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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1964

Page

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Cyprus peace plan talks as fighting flares in Limassol

U.S. Undersecretary George Ball and British envoy Cyril Pickard met Cypriot President Makarios to present a plan for an international peacekeeping force. Fighting between Greek and Turkish Cypriots flared in Limassol as talks hinge on UN involvement. a Greek Cypriot policeman was killed.

Nicosia Cyprus George Ball Cyril Pickard Makarios Ball Turkey Limassol Fazil Kitchuk Mediterranean Athens Greece U.S

Britain’s Douglas-Home Heads to Two Day Johnson Summit

Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home arrives in Washington for a two day Anglo American summit with President Johnson after talks in Canada with Lester Pearson. British Foreign Secretary Richard Butler joins from New York ahead of the talks where trade with the Communist bloc Cuba and Western alliance issues are likely on the agenda. Douglas-Home rejects canceling Cuba bus sales and urges Soviet West trade for development.

Washington Britain Alec Douglas - Home Johnson Canada Lester B. Pearson Richard A. Butler Home New York U Thant Soviet Union Toronto Douglas-Home Cuba U. S Fid el Castro Empire Club of Canada

Wallace Says Cincinnati Racial Problem Greater Than Alabama

Governor Wallace claims Cincinnati and Cleveland face a larger racial issue than Alabama as he denounces the civil rights bill and promotes states rights. The visit amid a school boycott drew peaceful protests, a single arrest, and tight security at University of Cincinnati and a downtown venue.

Cincinnati George C. Wallace Alabama Cleveland Wallace University of Cincinnati Wallace Charg

Saxbe O R plan to lease Mohican Hill

Ohio Attorney General William B. Saxbe said there is nothing illegal in the proposed Mohican Hill lease for an all season sports resort. The 1945 memorial forest law had not been carried out, and ND R director Fred E. Marr sought his view after protests. Sold at auction was Lincoln’s Fredericksburg congratulatory message for $16,000.

Columbus William B. Saxbe Mohican Hill Fred E. Marr Ohio Department of Natural Resources Saxbe Ohio Federation of Women’s Clubs Mohican State Forest Ashland County

Cincy School Fuss Returns To Court

Cincinnati public schools face a Federal Court case over de facto segregation as after a one day boycott absenteeism rose sharply with 26 455 total absences. NAACP had filed suit last November challenging school placement and districts with gerry mandered lines amid intermingling student bodies.

Cincinnati The _ Cincinnati School Board National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP

Oswald Testimony Resumes Before Kennedy Commission

Marguerite Oswald continues her testimony to the presidential commission investigating President Kennedy's assassination. The session covers the early life of Lee Harvey Oswald, his arrest in Dallas, and his death days later. Chief Justice Earl Warren cautioned on the hearsay and conjecture in her statements.

Washington Marguerite Oswald Presidential Commission John F. Kennedy Lee Harvey Oswald Dallas Oswald Kennedy Justic Earl Warren Marina

Washington Teens Go Wild For The Beatles At Coliseum

The Beatles played their first live American concert in Washington drawing about 8000 teens, mostly girls, who pelted the stage with jelly beans as the group performed in gray suits and black collars. The screaming crowd rose with every shake of the mop top hair.

Washington Britain Capital Sters Washington Coliseum Ringo Starr

Sinatra Jr May Be Called As Defense Witness In Kidnap Case

Frank Sinatra Jr. 19 may testify today as defense contends the Lake Tahoe kidnapping was a publicity stunt. Three men aged 23 to 42 face U S District Court charges for abducting Sinatra Jr. last December 8, with $240000 paid to secure his release.

Los Angeles Frank Sinatra Jr Lake Tahoe Sinatra Jr Barry Keenan Joseph Amsler John Irwin U.S. District Court Sinatra Gladys Towles Root Irwin Frankie Jr

Castro Loses U S Money In Guantanamo Water Deal

Fidel Castro cut off water to the Guantanamo naval base triggering a Jamaica backed scramble to restore supply. The action cost him about 14 000 dollars a month under the water contract and the Americans plan to make the base self reliant with stored water and new facilities.

Castro U.S Guantanamo Edwin Tetlow London Daily Telegraph Kingston Jamaica Fidel Castro U. S Naval Base Guantanamo Bay Cuba U. S. Base

Explosion at Dean's House of Jazz Rocks Cleveland Record Shop

A dynamite blast damaged Dean's House of Jazz on Cleveland streets, shattering plate glass windows and the front door. The explosion also damaged a nearby dry cleaning shop and the Church of God in Christ while owners Wilbur and (Mrs.) Dean denied any known motive to police.

