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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1961

Page

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Relatively light batch introduced by Ohio lawmakers

GOP leaders push next move in budget battle to Gov. DiSalle amid a $74 million deficit. House and Senate leaders expect a resolution after a joint finance committee session with James Malon testifying. Bills include constitutional amendments on Senate size and DC voting, plus safety glass standards, license renewals, school election thresholds, unemployment eligibility, and crop protection rules.

GOP Columbus Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Senate C. Stanley Mechem Athens House Finance Committee James H. Malon Cloud House Industry and Emergency Ohio Senate Congress U. S

No Radiation Danger After Goldsboro Bomber Crash

An eight jet B52G from SAC crashed 15 miles north of Goldsboro North Carolina after fuel problems. Three crew members died and five parachuted to safety. One nuclear weapon jettisoned and parachuted free while another was found in wreckage. Maj Walter F Tulloch walked to report to base after missing.

Goldsboro N. C Here AIR Force Strategic Air Command Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Walter F. Tulloch San Diego Calif Base Au

Cold Wave Grips Midwest Northeast West and South

Arctic air sweeps into the Midwest and Northeast with temperatures near zero in North Dakota and Minnesota. Weather Bureau warnings extend to Nebraska Kansas and Missouri as frigid conditions spread across the central and southern Plains and Mississippi Valley. Snow flurries appear in the Dakotas Great Lakes region and upper Ohio Valley while southern areas see 50s and 60s in Texas and Gulf Coast regions.

Midwest North Dakota Minnesota Weather Bureau Nebraska Kansas Missouri Mississippi Valley Ohio Valley Tennessee Carolinas Dakotas Great Lakes Region Virginia Maryland West Virginia New York North Carolina Texas Gulf Coast

Fidel Vows Vengeance After Executions in Las Villas

Fidel Castro charged that counterrevolutionaries kidnapped and hanged two militiamen and a uniformed schoolteacher in Las Villas Province early this month. He blamed clerical and imperialist agents for arming the rebels and attacked Spanish priests in Cuba.

Havana Fidel Castro Las Villas Castro Cuba

Royalty Maintains Silence Over Duchess of Windsor Charge

British royalty and officials preserve silence on Duchess of Windsor accusation against her husband’s family dating back to 1936. The comment avoids direct quarreling amid ongoing tensions within royal circles.

London Duchess of Windsor

Jet Recorder Found in Snow Could Explain Idlewild Crash

A crash proof flight recorder dug from frozen ground may reveal why a Mexican jet liner crashed on takeoff at Idlewild Airport during a Thursday night snowstorm.

New York Idlewild

Broken Line Blamed For Carrier Fire in Athens

The U S Navy says a ruptured oil line caused a two hour blaze on the aircraft carrier Saratoga. Seven crewmen were killed and 23 injured as the ship was near Athens after a patrol in the eastern Mediterranean. Skipper Capt R W Mehle steered the ship to Phaleron Bay for safety.

Athens Greece Saratoga U. S. 6Th Fleet Ionian Sea Mediterranean R. W. Mehle Cincinnati Phaleron Bay Constellation Brooklyn Navy Yard

Air Force shifts to stronger Atlas missile after final D series test

The Air Force will focus on building a more powerful Atlas missile after firing the last test rocket of the current D series. The move follows the completion of the present operational phase at Cape Canaveral Florida.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force

Hijacked Portuguese liner Santa Maria tracked by British frigate

The British frigate Rothesay chased the 20 806 ton Santa Maria after hijackers seized control in the Caribbean. About 9800 aboard, the ship moved toward Brazil at 20 knots. a Lisbon communique said a third officer was killed and many wounded. Castries took wounded seamen while the ship sailed on.

London Rothesay Caribbean Brazil Santa Maria U. S Henrique Galvao la Guaira Venezuela Curacao Lisbon Castries St. Lucia Trinidad

Ex Athens Countian admits role in taxi driver murder

Raymond McDonald and Jerry Taylor faced first degree murder charges for the slaying of Howard Walker near Fostoria. McDonald admitted his part while Taylor claimed responsibility and asked for execution. The pair were bound to the Wood County grand jury by Acting Judge Walter N. Witherspoon and held without bond in Bowling Green jail. Walker had driven them from Detroit into Ohio and was killed after refusing a $14 fare.

Athens Fostoria Raymond (Peezel) McDonald Chauncey Jerry W. Taylor Howard Walker Taylor Mich Detroit Walker McDonald Ohio Walter N. Witherspoon Wood County Grand Jury Bowling Green Wood County Earl L. Rife

Mother Given Year Jail For Sleeping Beauty Feeds

Cleveland jurists sentence Lillian Fratantonio, mother of the Sleeping Beauty sisters, to one year in jail and a $1500 fine plus costs for secretly administering sedative drugs to the children.

Cleveland Lillian Fratantonio

Ormandy Delays Return To Conduct Until Friday

Conductor Eugene Ormandy recovering from a Dec. 20 auto accident has postponed his return to the podium and will resume conducting this Friday.

