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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1963

Page

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Mystery Sulphur Queen Tanker Still Missing Over Atlantic

The sulphur carrying tanker Sulphur Queen with 39 crew members remains un located as searches cover 250 miles offshore from Cape Hatteras to Fort Pierce. Coast Guard planes and the cutter Sweetgum join Navy ships to probe rumors of Cuba, possible hijacking, or drift, with no definitive finding.

New York Cuba Cuban DIX Atlantic Cape Hatteras N. C Fort Pierce Fla Coast Guard Sweetgum Jacksonville Norfolk St. Augustine USS Hoist Havana U.S. State Department United States Fidel Castro Beaumont Tex Gulf of Mexico

Five Major Bills Set For Hearing In Ohio

Columbus Ohio House Speaker Roger Cloud urged rapid committee action on five major administration bills including cabinet at will appointments state board of regents and revenue bond financing for industry Also proposed changes involve liquor board consolidation and Golden Age villages for non psychotic patients The Ohio Department of Liquor Control will close its monopoly liquor stores on Lincoln's birthday Tuesday.

Columbus Roger Cloud Logan Cloud General Assembly State Board of Regents Cabinet Regents Liquor Board Ohio Department of Liquor Control

Athens Delegation Seeks Month Delay On Board Action

A six man Athens County delegation led by Superintendent George Christman urged the state board of education to postpone revocation actions for at least a month. He said county boards just received the information and need to explain it to residents. board president Wayne Shaffer indicated possible agreement. The group included John Savel, Howard Woodyard, Herman Ellis, Thomas Porter, and Raymond Brooks.

Columbus Athens County State Board of Education George Christman Christman Wayne Shaffer John Savel Glouster Howard Woodyard Herman Ellis Rome-Canaan Thomas Porter Trimble Raymond Brooks Waterloo

Bossa Nova Not Yet The Sole Dance Craze In Town

Ohio Dance Masters Association hosted a 150 person session featuring the Bossa Nova as a new step. Teachers noted the trend's quick pace with talk of Ay-Bo-Le from Canada while stressing the enduring popularity of the Fox Trot for many.

Cincinnati Ohio Dance Masters Association Bill Deformato New York Canada Skip Randall Randall

Stees Convicted of First Degree Murder Faces Life

Gene Isaac Stees was found guilty by a 12 member jury of first degree murder for the Oct 20 slaying of his wife at a Baker Settlement farm. Prosecutors seek life in prison with mercy guidance, while attorney Joseph B. Vanity Jr. said an appeal may be filed. Third sentence notes a separate Israeli border clash about three Arabs killed near the Gaza Strip.

Joseph B. Vanity, Jr Gene Isaac Stees Stees Baker Settlement Vanity Tel Aviv Israel Gaza Strip

Five week Florida trip ends in crash death in Pomeroy

Mrs Mary Olive Thompson 67 of Logan died in a one car wreck six miles north of Pomeroy on Route 7 10 am after the right front wheel left the road The vehicle dropped five feet into a field then rolled over her Officials said icy highway contributed The Logan couple had spent five weeks in Florida en route home Mrs Thompson active with Hocking County Red Cross survived by her husband two sons Earl and Ray and her mother Isabell Francis

Pomeroy Florida Logan Mary Olive Thompson Here Robert Hartenbach Arnold Service Station Meigs Memorial Hospital Hartenbach Thompson Princeton W. Va Hocking County American Red Cross Isabell Francis Front St Earl Ray

Asian Flu Leapfrogs Across U S Continent

Public Health Service reports 108 city sample shows pneumonia influenza deaths above epidemic threshold for four weeks. Asian flu confirmed in Maryland Kansas Illinois District of Columbia with possible spread to Vermont Maine Delaware Virginia South Carolina Georgia. Lab tests detect antibodies and virus in throat swabs. Union leaders propose summit to resolve a 3 year dispute over streamlining that would cut over 40 000 jobs.

