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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 27, 1962

Page

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Fire destroys coal dock near Logan on Route 33

Nelsonville and Logan fire fighters battled a blaze that destroyed a loading dock and threatened a coal washer and storage shed at the junction of Routes 33 and 595 near Haydenville. Firefighters used creek water and tanker trucks, stopping the flames short of the washer. Cause undetermined. A busy day for both departments followed a brush fire near Oroville.

Logan Route Nelsonville W. C. Kiener Moxahala Perry County Haydenville Five-Mile Creek Oroville Federal Forest Service

Spacemen Have Busy Day With Satellite Launches

Space activity surged with a U.S.-British international satellite ride on an American Thor Delta rocket and a Nike-Cajun Japan readings probe from Wallops Island. Ranger 4 crash lands on the moon after a 64 hour voyage as Russians announce a fourth satellite in six weeks.

Wallops Island Cape Canaveral Venus Air Force Point Arguello Calif Internationl Association of Geodesy Washington

Bomb Scare Forces Negro Family to Move Out

A Negro couple and their eight children, sent by Louisiana segregationists, left the Hotel Walcott in Manhattan after a bomb threat mailed to the manager. Morris Holm had extended a free rent apartment. police and the FBI searched the building with no results. The Boyds checked out, moving to an apartment in New Jersey near work.

New York Manhattan Morris Holm Walcott Louis Boyd Holm FBI Boyds Boyd New Jersey

Japanese Students Protest U S Embassy Over Nuclear Tests

About 2000 students clashed with police in Tokyo trying to storm the U S Embassy to protest American nuclear testing. Police used armored trucks to separate protesters who later moved 300 yards away. Later, Yuri Gagarin reportedly accepted a two week visit invitation to Japan next month.

Tokyo U. S Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin Japan

Rocking fad grips Miami University teeter totter contest

At Miami University eighty members of Sigma Phi Epsilon began a teeter totter endurance challenge last Monday aiming for 144 hours. They rotate in hourly shifts, munch sandwiches, and study while continuing the rock up and down at the fraternity house.

Oxford Miami University Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

Defiant Lavender House Draws Fire From Neighbors

Mr and Mrs Paul Butler painted their house a defiant lavender with a front yard sign reading We dont like the color of your house either. In Ohio three men burned to death at the Ferro Alloys plant in Philo after a furnace flare up.

Quincy Paul Butler Zanesville Ohio Ferro-Alloys Co Philo

Kennedy Denies Report On Senate Nomination

Boston report claims Edward M. Kennedy may withdraw from the U S Senate race but he rejects the story saying he has an encouraging response from delegates and intends to win the nomination and election. Edward J McCormack Jr remarks similarly on the matter and expresses confidence in victory.

Boston Edward M. Kennedy U. S. Senate Kennedys McCormacks Young Kennedy Edward J. McCormack Jr House John W. McCormack

Talk On Berlin Again Today Big Steel Asks No Pre Judging

The United States Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co and two others are indicted for antitrust price fixing and bid rigging. U S Steel and Bethlehem led stock declines as officials urged the public not to pre judge the case. The alleged forged steel sales to the Army Navy and other buyers are valued around 100 million yearly.

New York United States Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Co U. S. Steel United States Steel Kennedy Army Navy

Air Force plans secret Jungle Gym concussion bombing

Washington reports the Air Force has developed a covert antiguerilla program in South Vietnam under the code Jungle Gym. It envisages transport planes delivering concussion bombs on jungle areas to injure and demoralize Viet Cong fighters, with pilots possibly American or mixed with South Vietnamese crews.

South Viet Nam U. S Air

Seek Wage Hike Squash If Asked

A Chicago rail spokesman urged Kennedy to block any wage increase for 600000 non operating rail workers if a presidential fact finding board recommends one. J E Wolfe, chairman of the Western Carriers Conference Committee, said the action should be taken to maintain consistency. The board headed by Saul Wallen of Boston plans to report next Thursday to the President. Eleven unions represent the workers.

Chicago Kennedy J. E. Wolfe Western Carriers Conference Committee Saul Wallen Boston

Coventry Cathedral Spire Lowered Into Place

The bronze spire of Coventry's new cathedral was lowered from a helicopter and set atop the building costing 3.78 million dollars on Thursday.