Philadelphia Eugene Ormandy

President of Bakery Union Resigns Post

James G. Cross quits as president of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union. The executive board says terms were agreed after a Palm Beach deputation. Pending court approval details of the settlement remain. A federal suit alleges Cross plundered union funds including over 100000 for legal costs and support for his Florida home.

Washington James G. Cross Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union Cross Palm Beach Fla Florida

Hearing Set for Akron Ex-convict in Second Shootout

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for January 31 for Frank Cyprula of Akron after a second gunbattle with police within a week. He faces charges stemming from the incident.

Akron Frank Cyprula

Peace Agency Proposed in House Bill for Disarmament Work

A House bill proposes a national peace agency to conduct research in disarmament control and to train enforcement teams. The plan outlines a centralized body to address security challenges and promote international stability.

Peace Agency Washington National Peace Agency

Colder Than Hades Terrifies Paradise and Hell Residents

Paradise recorded an estimated low of 20 below zero as residents endured extreme cold. In contrast Hell, a southeastern Michigan community near Detroit, reported a mild 5 above zero.

Paradise Mich Hell Upper Peninsula Detroit

Minister Renounces Arson Claim In California Churches

In Palo Alto the Baptist minister repudiates his claim that he burned down churches in Palo Alto and Fontana. The incident involved arson allegations tied to two California church buildings and a religious leader denying responsibility.

Palo Alto Calif R— A Palto Alto Fontana

Twelve Civilian Plane Crashes Hit Ohio in Two Months

Ohio patrol reports twelve civilian airplane accidents in the last two months of 1960 across the state, with details filed by Sgt. William Ster nad of the Highway Patrol.

Columbus Ohio William Sternad Ohio Highway Patrol

Kennedy to deliver first State of the Union Monday

President Kennedy will address a joint session of Congress at 12:30 p.m. EST to outline his program. House Speaker Sam Rayburn and Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield discussed timing, while Republicans urged clarity on costs and ambitions of the New Frontier.

Washington Kennedy Congress House Sam Rayburn D-Tex Senate Mike Mansfield Thomas H. Kuchel California Barry Goldwater R-Ariz Goldwater Kuchel Los Angeles Mansfield

Kennedy considers quick extra unemployment money

Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg said the Kennedy administration may ask Congress to authorize rapid additional funds for the unemployed. He noted mounting unemployment with 3.29 million insured idle workers and an 8.1 percent rate, both record highs, while overall unemployment nears 5.5 million.

Kennedy Congress Arthur J. Goldberg Labor Department

Government to Buy Meat Eggs for Food Donation Program

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman announced that the government will purchase meat, eggs, and additional items not currently in surplus to broaden the range of goods offered in the food donation program for the needy.

Washington Orville L. Freeman

West Germany Plans $1.2 Billion Credit Package

The West German government is preparing a $1.2 billion package to aid the United States balance of payments, according to the New York Times report. The move signals Berlin's effort to ease international financial tensions amid postwar economic strains.

New York U.S New York Times

Jury Deliberations Start in Sparkman Murder Trial

The first degree murder case against William Lloyd Sparkman, 34, was expected to go to the jury today in Ironton. The proceedings fokus on the defendant’s alleged actions and the witnesses who testified.

Ironton William Lloyd Sparkman

Winter car storage ads invite owners to place Want Ads

Car owners seek to store vehicles under cover this winter and can sell stored items by placing Want Ads and then rent garages with another ad. Contact LY 3-1242 to place ads and clear space efficiently.

Arms Huddle at White House Plans for Arms Control

President Kennedy met with top disarmament advisers to draft serious and precise proposals for inspection and control of arms. Attendees included John J. McCloy Dean Rusk Robert S. McNamara Paul Nitze George Bundy and Jerome Wiesner. The group met at the executive mansion to outline normal diplomatic steps over a possible Laos crisis and to discuss secrecy on Thompson’s Moscow talks.

Washington Kennedy John J. McCloy Dean Rusk Defense Robert S. McNamara Paul H. Nitze McGeorge Bundy Jerome Wiesner Rusk McNamara Bundy Foreign Affairs White House Laos U.S Llewellyn E. Thompson Khrushchev Moscow

Ouster Plan Ties Liner Seizure to Salazar Overthrow

NBC quotes the leader of an armed group who seized the liner Santa Maria saying the action is the first step toward toppling Portugal dictator Antonio de Oliveira Salazar.

New York The National Broadcasting Co Santa Maria Antonio de Oliveira Salazar Portugal

First Lady Chooses 18th 19th Century Motif for White House

Jacqueline Kennedy plans an 18th and 19th century decorative theme for the White House living quarters with artist William Walton coordinating. She seeks a warmer, friendlier atmosphere while public rooms remain unchanged. Walton and experts John Walker and David Finley meet to review art loans and borrowed works for the interiors.

Washington White House Presidential Kennedys William Walton Jacqueline Kennedy Walton John Walker National Gallery of Art David Finley Commission of Fine Arts

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