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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1962

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Avalanche wipes villages in eight minutes in Peru

Rescue teams struggle with weather to reach the Andean Hanaylas valley after an avalanche buried Ramahirca and Huarascucho and 14 settlements. Initial deaths and missing numbers vary, with estimates ranging from hundreds to several thousand.

Lima Peru Hanaylas Caraz Roberto Thorndike Peruvian Red Cross U.S James Loeb Ramahirca Huarascucho

Plans to widen US Route 33 in Hocking County heard

A Wednesday hearing in Logan will discuss Ohio Route 33 improvements extending 14.25 miles from south of the Fairfield Hocking line to near Goodhope Two Road 125. The plan proposes a four lane limited access highway at an estimated $11,027,500 including right of way and engineering.

Hocking County Logan Ohio Department of Highways Max R. Farley Division Ten Common Pleas Fairfield-Hocking Line Goodhope Two

Saturn Rockets Power Boosted With Five-Engine First Stage

NASA and Marshall Space Flight Center announced an advanced Saturn design with a five-engine first stage delivering 1.7 million pounds of thrust. The rocket would carry about 110 tons and is slated for 1965 readiness for a three-man Earth orbital mission, with a later manned lunar landing plan.

Huntsville Ala Space Agency Free World Cape Canaveral Fla

U S and Soviet Resume Berlin Talks

U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson renewed consultations with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko on Berlin. They met in Gromyko’s Foreign Ministry office, and two hours after the meeting officials said it would be a long conversation. Thompson was accompanied by German affairs specialist Kempton Jenkins.

Moscow Washington U.S Llewellyn Thompson Berlin Andrei A. Gromyko Gromyko Foreign Ministry Kempton B. Jenkins Thompson

Athens In Bid For Tax Center

Rep. Walter Moeller reports talking with President Kennedy about locating the new Internal Revenue Service data processing center in Athens Ohio. Athens offers 10 free acres while Cincinnati boosters propose free land as competition for the multi million dollar facility expected to cost about six million.

Washington Cincinnati Ohio Kentucky Internal Revenue Service Walter H. Moeller Kennedy Federal Moeller Athens White House

Blaze destroys Columbus Country Club building

A two and a half story Columbus Country Club main building burned Thursday night as firemen in 2 degree cold stretched hoses up to a half mile to reach the frame structure. Officials believe the fire started in the kitchen and quickly engulfed the rambling building, leaving it a total loss.

Columbus Columbus Country Club

Mongrel Prefers Tree Perch Over Ground

In Tampa a two year old mongrel named Zorro enjoys sleeping in a backyard tree. Owner Amy Mary Paleveda says the dog began the habit about a year ago and spends much of the day perched on a limb to keep watch over the yard.

Tampa Fla Zorro Amy Mary Paleveda

DiSalle Reverses Course Will Seek Second Term

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announces at a Cabinet meeting that he will run for a second term in a Democratic bid. He notes a Republican legislature’s actions and says a full program requires a active campaign. Atty. Gen. Mark McElroy remains in the race. DiSalle marks the third anniversary of his inauguration.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Atty Mark McElroy DiSalle Elroy

Congress Views JIKs Plans Dimly on Tax Cut

President Kennedy seeks standby powers to cut income taxes in a recession drawing cool to mixed reactions from Congress. House Democrats avoid quotes while Sen Byrd calls it unconstitutional. Republicans attack, while liberals worry about future tax reversal.

Congress Jik Washington Kennedy House Ways and Means Committee Harry F. Byrd D-Va Senate

Kennedy’s broad program faces congress with limited support

President Kennedy likely to win approval for fewer than half of his domestic and foreign programs as Congress debates the State of the Union. Bipartisan signals support for foreign policy while major proposals face heavy congressional resistance and doubt over tax and social policy measures.

Washington Kennedy State of the Union Berlin U. N Alliance For Progress Latin America

Walker argues U.S. may leave United Nations

In Los Angeles retired Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker told a rally at the Sports Arena that staying in the United Nations is not inevitable. He contrasted his view with Gen. Omar N. Bradley's, criticizing the inevitability doctrine regarding East Germany and Red China recognition.

