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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1961

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Asian bloc presses UN on Tunisia and Bizerte pullout

A coalition of 36 Asian and African nations urged the UN Security Council to demand France withdraw all troops from Tunisia and relinquish the Bizerte naval and air base. Dag Hammarskjold opened the session with a report on his peace mission, while France refused talks and insisted on assurances over base access before any pullback.

United Nations N. Y UN Security Council Tunisia France Bizerte Dag Hammarskjold Emergency Council Council Leopoldo Benites Ecuador Hammarskjold Paris Habib Bourguiba United States Washington Bizerte Naval Air Base

Britain Eyes Move Toward Common Market in Europe Talks

Britain remains noncommittal on joining the Common Market during the EFTA conference. Edward Heath relayed a guarded briefing as Prime Minister Macmillan prepares to present the stance in Parliament. The government signals willingness to link with the Market if France grants trade concessions to the Commonwealth.

Geneva Britain European Free Trade Association Common Market EFTA Edward Heath Foreign Office Harold Macmillan House of Commons London Home R. A. Butler Macmillan France Norway Sweden Denmark Switzerland Austria Portuual Finland West Germany Italy Belgium Netherlands Luxembourg Commons

GOP Shapes Attack On Foreign Aid Proposal

Republicans plan to attack President Kennedy's long term foreign aid financing on the Senate floor as the program faces a tight vote. They aim to curtail it and anticipate tougher House debate next week. Kennedy seeks authority for 8.8 billion in five year loan commitments with 7.3 billion from the Treasury and the rest from postwar loan repayments.

Washington Kennedy Senate House Treasury

17 Year Old Driver Found With Small Arsenal

Youngstown police stopped a 17 year old for a traffic violation and found a car containing loaded 16 gauge and .410 shotguns a .38 caliber pistol and ammunition. The youth said he intended to play a joke on his brother.

Youngstown James Falute

Republicans in California debate Nixon influence

In Los Angeles two GOP groups met to shape state politics and focused on the role of former Vice President Richard Nixon. Resolutions were adopted opposing any attempt by Nixon forces to seize control of the California party.

Los Angeles Richard M. Nixon Nixon California

Burglary Case Witness Dies In Explosion

An ex convict who testified in a burglary trial was killed when his car exploded as he started the ignition. Lillian Reis cafe owner Ralph Staine Jr and John C Berkery were questioned and released after their alibis. The blast occurred on Richard Blaney’s 27th birthday, following a prior shooting of his brother Vincent last August.

Davie Brown Lillian Reis Ralph Staine Jr John C. Berkery Richard Blaney Richard Vincent

Ohio Five Y Forecasts Normal temperatures and light rain

Temperatures will average near normal with highs 86 to 89 and lows 62 to 65. Rainfall expected at about half an inch or less across most areas with chances of scattered thunder showers over the weekend.

Ohio

Outside Directors Seize Chrysler Control Name Townsend President

Chrysler Corp ousted chairman and CEO L. Tex Colbert after a New York meeting and installed Lynn A. Townsend as president. The move halves the board to 17 and creates a chair for Colbert at Chrysler of Canada to protect stock options and a future pension. Townsend had led cost cutting while Chrysler posted a 96.2 million profit for Q2 1961 amid prior losses and ongoing stockholder suits.

Colbert Lynn A. Townsend Chrysler L. L Tex) Colbert Detroit Chrysler Corp Walter Chrysler New York L. L. Tex Colbert Chrysler of Canada Lad Chrysler Disclosed William C. Newberg Newberg Corporation Townsend

Stahr Outlines National Guard Expansion Plans at Kentucky Parade

Army Secretary Elvis J. Stahr Jr. said in Hickman that the Guard must grow and mobilize faster, with some units ready in three to five weeks and others within three months. He framed the effort as a real wartime program requiring gradual increases over three years. The visit honored Stahr on Elvis Stahl Day amid rain precautions.

Hickman Elvis J. Stahr Jr Stahr Elvis Stahl Kentucky Congress

Italian Village Seeks Women for Marriage Amid Local Strife

In Teramo Italy an appeal goes out to unmarried women to move and marry in Frat TolI village. The men, bound to small plots, say they want women with income but will accept any who is beautiful and virtuous. The piece notes most locals dislike the area and women tend to leave.

