13 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1960
Page
1
The State Board of Health says Lake Burr Oak water in Jacksonville is safe for drinking. Neil Burt confirms tests of the first half show safety and second half results are pending before residents may stop boiling water.
Negotiators reach agreement ending a week long strike at Ford Motor Co Walton Hills plant in Cleveland. The pact awaits ratification by Local 420 UAW. About 3800 workers there manufacture body stampings and the walkout idled 20,000 workers across four cities.
Pfc. Andrew A Bellrichard of California was returned to the U S Army after two years in Communist Czechoslovakia where he served a prison term. The soldier had been held in Goepingen Germany awaiting repatriation.
At a Democratic gathering in Los Angeles, Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy joked about their friendship amid sharp jabs. The convention hall buzzed with delegates, celebrities, and tense aisles as Eleanor Roosevelt and Adlai E. Stevenson drew cheers.
The Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles adopts a broad platform attacking Republicans for a “holiday from history” while sparking civil rights debate. Southerners fail to block the civil rights plank amid a lively session at the Sports Arena.
At Los Angeles the Kennedy candidacy dominates talk as delegates prepare to ballot on a presidential nominee. Telegrams opposing Kennedy on religious grounds circulate. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt backs Stevenson while fearing November impact. The platform urges civil rights action and a strong national program. President Eisenhower’s record is attacked in a volatile, noisy convention.
Mexican students attempted to burn a U.S. flag during an anti-American demonstration in downtown Mexico City. Police seized the flag and broke up about 1200 protesters after a 15 minute clash. Several demonstrators were arrested and released shortly after.
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Washington officials express little hope for freeing two Air Force officers held in the Soviet Union after the RB47 shoot down on July 1. The U S note to the Soviet Foreign Ministry rejects espionage claims and accuses the Soviets of attacking the American plane in international waters. Two crew members are jailed, two more missing, and the incident colors post summit tensions.
Belgian parachutists cleared Leopoldville airport in under an hour as gunfire and grenades erupted between Belgian forces and Congo’s Force Publique. One Congolese soldier killed, one wounded. three Belgian civilians wounded. About 200 Congolese guards held 200 white refugees. Kasavubu and Lumumba denounced the move as Belgian colonialist plot in a telegram to the United Nations.
Rival factions within the Liberal Democratic party delay the election of Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi's successor by at least 24 hours. Hayato Ikeda remains a strong favorite to win on the second ballot with pro Western views and anti inflation stance. The cabinet could resign and a new prime minister be chosen by the lower house after the party convention.
Ohio weather outlook shows temperatures about 6 degrees below normal with highs near 84 to 87 and lows around 63 to 65. Multi day cooldown through Friday followed by gradual warming by Sunday or Monday. Light precipitation expected tonight and Thursday totaling 0.1 to 0.5 inch in showers.
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to compel the city of Warren to conduct an election on a proposed city charter. The ruling narrows options for Warren in the charter plan and sets limits on mandating local voting actions.
Four men are jailed on charges of attempted burglary of seven businesses including the A P and Century Bar and Liberty Restaurant after night police heard breaking glass. Virgil Hudson 30 Minersville Earl Work 25 Clinton Pa Robert L Boyer 20 Georgetown Pa Theodore Boyer 17 Georgetown Pa were arrested with two captured near Court St Grill and two more later by Patrolmen Strauss Grover Hicks and a dispatcher.
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