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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1961

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Legislators Brace for Rematch in Tight Session

Ohio Republicans push repeals of 1959 acts as they target the Highway Department trust fund borrowing and roll back the Industrial and Economic Development Department. Other measures seek higher city taxes on utilities and auto license fees, while Sen. John W. Brown calls for penalties for truth serum use in criminal cases.

Columbus General Assembly D. O. Taber R-Gallia Highway Department Bureau of Workmen's Compensation Department of Industrial and Economic Development Ohio Department of Commerce Edmund G. James John W. Brown Medina Brown

Ohio Fair Managers elect new officers at Columbus meeting

The Ohio Fair Managers Association ended a two day convention by asking the state director of agriculture to urge renewal of legistature funds for junior fair operations. Bryan P. Sandles of Springfield was elected president succeeding Russell W. Alt. Other officers named include Merle Stacy Marietta first vice president George Conelly Wauseon second vice president Miss Goldie V Scheible Dayton executive secretary and Henry G Richards Mount Vernon treasurer.

Columbus Ohio Fair Managers Association Bryan P. Sandles Springfield Russell W. Alt Fairfield County Merle Stacy Marietta George Conelly Wauseon Goldie V. Scheible Dayton Henry G. Richards Mount Vernon

Good Houses Rent In A Hurry Ad Claims Fast Inquiries

An advertiser reports strong results with six to eight inquiries and a rented home to a desirable tenant. The listing features a six room and bath modern house in Lancaster with parking, to be seen by contacting Frank S. at 9 S High LY 20961. The notice urges placing rent ads before the first semester ends.

Bath Lancaster Frank S S. High

Kennedy Briefed On Global Aches

President elect Kennedy meets with secretary of state select Dean Rusk in Palm Beach to discuss foreign policy challenges and organizational matters. Rusk flew in after testimony to the Senate committee and indicates no immediate sharp departures in global issues. Kennedy names Edward Gudeman as undersecretary of commerce and retains two Eisenhower officials for defense and air force roles.

Palm Beach Fla John F. Kennedy Dean Rusk Rusk Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Kennedy Joseph Charyk Air Force Thomas D. Morris Budget Bureau Edward Gudeman Chicago Gudeman Sears, Roebuck and Co Lehman Brothers Harvard College Red China Cuba Soviet Union U. S Senate

Welfare switch in Columbus prompts department leadership change

Robert Canary, head of the Social Administration Division in the State Welfare Department, will be replaced February 1 by John Henle, head of blind services, in a Columbus restructuring.

Columbus Robert Canary Social Administration State Welfare Department John Henle

Hospital Plans Made Cleveland VA Center

Plans for a 15.5 million dollar Veterans Administration hospital in the Wade Park area were released at a meeting of VA architects and engineers.

Cleveland Veterans Administration Wade Park

Parliament Passes Austerity Plan Amid Socialist Strike

Brussels reports the lower house approved the government's austerity package by 115 to 90 as a 25 day old general strike called by the Socialists continues.

Brussels Belgium

Coast Guard Vessels Capsized By Storm at Columbia River

In Astoria Oregon 17 A reports two Coast Guard boats capsized by a howling storm at the mouth of the Columbia River Thursday night.

Astoria Ore Coast Guard Columbia River

Crewman killed in Mt Palomar jet bomber crash

A six engine Air Force bomber crashed near Mt Palomar Observatory in San Diego area. One crewman died while three other crewmen survived the impact and injuries.

San Diego Calif Air Force Mt. Palomar Observatory

Eisenhower Presides at Final Cabinet Meeting

President Eisenhower leads his last cabinet gathering in Washington as officials discuss policy and farewell notes. The session marks the end of an era with the administration reviewing key strides and future transitions.

Washington Eisenhower

Kennedy assets near ten million as president-elect declares

Wealthy President Elect John F Kennedy shows investment assets perhaps up to ten million. He disclosed that all investments under his control have been converted to government bonds and holds Washington and Hyannis Port houses and three family trust funds. trusts yield about one hundred thousand dollars annually after taxes with no control over principal.

Palm Beach Fla John F. Kennedy Kennedy Washington Hyannis Port Mass Salinger Elect

Castro Woos Island Labor Rally Aims to Consolidate Power

In Havana Fidel Castro calls a workers rally seen as pressuring dissident labor factions. Observers note a large parade as a response to anticommunist protests by electrical workers who faced a union purge. Catholics report parochial heads summoned for a possible protest over Belen College occupation.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Castro United States Belen College

Uruguayan government expels Cuban and Soviet envoys

Uruguay's governing council voted to declare Cuban ambassador Mario Garcia Inchaustegui and Soviet First Secretary Mihail K. Samilov persona non grata amid pro Castro protests. Police intervened after a raid on Communist headquarters left 139 arrested.

Montevideo Uruguay Fidel Cas Tro Mario Garcia Inchaustegui Mihail K. Samilov Castro Cuba United States Peru Guatemala Dominican Republic Haiti Nicaragua Paraguay Colombia Havana

Merger Endorsed By Baltimore And Ohio Boards

Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio endorsed a merger on Thursday creating a company with 11 000 miles of track and assets exceeding 2.3 billion dollars. Only the Pennsylvania is larger or wealthier.

Baltimore Baltimore & Ohio Chesapeake & Ohio Pennsylvania

Laos Planes Pound Rebel Gun Positions

The Laotian government used four new U S planes to hit rebel artillery 70 miles north of Vientiane for the third straight day. No damage reports yet, but experts expect more flying to improve accuracy. Western intelligence noted an old Soviet spotter plane guiding rebel fire on Monday. Premier Boun Oum’s forces push to join units from Luang Prabang.

