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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1961

Page

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Governor Lets Big Money Bills Become Law Without Signature

Governor Michael V. DiSalle criticized Republican lawmakers for failing to meet state financial needs and announced he would let two major money bills become law without his signature. He vetoed portions of the $1,022,732,811 general appropriation for 1962-63, approving $496.3 million while objecting to $526.3 million for education welfare mental health and development. He also noted the two year construction bill of $33.4 million would not be signed, calling the GOP's conduct blind to essential needs.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle GOP

String Tied To Welfare Money Vote

The Ohio Welfare Board approves a $4 million transfer for immediate state payments to aid the blind, dependent children, the disabled, old age pensioners and poor relief recipients. Transfers require certification of availability from Finance Director James H. Maloon. cash on hand was $850,000 with about $14 million expected before mid December. Senator William H. Deddens warns the move is like Russian roulette amid funding gaps.

Columbus Ohio James H. Maloon Clinton V. Oster Maloon

No Trace Of Airliner

Wreckage and several mutilated bodies were found in Botany Bay after an Australian airliner with 15 aboard crashed during a violent electrical storm before taking off for Canberra. Botany Bay is the circular inlet by Sydney's airport.

Sydney Australia Botany Bay Canberra Pacific

City Pays Electricity Bills For Residents

Kenyon Minnesota officials announce that the Municipal Utilities Commission has stamped November as paid. The move reflects lower expenses for the year and passes more than $10,000 in savings to residents as a holiday relief.

Kenyon Minn Minnesota Municipal Utilities Commission

Traffic deaths down in first ten months of year

Chicago report shows national traffic fatalities for January through October totaling 30,3800, a two percent drop from the same period in 1960 per the National Safety Council.

Chicago National Safety Council

Justice's Deadline Is Honored By U S Reds

U S Reds fail to meet the deadline for registering under the Internal Security Act prompting the Justice Department to plan next steps. Attorney General Robert F Kennedy said the department will enforce the law as individuals have until Dec 20 to register. The act imposes up to $10,000 daily fines for the party and for officers and members who defy the rules.

Washington Communist Party United States Justice Department Atty Robert F. Kennedy Department

Sphinx Tangles With Spies In Cairo Bribe Case

Cairo newspapers report a French government mission member was arrested on spy charges after a bribe of 5000 pounds about 14000 dollars to steer the sphinx and sonic light contract to a Paris firm. Egypt had spent about 8 million dollars on the sound and light display at the pilgrimage sites near Cairo.

Cairo Egypt Ministry of Culture Ernment Mohammed Saad Abdel Maguid Son Et Lumiere La _ Societe Philips Eclairage et Radio of Paris

Gibson Girl Annabelle Buchan Dies at 83 in Chicago

Annabelle Whitford Buchan 83 once the Gibson Girl of the Gay Nineties and the original Gibson Girl in the Ziegfeld Follies died Thursday after a long illness in Chicago. Her fame and era defined fashion and stage glamour in American popular culture.

Chicago Annabelle Whitford Buchan Gibson Girl

Nike Zeus Anti Missile Motors Fire Successfully

The Army conducted a test at White Sands Missile Range New Mexico firing all three rocket motors of the Nike Zeus system for the first time. The successful launch marks a milestone in the program and demonstrates propulsion performance across stages.

White Sands Missile Range N.M

U S troops widen Berlin autobahn push amid Soviet warning

U S units increased convoy along the Berlin autobahn defying Soviet cautions of dangerous consequences. A six-vehicle section was briefly halted at a Soviet checkpoint over a travel-document error before being released. The rotations shuttle 150-man units between West Germany and West Berlin for training, signaling resolve to maintain road access.

U.S Checkpoint. Dreilinden West Berlin East Germany Heilmstedt Berlin West Germany U. S

Opposition Refuses To Back Junta In Dominican Crisis

In San Domingo the National Civil Union rejects a military plan to keep Balaguer as head of a seven man junta with armed forces autonomy. Civic Union urges strikers to pause but protesters hinder halting the strike.

Joaquin Balaguer Dominican Republic National Civil Union Balaguer Trujillo Civic Union Viriato A. Fiallo

Soviet Paper Denounces Kennedy Interview Claims

The Soviet weekly Literature and Life charged President Kennedy with political delusions after his Izvestia interview remarks that the Soviet Union seeks world communism. The paper called several of his propositions unfounded yet called the dialogue useful and likely to continue.

Moscow Literature and Life Kennedy Izvestia Soviet Union Literature and Life Alexei Adzhubei

Walker program followed orders from 7th Army

Maj. Arch E. Roberts testified that his Pro-Blue troop education plan for Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker was drafted under a classified cold war directive from 7th Army headquarters and based on Congress Record material. The address, delivered to about 90 members of the Washington chapter of Young Americans for Freedom, was not precleared by the Defense Department.

Washington Edwin A. Walker John Birch Society Arch E. Roberts Walker 7Th Army Headquarters Roberts Congressional Record Young Americans For Freedom Defense Department Army Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara

Dean Leaves Geneva Ready to Return to Nuclear Talks

U S Delegate Arthur H Dean flew home from Geneva today announcing readiness to return to the nuclear test ban conference on short notice if the Russians show a change of heart.

