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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1964

Page

3

Martyrs Honored in Rallies for Slain Mississippi Workers

Thousands of whites and blacks in New York and Long Island mourners remembered two white civil rights workers Andrew Goodman 20 and Michael Schwerner 24 and their colleague James Chaney 21 as martyrs. Services featured leaders from CORE and SNCC and the refrain We shall overcome while families attended.

NEW York Mississippi FBI Andie Goodman Michael Schwerner James Chaney Meridian Miss Philadelphia

City Without Gas As Line Is Severed

Albany residents faced a gas outage after construction work ruptured a natural gas line. Crews aimed to patch lines and restore service to more than 12 500 meters while guarding against escaping gas from unlit pilot lights.

Albany, Ga City and Gas Company South Georgia

Two Men Fined for Beating Rabbi in Civil Rights Case

HATTIESBURG Mississippi AP. Clifton Archie Keys 51 and Kilmer Estus Keys 31 pleaded no contest to crimes tied to the July 10 assault on Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld 51 a civil rights worker from Cleveland Ohio.

Hattiesburg, Miss Clifton Archie Keys Kilmer Estus Keys Arthur Lelyveld Cleveland Ohio

Buffalo for sale from government refuges at $200

The AP reports the government will sell live buffalo for $200 each on a first come first served basis. A total of 228 buffalo along with 89 elk and 91 longhorns are moved from refuges to reduce crowding, with sales limited to live buffalo and buffalo meat at the Wichita Mountains Refuge Cache Oklahoma Fort Niobrara Refuge Valentine Nebraska and National Bison Range Moiese Montana. Elk meat and longhorn meat will be sold at Wichita Mountains and Fort Niobrara, but no live elk sale will occur.

Washington Wichita Mountains Cache Okla Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge Valentine Neb

Conflicting Street Sign Names Delays Action in Glens Falls

In Glens Falls New York a street signs show Catherine on one end and Katherine on the other end causing confusion. The Common Council studied the issue but pushed any decision to a later date.

Glens Falls N.Y Catherine Katherine

Cartoonist Fontaine Fox Dies At 80 In Greenwich

Greenwich AP reports Fontaine Fox creator of the Toonerville Trolley cartoons died in a Greenwich hospital Sunday at 80. Fox drew the rickety trolley characters from 1920 to 1955 appearing in up to 200 papers and earning over 2 million dollars. Funeral set for Tuesday with burial in Carmel New York.

Greenwich, Conn Fontaine Fox Toonerville Fox Greenwich Hospital Edith Elizabeth Hinz Carmel N_Y

Luci Johnson's California Tour Cut Short by Illness

Luci Baines Johnson fell ill with a 24 hour bug during a California campaign swing. She canceled a San Francisco Symphony benefit at Stanford University and needed rest after arriving at SFO. Despite sickness, she briefly attended a La Honda barbecue before retreating with Secret Service protection.

San Francisco Luci Baines Johnson California Donald la Honda Luci San Francisco Symphony Stanford University

Medal of Honor Hero Kills Couple Then Self In San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas AP A Medal of Honor recipient, William G. Harrell, shot and killed a married couple and then himself with a rifle trap. The victims were FE Zumwalt and Geraldine Zumwalt. Harrell, 42, died of a self-inflicted head wound on his driveway. He later used a hooklike device to trigger the weapon and left no clear motive.

San Antonio Tex William G. Harrell Iwo Jima Ruben Santos Harrell FE. Zumwalt Zumwalt Geraldine Hi Head

Community Organization Meetings Schedule By Day

A dense list of clubs and associations holds meetings Monday and Tuesday at various venues across Manchester, Mayfield, and surrounding towns. Includes boards, chapters, civic groups, fraternal orders, and service organizations with times ranging from noon to 8:30 p.m. at sites such as armories, lodges, halls, and clubs.

Veteran finds new home and work after WWII service

Discharged as a sergeant in 1946, he returned to Mercedes Texas. The Kiwanis Club raised $15 000 for him to buy a ranch. In 1949 he moved to San Antonio and used the funds to build a home there. He joined the Veterans Administration and became chief of the prosthetic appliance group.

Mercedes Tex Kiwanis Club San Antonio Veterans Administration

Boro Civic Association Plans Reorganization Meeting

A Springboro Civic Association meeting at 7 30 p m at the high school will reorganize the group after summer vacations. Glennis Sexton president said the session is open to the public and will involve officers and trustees.

Springboro Glennis Sexton

Six Tribal Leaders Sentenced in Shiraz Revolt

A military tribunal in Shiraz sentenced six tribal leaders to death and six others to long prison terms for the 1963 rebellion near Shiraz in which more than 100 soldiers were killed.

Tehran Iran Shiraz

Northeast Braces for Cool Conditions as Autumn Arrives

The Associated Press reports a cold, clear morning in the Northeast with frost warnings and temperatures near freezing in towns like Haskinville New York. Elsewhere, warm 90s persist in the Southwest while scattered rain hits the Plains Rockies Great Lakes and Gulf and Southeast regions. A storm near Sterling Kansas knocked down structures and Lyons Kansas saw heavy rain hail and winds. Tropical Storm Brendan poses no U.S. threat and is moving 370 miles northeast of Bermuda.

Haskinville N.Y Central Plains Rocky Mountains Great Lakes Mississippi Valley Gulf Coast Sterling Kan Hutchinson Lyons Brendan United States Bermuda

Rose Kennedy III to Miss Mother's Funeral

Mrs. John F. Fitzgerald, mother of the late President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, will be buried Tuesday at St. Brendan's Church in Dorchester Boston. She died Saturday aged 98 as one of her three surviving children, Mrs. Joseph P. Kennedy, is absent from the ceremony. Ann Gargan, a niece, confirmed Mrs Kennedy is ill in Paris and unlikely to travel. Jacqueline Kennedy may attend while vacationing in Europe. Messages of support have poured in from world leaders.

Boston John F. Fitzgerald John Fitzgerald Kennedy Fitzgerald St. Brendan's Catholic Church Dorchester Joseph P. Kennedy Ann Gargan Kennedy Paris Jacqueline Europe Miss Gargan Josephine Mary Hannon

Bond Issue Tops Agenda for School Board Meeting

The Board of Education will discuss a $7 million school building bond issue at 7:30 tonight in the Administration Building at 1515 Girard Ave. An eight-member steering committee for the district wide campaign to pass the bond at the November 3 general election will be announced, with some personnel matters also to be considered. Supt. Howard Cromwell reported.

Board of Education Girard Ave Howard Cromwell

Olive Hill BF brick sets new per formance record for Armco works

On November 23 1963 the Bellefonte Blast Furnace at Armco Ashland Ky set a company record of 4377436 tons for a refractory lining OLIVE HILL BF brick made in Kentucky. The ad touts OLIVE HILL as a modern high density brick produced with fine clays and controlled cycles and urges comparison on cost per ton.

Bellefonte Armco Ashland, Ky Grefco Olive Hill BF Olive Hill Kentucky Olive Hill-Bf

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