Edwin A. Walker United States United Nations Walker Freedom Club First Congregational Church Omar N. Bradley Bradley Berlin Soviet Union East Germany Red China

Kennedy Program Hinges on House Rules and Ways Committees

President Kennedy faces possible failure or passage of his 1962 agenda depending on two key House panels led by conservative Southern Democrats. House Rules Chair Howard W. Smith and Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills hold crucial gatekeeping power, with Smith bottling bills and Mills controlling tax social security and tariff proposals.

Washington Kennedy House Rules Committee Ways and Means Committee Congress White House Wilbur D. Mills Arkansas Ways and Means Howard W. Smith Virginia Smith

President To Stick With Farm Plan

President Kennedy affirmed a firm farm program aimed at production control in his state of the union message and via the National Agricultural Advisory Commission. He pledged to tailor policy to land use and crop supplies, warning against a patchwork legal approach that could burden farmers and taxpayers. In Algeria, five Muslims were wounded when bullets from a cruising car hit a group on a street. attackers fled before police reached the scene.

Washington Kennedy Congress National Agricultural Advisory Commission America Bone Algeria

Cleopatra Film Again Insured By Lloyds

Hollywood reports actress Elizabeth Taylor contracted for 2.5 million dollars to finish Cleopatra after illness. Lloyds of London had previously paid 2 million in production losses due to Taylor’s illness in London last year. Five day forecast shows temperatures 8 to 12 degrees below normal with light snow possible and a warming trend over the weekend.

Hollywood Elizabeth Taylor Lloyds of London Miss Taylor London

Marriage Tests in Doubt as Will Promises Inheritance

Kenneth Kelley, Air Force lieutenant, plans to marry Susan Miles in April likely before heredity tests are ready. Unclear if he risks inheritance from his late father Dr Truman Lee Kelley, who left two eugenics trust funds and a Stanford tests program in his will.

Santa Monica Calif Jerry Giesler Ruth Giesler Eric Gardner Syracuse University Kenneth Truman Lee Kelley Kelley Stanford Eugenics Trust

Republicans map 1962 campaign aims at RNC meeting

GOP leaders forecast big 1962 victories in Congress and states. William F. Miller criticizes Kennedy policy and outlines aims. Rep. Robert Wilson joins opening session. A labor minority strategy report stresses urban gains. Nelson Rockefeller says re election is first goal with possible 1964 bid.

Oklahoma City Republican National Committee GOP William F. Miller Miller New York Robert Wilson California Republican Congressional Committee Kennedy Congress Hartford Conn Nelson A. Rockefeller

Congo Parliament Awaits Gizenga Return on Charges

Parliament in Leopoldville awaits An toine Gizenga as he explains charges claiming he sought to sever northeast Congo. Gizenga, a leftist deputy premier, agreed to leave Stanleyville after a power test failed, with police defying his order to arrest Lun dula and UN investigators into last November mass killings of 13 Italian airmen.

Leopoldville Congo Antoine Gizenga Stanleyville Victor Lundula Acre Patrice Lumumba

Menzies Warns Australia Will Fight If Indonesia Advances

Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies said Australia would defend East New Guinea if Indonesia expands beyond West New Guinea. He framed the stance as a commitment to regional security and colonial-era holdings.

Canberra Australia Robert G. Menzies East New Guinea Indonesia West New Guinea

Cincinnati Medical College Receives $150000 Grant

Washington report notes the University of Cincinnati medical college was awarded a $150,000 grant to establish a general clinical research center. The grant was announced Thursday by Surgeon General Luther L. Terry.

Washington University of Cincinnati Medical College Luther L. Terry

Laos Aid Resumed After Delay for Laotian Government

The United States restored economic aid to Prince Boun Oum's right wing Lao government with a $4 million January grant deposited in Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. Embassy sources would not explain the delay or its end. President Sukarno canceled a formal helicopter presentation from Kennedy in Jakarta.

Vientiane Laos United States Prince Boun Oum U.S New York Chase Manhattan Jakarta Indonesia Sukarno Kennedy

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