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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1961

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Castro Revolution In Trouble Seeks U.S. Breaks

Analysis notes Fidel Castro seeks to force U.S. pressure to break relations with Cuba while risking a wider Latin American shift. It argues Castro relies on the Communist bloc, fears rising discontent, and uses claims of U.S. aggression as a mobilizing tactic amid economic dependence and emigration from Cuba.

Fidel Castro United States Cuba Castro U.S Communist Bloc Red Havana

United States Moves Push on Cuba As Castro Crisis Grows

Washington expects new moves next month to pressure Fidel Castro with a short force posture, tracking of Castro agents, and economic restrictions while the United States and Brazil elect new presidents. Panama questions Cuba with envoy withdrawal rumors. US confirms Guantanamo base stays under lease despite diplomatic break.

Washington Fidel Castro United States Brazil Cuba U.S Havana

Powerful Elements On Alert In Laos Crisis

U S forces in the Western Pacific and bases in Okinawa Formosa and the Philippines stand ready to move if needed. Adm Harry D Felt said readiness includes increased airlift and repositioned mobile fleet forces. Marine units including the 3rd Marine Division and Marine Air Wing at Okinawa are prepared. The 405th Fighter Wing at Clark Philippines hosts jet aircraft. The 7th Fleet operates in the South China Sea with carriers destroyers submarines and escort vessels. Hawaii hosts mobility exercises with the 25th Infantry Division.

Honolulu U. S. 7Th Fleet Western Pacific Laos South China Sea Okinawa Japan Formosa Philippines Adm Harry D. Felt U. S Pacific Felt 3Rd Marine Division Marine Air Wing 405Th Clark Air Force Base Hawaii 25Th Infantry Division

Moroccans and Ghanaian Leaders Oppose Congo Force Plan

King Mohammed V of Morocco and President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana reject Nasser’s proposal for a joint African military force to aid deposed Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. The stance signals unity against intervention.

Casablanca Morocco Mohammed V Kwame Nkrumah Ghana Gamal Abdel Nasser Patrice Lumumba Congo

Prosecutor Disagrees With DiSalle Death Sentence Move

In Columbus the prosecutor for Mrs. Edythe Klumpp objected to Governor Michael V. DiSalle's decision to change her death sentence to life imprisonment. The execution had been set for Friday.

Columbus Edythe Klumpp Michael V. DiSalle

Eisenhower plans quail shoot in Georgia and California stay

President Eisenhower, after leaving the White House January 20, intends to spend time in Georgia for quail shooting and later in a California house with a golf course view, for a month or two.

Washington Eisenhower White House Georgia California

Newark and Hamilton men join Nationwide boards of directors

Ferris Owen of Newark and James Lewis of Hamilton were elected to the boards of directors of companies within the Nationwide Insurance group. Their additions expand governance for the insurer and its affiliates.

Columbus Ferris Owen Newark James Lewis Hamilton Nationwide Insurance Group

Space capsule recovered near Eglin after Gulf search

The Air Force said a space capsule was recovered at Eglin Air Force Base after traveling over 32 miles and later being recovered from the Gulf of Mexico.

Eglin Air Force Base Gulf of Mexico Air Force

Barry Fitzgerald Dies at 72 Irish Actor of Going My Way Fame

Barry Fitzgerald, the Irish actor famed for his priest role in Going My Way, died Wednesday at age 72. The Oscar winner's career spanned stage and screen in Ireland and beyond.

Dublin Barry Fitzgerald

Belgium Strikes Persist as Demonstrators Clash with Police

In Brussels and Antwerp noisy protests flare as Socialists limp through a 17 day strike. Leo Collard seeks royal maneuvering to end the action while Premier Eyskens faces protests over tax hikes and welfare cuts tied to Congo revenue loss. 1060 demonstrators confront police. 300 march streets voicing discontent.

Brussels Belgium Antwerp Pierre Hamel Leo Collard Socialist Party King Baudouin Gaston Eyskens Eyskens Congo

Vital Steel Meet Seeks Reopening of Idle Mills

Washington management and union leaders of the steel industry hold an unusual huddle to find a path to resume full production after mill idleness.

Washington

Mrs Klumpp Spared Governor Commutes Sentence

Governor DiSalle commuted the death sentence of Edythe Klumpp to life imprisonment after questioning her under a truth serum. The Cincinnati woman had been convicted of first degree murder for shooting Louise Bergen and burning the body in 1958.

