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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1961

Page

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Court Order Halts Move To Merge Vinton Schools

Common Pleas Judge C. W. Smith issued a temporary restraining order to stop the Vinton County Board of Education from adopting a resolution to create a new central school district. The action, filed by Clifford M. Bowman, cites potential irreparable harm and seeks to delay Dec. 12 adoption.

Judge Smith Harry B. Reese Wellston Clifford M. Bowman Hamden Vinton County Bowman William J. Kuhner Delbert L. Beckner Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Ivan W. Miller Orland O. L. Hutchison McArthur Elza Anderson Ray Kermit Ward Raymond Long Wilkesville Winton Brown-Zaleski Swan Wilton Allensville

Two Defeats For Levies In Re Vote

The Associated Press reports two school operating levies failed in re votes. In Mentor a 4.5 mill levy for $260,000 drew 2,453 yes to 2,212 no. In Ashland a 2.9 mill levy for a new high school and teacher raises reached 53.4 percent in favor.

Mentor Ashland

Dayton city manager revokes licenses of 21 Cincinnati detectives

A legal snarl forced Dayton City Manager Herbert W. Starick to revoke licenses issued to 21 Cincinnati private detectives who were guarding special buses run by supervisory staff of the strike bound City Transit Co. The ordinance requires Montgomery County residency of at least one year for special police licenses.

Dayton Herbert W. Starick Cincinnati City Transit Co Montgomery County

Allensville District OKs Current Expenses Levy

Allensville Consolidated School District passed a current expenses operating levy in a special election Tuesday with 558 voting yes and 172 no. The measure had been defeated in November.

Allensville Allensville Consolidated

Plan for Old Age Housing by United Church of Christ

The United Church of Christ announced revolutionary plans to provide housing for people over 62. The plan aims to bring new housing to the elderly in their communities rather than institutionalize them, offering cottages, motel-style units, row houses, and high rise apartments at diverse sites such as downtown areas, rural villages, and near lakes and resorts.

Cleveland United Church of Christ

Rockefeller denies leaving public life plans for 1962 run

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller vehemently denied reports he will retire from public life. In a statement through his press secretary he said he will complete his current term and run for re election next year. A Dec. 27 Albany GOP conference will map 1962 strategy as rockefeller faces speculation about a presidential bid in 1964.

New York Nelson A. Rockefeller Rockefeller Albany

Five Day Forecast Temperatures Dip Below Normal

The outlook shows temperatures five to seven degrees below normal with a high around 39 and a low near 23. Expect continued cold conditions Thursday with gradual moderation Friday and Saturday, turning cold again Sunday and Monday. Light rain or snow likely about Saturday.

DiSalle Seeks Lester Drop Sideline Role

Gov Michael V DiSalle orders Creed J Lester chairman of the State Liquor Board to drop his sideline as special counsel for Attorney General Mark McElroy. In a letter DiSalle says it is not proper for an executive branch employee to be paid by another branch. Lester unavailable for comment. he had argued there was no law violation.

Columbus State Liquor Board Creed J. Lester Mount Vernon Michael V. DiSalle Mark McElroy Lester McElroy America U.N Eichmann Anthony Thomas Davis Dallas Tex Davis Pauline Kathleen Sims

Cincinnati newsdealer seeks dismissal of indictment

David King asks the common pleas court to dismiss an indictment charging him with offering an obscene book for sale. His attorney argues a fair trial is impossible due to propaganda branding him a smut peddler. Judge Ford Bader postponed arraignment pending ruling.

Cincinnati David King Common Pleas Court King Ford Bader

Walker Calls Self Symbol Criticizes Foreign Policy in Dallas

Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker denounced the United Nations and U.S. foreign policy in his first public address since leaving the Army. Speaking to about 5 600 at Dallas Memorial Auditorium, he urged unity of the people and military to overpower communism from Dallas to Moscow and Peking.

Dallas Tex Edwin A. Walker United Nations U.S Dallas Memorial Auditorium Washington Moscow Peking Walker 24Th

Berlin talks cast shadow over NATO review

Paris officials report relief as the United States and Britain push ahead with Berlin negotiations aided by talks in Moscow. France remains aloof though, with Charles de Gaulle signaling continued skepticism about Western initiated moves with the Soviet Union.

Kennedy to Tour South America in 6400 Mile Trip

President Kennedy will travel about 6 370 miles by plane helicopter and car on a weekend swing to Venezuela and Colombia. He plans half a dozen speeches including events near Caracas and in Bogota with private talks to Betancourt and Lleras Camargo. The trip promotes the Alliance for Progress with Mrs Kennedy and Chester Bowles in the traveling party.

Washington Kennedy Venezuela Colombia Caracas San Carlos Palace Bogota Romulo Betancourt Alberto Lleras Camargo Mrs. Kennedy Chester Bowles

Ohio State to Start Interplanetary Research Saucers

A field of four 30 foot reflectors for research into intercontinental and interplanetary communications is slated to start operating at Ohio State University early next year.

