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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1961

Page

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UN approves Congo use of force resolution amid Congo tensions

The United Nations Security Council, with nine votes in favor and abstentions from the Soviet Union and France, authorizes UN action to prevent civil war in the Congo. Moise Tshombe rejects a key provision demanding removal of Belgian advisers. A Soviet resolution and an Asian African bid fail as 11 nations vote against condemning Congo atrocities. The peace plan urges restraint and retraining of Congolese troops.

Security Council United Nations Congo Katanga Moise Tshombe Tshombe United States Dag Hammarskjold Soviet Union France Hammarskjold Lumumba

Negroes Endure Bread and Water Diet for Protest

Eleven young Black men convicted of trespassing at downtown Rock Hill lunch counters choose confinement at York County prison camp over posting $100 bonds. Eight prisoners in a disciplinary cell kept on a rigid bread and water diet amid their sit in strike against overwork and a companion's transfer.

Associated Press York County Rock Hill S. C J. Ed Allen

UN appeals to Congo rulers over Lumumba opposition

In Leopoldville the United Nations urged the Congo rulers to refrain from obstructive action by pro Lumumba forces. In Elisabethville Katanga the government ordered general mobilization of all able bodied people to resist UN forces enforcing a Security Council resolution.

Leopoldville The Congo United Nations Elisabethville Katanga Congo —P Security Council

New College, New Head Defiance

Dr. Charles R. Eisenhart of Defiance College is named president of the newly created Adirondack Community Junior College in Glens Falls New York signaling a fresh leadership start for the project and campus development plans.

NEW College New Head Defiance Ohio Defiance College Charles R. Eisenhart Adirondack Community Junior College Glens Falls N.Y

Upturn Seen in New York Paper Market

Financial analysts at Paper Week observances forecast an economic upturn that could lift profits for the paper industry in the current year. They point to improving conditions that may boost demand and margins.

New York

Former President Eisenhower Resting in Palm Springs Home

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower rests in his rented winter home in Palm Springs California seeking to shake a cold and lumbago so he can resume his daily golf.

Palm Springs Calif Dwight D. Eisenhower

Severe Snow and Floods Disrupt Plains and East Coast

A major winter storm blasts west Texas and southeastern New Mexico with up to 20 inches of snow in Clavene near Levelland. School buses stall and scores of children are rescued as Texas troopers and National Guardsmen aid. Floodwaters menace Iowa, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland and Florida while rivers swell in Pittsburgh and the Lower Potomac near Washington. Small tornadoes touch down in Mississippi and Alabama as storms sweep the South.

West Texas New Mexico Iowa Mississippi Pennsylvania Alabama Virginia Maryland Florida Clavene Levelland Lubbock Lovington N. M National Midwest Allegheny Pittsburgh Potomac River Washington, D. C Marengo County Ala

Watchdog Commission Screening Proposed for Laos Aid

The United States backs aid to the royal Lao government only under neutral watchdog review. Secretary Rusk discussed the plan with Soviet Ambassador Menshikov, signaling intent to withdraw over 100 U.S. advisers if a cease-fire and foreign troops withdrawal occur.

Washington United States Natons U.S Laos Dean Rusk Mikhail Menshikov Rusk Menshikov Savang Pathet Lao

Rules Committee showdown vote brews on jobless aid

The Ohio House Rules Committee set a Wednesday showdown vote on a Republican bill to extend unemployment benefits for long term jobless. Democrats’ support for an emergency clause could make the measure bipartisan. otherwise it may pass as a regular bill 90 days after the governor signs.

Columbus Ohio House Rules Committee James A. Lantz D-Fairfield House Rules Committee Lantz Newsmen HOUSE Roger Cloud R-Logan

Mother-in-law Vindicated Says Expert in Oakland

In Oakland a family relations expert says a man’s own mother may threaten marriage more than his mother-in-law. The claim highlights dynamics of in-family relationships and potential incompatibilities within domestic life.

Oakland Calif

Escapees Returned From San Diego to County Jail

Three young men who escaped from the Defiance County Jail on December 31 and fled to San Diego have been returned to the jail.

Defiance Defiance County San Diego Calif

U S Belgium Team Restrict Information on Sabena Crash

A strict news blackout is in place as investigators probe the February 15 Sabena Airlines crash that killed 73 people including 18 members of a U.S. figure skating team.