Vientiane Laos United States France Thailand Soviet Union China Viet Nam Pathet Lao Nam Sic River Boun Oum Luang Prabang

Reply Slated By UN Chief

UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold returned from Africa to address Soviet charges that Belgium aided Col. Mobutu forces attacking Lumumba loyalists in Congo from Ruanda-Urundi. Debate resumed on the Congo crisis as diplomats prepared a resolution from Ceylon Liberia and the United Arab Republic, milder than Zorin’s demand.

United Nations N. Y Dag Hammarskjold Africa Belgium Congo Ruanda-Urundi South Africa Hammarskjold India Council Joseph Mobutu Kivu Mobutu Patrice Lumumba Ceylon Liberia United Arab Republic Valerian A. Zorin

Ohio Five Day Forecast Temperatures rise above normal

The Ohio five day forecast shows temperatures averaging 6 to 12 degrees above normal with highs from 36 to 39 and lows 20 to 23. Mild weather continues into Monday then cools Tuesday and Wednesday with light precipitation including rain or snow Tuesday and snow flurries north on Wednesday.

Ohio

Readmission bid filed for two UGA students amid rioting

Constance Motley filed a U S District Court motion seeking readmission for Charlayne Hunter 18 and Hamilton Holmes 19 after their suspension following an anti integration protest at the University of Georgia. The FBI and Georgia Legislature opened investigations into campus rioting as a House subcommittee prepared hearings in Athens.

Macon University of Georgia FBI Georgia Legislature Athens Atlanta Constance Motley Charlayne A. Hunter Hamilton E. Holmes Atty William P. Rogers Washington Justice Department Georgia House OF Representatives Georgia

Af Sued By Ohio Airman For Smallpox Vaccination

Sergeant Allen McCauley of Oberlin Ohio sues the U S Air Force for 250000 claiming his wife Florence B McCauley was left physically helpless after a compulsory smallpox vaccination He and his four children traveled from Tokyo to California as his wife was flown to Travis Air Force Base for care The attorney Frank Scolinos says the wife became paralyzed from the neck down and suffered nerve damage from alleged medical mis treatment.

Tokyo U.S. Air Force AIR Force Allen McCauley Oberlin Ohio United States Florence B. McCauley Japan Travis Air Force Base Calif Frank Scolinos McCauley Scolinos

More Priests Are Arrested In Haiti Tension Rises

Port au Prince reports indicate more priests may be arrested as noise bombs unsettle the city amid student strikes over classroom absenteeism and police clearance rules. Duvalier regime, accused of censorship, expelled Bishop Remy Augustin and Archbishop Francois Poirier, prompting denouncement as a police state amid talks for democratic elections. Haitians learn of developments via Dominican Republic radio due to martial law censorship.

Port AU Prince Haiti Francois Duvalier Remy Augustin Francois Poirier Negro Republic Vatican Dominican Republic

Noted Author Henry Morton Robinson Dies

Henry Morton Robinson, celebrated author of The Cardinal, died today in New York.

New York Henry Morton Robinson the Cardinal

Ohio Interstate Costs Spark Federal State Debate

Washington figures the interstate program in Ohio will require about 1.755 billion dollars to finish. Ohio Highway Director Everett Preston says the federal estimate is too low and Ohio’s share could push the total to around 1.9 billion. The bureau has rejected 88.4 million of that bid while the federal government has already allocated 143 million for the current year.

Washington Ohio Frederick H. Mueller Congress Everett S Preston Columbus Preston U.S. Bureau of Public Roads Bureau

Kennedy Faces Senate Hearing on Attorney General Pick

President-elect John F. Kennedy’s brother Robert F. Kennedy, 35, faces a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to head the Justice Department. Republicans plan pointed questioning but no blocking move, while other cabinet nominees also undergo hearings.

Washington Robert F. Kennedy Kennedy John F. Kennedy Senate Judiciary Committee Justice Department Senate Everett M. Dirksen Illinois Orville L. Freeman Agriculture Arthur J. Goldberg Labor Abraham A. Ribicoff Welfare Stewart L. Udall Interior Senate Finance Committee Douglas Dillon

Property owners paid as Ohio River dam floods land

The U.S. Engineers report more than $1.6 million has been paid to property owners whose land will be flooded by the new Green Up Dam project on the Ohio River near Huntington West Virginia.

Huntington U.S. Engineers Ohio River Greenup

Ohio Board Elects Ward President and Madden Vice President

The Ohio State Board of Agriculture re elected Robert Ward of Westville as president and Dr. A G Madden of Madeira to a two year term as vice president.

Columbus Robert Ward Westville Ohio State Board of Agriculture A. G. Madden Madeira

Ocean Barge Sinks Off Florida Coast in Heavy Seas

A large ocean going barge broke up in heavy seas ten miles off West Palm Beach Florida and sank today. Seven crewmen are missing with one man rescued by a tug. The weather and coast guard units are conducting search and rescue operations.

West Palm Beach Fla Atlantic

Harsh Cruel Law Sparks Judge’s Critique in Sandusky

Judge James A. Young denounces the state liquor law as harsh cruel and unjust for holding bar owners and employees always liable when minors are served.

Sandusky James A. Young

Pilot Eatherly Committed To Hospital For Treatment

Claude R. Eatherly the pilot in the only atomic bomb attack is back in a Waco hospital by court order for mental treatment.

Waco Tex Claude R. Eatherly

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