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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1962

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100 MPH Crash Kills Wheeling Youth in Ohio Bridge Crash

Stanley J. Warble 22 of Wheeling died after a stolen car rammed a Tucker Creek bridge abutment near Point Pleasant at 2 a.m. Kenneth Bowman 21 was injured with a broken leg and lacerations. Robert Edward McGilton 22 remains at large. The trio escaped from the Ohio County jail Tuesday and were being held for breaking and entering.

Mary Hyre Point Pleasant Wheeling W.va Stanley J. Warble Mason County Oliver Eschenaur Wee Eeree Warble Kenneth Bowman Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Robert Edward McGilton Ohio County Warble Bowman Pomeroy Ohio George Hicks Hicks Pomeroy Bridge West Virginia George Zuspan Route 62 Here Tucker Creek Zuspan Joey Manukin Bellaire Mason County’ Sheriff's Deputies Point City Stevens Funeral Home Point Plesant Stanley John Warble

Zaleski Escapees To Get 31 Years

Two 17 year old Ohio Industrial School escapees face 31 years each after pleading guilty to felonious assault breaking and entering and robbery in a Fort Thomas home break in that resulted in the death of the occupant son. James M. Trammell and Charles E. Turner were sentenced to 21 years for felonious assault and five years for each remaining count. They fled Zaleski Honor Camp and broke into Anthony Breinich home on August 23. Breinich shot at them and his son Robert, 20, was killed. Trammel was wounded.

Ohio Industrial School Fort Thomas James M. Trammell Cincinnati Charles E. Turner St. Paris Ohio Zaleski Anthony J. Breinich Breinich Robert Trammel

U S Seeks Tougher Push in Disarmament Talks

U S officials say a stronger effort will push the Soviet Union toward a treaty banning nuclear tests with international inspection. The Kennedy administration may proceed with underground tests while a decision on atmospheric testing looms. Geneva hosts the next talks on March 14 with 18 nations possible under UN auspices.

Washington United States Soviet Union Kennedy U. S Geneva

Widow Leaves Ex-Neighbors Million Dollar Bequest

Mrs. Homer D. Heman of East Cleveland wills more than one million dollars to four sons of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Merkel, longtime neighbors of the Hermans. The will also leaves a three million dollar estate with specific bequests to Merkel family members totaling 1.15 million in various shares.

Cleveland Homer D. Heman Arthur E. Merkel Hermans Heman William R. Merkel Philip Merkel Arthur Merkel Lee Merkel

Ohio Wesleyan begins screening for new university president

The trustees' committee to appoint a new president of Ohio Wesleyan University has started screening candidates for the vacancy created when Dr. David A. Lockmiller left in October. Louis R. Walter of Columbus chairs the committee and did not indicate a candidate announcement date.

Delaware Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University Louis R. Walter Columbus David A. Lockmiller

Ohio Supreme Court rules on obscene material laws

The Ohio Supreme Court upheld a statute criminalizing knowing possession of obscene literature and films and rejected a separate misdemeanor for possession without knowledge of obscenity. The ruling affirmed Nico Jasobellis, manager of the Heights Art Theater in Cleveland Heights, for screening The Lovers, an imported film.

Columbus—I Ohio Supreme Court Nico Jasobellis the Heights Art Theater Cleveland Heights

Boy Admits Starting Fire at Our Lady of the Angels

The state’s attorney’s office takes over the 1958 Our Lady of the Angels School fire case after a 13 year old allegedly confesses. The youth will be brought to Family Court with a delinquency petition expected. no charges or arrest have been filed and the name is not released.

Chicago Our Lady of the Angels Daniel Ward

Dominican dictator resigns as junta seizes power in Santo Domingo

President Joaquin Balaguer quits amid deadly riots as a four civilian three military junta takes control at the National Palace. Gen. Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria’s fate is unclear while the council pledges to hold elections by February 1963. The United States resumes diplomatic ties after the coup.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Joaquin Balaguer Caribbean National Palace Balaguer Air Force Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria Rodriguez Echavarria State Council Rafael L. Station Washington State Department United States

Africans Bid For Angola's Freedom

United Nations delegates from Africa push to draft a UN demand for Angola’s independence acceptable to Western powers. A veteran African delegate says any strong or mild resolution could work. He adds force is not an option now and India’s Goa is a model. The Asian African group aims to present a proposal by week’s end. Cleveland report notes attorney Richard M. Brown seeks the Republican nomination for state auditor.

