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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1966
Page
1
Dayton police say Adrian Hoff 58 died holding his pistol after a clash with two holdup men at Ade's Bar. One suspect Samuel Brooks 37 of Cleveland died. Everett Hunt 38 of Dayton was seriously wounded. Hoff had returned from a bank with about 42000 to cash paychecks.
A 14 year old Florida girl who disappeared November 14 was located in Carlsbad after Lub bock Texas police stopped her hitchhiking. Mother said she will talk after a fuller discussion with her daughter.
An unidentified gunman fired through a closed front door, fatally wounding 12 year old Reba Yancey in her Portsmouth Virginia home. She was a Waters Junior High seventh grader. Neighbors saw a car pull up and speed away before the incident.
In Meigs County women form a club to fight waistlines as Ohio's reigning Junior Miss visits Pomeroy Sunday night for the annual pageant. A walk light system trial is set for Friday at Union-Congress Street in Athens amid local events.
Ohio's population rose 9.6 percent from 1960 to 1966 per a survey by Ohio State University rural sociologist Dr. John Mitchell. Gains concentrated near large cities, especially Cleveland and Cincinnati Dayton areas, with dramatic increases in Lake Geauga Medina Warren and Greene counties.
Texas Governor John B. Connally said he disagrees with one Warren Commission finding but opposes reopening the JFK assassination investigation. He reiterated he was certain he was not struck by the first bullet and saw no need for further official inquiry unless new significant evidence emerges.
Secretary of Defense McNamara said 1967 military manpower needs will be about 300000 fewer than 1966’s 900000. He noted a leveling off in both manpower and production with a continued focus on supplying Viet Nam forces. Secretary Rusk spoke of exploring peaceful Viet Nam settlement options and progress in talks between Britain and the Kremlin, though no immediate shift from battlefield to conference table was anticipated.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a 0.4 percent rise in the consumer price index in October with prices up for transportation medical care clothing and housing while grocery prices dip slightly. Wages lag as factory workers lose purchasing power by about 20 cents weekly despite small gains in take home pay.
U S officials report that from January to September at least 48 000 enemy troops moved from the North to the South about 5330 per month surpassing pre bombing levels The figure with additional estimates raises monthly infiltrators to over 8800 amid a large allied buildup and active air campaigns against North Viet Nam through February 1969
After a break in rain and cloudiness, improving weather enabled Air Force and Navy squadrons to fly 59 missions against North Viet Nam on Tuesday. A two seat F4C Phantom was shot down with both crewmen missing. Guam based B52s bombed targets in support of Attleboro and Paul Revere IV operations.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology sophomores Robert Gladstone and Anthony Kettaneh demonstrated infrared laser beams can soften granite and marble within seconds, enabling easier tunneling. Department of Commerce officials see potential to improve tunneling machines for subway and highway projects.
Houston AP report details Buzz Aldrin and James Lovell describing four of sixteen Gemini 12 maneuvering jets failing. Aldrin says a board of inquiry will probe the issue as Lovell notes frustration but credits crew for maintaining attitude with degraded thrusters and improvised use.
In Criminal Court Baltimore 61 year old Mabel Stewart cried as Deputy Greenberg noted her distress. She learned her son Wilbert 20 had been killed in action in Viet Nam just before court. Judge Perrott postponed the case indefinitely.
Canada urged the United Nations to admit both Nationalist China and Communist China to the General Assembly and give Peking a permanent Security Council seat as an interim approach. Paul Martin stressed widening U N access while balancing council power amid ongoing China tensions. The move followed fresh Chinese attacks on a two China formula. The article links a separate U S stock market report noting a minor rally and the Dow slight gain to 796.82 as trading picked up amid mixed economic news.
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