25 Nov 1965
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1965
Page
1
The fragment places events in Lincoln Nebraska with mentions of Charlotte North Carolina and Toronto Canada indicating a national football context involving multiple cities and international links.
Central State College was designated a university with ground broken for a $750,000 classroom building named for Charles H. Wesley. Gov. Rhodes spoke urging alumni to broaden Central State’s image and support a future residential campus, while officials noted progress in white enrollment and a new era in Ohio higher education.
Asian diplomats tell Washington that the rapid Communist offensives in South Viet Nam may precede new peace overtures from Hanoi. Sources compare the pattern to North Korean and Chinese attacks in the Korean War as a bargaining prelude.
In Batavia, Cynthia Kay Hitt seven and Linda Fay Hitt six were fatally shot. their aunt, Mrs. Wolfe, was critically wounded. A note found at the scene implied the aunt killed the girls and then shot herself. Sheriff Donald Watson said motive centered on custody fears and that the aunt had cared for the girls after their mother’s death. The girls died at the scene and in Cincinnati’s Jewish Hospital. Mrs. Wolfe remained hospitalized in critical condition.
Ohio treasurer John D. Herbert said the state’s European tour with Gov. James A. Rhodes and a 60 member mission yielded surprising business. Officials cited London as a major hub with strong inquiries for Ohio products and noted a key cheese maker and a Columbus Electronics rep drawing long lines, while Milan import inquiries focused on Ohio canned fruits and vegetables.
Columbus Ohio Lt. Gov John W Brown a Republican and Athens native plans to run again for the office he now holds. He is serving his third term and also presides over the Ohio Senate. Brown previously acted as governor in 1957 and has served in the Ohio House, then Senate.
Morrison School on Richland Ave showcased a classroom project where third to fifth graders expressed personal reasons for gratitude through poems and essays. Students depicted Pilgrims, Indians, and Thanksgiving traditions, imagining life in colonial times and modern celebrations.
A Victorian style family prayer asks for grace to forbear and preserve unity cherish friends soften foes and face adversity with courage gaiety and a steady mind. It seeks protection for loved ones and loyalty through life and even unto death.
American servicemen in Viet Nam receive thousands of supportive letters from civilians. Early counts showed a few dozen letters, now vast parcels pour in, many addressed to Gen. William C. Westmoreland for distribution.
Pfc. Toby Braveboy, 24, of Coward South Carolina, slept in a U S field hospital after hiding from North Vietnamese troops in the Ia Drang Valley for a week. A helicopter crew evacuated him Wednesday to Pleiku where Maj. Philip Warner treated him in a 30 minute operation. Braveboy, deprived of food, drank from a stream and was described as emaciated yet in satisfactory condition. He serves in a battalion caught during a march on the bloodiest battle of the war.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains stable after his train trip to Washington. He will have a turkey dinner at Walter Reed Army Hospital with his immediate family and may be home for Christmas. A hospital spokesman said he is on a regular diet with gradual activity increases planned and continues anti coagulant therapy and rhythm control meds.
President Johnson addressed armed forces worldwide praising their role as guardians of freedom. Bill Moyers conveyed the president’s grief over American lives lost in Viet Nam while stressing dedication to freedom and unity through prayer.
Investigators linked the deaths of two young children and a young mother at Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital to a suspected grudge. A bottle found at the hospital Tuesday contained a drug and the cause was a mixture of anesthetics, prosecutors say.
Kuwait announces the death of ruler Sheikh Abdullah as-Salim as-Sabah at age 70 after a heart attack suffered on October 26 at the Parliament opening. Crown Prince Sabah al-Salim al-Sabah named ruler. Funeral plans set. 30 days of mourning proclaimed.
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