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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1962

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UN Congo Chief Returns to Lead New Action

UN Congo chief Gardiner flies back to direct the next phase of ending the 29 month old Katanga secession. An eight man US mission led by Lt Gen Louis W Truman has left for Leopoldville to study US military aid options and the possibility of equipment deliveries to the UN force.

United Nations N. Y Robert K. A. Gardiner Congo Katanga Gardiner U. S Louis W. Truman Truman Andrews Air Force Base Maryland Leopoldville United States Ralph J. Bunche Louis Truman New York U.N

Miss Grace L. Horton Dies at 90 in Pomeroy

Grace L. Horton 90 of Pomeroy died Thursday at Meigs General Hospital. Daughter of Capt Horace M and Anna Remington Horton she belonged to Grace Episcopal Church the Women’s Guild and was a DAR charter member. Survived by cousins Frank and James R. Titus. Funeral Sunday 2 pm at Episcopal Church Rev Emmet Smith to officiate. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery. Friends may call Rawlings Coats Funeral Home.

Pomeroy Grace L. Horton Meigs General Hospital Horace M Anna Remington Horton Valentine B. Horton Miss Horton Grace Episcopal Church Women’s Guild Return Jonathan Meigs Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Frank James R. Titus Episcopal Church Emmet Smith Gallipolis Beech Grove Cemetery Rawlings-Coats

Food Poisoning Report At Central School

Twenty six students at Central School were reported ill on Friday morning from suspected food poisoning. About 185 students were served the same meal prepared the day before. Samples were sent to Charleston for testing.

Point Pleasant Central School Charleston

Missing Lancaster housewife Virginia Wagner sparks search

Lancaster officials join Fairfield County to find 35 year old Virginia Wagner missing since Wednesday night after leaving home to fetch a son from basketball practice at Lancaster East School. Her husband reports the family car unoccupied and keys missing near E Main Street around midnight.

Lancaster Fairfield County Virginia Wagner Lancaster East School Chris Wagner E. Main St

Even The President Can't Help This Time

Gloria Kassoff, 17, sought presidential help to marry Lance Cpl. Bernard Richardson, 19, from the Guantanamo base Cuba. He lacked parental consent required for under 21, and he did not know his father’s whereabouts. Tears flowed as officials and a rabbi worked to resolve the issue.

New York Gloria Kassoff Lance Cpl Bernard Richardson Kennedy Gloria Richardson Guantanamo Naval Base Cuba

Cuban Talks Reported Progressing

Havana reports New York attorney James B Donovan making progress in negotiations to free 1,113 Cuban invasion prisoners. A committee of Cubans says progress is being made in exchange for millions of dollars of American goods. The freighter African Pilot, supplied by American shipping firms, has begun 24 hour operations at Port Everglades and is expected to sail to Havana by Saturday.

Havana New York James B. Donovan Donovan Fidel Castro American Red Cross Port Everglades Fla Miami United States

Yemeni Leader Attacks U S in Interview

Pravda published an interview with Yemeni President Ab dullah Sallal in which he attacked American leaders and their policies. The piece cites Sallal in Sanpa and notes the U S recognized his government the day before.

Moscow Pravda Abdullah Sallal

Pan Am and TWA Seek Approval for $1.2 Billion Merger

Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines seek CAB and presidential approval to merge into a globe spanning system worth $1.2 billion. The deal would create a 80,000 mile network serving 169 cities with about 44,000 employees and would become the nation's largest carrier surpassing United and the anticipated American Eastern combination.

New York —P Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines U. S Lantic Pan Am TWA Civil Aeronautics Board Kennedy U.S United Air Lines American Eastern Airlines Twa-Pan Am

Kennedy Releases Nearly 200 Million for Public Works

President Kennedy approves a second accelerated public works allocation totaling 200 million to create jobs. Secretary Hodges notes 230,000 man-months on 861 projects with 119.1 million state local and 42.9 million federal funded projects. He expects 280,000 more man-months from this allocation. 147 million goes to state and local projects and 50 million to federal projects in high unemployment regions.

Washington Kennedy Luther H. Hodges Congress Hodges

Seven Million Pay Raises Possible in 1963

The Labor Department reports studies showing more than 7 million American workers may receive pay raises in 1963. About 3.3 million have raises already negotiated for this year, with 1.2 million covered by expiring contracts, 1.7 million with wage reopeners, and 1.1 million via automatic cost‑of‑living adjustments.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics

Goble to Remain Deputy State Auditor in Ohio

Columbus reports Deputy State Auditor C. W. Goble will stay in his current post after Auditor elect Roger W. Tracy takes office January 14. Goble previously served as adjutant general under Gov. Thomas J. Herbert and has held his present role since March 1, 1955.

