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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1963

Page

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Logan Breaks Ground for Goodyear Plant in Promising Start

Logan marks the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Picotrim plant ground breaking in the Industrial Park along Route 33 with Gov. Rhodes and Logan leaders predicting a bright industrial future. The $850000 factory aims for 300 jobs at full production as state and local officials praise cooperation across politics and business.

James Rhodes Goodyear Logan Hocking County Sharon Sandy Levenson Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co Picotrim Barton Hall Ohio Chamber of Commerce Route Rhodes Michigan Hall C. Stanley Mechem Holl George Wilson Department of Development Sen. Mechem Harry Armstrong Francis Myers Logan Trade Club Don King Construction Co Jackson

More Court Action Seen In Ward Case

London reports show renewed court action following the vice trial and Dr Stephen Ward death by own action. Ward 50 was cleared of three vice charges but found guilty on two counts for living off the earnings of Christine Keeler and Marilyn Rice-Davies. Prosecution witnesses may face action. two call girls admitted lying under oath. Public sympathy grows as Ward died after an 80 hour coma.

Ward Christine Keeler Marilyn Mandy) Rice-Davies Vicky Barrett Ronna Ricardo John Profumo Keeler Macmillan Profumo

Hospital Case To Be Heard By Riecker

Morgan County Judge Carlos Riecker was assigned to hear the Meigs Memorial Hospital dispute set to open in Common Pleas Court on August 12. The case, reassigned after Judge John Bolin’s schedule became impossible, pits the Meigs County Commissioners and hospital commission against the hospital’s board of trustees over alleged lease violations tied to discriminatory practices against osteopathic physicians. Attorneys warn the trial could take up to ten days to present evidence.

Pomeroy Carlos Riecker Morgan County Meigs Memorial Hospital Common Peas Court Riecker John Bolin Athens Co McConnelsville John Bacon Meigs County The Hospital Commission

Nuclear test ban signed by US Britain and Soviet Union

Representatives of the United States Britain and the Soviet Union signed a partial nuclear test ban treaty in the Kremlin with Dean Rusk Lord Home and Andrei Gromyko witnessing. The leaders called it a first step toward a peaceful world though not a final end to nuclear threats.

Moscow United States Britain Soviet Union Grand Kremlin Palace Dean Rusk Lord Home Andrei A. Gromyko Khrushchev Rusk Gromyko

Keating Sees Senate Backing for Test Ban Pact

Senator Kenneth B. Keating predicts overwhelming Senate approval of the limited nuclear test ban treaty if Secretary of State Rusk delivers a clear denial of any under the table deals. Keating urged a forthright response to ensure a two thirds vote for ratification.

Washington Kenneth B. Keating Senate Dean Rusk Keating New York Rusk U.S Moscow

North Koreans Hurl Grenades In Fresh Korean Front Clash

Thirteen American soldiers fought off seven grenade attacks by North Korean raiders in a two hour dawn battle near a U N command outpost east of a prior ambush site. Five Americans were scratched by fragments. no Communist casualties were reported. Captain Jerry Scott led the besieged group as his soldiers heard whistles described as pheasant calls.

U.S. First Cavalry Division Korea Ments Panmunjom U.N North Korea North South Korea U. N Jerry Scott Ada Okla Scott

House Leaders Forecast Passage of Rights and Tax Bills

Washington The House Republican leader Charles A Halleck predicts passage of a civil rights package and a tax revision bill by the House, facing Senate opposition. Committees may begin major tax and civil rights decisions this week as Kennedy backs about 10.2 billion dollars in net tax cuts, with debate possible on education aid and debt limits. Bonn notes West Germany will not sign the atomic test ban treaty now.

Washington House Charles A. Halleck Senate Indianan NBC Ways and Means Kennedy Thomas B. Curtis R-Mo New York Senate Commerce Committee Senate Judiciary Committee Robert F. Kennedy Bonn Germany West Germany Konrad Adenauer

Ohio poor relief rolls slashed by supervision and work rule

Columbus reports a drop of about 10 300 Ohio poor relief cases in five months from 38 110 last February to 27 810 last June. Welfare Director Denver White credits closer eligibility checks and the no work no relief law starting Aug 26.

Columbus Ohio Welfare Department Denver White Athens

Ohio 37th Arrives For Training At Camp Grayling

Ohio's 37th Infantry Division brings about 8000 National Guardsmen to Camp Grayling Michigan for two weeks of intensive summer camp training. About 850 reservists attach joins, with units deploying into field operations as dawn training begins. A battalion from Akron and Mansfield wears camouflage and guns as convoys arrive to the camp.

Camp Grayling Mich Gchio 37Th Infantry Division Michigan 145Th Infantry Akron Mansfield

Kennedy Dominates Mississippi Primary Campaign

In Mississippi the Kennedy issue shapes the Democratic primary. Gov Barnett cannot run but looms large as four candidates vie for his successor: Coleman Ackerman Johnson Mason Sullivan. Republicans field Ruchel Phillips as the GOP challenger amidst a likely runoff between top two contenders on August 27.

Jackson, Miss Kennedy Mississippi Ross Barnett Barnett James H. Meredith University of Mississippi J. P James Plennon Coleman Ackerman House of Representatives Paul B. Johnson Hattiesburg Johnson Ruchel Phillips National Democratic Party

Henry Ford II and Anne Ford Agree to Separation

In Detroit and Cleveland reports the Ford family confirms a legal separation after 23 years of marriage. Henry Ford II and Anne Ford announced the split through counsel with a standard separation agreement, while efforts to reach them were unavailable. Anthony Auskamp of Forest Lake is named president of the Ohio State Firemen's Conference after its three day Cleveland convention.

Detroit Henry Ford II Anne Fords Cleveland Anthony Auskamp Forest Lake Ohio State Firemen’s Conference

Furnished four room apartment available first floor

One bedroom or more with bath in a four room furnished apartment. Call LY 2-4282 for details and showing times.

Classified ad rates and contact line from The Messenger

The Messenger lists fast results for classified ads with a contact number LY 3-1242 to place ads. The offer notes a 16 word ad for one dollar.

Racial Turmoil Briefs Hit Asheboro Theater Scene

In Asheboro North Carolina four white teenagers were wounded slightly by a shotgun blast outside a newly integrated theater. Five young Negroes were stopped after heckling near the Sunset Theater as police reported the crowd of about 100 moved toward them.

Asheboro N. C.P

Riots Persist as 16 Arrests Mark South Side Turmoil

Chicago police detained sixteen people, including several teenagers, Sunday night as racial unrest continued into its second week. Clashes centered near 57th and Morgan Streets after three Negro families moved into a largely white neighborhood.

Chicago 57Th Morgan Streets

Pickets Arrested in Torrance Housing Curfew Demonstration

Thirty-one Congress of Racial Equality pickets were arrested in an all white housing tract in Torrance for violating the city curfew ordinance. The arrests, the first under the ordinance, came as demonstrators planned to test the law which a Superior Court ruling recently upheld.

Torrance Calif Congress of Racial Equality

Compromise Reached on Hiring of Negro Plumbers

After nine hours of bargaining at City Hall a compromise over Negro plumber hiring ends plans for mass picketing at the downtown mall site. The agreement averts a confrontation between the civil rights group and city officials.

Cleveland City Hall

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