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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1964

Page

1

Two youths die in Coolville crash on Main Street

Coolville Route 1 youths Paul Eugene Null 18 and Calvin Oren Baker 17 died after a car struck a bridge abutment near the Coolville Mill on Main Street. Passenger Paul William Hedges 19 escaped injury. The Athens County toll rises to nine for the year. Funeral arrangements pending.

Coolville Route 1 Main St Paul Eugene Null Camden-Clark Hospital Parkersburg Calvin Oren Baker State Highway Patrol Paul William Hedges Baker Hocking River Athens County Nuli White Funeral Home Leavitt Funeral Home

Dora On Her Way Threatens Cape Kennedy Area

Dora, moving west at 15 mph, neared Cape Kennedy with 130 mph winds near the center. Warnings extended from Melbourne to Brunswick as residents in low coastal zones were urged to evacuate and heed gale and hurricane advisories. Florence was spotted far east with winds around 50 mph in squalls as Red Cross established a disaster HQ in Jacksonville.

Miami Fla Dora Nation Space Center Cape Kennedy Melboure Missile Center Brunswick Weather Bureau Stuart Palm Beach Myrtle Beach S. C Florida Georgia South Carolina Florence Atlantic Red Cross Arc Jacksonville

UAW Negotiations Continue Ahead of Chrysler Strike Deadline

Detroit reports last minute talks between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers as a 10 am Wednesday strike deadline nears. UAW President Walter Reuther offers cautious optimism while negotiators plan round the clock sessions to produce a new labor contract.

Detroit Chrysler United Auto Workers Union UAW General Motors Ford Walter Reuther Reuther Cadillac Square President Johnson

New Miss America Expected Taller Older And Curvier

Atlantic City N J A composite look at the 50 state contestants suggests Miss America 1965 will be taller older and curvier than prior winners The likely heiress to Donna Axum of El Dorado Arkansas is expected to weigh more and have different eye color while hair color remains the same across most past winners The composite places the entrant just over five foot six and about nineteen years old compared with five five and 19 years for earlier titleholders.

Atlantic City N. J.P Donna Axum el Dorado, Ark

Goldwater Enters Skirmish Tonight

In the 1964 presidential race Johnson and Miller and Humphrey push taxes civil rights and nuclear weapons control as Goldwater plans a 5 percent yearly tax cut. Johnson denounces nuclear weapons use while Miller backs tax relief and job protection and Humphrey warns on civil rights with Goldwater’s stance.

Washington Johnson Detroit Cadillac Square Indiana Ohio William E. Miller New York Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Goldwater Arizona San Diego Calif North Atlantic Treaty Organization Humphrey Youngstown

Ohio Labor Day traffic toll tops 22 in 78 hours

The Associated Press reports 22 traffic deaths in Ohio during the 78 hour Labor Day weekend ending Monday at midnight while nationwide fatalities exceed 500. National figures show boating and drowning add 74 more deaths, with totals near but below last year’s record.

Associated Press Ohio National Safety Council The Safety Council Ohio Highway Safety Department

Senate debates curb on reapportionment clash

Senate moves to invoke cloture on Dirksen reapportionment plan aimed at delaying state legislative orders for a year or more. The move tests two thirds support as liberal Democrats push back and Humphrey weighs joining anti Dirksen bloc amid Johnson and party platform contrasts.

Washington Senate Congress Supreme Court Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Dirksen Mike Mansfield Montana Dirksens Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn Johnson

Cincinnati Sit-In Ends Week-Long Fast by Woman

A white housewife, Mrs Judy Menzi, ends a week-long fast at Cincinnati City Hall protesting conditions at Standish Apartments, where residents are Negro. She plans to register her five-year-old son in school then rejoin the sit-in as about 100 joined the protest initially, later fluctuating to seven to twelve.

Cincinnati Standish Apartments Judy Menzi City Hall

Six States Hold Primaries Nationwide and a Fatal Road Crash

Primary elections tilt to four Senate seats four governors and 28 House seats across Arizona New Hampshire Colorado Minnesota Vermont and Wisconsin In Ohio a Crooksville man claimed he struck 62 year old Fred Eickel after pulling off to help a car he believed he recognized In West Virginia Cecil H Underwood urged residents not to rely on charity from New York cab drivers amid a Labor Day event Paul Raynard a 26 year old taxi driver and actor collected thousands of pounds of clothing for Appalachia.

Washington —P Senate House Arizona New Hampshire Colorado Minnesota Vermont Wisconsin New Lexington Danny Dyrer Crooksville Perry County Pineville W. Va Cecil H. Underwood West New York West Virginia Paul Raynard

Washington responds to Goldwater criticisms from rivals

Indirectly answering criticism from Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater, Washington officials address concerns raised by opponents. The exchange centers on policy specifics and the administration's stance ahead of the upcoming campaign events.

Washington Barry Goldwater

Athens County fire destroys residence in Lodi Two

A fire at a residence in Lodi Two, Athens County, caused extensive damage. The incident is under investigation by local fire authorities, with no injuries reported at the time of the report.

Athens County Lodi Two

Half Million In Cash Found In Clutched Brief Case

Mrs Isabell Long 48 the estranged wife of Richland County Coroner Russell Long was in a wrecked car six miles north of Mount Vernon Ohio. She held a briefcase containing nearly 500000 in currency bonds and checks when authorities freed it.

Mount Vernon Isabell Long Mansfield Marcy Hospital University Hospital Columbus Dr. Long

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