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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1961

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Three Drown as River Rescue Continues

In Ohio River near Holzer airport, Monica Ellen Dobbins Staats 34 and her sons Michael 4 and Ralph 6 are presumed lost after a 16 foot boat capsized. Father Ralph L. Staats 41 survived and was hospitalized after swimming to shore. Emergency crews from Point Pleasant Gallipolis Pomeroy and Middleport and the U S Coast Guard searched the river into midnight and resumed at dawn.

Point Pleasant Ohio River West Virginia Monica Ellen Dobbins Staats Michael Ralph Jr Ralph L. Staats Ohio Holzer Airport Staats Gallipolis Hector Steele Ohio Highway Patrol Roy Gibson Grace Lynn Minerva Lou van Kirk Arbuckle Pomeroy Middleport U. S. Coast Guard Salt Creek Route 2

Eichmann Trial Summary Continues in Jerusalem

Israel's Attorney General Gideon Hausner declares Eichmann's "true form" as a killer of Jews evident from 16 weeks of testimony. He says Eichmann defied Hitler orders and helps confirm the Nazi's mass murder. Court recess called as prosecutors close their summation. defense to follow with its own. Verdict expected in October.

Jerusalem Adolf _Eichmann Israel Gideon Hausner Hausner Gestapo Eichmann Hitler Moshe Landau Robert Servatius Leichmann

Forest Fire Threatens Bona Vista Bay Communities

A two month old forest fire burned within five miles of Musgrave Harbor Boating Cove and Ragged Harbor near St Johns on the east coast. Residents fled by helicopter and boat as winds shifted risking spread with no rain or immediate weather aid in sight.

ST. John’s Bonavista Bay Musgrave Harbor Boating Cove Ragged Harbor East Coast Bay

Five Day Forecast With Mild Temperatures and Showers

The period calls for temperatures two to four degrees below normal with highs near the mid 80s and lows around the mid 60s. A fall of one half to an inch is expected, with heavier rainfall in thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings through most of the period.

Small NATO Members Back Berlin Stand Amid Debated Burden

NATO ministers from smaller allies began polling their governments on Berlin defense steps. Secretary of State Rusk outlined plans to boost Western European forces toward 30 divisions plus 75 000 to 80 000 reinforcements, largely from the Big Four nations. Delegates endorsed the Oslo line of firm support with room for negotiations on a reasonable basis.

Joseph E. Dynan Paris NATO Council West Berlin U.S Dean Rusk Council Rusk Western Europe Britain France West Germany United States Berlin NATO Oslo Khrushchev

10 000 Pesos Limit Set By Castro in Cuba Currency Clamp

Havana report says Fidel Castro's government will cap refunds at 10 000 pesos for about 3000 Cubans who submitted excess currency in the weekend exchange. The prime minister announced that amounts above the limit were confiscated for hoarding, with exemptions for the elderly and disabled up to 20 000 pesos. The peso is officially valued at $1 and trades around 20 cents on free markets abroad.

Havana Fidel Castro Castro

Rate Hike Debate Ties Gov DiSalle to Gas Increase

Gov Michael V DiSalle said that East Ohio Gas Co request for a 34 million annual rate boost could have been 10 million less under a fair value rule. A horseback estimate suggested a 24 million increase if the legislature altered the rate formula.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Cleveland Area East Ohio Gas Co Public Utilities Commission Horseback

West Plans For Berlin Conference

Western allies prepare a formal proposal for a Berlin summit with the Soviet Union within weeks if Moscow does not propose talks first. Informants outline diplomatic moves amid a Western military buildup and a delicately timed push after September 17.

Paris United States Berlin Germany

Defense Exercise to Cover Continent Oct 14

A large scale defense exercise will cover North America on October 14. About 1850 airline flights in the United States and 273 in Canada will be involved plus operations in other nations. The 12 hour period runs noon to midnight EST.

Colorado Springs Colo United States Canada North America

TWA Files Anti-Trust Suit Against Hughes

Trans World Airlines filed a $116 million antitrust suit in U S District Court accusing Howard Hughes and Hughes Tool Co. and director Raymond M Holliday of illicit acts to seize control of TWA for their own purposes.

