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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1963

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Defense seeks suppress all evidence in Stees murder case

Defense counsel for Gene Isaac Stees, charged with first degree murder, sought suppression of all evidence on grounds it was illegally obtained. A hearing was set for Wednesday at 1:30 pm before Judge John Bolin. Stees, a former Ohio University instructor, faces trial Friday for the Oct 20 death of his wife at a farm near Athens.

Gene Isaac Steel Atty Joseph Vanity Common Pleas Court Stees John Bolin Ohio University Steel Athens Dow Lake Vanity

Gas Rates To Go Down March First

Natural gas rates in 92 Ohio communities including Athens will be lowered March 1 under escalator clauses in their contracts with Ohio Fuel Gas Co. Rates drop one half cent per thousand cubic feet in Athens and Shawnee. Malta and McConnellville see two and a half cents cut, while Gallipolis subscribers gain one cent per thousand cubic feet.

Ohio Athens Ohio Fuel Gas Co Shawnee Malta McConnellville Morgan County Gallipolis

Ohio Dependent Children Aid Costs Drop Says State Auditor

State Auditor Roger W. Tracy reports July to December expenditures for Ohio dependent children aid totaled 19.26 million with 5.39 million state funded and 13.87 million from federal funds. If trends hold, year total would be about 38.5 million, down eight million from 1962 peak.

Columbus Roger W. Tracy

Republican Chairmen For Goldwater

The Akron Beacon Journal poll shows Ohio GOP county chairmen favoring Barry Goldwater for the 1964 presidential nomination with 27 percent of first place votes, while Nelson Rockefeller leads with 30 percent. Governor Rhodes is at 12 percent.

Akron Barry Goldwater Arizona Ohio Akron Beacon Journal Goldwater New York Nelson A. Rockefeller James A. Rhodes The Beacon Journal

Gets Day Off The Hard Way

James Samuell of Two Harbors 29 earned a day off from work after his car skidded on Highway 61. It rolled off an 80 foot cliff into three feet of Lake Superior water but he survived.

Two Harbors Minn James Samuell Samuell Highway 61 Lake Superior

College Sex Rising as World Tensions Grow

AP reports educators say premarital sex on campuses is rising, not reckless youth alone but a response to international tension and social chaos. Experts cite lack of adult control at late adolescence as students pursue education amid shifting moral standards.

G. K. Hodenfield Washington National Association of Women Deans and Counselors

Atlantic partners seek strong alliance sans France veto

Senate Foreign Relations members believe a robust Atlantic partnership can form without France after De Gaulle vetoed Britain’s entry to the European Common Market. Chairman Fulbright says the veto is a temporary aberration, not fatal to Western Europe's future. Morse hints De Gaulle may reconsider or risk acting alone in defense.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee France Great Britain Western Europe J. William Fulbright Foreign Relations Committee Fulbright United States Europe Atlantic Wayne Morse D-ore de Gaulle

State Wage Minimum Set In New Bill

Three Democratic state senators proposed a 1.25 dollar an hour minimum wage for about one million Ohio workers not covered by federal law. The measure faces opposition from hospitality and retail businesses. An election day hours bill would open at 7 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. The legislature faces slow progress due to illness among leaders. Marion E. Fairall of Urbana named area conservationist for northeastern Ohio by the U S Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.

Columbus U. S. Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service Marion E. Fairall Urbana Ohio

Kennedy De Gaulle Tug Of War Seen In Europe

AP Special Correspondent assesses the Western Alliance as Kennedy and De Gaulle symbolize a cold war split within the big war. De Gaulle questions Atlantic unity and contends Europe should stand between the US and USSR with continental leadership.

Rockefeller presses JFK on Cuba truth stance in public

Governor Nelson Rockefeller criticized Kennedy administration information policies at the New York publishers meeting saying the public deserves full truth about Cuba. He warned the public might panic if told the whole international situation. He voiced concern over the halt of underground nuclear tests and U S treaty positions in talks with the Soviets.

Albany N. Y Nelson A. Rockefeller Kennedy Cuba New York State Publishers Association Rockefeller Soviet Union U. S

Jet Airliner Crashes Dike Killing Eight

A Continental Viscount prop-jet, landing at Kansas City Municipal Airport, crashed into a dike and burned. Eight people were killed, five passengers and three crew, with wreckage scattered near a river embankment after striking an earthen bunker and a 9 foot wire fence. Witness J W Matthews described the blaze as the plane approached.

Kansas City Kansas City Municipal Continental Airlines J. W. Matthews Bonner Springs Kan Matthews

Meredith to stay at University of Mississippi

Washington source says James H. Meredith will continue his studies at the University of Mississippi. In Sydney, two fishermen hauled a 10 foot bronze whaler shark Tuesday night, believed responsible for the death of actress Marcia Hathaway, 32, Monday.

