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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1962

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Kennedy to Address Tax Cuts and Economy in Tonight Broadcast

President Kennedy plans a national address at 7 p.m. EDT to outline 1963 tax cut plans and public works options as Congress weighs stand by authority. Viewers will hear about recession risks, political opposition, and progress toward broader tax reform next year.

Washington Kennedy Congress Afl-Cio U.S. Chamber of Commerce White House The Treasury

Soviet Spy Soblen Appeals Deportation Ruling in High Court

Dr Robert A Soblen 61 sought release via writ of habeas corpus as British Home Secretary Henry Brooke ordered deportation to the United States Soblen faces a life sentence if returned Israel had pledged to remove him only to Israel not the United States The United States sought his return amid a protracted legal battle across Britain and Israel.

London Robert A. Soblen Britain High Court United States Soblen Home Henry Brooke Brooks New York el al Israel

Work Week On Agenda At AFL-CIO Session

Chicago reports the AFL-CIO Executive Council opens its summer meeting with focus on trimming the 40 hour work week and the Teamsters Union. George Meany and other labor leaders hint at reducing work hours to curb unemployment as council members consider action on the Teamsters.

Chicago James R. Hoffa Teamsters Afl-Cio Executive Council Afl-Cio George Meany Teamsters Union

Ben Bella Forms Army in Algeria Move Toward Unity

In Algiers Ahmed Ben Bella’s ruling Political Bureau stripped guerilla troops of police and judicial powers to form a unified national army. The six member body leads Algerian policy as Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda resigned to a figurehead role. In Oxford Miami University reports 1596 students enrolled for the second term of summer session, a record.

Algiers Ahmed Ben Bella Ben Yousseff Ben Khedda Oxford Miami University

Radioactivity Spike Detected in Osaka Dust

The Central Meteorological Agency reported this year’s highest radioactivity level from a Russian blast earlier this month. Osaka measured 76 micro-micro-cubes per cubic meter of dust last Friday, higher than the 24 from Fukuoka in January but well below the 278 recorded in Osaka last November after the 50 megaton explosion.

Tokyo Central Meteorological Agency Osaka Japan Fukuoka Kyushu Russia

Tear Gas Battle Erupts on Berlin Wall Anniversary

West and East German security forces clashed as West Berliners protested the wall’s first anniversary along Wilhelmstrasse. Tear gas grenades, water cannon, and rocks flew amid thousands lining the border and halting traffic. Police and riot units were deployed. no injury counts given.

Berlin West Berlin Vopos Wall

Pacific Is Navigated By Youth

A 23 year old Japanese youth Kenichi Horie sailed 19 feet to San Francisco from Osaka in three months relying on rice beer sake and fish. He seeks a two year stay to learn English but arrived without passport visa immunization or funds. Officials try to resolve his status while he remains in protective custody.

San Francisco Pacific United States Kenichi Horie Osaka U.S. Immigration Service Public Health Service Horie San Francisco Bay U. S. Coast Guard St. Francis Yacht Harbor Immigration Service

Rusk and Dobrynin Discuss German Peace Talks

Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin held a 20 minute meeting on the German problem and a German peace settlement. Dobrynin said no notes were exchanged and no new proposals were revealed. They also touched on the Soviet cosmonaut event but offered no details.

Washington Dean Rusk Anatoly F. Dobrynin Geneva Andrei A. Gromyko Rusk Dobrynin U. S

One Negro Admitted To Church In Albany Sabbath

In Albany Georgia on a tense Sabbath a 22 year old Negro woman Doris Derby was admitted to St Paul Episcopal church. Two other Negroes attended Mass at St Teresa Catholic church though their race has worshipped there before. Two churches refused entry. The Rev Ralph Lord Roy a white New York minister led two Negroes to Trinity Methodist church and said they should return another time.

Albany Doris Derby St. Paul’s Episcopal Church St. Teresa’s Catholic Church New York Ralph Lord Roy Trinity Methodist Church

Ohio Guardsmen to be deactivated at Lockbourne ceremony

About 800 Ohio Air National Guardsmen on active duty since the Berlin crisis will be deactivated at Lockbourne Air Force Base this Saturday. The unit, stationed at Eton France during the crisis, was recently flown back to the United States for a morning parade.

Columbus Ohio Air National Berlin Lockbourne Air Force Base Eton France

Defecting Democrats Back Kennedy Campaign Strategy

President Kennedy must tailor appeals for Democratic candidates while acknowledging defections from his New Frontiers program. He may oppose Republicans who supported him on key issues, notably facing Everett Dirksen in Illinois. Javits’s role in Social Security health care financing may complicate pushes for replacements in New York.

