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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1961
Page
1
Ohio reported 28 traffic deaths during the 102 hour Fourth of July weekend up from a predicted 36 and including several drownings and boating accidents. The national toll set records for a summer holiday with overall fatalities surpassing prior highs.
A masked bandit stopped a Rockville Conn tourists car on a desert road in MOAB Utah Tuesday night. He shot and robbed two people leaving them for dead and kidnapped Denise Sullivan 14. Charles Boothroyd 65 survived with two facial gunshot wounds. Police set up road blocks and searched roads across southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado.
Nashville mayor Ben West questions paying five days’ pay for bad work while suggesting five days’ pay for good work. The remark contrasts labor costs and performance in a city administration context.
In Buffalo a 15 year old girl Chyrel Lee Jolls is investigated as the possible kidnapper of Andy Ashley 3. Police call her very sick and she undergoes psychiatric tests at Meyer Memorial Hospital. Tests may last up to three weeks as investigators link her to seven enticed children left bound and gagged.
In Westport Connecticut Brendan McLaughlin aged 26 fired on police near his home moments after his father, a 70 year old, was found dead with five bullet wounds. McLaughlin was critically injured by police gunfire.
Lawmakers returned to Columbus to complete the 27th and likely shortest work week, continuing a concise legislative run. The early finish signals a limited agenda and swift votes as officials wrap up key matters.
Temperatures will average near or a little below normal to five degrees below peers in a Ohio area. Normal in the upper 80s. Precipitation expected from one half to one inch with heavier amounts possible.
Shipping operations began to perk up today after a slow holiday start as the federal court order halting the 18 day national maritime strike was issued. Waterfront activity increased in ports on the Atlantic Pacific and Gulf coasts as officers and crewmen prepared passenger ships freighters and tankers for sailing. The manual labor and paperwork started shortly after the court order Monday night.
Algiers reports clashes between demonstrators and riot police as Moslem workers stage a 24 hour general strike. At least 12 people were killed amid loyalty demonstrations to the regime of rebel Premier Ferhat Abbas and pro government factions.
Thomas E. Fowler, 25, of Baltimore, died Tuesday night after being struck by a car near Rehobeth Beach in Lewes Delaware. It marked the first July 4th traffic fatality in Delaware since 1955.
General Douglas MacArthur addressed the Philippine Congress in Manila urging limits on war as a means of settling disputes. He argued atomic weapons and modern science have made war impractical and warned that victory in Korea was missed, reshaping global power dynamics.
A Pennsylvania Railroad Gen eral Trailblazer passenger train derailed near Convoy nine miles NW of Van Wert Ohio, after colliding with a stalled trailer. Ten injured amid 1000 feet of damaged track, none fatally, with repairs expected within hours. The Broad way Limited was rerouted around the scene.
President Kennedy's return to Washington accelerates U S planning for countering Soviet threats to West Berlin. Possible steps include sending Army divisions to reinforce NATO forces in Germany, with sea and air forces may be deployed. other actions are under consideration. Detailed plans were ordered last week before his July 4 holiday at Hyannis Port Massachusetts.
A Wirral reader laments to the local librarian that a book stamped due for return the same day was mis stamped for return. He notes the book titled How To Speed Up Your Reading and calls the stamp ridiculous.
Miami Beach FI union leaders prepare for a Teamsters convention clash over a proposed dues increase. Hoffa seeks a $1 monthly rise across locals with sixty cents flowing to headquarters, boosting annual revenue toward twenty million, while legal experts warn that Landrum Griffin rules require secret ballots for any local dues raise.
A Moscow radio segment aired four ten month old news items including Khrushchev’s arrival in Finland. The broadcast claimed Khrushchev slept in his Moscow bed as Urho Kekkonen welcomed him in Helsinki with a visa dated last September.
A wartime Nazi claim asserts a macabre scheme to trade the lives of a million Jews for trucks needed by the army, revealing grim calculations behind supply drives in 1944.
South Korea's military rulers intensified the anti Communist campaign charging a former law school leader and 11 associates with collusion. The junta ordered penalties for sympathizing with Red spies and protecting collaborators amid the crackdown.
Mrs. Tommy Layton of Jackson Ave suffered a facial burn and an unidentified man injured his ankle when 15 small bombs exploded from an unknown cause during a Point Pleasant fireworks display at Harmon Park Tuesday evening. The bombs in a box sparked a fire and sent crowds fleeing for shelter. The rockets and bombs had been sorted and boxed by the fire department spokesman.
Arab League Secretary General Hassouna met Kuwait's ruler after talks in Baghdad and expressed belief a peaceful solution to the oil rich dispute could be found. He said Iraq would not attack Kuwait, while British forces maintained constant border vigilance.
Unemployment climbs as a record share of teenagers enters the job market, expanding the labor force and weighing on jobless rates. Analysts note seasonal hiring and youth participation as key factors shaping the current labor market.
Israel launched its first successful meteorological rocket from the Mediterranean shore. Premier Ben Gurion witnessed the test as scientists reported a complete success and the launch aimed to study conditions in the stratosphere and ionosphere.
New York reports Rep. William H. Ayres urges citizens to write the federal Office of Education for copies of a privately circulated report he calls a master plan for federal control of education. He says the plan would run the nation’s education system and should be exposed to the public.
In Ketchum Idaho the Hemingway family prepared for the arrival of Patrick Hemingway from Africa for his father Ernest Hemingways funeral. Patrick's travel was awaited as mourners gathered to honor the author.
Charles Crawford a 29 year old Gibsonburg resident and high school teacher died in University Hospital Columbus from injuries after an altercation at Ohio University a week earlier. He was found unconscious near Lindley Hall following a traffic incident at State and College streets. Two Athens men pleaded innocent to assault with intent to rob in connection with the case and authorities indicated manslaughter charges would follow against Linscott and Uldrich after Crawford's death.
Fidel Castro leveled charges of economic aggression against the United States in a nationwide address disputing an embargo on food exports to Cuba. He said the Soviet Union offered 10,000 tons of lard to compensate for a U S shipment of 12 car loads halted last week.
A help wanted and classified notice invites readers to place a messenger ad to request furniture, pet care, or job openings. The snippet appears as a generic local classified prompt encouraging readers to use the classified section for various needs and services.
FBI arrest details reveal a babysitter once thought trusted was a fugitive linked to a cruel murder. The suspect, described as "one of the family," was captured at a residence shared with Mr and Mrs Jack Bigom, shocking the couple and neighbors.
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