Washington Kansas U.S. Public Health Service Public Health Service Maryland Illinois North Carolina District of Columbia Vermont Maine Delaware Virginia South Carolina Georgia

Marietta College to mark 128th Founders Day

Marietta College will celebrate its 128th Founders Day with ceremonies on Thursday. Three honorary degrees will be awarded to Dr. Frank C. Laubach noted for literacy campaigns, Dr. Irving E. Muskat a 1924 graduate and University of Miami vice president for research, and Dr. E. L. Kirkpatrick emeritus sociology professor.

Marietta Marietta College Frank C. Laubach Irving E. Muskat University of Miami Fla E. L. Kirkpatrick

Red China Rejects Soviet Peace Talks Demand

TOKYO report says Red China rebuffed a Soviet overture for peace talks. Beijing demands the Kremlin renounce Yugoslavia as the price, insisting there can be no reversal of its verdict against the modern revisionists of Yugoslavia.

Tokyo Red China Soviet Union Kremlin Yugoslavia Peking People’s Daily Voice Chinese Communist Party

Iraq Rebels Fight Commie Holdouts

Rebels in Baghdad Basra battle Communist holdouts as they consolidate power. They displayed the dead premier Abdel Karim Kassem on television to prove his demise. Reports say processes like a drumhead court were used. U S officials in Washington assess the regime’s survival prospects. In Saigon six American advisers were injured in a grenade demonstration accident.

Beirut Lebanon Iraq Baghdad Basra Abdel Karim Kassem Tehran Kuwait Saigon Viet Nam

Man Charged In Slaying Of Teenager

Ollie Todd, 20, a father of three, faced a preliminary hearing in Municipal Court on first degree manslaughter charges after allegedly fatally stabbing 17 year old Richard Eugene Brown at a Valentine Teen Dance. The Saturday night brawl drew about 100 people before police broke it up. Todd fled but surrendered later, claiming the knife.

Columbus Ollie Todd Richard Eugene Brown Todd East Side West Side

Will-Work Petitions Circulated in Ohio State Offices

AFL-CIO official claims forms asking state workers to indicate will work on Lincoln's Birthday February 12 or Washington's Birthday February 22 circulated under Gov Rhodes. Rhodes aides deny circulation and cite no cabinet discussion while officials discuss possible voluntary or directed work with overtime if required.

Columbus Lincoln Washington Afl-Cio Robert H. Hastings Ohio Council 8 American Federation of State James A. Rhodes John M. McElroy Rhodes Richard L. Krabach

Weekend Vigah at New Frontier Boosts Fitness

President Kennedy and First Lady walk three times as Atty. Gen. Kennedy logs a 50 mile 17 hour trek to showcase fitness. Ethel Kennedy notes she expects twins but no medical evidence supports it. Joan Kennedy cites Kennedy back troubles in Look magazine. Roosevelt 1908 test inspires Marine officers planned for Camp Lejeune and White House staff will join Friday.

Washington Kennedy Robert F. Kennedy Ethel Kennedy Ethel Joan Kennedy Edward M. Kennedy D-Mass Joan Look Magazine John, Jr John White House New Frontier Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Camp Lejeune Press Corps

Canton Honor Guarded by 50 Mile Marching Run

Three reserve artillerymen in Canton persisted through an 18 week training trek covering 50 miles and a final 200 yard sprint to prove endurance and dedication to their unit.

Canton

Innocent Plea in Murder Case Ties Family Tragedy

Darrell Fierce, 50, appeared in Municipal Court on a first degree murder charge for killing his brother Loran Fierce, 54, at the Wayside Inn in Buchtel near Glouster. He pled innocent and innocent by reason of insanity, was bound to the grand jury, and may be sent to Lima State Hospital for observation.

Darrell Napoleon Fierce Athens County Harold Shields Fierce Messenger Newsphoto Paul Efaw Carl Fierce Loran Fierce Glouster Route 3 John Newcomb Joseph B. Vanity Jr Vanity Sheriff's Office Shields Darrell Loran Vivian Wayside Inn North Corporation Limits Buchtel Horace B. Davidson Darrell Fierce Greens Run Glouster Dewitt Walker Sam Buffington Gem Coal Co Lima State Hospital Gall Homer B. Gall, Jr Walker

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