Washington Kennedy Senate House Charles A. Halleck Indiana Jacob K. Javits New York

Wall in Berlin called illegal and inhuman

Britain described the Berlin Wall as illegal and inhuman on its first anniversary and expressed sympathy for Berliners who have suffered. Foreign Office spokesman commented to newsmen.

London Britain Berlin

West German Cities Calm For Berlin Wall Anniversary

Frankfurter streets observed the first anniversary of the Berlin Wall with noontime routines. In Hamburg traffic halted for a minute in sympathy. Bonn, the West German capital, saw traffic stop and bells ring as ceremonies marked the day.

Frankfurt Germany West Berlin Hamburg Bonn Rhine

Soldier Sentenced to 15 Years for Slaying Korean Girl

A general court martial in Seoul today sentenced Pfc. Richard D. Jensen of Arlington Washington to 15 years in prison for the slaying of a Korean girl.

Seoul South Korea Pfc Richard D. Jensen Arlington, Wash

Soviets Lead In Moon Race As Astronauts Orbit Earth

Two Soviet cosmonauts aboard Vostok III and IV orbited Earth, with Nikolayev entering day three and Popovich day two. Tass reported 35 and 19 orbits respectively since launch, surpassing earlier records though no landing was announced. Khrushchev sent congratulatory messages as the space mission continued.

Andrian Nikolayev Earth Moscow Tass Pavel Popovich Gherman S. Titov Japan Sohio Research Center Cleveland Khrushchev

President Kennedy congratulates Soviet space feat

President Kennedy praised the Soviet Union for its space achievement and wished the two cosmonauts a safe return. NASA officials said they would withhold comment until more details about the mission are known. Televised footage showed the cosmonauts in twin spacecraft orbiting Earth.

Washington Kennedy Soviet Union Boothbay Harbor Maine National Aeronautics and Space Administration John Ems New York London Moscow

Commission Considers Rail Merger Proposals

Washington ICC budget hearing transcript shows six major railroad merger cases pending. Chairman Rupert Murp hy told a Senate subcommittee that each case will need more than one year of hearings by a single examiner. The six mergers include Seaboard Air Line Atlantic Coast Line, Chesapeake & Ohio control of B&O, Southern Pacific and AT&T control of Western Pacific, Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington, Norfolk and Western Wabash New York Chicago and St Louis, and Pennsylvania New York Central.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Rupert L. Murphy Senate Appropriations ICC Murphy Seaboard Air Line Atlantic Coast Line Chesapeake & Ohio Baltimore and Ohio Southern Pacific Chison Topeka & Santa Fe Western Pacific Great Northern Northern Pacific Burlington Norfolk and Western Wabash New York Chicago and St. Louis Pennsylvania New York Central

Secrest Might Fill Candidate Vacancy In Ohio

Columbus Ohio Commerce Director Robert T Secrest said there is a hefty possibility he might resign to run for Congress in the 15th District. The vacancy arose after the withdrawal of Democratic candidate William W Ricker of Marietta on Saturday.

Columbus Ohio Commerce Robert T. Secrest Congress Ohio William W. Ricker Marietta

Third seminar on water pollution to start with Quigley address

Cincinnati reports the third seminar on biological problems in water pollution will begin today with an address by James M. Quigley, assistant secretary of the Department of Health Education and Welfare.

Cincinnati James M. Quigley Department of Health, Education and Welfare

Soviet Deputy Foregn Minister Visits Dean at Geneva Talks

Soviet first deputy foreign minister Vassily Kuznetsov paid a 50 minute courtesy call on Arthur H. Dean in Geneva as disarmament negotiations resume Tuesday.

Geneva Vassily V. Kuznetsov Arthur H. Dean America

Ohio Draft Call Includes 380 Registrants

State Selective Service headquarters announced a September draft of 380 Ohioans. Registrants must be 22 by September 1 unless volunteering. Counties listed include Athens 3, Gallia 2, Hocking 2, Meigs 1, Morgan 2, Perry 1, and Vinton 1.

Columbus Selective Service Athens Gallia Hocking Meigs Morgan Perry Vinton

Newspaper Seen As Living Textbook In Classrooms

In Chattanooga Tennessee the associate director of the Southern Regional Education Board calls the daily newspaper a living text book and among the greatest teaching tools for the modern classroom teachers.

Chattanooga Tenn Southern Regional Education Board

Classified Ad Placement Encourages Quick List

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