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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1964
Page
1
A bloodless coup to oust Premier Nguyen Khanh collapsed within 124 hours as dissident commanders and 2000 troops arrested Khanh. Khanh announced a postcoup goal to destroy communism and build democracy, praising unity of the armed forces and vowing discipline.
A forest fire near the former Connett School in Wayne National Forest was reported at 11 30 a m Monday. Fire crews from Nelsonville and U S Forest Service battled the blaze, with two state fire crews summoned. Smoke first spotted at 10 13 a m by Snake tower at Lick Run amid extreme dry conditions.
Washington hailed the rapid collapse of South Viet Nam’s anti government uprising. Officials said Premier Nguyen Khanh should press the war against Communist guerrillas as Secretary of State Dean Rusk voiced pleasure that the trouble was over and the government could proceed with its main tasks.
Spec. 4 Hans Puhl, 22, a German immigrant in the U.S. Army, braved East German fire for 40 minutes at dawn to help a wounded refugee escape over the Berlin Wall as West Berlin police and East German forces clashed.
Senator Barry Goldwater will travel the presidential campaign train to Ohio Indiana and Illinois with Athens as the second stop on Sept 29 starting at Marietta. Other stops include Chillicothe Blanches ter and Cincinnati and a likely speech from the train rear platform at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot.
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urged Democrats to recall Truman’s 1948 upset as he barnstorms the Midwest attacking Barry Goldwater. He accused Goldwater of playing on emotions over race and civil rights while Congress wrestles Social Security health care and reapportionment amid looming campaign deadlines.
Republican nominee Barry Goldwater faces divided appraisals on civil rights from GOP vice presidential candidate William Miller and Democrat Hubert Humphrey. Miller praised Goldwater's stance while Humphrey argued the statements foster hate and violence. Goldwater vows to enforce the civil rights law if elected and campaigns across the West and South amid accusations of courting the old Confederacy.
Pope Paul VI opened the third Vatican Council session urging bishops to define their place in church governance with the pope. He pledged to pursue Christian unity and stressed centralized leadership while affirming shared episcopal power without reducing papal primacy.
The National Farmers Organization pushes a holding action against markets across 23 states since Aug. 20, with rhetoric of pressure and scattered violence. President Oren Lee Staley stresses cumulative impact over daily receipts as farmers curb selling to squeeze prices. A dairy farmer near Iowa notes milk prices lagging behind 1952 53 levels.
State Treasurer John D. Herbert releases July 1 to Sept 5 sales tax totals for area counties. Athens 110054 with 114618 prior year, Gallia 59081 vs 57782, Hocking 49790 vs 46651, Meigs 50395 vs 47650, Perry 50084 vs 46059, Vinton 13836 vs 16170.
Kenneth Ray White, 21, of Pomeroy, who escaped from County jail Friday night, surrendered Saturday night to Sheriff Robert Hartenbach. White is jailed on two counts of auto theft after breaking out of a second floor cell by picking a lock.
Severe weather in central South Korea brings flash floods and landslides across multiple counties. Local authorities urge evacuations and monitor unstable hillsides as rescuers search for stranded residents and assess damage to roads and homes.
Inside The Messenger reports Halleck attacking Democrats while praising the GOP. Five persons are injured in Gallia County in a separate item. The Cleveland Browns defeat the Washington Redskins in the opener. Chauncey hosts 132 firemen at the Hocking Regional Fire School. Lets unite the appeals in Athens.
A senior Pentagon official recently fired after a probe into funds irregularities was posthumously or previously honored in 1962 with the Defense Department Distinguished Civilian Service Award. Records show William H. Godel received the top defense employee honor for his perceptive contributions to defense programs and dedicated public service.
New Miss America Vonda Van Dyke prepares for a demanding year as she awaits her first press meeting. In Phoenix Duane Kapp, 22, a University of Arizona law student and her longtime boyfriend, says the spotlight could change their life and that marriage is a possible future.
District fire warden Ed Chesser reports seven area forest fires were extinguished over the weekend. Fire watch towers at Tuppers Plains, Atkinson Ridge, Zaleski forest, and Rockhouse in Hocking State Park were active as crews battled blazes across Trimble and other townships. Careless smokers and the hunting season amid a long drought contributed to the fires.
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