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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1965

Page

3

Issue Seeks Higher Tax for Education Improvement

Ohio voters face Issue I to raise the sales tax from 3 to 4 percent to fund public education. The Ohio Council for Education estimates the plan would yield about 116 million dollars annually, with some estimates higher. The PEP plan would overhaul school funding, teacher pay, and subsidies, altering monthly to quarterly payments and expanding vocational and deprived-education programs.

Ohio Council For Education Council Plan For Educational Progress PEP Antee Boards of Education Ohio

NEA Study Team Denounces Opposing Arguments on Tax Vote

A three member NEA study team visiting Columbus says opposition points in a voter fact sheet are misinformation. They support a 4 percent state sales tax bump expected to raise 116 million for schools and argue all districts would gain with state aid sharing costs.

Columbus Ohio National Education Association Ohio Council For Education William McClure University of Illinois Eugene P. McLoone George Washington University Jean Flanigan Washington NEA Secretary of State

Senator Robert C Blackburn Killed In I 71 Crash

State Sen. Robert C Blackburn of Dayton died after a two car incident on Interstate 71 south of Columbus. Police say his station wagon swerved in the median when traffic slowed, ejecting him as it rolled. He was 45 and died of a crushed chest at Mount Carmel Hospital. Blackburn was the first Black state senator since the 1930s and had announced a 1966 bid for the seat.

Columbus Robert C. Blackburn Dayton Here Ohio Highway Patrol Blackburn Mount Carmel Hospital Harry E. Davis Cleveland Senate John C. Smith Montgomery

Don’t pamper your wife flyer

An advertisement touts Warp FLEX-O-GLASS for porch or breezeway enclosures. It claims easy installation with shears, lets in UV light for sunlit spaces, and markets fuel savings, storage use, and low cost at 90 cents per square yard through local dealers.

Homre

Rutland Boy Hit By Car in Rutland

A six year old Rutland boy, Charles Hall, remained hospitalized at Meigs General Hospital with a fractured leg after darting from behind a parked truck into State Route 124. The incident occurred Sunday evening as Larry Dale Carson, 25, of Middleport, drove the car. the sheriff noted the driver was not charged. Middleport emergency squad assisted at the scene.

Middleport Rutland Meigs General Hospital Charles Hall William Hall Meigs County Robert Hartenbach Larry Dale Carson

Woodside Illuminates Power Line Battle Ends With Underground Hope

In Woodside California the contested overhead power line is being built after a long fight against the Atomic Energy Commission. Work started last week and, though the town lost the battle, secured an agreement to convert the line to underground in the future.

Woodside Calif David - and - Goliath Atomic Energy Commission Johnson

Riggs Announce Birth Of Their Fourth Son

Mr and Mrs David Riggs announce the birth of a son at Holzer Hospital on Oct 10. This is the couple's fourth son. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Eugene Atkins and Mr and Mrs Fred Riggs. Great grandparents are Mrs Herb Riggs, Mrs Victoria Stacy and Mrs Mary Diehl.

David Riggs Holzer Hospital Riggses Eugene Atkins Fred Riggs Herb Riggs Victoria Stacy Mary Diehl

Notables and Leaders Headline Weekend Travels and Mishaps

Lady Spencer-Churchill, widow of Sir Winston, suffered a broken right arm and cracked rib after a soccer ball strike in Hyde Park. US Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor toured the Berlin Wall on Sunday. Actress Dorothy Malone left Cedars after lung surgery and will rest in the desert before resuming Peyton Place. Sammy Davis Jr. expects to return tonight to Golden Boy after a nonfatal onstage injury. King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola departed Belgium for a Latin America tour covering Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil planned to last a month.

Spencer-Churchill Hyde Park Friends Sir Winston Churchill Stanley R. Resor Berlin Wall Resor U.S Europe Washington Dorothy Malone Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Hollywood Miss Malone California Sammy Davis Jr Hillard Elkins Davis Mt. Sinai Hospital New York Fikins King Baudouin Fabiola Belgium Latin America Mexico Chile Argentina Brazil

Rev Boone Returns From Chicago Ministry Course

The Rev. Donald Boone pastor of the Middleport First Baptist Church completed a 10 day study in Chicago sponsored by the American Baptist Convention. He earned a national scholarship based on a paper titled Ministry to Modern Cliff Dwellers and other ministry articles including one in the Ohio Baptist Crusader. He met his wife in Akron where she attended the Ohio Baptist Convention. Mrs Boone is state chairman for special interest missionaries.

Middleport Donald Boone Middleport First

Boston Receives 83.9 Million From Tax Receipts

The city will get the largest share of 26.5 million in Massachusetts city and town tax receipts. Boston's portion totals 3.9 million including 11.5 million from income tax and 15 million from corporate taxes.

Boston Massachusetts

Man Jumps From Crater After Landing on Bomb

Jaipur resident dives into a crater to take shelter as air raid sirens wail. He exits moments later after discovering the crater hid an unexploded 1000 pound bomb from the India Pakistan war.

Jaipur India

Population figure tops Colombia census report

In Bogota a national census released results showing Colombia’s population at 18.2 million. The census notes an increase of 59 million over the past 13 years.

Bogota Columbia Colombia

Woman killed after kidnapping in canal near Cleveland

A 46 year old Valley View woman, Mrs James Kosciewicz, was kidnapped and shot to death as her companion Harry Scott escaped. The pair fled into an Ohio Canal in Valley View after a robber seized their car and car chase led to Independence Ohio. Two Hollywood California men, Clyde Alameda and Vincent Podosil, were arrested as the crime spree stretched from Independence to Akron.

Cleveland Valley Vein Independence James Kosciewicz Ohio Canal Harry E. Scott Scott Valley View Bath Ohio Akron Hollywood Calif Clyde W. Alameda Vincent J. Podosil California Podosil Independence Patrol Pat Discenza Edward Timinski Podojil Timinski

Marxist Is Hanged In Effigy At OSU Campus

At Ohio State University an effigy of Marxist author Herbert Aptheker was hanged early today in front of the administration building ahead of his campus appearance sponsored by Students for Liberal Action. Six students reportedly hung the effigy about 30 feet high. campus police could not identify the perpetrators.

Columbus Herbert Aptheker Ohio State University Associated Press

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