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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1962

Page

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Doctors Challenge Saskatchewan Medical Plan Strike Deepens

Two Saskatoon physicians filed suit seeking to overturn the compulsory medical insurance act claiming provincial overreach. They seek $20 000 each and a court order restraining further implementation amid a protest strike by about 700 doctors. The claim names 11 cabinet members and former premier T C Douglas, plus seeks a declaration that the act infringes on the right to practice.

Regina Sask Saskatchewan W. J. Crawley M. H. Macdonald Saskatoon T. C. Douglas New Democratic Party Macdonald Crawley H. D. Dalgleish College of Physicians and Surgeons

Sugar Bill Passed By Senate Amid Latin America Concerns

The Senate approved a sugar extension bill 54 to 12 and sent it to President Kennedy. President Kennedy's administration seeks last minute changes to pacify outraged Latin American nations, including Argentina and the Dominican Republic, who felt shorted by the act.

Washington Senate Kennedy Mike Mansfield Montana House Argentina Dominican Republic

Court Orders State To Reapportion Districts

MADISON Wisconsin federal court takes full jurisdiction in a Wisconsin reapportionment dispute naming Emmett Wingert as special master to supervise and consider proposed plans. The order directs investigation of dormant and future apportionment bills and authorizes modifications if relief is granted.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Gaylord Nelson Supreme Court Emmett Wingert

Negro Pickets Protest In Southern City

In Atlanta Negro pickets protested outside 10 hotels and six restaurants over gatekeeping of NAACP delegates. A Dinkler Plaza sign claimed Khrushchev could stay there while Negro Americans could not. White-robed Ku Klux Klan members distributed leaflets nearby. Columbus Morris Riger resigns as director of political education for the Ohio AFL CIO after failing to unseat the secretary-treasurer candidate.

Atlanta National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Dinkler Plaza Khrushchev Ku Klux Klan Columbus Morris Riger Ohio Aflcio Riger Elmer Cope Ohio Afl Cio

Portsmouth Police Chief Indicted on Bribery Charges

Portsmouth Police Chief Robert M. Edwards and two men were indicted by a Scioto County Grand Jury after three weeks of hearings. The panel alleged Edwards accepted money five times totaling 300 dollars in 1956 and 1957 to influence his official duties as a police officer.

Portsmouth Robert M. Edwards Scioto County

Cuban Envoy Seeks Entry to United States

Cuban economic attache Jose Antonio Casas Rodriguez at the Moscow embassy is seeking admission to the United States. Immigration officials say he flew from Chile to Miami on June 24 and has been held at a detention base since.

Miami Fla Jose Antonio Casas Rodiguez Moscow United States Edward P. Ahrens Casas Rodiguez Chile

Strong Man Faces Opposition In Burma

In Rangoon Burma Gen Ne Win confronts opposition as he tries to forge a one party socialist system. The anti fascist People s Freedom League Socialist camp argues his plan would create a permanent dictatorship.

Strong Man Burma Rangoon Ne Win People’s Freedom League

De Gaulle and Adenauer Discuss European Unity in Paris

In Paris the 11th meeting between Chancellor Adenauer and President de Gaulle focused on European unity. They spoke privately at the Elysee Palace with interpreters present, addressing Britain's Common Market entry and defense role within NATO.

Paris Konrad Adenauer West Germany Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Elysee Palace Adenauer Bonn Kennedy Harold Macmillan

Indonesia to Seek Pact Stand on West New Guinea

President Sukarno announced plans to send an envoy to Washington to seek final clarification of the Dutch position on the Bunker plan. The proposal, backed by the United States, would have West New Guinea transferred from the Dutch to Indonesia after a two year UN administration.

Jakarta Indonesia Sukarno Washington West New Guinea National Defense Council Merdeka Freedom Palace Netherlands U Thant U. S Ellsworth Bunker United Nations

JFK Plans 4th Speech At Independence Hall

The United States celebrates its 186th Independence Day with speeches prayers parades and fireworks centered at Independence Hall where President Kennedy marks his July fourth address at a Governors Conference. Observances span from formal state events to casual picnics worldwide while Berlin hosts a Yankee parade and Fort McHenry Maryland prepares for visitors as Baltimore expects fireworks.

Associated Press United States Independence Hall Kennedy Philadelphia

Ben Khedda Returns to Halt Left Takeover in Algiers

Nationalist Premier Ben Youssef Ben Khedda arrived from Tunis to quell a left wing guerrilla insurrection after independence. He asserted leadership, denounced Ahmed Ben Bella’s military aims, and vowed unity against personal power and upheaval as crowds cheered him through Algiers.

