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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1961

Page

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Ohio Enacts Tough Anti-Gambling Laws Next Month

Attorney General Mark McElroy informs police chiefs sheriffs prosecutors and judges that three Ohio anti gambling laws go into effect next month aimed at racketeers. The new measures raise penalties for bookie promoters and add distinct crimes covering numbers operations and sports event betting with fines up to 1000 and prison terms up to three years.

Columbus Ohio Mark McElroy McElroy

Judge Halts Return Of Cuban Ship

U S District Judge Walter E Hoffman ruled the Bahia de Nipe is protected by sovereign immunity and should be returned to Cuba but stayed his order to allow appeals. The ship remains in Coast Guard custody in Chesapeake Bay during the process with possible action on Sept 5 in the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Norfolk Bahia de Nipe Cuba U. S Walter E. Hoffman U.S. State Department U. S. 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals Chesapeake Bay Coast Guard

Willys Motors Rumored to Plan New Vehicle Next Year

Officials from Willys Motors Inc declined to comment on a report that the firm plans a revolutionary new vehicle launch in the coming year.

Toledo Willys Motors, Inc

Senate Probe Seeks Arrest Threats From Race Wire Figures

Senate investigators questioned race track figures from six states amid threats against two witnesses. Harry Gorman, a retired Indianapolis wire operator, said he was threatened with death for cooperating. Frank Lyons, Chicago wire worker, attempted suicide amid threats.

Washington Senate Indianapolis Senate Investigations Subcommittee Frank W. Lyons Chicago FBI Lyons Gorman Illinois Kentucky Ohio Pennsylvania Missouri Louisiana Morris English Arlington Heights Ill English

Escapees Face Four Charges in Juvenile Court

Five youths from Zaleski Youth Camp Honor Farm face auto theft robbery assault and overpowering a guard charges after escaping on August 21 in a stolen counselor’s car. The 17 year olds Charlies Kuykendoll Byron Proctor Ronald Shepard James Trammell and Charles Turner were captured. Turner and Trammell were linked to a separate home invasion in Ft Thomas Ky where a man’s son was killed in a mistaken identity case. Trammell is wounded and Turner is jailed. returns to Kentucky likely.

Hamilton Ronald Paul Shepard Caledonia James Trammell Cincinnati Charles Turner St. Paris Turner and Tremmell Ft. Thomas Anthony Breinich Robert Trammell Turner Urbana Kentucky

Soviet Warns U S Submarines In Soviet Waters

Moscow accuses foreign submarines of slipping into Soviet territorial waters to spy and maneuver and warns that the armed forces will destroy any intruders discovered in the future.

Moscow Soviet Union

U S. Ambassador May Seek Moscow Meeting On Berlin Talks

U S Ambassador Llewellyn E Thompson may seek an early next week appointment in Moscow to learn Soviet views on Berlin negotiations. The aim is to obtain the Kremlin line before the Western Big Four foreign ministers meet and plan strategy. Informants say a Thompson-Gromyko talks in Moscow are under active consideration to furnish the ministers with Soviet information.

Washington U. S.S Llewellyn E. Thompson Moscow Berlin Kremlin Thompson Andrei Gromyko

Five Day Forecast With Mild Temps Ahead

Mostly fair dry weather continues through Monday. Temperatures run about 4 to 8 degrees above normal with highs near 81 to 86 and lows around 59 to 65. Rainfall stays under half an inch in scattered thundershowers.

Berlin border clashes as man escapes Death Canal

An East German swimmer eluded Communist guards by crossing the Teltow Canal to reach West Berlin amid bullets. Police report border troops fired tear gas and water cannons at youths near Alexandrinen Strasse. West German leaders Adenauer and Brandt clashed over Berlin's crisis during election season. President Luebke visited Berlin to assess the border measures.

George Boultwood Berlin Teltow Canal West Berlin Nades Alexandrinen- Strasse Kreuzberg Heinrich Luebke West Germany Willy Brandt Luebke Marienfelde ADN

East German Treaty Delays Demobilization Across Soviet Bloc

Moscow accuses the United States and allies of fueling tension as the Soviet government halts demobilization of military personnel slated to end this year. Premier Khrushchev cites Western Berlin policies and warns of potential troop boosts, while Kennedy calls for negotiation and vows to defend Berlin.

Moscow United States Communist Party General Committee Rodion Malinovsky Germany Khrushchev Berlin Nists East Germany West Berlin Kennedy U.S

UAW Chief Reuther Returns to GM Talks as Strike Delays

United Auto Workers president Walter P. Reuther resumes bargaining with General Motors after a government request delays a possible strike by at least six days. He indicated willingness to extend Ford and Chrysler contracts on a day to day basis while GM settles.