New York Trans World Airlines Tuesday Howard Hughes Hughes Tool Co Raymond M. Holliday TWA U.S. District Hughes Company

GOP Says Hands Off Fulbright in 1962 Challenge

Sen. Barry Goldwater said Republicans would waste time trying to defeat Sen. J William Fulbright next year. Fulbright faces GOP pressure over a Pentagon memo critics say muzzles generals and admirals on foreign policy. He denies motive of a 1962 race and notes Strom Thurmond as a critic. Goldwater heads the GOP Senatorial Campaign Committee and opposes the Pentagon directive.

Washington Barry Goldwater R-Ariz J. William Fulbright D-Ark Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations Committee Pentagon Robert S. McNamara Sen Strom Thurmond D-S. C Goldwater Tower Texas

DiSalle Plans Brief Special Session in September

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle indicated a one day special session is likely before mid September. He expects to seek an emergency appropriation around 29 million dollars for capital improvements after consulting with Senate Majority Leader C Stanley Mechem. The November 14 session would cover additional funds for additions and betterments.

Senate C. Stanley Mechem Athens Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle

Brazilian Leader to Visit Washington for State Trip

Brazilian President Janio Quadros will arrive in Washington on December 5 for a three day state visit.

Washington Janio Quadros

Coalition misses one nation for UN special session

United Nations, New York. The Asian African Soviet bloc seeking a special UN Assembly session on the French Tunisian dispute was one nation short of the necessary consensus.

United Nations N. Y U. N. Assembly

Chartered savings and loan associations hit record high

The industry showed a rise of 190 million dollars reaching a record high as savings and loan associations expanded their assets and market presence.

Savings and Loan Associations

Titov Returns to Moscow With Hero’s Welcome

Gherman Titov is greeted by crowds on Red Square after a space flight. He pledges peaceful aims for Soviet science and readiness to defend against imperialist attack. Premier Khrushchev applauds as Yuri Gagarin stands nearby.

Moscow Gherman Titov Soviet Union Titov Red Square Communist Party Khrushchev Maj Yuri Gagarin

Cox Defends Rule of Law Against Stalling Tactics

In St. Louis Archibald Cox urged end to stall tactics by those opposing Supreme Court rulings. He said the rule of law relies on voluntary acceptance and warned that evasion by citizens or officials endangers the legal system.

ST. Louis Archibald Cox U. S. Supreme Court American Bar Association

Bowling Green Trustees Name Study Group for Campus

Bowling Green State University trustees appoint a three member committee to study campus problems. Members named are Dr. Warner G. Rice from the University of Michigan Carroll Vincent Newsom president of New York University and Dr. Fred Harvey Harrington from the University of Wisconsin.

Bowling Green Ohio Bowling Green State University Warner G. Rice University of Michigan Carroll Vincent Newsom New York University Fred Harvey Harrington University of Wisconsin Ralph W. McDonald

Ford Says Its Wages Higher Than Industry Average

Ford Motor Co. informed its 165000 employees via a company booklet that its average pay last year exceeded the manufacturing industry average by 71 cents per hour. Union contract talks are ongoing as present contracts expire August 31.

Detroit Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers Union Ford

West Berlin Refugee Influx Surges Amid Berlin Tensions

A total of 1986 East German refugees entered West Berlin's reception center in 24 hours, with hundreds sent back by East German police. The surge, nearly 200 more than the prior day, follows Premier Khrushchev's hard line on Berlin. Many fear fleeing avenues will close soon.

Berlin East Germany West Berlin Khrushchev

Guevara denounces U S at Inter American conference

At a night session of the Inter American Economic and Social Conference Ernesto Guevara accused the United States of plotting to assassinate Raul Castro and urged a $20 billion aid package over 16 months. Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico and Peru submitted the resolution, differing from U S ideas on a seven person committee and an information campaign.

Ernesto Guevara Kennedy United States Fidel Castro Raul Guevara Argentina Brazil Chile Mexico Peru U. S Dillon

Auto contracts touch 1 in 7 workers nationwide

Industry features show one seventh of the population relies on auto and related industries for jobs. The Automobile Manufacturers Association notes the reach extends beyond plant workers to transportation and gas sectors, with wage and unemployment safeguards shaping pay and severance.

Detroit Automobile Manufacturers Association The

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