04 Jul 1963
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy prioritizes Khrushchev's vague offer of a limited nuclear test ban linked to a NATO Warsaw nonaggression pact. He seeks clarity on motives and scope, plans consultations with allies, and weighs whether to push for inspections or accept past terms amid ambivalent language.
Paris reports President Charles de Gaulle travels to Bonn for a two day visit to inaugurate the Paris Bonn pact and push West Germany toward the French German cooperation framework. He aims to counter Kennedy's recent West German trip and influence German leaders on Europe.
One day after placing a 16 word advertisement the advertiser says his lost calves were found. The ad cost one dollar and directs callers to Dial LY 3-1242 and ask for an Ad Writer.
A fuel line to a tent heater broke at a state camp site in Fond du Lac Wisconsin spraying liquid butane over a crowded interior. The blast and fire killed three children and burned six others. Victims were members of three Illinois families vacationing at Long Lake in Kettle Moraine State Forest. Three bodies found in the tent ashes about 700 feet from the lake.
Dr Stephen Ward a central figure in Britain's sex and security scandal was ordered to stand trial likely in September on multiple vice charges. He denied all. He posted bail of 2000 pounds and fled Marylebone Magistrate's Court clutching a notebook of faces of girls who testified Ward helped them meet paying friends including Profumo and Ivanov. Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies were absent. The Profumo affair toppled Harold Macmillan's government as Ward introduced Keeler to Profumo and Ivanov. Profumo resigned June 5 after admitting the liaison Ward was arrested June 8.
Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz said it is exceedingly doubtful that collective bargaining can settle the railroad dispute and that action by the administration with congressional backing may be needed before the deadline next week. He added he will exhaust every possibility for settlement but outcomes remain remote.
Washington rejects Moscow's demand for immediate release of Ivan Egorov and his wife accused of conspiring with Soviet military intelligence. The U.N. envoy questioned immunity claims as two other suspected spies used aliases John and Jane Doe. Arrests were made in New York and Washington with hearings set for July 16. Governor Rhodes backs Cleveland as 1964 or 1965 governors conference host.
Ohio’s top public school official E. E. Holt presents a plan to form a four-district Athens County district including Nelsonville Glouster York and Trimble with Chauncey-Dover to Athens City as a second phase. The report cites inspections and potential gains from a larger district and notes tax and enrollment considerations. Premier factors favoring the transfer include immediate access to a comprehensive program and proximity via a five mile route. Holt also discusses possible district groupings and the impact on high school facilities and tax valuation.
The Defense Department contracts Ohio State University to provide a central civil defense training program. OSU will host a conference for state, county, and municipal officers and run courses in shelter management and radiological monitoring conducted by professor Richard W. Bletzacker.
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy denied that the civil rights bill would curb business or extend federal authority. Senate panel weighs the section banning racial discrimination by stores and eateries. In Madrid Lord Audley husband of actress Sarah Churchill died suddenly at a Granada hotel at age 49.
Chicago nine of fourteen NAACP field secretaries, mourning Medgar Evers, say violence will not deter desegregation. They reject compromise, insist on racial balance in all schools, foresee desegregation arriving sooner than expected, and warn Northern and Southern efforts must align.
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