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Wilmington News Journal

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1963

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Second Bullet Fatal To Kennedy, Report Says

An autopsy based report states the first bullet to Kennedy caused only a minor back wound while the second shot to the head was fatal. Gov. Connally was wounded in the chest by the same volley. The account suggests Kennedy might have survived if he had dived to the floor after the first shot.

Kennedy Washington John F. Kennedy Dallas Parkland Hospital Bethesda Naval Hospital John B. Connally Texas

U N General Assembly ends its 18th session in New York

The United Nations General Assembly wrapped up its 18th session in New York after a three month meeting. Talks on disarmament and outer space yielded few far reaching results while East West tensions eased modestly due to Kennedy and Johnson policies. African attacks on segregation and colonialism dominated debate alongside clashes over West Germany and Portugal.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. General Assembly John F. Kennedy Johnson Assembly Kennedy Nikolai T. Fedorenko Moscow Geneva Soviet Union West Germany South Africa Portugal

Sidney Builder Turns to Crime

Lloyd Blackford, 33, a prominent Sidney builder, robbed the First National Exchange Bank branch on Michigan Street while wearing a woman's disguise. He wounded himself and hostage Mrs. Dale Anderson, 26, and was shot in the neck by Patrolman Hibner during the pursuit. Blackford confessed mentioning a good business, and was hospitalized under guard after the exchange.

Sidney, Ohio Tom Sidney Tom Hibner Lloyd Blackford Blackford Hibner Wilson Memorial Hospital Dale Anderson Michigan Street First National Exchange Bank Anderson L. Warner Warner

VISITING SANTA AT COURTHOUSE SIX TO NINE EACH NIGHT

The Passing Show reports Santa at the Courthouse South Street entrance will be available nightly from 6 to 9 PM and noon to 9 PM Saturday for children to share Christmas wishes. Ohio State Patrol notes a crash on SR 134 near Lynchburg as 16 year old Mike Elam lost steering control when the column detached. the car hit a tree stump but no injuries were reported and damage was minor.

Santa Santa Claus South St Ohio State Mike Elam Lynchburg Mike Dike

Derailment damages Erie-Lackawanna freight train near Mansfield

A freight train derailment four miles west of Mansfield Ohio caused damage potentially in the thousands. Fourteen of fifty cars toppled, all carrying piggy back trucks, spilling pork quarters and thousands of unmailed magazines. no one was injured and there was no mail on board despite early reports.

Mansfield

McNamara Plane Narrowly Misses Collision at Orly

U S Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and aides escaped a near collision on takeoff from Orly as his K135 jet hit its tires to avoid a landing plane. The trip followed NATO talks and precedes a Saigon assessment of Viet Nam strategy amid rising guerrilla attacks after the Diem coup.

Paris U.S Robert S. McNamara Orly South Viet Nam McNamara North Atlantic Treaty Organization Meredith Sutton Johnson Ngo Dinh Diem

Death Takes Lewis Sutton

Lewis A. Sutton 52 president of The Wilmington Publishing Sales Co. dies at Hale Hospital from pneumonia after surgery. A Wilmington native, WWII veteran, he led the firm from 1952 and moved plants to Nelson Road in 1960. Survived by widow Virginia, son William, sister Louella. services at Marsh Funeral Home with burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery.

Lewis A. Sutton Peterson Wilmington Publishing Sales Co Hale Hospital Wilmington Wilmington High School Sutton Wilmington News-Journal BPO Elks American Legion VFW Shrine Club Eagles Snow Hill Country Club Wilmington Lodge 52 F&am Valley of Cincinnati Scottish Rite First Baptist Church Arthur Sutton Mabel Reed Sutton Darbyshire Dr Virginia L. Sutton William A. Sutton Wilmington College Louella Sutton Babb Walnut St the Marsh Funeral Home Scottish Rite Sugar Grove Cemetery

Two JFK Memorials Move Forward in Congress

Congress committees approve naming the proposed national cultural center the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The House passes a bill by a 352 to 6 vote to place Kennedy’s likeness on 50 cent pieces minted after January 1.

Washington John F. Kennedy Congress House Senate House Public Works

Yale Mail Volume Dips As Kennedy Death Impacts Christmas Rush

The 1963 Christmas mailings are expected to reach only 10 billion pieces, below 1962, as postal officials link the drop to President Kennedy's assassination. Through early December about 6.5 billion pieces have moved, with letter mail hardest hit. A 5 cent Christmas stamp featuring the White House and national tree is set for record sales, with over 2 billion printed.

Washington John F. Kennedy Post Office Department Frederick C. Belen Chicago White House

Africans Storm Red Square Over Ghanaian Student Death

In Moscow hundreds of African students from Ghana and elsewhere rioted near Red Square protesting a Ghanaian student’s stabbing. They clashed with police along the Leninist precincts and tried to reach the Kremlin while Soviet authorities urged calm.

Moscow Red Square Ghana Khrushchev Kremlin Alabama Spasky Tower

CMH Board Eyes Plans To Expand

Clin ton Memorial Hospital trustees hire Sullivan Isaacs Sullivan to study expansion needs. Plan aims to use Hill-Burton federal funds with county bond match after study results. Board members include Ben Hannah J M Darbyshire Harold Aible Stanley Bernard Forrest Tucker and William Thompson. House approves free junk mail for members. senators oppose.

Board of Trustees Clinton Memorial Hospital Cincinnati Sullivan, Isaacs & Sullivan Hill-Burton Ben Hannah Blanchester J. M. Darbyshire Wilmington Harold Aible New Vienna Stanley Bernard Sabina Forrest Tucker William Thompson Chester Township

Senate panel boosts foreign aid fund total

The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a foreign aid bill carrying 3.2995 billion dollars in new overseas assistance, compared with 2.8017 billion passed by the House. The panel dropped a House amendment blocking guarantees of private financing for grain sales to Communist bloc buyers, as debate looms before a possible conference.

Washington Senate Senate Appropriations Committee House U.S Everett M. Dirksen John F. Kennedy Karl E. Mundt R-S.d

Grocer Dies in his own trap after burglary setup

B C Russell 63 killed by a 12 gauge shotgun rigged at his Everman Texas food store after burglars struck multiple times. The trap fired as the back door opened, a pistol trap had earlier claimed another life in 1959. Russell had tried to remove it but reinstalled the shotgun.

Fort Worth Tex B.C. Russell Russell Everman J.E. Riley

Johnson Says He Is Open to Khrushchev Meeting

President Johnson stated he would meet with any world leader including Nikita Khrushchev if talks are fruitful. He cited arranging discussions with West Germany Britain Italy Canada and Mexico and noted Mann will coordinate Latino American policy. He added the Senate foreign aid boost is constructive and plans to travel to Texas for Christmas. The budget may exceed 100 billion with new programs and the economy is now above 600 billion GNP, seen as a Christmas gift.

Washington Johnson Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev West Germany Britain Italy Canada Mexico Thomas Mann Mann Hemisphere Senate Action House Congress Texas United Nations Walter Heller

Weather for Mrs Ethel H Hayes in Ohio

Partly cloudy and windy with colder conditions and snow flurries in central and east Ohio this afternoon. Tonight, partly cloudy and much colder with lows from 5 below to 5 above. Thursday brings considerable cloudiness with a 9 chance of snow flurries and continued cold, high around 15.

Ohio

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