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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
1
A Catholic priest and a Methodist minister escorting a daughter from Frantz elementary faced hecklers. Housewives denounced integration citing the Bible and one woman called the priest stupid and threatened to spit on him.
A 17-year-old, David Elkins, rushed through a blaze to wake his brother Maynard, who was asleep in an upstairs room, as flames consumed the seven room residence of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Elkins east of Albany. Fire chief Boyd Williams said 15 firefighters battled the blaze with 1300 gallons of water, but a 20 mph wind hindered efforts. loss and cause are under investigation. The family escaped, but Maynard remained unconscious on the upstairs bed until his brother’s quick action.
A source close to Argentina's armed forces says recent violence in Rosario Tartagal and Buenos Aires suburbs was spearheaded by hardline Peronists. The brief uprisings aimed to block President Frondizi’s pursuit of political and labor peace, with Gen. Miguel Angel Iniguez named as Rosario leader. The informant said the movement lacked wider support.
The astro observation center of the U S Army Signal Corps laboratory in Monmouth New Jersey picked up signals from the latest Soviet launched satellite at 8 16 a m today.
Water rose in the holds of a grounded freighter as the captain reported concern for the ship and the 14 persons aboard.
United Nations delegates plan a winter recess to await the Kennedy administration's views. The body laments Khrushchev's brinkmanship and delays major decisions, hoping a new US leader may ease Cold War tensions and allow a February reconvening.
Federal court orders Louisiana agencies to cease interfering with school integration. A three judge panel refused to stay the ruling opening all white schools to Black students on a graduated basis, provoking intensified demonstrations at William Frantz and other sites in New Orleans. The Dallas Circuit Court plan for stepwise desegregation was noted, while Louisiana moves to back a voluntary private school program and consider a senate resolution asserting state sovereignty.
In Havana Castro's government pressures private and Catholic schools including Villanueva which faces possible shutdown and doctrination requirements. About 2000 private schools exist in Cuba with 275 Catholic, Villanueva opened 14 years ago with 750 students, now down 200, and further declines as upper and middle class families flee.
The Republican party will announce a major inquiry into alleged vote frauds in the presidential election. Sen. Thruston B. Morton will chair a committee of top party officials. investigators had been sent into eight states after the election and preliminary reports prompted a aggressive challenge to Kennedy's victory.
Mrs. Lillian Fratantonio, accused of giving barbiturates to her sleeping daughters, will be on the witness stand in her own defense, one attorney says. The case centers on alleged drugging actions and safety concerns.
The Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission warns growing chemical tonnage along the Ohio River risks municipal water. It urges Coast Guard rules, prompt accident reporting, and clear cargo descriptions to curb dangers. Sewage treatment works serve 95 percent of river-area residents.
A London broadcast said Marshal Andrei Grechko acted as Soviet defense minister with Rodion Malinovsky missing from public view. It noted Grechko as Malinovsky's deputy and cited talks with Abdel Hakim Amer while listing other Soviet leaders present. Malinovsky had last appeared Nov 7 at Red Square.
Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher file $725 million libel suits against eight magazines charging lurid headlines damaged their characters. The actions aim to halt further publication of defamatory material and seek damages in New York.
Fragments of a space rocket that landed in eastern Cuba on Wednesday drew charges from the Cuban press of a new provocation of imperialism.
A three year contract retroactive to Nov 15 covers 1500 members of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. The agreement was ratified in Cleveland.
The Census Bureau reports Ohio's 1960 population at 9,706,397, up 22.1 percent from 1950's 7,946,627. The gain highlights Ohio's growth relative to the previous decade.
President elect John F Kennedy chose Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams as assistant secretary of state for Africa, a top priority in the new administration. Williams will retire as governor January 1 after six terms, with Kennedy noting Africa as a pivotal arena amid Cold War tensions.
The Defense Department said pieces of a U S rocket may have fallen on Cuba after a launch from Cape Canaveral. Cuban authorities reported fragments near Holguin without damage. A Pentagon spokesman could not rule out Cuban reports of debris reaching Cuban soil.
Leopoldville reports President Kasavubu broke off relations with the United Arab Republic and ordered Ambassador Murard Ghaleb and all staff to leave the Congo. He accused Ghaleb of plotting to overthrow authority and aiding rebel elements linked to Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba reportedly pursued a secret path after escaping Leopoldville.
In Caracas rebels in a dormitory at Caracas University clash with troops as unrest expands to Maracaibo Barquisimeto Maturin Portuguesa Puerto la Cruz and San Juan de los Morros. President Betan’s government cracks down arresting about 250 in raids on labor groups and communist headquarters.
Congressman Robert W. Levering of Ohio departs for a European and Middle East inspection trip focusing on defense readiness and allied relations as part of ongoing military oversight.
MOSCOW A third Soviet space ship carrying animal passengers was launched into orbit today. Two dogs were aboard the 5-ton vehicle for research along with other animals insects and plants for study via radio television.
Columbus reports the Ohio Civil Rights Commission will need more than the $200000 allotted for 1959 60 to run the program over the next two years Chairman Richard E Guggenheim says the panel sought an extra $77334 from the State Emergency Board after the last two years funding fell short.
The Meudon Observatory in Paris reported signals from the new Soviet space satellite on its first pass over the city. The event marks a notable early contact with Moscow’s space program as observers tracked transmissions from the orbiting craft.
The powerful typhoon with 161 mile per hour winds battered Pacific atolls today and moved toward the Philippines, threatening coastal areas with heavy rain and destructive seas.
In Elizabeth New Jersey Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee wed at a friend’s apartment today confirming their marriage after recent rumors. The ceremony was intimate with close associates present as reporters gathered outside.
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