Teramo Italy Frattoli

Bride Bailed From Jail Two Hours After Service

An 18 year old bride in Lakewood was jailed two hours after her wedding as part of a group fined for disturbing the peace after a Madison Park gathering July 6. The judge suspended most penalties but required bond. the groom John Gideon, 22, posted the bond and the couple planned a honeymoon. The bride remained in jail while the groom raised funds and she ate beans and wieners in custody.

Cleveland Lakewood Sally Gerber Gideon Madison Park John Gideon

Kennedy Readies Range of Berlin Actions

The Kennedy administration plans a starter set of military and diplomatic steps as the Berlin crisis unfolds. Secretary Rusk will push for firm allied agreements in Paris with a possible Western summit involving de Gaulle and Macmillan.

John M. Hightower Washington Kennedy United States Berlin Dean Rusk Paris Soviet Union Britain France West Germany Charles de Gaulle Harold Macmillan Rusk NATO Europe U. S State Department White House

Dad Blames Killing on TV at Grant Community

William Earl Franks told Marshall County jail officials that his 11 year old son learned killing from television and that he waylaid rural mail carrier Joseph R. Thompson 37 and shot him near the Grant community. The crime occurred about 300 yards from the boy’s home where Franks lived with his divorced father and grandmother.

William Earl Franks Marshall County Joseph R. Thompson Grant William Earl

New Law Proposed by Seoul Junta on Libel Limitation

In Seoul the military regime urged a bill to close any newspaper publishing three libelous articles within a year. It did not specify who would determine libelous content and how rulings would be enforced.

Rusk West Soviet Union Berlin West Berlin Seoul South Korea Today

Record Operating Budget Set By Miami University

Miami University has approved an operating budget of 13.48 million dollars for the current fiscal year to support an anticipated enrollment of about 7 500 students. President John D. ...

Miami University John D

DiSalle vetoes 25 cent fishing licenses for seniors in Ohio

Gov Michael V DiSalle vetoed a bill granting 25 cent fishing licenses to residents over 65, noting existing law already allows aid for aged to fish without a license and that the plan would cost the Wildlife Division about 130000 dollars yearly. He also signed other measures including boosting a policeman widow’s pension and allowing 50 horsepower outboard motors at Tappan Lake for three years.

Columbus DiSalle Trustees of Police Relief Tappan Lake

Negro Appointment Approved By Senate

The Senate on Thursday approved a Negro appointment by a 73 to 17 roll call vote. Robinson is named dean of the Howard University Law.

Senate Robinson Howard University Law

Governor Signs Bill For More School Aid

The governor announced a funds increase for schools funded by budget cuts to welfare and mental health programs.

Kennedy to Visit Hyannis Port for First Lady Birthday

President Kennedy plans to fly to Hyannis Port Massachusetts today to help Jacqueline Kennedy celebrate her birthday. The First Lady will have a late afternoon arrival according to the itinerary.

Washington Kennedy Hyannis Port Mass

Mr. Jenkins Dies at 63 Benefactor and Wartime Veteran

Donald Morgan Jenkins 63 of Huntington formerly Hartford died of a heart attack while visiting Huntington. A national advocate for crippled children he served in World Wars and Korean conflict and held a captain’s rating. Marshall University alumnus 1919, ex-Huntington Herald Dispatch employee, Clifton Masonic Lodge and Huntington Rotary Club member with perfect attendance for 22 years. Funeral Sunday 2:30 p.m. at Hartford Baptist Church burial in Graham Station Cemetery.

Point Pleasant Donald Morgan Jenkins Huntington Hartford Jenkins National Polio Foundation Marshall University Huntington Herald Dispatch Old Pomeroy Tribune Pomeroy High School Clifton Masonic Lodge Huntington Rotary Club The American Legion Mr. Jenkins Morgan Bertha Chapman Jenkins Mildred Chapman New Haven Hartford Baptist Church Eldon Waltz William Hoover Fogelsong Funeral Mason Graham Station

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