Ben Khedda Halt Left Takeover Algiers Ben Youssef Ben Khedda Ahmed Ben Bella Charles de Gaulle Tunis Algeria Kabylie Belkacem Krim France

Soviet Oil Power Grows as Economic Weapon

Senate investigators heard that oil underpins Soviet economic power, with exports rising from five million to about 250 million barrels annually. The testimony warned that by the next decade or two the USSR could industrialize enough to influence Europe and Japan and threaten U S security. The bloc finances expansion by selling crude at cut rate prices in exchange for materials to build its industrial base.

Washington Senate Soviet Union Europe Japan United States Samuel Nakasian Nakasian New York Soviet Bloc Internal Security Subcommittee Kenneth B. Keating R-N.y

Market debate on how far a Dow rebound may go

Wall Street analysts weigh the potential for a sustained Dow Jones advance beyond 590 to 600 after a modest rally. R E Buchsbaum of W E Hutton & Co cautions that this area may cap the index unless new factors emerge. He notes the rally is not driven by heavy institutional buying and warns danger signals could reappear this summer.

New York Wall Street R. E. Buchsbaum W. E. Hutton & Co Dow Jones Buchsbaum

U S Marines Begin Pullout From Thailand Amid Laos Tension

About 1000 U S Marines departed by air and helicopter from Thailand after guarding against Laotian infiltration since May. Laos leader Prince Souphanouvong seeks all American withdrawal, while 1200 Marines and 3000 Army troops remain, with further withdrawals expected.

Bangkok Thailand U.S Laos Prince Souphanouvong United States Viet Nam Washington U.S. Defense Department Philippines Okinawa Guam 7Th Fleet

Nelsonville Postmaster J B Preston dies at 64

James Benson Preston age 64 longtime Nelsonville postmaster since 1939 died at his home born address 40 E Columbus St after five years of ill health cancer caused his death survived by wife Ruth a son Dr James Benson Preston Syracuse University daughter Anne Preston and three grandchildren brother Cornelius D Preston preceded him in death active in Democratic Party Masonry and Presbyterian Church funeral set for 1 p.m. Friday Warren funeral home burial Green Lawn Cemetery public viewing Wednesday evening

Nelsonville James Benson Preston Columbus St Preston Ruth Department of Physiology Syracuse University N.Y Anne Preston U. S. Department of State Washington, D.C Cornelius D. Preston Samuel D Harriet Benson Preston Democratic Party Blue Lodge Council BPOE Presbyterian Church Church Board of Trustees F. L. and S. D. Preston Co John H. Preston Athens Warren Funeral Home John Lloyd Evans Green Lawn Cemetery

Quiet Fourth of July for London Embassy Party

The U S ambassador to London will hold a pared down Independence Day party. An embassy spokesman says economy dictates a smaller guest list and a quieter event with fewer Americans Britons and diplomats attending amid orders from Washington.

London U.S Washington David Bruce

Alcatraz to Close as Transfers Begin Next Year

Washington reports Alcatraz, the federal prison on San Francisco Bay, will begin closing next year with prisoner transfers to other facilities. Director James V. Bennett says the first moves will start when the Marion, Illinois federal facility is completed. Authorities deem the island prison obsolete and too costly to overhaul.

Washington Alcatraz San Francisco Bay James V. Bennett Bureau of Prisons Federal m Marion, Ill

Getty Purchases Rembrandt Portrait for 532000

London reports American oil magnate J Paul Getty emerged as the mystery buyer paying 532000 dollars last week for Rembrandt s painting of St Bartholomew.

London J. Paul Getty Rembrandt St. Bartholomew

Soblen Condition Improves After Suicide Attempt

Dr. Robert Soblen, 62, a fugitive psychiatrist born in Lithuania, is healing after an attempted self harm aboard a jet en route to America. He slashed his wrists and stabbed his abdomen during the flight, but his condition is reported as much improved.

London Robert Soblen America

President Kennedy names Norbert A. Schlei as assistant AG

President Kennedy picks Norbert A. Schlei, a Los Angeles attorney, for the Justice Department post. The 37 year old will fill the $20,000 a year role left vacant when Nicholas Katzenbach became deputy attorney general on May 3.

Washington Kennedy Norbert A. Schlei Los Angeles Justice Department Schlei Nicholas de B. Katzenbach

Plane lands at Allegheny Airport with gear sheared

An Omaha Nebraska paper company airplane attempting a landing at Allegheny County Airport sheared its landing gear and slid off the runway end. Seven occupants escaped injury with no serious harm reported.

Pittsburgh Omaha Paper Company Allegheny County

Test Shot Postponed One Day by U S Authorities

A high altitude nuclear test in the Pacific scheduled for July 4 was postponed 24 hours by the Defense Department and Atomic Energy Commission in a brief statement. The shot is now set for 11 p m Honolulu time or 4 a m Eastern Standard Time on Friday. The test aims to explode a device about 200 miles high after two prior loft attempts failed last month. In Toronto three Shriners marching in a parade collapsed and died, with two others already dead in hotel rooms, dousing opening festivities.

Washington Pacific Defense Department Atomic Energy Commission Honolulu Toronto

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