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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1962

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Justice Department Subpoenas Big Steel Records

U S Steel chairman Blough defends a $6 a ton price rise as non-inflationary and vital while Justice Department moves to a grand jury probe of suspected price collusion. Subpoenas extend to Bethlehem Steel Jones & Laughlin Armco and others as investigations threaten breakup efforts.

Justice Department BIG Steel Records U.S NEW York Roger M. Blough U.S. Steel Kennedy Washington Robert F. Kennedy U. S. Steel Blough Bethlehem, Jones & Laughlin Armco Steel

Reopen Berlin Talks Focus on West Berlin Access

Washington reports the new round of U S Soviet Berlin talks will open with access guarantees for Western powers between West Germany and Berlin. Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet ambassador Dobrynin convene Monday as U S proposals seek unhindered surface and air routes through an international authority.

Washington Berlin West Germany Dean Rusk Anatoly F. Dobrynin United States U. S Soviet Union West Berlin Ruskin Geneva Andrei A. Gromyko United

New Link In Cancer Found by Texas Researchers

Atlantic City report details laboratory experiments where hamsters developed tumors after exposure to an adenovirus linked to human adenoids. The American Cancer Society supported the work and urged caution, noting this does not prove human cancers are virus caused.

Texas American Cancer Society ACS Texas Group

Soviets Say West Refuses Unpoliced Nuclear Moratorium

At the 17 nation general disarmament conference in Geneva, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerii Zorin accused the United States and Britain of blocking an informal testing moratorium. He claimed the proposal came from India and others to halt all nuclear tests, while the eight middle group nations stayed out of the crossfire.

Geneva Soviet Union United States Britain Valerian A. Zorin Zorin India

Ruling Changes on Student Deferments in Ohio

Ohio local draft boards may now judge each deferment case on its own merits Col R E Clouse state Selective Service director says new ruling approved at a two day meeting of 150 Ohio clerks Clouse notes boards no longer must weigh a student’s grades or class standing in deferment decisions

Columbusai Ohio Col R. E. Clouse State Selective Service Selective Service Clouse

Timely Friday the 13th Advice From New York

Readers are warned against common superstitions on Friday the 13th with playful guidance to avoid ladders and black cats while reminding not to let superstition rule the day.

New York P. S

Ohio attorney general moves to overturn billboard ruling

Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy's office intends to file promptly to reverse a judge's decision declaring Ohio's anti billboard law unconstitutional. In Atlantic City New Jersey Brig. Gen. Charles H Roadman said Project Mercury officials will not schedule further animal flights for future manned earth orbits.

Columbus Mark McElroy Ohio Atlantic City N. J.P Charles H. Roadman Project Mercury Earth

Lock Crack Delays Start Of Seaway

MASSENA N Y A crack in the Eisenhower Lock will delay the St Lawrence Seaway opening for at least a week. The fourth shipping season was to start Sunday between Montreal and Lake Ontario but will be paused until the crack is repaired. If worse than expected the delay could reach two weeks though some observers fear four weeks.

Blough U.S. Steel Ward Armco Steel Corp Inland Steel Co Armco Inland Massena N. Y St. Lawrence Seaway St. Lawrence Development Corporation

President To Review Navy Work In Naval Exercises

President Kennedy examines Atlantic Fleet combat drills from sea and shore. He travels to Norfolk for a secret briefing on fleet attack and defense, then views operations aboard ships including the submarine Thomas A. Edison and the Northampton. Vice President Johnson joins at Oceana.

Dent Kennedy Navy Marine Corps Kennedy Norfolk Andrews Air Force Base Maryland Oceana Naval Air Station Lyndon B. Johnson Oceana Congress Thomas A. Edison Hampton Roads Northampton

Warren motorist protests steel price rise with sign

A Warren driver displayed a sign reading Help stamp out United States Steel taped to the rear window of a Volkswagen. The public protest followed Wednesday’s $6 a ton steel price increase shown Thursday.