Columbus Ohio State University

Escape Attempt by Notorious Prisoner Firman From Ohio Penitentiary

Gordon Spunky Firman, infamous for prior jail breaks in Ohio, staged an escape attempt today from the Ohio Penitentiary as law enforcement monitors his movements.

Columbus Gordon

For Sale 16 Hampshire Pigs 9 Weeks Old

Glen Turner of Carpenter Ohio reports selling all 16 Hampshire piglets nine weeks old to the first caller. Readers are urged to call for sale items and quick action. Call LY 3 1242 to place your ad.

Ist Caller Messenger Ohio Glen Turner Carpenter, Ohio Hampshire Carpenter LY 3

Israel Seeks Death Penalty for Eichmann

In Jerusalem, Attorney General Gideon Hausner urged a special Israeli tribunal to sentence Adolf Eichmann to death for genocide. He stated Eichmann directed the Nazi plan to exterminate Jews, noting six million European Jews died in the Holocaust. The court, hearing the verdict, would decide the method if condemned.

Jerusalem Israel Adolf Eichmann Gestapo Hitler ATTY Gideon Hausner Eichmann

NASA Eyes 60 Day Intervals for Manned Orbit Flights

NASA Administrator James E. Webb announced in Cleveland that the United States will pursue its first manned orbital flight next month and then conduct similar manned flights every 60 days to gather data on weightlessness and its effects. The plan could speed up or slow the next two man craft step based on results.

Cleveland United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA James E. Webb U.S Lewis Research Center

General Assembly Winds Up Debate Over Seating Red China

The United Nations General Assembly pressed to finish its marathon debate on seating Peiping with the United States insisting it has the votes to bar Peiping as the key clash over Red China’s status continues.

United Nations N. Y General Assembly China United States Peiping

NORSTAD: NATO NUCLEAR ARSENAL WELL DISTRIBUTED

General Lauris Norstad today said NATO's nuclear arsenal is well distributed and growing, signaling continued alliance nuclear readiness.

Paris Lauris Norstad North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Meany Sees Labor Peace Plan Approved Amid War

AFL CIO President George Meany hailed an eight hour Executive Council session approving a plan to end internal labor wars. The pact provides mediation then umpire awards with a three man appeals committee, ensuring no secession threats amid the merger.

Norman Walker Bal Harbour Fla Organized Labor Labor George Meany Afl-Cio Meany Labor Movement Executive Council

Heart Group Predicts 100 Year Life Span

The New York Heart Association predicts the average person will live over 100 years. It notes heart disease now causes 54 percent of deaths and cites advances in heart research as the basis for its forecast.

Heart Group New York New York Heart Association

Wittenberg Alumni Raise 845000 for Faculty Salaries

Hugh P. Robins alumni secretary announced Springfield that Wittenberg University alumni have raised 845,222 dollars for faculty salaries and student scholarships over the past eleven years.

Springfield Hugh P. Robins Wittenberg University

OSCAR Satellite Sends Morse HI From Orbit

OSCAR the private citizen built satellite orbits Earth transmitting HI in Morse from Byrdland to Kodiak. Launched with Discoverer 36, the 10 pound robot will also release a secret instrument capsule near Hawaii for retrieval by Air Force planes. OSCAR, unsupported by the Air Force, may enable future private communications in emergencies.

Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif Oscar Byrdland Antarctica Kodiak Alaska Discoverer Air Force Hawaii

Valley Machine to Move From Wheeling to Martins Ferry

Valley Machine Co. plans relocation across the Ohio River from Wheeling to Martins Ferry. The firm, employing 187, will occupy a vacant McDowell Corp. plant in Martins Ferry for 750000 dollars. Payroll is to rise to 200 by year’s start and 250 by April 1.

Wheeling W. Va the Valley Machine Co Ohio River Martins Ferry John S. Sargent McDowell Corp Cleveland Sargent

Congo Crises Escalate as UN and Katanga Arm for Battle

United States rejects Britain's demand for an immediate Congo cease fire urging cease fire only after UN objectives are met. Reinforcements flood Elisabethville as Katanga and U.N. forces near a showdown, with Ethiopian troops seizing a key Katangan observation post in the capital. Gizenga looms as a destabilizing political figure amid fighting in Kivu and Kinshasa.

Washington United States Britain Congo United Nations Elisabethville Katanga U. S. Globemasters Leopoldville Europe Norbert Moke U.N Kivu Oriental Antoine Gizenga Gizenga Patrice Lumumba Communist Bloc Cyrille Adoula Kindu

DiSalle Seeks Funds for Ohio State Universities

Governor Michael V. DiSalle said he would boost his transfer request to 12.5 million dollars from the controlling board. He plans a 2 million advance for 1962 63 for universities to hire more teachers ahead of higher enrollments next September. The move would add to 10.5 million already sought for welfare payments and county subsidies through January. The board had reluctantly approved a prior advance to sustain welfare payments through December.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle

Flu Epidemic Paralyzes Small Missouri Town

Potosi Missouri endures a flu epidemic that has disabled about 800 school children and left many adults immobile in the town of 2,800.

Potosi

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