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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1962

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Dominicans Plan For Free Election

Dominicans prepare for what would be a dictator free vote in 38 years with one major party pushing for a one month delay. Emilio de los Santos, head of the National Electoral Board, says the elections will not be postponed. President Bonnelly plans a nationwide address urging citizens to vote as the postponement petition awaits government action.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Dominican Revolutionary Party Emilio de Los Santos National Revolutionary Party Rafael Bonnelly

Thomas Mitchell Dies of Cancer at 70 in Hollywood

Hollywood mourns actor Thomas Mitchell 70 after a yearlong battle with cancer. He won top Stage Screen and TV honors and appeared on Perry Como’s show the night before Thanksgiving. Survivors include widow Susan and daughter Anne Lang. James Mitchell was his nephew.

Hollywood Thomas Mitchell Charles Laughton Broadway Elizabeth N.J Mitchell John Barrymore

Kaiser Steel Unveils New Payment Plan

Kaiser Steel Corp and the United Steelworkers announced a three year labor agreement to ease automation impacts. The plan includes retraining for displaced workers and a cost savings provision that raises pay as production costs fall, with a wage floor tied to the steel industry.

Fontana Calif Kaiser Steel Corp United Steelworkers David J. McDonald Afl-Cio United Steelworkers of America

Mine Disaster Survivors Given Money

A $25,000 donation from U.S. Steel to a trust fund for the families of 37 miners killed in the Robena No. 3 mine explosion on December 6 was presented by E. H. Gott to S. W. Calkins of Uniontown Newspapers. The United Mine Workers add $20,000 for the families and survivors from a related October blast, with $1,000 per family for the dead.

Uniontown U.S. Steel Corp Robena No. 3 E. H. Gott S. W. Calkins Uniontown Newspapers, Inc United Mine Workers Washington Robena Carmichaels UMW

Police Killer Is Indicted In Franklin County

Franklin Terris Clark, 23, of Cortland New York was indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury on a first degree murder charge for the premeditated murder and murder during a robbery of David Eugene Mason 22 a former Newark Ohio policeman whose body was found November 13 in a private driveway on Columbus south side

Columbus Franklin Terris Clark Cortland N. Y Franklin County Grand Jury David Eugene Mason Newark, Ohio

Kennedy Flies to Island for Talks With Macmillan

President Kennedy arrived on Nassau for summit talks with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan. The discussions were to cover Western alliance strains, Skybolt missile program, and East‑West relations, with a two hour flight from Andrews Air Force Base.

Kennedy Island William L. Ryan Nassau Bahamas Harold Macmillan Western Alliance Moscow Peking Soviet Union West Andrews Air Force Base Washington Macmillan W. R. G. Holt Bermuda

Kennedy Says Cuba Crisis Taught Reds a Lesson

President Kennedy says the Cuban crisis showed the danger of a nuclear age and that the Soviets and Chinese aim to build a Communist world. stress on difficult U S Soviet relations and a possible long peace if Communists focus on their system. A new Vulcan plant in Blanchester Ohio will begin production soon after year start.

Washington Kennedy Khrushchev United States Kremlin Cuba Fidel Castro Cincinnati Vulcan Corporation Blanchester Ohio

Senghor Wins Power Move In Senegal Referendum Push

In Dakar Senegal President Leopold Senghor won a 51 to 0 National Assembly vote with three abstentions to abolish the premier’s office and place Senghor as head of government and state. Parliament authorized a referendum on constitutional reforms making the president the head of government.

Dakar Senegal Leopold Senghor Mamadou Dia West African Republic National Assembly Senghor France

Ohio Finance Chief Orders Cash Position Survey

Columbus Ohio finance director designate Richard L Krabach orders two independent certified public accounting firms Ernst & Ernst and Lybrand Ross Brothers and Montgomery to survey unencumbered cash balances in the general and liquor funds as of November 30. The move follows reports of scarce cash ahead of a 62 million school foundation payment and notes about accounts due state including utility taxes and retirement system obligations. Maloon has shifted funds from the liquor to the general fund to cover obligations.

