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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1962
Page
1
U S Steel raises prices per ton prompting President Kennedy to push for wage price moderation and consider compulsory controls. The move undermines administration efforts with the Steelworkers Union and raises questions about future adherence to voluntary guidelines amid industry price increases.
U S Steel Corp the nation’s largest producer raised steel prices by six dollars per ton a move that could influence pricing across the industry and impact auto construction and appliance sectors. The increase follows a previous within week action by U S Steel and ten other firms.
The United States and Britain face a Soviet stand against an enforceable test ban. President Kennedy plans atmospheric testing in the Central Pacific in about two weeks, with 30 to 40 explosions over two months. Prime Minister MacMillan presses for East West agreement, urging Khrushchev to modify policy to permit inspection.
In Manhattan Se ward Park High School 2300 pupils riot after a morning bell, throwing papers and clashing outside. Police and reinforcements quell the melee as a TV crew records the scene. Union claims 4000 teachers picket citywide amid talks on a $28 million offer and possible injunction.
Ford Motor Co. will not build a small car in the United States this year due to weak demand. Henry Ford II halted the Cardinal project in a rare overnight announcement, planning to continue overseas production for possible import if markets improve.
New York dealer John F. Fleming bought Col Charles A Lindbergh papers for 3500 dollars and Lt Col John H Glenn Jr letters for 425 dollars. In Cleveland a Great Lakes World Center concept was proposed for Erieview urban renewal area to consolidate trade services. Rochester Minnesota novelist Harold Albert Lamb died at 69 after a short illness.
Gen Lucius D Clay will wind up his duties as Kennedy's Berlin special representative and return to Washington for consultations. He plans a brief Berlin return next weekend, signaling the end of his crisis time assignment in the city. Simultaneously Sen Frank Lausche advocates a new approach to the 1963 farm bill amid fears of regimentation. A Federal indictment in Columbus charges 30 men with fraud on home improvement loans. General of the Army Douglas MacArthur is honored as the first medal recipient bearing his name. Omaha school chief Dr Harry Burke dies at 65 after long service since 1946.
In Havana negotiators seeking to ransom 1179 Cuban invasion prisoners met Prime Minister Fidel Castro for four hours and voiced optimism. The exile delegation said there is hope Castro will meet them again. Prisoners at Principe Prison learned of the session, prompting joyous shouts and demonstrations outside.
In Painesville, the Gail G. Grant Co. pledges 15000 dollars to a 165000 dollar drive for free off street municipal parking. The gift will be paid over five years. Campaign officials hope to reach the goal.
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy exchanged sharp criticism on mental health and other issues at a Knights of Columbus luncheon with about 500 attendees. McElroy called Ohio’s mental health program obsolete and accused the administration of using hospital visits for publicity, while DiSalle defended progress and said Ohio’s facilities provide better treatment than in 1959.
In Cape Canaveral scientists focus on the Centaur high energy rocket with a 15 minute ballistic test planned. A recent second stage fuel valve problem halted the first joint US British satellite launch, delaying the mission and disappointing 70 UN committee members including six Communist bloc representatives.
Senator Everett Dirksen, veteran Republican leader with nearly 28 years in Congress, coasted to a decisive win in the Illinois primary defeating Harley D. Jones, a little known Chicago lawyer. Clinton R. Robinson, 59, president of Carborundum Co., died Tuesday. the firm runs 58 plants in 16 countries with a plant at Logan.
Marseille police recover eight Paul Cezanne paintings from a parked car. The works stolen last August from the Aix en Provence Museum are valued at $2 million, marking the era's largest art theft wave in Western Europe and the French Riviera. Experts doubted sale to a dealer due to the fame and quality of the pieces.
The Marine Band played polka and dance music at a White House reception for Congress. About 1000 senators, House members, spouses, and other guests attended the black tie event Wednesday night.
A 73 year old retired realtor in Zanesville was robbed of 32000 in government bonds and 2300 in cash after two men forced entry, bound him, and stole a 500 diamond ring and a .32 caliber pistol. Police note the total loss and items seized. The report also includes a five day Ohio forecast for southern and central regions.
An Associated Press analyst argues Cuba’s food rationing exposes the failures of communism. He traces shortages to centralized power, rapid industrial push, brutal policy, and extensive state control that stifles farming, private initiative, and skilled emigration, noting similar patterns under Soviet influence.
President Kennedy may act today to stop the four week old West Coast shipping strike. Justice Department lawyers in San Francisco plan an 80 day injunction as soon as Washington signals. Hawaii faces food shortages and Gov Quinn urges White House intervention though a settlement seems unlikely.
In Cleveland Mrs. Cyrus Eaton wife of the industrialist planned to join Women Strike for Peace in a mara thon vigil in front of the White House. The group protested the planned renewal of atmospheric nuclear testing after learning President Kennedy could not meet with them.
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