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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1961

Page

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Pearl Harbor Ceremony Marks 20th Anniversary

At Pearl Harbor Hawaii Admiral John H. Sides warns that in a missile age surprise attack remains possible during ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the 1941 atrocity. The event on Battleship Row recalled Arizona and its 1102 lost sailors as the era’s lessons were urged: readiness and constant training across unified commands.

U.S. Pacific Battleship Row Pearl Harbor Oahu West Virginia Tennessee Philippines Iwo Jima Okinawa Hawaii Adm John H. Sides U.S. Pacific Fleet Naval Base Ford Island Arizona Sides America Pacific Command Army Navy Air Force

Pentagon closes Pearl Harbor inquiry as no new probes planned

The Pentagon says the Pearl Harbor surprise remains closed with no further official investigations expected. Since 1941 eight inquiries have been held, including a 10 member joint Senate House committee that found Hawaiian command errors were judgments not derelictions of duty.

Washington Pentagon United States Pearl Harbor High Command Hawaii Defense Department Franklin D. Roosevelt Supreme Court Owen J. Roberts Navy Army Congress Senate House Joint Congressional Committee War Japan

Thant Seeks Backing for Katanga U.N. Plan

Acting Secretary-General U Thant seeks broader UN backing for his plan to bring Katanga under UN control. He will present the plan to the Congo advisory committee before public release and aims to fulfill Security Council resolutions including expelling about 200 foreign mercenaries with Tshombe's forces if needed.

United Nations N.Y U.S U Thant Congo Katanga U.N Thant Security Council Moise Tshombe

IRS Eyes Cincinnati Data Center Amid Stable Labor

The Internal Revenue Service aims to place its large new data center in a site with steady labor supply. IRS regional director Ernest Vaughn said bids will be advertised next month as plans announced last week to employ about 1,500 workers trigger bids from Southwestern Ohio and Northern Kentucky communities.

Cincinnati Internal Revenue Service Ernest Vaughn IRS Ohio Kentucky

Florida Citrus Growers Hit By Record Drought Costs

Florida citrus growers report a record drought cost between 10 million and 12 million dollars for irrigation over the past six months. Florida Citrus Mutual said on Wednesday that no relief is in sight.

Lakeland Fla Florida Citrus Florida Citrus Mutual

Price joins GOP bid for state auditor in Columbus

Columbus City Auditor John H. Price becomes the second Republican to announce his candidacy for the state auditor position.

Columbus—I Columbus City John H. Price

Marine Chief Urges Better Armaments

Gen David M Shoup Marine Corps commander calls American industry to improve limited war weapons at the 43rd annual industrial preparedness meeting of the American Ordnance Association He says an H bomb can only destroy and urges development of longer range faster firing more accurate naval guns missiles and more lethal non nuclear ammunition He received the Blandy medal for distinguished naval ordnance service.

New York David M. Shoup Marine Corps Shoup American Ordnance Association Association Naval Ordnance Adm William H. P. Blandy Navy Bureau of Ordnance

African Goat Killed in City Traffic

A Nubian ibex weighing about 80 pounds escaped from the Cleveland Zoo Sunday morning and was killed by a motorist on Wednesday in Cleveland. The incident highlights the animal's struggle adapting to urban streets.

Cleveland Africa Asia Cleveland Zoo

Findlay College Plans New Buildings By 1962

President O J Wilson announced that Findlay College will add a new fine arts building two dormitories and a larger Alumni Memorial Union. Construction will go up for bids in February and begin in March with expected use by September 1962.

Findlay Findlay College Alumni Memorial Union O. J. Wilson

Fight Over New Rules Looms at AFL-CIO Convention

In Bal Harbour Florida a family dispute over jurisdiction flared as industrial unions push for a tough dispute settlement system while rival building trades oppose it. Delegates will hear President Kennedy address the convention.

Bal Harbour Fla Afl-Cio Kennedy

Contract Near Deal Sparks Bonus for Chrysler Site

Detroit Edward Land heads a buyer group for the old Chrysler Imperial plant who nearly secured a $300,000 bonus Wednesday as the contract allowed all machinery to pass to buyers. Chrysler Corp. flagged 52 new Imperial cars stored on site prompting a swift contract revision.

Detroit Edward Land Chrysler Corp

Cincinnati Reds likely to discuss riverfront stadium plan

Mayor Walton Bachrach asks five city councilmen to meet with the county commission NKY officials and private business on a proposed Ohio Riverfront baseball stadium for the Reds.

