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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1962

Page

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Red China Admits Faults In Major Economic Push

Article reports the National People's Congress closing in Peiping with Premier Chou Enlai's account and a 10 point plan to curb the Great Leap Forward. It notes revised communes, slower leap forward, and continued Maoist resolve to counter Khrushchev's stance while Moscow withholds aid. London report adds Earl Attlee hospitalized for stomach checkup.

Red China Khrushchev National People's Congress Peiping Chou Enlai Mainland Mao Tze-tung U. S Mao People’s Khrushchev and Co Kremlin Big Brother Moscow Red Chinese Mao Tzetung

One Dollar Car Ad Sells Fast After Single Sunday Run

An advertiser reports a car sold by 1:30 p.m. after a one time Sunday ad. The ad cost just one dollar and generated two inquiries.

1956 Chevrolet Ad Notice

Classified item listing urges readers to place their own ad by calling SY 3-1242 and mentions an option to charge the ad.

Explosion at Kentucky chemical plant injures dozens

Brandenburg Kentucky factory Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp reports more than 25 workers injured in a 5 10 a m blast that destroyed several block buildings on a 100 acre site. 50 men were inside at the time. One worker missing for hours later appeared at the office with minor injuries.

Brandenburg Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Elizabethtown Street Ohio River

Ransom Replaces Invasion Readiness Among Cuban Exiles

Miami dispatch reports a year after the Bay of Pigs invasion that about 1500 Cuban exiles focus on ransoming 1179 prisoners for $62 million rather than mounting new arms efforts. Hope of returning to Cuba fades as anti Castro groups, led by the Cuban Revolutionary Council, stay in contact with the U.S. government.

Miami Fla Fidel Castro Castro Cuba Cuban Revolutionary Council U.S

State Buys 7800 Acres For Park And Forestry Lands

Natural Resources Director Herbert B Eagon told Gov DiSalle the state has purchased about 7800 acres of strip mine land for park and forestry use in the last two decades. Purchases include 4400 acres in Perry County 1320 in Harrison County and 2100 in Jefferson. The Senate approved emergency funds totaling 560008334 for federal agency operations from disaster relief to space research.

Columbus Natural Resources Herbert B Eagon Michael V. DiSalle Eagon Eagan Perry County Harrison County Jeffer Washington Senate

Private faces court martial over Kennedy criticism

Army reservist Larry D. Chidester, 24, of Salt Lake City, says he expects exoneration after being charged with soliciting and urging soldiers in his unit to sign a letter critical of President Kennedy. The court martial tentatively targets April 23 at Fort Lewis Washington.

FT. Lewis Wash President Kennedy Pfe Larry D. Chidester Salt Lake City

Fleming Man Drowns After Train Knocked Him From Trestle

Carlton Ivan Simms, 32, of Rt. 1 Fleming Ohio, drowned in the Little Kanawha River Monday after being struck or knocked from a railroad trestle by a freight train, police said.

Parkersburg W. Va Carlton Ivan Simms Rt. 1 Fleming, Ohio Little Kanawha River

Cleveland man admits fatal drugstore shooting during robbery

Donald Jean Coleman 25 of Cleveland surrendered to police and signed a statement admitting he shot Kenneth L. Martin 53 during a weekend drugstore robbery, police said.

Cleveland Donald Jean Coleman Kenneth L. Martin

Kennedy plans nonpartisan steel pricing study commission

President Kennedy proposed creating a nonpartisan commission to study the steel industry's pricing, capital needs, and related factors. Democratic leaders urged action while Republicans warned outcomes depend on the appointees and hoped the inquiry remains nonpunitive.

Washington Kennedy White House Senate Hubert H. Humphrey Paul Douglas D-Ill House Economic Committee Congress Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Senate Antitrust Sub John J. Williams Del Everett M. Dirkson

Segregation Trio Excommunicated by New Orleans Archbishop

Archbishop Joseph F Rummel excommunicated Leander H Perez Sr Jackson G Ricau and Mrs B J Gaillot Jr for opposing desegregation of parochial schools. They are barred from receiving Communion though may attend Mass and confess. Msgr E Vagnozzi noted appeals would not be passed to the Vatican.

New Orleans B. J. Gaillot Jr Geft Leander Perez Sr Perez

Copper Firms Reap Profit of $3 Million

Stockpiling investigators told a Senate subcommittee that copper mining companies under government contract diverted shipments and sold to industry at high profits. Witnesses said the firms netted nearly 3 million dollars in windfall profits amid a 1954-55 copper strike that caused shortages in U S industrial plants and threatened operations.

Washington Senate Stuart Symington D-Mo Symington U. S

Skull finding probed to confirm Jackson identity in Gainesville

Cincinnati officials dispatched a special investigator to Gainesville Florida to verify if a skull found near the city belongs to John C. Jackson age 20 who was killed January 21. Prosecutor C Watson Hover said it is probable the skull is the Jackson youth. John A Cooper the stepfather is jailed on $20000 bond on man slaughter and mutilation charges. Cleveland Foundation announced grants totaling 89258 for underprivileged children medically indigent adults and new construction.