Columbus Ohio Richard L. Krabach James A. Rhodes Ernor Krabach Ernst & Ernst and Lybrand Ross Brothers and Montgomery James H. Maloon

Violence resurges at West Virginia coal ramp

In Williamson West Virginia renewed violence erupted in the southern coal field as United Mine Workers planned further picketing. Don C Dodson 41 of Phelps Kentucky, co owner of a coal loading ramp at Thacker in Mingo County, was shot in the face Monday night and treated at Williamson Memorial Hospital. His wife said pellets struck him as he stepped from his car after deputies arrested three Kentuckians at the ramp.

Williamson W. Va West Virginia United Mine Workers Thacker Mingo County Don C. Dodson Phelps, Ky Williamson Memorial Hospital Dodson

National Production At Record High Experts Call for Tax Cut

Secretary of Commerce Hodges announced record GNP levels surpassing 560 billion dollars in the last quarter of 1962 and a yearly output of about 554 billion as a 7 percent rise from 1961. He urged a prompt tax cut to sustain faster growth into next year.

Washington Luther H. Hodges Hodges

Spellman Opens Tokyo Christmas Tour For U S Forces

Cardinal Francis Spellman arrives in Tokyo for the first stop of his annual overseas Christmas visit to military units. He is the Roman Catholic archbishop of New York and Catholic vicar to the armed forces and will proceed to South Korea on Wednesday. Grain traders expect higher feed grain prices through the year’s end per Agriculture Department.

Tokyo Francis Cardinal Spellman Cardinal Spellman New York U.S South Korea Washington Agriculture Department

Kennedy backs kept Rules Panel as 12 members debate

In Washington Rep Howard W Smith resists a return to 12 members on the Rules Committee and Kennedy warns a 15 member panel would emasculate his program. Leaders plan to push a compromise to restore to 15 with reduced powers next session. The panel’s control over floor legislation shapes Kennedy’s liberal agenda.

William F. Arbogast Washington House Rules Committee Howard W. Smith Dva Kennedy Smith Sam Rayburn Texas House White House Congress Rules Committee

Seek 4 Men Buried Alive In Concrete

Rescue workers dig through a mass of concrete and steel at the bottom of a 250 foot deep rocket test cell in Tullahoma Tennessee searching for four men believed killed in the collapse of a 304 ton wedge of concrete. The damaged structure, part of a $10 million test cell, was designed to simulate high altitude conditions for a rocket booster engine. Traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday may kill 650 to 750 people per the National Safety Council.

Tullahoma Tenn Tennessee Chicago National Safety Council

Communists Guilty on 12 Counts in Registration Case

The Communist party was found guilty on all 12 counts for failing to register as a Soviet agent. Judge Alexander Holtzoff imposed the maximum $10,000 per count totaling $120,000. Lawyers Forer and Abt said they will appeal to the Court of Appeals and possibly the Supreme Court.

Washington Communist Party Soviet Union Joseph Forer John J. Abt U.S. Court of Appeals Supreme Court Dist Alexander Holtzoff Justice Department Holtzoff

Kent State Dean Recommends Suspension of 20 Students

Dean of Men Dr. Ronald W. Roskens moves to suspend twenty Kent State University males who admitted entering university buildings illegally.

KENT Ronald W. Roskens Kent State University

Donovan Flies To Havana To Seek Prisoner Release

New York attorney James B. Donovan flew to Havana with Cuban Families Committee officials to negotiate Fidel Castro on the exchange of 1113 Cuba invasion prisoners for food and medicine. A Red Cross sponsored swap, with medical shipments by TWA, aimed to secure prisoner freedom amid guarded proceedings in Miami.

Miami Fla New York James B. Donovan Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Donovan Pan American World Airways Miami International Airport International Red Cross Castro Trans World Airlines Idlewild St. Louis Los Angeles

New Polaris A3 Prospects Seen Despite Six Failures

Washington reports the A3 Polaris submarine launched missile shows excellent future prospects after six consecutive test failures all caused by different issues. The Navy notes each fault was identified and corrected with tests conducted from land pads at Cape Canaveral.

Washington Navy U. S North Atlantic Cape Canaveral Fila

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