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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1963

Page

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Six Whites Shot In Maryland City

Cambridge police and state officials ordered National Guard troops back into Cambridge after roving gunmen wounded six white residents during hours of racial rioting tied to a segregated sit in demonstration. Governor Tawes, after conferring with the adjutant general and State Police, said troops were needed to restore peace following renewed violence in the town's worst night of unrest in two years.

Cambridge National Guard Odell M. Smith J. Millard Tawes Annapolis Gov. Tawes Tawes State Adjutant General State Police

Moorehead Named Senator As Legislature Recesses

Ohio's General Assembly recessed until December 2 after resignations by Senators Fess and Zellar. Rep. Max Dennis and Tom Moorehead were appointed to fill the vacancies in the 9th-14th, 15th-16th districts. The body planned a study of welfare reform and possible reapportionment and prepared to act on a $250 million capital improvements bond issue if approved in November.

Columbus Ohio General Assembly Lowell Fess R-Greene Board of Review Robert Zellar R-Muskingum Board of Tax Appeals Max Dennis R-Clinton House Fess Zanesville Tom Moorehead Zellar Delaware County Washington County Senate C. Stanley Mechem Athens Mechem

Ecuador Junta ousts president amid palace siege

Ecuadoria reports two fates as junta seizes power in Quito after exiling President Carlos Arosemena. Tanks surround the palace while a crowd clashes, killing five and wounding three according to a radio report heard from Colombia. Arosemena, blamed for drunken conduct, refused to resign as defense ministers were named.

Quito Ecuador Carlos Arosemena Colombia Arosemena U.S Maurice Bernbaum Gustavo

Kennedy Panel Opens Study on Railroad Labor Dispute

President Kennedy’s fact finding committee begins a new study to draft July 20 recommendations on the four year labor dispute over work rules. The panel, chaired by Secretary Wirtz, weighs arbitration and potential mediation as a looming rail strike is deferred to July 29.

Kennedy E. Hallman Western Carriers Conference J. Wolfe National Railway Labor Conference Afl-Cio George Meany W. Willard Wirtz Commerce Luther Hodges Stuart Saunders Norfolk and Western Harold Heiss The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers James Reynolds Saunders Washington Congress Labor

Castro Denies U S Charges On Subversive Agents

Fidel Castro’s regime rejects U S claims it sends potential subversive agents via Grand Cayman. A Havana broadcast monitored here cites a Cuban foreign Ministry communique denying air travelers en route through the Cayman island are Castro agents. Reports also note Cuban airplane arrivals caused disturbances at Grand Cayman airport. Columbus notes appointments by House Speaker Robert Cloud to committees, including George A Banks to Public Improvements Inspection and D O Taber to Civil War Centennial Commission.

Miami Fla Fidel Castro U.S Latin America Columbus House Robert Cloud George A. Banks Athens Public Improvements Inspection Committee D. O Taber R-Gallia Civil War Centennial Commission

Khrushchev and Kadar Hold Decisive Talks in Moscow

Soviet Premier Khrushchev and Hungary's Janos Kadar meet in Moscow while the Soviet Chinese talks proceed. Tass reports focus on Hungary's economic reforms and unity, loosening political controls, Vatican thaw, Mindszenty release, amnesty for 1956 fighters, and improved U.S. relations.

Moscow Khrushchev Janos Kadar Hungary Kremlin Tass Kadar Vatican Catholic Church Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty United States

Gas Fired To Quiet Savannah

Heavily armed police and state troopers fired tear gas for the second night to disperse crowds and block a mass march in Savannah Georgia. Two Negro teenagers were shot and treated. one man, Gene Drew, was hospitalized with a back wound. The unrest followed a 2000-strong rally at a recreation center led by Rev Andrew Young. Police reported no clear racial motive. a shot occurred that officials called likely accidental.

Charleston W.va West Virginia Ernest Moore Here Moore Andrew Garnet Manawha Moores O. F. Miles Miles Charles Walker Kanawha County Willie Gibbs Lawrence Carpenter D. A. Nickerson C. N. Cooke J. O. Blevins Gibbs Mrs. Moore Cooke Blevins Savannah Walter Williams Gene Drew Memorial Hospital Drew Andrew Young Atlanta Young Southern Leadership Conference Martin Luther Kingay

Aggressive Young Man Sought for Car Lot Cleanup

Help wanted at Jones Buick Used Car Lot at 800 E State St. Apply in person Thursday only. Over 40 applicants already applied. For assistance or employment, call The Messenger Classified Ads at LY 3 1242 and ask for an Ad Writer.

Jones E. State St the Messenger

Lodge Walks Into Mess With Vietnam War Policy

A historical dispatch notes U S aid to French Vietnam and later South Vietnam totaling about 5 billion dollars with 12 000 troops, 84 American deaths and no clear end. It cites Buddhist tensions under Diem, potential civil war, and failed reforms after Kennedy era discussions.

Washington Henry Cabot Lodge United States Chiang Kai-shek China Kennedy South Viet Nam Indo-China Ngo Dinh Diem South Viet Nam Diem

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