Cincinnati Hamilton County Gainesville Fla John C. Jackson C. Watson Hover Jackson John A. Cooper Cleveland Cleveland Foundation

Crash at Havana Embassy creates asylum escape

Sixteen refugees from Fidel Castro’s regime won asylum in the Brazilian Embassy after a city bus rammed through two fences surrounding the building. Cuban guards were stunned and fired none. The driver and passengers, including women and children, sought safety inside the embassy where over 200 refugees are housed. The driver claimed revolution and exited the grounds. It follows a similar December incident at the Ecuadorian Embassy compound.

No Share Policy Outlined For Berlin Talks

Washington reports say Secretary of State Rusk is satisfied after a first Berlin talk with Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin conducted in English. Allies will be briefed on Monday. Bonn leak jeopardized consultative process and four U S proposals include an internal Berlin access route nonaggression pact a nuclear restraint accord and joint East West German committees.

Washington Dean Rusk Berlin Anatoly F. Dobrynin Rusk Dobryn Bonn U.S Geneva Gromyko Dobrynin North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Second Estes Friend Fired

The Agriculture Department fired official William E. Morris for failing to appear for questioning about his ties to Billie Sol Estes. Morris, 46, admitted receiving a hat from Estes during preliminary questioning.

Estes Washington Agriculture Department Billie Sol Estes Texas William E. Morris Thomas R. Hughes Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman Hughes Morris Department Emory E. Jacobs Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

Thieves Loot Salem Center Elementary School

Meigs County Sheriff reports a nighttime burglary at Salem Center Elementary School. Four high value items including parts of a public address system a coffee maker a meat slicer and a large roaster plus cafeteria food were stolen. Entry through a south side door with a broken window discovered at 6 a.m. after a meeting ended at 10 p.m. Monday.

Pomeroy Salem Center Meigs County Robert Hartenbach

Eisenhower urges new blood for GOP in 1964 race

Former President Eisenhower writes in the Saturday Evening Post that the Republican Party should consider a new national figure for 1964. He cites young lawmakers governors and private sector leaders as potential contenders and urges the GOP to focus on local gains, not the past, while commenting on Nixon's California chances.

New York Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party Saturday Evening Post Eisenhower Congress Richard M. Nixon California

Frozen blood preserved by freezing studied by Navy

Navy sponsored research reports a new process for preserving blood indefinitely by freezing. The method could allow blood to be stored for weeks or months yet be battle ready on short notice. Georgetown University will award Gov. Michael V. DiSalle an alumni prize May 1 in Washington. About 20 000 Navy and Air Force personnel on active duty due to Berlin tensions are set to return to civilian life before July 1.

Atlantic City N. J Columbus Georgetown University Michael V. DiSalle National Press Club Washington di Salle Georgetown Berlin

Vatican backs American archbishop in excommunication amid racism fight

Vatican confirms Archbishop Joseph F Rummel of New Orleans used full bishop authority to excommunicate three segregationists. The action follows a long campaign against racism in the archdiocese and echoes prior Vatican support for a Negro priest denied Mass. Canon Law 335 grants bishops governing powers.

Joseph Francis Rummel New Orleans Archibishop Vatican L’osservatore Romano

Kennedy postpones Pan Am pilots strike amid appeal

President Kennedy's late appeal delays a 24 hour strike by Pan Am pilots. Talks resume with Labor Secretary Goldberg and Pan Am management to seek a permanent solution. Pan Am backs submitting jet crew issues to three arbitrators named by the President as union weighs the plan.

Kennedy Pan American World Airways Air Line Pilots Association Arthur J. Goldberg Pan American Pan Am

U S General Warns on Weaker Conventional Defense in Vietnam

General Lemnitzer, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, fears officials favor antiguerrilla tactics in Vietnam may weaken the army's ability to resist a direct conventional Communist attack. He stresses training to combat guerrillas while worrying about long term risks.

Washington Lyman L. Lemnitzer Lemnitzer Joint Chiefs of Staff South Viet Nam Viet Nam

Ohio Military Construction Funds Total $22 Million

The House advanced $22,237,000 in Ohio military construction projects to the Senate for concurrence. Key items include Heath Maintenance Annex Newark 1.676 million, Lockbourne AFB Columbus 614 thousand, Columbus General Depot 3.346 million, Gentile AFB Dayton 1.296 million, Wright Patterson AFB Dayton 15.305 million including 4.465 million for additional facilities for the engineering school at the Institute of Technology.

Heath Newark Lockbourne The Institute of Technology

Cattle rustlers sentenced in federal court

Surman Terry Rumsey, 31, received two years in federal prison for cattle rustling. His cousin Roscoe Jones, 46, of Hamilton, was sentenced to six months in prison in the same U. S. District Court proceeding.

Cincinnati Surman Terry Rumsey Roscoe Jones Hamilton U. S. District Court

U S Destroyer De Haven Accused Of Recon Off China

Tokyo accuses the U S destroyer De Haven of reconnaissance off the Chinese coast and deliberately provoking the Chinese people.

Tokyo China U.S de Haven

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