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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1963

Page

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Kennedy to Address Nation on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

President Kennedy plans a national radio and TV address to press support for the Moscow initiated nuclear test ban treaty. The White House says the pact ends tests in space air and under water and requires a two thirds Senate vote for ratification. Immediate reaction was favorable and officials expect Joint Chiefs support to help push approval.

Washington Kennedy Moscow U. S Senate White House Joint Chiefs of Staff Congress

2 Year Old Farmer Is Killed By Tractor

Alonzo Stroud 72 of Gallipolis Route 1 dies when a tractor overturns on him while logging on his George's Creek farm. Coroner calls death accidental from a crushed chest. He left home at 10 am and was found by neighbors at 7:05 pm. service at Providence Church Buckridge with Miller's funeral home handling arrangements.

Gallipolis Alonzo Stroud George’s Creek Donald R. Warehime Gallia County Stroud Denzil Roberts Warehime Anniston Ala Jack Stroud Alabama Kentucky Holden W. Va Etta Belle Galloway Grayson Wellington Margaret) Warren George Alice) Sandles New York City Alice Lewis St. Albans Max Stroud Birdie Providence Church Buckridge Miller

Ward Says He Knew About Profumo

London report states ward testified he had a pretty shrewd idea that Christine Keeler was involved with John Profumo in his 1961 apartment. He said he had no direct knowledge and described his meeting at the Cliveden pool with Viscount Astor's estate as context for the affair allegations.

London Stephen Ward Christine Keeler John D. Profumo Ward Society Osteopath Warde Profunio Christine Clive House of Commons Macmillan Profumo Miss Keeler Eugene Ivanov Ivanov Marilyn Mandy Rice-Davies Douglas Fairbanks Jr Fairbanks

Five Day Forecast With Warm Humid Conditions

Temperatures will run about three degrees above normal with highs in the upper 80s and lows near 63 to 67. Expect warm and humid days with a few scattered thunderstorms this weekend. Rainfall totals around half an inch, locally higher.

London Inner Temple raided for alleged pornographic material

Scotland Yard detectives raided London's Inner Temple late Thursday and seized a vanload of books and pictures they say are pornographic. Five detectives spent an hour loading the van as a possible prosecution looms.

London Scotland Yard Inner Temple Britain

Living costs in June hit new high in United States

The Labor Department reports living costs rose four tenths of one percent in June to a record 106.6 index. Food housing and medical care drove the gain with higher sugar prices and a rise in sales taxes in several cities. Restaurant meals increased 2.2 percent while food costs were up 1.4 percent from a year earlier.

Washington Labor Department Arnold Chase Bureau of Labor Statistics

Congress Hears from Union Heads on Kennedy Rail Plan

In Washington the Senate and House hearings open on Kennedy’s rail plan. Union leaders attack the proposal while railroad executives back it in hopes of a temporary solution to the work rules dispute and a potential nationwide strike avert.

Washington Congress Kennedy Brotherhood Senate Committee House Commerce Committee Interstate Commerce Commission

Delta rocket aims for Syncom 2 synchronous orbit

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla A 90 foot Delta rocket launched at 9 33 am carrying Syncom 2 to a 22 300 mile high orbit in hopes the satellite will hover over a fixed earth point The plan includes a five and a half hour ascent with a final injection by a small solid fuel motor Officials warn it will be hours before success is confirmed Syncom 1 failed due to power loss With Seattle in focus 23 demonstrators white and Negro picketed a civil rights hearing and were arrested.

Cape Canaveral Fla United States South America Caribbean Space Agency

Day resigns as Postmaster General to return to private life

Postmaster General J Edward Day quits his $60 000 a year West Coast life insurance post to join Kennedy's Cabinet. He submitted resignation July 19 with Kennedy's approval and will be replaced by former Senator Benjamin A Smith II. Day says he cannot delay his return to private life. he is the third original cabinet member to leave but first to resign for private life.

Washington J. Edward Day Kennedy Post Office Department Day White House Benjamin A. Smith II Harvard Senate Abraham Ribicoff Welfare Connecticut

St Hayes May Become Tech School

Columbus Development Director George Wilson said he requested the General Services Administration use of Ft. Hayes army post as a school of technology. He noted GSA indicated the installation will not be abandoned before 1965, allowing time for state plans. If approved, the two year program would operate as an Ohio State University branch.

Columbus George Wilson General Services Administration Ft. Hayes Army Post Wilson GSA Ohio State University

Hocking Man Sill Remains At Large

Two escapees from London Correctional Institute remain at large after Hillsboro arrests. Benjamin Meyer 34 Logan and James F Harrison 35 Hamilton County still free. Kenneth Beekman 22 Highland and David Junior Gibson 27 Franklin captured last night in Hillsboro. Meyer serving life for 1954 murder of his wife. Newton Mass Louis Fabian Bachrach 82 longtime photographer died Wednesday.

London London Correctional Institute Hillsboro Benjamin Meyer Logan James F. Harrison Hamilton County Kenneth Beekman Highland County David Junior Gibson Franklin County Meyer

Ohio Ad Gets Results

State Development Director George Wilson reports influx of inquiries after a Wall Street Journal ad promoting Ohio’s new industrial loan program. He notes about 25 letters and several long distance calls from business leaders seeking details. A Caribbean conference ended with a plea for increased U.S. aid to development projects.

Columbus George Wilson Ohio Wall Street Journal Wilson Port OF Spain Trinidad Conference of British Commonwealth Caribbean Territories United States

Skopje Earthquake Devastates City as Toll Grows

A powerful dawn earthquake in Skopje, capital of Macedonia, left the city largely wrecked. Officials reported over 1000 dead and thousands injured as fires burned in schools. Rescue efforts stretched across the province with Belgrade workers aiding, and the water supply cut off.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Skopje Radio Belgrade Tanjug Radio Macedonia Nis Belgrade Radio New Macedonia Aleksander Blagojevic

Italian Storm Toll Stands At 20 Today

The death toll from a week of storms in Italy rose to 20 as five more fatalities were added on Thursday. The latest deaths were caused by lightning during heavy rain, hail and strong storms sweeping the country for a fifth day.

Rome Italy

Nuclear test ban seen as hopeful but risky

AP outlines a cautious view of the Moscow accord banning atmospheric, outer space and underwater tests. It notes motives beyond humanitarian aims, examines Russia and the United States leading the pact, and cites French and Chinese potential reactions and the possibility of underground testing continuing.

Washington Russia Moscow West United States

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