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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1964
Page
1
The United States raised the bank discount rate from 3.5 percent to 4 percent to curb dollar outflow and stabilize the economy. The Federal Reserve acted as Britain raised its rate from 5 to 7 percent earlier the same day to tighten financial conditions.
In Columbus the outcome of the Republicans reapportionment plan hinges on a few House votes. Democrats pledge to resist, while GOP leaders claim 83 votes exist to pass. The move coincides with plans for congressional redistricting during a special session before the Jan 4 regular session. Senate Democrats prepared to name leaders for the 106th Ohio Legislature.
Rioting Panamanian students and leaders of the Federation of University Students urged a 24 hour classroom strike and aimed to mobilize support for a nationwide labor walkout against President Marco A. Robles. The move tests labor support for Robles policy described as among the strictest by the Panamanian government toward students.
A three story brick building at 16th and Wyandotte collapsed early today with an explosive sound heard over a half mile away. At least 15 were injured including four children. two children were missing and presumed buried. The collapse occurred on the southwest edge of downtown Kansas City.
More than 100 scientists from 32 states and Canada met in Wooster to share info on a corn virus that stunts growth and lowers ear size. The Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA sponsored the closed-door conferences. Dr. James M. Beattie said U S field damage averages about 15 percent.
In Lawrence County near Pedro three children aged 3 and 5 died after falling through an icy pond while playing with a tray of ice from a refrigerator. Linda Lawson 3 Jerry 5 and Madison Hall 5 all of Ironton were missing after the incident and were found by authorities shortly after their mother checked on them. Sheriff Carl E. Rose identified the victims and noted the pond was a frozen strip mine.
Doctors at the Paris Faculty of Medicine pediatrics center say the five newborns born prematurely to a 27 year old postman's wife remain in precarious condition for at least 10 to 12 days. The mother, Mrs. Raymond Sambor, is in excellent health and the babies lie in incubators.
The Senate Taxation Committee recommends passage of Gov. James A. Rhodes 275 million capital improvement bond issue. It could reach the Senate floor for a vote Wednesday before lawmakers adjourn for Thanksgiving.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local editorial note about Athens area papers Chauncey Glouster Logan Nelsonville including scattered letters and stray references to 9 11 and unrelated cues. unclear events or dates present, no definite person organization or location details can be confirmed.
Belgian paratroopers seized Stanleyville as 600 troops joined an operation to free about 1613 hostages held by Congo rebels. Reports confirm deaths of foreign captives including Dr. Paul Carlson of California. U.S. planes ferried troops and refugees to Leopoldville amid fighting and diplomatic notes from Spaak and Tshombe.
Walter Leckrone, Perry County native and editor of the Indianapolis Times from 1942 to 1960, died in a hospital in Indianapolis at age 67 after a cerebral hemorrhage. His career included work on newspapers in Mansfield Ashland Canton and Columbus. He owned a paper in New Lexington and Nelsonville in the early 1930s.
Gov. James A. Rhodes received a report on a crash program to rehabilitate the overcrowded Boys Industrial School in Fairfield County near Lancaster. The institution will be renamed the Fairfield School for Boys. Jerry O'Hara becomes acting superintendent. Maj. H. T. Cowell deputy superintendent. William Browning named deputy in charge of remedial education. Eugene Wejecki remains deputy in charge of the physical plant. Supt. Raymond L. Gibbs resigned and may take a role in the Ohio Youth Commission.
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson declared Britain opposes a mixed manned surface fleet for NATO. He told the House of Commons that the Labor government believes such a fleet adds nothing to Western strength may dissipate alliance strength and could complicate East West agreement efforts.
The article reviews the Warren Commission's 26 volumes released by the White House detailing the Dallas assassination on November 22, 1963. It notes Lee Harvey Oswald as the sole likely killer, conflicting witness accounts, and vivid recollections from Mrs. Kennedy and Gov. Connally, including the moment the president was struck and the aftermath.
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