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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1962

Page

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Last Shots Loudest In Dem's Race

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle and Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy clashed in a Cleveland television debate with third candidate Alexander Metrakos watching. Taxes mental health and gambling were key issues as McElroy accused DiSalle of tax hikes and DiSalle defended his record calling the attack gutter sniping below the dignity of the office.

Michael V. DiSalle Mark McElroy Cleveland Alexander Metrakos McElroy Ohio DiSalle

Army Keeps Terrorists Puzzled In Oran Maneuver

French army units occupied central Oran to enforce a new ban on vehicular traffic and walking in restricted zones against the Secret Army Organization, then withdrew amid confusion. The center, viewed by the S A O as its territory, saw 10 deaths and six injuries on Sunday with moslems and Europeans among the victims.

Oran Algeria Secret Army Secret

Polish Cardinal blasts Polish authorities over worship rights

Gniezno Poland Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski denounces Communist youth programs as violating religious freedom and accuses officials of disrespecting history by diverting the St Adalbert procession. About 8000 worshipers attend an open air Mass at Gniezno cathedral despite drizzle.

Gniezno Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszynski St. Adalbert Wyszynski

Fire destroys Christ Episcopal Church in Point Pleasant

A Sunday fire leveled Christ Episcopal Church on Main Street Point Pleasant with losses estimated over 100000. Fire crews from four departments battled seven hours as walls and a bell tower remained standing. Two firefighters were injured but released after treatment.

Point Pleasant Christ Episcopal Church West Virginia Main St Jack Shifler George Johnson Shiflet Point Clinic Lonnie Safford Paul Swickard Columbus Ohio Swickard

Kennedy Defends Free Competition and Stable Economy

President Kennedy urged the United States Chamber of Commerce to sustain a stable economy through free competition, aiming to avoid government price intervention and to protect the dollar and expand foreign trade. Chamber President Richard Wagner defended steel price increases, arguing costs rose for wages and other inputs without price hikes. In Cleveland plans, a $54.8 million University Medical Center development was announced by University Hospitals and Western Reserve University. Mickey Cohen's bid for Supreme Court review of his tax evasion conviction was rejected.

Washington Kennedy United States Chamber of Commerce Chamber Richard Wagner Wagner Cleveland University Medical Center University Hospitals Western Reserve University Mickey Cohen Los Angeles Supreme Court

Second Negro Family Arrives North By Freedom Buses

Shelby Williams and his wife, both from New Orleans, arrived in New York seeking work and American citizenship. They paid one-way fares funded by the white Citizens Council of Greater New Orleans, marking the second such arrival in eight days. Senator Jacob K. Javits criticized the program as an overland railroad during pre Civil War days.

New York New Orleans Freedom U.S Shelby Williams Williams Williamses White Citizens Council of Greater New Orleans Jacob K. Javits R-Ny

Dundas Boy Dies From Gun Wound

A 13 year old from Dundas, Howard Ray Rister, died at Holzer Hospital after a shotgun blast while opening a door on the Johnny Page farm near Dundas. Page was later detained then released. investigators continue probing, with a reenactment planned to clarify events. Funeral arrangements are handled by Wrightsel funeral home, McArthur.

Gallipolis Vinton County Holzer Hospital Harold Steele Howard Ray Rister James Rister Dundas Johnny Page Steele Page Gallia County Rister Page Farm Velma Jane John Beckley Wrightsel Funeral Home McArthur

Secrecy Blamed for CENTO East West Arms Race

U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk told CENTO ministers secrecy by the Soviet Union blocks disarmament and urges an atmosphere of openness. He said the United States must conduct a limited series of atmospheric nuclear tests and will continue to support Middle East defense with CENTO partners Pakistan Iran Turkey and Britain as associate member.

