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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1962

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Soviet open six day disarmament congress in Moscow

The Kremlin hosts a six day Congress for General Disarmament and Peace with delegates from 101 countries including 150 from the United States. Khrushchev expected to address fears about disarmament and highlight Soviet Chinese solidarity amid Western press talk of a rift.

Moscow Soviet Union Kremlin Khrushchev United States Pravda Communist Party Congress China Mao Tung Red China Formosa

Athens Woman Killed In One Car Accident

An Athens woman Patricia Ann Adams 23 of 38 Mound St died in a one car crash on Route 33 south of Nelsonville about 2 40 a m. Her car left the road and struck an embankment throwing her from the vehicle. She was a waitress at the Athenean Restaurant and is survived by her mother a son six months old and three brothers. Services set for Wednesday at 2 pm at Hughes Funeral Home with burial in West Union Street Cemetery.

Patricia Adams Athens Nelsonville State Highway Patrol Patricia Ann Adams Mound St Miss Adams Ams Joseph John Dale Adams Cora Hanmond the Plains William A. Adams Hughes Funeral Home Joe B. Maffett West Union Street

Riot at Lima State Hospital Ends After Three Hours

A three hour rebellion at Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane involved 62 patients in the maximum security ward. Five attendants were initially detained, one was struck, and others were locked in a room with 22 inmates until security forces and a Catholic chaplain suppressed the disturbance.

Lima—P Lima State Hospital

Accident Toll Reaches 20 in Ohio Weekend

The Associated Press reports at least 20 accidental deaths in Ohio over the weekend due to traffic crashes, drownings, and lightning. Fourteen highway fatalities, three drownings, and three lightning deaths occurred, all lightning deaths on Sunday. Drownings included an 8-year-old and a 19-year-old swimmer near Lima.

Associated Press Ohio Lima

Appointments Made Today at the American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange announced two major staff appointments William D. Moran named vice president in charge of operations and H. Vernon Lee Jr appointed secretary and director of membership services. The exchange reorganized administrative procedures after criticism by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

NEW York American Stock Exchange William D. Moran H. Vernon Lee Jr Exchange Securities and Exchange Commission

Small Island Kaoteng Seen as Prime Chinese Target

Kaoteng Island off China is described as a leading potential target in a future Red China attack in the Formosa Strait. The report notes Communist troops constructing gun positions opposite the Nationalist outpost and highlights Kaoteng’s strategic position near Loyan Bay and the Huangchi Peninsula.

Kaoteng Island China Red China Formosa Strait Kaoteng Huangchi Ing Loyan Bay Loyan Matsu

Goulart Urges Approval of Rocha as Prime Minister

Brasilia Brazil President Joao Goulart urged the Chamber of Deputies to approve Francisco Rocha as prime minister to end a 13 day political crisis that sparked riots, killed 11 people, and followed resignations of Tancredo Neves and his cabinet amid labor unrest and a general strike.

Brasilia Brazil Joao Goulart Chamber of Deputies Francisco Brochado da Rocha Rocha Rio Grande Do Sul Leonel Brizola Goulart Tancredo Neves

Viscount Catches Fire Escape Crash Near Amarillo

Continental Airlines Viscount turbo prop caught fire and crashed three minutes after takeoff from Amarillo. Thirteen passengers and three crew escaped minutes before explosions. Captain Lawrence Lauratis and First Officer E C Gorman ran tests while hostess Linda Howard led evacuations. Plane landed in a harvested wheat field 2 1/2 miles from runway end.

Amarillo Tex Continental Airlines Amarillo Air Terminal Lawrence Lauratis Lauratis Gorman Linda Howard Miss Howard Harold V. Hunter Gardena Calif

Medics Strike in Austria Demands Higher Fees

In Vienna Austria 13 700 doctors launched a 24 hour strike to push for higher fees from the state health insurance pool. They sought a 65 percent increase under a new contract. Under the old contract the average monthly income was about 400 dollars.

Vienna Austria

Cincinnati Post Office votes count in regional election

Officials at the Cincinnati post office start tallying 34 000 ballots cast by office staff in the recent organizational election. A spokesman said results for Indiana Kentucky and Ohio offices should be ready by Sunday. Ten organizations compete to represent seven postal crafts.

Cincinnati Post Office Indiana Kentucky Ohio

Integration decision sparks mixed Atlantic reaction

Arch bishop Paul J. Hallinan says Northerners opposed a decision to integrate Catholic schools in Atlanta, while Southern civic officials ministers and rabbis largely favorable. Clarence Stephen Marsh, 79, educator who led the CCC education program, dies in Redondo Beach. Moscow radio reports US high altitude nuclear test with stern comment.

