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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1963

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Two Suspects Held in Alabama Bombings Inquiry

Two white men aged in their late 30s, R. E. Chambliss and Charles Cagle of Birmingham, were placed in city jail for further questioning in a wave of bombings that have troubled Birmingham. Police withheld links to the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church blast that killed four African American girls.

Birmingham Ala Col al Lingo State Highway Patrol L. A. Holcomb R. E. Chambliss Charles Cagle Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Montgomery George C. Wallace Lingo Jefferson Birmingham

Two Hurt In Mishap At Cheshire

John Wes ley Custer 21 of Middleport was killed instantly when the car he rode in knocked down a stop sign broke a power pole and overturned on Route 7 in Cheshire. Driver Paul FE Smith 24 and passenger John H Manley 21, both of Middleport Route 1, were injured and hospitalized. Smith suffered multiple skull fractures and facial injuries while Manley had facial lacerations. Both were listed in satisfactory condition. The accident occurred on a curves near Clark Street, sending the car into a yard and leaving power outages until repairs. Custer is survived by his parents and several siblings. Funeral arrangements were set for Tuesday at Ewing funeral home Pomeroy.

Gallipolis John Wesley Jack) Custer Hudson St Middleport Cheshire Donald R. Warehime Gallia County Custer State Highway Patrol Paul FE. Smith John H. Manley Manley Smith Holzer Hospital Route 7 Fred Mack Clark St Nate Macomber Columbus Theodore Custer Jane Sayre Hilliard Janet Smith Pomeroy Jean Joe Jerry James Middleport High School

East West Sessions Advance at U.N. Talks

U S diplomats expect a Wednesday night meeting between Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko as the likely next step in new Washington Moscow accords. Rusk breakfasted with Lord Home and will join a U Thant dinner with Gromyko.

P—U.s Dean Rusk Andrei A. Gromyko Washington Moscow Rusk Lord Home Gromyko U.N U Thant U.S

Grain Sale Approval Predicted

Washington reports debated decision on permitting a wheat sale to the Soviet Union. Officials anticipate a favorable outcome despite some opposition in Congress. Talks in Ottawa explored a deal possibly reaching three million tons for about 250 million dollars as departments prepare to advise the president.

Soviet Union Kennedy White House Ottawa Congress

Veterans of Viet Nam coverage prompt congressional charge

A House subcommittee accused the State Department of hiding facts by restricting reporters in South Viet Nam. Rep. John E. Moss said the policy limited information and worsened the international crisis, calling for full disclosure to the public. In Bellaire, a 32-year-old painter who married eight days ago leaped 150 feet from a bridge into the Ohio River and died after being rescued.

Washington State Department South Viet Nam House Subcommittee On Information John E. Moss D-Calif Subcommittee Viet Nam U.S Bellaire Ohio River Don Fleming Bellaire Hospital

McNamara Delays Departure From Saigon

Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara postponed his departure for Washington by 24 hours after a week long South Viet Nam inspection. He passed up a field trip to central Viet Nam to prepare a top secret White House report and report to President Kennedy on the Viet Nam war and Buddhist tensions with Diem.

Saigon South Viet Nam Robert S. McNamara Washington McNamara Kennedy White House Viet Nam Maxwell D. Taylor U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Duous Ngo Dinh Diem Diem

Seven Drown In Car Plunge In Buffalo Canal

Seven youths died Sunday night when their car failed to negotiate a curve and plummeted through a steel fence into the Black Rock Canal. Six bodies were recovered inside the car, the seventh by divers today as police raised the wreckage. In Congo, Congolese president Kasavubu dissolved Parliament after lawmakers refused to draft a constitution.

Buffalo N. Y Black Rock Canal Leopoldville The Congo Joseph Kasavubu

Redefinition Proposal Gains Endorsement at Vatican Council

At St. Peter's Basilica two cardinals and six bishops endorsed a proposed redefinition of the Roman Catholic Church as the Vatican Ecumenical Council resumed. Pope Paul VI reopened the council after a nine month recess and urged reform. The schema “De Ecclesia” was praised as a solid foundation and will be revised further before the Dec. 4 session end.

Vatican City St. Peter’s Basilica Paul VI Council

Berber Units Revolting in Tizi Ouzou Algeria

Government forces entered Tizi Ouzou to quell a Berber force revolt led by Col Mohand Ou El Hadj. Units blocked roads east and south of the town while authorities sealed exits and searched travelers. Separate notice: Bowling Green State University received a 50179 grant from the U S Department of Health Education and Welfare for research.

