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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1963

Page

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Explosion Deep in Clinchfield Coal Mine Traps 22

Rescue teams entering Compass No. 2 mine in Clarksburg West Virginia recovered three of the 22 miners trapped by a gas blast. Two bodies lay in the main passage about 1144 miles from the shaft. a third was nearby. None identified, as hopes faded for the remaining 19.

Clarksburg W.va Clinchfield Coal Co Compass No. 2 Harry Chapman Chapman Leonard Timms Dola Here

Soviet Planes Buzz U S Helicopters Over Berlin

Soviet planes approached two U S helicopters over East Berlin within 500 yards during routine flights in the Berlin Control Zone. The helicopters returned unharmed to West Berlin after about 40 minutes.

Berlin U. S East Berlin West Berlin

Logan Armory Gets Go Ahead

Columbus reports the State Controlling Board approved a new 232000 armory for the National Guard in Logan. The release combines 75000 state funds with 157500 federal money after the adjutant general agreed to joint facility use. The 81.3 acre Logan site was donated by the Logan Trades Club Inc and the building will house Battery A 2nd Battalion 174th Artillery for administration and training.

Columbus Logan National Guard Adjutant General Erwin Hostetler Loren G. Windom Ohio Logan Trades Club, Inc 174Th Artillery

Ohio Delegation Divides On Feed Grain Bill Vote

The House passed and sent to the Senate the administration's feed grain bill. Democrats voting for were Kirwan Secrest and Vanik. Democrats against Feighan. Republicans for none. Republicans against included Abele Ashbrook Betts F Bolton O Bolton Bow Brown Clancy Devine Harsha Latta McCulloch Minshall Mosher Schenck Taft. Betts and Ayres recorded as against but not voting.

Washington Ohio House Senate Kirwan Secrest Vanik Feighan Abele Ashbrook Betts F. Bolton O. Bolton Bow Brown Clancy Devine Harsha Latta McCulloch Minshall Mosher Schenck Taft Ayres

Panama Sets U S Deadline Over Canal Treaty Dispute

Panama warns the United States to settle canal treaty differences by mid July or begin new talks. Foreign Minister Galileo Solis says Panama will quit the joint commission established to resolve disputes if no agreement is reached. In Washington, astronaut John H Glenn Jr plans a Japanese vacation with his family following the next manned orbital mission.

Panama United States Galileo Solis Washington John H. Glenn Jr Japan The Space Administration

Ford Group Pushes $10 Billion Tax Cut Plan

A Dallas Ford-backed coalition led by Henry Ford II urges Congress to cut corporate and individual taxes by 10 billion dollars. The Business Committee for Tax Reduction seeks early partial implementation this year and a balance between federal income and expenditures. In Huntington West Virginia, Rev William Hart McCorkle becomes moderator of the Southern Presbyterian General Assembly.

Washington Henry Ford II Kennedy Ford Business Committee For Congress Huntington W. Va William Hart McCorkle Southern Presbyterian General Assembly

Real Trouble forecast For farm Crops

A government weather and crop expert warned that crop production could face real trouble if widespread rainfall does not arrive within a week or 10 days. Peter D. Weber of the Agriculture Department said important production areas stand at a crossroads between good output and drought, with only the Midwest corn belt and parts of the northern plains and West Coast likely spared.

Washington Peter D. Weber Agriculture Department Crop Reporting Board Midwest Corn Belt Great Plains Pacific Coast Oregon California U.S. Weather Bureau Kentucky Ohio

Kennedy aide seeks Laos peace. Harriman to Khrushchev

Diplomatic troubleshooter W Averell Harriman brought a Kennedy letter to Premier Khrushchev urging help in enforcing Laos neutrality. Harriman and U S Ambassador Fay Kohler met Khrushchev after talks with Andrei Gromyko, stressing mutual resolve to keep Laos independent and peaceful. In Ohio, Sheriff George Neff was found not guilty of bribery in a case linked to illegal alcohol sales. FAA reports 227 near collision incidents in six months, 118 involving military aircraft.

W. Averell Harriman Viktor Karyagin Moscow State Department Nikita Khrushchev Kennedy Khrushchev Laos Harriman U.S Fay Kohler Kremlin Andrei Gromyko Gromyko ST. Clairsville George Neff Neff Anthony Vavra William Kirland Hugo Alexander Common Pleas John G Worley Harrison County Belmont County Common Pleas Court Barnesville Washington Federal Aviation Agency Pathet Lao Vientiane Kong le International Control Commission Plaine’ Des Jarres Pathet Laos

Noise On Castro Proposals Not Specific By James Marlow

President Kennedy faces tough questions from Republicans on Cuba and the Soviet presence. Goldwater avoids invasion, Nixon wavers on blockades, Dirksen warns, while Eisenhower and Rockefeller critique policy without clear solutions. The piece assesses boldness vs hedging in proposed actions.

Castro Washington Kennedy Fidel Castro Cuba Russia Sen Barry Goldwater Arizona Eisenhower Kite House Thruston Morton Renuhileens Senate Everett Dirksen Illinois Dirksen Goldwater Richard M. Nixon United States New York Nelson. A. Rockefeller Viet Nam

Ex Nautilus Skipper to Lead Navy Deep Salvage Effort

Capt William R Anderson 41 former Nautilus skipper is recalled from retirement to head the submarine section of a new Navy group. He will consolidate oceanographic and deep salvage studies after the Thresher disaster, with no direct role yet in locating the sub’s hulk.

Washington —P Navy William R. Anderson Anderson Atlantic John W. Harvey

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