Cleveland Dean House of Jazz Church of God In Christ Wilbur Dean

GOP Chairman Sees Victory In November

Republican National Chairman William E. Miller predicted GOP control in November despite poll concerns. He criticized the White House for hampering the Senate investigation of Bobby Baker and alleged leaks from high in the administration tied to dossiers on Don Reynolds and Sen. Johnson.

Washington William E. Miller GOP Nation al Press Club Air Force State Department FBI

Nyerere urges African force to curb mutinies at summit

Tanganyika President Julius Nyerere called on the 33 nation conference to consider a temporary African security force to prevent repeats of East Africa mutinies. He cited the need to end the national humiliation after British troops were deployed to quell the unrest in Tanganyika Kenya and Uganda and said there was no evidence of outside inspiration.

Dar ES Salaam Tanganyika Julius Nyerere Organization of African Unity East Africa Nyerere Kenya Uganda

Lincoln Birthday Observance Halts Banks and County Work

Flags flown and banks closed as many county and state employees observed a holiday Wednesday honoring Abraham Lincoln's birthday.

Abraham Lincoln

Picketing At Cape Is Stopped

A federal court ordered a halt to union picketing at Cape Kennedy and Merritt Island moonport delaying $213 million in construction. Judge George C. Young issued a temporary restraining order at midnight, directing the Order of Railroad Telegraphers to withdraw picket lines. The ruling allowed 3,200 workers who had honored the lines to return to work, effective until 5 p.m. Thursday.

Cape Kennedy, Fla Cape Kennedy Merritt Island Moonport U.S. Dist George C. Young National Labor Relations Board Afl-Cio Young

Bomber Crash Kills Crew During Eglin Demonstration

In Fort Walton Beach Florida two hundred newspapermen and foreign personnel watched a B26 bomber crash in flames after a strafing run. Both crewmen perished as the right wing tore off and the plane fell in an open field two miles from spectators. The airmen belonged to the first Air Commando Wing based at Hurlburt Field. Italy’s striking hospital workers suddenly suspended their walkout and returned to work.

Fort Walton Beach Fla Eglin Air Force Base John Egan Napa Calif First Air Commando Wing Tactical Air Command Hurlbur Field

Melbourne Rams Voyager in Collision Near Sydney

In a high speed naval collision near Sydney, the 20,000 ton carrier Melbourne struck the destroyer Voyager and split it in half in three seconds. 79 Voyager sailors are listed missing with three confirmed dead, including Commander Duncan H. Stevens. A search is ongoing as Navy officials express little hope for survivors.

Sydney Australia Melbourne Voyager Navy Duncan H. Stevens

Spying Charged By Hoffa Trial Sees Appeal Request

Hoffa accuses FBI of spying on him and his defense as cross examination of Edward Partin in Baton Rouge proceeds. He says the 6th Circuit will be asked to compel Judge Frank Wilson to grant a hearing and address alleged rights violations. The judge continues the 18 day trial with Chief Prosecutor James Neal denying agents watched the defendants.

Chattanooga Tenn James R. Hoffa FBI Tech Teamsters Edward G. Partin Baton Rouge Partin Hoffa 6Th Circuit Court of Appeals Cincinnati Dist Frank Wilson Wilson James F. Neal Washington

Lawyers Resume Bid For Ruby Trial Shift

Defense lawyers sought to move Jack Ruby’s trial from Dallas arguing local bias taints impartial jurors. They planned to call Dallas News reporter Carl Freund as first witness as the third day of hearings continued amid testimony on city prejudice following Oswald’s assassination.

Dallas Carl Freund The Dallas News Jack Ruby Ruby

Liechtenstein Plans Its Own Peace Corps

Liechtenstein announced it will create a corps of peace volunteers to be sent on special missions to developing countries, following the U S example. The principality has about 16 000 people on 62 square miles and is ruled by Prince Franz Joseph II.

Liechtenstein Peace Corps Vaudz Principality of Liechtenstein United States Franz Joseph HU

India Probes Alleged Corruption in Ruling Congress

New Delhi India Prime Minister Nehru's Congress party formed a panel to conduct a sweeping investigation into alleged corruption among top party leaders.

India New Delhi Nehru Congress Party

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