Detroit United Auto Workers Walter P. Reuther General Motors UAW Ford Chrysler

French jet cuts tow cable triggers Alpine tragedy

Rescue of more than 60 sightseers trapped in Mont Blanc cable cars finished after a French air force jet severed the tow line. Three cars plunged 700 feet killing a German family of four and an Italian father and son. 25 cars remained stranded as rescuers worked overnight to secure the line between peaks above the glacier.

Michael Goldsmith Chamonix France Mont Blanc Alps Aiguille du Midi Chasm Torino

Rider Held In Abduction Of White Pair

MONROE North Carolina A 20 year old former college student faces charges of aiding and abetting in the abduction of a white Union County couple Sunday night during a series of interracial fights here. John Lowery 20 white of the Bronx New York was charged after questioning by authorities in the abduction of Mr and Mrs G Bruce Stegall of Marshville He was jailed without bond and could face life in prison if convicted He said he was a Freedom Rider and former student at Queens College in New York City Meanwhile Robert F Williams 93 year old militant Monroe Negro leader indicted Monday on two charges of kidnapping is still being sought Williams his wife and two children have been missing since the Stegalls were released about 9 p m Sunday

Brandt Khrushchev U.S Konrad Adenauer Berlin Adenauer Soviet Union Social Democratic Party Hagen Gelsenkirchen Recklinghausen Erlangen Monroe N. C Union County John Lowery Bronx N. Y G. Bruce Stegall Marshville Lowery North Carolina Queens College New York City Robert F. Williams Williams Stegalls

Soapy Williams attacked in Lusaka as officials apologize

U S Assistant Secretary of State G Mennen Williams was punched at Lusaka airport by a white settler. Rhodesian Federation Prime Minister Roy Welensky and Northern Rhodesia Governor Sir Evelyn Howe voiced deep regrets. Lusaka Mayor Richard Sampson said the assailant was a well known resident and appeared drunk. Williams continued his African tour and left for Frankfurt en route to Washington, calling it hardly worth mentioning.

Rhodesian Federation Northern Rhodesia U. S G. Mennen Williams Lusaka Roy Welensky John Emmerson Williams Evelyn Howe Richard Sampson Frankfurt Germany Washington

Foreign Aid Compromise Approved By Conferees

Senate and House conferees approve a five year 7.2 billion overseas loan program but strike the provision to borrow from the Treasury. President Kennedy calls the compromise wholly satisfactory and a major decision for the United States and the free world.

Washington Senate House Treasury Kennedy United States Free World

Move To Halt Rail Strike

In Philadelphia a federal judge indicated he would issue an injunction to stop a threatened Transport Workers Union strike against the Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad claimed daily revenue losses of 500000 and up to 25 million a day if a walkout occurred as it sought a court injunction. The judge suggested the strike was not warranted.

Philadelphia Transport Workers Union Pennsylvania Railroad PRR U. S Harold K. Wood

ICC Backing Subsidies to Save Passenger Rail Service

The Interstate Commerce Commission recommended direct federal subsidies for railroads including the New York New Haven and Hartford to sustain essential passenger routes reversing its earlier stance against federal aid in transportation.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission New York New Haven & Hartford Commission Fedae

Brazil Faces Presidential Crisis as Military Demands Rule

Brazil's three military chiefs rejected a congressional plan to make Vice President Joao Goulart a figurehead. The army split emerged after Gen. Jose Machado Lopes reportedly pledged to take orders only from Goulart. Acting President Marilli fired Lopes and two other officers, while Goulart, traveling from Paris, planned a return via Montevideo and Rio Grande do Sul.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Joao Goulart Goulart Odylio Denys Rio Brasilia Chamber of Deputies Congress Labor Party Doutel de Andrade Jose Machado Lopes Denys Machado Lopes Rainieri Marbilli 3Rd Army Osvaldo Cordeiro de Faria

Desegregation Begins as Nine Black Pupils Enter Atlanta Classrooms

Atlanta police kept watch as nine African American students entered previously all white schools. Authorities quickly dispersed gatherings and seized boycott signs at Murphy High before classes started. The events mark a quiet but decisive end to Georgia and Atlanta's century of segregated schooling, leaving only three Deep South states with explicit public school segregation.

Atlanta Georgia Alabama Mississippi South Carolina Murphy High School

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