Washington James H. Meredith The University of Mississippi Sydney Australia Marcia Hathaway

Robert Frost Rites Today in Private Burial

Boston report says private funeral services will be held Thursday for poet Robert Frost attended only by family. The four time Pulitzer Prize winner died Tuesday at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital at age 88 from a probable blood clot in the lungs.

Boston Robert Frost Peter Bent Brigham Hospital

Meigs County Home Destroyed By Fire

POMEROY The Harold Dillon family two story frame dwelling on Thomas Fork was destroyed by flames this morning. Firemen saved two other threatened homes but the Dillon residence was out of control and nothing was saved. Alarm arrived at 10 a.m. EXPLOSION RIPS MINE TOKYO A gas explosion in a southern Japan coal mine killed two men. Two were missing and 29 were rescued.

Pomeroy Harold Dillon Thomas Fork Dillon Tokyo Japan

De Gaulle Aims to Strain U S Europe Ties

In Washington the question is whether French President Charles de Gaulle will seek to fracture Western Europe from the United States after his veto of Britain joining the Common Market. Officials warn a drive to split Europe from the U S could be disastrous as Brussels decisions provoke U S concerns. The White House says the United States will push ahead with tariff talks and plans for a NATO nuclear force centered on Polaris missiles.

France NATO de Gaulle Britain Europe Germany Macmillan United States Kennedy U. S Washington Charles de Gaulle Great Britain North Atlantic Alliance Brussels North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Education Plan Divides Congressmen

President Kennedy seeks unified aid to education with 24 proposals in one bill totaling 4.6 billion dollars for three years. The plan shifts funding away from public elementary and secondary schools and faces sharp opposition in Congress.

Washington Kennedy Congress

Bell Plans To Reduce Long Distance Rates

Washington a plan to cap interstate calls at 1 and 25 cents per extra minute after 9 pm to 4 30 am. Bell telephone firms seek a maximum $1 three minute station to station call with added night rate. Columbus unemployment claims fall to 20220 last week. Governor Rhodes names Arthur L Peterson to Ohio Civil Rights Commission.

Bell Washington Bell Telephone Companies Continental United States

McNamara Says US Must Lead NATO Defense

Secretary McNamara told Congress the United States bears a heavy share of Western defense and must lead NATO while allies shoulder more burden. He outlined a five year program totaling about 56 billion dollars with 51 billion for military forces and warned of potential U.S. combat troops in South Vietnam if attacked. He described airborne infantry concepts and warned about ICBM and submarine missiles while noting China’s expansion goals.

Duauavngiliala America Europe McNamara Atlantic Alliance Congress House Armed Services Committee U.S United States South Viet Nam North Viet Nam Soviet Union Red China

Logan Man Named To State Position In Ohio Highways Dept

Wayne Todd of Logan has been named personnelman for the Ohio Department of Highways in Division 10. He succeeds Dana Devol of Marietta and will take the post February 1 after previously leading maintenance in Hocking County under Governor C William ONeill.

Wayne Todd Logan Ohio Department of Highways Todd Hocking County C. William O'Neill Dana Devol Marietta

Governor Rhodes to rule on Sheppard parole fate

Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes may decide the fate of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, convict in the Marilyn Sheppard murder case. The Pardon and Parole Commission heard a bid for freedom and promised a speedy recommendation, possibly by week’s end. Ariane Tebbenjohans, a German divorcee, testified she met Sheppard recently after a long correspondence.

Columbus Samuel H. Sheppard James A. Rhodes Ohio Rhodes Bay Village Marilyn Sheppard Ariane Tebbenjohans Dusseldorf West Germany

Three Miners Feared Dead In Illinois

In Benton Illinois a fire in Freeman Coal Co Orient No 5 mine imperiled three miners feared dead. Four more hurt from smoke inhalation as rescue crews fought a blaze that had spread through the tunnel and officials prepared to seal sections to halt the fire.

Benton Ill Illinois Freeman Coal Co Orient No. 5

Rhodes holiday cut faces courtroom test for state workers

Ohio Civil Service Employees Association which represents 20 000 workers won a temporary restraining order to keep Washington’s and Lincoln’s birthdays off the chopping block. Judge Dana F Reynolds set a 9 a m hearing Thursday as the administration of Gov James A Rhodes pursues budget savings. Finance Director Richard L Krabach had announced the holidays would be omitted.

Columbus James A. Rhodes Ohio Civil Service Employes Association Washington Lincoln Dana F. Reynolds Franklin County Common Pleas Court Richard L. Krabach Krabach

Also Mentioned on This Page

Steelman Roger M. Blough U. S. Steel Corp John F. Kennedy News Index Sports Middleport Television Sccccinessesse Paris Kremlin JFK Meredith Meigs County Arthur L. Peterson Delaware Ohio Civil Rights Commission Albert J. Dillehay Robert S. McNamara Sam Galbreath Tower Cleveland Ralph Locher Erieview
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