Tizi Ouzou Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella Kabylie Mohand Ou el Hadj Ben Bella 7Th Algiers Bowling Green —P Bowling Green State University U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Southeastern Ohio Firemen Go To School

More than 100 Southeastern Ohio firefighters attended the Hocking Valley Regional Fire School in Gallipolis. Instructors demonstrated ladders pumps and river rescue with a 75 foot aerial ladder from the Gallipolis Fire Department at First Ave park front. The event was sponsored by the Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department and supported by the State Department of Education trades and industrial education services and City Manager Gary R Short. Cincinnati report notes eight Sunday sales citations issued in Hamilton County.

Tallipolis Southeastern Ohio Hocking Valley Gallipolis Fire Department First Ave Gallipolis Volunteer Fire Department Vocational Division State Department of Education Gary R. Short

Ex-Dominican President Bosch Sails Into Exile

Ex-President Juan Bosch sailed aboard the Dominican navy frigate Mella into exile after a military coup he blamed on preparatory actions before his February inauguration. He and his wife, plus Gen. Antonio Imbert Barrera, were bound for Guadeloupe as tensions rose over the chaos of the junta ruling since Wednesday.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Juan Bosch Bosch Guadeloupe Mella Antonio Imbert Barrera Rafael L. Trujillo Miami Francisco Aguirre Mexico

Rites Set At School For Girl 16

Kay Sharp 16 Amesville dies from injuries after a truck car crash on Route 377 near Chesterhill. Three other Amesville Juniors Patsy Golden 16 Bonita Gillette 15 Marilyn Wolfe 15 injured. all were en route to McConnelsville for fall festival donations. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm in the Amesville High School auditorium. Burial in Amesville Cemetery.

Kay Sharp Amesville Miss Sharp Ames-bern University Hospital Columbus Chesterhill Ames- Bern Marietta Memorial Hospital Patsy Golden Bonita Gillette Athens Marilyn Wolfe Marietta Hospital Miss Golden Miss Gillette William and Jane Eckard Sharp Albert Linscott Jagers and Sons Funeral Home

Train Wreck Injures Four Near Chillicothe

Four crewmen were injured Sunday night when a Detroit Toledo and Ironton freight train derailed southwest of Chillicothe in Ross County. Officials say 33 cars and 4 engines left the track on a sharp curve about 16 miles from town. Some box cars piled up to five high and many tumbled down embankments.

Chillicothe Detroit Toledo

Lausche Opposes House Tax Reduction Bill

Senator Frank J. Lausche of Ohio states opposition to a House passed tax cut measure. He warns the country faces a national debt exceeding WW II levels by about 45 billion dollars, and expresses disbelief at the modern concept of management.

Springfield Frank J. Lausche Ohio Lausche

Cyclist killed in Route 33 crash near Athens

Richard Dale Morris 25 died of a skull fracture after his motorcycle left a curve on Route 33 and struck a bridge abutment near Athens. He was pronounced dead at Sheltering Arms Hospital at 12 40 a.m. Monday. Morris attended Shade High School and worked for Stanley Plumbing and Heating Co. Survivors include his wife Madonna two sons his parents and three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services set for 2 30 p.m. Wednesday at Bates Methodist Church. Burial in adjacent cemetery. Friends may visit his mother’s home after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Athens Route 5 Sheltering Arms Hospital Richard Dale Morris State Highway Patrol Morris Athens County Shade High School Stanley Plumbing and Heating Co Madonna William Clarence Richard Michael Louise Morris Dale Morris Kenneth Rochester N. Y Gary Paulding Frederick Sharon Gross N.Y Carolyn Sue Morris Bates Methodist Church William Lafountain Christ Lutheran Church

Man faces manslaughter charge after Logan crash

Logan police said a two car collision Sunday at Front and Mulberry streets left Goldie Hudnell, 45, of Columbus dead from a fractured skull and crushed chest. Clovis Hudnell, 48, injured. Donald Rose, 17, suffered arm head and leg injuries. Rose may have failed to stop for a traffic light. charges planned.

Logan Hocking County Columbus Goldie Hudnall Hunter St Athens County Clovis Eugene Donald Dwaine Rose Front and Mulberry Sts Route 33 Hudwell Front St Rose Mulberry Hudnell Hocking Valley Hospital James Johnson West Logan

Brakeman Crushed While Adjusting Rail Coupling

Paul Mobley, 30, of Middleburg Heights, a River Terminal Railroad employee, was killed early today in Republic Steel Corp yards while adjusting a coupling between two open hearth bogies.

Cleveland Pi—A Republic Steel Corp Paul Mobley Middleburg Heights River Terminal Railroad

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