Geneva U. S Arthur H. Dean United States

United States Faces China Seating Clash at UN

At the United Nations General Assembly the United States pushes to keep Communist China from entering the world body while the Soviet Union urges Peiping's seating in place of Chiang Kai-shek. A two thirds vote is required and Washington predicts Nationalist seats will remain. In a separate Security Council vote the Soviet Union vetoed a UAR resolution on Kuwait's admission.

Lyndon Johnson Adlai Stevenson New York Johnson Valerian Zorin Bulgaria Ukraine Europe Medico United Nations N. Y.P China General Assembly United States Soviet Union Peiping Chiang Kai-Shek 103-Nation Assembly U. S U.N Security Council United Arab Republic Kuwait Valerian A. Zorin

Use Schools For Public CD Shelters

Washington officials say shelter adapted schools are key refuges in a nuclear attack at night. Officials note schools are often the only suitable structures in residential areas and federal funding may help retrofit them. Steuart Pittman was to discuss the program at a news conference, stressing multistory buildings offer strong protection against fallout.

Washington —i Pentagon Civil Defense Office Steuart Pittman Civil Defense

Six Depo Dealers Arrested in Cleveland Crackdown

Federal and local authorities arrest six men on narcotics charges in Cleveland in the largest bust since 1955. An undercover agent spent five months posing as a user to buy drugs. Those charged as sellers are Curtis Watson 30 Clarence Johnson 34 and Leonard Ashford 33. Those charged as buyers and movers are Daniel Foreman 44 Ernest Reynolds 28 and Sherman Gordon 39.

Cleveland FE. H. Thomas Federal Narcotics Bureau Curtis Watson Clarence L. Johnson Leonard Ashford Daniel J. Foreman Ernest M. Reynolds Sherman Gordon

Taft Jr. to Seek 1962 Republican Nomination for Ohio At Large

Robert Taft Jr., son of the late U S senator, announced he would run in 1962 for the Republican nomination for congressman at large from Ohio. He had earlier said he would not seek re election to the Ohio House and had been linked to both senator and governor posts. Ohio will elect a congressman at large in statewide voting next year after the 1960 census growth. Taft spoke at a televised news conference.

Cincinnati Robert Taft Jr U. S Ohio Taft Ohio House of Representatives

Best November Yet on Ohio Turnpike Revenues

The Ohio Turnpike Commission reports a November revenue estimate of 1.87 million dollars, the highest for November since the toll road opened in October 1955.

Cleveland Ohio Turnpike Commission

Radioactivity Release Reported From Underground Atomic Blast

The Atomic Energy Commission says slight radioactivity was released into the atmosphere by one underground nuclear test. The agency described the amount as minimal and not dangerous to the public.

Washington The Atomic Energy Commission

Thurmond Blasts State Dept Policies In LA Speech

Senator Strom Thurmond told the Freedom Club at the First Congregation Church that communism spreads worldwide due to what he calls U S State Department paralysis. He accused officials of believing the U S should not have won in Korea.

Los Angeles J. Strom Thurmond D-S.c U. S. State Department First Congregation Freedom Club State Department Korea

Truman Says Eisenhower Admin Put PR Above Service

Former President Harry S. Truman says the Eisenhower administration valued public relations over public service. He made the remark Thursday night at a St. Louis County Democratic dinner in his honor, praising Eisenhower and Nixon for their PR skills.

ST. Louis Harry S. Truman Eisenhower St. Louis County Democratic Committee Truman Richard M. Nixon

Five Day Forecast Warm Trend With Weekend Cooling

Temperatures will run about eight to twelve degrees above normal with normal highs around 42 and lows near 7. Little change over the weekend, then cooler early next week. Precipitation averages about a quarter inch in occasional rain early next period.

Will Reveals Huge Fortune Of Teacher

Washington Kan. Few realized the retired teacher Margaret Baker worth 6 million dollars at her death Nov 21 aged 79. Baker taught 34 years and left an estate including 5.6 million in IBM stock 12 farms in Washington and land in Thomas County Kan and Hayes County Neb. Her will names 166 relatives and 40 farm tenants as heirs.

Margaret Baker F. R. Lobaugh

Japan Says Not Amelia Earhart Landed on Saipan

Rep. John F. Shelley said a Japanese government report found no evidence Earhart landed on Saipan. The report was requested by the U S State Department. An anthropologist at UC is examining teeth and bones from a shallow grave in Saipan.

San Francisco Amelia Earhart Pacific Saipan John F. Shelley D-Calif Japan Shelly U. S. State Department University of California

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Justice U.S. Reds By Barry Schweid John H. Glenn Jr America Malcolm S. Carpenter Cape Canaveral Fla Sphinx By David Lancashire Jean Bellivier Gibson Autobahn By Eugene Kramer By Robert Berrellez San Domingo Dominican Re Walter R. Mears News Index Athens Chauncey Gallipolis Glouster Seer Logan McArthur Nelsonville Point Pleasant Television Ee Ee Ike Eldorado Herman Sylvania Eldorado Country Club Palm Desert Calif By Tom Hoge VU. 8 Bob Taft, Jr Saft Will Huce Kan Kansas Amelia
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