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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1966
Page
1
Three aging downtown Manhattan buildings collapsed after a three alarm blaze on Broadway near the Flatiron Building. Fire Commissioner Lowery said a huge debris pile trapped and killed six firefighters with six more feared dead and 17 injured.
In Dallas the two week run of the documentary Years of Lightning Day of Drums ends tonight drawing small audiences. Festival Theater manager Norman Levinson said locals do not seem eager to view it.
In Johannesburg the South Africa Foundation stated it has issued no invitation to Senator Robert F. Kennedy to visit South Africa next year. Kennedy had announced in Washington that he planned a return trip next summer at the foundation's invitation.
Local board approves Athens city education plan as executives announce an Appalachia tour for business leaders attending the Athens Institute. Logan school board seeks hearing while Nelsonville educators pursue federal aid to start a remedial reading program. Crowd of 20 000 may watch Ohio versus Miami this Saturday.
Authorities in Columbus Ohio struggle for leads after a theologian is found dead. Police say no suspects or weapons have been identified. Investigators request tips from the public as the case remains unresolved.
Dr Robert Spike 42 a Chicago Divinity professor and civil rights leader was found bludgeoned to death in a guest room at the United Christian Center near Ohio State University after delivering a dedication speech. Investigators probed robbery motives possible ties to threats from civil rights work and potential links to a May killing of OSU rocket scientist Loren Bollinger.
President Johnson greeted by tens of thousands in Honolulu and dismissed hopes for a magical peace plan or a new war strategy from his Manila conference. He travels on a 29,000 mile Asian trip toward New Zealand via Pago Pago, insisting no instant solution will emerge.
Honolulu amid Pacific tsunami scare as Coast Guard lifts four hour alert after quake in Peru. President Johnson in Honolulu during trip. Hawaii and California evacuations occurred but no major wave. Oahu saw barely discernible impact. Crescent City residents moved inland.
Herbert A. Golightly, 26, an Oklahoma jail prisoner, was in a Texas penitentiary when he allegedly described the September 20, 1962, killing of Mary Margaret Andrews. Columbus police issued a first degree murder warrant as records show he was confined in Huntsville Prison from Jan. 26, 1962, to May 23, 1963.
AP reports the central coast quake in Peru leaves 83 dead and about 1000 injured as tidal waves generated by the shock lessen in impact near Lima.
Eliza beth Arden Graham, founder of the Elizabeth Arden cosmetics firm and noted horsewoman, died unexpectedly at her New York home. A separate report notes President Johnson's Pacific tour, a Hawaii tidal wave alert, and Peru earthquake devastation with high casualties and widespread homelessness.
Governor James A. Rhodes told southeastern Ohio audiences that 621.797 million in state funds will be spent in the 28 Appalachian counties by 1970. He cited 174 million for highways since 1963 plus 343 million more planned, 114 million for educational facilities and airports, and 23 million for parks. He noted 96 new plants since 1963 with 452 million in capital investments, and said Appalachia will gain from an 118 million Appalachian Way highway project to be built in two years.
In Dayton and Logan Ohio a 95 21 vote led GE workers to strike at the Logan jet engine plant near Cincinnati and Evendale plant amid Viet Nam war production. Judge Weinman and President Johnson ordered measures to end the walkout while mediators meet to resolve grievances over community wage scales.
Viet Cong carried out urban and rural terror actions from Saigon to the northern border, killing at least eight and wounding 62, including five U.S. service members. U.S. air attacks resumed on the eastern DMZ while bombers targeted North Vietnamese concentrations in the central highlands and near the Cambodian frontier. Ground fighting remained light with scattered engagements.
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