Coventry England

Missing Road Is Returned By New Carlisle High

New Carlisle High School recovered a displaced road section after two 15 year old boys admitted hauling part of a newly blacktopped county road to the school in a car trunk. Sheriff Locks said no criminal charges will be filed.

New Carlisle Ind New Carlisle High School William L. Locks John E. Hanley

States Split on Daylight Time Switch This Sunday

Nation plans daylight saving transitions with a mix of all in daylight time and others remaining on standard time. Some Nevada counties stay on year round Mountain Standard Time. Pennsylvania and Ohio show varied adoption within counties and regions.

Maine Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Iland Connecticut Massachusetts New York New Jersey California Washington Delaware Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Nevada White Pine Lincoln Georgia Texas Tennessee Hawaii Kansas Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma Arizona Nebraska Alabama Utah North Dakota South Dakota Alaska Michigan Colorado Pennsylvania Montana Ohio Maryland Virginia West Virginia Missouri Oregon Idaho Iowa New Mexico Indiana Vermilion Lake Erie Bel Laire Ohio River Cleveland Akron Youngstown Panhandles North Central

Governors oppose Army plan to cut National Guard units

Washington reports that 50 states the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico received a plan to remove 475 National Guard units. Iowa Governor Norman Erbe called it an order while Maj. Gen. Donald W. McGowan clarified it as a proposal requiring gubernatorial approval. Governors Dalton Missouri and Anderson Kansas said they will not release any units.

Pentagon Army National Guard Bureau District of Columbia Puerto Rico Iowa Norman Erbe Donald W. McGowan McGowan John M. Dalton Missouri John Anderson Kansas

Ohio Could Lose 19 National Guard Units

Ohio faces elimination of 19 National Guard units under a Washington plan affecting 475 Army guard units. The Buckeye units include an infantry battle group Nike Ajax battery ordnance group ordnance battalion and four ordnance companies, with total cuts numbering nineteen in Ohio.

Columbus Ohio National Guard Bureau Washington Army Guard

Rusk and Dobrynin set Berlin meeting amid nuclear tests

Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin planned a midafternoon Berlin talk as Washington fired its second atmospheric nuclear test. Macmillan urged renewed efforts for a nuclear test ban while protests and Soviet denouncements flowed from Moscow to London.

Washington Dean Rusk Anatoly F. Dobrynin Berlin Moscow U.S Pacific Testing United States Christmas Island Pacific Harold Macmillan American Publishers Association Macmillan Soviet Union America London Free World

Plea From Ex Russian Is Honored

About 50 students protested resumed nuclear atmospheric testing near the Ohio Statehouse grounds in Columbus. Anna Hlusko of Cleveland, born in Lwow, accused Russia's government of duplicity and urged the demonstrators to value the United States. The event accompanied a silent vigil by the Student Peace Union chapters from Antioch College, Ohio State, and Ohio University opposing tests by both nations.

Columbus Anna Hlusko Cleveland Statehouse Lwow Ukraine United States Russia Student Peace Union Antioch College Ohio State Ohio Universities

Escape Without Injuries In Rome Auto Crash

Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton narrowly escaped death in a predawn auto accident near their Rome villas. A later appearance at the airfield with Sybil Burton for their daughter Katy’s arrival from London followed reports of Mrs Burton’s Rome presence amid a quarrel earlier in the week.

Rome Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Sybil Burton Katy London Miss Taylor Porto Santo Stefano Taylor

School Asks Suspension Be Lessened

Canton McKinley High School seeks to reduce a one year athletics suspension for 1962 63 after using undue influence to transfer two athletes. Commissioner McConnell said the request was filed with the Ohio High School Athletic Association and will be considered by the state board at a pending meeting.

Columbus Canton McKinley High School Ohio High School Athletic Association W. J. McConnell Canton State Board Canton McKinley Portsmouth

Which Side Up Fair Officials Correct Painting Display

Red faces at the Seattle World's Fair as two Roger Bissiere abstractions hung sideways since opening day. A visitor flagged the error Thursday and officials corrected the display promptly.

Seattle

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