Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

We found your results!

Page 1

Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

We have 16,378,606 pages in Ohio

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1964

Page

1

Judge Orders Halt To Strike In Longshoremen Return

A federal judge ordered 60 000 longshoremen back to work in Atlantic and Gulf ports. The International Longshoremen's Association AFL CIO directed 60 900 strikers to resume at 7 p m New York time. The order follows President Johnson's national emergency declaration and aims to ease a three month contract deadlock with an 80 day cooling off period.

New York Atlantic Gulf of Mexico International Longhoremen’s Association Afl-Cio Gulf Coast Thomas W. Gleason Aflcio International Longshoremen’s Association Johnson

Hurricane Hilda Threatens Louisiana Coast And Evacuations

Hurricane Hilda veered toward the Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds. Thousands fled low-lying areas as shores faced rising tides. evacuations ordered for Morgan City and Franklin. Texas residents prepared at Sabine Pass while Nicholls State College suspended classes.

New Orleans Louisiana Hilda Daybreak Louisana Cameron Audrey Weather Bureau Marsh Island Morgan City Franklin St. Mary Paris U. S. 90 Mississippi River Galveston Tex Mobile Ala Texas Beaumont R. E. Culbertson Sabine Pass Nicholls State College Thibodaux

Farmers Call Recess By Kenneth Hopping Des Moines

The National Farmers Organization ended its 43 day hold action to stop livestock marketing in a push for higher meat prices. NFO president Oren Lee Staley said the action is a recess, with violence noted in the Midwest and two NFO members killed in Wisconsin. Prices in Chicago remained near pre boycott levels around six dollars per hundredweight. Staley urged members to withhold sales until market prices are set. The NFC blamed outsiders for much of the September violence.

Kenneth Hopping Des Moines Iowa National Farmers Organization Oren Lee Staley Rea NFO Midwest Wisconsin Staley Tle NFC

Nixon Defends Goldwater Nuclear NATO Proposal

Former Vice President Richard Nixon argues Goldwater’s plan to place nuclear weapons under NATO commanders is not new. He cites Eisenhower and Kennedy era NATO emergency programs and criticizes Johnson era fears at a New Castle fundraiser dinner attended by about 200 Republicans.

New Castle Richard M. Nixon Barry Goldwater NATO Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy North Atlantic Treaty Organization Nixon Johnson GOP Goldwater Arizona

Goldwater Attacks Johnson in Illinois Stop

Barry Goldwater assailed President Johnson as a Lyndon-come-lately during a Cairo Illinois stop, urging NATO rebuilding and electing a president who supports NATO. He referenced Johnson’s Europe visit plans and cited civil rights unrest in Hammond Indiana while avoiding further mentions of the issue.

Goldwater Illinois Sen Barry Goldwater Johnson Lyndon U. S Cairo Ill NATO United States Hammond Indi Ohio Indiana

Auto Strike Impacts Felt Across Nation InGM Walkout

The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors enters its second week with slow progress on some 17 000 local plant demands. An AP survey says continued action could ripple economically coast to coast if the dispute lasts another week. Most strikers will still receive pay this week due to payroll lags.

Detroit United Auto Workers General Motors Associated Press

Humphrey Labels Goldwater Desperate For Issue In CA

Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey told University of Southern California students Goldwater seeks a strike lightning issue and faces a crushing defeat. He accused Goldwater of cynicism for charging the Johnson administration with soft on communism and said the candidate admitted trying to exploit the charge for votes. Humphrey’s California swing marks a key early campaign stop.

Los Angeles Hubert H. Humphrey Southern California Barry Goldwater Humphrey University of Southern California Goldwater Johnson Minnesotan

Vatican Council Faces Mixed Marriage Questions

The Vatican Ecumenical Council nears a discussion on mixed marriages focusing on impediments to Catholic marriages and the need for pledges, while considering blessings by non-Catholic ministers and the role of church courts in dissolutions.

Ecumenical Council Vatican City Vatican Ecumenical Council Paul VI United States John C. Heenan

Draft nuclear treaty eyed after U.S. election

Prime Minister Douglas Home said Britain and the United States have a ready draft treaty to curb nuclear weapon spread and hope to push it after the American election. He spoke in Britain’s Midlands as the Conservative campaign neared the Oct. election. A U.S. Navy transport plane landed in Antarctica after a 4 420 mile flight from Australia, the second longest in Antarctic aviation history. In Columbus, Western Electric workers approved a wage increase of 8 to 12 cents, about 1.2 million dollars annually, ending their threatened strike.

Manchester England Douglas Home United States Britain Byrd Station Antarctica Australia

Local 768 members strike Chrysler Airtemp in North Dayton

About 2200 members of Local 768 International Union of Electrical Workers strike the Chrysler Airtemp plant in North Dayton over working conditions.

Dayton International Union of Electrical Workers Chrysler Airtemp

New Search Gear Finds Thresher Wreckage

Washington reports that improved underwater search equipment located the submarine Thresher wreckage in 8400 feet of water about 220 miles east of Cape Cod. The submarine sank April 10 1963 after a piping failure flooded the engine room, causing rapid descent and breakup. All 129 aboard were lost, with no evidence yet that remains can be recovered.

Washington Navy Cape Cod Naval Board of

Political Fever Stalks Capital

Washington report notes Congress races toward adjournment with two major aid measures for the aged and Appalachia poor stalled. A $1 billion supplemental bill and a $3.25 billion foreign aid package face rejection as election concerns rise and Mills leads a stalled conference.

Washington Appalachia Congress House Senate

Closing Link Of Route 7 Moves Ahead In Ohio

Sen. C Stanley Mechem announced plans for a 4.5 million four lane Route 7 project between Dam 18 and the Belpre bypass funded by a 500 million highway bond. Work, including relocating the railroad at Dam 18, should start in early 1965 pending plan finalization and right of way purchases. Route 7 will then run four lanes from Marietta to Coolville.

Marietta Coolville Sen. C. Stanley Mechem Dam 18 Belpre Ohio Belpre Marietta Highway Department

Treasury weighs silver in coins policy shift amid shortages

Washington officials consider proposals to cut or replace silver in U S coins with a multiyear plan. The move aims to stretch stockpiles as Congress had ordered silver dollar production resume after 30 years. Copenhagen reports nine East German scientists posing as ship crew were expelled for three days without permits.

Washington Treasury Congress Copenhagen Denmark

Great Lakes to Fall in October Says AP

The Great Lakes are expected to drop in October except for Michigan and Hu ron which are already at their record lows. This marks a continuing trend of falling water levels across the basin.

Associated Press Michigan Huron Great Lakes

Also Mentioned on This Page

Chicago Barry Europe Columbus Cincinnati Boston U.S Western Electric Co Thresher Wilbur D. Mills D-Ark Anothe Sesson Mills O'Neill Hatten Judy Moore Middleport Bobcats Kent Athens Comics Chauncey Editorial Gallipolis Glouster Nelsonville Pleasant Pomeroy Ree -Middleport Sports Eeeerere
Search Courier

Search the Athens Messenger Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Athens Messenger?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication