Dowler Endorsed for Directorship by Republican Committee
John W. Dowler a former Athens County Highway engineer won unanimous support Sunday at Marietta for deputy director of Highways Division 10. Ed Ervin and Cecil Stacy also received token county support. Dowler’s name will go forward once Governor-Elect Rhodes names a director.
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Marietta
Division 10
Ed Ervin
Morgan County
Cecil Stacy
Washington County
Dowler
James Rhodes
Guard Unit Loss Blamed On DiSalle
Harrisburg reports retired Maj. Gen. J. Calvin Frank says Ohio Governor DiSalle influenced the dissolution of the 79th Infantry Division shrinking it from 9000 to 150 staff. He notes failed attempts to win support from Pennsylvania Governor Lawrence for preserving the Pennsylvania troops from Pennsylvan ia Maryland and Delaware units.
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Harrisburg
79Th Infantry
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
J. Calvin Frank
79Th
DiSalle
West Virginia
Frank
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Maryland
Delaware
President To Review Two Years In White House
President Kennedy will discuss his first two years in office in an hour long TV interview. The program titled After Two Years A Conversation with the President airs on CBS and ABC at 6 30 p m EST and NBC at 8 30 p m He returned to the White House Saturday from New York and met with NBC ABC and CBS newsmen to tape the interview.
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ABC
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CBS
DiSalle Threatens Jail Term Over Grand Jury Report
Governor Michael V. DiSalle urged releasing the seven week liquor probe grand jury report saying it would not breach law. A judge discharged the panel after its foreman’s prison record came to light while McElroy refused to share a copy.
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Columbus
Michael V. DiSalle
Common Pleas Court
Robert Draper
DiSalle
Atty
Mark McElroy
McElroy
Stacy Hall
Florida imposes embargo on citrus shipments after freeze
Lakeland Florida The Florida Citrus Commission ended Sunday an emergency session with a 10 day embargo barring fresh citrus from leaving the state after 6 p m today to shield fruit damaged by last week s record cold. A follow up 14 day ban from Dec 27 to Jan 10 will restrict shipments of potentially infected fruit.
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Florida Citrus Commission
John Carroll University to raise tuition per credit hour
Cleveland John Carroll University announced a five dollar per credit hour tuition increase for next fall. The annual cost for one student will reach about two thousand fifty dollars with tuition at nine hundred sixty and room and board estimated at seven hundred twenty. Violators Arrested in Findlay. City police arrested eleven people Sunday for violating Ohio Sunday closing law. Three were teenagers.
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John Carroll University
Findlay
Ohio
Europeans Recovering From Storm
Western Europe recovered today from a ferocious winter storm that lashed the region. More than 30 are dead, including 21 aboard the German freighter Nautilus lost off the Dutch coast. Britain saw eight fatalities from falling trees and structures as inland winds hit over 100 mph.
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Europe
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Britain
Scotland
Holland
Charles Laughton Dies at 63 in Hollywood
Charles Laughton famed British born actor dies of cancer at 63 in his Hollywood home after a four month hospital stay. He is survived by wife Elsa Lanchester and his brother Frank as friends note his defiant farewell.
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Lef Cedars
Lebanon
Charles
Elsa Lanchester
Frank
Alcatraz Escapees Caught After Cold Bay Swim
Two bank robbers escaped Alcatraz Sunday night but were recaptured after braving frigid San Francisco Bay waters. John Paul Scott swam three miles to the mainland but was found near death and hospitalized at Letterman General. Carl Dee Parker quit after about 100 yards and waited on Little Alcatraz until rescued. both were returned to the prison.
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Alcatraz
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Water Wings
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Leitchfield
Deal Claimed Secret Mississippi Merger Plan
Look magazine reports a secret plan involving Mississippi Governor Barnett and U S Attorney General Kennedy to enroll James Meredith at Ole Miss. The proposed sequence included gate blocks, marshals, and a staged entry attempt ending with Meredith registering. Governor Barnett declined comment. The same issue notes the Supreme Court refused to review Kentucky’s Sunday closing law.
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U.S
Robert F. Kennedy
James H. Meredith
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Meredith
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Paul Johnson
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McShane
Mississippi Highway Patrol
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Supreme Court
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Cubans Rally Against Castro Regime Says Istanbul Journalist
Goksin Sipahioglu, an Istanbul reporter back from Havana, says at least 90 percent of Cubans oppose the Communists and Castro. He cites peasant resistance over land nationalization, food shortages, and widespread jailings. Russian camps, travel bans, and Castro's absence from public view are noted.
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Castro
Sipahioglu
Cuba
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Oriente
Ciego de Avila
Havana University
Khrushchev
Cuba Prisoner Ransom Nears Climax In 1961 Bay of Pigs Case
Washington reports ripple of activity over 1200 Cuban prisoners held since the Bay of Pigs invasion. The Red Cross may receive the African Pilot to ship medicines and supplies to Cuba in barter for captives. Negotiations led by James B Donovan appear to near an agreement with Fidel Castro, who seeks a $62 million ransom.
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Fla
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Rhodes Plan Draws Fire From Ohio Unions
The Ohio AFL-CIO condemns Gov elect Rhodes planning committee recommendations for industrial growth. It labels proposed unemployment and workers compensation tightenings anti consumer and anti worker, plus tax cuts for industry with new consumer taxes. The newsletter argues growth would be funded by consumers at the expense of injured and unemployed workers.
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James A. Rhodes
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Skybolt Missile Talks Before Bahamas Summit
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, en route to the Bahamas for talks with President Kennedy, expresses cautious hope for resolution of Skybolt missile disputes amid U S and Western alliance debates on nuclear strategy. He notes East West reassessment post Cuba and upcoming meetings with U S officials.
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Raymond E. Palmer
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JFK Eyes Rockefeller As Opponent
President Kennedy signals Rockefeller as 1964 rival after a New York Economic Club address. The two men diverge on state issues yet align on some national economic points, with Kennedy citing higher New York unemployment while Rockefeller notes the state’s unemployment rate lagging the national rate.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
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January Draft Call Reduced in Ohio Induction
The Selective Service Board announced a January induction call of 311 Ohio men, down nearly 50 percent from December's 600. The year’s high was January 1309, with October at 303 as the low. Messenger area counties include Athens 2, Gallia 1, Hocking 2, Meigs 5, Morgan 1, Perry 1, and Vinton 1.
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Selective Service Board
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Messenger Area
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Gallia
Hocking
Meigs
Morgan
Perry
Vinton
Explorer XVI Launch Marks Meteoroid Study Mission
A new U S satellite Explorer XVI was launched from Wallops Island Virginia to study meteoroids and their effects on space vehicles and solar cells. It orbits between 466 and 733 miles above Earth and reports system operations while Relay remains impaired. Mariner 2 continues Venus observation after 109 days in space, passing within 21 100 miles of Venus before continuing toward the sun.
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U.S
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Porter Named Judge of Meigs County Court
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announced the appointment of Frank W. Porter Jr. as judge of the Meigs County Court to succeed the late Emmet W. Peoples. Porter, acting during Peoples illness, is a Syracuse resident and member of Crow Crow and Porter.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Frank W. Porter, Jr
Meigs County
Porter
Emmet W. Peoples
Peoples
Syracuse
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