Angola Portugal India Goa

OAS Report Expected to Condemn Cuba Actions

An inter American peace committee report on Cuba due today or Thursday is said to condemn Castro's regime for subversion political intervention human rights violations and ties with the Sino Soviet bloc. The nine cited examples and six categories of violations are outlined with the committee chaired by Ambassador Francisco R. Lima.

OAS Cuba Washington Inter- American Peace Committee Organization of American States Fidel Castro Peru Castro Francisco R. Lima el Salvador Foreign Ministers Punta del Este Uruguay

Knight Drops Out Tightens California Governor Race

Goodwin J. Knight withdrew from the 1962 California governor's race due to hepatitis a liver illness. His exit removes a potential Nixon Knight slugfest and elevates Joseph C. Shell as Nixon's main challenger in the Republican primary. Democrats had hoped the split would aid Governor Edmund G. Brown in November.

Sacramento Calif Goodwin J. Knight California Richard M. Nixon Knight Nixon Joseph C. Shell Edmund G. Brown

Glenn Orbit Postponed to January 24 Launch

The planned around the world flight by astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. is delayed one day to January 24 due to a faulty valve in the cooling unit for his space suit. NASA has not set a new fixed date and had no comment.

John H. Glenn Jr Glenn National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Freezing Arctic Blast Hits Northern Plains and South

The bitter cold grips North Dakota and Minnesota with International Falls at 37 below. subzero temperatures extend into Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Cold wave warnings cover Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York as forecasters expect the chill to persist through the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.

Associated Press North Dakota Minnesota International Falls Minn Canadian Texas Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina Georgia Alabama Central Plains Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Region Duluth Minneapolis Minot N.D Fargo Alexandria Bis Ohio Pennsylvania New York Weather Bureau Ohio Valley Middle Atlantic States

Congress Accepts Army Reorganization Plan

Congress shows willingness to back President Kennedy’s Army reform aimed at creating two new commands for research development and procurement. The overhaul, the first major reorganization in nine years, does not alter combat structure or field commands and draws no opposition.

Washington Congress Kennedy Ordnance, Quartermaster and Signal Corps

GOP Leaders Reject State Of Union Bid

Senate and House Republican leaders vetoed National Chairman William E. Miller s effort to draft a GOP state of the union message. Miller circulated a 4000 word document criticizing the Kennedy administration and proposing political stands for Republicans in the new Congress.

House John McCormack Congress Senate Mike Mansfield Richard Bolling Carl Albert GOP Washington William E. Miller Miller

Kekkonen Wins Sweden Finland Presidency Historic Victory

Helsinki reports President Urho Kekkonen secured a six year term after a solid win over Communist and Social Democrat rivals, signaling a decisive electoral mandate in Finland.

Helsinki Finland Urho Kekkonen

Ex-Premier Sjahrir Among Arrested Indonesian Leaders

Former Indonesian Prime Minister Sutan Sjahrir and a dozen dissolved party leaders were arrested early Tuesday, possibly by order of President Sukarno. The move signals rising political tension amid the West New Guinea dispute.

Sutan Sjahrir Indonesia Dr. Sjahrir Mohammed Roem Sukarno

DiSalle says taxes not threatened in Ohio

Governor Michael V. DiSalle states no drastic tax increases are expected and supports modifying the tax structure to meet state needs. He opposes a state income tax and urges closing loopholes while pressing for greater education funding as essential for return on investment.

Cincinnati Michael V. DiSalle Ohio

Pravda Attacks Molotov Over Khrushchev Policy

Pravda accuses former Foreign Minister V M Molotov of stubborn opposition to Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence policy. The attack marks a propaganda blast after his return to the post as permanent Soviet representative to the I A E A in Vienna.

Moscow Pravda Today V. M. Molotov Khrushchev International Atomic Energy Agency Vienna

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