United States Steel Volkswagen

New York City Teachers Strike Ends With Settlement Plan

Governor Rockefeller and Mayor Wagner announced a formula to add 13 million to city schools and permit final settlement after a 34 hour talks. The UF T AFL C IO called off a one day strike after a court order and union president Charles Cogen said negotiations could resume with the extra funds. The plan allows borrowing 48.6 million for current operations from 62 million due next September, with later deferred payments and 13.4 million in interest avoided.

Rockefeller and Wagner

Aerial Command Post For JFK Is Always On Alert

A special airborne command post near Washington is ready to fly at a moment’s notice to serve President Kennedy and top commanders in case of a nuclear attack. Three such planes exist with a guard, dogs, and Air Force policemen. They operate alongside an underground Maryland sanctuary and the Navy ship Northhampton as alternate wartime HQs.

Jfk Air Force Strategic Air Command Kennedy Maryland Navy Northhampton Atlantic

Elizabeth Taylor Leaves Night Club After Date

Elizabeth Taylor went home alone from a date with Richard Burton while an onlooker noted tears in her eyes. Burton remained at the table as Taylor’s companion escorted her to her car before he returned to work on Cleopatra. A Vatican weekly attacked her marital record as a wandering outsider and the studio declined comment.

Rome Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Burton Cleopatra Marc Antony Miss Taylor Vatican

Erie Ohio Canal Draws Criticism in Ohio Labor Circles

An Ohio labor group heard Dr. Thomas J. McDermott of Duquesne University warn that the Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal would injure Ohio’s economy. He argued the plan would mainly benefit the Youngstown-Warren region and harms both states.

Erie-Ohio Canal Mist Ohio Beaver-Mahoning Rivers State of Thomas J. McDermott Duquesne University Pittsburgh Upper Ohio Valley Association Pennsylvania Youngstown-Warren

Brazil Signs Progress Pact With United States

Brazil and the United States signed a 276 million dollar agreement to aid Brazil's impoverished northeast under the Alliance for Progress. The program targets 23 million people in a 600000 square mile region, described by the State Department as a major action under the alliance. Temperatures will run below normal with light snow flurries and rain in the forecast.

Washington United States Brazil Alliance For Progress State Department

Khrushchev Gambles to Reform Soviet Agriculture

Soviet Premier Khrushchev pursues a risky overhaul of agriculture to end chronic food shortages. He pushes decentralization, farm self management, and cost cuts while confronting the legacy of collectivization and heavy industry priorities. The move tests Communist dogma and could affect Cold War dynamics if food output improves.

Khrushchev Berlin Viet Nam Stalin U.S.S.R

Court Turns Down Appeal in Cleveland Drugging Case

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed Mrs Vincent N Fratantonio s appeal after defense failed to file supporting briefs. Convicted in Cleveland Juvenile Court in 1960 she drugged her daughters Venita and Bernadette into deep sleep with barbiturates receiving a year in jail and a 500 dollar fine.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Vincent N. Fratantonio Cleveland

Nuclear reactor begins five year fuel efficiency program

SAXTON Pa the nations newest nuclear power reactor began operations Thursday initiating a five year experimental program to boost efficiency in nuclear fuel. Hollywood Cedars of Lebanon tests for undisclosed ailment involve Louella Parsons. Benny Goodman to perform in Moscow on May 30 his 53rd birthday inaugurating his Soviet tour with first jazz concert.

Saxton Hollywood Louella O. Parsons Cedars of Lebanon New York Benny Goodman Moscow

Police link to stepson murder as body pieces vanish abroad

In Cincinnati Cooper admits killing his 20 year old stepson John C Jackson. He says he cut up the body and scattered parts in Georgia and Florida. The head and hands remain missing. Prosecutor Hover subpoenas Shell Oil credit card records in Cleveland seeking clues on Cooper's route.

Cincinnati John C. Jackson Cooper Jackson Georgia Florida C. Watson Shell Oil Co Cleveland

Kennedy extends pause on aid to church schools bill

Secretary Ribicoff signaled the administration will not advance the church school aid measure this year. In Columbus, state education officials announced a new training program for school custodians. The Atomic Energy Commission conducted its 27th low-yield underground test at the Nevada site.

Washington Kennedy Abraham A. Ribicoff Columbus E. E. Holt The Atomic Energy Commission Nevada

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