Cincinnati Walton Bachrach County Commission Northern Kentucky Cincinnati Reds

Four Ohio State Students Placed on Probation

Four unidentified Ohio State University students were put on disciplinary probation for involvement in the November 29 demonstrations protesting the Faculty Council decision on the Rose Bowl. They were charged with attempting to overturn an automobile and resisting highway patrolmen. Dean John T. Bonner said the action followed the Council on Student Affairs recommendation.

Columbus Ohio State University Ohio Highway John T. Bonner Council On Student Affairs

Ohio State Studies Trimester Year Plan for Campus

Ohio State University President Novice G. Fawcett asked faculty to study moving from quarters to trimesters for the academic year. Benefits include fewer undergraduate years before professional school, cheaper dorm use, longer student work time, and 11 month faculty use. Proposals include three trimesters September to Christmas, January to April, and April to late August with two yearly sessions for 4 year graduation or three for 2 1/2 years. faculty would gain 25 33 percent pay or leave. Berlin move: U S battle group enters West Berlin as Soviet forces threaten highway Lifeline. convoy crosses Checkpoint Bravo under East German and Soviet checks. Lt Col William J Herman reports normal conditions despite heavier East German police presence.

Columbus Novice G. Fawcett Ohio State University Fawcett Berlin West Berlin West Germany East Germany U. S Paris U.S NATO Co. E Marienborn Iron Curtain Babelsburg 1St Battle Group Wiliam J. Herman South Norwalk Conn

Maloon urges spending curbs as tax delays loom

Columbus reports Finance Director James H. Maloon orders agencies to delay equipment purchases and keep vacancies minimal. He directs use of earmarked funds when possible, halts conference travel, and deposits all on hand in the treasury as the state faces a cash shortfall. The lag stems from a shift in sales tax collection timing beginning January.

Columbus James H. Maloon Maloon Maroon

Kennedy seeks recessional powers for jobs and tariffs

President Kennedy told AFL-CIO leaders in Miami Beach he will ask Congress for standby authority to launch public works programs to reduce unemployment. He reiterated a stance against discrimination and urged temporary tariff measures to protect communities hit by imports and to encourage investment and retraining.

Miami Beach Fla Kennedy Organized Labor Congress

Birchers Sin Against Social Justice Declared

University of Dayton theology professor Father John Kelley says the John Birch Society and similar rightist movements are sins against social justice. He spoke at a campus public lecture on moral problems, condemning smear tactics as unfair and harmful to individual and the common good.

Dayton University of Dayton John Birch Society John Kelley Father Kelley Birch Society

Italian Troops Launch Jupiter Missile in 1500 Mile Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A third group of Italian missile troops launched an American Jupiter rocket on a successful 1500 mile flight. These troops man Jupiter sites in Italy where two 15 missiles squadrons are deployed.

Cape Canaveral Fla Italy

Americans to buy about 45 million Christmas trees

A forestry industry source predicted today that Americans will purchase roughly 45 million Christmas trees this year, about 3 million more than in the previous year.

Chicago

CIA chief's wife dies in Washington

Mrs. John Alex McCone aged 53, wife of the new CIA director, died Wednesday in Washington from a heart ailment.

CIA Washington John Alex McCone U. S. Central Intelligence Agency

Highway signs test for icy bridge conditions

The highway department tests a warning sign that lights when a bridge is slippery. A sensor measures temperature and moisture on the bridge floor to trigger illumination. The sign alerts motorists of wet or icy conditions ahead and is being tried at six locations statewide.

Columbus Highway Department

Eisenhower Named Chairman of Editorial Board

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower accepts the post of chairman of the editorial advisory board for the Encyclopedia Britannica.

New York Dwight D. Eisenhower

Katanga Attacks U N as U S Planes Target Elisabethville

Katangan forces attack near Elisabethville while U S airlift planes are fired on over Leopoldville, prompting suspensions and security talks with Washington. U N and U S officials deny charges as Katanga counters with rail tunnel operations and a high profile departure of Katanga president Tshombe to Brazzaville.

U. S Leopoldville Elisabethville Washington Globemaster U. N Katanga U.S. State Department U.N Evariste Tshombe Paris Salisbury Southern Rhodesia Central African Federation Roy Welensky

Army size may shrink by spring says Russell

Sen. Richard Russell of Georgia predicts a substantial reduction in the Army by spring while the Air Force expands and draft quotas rise. He says many Reservists will be released and draftees will replace them in some cases and that the Senate Armed Services Committee will review the manpower program when Congress reconvenes.

Athens Richard Russell D-Ga Russell Senate Armed Services Committee Congress

BG Trustees Rule On Case Next Month

Campus controversy from student demonstrations last Easter centers on Stanage whose faculty contract may not be renewed. He appealed a notice of non retention heard by the BG board of trustees who likely will issue a ruling on January 12.

Eut Stanage Board of Trustees

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