Michael V. Disalle Cincinnati DiSalle Klumpp Lake Cowan Clinton County

Senate Moves Into Routine Business Amid Filibuster Drift

Washington the Senate returns to routine work as debate over limiting filibusters remains unchanged on the back burner with no immediate movement expected.

Washington Senate

Racine Bridge Green Light for Regional Link

Ohio and West Virginia officials may build a bridge linking U S Route 33 across the Racine Locks and Dam if the Racine Dam project is approved. J H Guthrie notes a favorable report and upcoming Board of Rivers and Harbor approval, with shared costs viewed as a saving versus a separate bridge.

Ohio West Virginia Racine Locks and Dam U. S. Army Engineers Huntington W. Va Guthrie Division Racine Board of Rivers and Harbor Engineers Washington Secretary of the Army

Explosion Probed at Idaho Nuclear Test Station

Nuclear experts probed a silo-shaped building at the National Reactor Testing Station in eastern Idaho to determine the cause of an atomic reactor explosion that killed three young service members. Officials said radiation remained confined to the building area and posed no danger elsewhere.

Idaho Falls Idaho Atomic Energy Commission AEC

Most Popular Boy Contest Opens For 1961

Area boys aged 12 to 18 may enter the Most Popular Boy contest in the Messenger. The winner earns a South American trip beginning in Columbus with a TWA flight to New York and a Varig Airlines journey to Rio.

Brazil Columbus TWA New York City Rio Varig Airlines

Disagreement Over Staten Island Air Crash Sightings

Witnesses conflict on whether they saw the United DC8 collide with the TWA Constellation on December 16 as the Civil Aeronautics Board opens hearings into aviation history’s worst disaster. The collision killed 136, with eight on the ground. the TWA plane fell on Miller Field while the DC8 crashed into a Brooklyn neighborhood.

Civil Aeronautics Board United Airlines TWA Kleinau Miller Field Glenn F. Logsdon Logsdon

Kennedy Objects to Jack in Headlines

President elect John F. Kennedy dislikes being called Jack in headlines but approves of the use of his initials JFK. The Palm Beach report notes public expectation surrounding his forthcoming presidency and media naming practices.

Palm Beach, Fla John F. Kennedy Jack JFK

Soviet planes evacuate personnel from Xieng Khouang Province

Western military sources report Soviet aircraft are evacuating some personnel from Xieng Khouang Province in Laos. The claim cites ongoing tensions and potential allied operations in the region.

Vientiane Laos Xieng Khouang Province

U S May Ask Council To Drop Cuba Charge

The United States urged the UN Security Council to drop Fidel Castro’s charge that Washington plans to invade Cuba. The 11 nation body debated the Cuban claim while Chile and Ecuador pressed for peaceful settlement and Cuba resisted negotiations with the Eisenhower administration.

U.S Council Cuba United Nations N.Y United States UN Security Council Fidel Castro Chile Ecuador Raul Roa The Eisenhower Council Chamber James J. Wadsworth

Cow for sale in Carbondale Ohio

White face Durham cow, 3 years old, fresh with 6 week old heifer calf. Price 200 dollars. Call MY X XXXX for details. Classified ads help buyers find your items, LY 3-1242.

Carbondale Ohio

Farm Crisis Huddle Set

New York President elect John F Kennedy convened nine major farm group leaders and Orville Freeman at the Carlyle Hotel to discuss his plan for a farm crisis. Kennedy promised to push for higher farm prices and incomes as one of his first acts. He has kept quiet on farm policy since winning.

New York John F. Kennedy Orville L. Freeman Carlyle Hotel Kennedy

Ohio import loss may trim Cleveland trade by Cuba ties

If trade relations mirror Cuba diplomacy Ohio could lose about 3 percent of imports, roughly 5 million dollars yearly, affecting Cleveland and statewide commerce.

Cleveland Cuba Ohio

Kent State dismisses 560 students for academic failure

Kent State University dismissed 560 students at the end of its first quarter for academic failure. The group includes 255 freshmen.

KENT Kent State University

Cuba Reestablishes Hope for U S Relations Amid Cabinet Statement

Cuban cabinet issued a long night statement blaming the Eisenhower administration for the breach in diplomatic ties with the United States and expressing hope for renewed relations under future policy. It made no shift in Castro’s stance and did not mention Kennedy directly. Planes carried Americans leaving Havana while many stayed, and the U S flag flew down at the embassy.

Inet U. S Fidel Castro Kennedy Castro United States Cuba Eisenhower John F. Kennedy Havana

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