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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1961
Page
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New Delhi reports say Indian forces tightened control over Portuguese Goa in a 36 hour blitz. Journalists were barred from the enclaves, with Belgaum as the main command post and Damao and Diu already fallen. Menon promised a delayed press entry as UN involvement looms.
United Nations delegates condemn Portugal for withholding information on its overseas territories and back a $200 million 25 year bond issue to avert UN bankruptcy. A seven member committee will probe conditions in the Portuguese colonies while India advances its invasion narrative. internacional
Columbus report notes Gov. Michael V. DiSalle remains undecided about seeking another term. He prefers a Democratic winner aligned with his programs and declined to name possible contenders. A draft sponsor group urged him to reconsider before the February 7 filing deadline.
A first grader rushes in at Fort McKinley school to report his mother collected hail stones. The student plans to bring the stones to class for fellow children to view, adding local interest to the day.
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan arrived in Bermuda to meet President Kennedy, depending on the illness of the President’s father not altering their plans.
Walter Dowling U S ambassador to West Germany arrived in West Berlin to spend the Christmas holiday in the occupied city amid cold and quiet surroundings.
A brief ad notes a Gallup like poll finding women prioritize money in choosing husbands. A Christmas pony sale offers ponies with prices and a contact in Athens Route 1. Readership ad suggests placing ads to reach Messenger readers.
Ohio officials begin a three phase statewide survey to identify shelter sites for 50 or more people in public and private buildings. Army Engineers contract six firms to assess Dayton Oakwood Kettering Cheviot areas and Perry Hocking Athens Meigs Gallia Vinton counties with completion set for next March.
President Kennedy delays today’s news conference because his father is ill. The change shifts the schedule as officials confirm the rescheduled remarks and next steps.
Washington reports the U S Communist party totaling over 10 000 members faces a midnight deadline to register as agents of a foreign power. The article notes likely noncompliance and potential jail, fines up to 10 000 dollars per day, and five years per day for officers and members if violations continue.
The NAACP lifts the boycott of Carling Brewing Co products after confirming Negroes are being hired in salaried jobs and that the policy will extend to production posts in the spring. The boycott was started earlier this month over alleged hiring practices at the Cleveland plant.
OHSAA in Columbus earns public backing from the Ohio Association of Secondary School Principals as it faces ongoing court proceedings. The two groups align on supporting high school athletics governance despite controversy.
Foreign Minister Subandrio told parliament Indonesia won t be blamed if it seizes West New Guinea by force but still offers a peaceful settlement. Sukarno ordered mobilization and instructed armed forces to be ready at any time. Subandrio said the door remains open and urged the Dutch to seize the opportunity before it is too late.
The AEC released a detailed account stating radiation exposure from all nuclear tests since 1945 remains within health limits. It cites Soviet test fission yields at 50 megatons, with total Soviet tests at 25 to 50 megatons, and compares to 35 megatons for American and British tests combined. It notes long lived fallout products may deposit in the U S and that Soviet tests could deliver twice the fallout of past American and British tests, with a rough estimate of bone dose for 1962 children at one fiftieth of the acceptable peacetime level.
Ohio farmers seeded 1,255,000 acres of winter wheat for 1962, about 84 percent of 1961's level, with an estimated 37,650,000 bushels. National totals reach 38,983,000 acres and 944,133,000 bushels under the rigid quota program requiring at least a ten percent reduction.
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle is weighing a plea to block extradition of Mrs. William May Mallory, 34, to Monroe North Carolina on kidnaping charges. The Black woman is sought for allegedly kidnapping a white couple amid racial disorders last August.
An Atlas rocket carried a four pound Rhesus monkey named Scatback into space on a 600 mile flight. The capsule separated, rode a 15,000 mph ballistic path, and is believed to have sunk in seven to nine foot seas off the south Atlantic with a search under way.
A four-engine Globemaster crashed short of the runway at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base killing seven aboard. The craft, returning from Charleston S Y, fell into a marshy field near a residential area, with all victims identified as Kansas and Missouri Air Force reservists recalled to active duty. An Air Force investigating team opened inquiries today.
The Ohio Exposition Commission named James Hyslop of St Clairsville as its first permanent chairman and former Hanna Coal Co president, with Arthur Milner of Leesburg selected as vice chairman at the Tuesday meeting.
Katanga leader Moise Tshombe and Premier Cyrille Adoula opened negotiations to end Katanga's secession at Kitona base near the Congo River. Earlier fighting in Elisabethville prompted UN troops to seize Union Miniere installations after civilian and mercenary sniping. Adoula pressuring Tshombe for central authority while Tshombe seeks autonomy for Katanga.
Joseph P. Kennedy, 73, father of President Kennedy, shows slight improvement after a stroke at St Marys Hospital in West Palm Beach. Doctors warn the crisis could last 24 to 48 hours as the President weighs Bermuda talks with Prime Minister Macmillan and family gathers at the hospital.
A high administration source says President Kennedy will meet Prime Minister Macmillan as planned, possibly in Bermuda or Palm Beach. Kennedy rushed to Florida to be with his ill father Joseph P. Kennedy, which could alter two days of talks.
Two Democratic senators challenge Nixon to offer alternatives to Kennedy’s Congo stance. Humphrey questions what Nixon would do, warning Katanga's secession could invite communism, while Sparkman labels the administration’s policy an “incredible mess” and defends backing UN efforts.
Washington reports that U S helicopter crews in South Vietnam will fire on attackers. Forty helicopters and four hundred U S personnel have been deployed to fly them. They will haul supplies and Vietnamese troops into isolated zones for combat with Viet Cong forces.
New York based Iron Age reports a surge in steel orders with flat rolled products under tight allocation for January to March. Some mills show orders not significantly advanced, while overall production reached 2.2 million ingot tons, about 77 percent of capacity, the strongest weekly pace since April 1960.
In Shreveport Louisiana Democrats oppose Joe Waggoner a conservative Democrat and staunch segregationist whose Congressional election strengthens opposition to the Kennedy administration.
The forecast predicts temperatures 4 to 8 degrees below normal with highs around 38 to 43 and lows near 22 to 26. A cooling trend continues Monday with frequent precipitation totaling about half an inch.
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