Columbus C. W. Goble Roger W. Tracy Goble Thomas J. Herbert James A. Rhodes

Jury Changes Mark Hoffa Conspiracy Trial Near End

A second juror was replaced as the Hoffa trial nears closing in Nashville. Gratlin Fields was missing as jurors returned for the final summation and charges, with Mrs. W. M. Johnson filling the vacant seat.

Nashville Tenn Teamsters Union James R. Hoffa Gratlin Fields Nashville Railroad Fields W. M. Johnson Dickson US District Court James Paschal Woodbury

Mansfield Suggests Raising Exemptions

Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield proposed increasing the individual exemption from 600 dollars to 700 or 800 as a possible tax cut form. He opposed cuts to corporate levies and urged tax reforms including withholding taxes on dividends and interest.

Washington Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Mansfield

UN Closes Assembly Session Amid Cold War Tensions

The General Assembly adjourned after midnight amid fears of nuclear war over Cuba and the India China conflict. Adlai Stevenson and Valerian Zorin held news conferences as the body abolished the Hungary watchdog mission and likely shelved the Cold War debate. Yemen’s revolutionary government was recognized and the royalist delegation unseated. The vote was 74 to 4 with 23 abstentions.

United Nations N. Y General Assembly Cuba India China U. S Adlai E. Stevenson Valerian A. Zorin 110-Nation Forum Hungary Yemen

Saxbe Names Mingle New Frauds Chief

Columbus reports George Mingle, retired highway patrol head, will become chief of the consumer frauds and crimes sections in the attorney general office when William B. Saxbe assumes office January 14. Mingle led the patrol from 1944 to 1957, and has since held city manager roles in Portsmouth Ohio and Delray Beach Florida. He also served as interim chief deputy sheriff in Palm Beach County during a 1960s cleanup.

Columbus George Mingle Highway Patrol Attorney General’s Office William B. Saxbe Mingle Portsmouth Delray Beach Fla Palm Beach County

New Era Opens In Atlantic Plan

In Nassau Bahamas President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan move toward a historic agreement to end the transatlantic missile dispute and outline a new range of Allied defense. A Polaris program replaces Skybolt, with six to seven years foreseen for full implementation and Britain to equip submarines amid Western alliance efforts.

Nassau Bahamas Kennedy Harold Macmillan North Atlantic Charles de Gaulle France Macmillan London Britain United States Nuclear Weapon Club Polaris

Leftists Leading In Dominica Leftists Leading In Dominica

The Dominican Revolutionary party leads in early unofficial returns from Dominica's first free election in 38 years. Juan Bosch holds a large margin over Viriato A. Fiallo as Bosch’s party dominates Santo Domingo while conservatives win pockets in the Cibao Valley. In the federal district Bosch leads about two to one with 174 810 votes to 88 595 for Fiallo. No reliable predictor yet on final results.

Santa Domingo Dominican Revolutionary Party Dominican Republic Juan Bosch Viriato A. Fiallo National Civic Union el Caribe Cibo Revolutionary Party Santo Domingo Bosch Fiallo

Inaugural Luncheon Planned for Rhodes In Ohio

Columbus reports an inaugural luncheon set for Monday January 14 following the installation of Gov Elect James A Rhodes and other Republicans. The 12:30 p m event at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium will follow 11 a m swearing in by Ohio Supreme Court judges. Rhodes will be Ohio's 61st governor.

Columbus James A. Rhodes Ray C. Bliss Veterans Memorial Auditorium Rhodes John D. Herbert Ted W. Brown Roger W. Tracy William B. Saxbe John W. Brown Ohio Ohio Supreme Court Kingsley A. Taft John M. Matthias C. William O O’neill Paul Herbert John W. Bricker U.S

Tito Reports Incomplete Soviet Yugoslav Agreement

President Tito said after talks with Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow that major differences remain unresolved. He pledged to continue an independent path of communism despite clearer Kremlin policies. Separately a Coast Guard report noted the steamer Frank E Taplin stuck in 8 to 10 inch ice southeast of Colchester Reef in Lake Erie.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Tito Khrushchev Moscow Kremlin Stalin Cleveland —P Frank E. Taplin Colchester Reef Lake Erie Coast Guard

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