Brussels Sabena Belgian Airlines U.S

Kitty Hawk Sets Sail as Longest Ship Tests Delaware River Move

The Kitty Hawk the 60 000 ton aircraft carrier left New York Shipbuilding Corp yard near Camden for four day sea trials delaying Delaware River traffic. The ship measures 1047 feet by 252 feet requiring the full river width to navigate the 59 mile trip to the Delaware mouth. It carries 108 aircraft and marks the first U S Navy warship without conventional guns and first to use surface to air missiles. Commissioning set for April 29 with later integration into the 7th Fleet in the Pacific.

Camden N.J Kitty Hawk Delaware River New York Shipbuilding Corp Philadelphia Delaware North Carolina Wright Brothers U.S. Navy

Union leaders warn of labor's decline in AFL-CIO report

Miami Beach report quotes AFL-CIO organizing director John Livingston saying unions are losing ground. He told the executive council that union enlistment fell from 40 to 38 percent of organizable workers in five years, with independent unions gaining new members.

Miami Beach Fla Afl-Cio John Livingston Livingston Alf-Cio Executive Council

U S Steel Cuts Supplemental Benefits for Furloughed Workers

U S Steel Corp announced a further seven percent cut in supplemental unemployment benefits for furloughed steel workers, effective this month.

Pittsburgh U. S. Steel Corp

Just a Friendly Phone Call Want Ad Offer

Local help advertises a simple method to convert used sporting goods camping gear or household items into cash via a dependable Want Ad. Call LY 3 1242 to reach the Want Ad Department, draft a listing, and arrange payment options.

Kennedy Names 16 Bills for Priority in Democratic Program

President Kennedy presents Democratic leaders with a 16 bill priority list for Congress. Top item extends unemployment compensation and aids redevelopment of distressed areas. Other measures include health care for the aged, education aid, higher minimum wage, and federal support for community health facilities.

Washington Kennedy Iar White House Pierre Salinger Dwight D. Eisenhower

JFK Plans Canada Trip

President Kennedy will visit Canada likely before Parliament adjourns in early summer. No date is fixed. Prime Minister Diefenbaker accepted the invitation after a White House visit, reaffirming U S Canadian cooperation.

Washington Kennedy Canada United States Diefenbaker Ottawa White House

Three Large Lines Cease Daily Flights

Three of the nation’s largest airlines halted operations during a wildcat flight engineers strike, with 84,000 layoffs planned. Trans World, American, and Eastern stopped completely. Pan American and National ran token service, while United, Delta, Braniff, Capital, Northeast, and Continental remained not struck.

New York Trans World Airlines American Airlines Eastern Airlines Pan American World Airways National Airlines Western Airlines United Delta Braniff Capital, Northeast Continental

Kent State broadens degree requirements emphasis

Kent State University College of Arts will broaden degree requirements next fall focusing more on humanities and foreign languages as well as natural and social sciences.

Kent Ohio Kent State University College of Arts

Landmark Mercury-Atlas Test Aims for Orbit This Year

Cape Canaveral reports the Mercury-Atlas capsule launched aboard an Atlas missile at 9 10 a m and splashed down 13 miles from recovery ships in the Atlantic 43 minutes later. NASA notes the craft and Atlas performed satisfactorily with a peak altitude near 107 miles and range about 1425 miles. Recovery by helicopter followed.

Cape Canaveral Fie Donner Atlantic Ocean National Aeronautics and Atlas Puerto Rico NASA United States

Japan Offers Aid To China In Food Gesture

Tokyo announced a humanitarian aid offer to Communist China through the International Red Cross. Foreign Minister Zentaro Kosaka said the move has no political motive as Red China faces severe 1960 disasters. About 100000 tons of rice could be sent if Peiping accepts.

Tokyo Japan China Zentaro Kosaka International Red Cross Red China Kosaka Red Cross Peiping

Amish Families Move to Canada to Escape Modernization

Seven Amish families near Canton plan to purchase farms and relocate to Owen Sound Ontario to escape high land prices and conflicts with state school laws social security and draft requirements. They seek old fashioned one room schools and join an Amish settlement of 19 families.

Canton Canada Rudy S. Yoder Navarre Yoder Owen Sound Ontario Here

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