Cleveland Atlanta Paul J. Hallinan Washington Clarence Stephen Marsh Civilian Conservation Corps Redondo Beach Calif

Officials and Doctors Deadlocked Over Saskatchewan Plan

Regina reports nine days into a doctors strike over the Saskatchewan medical care act as a Wednesday rally is organized by Keep-the-Doctors. Prime Minister Woodrow Lloyd urges restraint while most doctors refuse to work under the act though emergency care remains at 35 hospitals.

Manitou Beach Sask George Olson Regina Saskatchewan Woodrow Lloyd

No Survivors Among Indian Plane Wreck

Bombay officials say the Italian jet crash near Bombay left no survivors among 94 aboard. Alitalia reported 85 passengers and 9 crew perished as search teams struggled to recover bodies from a hillside crash site in heavy monsoon rain.

Bombay India Alitalia Rome

Veteran Newsmen Die Over Weekend

Springfield Daily News and Sun mourn two veterans Richard H. Stewart aged 55 and Harold C. Stroh aged 59 who died within a day of each other over the weekend. Stewart served 29 years in advertising sales and Stroh spent 16 years on the editorial staff. Also reported is George Watson Barratt a renowned set designer who died Friday.

Springfield Springfield Daily News Sun Richard H. Stewart Harold Hal) C. Stroh Daily News

Cooperation Proposed In Algeria Amid Conflict Over Oran

Premier Youssef Ben Khedda offered peace to dissident Ahmed Ben Bella whose forces have seized western Algeria including Oran. Monitors report Ben Bella met with Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo, while envoys head to Rabat to pursue reconciliation. About 1500 Algerian troops crossed the Moroccan border into Oran, greeted as freedom fighters.

Algiers Youssef Ben Khedda Ahmed Ben Bella Oran Algeria Ben Khedda Rabat France Ben Bella U.A.R Gamal Abdel Nasser Cairo Mohammed Yazid Rabah Bitat

U S Successful On Third Try In Johnston Island Nuclear Test

A U S nuclear warhead carried by a Thor missile exploded high above Johnston Island at about 200 miles altitude. The blast, the strongest in the current series, is described as megaton range and aimed to boost U S prestige in missile testing after two prior failures.

Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Johnson Island Here United States Thor Pacific Japanese Overseas Telephone and Telegraph Co Oakland Calif Buenos Aires U.S Johnston Island Johnston

Seaway Cargo Tonnage Seen At Record Levels

MASSENA New York Bus iness on the St Lawrence Seaway rises with cargo tonnage up this season Joseph H McCann administrator of the St Lawrence Seaway Development Corp says tonnage could hit a record 25 million tons and perhaps 27 million if shipping continues at the current pace

Massena N. Y St. Lawrence Seaway Bea Joseph H. McCann

Benny Goodman Ends Soviet Jazz Tour On Cool Note

Benny Goodman says his six week jazz tour of the Soviet Union was a success though some band members grumbled he played it cool. Authorities feared riot risk from rock n roll and he aimed for applause, with 180000 fans across Moscow Sochi Tiflis Kiev Leningrad and Tashkent listening.

Moscow Benny Goodman Soviet Union America Goodman U.S Sochi Tiflis Kiev Leningrad Tashkent

President Kennedy’s Top Bills In Congress

Washington reports two main items in Kennedy’s agenda foreign aid and health care for the aged under Social Security. The Senate may continue action on health care next week while the House fights a 4.7 billion foreign aid authorization with final votes due midweek. A Republican-Democrat bloc plans to add a provision to block future appropriations if the budget isn’t balanced.

Washington Kennedy Congress Senate House House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats

Pt. Pleasant Guard Unit Coming Home

Pt Pleasant's 3664th Ordnance Co. will be released from active duty and return to Point Pleasant from Fort Polk Louisiana. The unit mobilized in September 1961 during the Berlin crisis under Captain James Roseberry with about 100 men. Families followed the company to reside near the base.

Point Pleasant 3664Th Ordnance Co Fort Polk West Virginia Berlin 3664Th National Guard Kennedy James Roseberry Ordnance Company

Civil defense sees 50 to 60 million shelter spaces

A civil defense official asserts the nation can shelter 50 to 60 million people from nuclear fallout. William P. Durkee of the Office of Civil Defense says the goal is 235 million shelter spaces in homes, schools, transit facilities and workplaces by 1967. Hotel Hollenden to be razed in Cleveland after filing for removal from operation.

New York William P. Durkee Office of Civil Defense Cleveland Hollenden

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