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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1962

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Congo Students Storm U S Consulate in Katanga Clash

Congolese and European students storm the U S consulate in Elisabethville ripping down the flag setting a shack afire and breaking car windows. Consul Jonathan Dean and staff watched from a balcony then withdrew as rocks flew. Police dispersed the demonstrators after 150 returned to breach the cordon claiming the damage was not enough.

Elisabethville Katanga The Congo Kennedy U.S Jonathan Dean Dean New York United States U.N Moise Tshombe Tshombe

Belleville Locks and Dam Project Bids Planned

U S Engineers announced bid invitation for the Belleville Locks and Dam on the Ohio River about Jan 18 with bids due around Feb 28. The $10 million project will be 20 miles downstream from Parkersburg and includes two concrete locks an operations building and guard walls.

Huntington W. Va Belleville Ohio River Parkersburg U. S

Jackson men arrested over missile blueprint sale attempt

In Jackson Mississippi three men were arrested for allegedly attempting to sell blueprints for Nike missiles to an agent of Fidel Castro. Officials say the men sought 600000 dollars for blue prints stolen from the Vickers plant in Jackson that makes missile parts.

Jackson, Miss Jackson Nike Fidel Castro Vickers

More Talks Slated Before Congo Trip

Lt Gen Louis Truman plans more talks at the United Nations before leading a U S military mission to the Congo to assess U N forces needs. He says the mission aims to determine useful military equipment and has no troop-landing plans. State Department notes the mission will gauge the 18 000 strong U N force's ability to maintain order.

United Nations N.Y Louis Truman U.S Congo U.N Truman Washington Kennedy Nassau Harold Macmillan United States U Thant State Department

Moon Rocket Overhaul Underway at NASA

NASA started a major overhaul of its Ranger moon rocket program. The delay could push back lunar research by months but NASA says the overhaul will improve chances of first close TV pictures of the moon and help place instruments to measure moonquakes and map geography.

Washington The Space Agency Ranger National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA

Senegal Coup Ends as Mutiny Fails to Unseat Senghor

Mutinous troops in Dakar refuse to fire on paratroopers loyal to President Senghor, ending Premier Dia's abortive coup. Dia fled, was arrested, and Senghor's government solidifies Western-leaning leadership while questions linger about Dia's socialist aims.

Dakar Senegal Mamadou Dia Dia National Assembly Leopold Senghor Senghor Africa Senegalese Progress Union France

Goldwater Declines 1964 VP Run in Phoenix Speech

Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater says he will not seek the Republican vice presidential nomination in 1964. He jokes about not wanting to be a big fat zero and praises the Senate. He says Kennedy is a magician who made Lyndon Johnson disappear and comments on Rockefeller being less liberal than some conservatives claim.

Phoenix Ariz Barry Goldwater Arizona Senate Phoenix Press Club Goldwater Kennedy Lyndon B. Johnson New York Nelson Rockefeller Rockefeller

Transfer Offers for Philco Employees on Seniority Basis

DETROIT transfer option extends to 300 Philco Sandusky Ohio workers when plant closes. They may move to Philadelphia Philco on seniority. LAUNCHING SUCCESSFUL CAPE CANAVERAL Titan 2 marks sixth of nine tests. FORMER SENATOR IN PROVIDENCE Fran Green comatose on danger list at Jane Brown Hospital. BASE HAS FIRE Anchorage Alaska Fire destroys portion of Cape Lisburne Air Force station on Arctic Ocean.

Detroit Philco Corp Sandusky Cape Canaveral Fla United States Providence Theodore Francis Green Jane Brown Hospital Anchorage Alaska Cape Lisburne Air Force Station Arctic Ocean

Soil and water saving costs billions

The Agriculture Department estimates $2.4 billion needed next year to meet soil and water conservation needs. The 1963 estimate covers $210 million in state payments and farmer assistance under approved practices, with farmers matching federal grants. About 30 percent of farms have participated in recent years. Senator Hickenlooper urged full disclosure of any Kennedy administration commitments during the Cuban crisis to Congress.

