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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1964
Page
2
United Press International notes Americans prepare for a long Thanksgiving weekend with shopping and travel. The National Safety Council does not track Thanksgiving traffic deaths, but reports 662 fatalities in a comparable 102 hour November period in 1963.
Dr. Sam Sheppard plans a quiet Thanksgiving at his brother's home with Ariane and their son Sam Jr. The holiday comes amid a pending habeas ruling on his release after nearly a decade in prison for his wife Marilyn Sheppard's 1954 murder. Bailey remains optimistic as a possible second trial looms.
U.S. consul in Stanleyville Michael P. Hoyt describes weeks of torture and a flag eating incident during rebel captivity in the Congo. He arrived in Leopoldville with four staffers after a Belgian airlift, recounting executions halted by Gen Nicholas Olenga and the perilous journey of escape.
A Belgian priest said American missionary Dr. Paul Carlson was killed by rebels who fired on hostages moved from the Victoria Hotel. About 160 Belgians arrived in Brussels after a dramatic rescue as paratroopers arrived to free prisoners amid amid attacks.
Phyllis Rine 25 a missionary from Mount Vernon Ohio was killed by rioting rebels in Stanleyville Congo. Two other Ohio families escaped during the shooting and about 35 hostages were killed. The families were Mr and Mrs Ronald Harshe and their five children from Lima area and Mr and Mrs Howard Crowl and their two children.
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