace in Viet Nam and that only Peking sees an advantage in sustaining the war. He cited world opinion turning toward peacemaking and anticipated a tougher stance in U S elections.
In Tay Ninh and nearby areas, Viet Cong forces clashed with U S units, leaving hundreds of enemy dead and causing several U S aircraft losses. U S and South Vietnamese troops launched new operations as casualties remained light overall.
Report describes women marching with signs in various areas harassing food market owners amid a nationwide boycott against perceived price gouging. Athens referenced as part of the broader unrest following reports of aggressive actions by protesters.
Lunar Orbiter 2 survived nine hours after launch from Cape Kennedy and, aided by a painted frame, locked onto Canopus as a navigation guide. Scientists at JPL expect a busier schedule than Orbiter 1, aiming to photograph 13 possible landing sites and return over 200 pictures.
Athens stores report business as usual as housewives nationwide protest rising costs. Local shoppers note price increases outpace national trends with one Athens resident calling lamb prices outrageous at 79 cents per pound versus 59 cents in another city. Jack Dillon cites broad economy as cause.
Captain Robert F. Foley of Belmont Massachusetts and his Alpha Company 2nd Battalion 27th Wolfhounds earned the Silver Star and will be recommended for the Medal of Honor. Foley helped clear a jammed machine gun, directed assaults to recover wounded, and moved under heavy Viet Cong fire in Tay Ninh Province. Four other Wolfhounds also received medals as the unit endured brutal three day fighting with significant losses.
Raymond Rube Bressler, a major league player from 1914 to 1932, died early today of cancer in Cincinnati at age 72. A native of Brookville Pennsylvania he later worked in real estate after his baseball career.
Dana Rutledge, 11, spent half his life around skydivers and for 300 of 1,000 jumps his father Carl A. Rutledge allowed him to pack the chute. Dana, described as athletic and quick, made his first jump last summer with his father, a U.S. Patent Office classifier and leader of The Targeteers skydiving club in Vienna, Virginia.
Akron patrolmen John Bickett and Gary Yost said they observed an orange gold unidentified flying object about 70 feet long and 20 feet wide hovering roughly 200 feet above ground before they stopped at the city limits. The pair pursued the object after noting the moonlike shape, with weather data noting warmer trend and light rainfall later in the week.
A fifth grader named Dana died when his parachute failed to deploy during a Sunday jump from a light plane at 3,200 feet on the family farm. Rutledge, in charge, witnessed the fatal incident and said skydiving carries long odds of disaster. Dana had been set to pull the ripcord after clearing the plane. the main chute failed to open and the emergency chute did not blossom.
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