Washington Agriculture Department Department

Conferees Urge Sabin Use With Cautious Guidance

U S Surgeon General Luther L Terry and a special advisory panel urged continued use of the Sabin oral polio vaccine with a caveat about a very small risk. The committee estimated the chance of vaccine related paralytic polio at about one in a million across ages, slightly higher for adults over 30. They urged ongoing vaccination programs focusing on children and young adults.

Washington U.S Luther L. Terry Terry

Poland’s First Air Crash In 11 Years

WARSAW Poland a Viscount Prop jet crashed on approach from Brussels to Warsaw killing all 33 aboard including 24 Polish passengers five Polish crew and a four member East German family. Debris litters a snow field near the runway as officials investigate a crane strike theory and runway expansion proceeds. A separate USAF KB50 tanker crashed into a Okinawan home near Kadena Base killing seven.

Warsaw Poland Brussels Belgium East Berlin Naha Okinawa Kadene Air Base

Nativity Scene Sparks Small City Debate in Ohio

In Hamilton County Blue Ash residents follow City Manager Carrol Pickens as a nativity scene project evolves from a creche label to a full display. Sheep cheerfully quarrel with pen, molasses feed causes mild distress, and Fire Chief Ervin McNess imposes fire safety checks as a straw and wood stable is built. Residents await snow to finish the scene.

Hamilton County Carrol Pickens Mary Stevens Ervin McNess

Donovan Bargaining With Castro in Miami

James B. Donovan plans to return to Havana after a Miami stop as chief negotiator for the Cuban Prisoner Families Committee. He says a bundle of medicines and food is on offer to win freedom for 1113 Cubans held since the failed 1961 invasion. He aims for Christmas release and carried Castro's list analysis.

Miami Fla—P Fidel Castro James B. Donovan Havana Donovan New York Miwi Castro American Red Cross Cuba

Kennedy Macmillan confer on Cold War reach Skybolt issue

President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan extended their summit by a day to press toward a compromise on Skybolt missile policy as they addressed a broad Cold War agenda at a hilltop Nassau retreat. Aides including Talbot Harriman and Galbraith stood by for detailed talks.

Skybolt Kennedy Harold Macmillan Lyford Cay Nassau Bahamas United States Phillip Talbot W. Averell Harriman J. Kenneth Galbraith U.S India

Masheter Appointed Director

P. E. Masheter of Columbus was appointed highway director in Gov-Elect James A. Rhodes administration. The 61-year-old veteran returns after leaving the highway department in 1959 to run his engineering consulting firm. He will assume the $22,500 post January 14.

Columbus P. E. Masheter James A. Rhodes Highway Department Masheter Rhodes Athens County Fairfield County Ohio State University Chillicothe Department Bureau of Rich

State Reports Low Influenza Impact in Ohio

Ohio health officials say influenza is not a major problem though several weather related illnesses appear nationwide. Dr Winslow Bashe notes respiratory diseases are common and laryngitis seems more prevalent than usual. Ohio winter wheat seeded acres number 1 486 000 for 1963 with an expected 44 580 000 bushels. In Cosenza Italy Rosa Tiersi aged 87 astonished as two new teeth emerged, an incisor and an eye tooth, ending years of toothlessness.

Columbus Ohio State Health Department Winslow J. Bashe Department Washington Agriculture Department Cosenza Italy Rose Tiersi Rosa

Coolville Rest Home Gets Grant And Plans For Conversion

Coolville rests home project unveils after Area Redevelopment Administration approves a 128 050 loan to convert the Holiday Motel into Arcadia Nursing Home with 60 beds. It will create 25 jobs and reuse the motel plus new construction. Route 50 7 bypass reduced motel traffic. Also notes grain shipments and a child abandonment trial for Katherine Moore DeZarn.

Coolville Charles Levering Arcadia Nursing Home Levering

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