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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1963

Page

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Amesville Plan Killed When Truck Hits Tree

A pickup truck crash on Route 50 A at Dividing Ridge Hill killed driver Raymond MecColley 26 of Amesville and injured two passengers Henry Brown 23 and Eugene Balch 23. MecColley died on scene from a fractured skull and chest puncture. Brown suffered multiple injuries, listed in critical then poor condition. Balch treated for wrist injuries and head lacerations. McColley lost control on loose gravel. vehicle struck embankment and tree base. Lifelong Athens County resident MecColley survived by parents and several siblings. Funeral services set for Friday. burial in Hilltop Cemetery, Millfield.

Raymond A. McColley Amesville Route 50 Dividing Ridge Messenger Newsphoto Dividing Ridge Hill Raymond Albert MecColley State Highway Patrol Henry Brown Millfield Sheltering Arms Hospital Eugene Balch McColley Athens County Volley McColley David Galion James John Robert Arthur Groveport Charles Columbus Flora Conkey Eva Jane Markins Corning Goldie Keirns Verna Mae Rutter Sterling Hughes Funeral Home Herman Mengus Hilltop Cemetery

New Voice for NASA Center Public Affairs

Paul Haney will replace John Powers as the Manned Spacecraft Center public affairs chief on Sept. 1. Powers is reassigned as an assistant to Robert Gilruth while Haney takes over the role, described as a softer voice after Powers’ controversial tenure. Haney, 39, is married with four children.

Washington U.S Paul Haney John A. Powers Mercury Control AOK Robert Gilruth Manned Spacecraft Center Houston Powers Shorty Gilruth Haney Center

Cubans Form Anti Castro Organization

Miami exiles announce the Free Cuba Patriotic Movement led by Dr. Carlos Marquez Sterling to mobilize all Cubans over 16 in a liberation war against Castro. The group promises punishment for slackers and calls for broad civic service.

Miami Fla Carlos Marquez Sterling Cuba Free Cuba Patriotic Movement

Marietta Youth Dies After Car Struck Mailbox

Daniel E. Stickley 17 died after a car he was in hit a mailbox on U S 50 A and plunged over a Newport embankment east of Marietta on Tuesday.

Marietta U.S. 50A Newport Here Daniel E. Stickley

Amendment Sets Ceiling for War Damage Bill Claims

Rep. Wayne Hays says the House will back a compromise amendment capping all claims at 25000 and barring lobbyist fees in the 73 million Philippines war damage bill. He led a conference panel and warned against choosing the alternative that benefits big claimants and their lobbyist allies. In Pittsburgh, union and dairy negotiators recessed after a marathon three day milk strike talks session failed to break the impasse.

Washington Wayne Hays Ohio House Philippines Hays Senate House Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

U S Delegation to Moscow for Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Signing

Secretary of State Dean Rusk will lead a bipartisan group to Moscow for the formal signing of the nuclear test ban treaty. Senators Fulbright Humphrey Pastore Saltonstall Aiken will attend. Dirksen and Hickenlooper are not on the list as they opt not to participate in the signing.

Washington Dean Rusk Moscow White House J. W B. Hickenlooper Iowa Senate Foreign Relations Senate

Red Chinese threaten new Asian conflict amid Korea flare

An AP dispatch reports signs that Red China may push for renewed war in Korea and Southeast Asia amid Sino Soviet West tensions. U S military leaders monitor North Korean incursions as 50,000 American troops and allied forces stand ready in Korea and nearby areas. Bon Germany visit by McNamara noted along with Mobile wage tax approval.

William L. Ryan Khrushchev Asia Korea U. S South Korea Southeast Asia Peking Indochina Viet Nam Laos Nehru India Moscow Red China Pyongyang National Liberation Movement Washington U.S Pentagon North Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff Demilitarized Zone 38Th Parallel United States U. S. 8Th Army Okinawa Japan Philippines Formosa 7Th Fleet

Civil Rights Leaders Seek Add to Civil Rights Package

Civil rights leaders urge the House Judiciary Committee to add a fair employment practices bill to the administration package. Chairman Emanuel Celler signals he will consider the measure, with votes uncertain. King is expected to testify later, delaying action. AEPBCP bill advanced by Education and Labor but blocked by Rules Committee.

Washington House Judiciary Committee Emanuel Celler D-N.y House Celler Martin Luther King Jr Southern Christian Leadership Conference King Clarence Mitchell National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Mitchell House Education and Labor Committee House Rules Committee

Ward L Unconscious As Jury Gets Case

A jury at the Old Bailey retires to consider its verdict on lurid vice charges against Dr. Stephen Ward while Ward lies unconscious in hospital from a drug overdose. Justice Sir Archie Marshall will not sentence Ward, if convicted, until he is well enough to be present as he remains in a coma hours after admission.

London Old Bailey Court Stephen Ward Archie Marshall Ward

Barracks City planned for Skopje quake survivors

Yugoslav officials rush to establish a shelters only area for Skopje survivors as demolition continues and typhus fears ease. More than half of Skopje’s 270,000 residents moved, with nearly 1,000 deaths recorded six days after the quake.

Skopje Yugoslavia

Fate Of Bill Uncertain In Senate Water Projects

The $609.547 million water projects authorization bill cleared the Senate by voice vote and moved to the House. It includes a $47 million increase for Ohio River basin projects. The Senate opposed sending the bill back to committee for major cuts by 64 to 25. Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio supported the motion. Senator Frank Lausche did not vote and was paired.

Washington Senate House Ohio Stephen M. Young Frank J. Lausche

Lancaster Man Indicted for Murders

Lancaster slate. Four indictments return in Fairfield County murders and assault. Frederick William Spears, 26, faces three first degree murder charges for the deaths of Virginia Wagner and Mona Eckard and an abduction count in Wagner case. A third indictment includes burglary of an inhabited dwelling and assault with a deadly weapon tied to a June home break and attack on a mother of four.

Lancaster Fairfield County Frederick William Spears Virginia Wagner Mona Eckard Wagner Spears

Inflation Clashes With Prices Seen Keeping Reins Tight

New government data show June cost of living at a record 106.6 percent driven by sugar costs as business leaders note a modest uptick in prices. They caution this does not signal a new inflationary trend though some sectors have raised prices.

Darden Chambliss AP Business News NEW York

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