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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
1
President Eisenhower declares U.S. relations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba severed saying the limit has been reached. He expresses sympathy for Cubans suffering under a dictator as the embassy arranges a rapid exodus of Americans and urges departure from the island.
The White House announced the break in U S Cuba relations after Castro's moves toward the Communist bloc. Most diplomats were ordered to leave Cuba within 48 hours, with 11 staying to handle urgent matters. Cuban diplomats in the United States faced expulsion as well.
An explosion at a new style nuclear reactor near Idaho Falls killed three men and released radiation. The AEC sealed the area. wind could carry radiation away from the town. Victims identified as Army and Air Force personnel trainees. first fatal accident in 11 years at the National Reactor Testing Station.
Washington reports the United States keeping a door open to a political resolution of the Laos civil war while ready militarily if needed. Officials note Soviet and North Vietnamese intervention timed to exploit U.S. vulnerability as Eisenhower's presidency ends and Kennedy prepares to take office. State Department cites 184 observed Soviet airlift flights delivering arms to rebels, concentrated around Vang Vieng, with substantial North Vietnamese personnel parachuted into the area.
Associated Press notes a broad warming trend spreading from the Rockies toward the East while freezing temperatures linger in pockets. Only a few spots report subzero readings outside mountains, with International Falls at 11 above and light snow across Great Lakes and northern Appalachians.
The United States tightens tone toward Cuba as debate opens in the Security Council over Havana charges of an imminent invasion. James J. Wadsworth prepared a strong U S reply while Raul Roa presented new allegations with expected weak support beyond the Soviet bloc.
Iron Age Magazine predicts a decline in steel industry capital spending for 1961 amid cautious investment trends. The forecast reflects slower expansion plans and changes in market demand affecting major steel producers and related sectors.
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A series of five blasts at the United Fireworks Co plant destroyed four wooden buildings in Akron Tuesday. Damage is estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars. Ernest Smith, 29, was injured. Officials cite possible causes as static electricity or a chemical reaction. Twelve workers have died in prior plant blasts over 26 years.
Temperatures run 2 to 4 degrees below normal with highs from 36 to 39 and lows 20 to 23. Cold Wednesday night followed by slow warming Thursday and Friday, then turning colder early next week. Snowy flurries Sunday bring about a quarter inch north to less than a tenth south.
The 104th General Assembly will launch full-scale activity next week with only 30 standing committees in two houses combined. The Senate cut committees from 13 to 10, eliminating Civil Service Retirement Veterans Affairs and Elections and merging Highway with Public Utilities and Public Works into Highways and Public Works.
Dr Samuel H Sheppard serving life for the 1954 slaying of his wife Marilyn will be transferred from Ohio Penitentiary to Marion Correctional Institution Thursday. The move follows an excellent service record in prison including work in the print shop personnel office and hospital as a nurse and an assignment to the honor dormitory last July.
The SEATO Council warns that continued Soviet and North Vietnamese aid to pro Communist rebels in Laos risks regional security and Laos's integrity, threatening neighboring countries.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway posted a net income of 42,229,000 dollars for the year, equal to 5.15 dollars per common share, in its annual report to shareholders.
President Eisenhower will not personally deliver his final State of the Union message to Congress, with the address scheduled for January 12.
General Electric Co. began construction of a $15 million facility in Euclid to process refractory metals. The project marks a major expansion in GE’s industrial metals operations with expected job creation and regional impact.
A report to the legislature from an Ohio Legislative Service Commission study committee outlines several approaches to controlling obscene literature in Ohio. Options include a declaratory judgment, clearer definitions, tougher penalties, a state advisory commission, and licensing of distributors through the secretary of state.
Government spokesmen say vital services are being restored across Belgium as Parliament discusses tax hikes and welfare cuts. Police guard stores while strikers rally. violence flares in Ghent and factory districts, with power and rail traffic improving in seven provinces but Liege and Hainaut remain affected.
Senate Democrats advance the first Kennedy welfare bill while clashing with civil rights debates. The plan includes medical care for the aged, Social Security tied reforms, higher minimum wage, and federal aid to schools. Senate rules fights loom over filibuster limits and party conflicts rise with Javits and Goldwater leadership tensions.
President elect John F. Kennedy flies to New York to meet defense chief designate Robert McNamara amid ruptured Cuban U S relations. The talks may also cover Laos tensions and the fate of the Guantanamo naval base.
Meigs County Highway Department moves to battle hazardous roads with a $5000 appropriation for snow and ice removal. Ten workers of 43 are on the job. four maintainers act as inventory grows. Keys to vehicles are unsettled as Blazewicz and officials seek access. political friction over prior appropriations and bond issues lingers.
Houston police report William Edward Hopkins 20 of near Columbus admitted starting 35 fires in Greene Fayette Franklin Ross Clinton and Vinton counties in southern Ohio. He escaped from Athens State Hospital and was arrested in Houston on December 12 after a rail yard fire. He said he set fires for the thrill and also claimed three fires in New Orleans including a 160000 Gluck's Restaurant blaze.
Chicago records show 338 deaths from traffic accidents over the New Year’s weekend, the lowest three day toll since 1953 when 317 deaths were counted.
An 18 member Turkish cabinet resigns to permit President Cemal Gürsel to appoint a government from the members of the new Constituent Assembly.
The exhaustive inquiry into the deadliest commercial aviation catastrophe to date begins today in the Brooklyn hotel ballroom, promising a full public airing of evidence and findings.
Dr. O. J. Wilson, president of Findlay College, argues a national labor administration could help solve enduring economic problems. He spoke amid ongoing debates on workforce policy and government oversight.
Ohio Bell Telephone Co will invest 75 million dollars in capital improvements in Ohio this year. The plan outlines modernization projects across multiple cities and upgrades to network facilities to expand service.
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