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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
Meigs County commissioners ordered layoffs of 29 highway department workers effective December 14 with funds for 12 positions for the rest of the year. The county faced a 53 200.84 deficit. officials will transfer 1857.60 to cover those 12 employes while reemployment requires emergency approval.
Police in Tokyo say they broke a ultrarightist scheme to kill Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda and other leaders. Thirteen men were arrested as raids yielded rifles gas masks swords helmets and self defense force uniforms. The conspirators allegedly aimed to spark a communist uprising and sought backing from a Japanese industrialist.
A three man Israeli court concluded its reading of the Eichmann judgment finding Adolf Eichmann guilty on all 15 counts. The verdict follows a detailed review of his role in the extermination of six million Jews in Europe. The maximum penalty is death and sentencing will occur within days.
Detroit Steel Co of New Boston Ohio backs a Norfolk & Western merger with Nickle Plate and Wabash railroads and the Sandusky line. Traffic manager James C. Houston testified before an Interstate Commerce Commission examiner that the merger would give the firm additional single line service to Lake Erie and Detroit.
Cleveland authorities said four teenage boys will be taken into juvenile court for starting a bomb scare that forced evacuation of 1700 pupils from Mayfield Heights High School on Monday.
Fort Worth Texas John B Connally secretary of the Navy will leave December 20 to return to Texas and run for governor Fred Korth a Fort Worth banker will replace him Connally a Fort Worth attorney and longtime Texas political insider promises a scramble for Democratic leadership in the state Kennedy named another Democrat in the North a veteran of Washington politics
The U S Office of Education has authorized six new national defense graduate fellowships for doctoral study at Miami University. Dean H Bunker Wright of Miami's graduate school announced the action today.
About 40 U S Army combat helicopters and nearly 400 crew members arrived in Saigon aboard the carrier Core. They will begin flying missions in about two weeks, escorting Vietnamese troops against Viet Cong positions.
Moscow demanded the United States surrender West German General Adolf Heusinger, chairman of the NATO military committee in Washington, for trial in Moscow on charges of war crimes crimes against the peace and humanity. The note was delivered to the U.S. Embassy and announced at a Foreign Ministry briefing.
Ohio State Board of Education tightens admin standards effective January 1 1964. Masters degree becomes minimum for executive heads and principals with 60 semester hours for new superintendents. Existing administrators are exempt from the higher training. architects engineers and business managers lose the classroom teaching requirement.
Presidents of Cincinnati Gas & Electric, Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric, and Dayton Power and Light approve studies to link systems in central and southern Ohio. The plan preserves company independence while enabling mutual aid in emergencies and better service across a 40 county area. Interconnections allow pooling of reserves to reduce individual generating requirements.
Fidel Castro predicted on Monday night that any force attempting to invade Cuba would be smashed promptly. He reiterated the stance as tensions with opponents in the hemisphere rose.
Panama's National Assembly urged President Robert Chiari's government tonight to sever diplomatic relations with Cuba immediately. The move reflects rising tensions and shifts in regional alignment amid Cold War era politics.
Paris dispatch notes President Charles de Gaulle resists joining Soviet era Berlin talks but French officials say he will not block another American led attempt to reach an East West compromise. Western Allies urge unified policy as ministers begin a three day postwar conference. France retains veto in Berlin.
Santa Claus played by Earl Steger 58 was arrested Sunday for allegedly breaking a 1794 blue law by being gainfully employed on Sunday while listening to children’s wishes at Butch's Discount Market. The local judge apologized and released him, while Bucks County ethics group criticizes the crackdown as harsh Scrooge-like.
AFL CIO chiefs set $1.50 an hour as the new goal for the federal minimum wage. A policy statement urged Congress to raise the minimum to $1.25 immediately and then to $1.50 as soon as possible, aligning with Kennedy’s program and a prior increase to $1.15 for interstate workers.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower says the United States is mankind's greatest hope for freedom. He received the Freedoms Foundation's first American Patriot's Medal at Valley Forge Military Academy after ceremonies honoring him.
Local notice describes an advertiser selling household items through a Messenger Classified Ad Department. Marjorie Graham lists items including a 9x12 rug a floor lamp two hats a toaster three tables and small rugs and reports positive results from the ad. Readers are urged to call LY 3-1242 to profit from Want Ads.
Ford Motor Co has formally taken control of the Philco Corporation uniting the firms as Philco remains a named subsidiary. Irving A. Duffy to chair Philco board and oversee general products. Charles E. Beck named Philco president. about 100 million dollars in Ford stock approved by stockholders.
MILWAUKEE Two optical company officials, previously successful against antitrust charges, were re indicted in U S District Court on price fixing. Alton K Marsters of Rochester New York a vice president of Bausch Lomb Inc and Victor D Kniss of Southbridge Massachusetts vice president of American Optical Co were ordered to appear by January 8 before Judge Kenneth P Grubb.
COLUMBUS Ga Sen Richard B Russell D Ga says he is so concerned that U S nuclear weapons may not work that he wants testing resumed in the atmosphere.
A Southern Airways DC3 overshot the Jackson Mississippi runway while landing and sank into thick mud. No injuries were reported.
Oc tavia Jones, 53, of Pittsburgh admitted operating a speakeasy to raise money for a church organ. Judge William F. Cercone fined her 300 dollars and ordered costs after the Monday hearing.
Cincinnati lawyer John A. Lloyd Jr. announces his bid for the Republican nomination for Ohio attorney general. Lloyd, a University of Cincinnati graduate, joins the race with stated legal credentials.
Buckingham Palace reports Queen Elizabeth IIs mild feverish chill confines her to her room today. A palace spokesman said her condition is not serious and she remains under medical observation.
The United Nations said unidentified aircraft bombed Elisabethville Airport four times before dawn, dropping 26 bombs without damaging U.N. installations. U.N. headquarters in Katanga also faced mortar fire from a ridge west of the building. Two Indian Gurkhas died and 37 were wounded, with U.N. casualties reaching 10 dead, 37 wounded, and 13 missing.
Richard P Pavlick 74 of Belmont New Hampshire says he is prepared to stand trial on charges of plotting to assassinate President Kennedy. He was arrested in Palm Beach Florida a year ago after officers found dynamite in his car and motel room. Pavlick has been held at the Federal Prison Medical Center in Springfield Missouri under a law allowing continued detention until mentally competent to stand trial.
Edwin A. Walker resigns his major general’s commission after Army reprimand over political education of troops. He delivers his first public address as a civilian in Dallas tonight.
Governor Michael V. DiSalle pledges Ohio will fully cooperate with a new federal welfare program, signaling state backing and implementation efforts. Ohio agencies will coordinate with federal authorities to ensure program rollout.
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