London U. S Dean Rusk Soviet Union Central Treaty Organization CENTO Rusk United States Rush America Middle East Gression Parkistan Iran Turkey Britain

Battered Tarantel Rests Aground After Chesapeake Collision

The Norwegian Tarantel lay aground with her right side ripped from waterline to deck after a Sunday collision in Chesapeake Bay with the Greek freighter Hellenic Spiordor. Two passengers died, bodies aboard the stricken Tarantel as salvage crews from two Navy vessels work to keep her from sinking while the Hellenic Spiritdor proceeds to Philadelphia.

Norfolk Tarantel Chesapeake Bay Hellenic Spiendor Philadelphia

Inmate Jaycee Charter Granted at West Virginia Penitentiary

36 inmates at the West Virginia Penitentiary received the first Junior Chamber of Commerce charter behind prison walls. James T. Cantrell accepted the charter as unit president. Cantrell is serving a life sentence for murder. Governor Barron and Jaycee leaders attended the ceremony. Separately, Ohio gas prices will rise June 1 in 27 communities due to cost-of-gas escalation clauses.

Moundsville W. Va West Virginia Penitentiary Columbus Ohio Fuel Gas Co Ohio Pomeroy

Starlings Linked to Electra Crashes in 1960 Boston

FAA researchers concluded that a high pitched cricket like sound from Lockheed Electra engines attracted starlings, leading to engine ingestion and a fatal October 4 1960 crash that killed 62. The study notes prior Electra aborts from bird ingestion and that starling flocking increases as planes taxi for takeoff.

Starlings Lockheed Electra Norman Okla Boston Federal Aviation Agency Civil Aeromedical Research Institute Lockheed Electra Institute Stanley Mohler John Swearingen Mohler Swearingen

Summit diplomacy expands ties with Khrushchev eyed

President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan push informal contact with Soviet Premier Khrushchev as a chief result of their White House talks. They seek flexible, lower profile East West dialogue and limit framing to avoid a large summit while hinting at broader talks and trade pattern adjustments.

Washington Kennedy Harold Macmillan Khrushchev White House U.S Britain Macmillan Soviet Union Moscow

FBI Probes 50 Small Forest Fires in Wayne National Forest

FBI investigators pursue nearly 50 incendiary fires in Wayne National Forest Lawrence County over three weeks. Ranger Larry Tlaack notes the blazes covered about 100 acres and caused no serious damage. Also, Vera Eichmann visited Adolf Eichmann in Tel Aviv’s Ramsey Prison.

Ironton FBI Wayne National Forest Lawrence County Larry Tlaack Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Vera Tel Aviv Ramsey

Titov Tours Manhattan in Nighttime Spotlight

Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov and his wife Tamara explored Manhattan on Sunday night after arriving for the Washington space conference. Titov said he looked forward to meeting American astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. and spoke with optimism through an interpreter.

Tamara Titov John H. Glenn Jr Washington, D.C Manhattan

Anti-Red Banners Fly In Havana May Day Rally

Cuban authorities warned against leaving the Jose Marti Plaza as Fidel Castro prepared to address the May Day rally. The Hoy newspaper said no one would be allowed to depart until the revolution’s final words were heard amid a weekend of antigovernment protests and banners demanding political prisoners’ release.

Havana Fidel Castro Jose Marti Plaza Hoy

Ohio Death Toll Low two in Area

Ohio weekend traffic deaths hit the year’s low with three fatalities from Friday evening to Sunday. Two drownings, a fatal baseball accident and a man crushed by an auto jack pushed the toll to seven in the area. Harrison Johnson, 45, of Nelsonville, drowned in the Hocking River near Logan, and Gary Lee Patton, 7, of Puritan, Vinton County, died from a ruptured lung after being struck by a baseball.

Ohio Harrison Johnson Nelsonville Hocking Logan Gary Lee Patton Puritan Vinton County

Thieves Loot Cavare Home In Florida Break-In

Thieves broke into Michael Cavare's home in Florida while he was away and stole a television, four dresses, four pairs of shoes, lunch meat, beer, and a can opener. They also took Cavare's car, driving away with the loot.

Miami Fla Michael Cavare Cavare

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