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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1962
Page
1
Senate directs that no portion of next year’s foreign aid can go to Communist or Marxist dominated nations. If House approves, aid to Yugoslavia and Poland would be barred, including $10 million in development loans and surplus commodity shipments.
Kennedy and McCormack Jr. battle for the Democratic nomination as Massachusetts party delegates gather for a pivotal state convention. Kennedy claims over 1000 of 1723 delegates, while McCormack backs more than 900 in a hotly contested campaign to succeed the President in the U.S. Senate.
In Plaines Des Jarres Laos three rival princes met in rebel held territory. Neutralist Prince Souvan na Phouma said a coalition government could be formed by Friday if talks stay constructive. Souvanna and Prince Boun Oum met with little friction and Boun Oum was accompanied by Gen. Phoumi Nosavan.
U S combat infantrymen in central Thailand will move 2000 troops from a foothills encampment 115 miles northeast of Bangkok to a higher nearby site. The 27th Infantry Wolfhound Battle Group will construct a more permanent camp to escape seasonal monsoon flooding during a long stay in the kingdom.
Washington report says Senator Stephen M. Young of Ohio initially opposed but then backed the Lausche no-aid amendment in the foreign aid bill. Eight administration Democrats sided against it at roll call, then joined the majority as the measure advanced. The amendment passed 57 to 24.
The Truth Daily reports over 5000 forced laborers revolted in Kwangtung Province China May 30 killing several scores and arresting more than 2000. Escapee Chen Tse-jen allegedly participated. The tale follows by noting survivors fled to hills near the Kwang tung Hunan border. A minor San Francisco quake rattled parts of the Bay Area Wednesday night.
Akron police uncover a ninth unburied infant at a funeral home where Clarence D. Irby, 37, runs the business. Irby admits placing the bodies there and not burying them, citing lack of payment. All babies were stillborn or died shortly after birth between July 1959 and January.
Hollywood reports Marilyn Monroe ill with a virus and absent from filming Something's Got to Give. Producers say they are sick and tired of her unreliability as Dean Martin jokes about being the highest paid golfer in history. In Naples, Italy, Charles Lucky Luciano reportedly died January 26 of a heart attack, not poison, per an Italian medical official.
The Army states it did not obstruct Soldier William H. Mahoney’s marriage plans in Korea. Mahoney, AWOL from Ft. Lewis, had sought to marry Mrs. Song In Cha. Army records show he delayed filing, was told to reroute through proper channels, and received a six month stockade sentence for AWOL.
Dr. Kathryn Rainbow is dismissed by order of Dr. Charles A. Zeller head of the West Virginia Department of Mental Health. The Mason County grand jury investigated Lak in State Hospital citing neglect of duty and inefficiency. Zeller will act as superintendent until a successor is named.
The United Nations General Assembly opens its 16th session to decide if July 1 should mark independence for Ruanda-Urundi and to consider independence for Southern Rhodesia. The Ruanda-Urundi commission urged ending trusteeship July 1 but warned of bloodshed and racial tension and questioned the coalition cabinet’s durability.
President Kennedy’s tax revision bill runs into trouble after a closed Democratic meeting and sharp criticism. Opponents say it may be dropped, while Sen. Byrd plans continued finance committee review despite opposition to two main provisions. The House previously passed the measure, with the Senate slow to act since April 2 hearings.
Geneva reports indicate U S and Soviet officials near a coordinated space research program agreement. The talks aim to align research goals and joint missions between the two superpowers within a broader Cold War era collaboration context.
Mrs Lorraine Cooper seeks a divorce from John C Cooper amid charges he killed their 21 year old son. Police say he admitted enslaving Jack son in their North College Hill home and scattering body fragments along roads in Georgia and Florida. The couple share a 6 year old daughter.
Princess Grace of Monaco states she will not act in Alfred Hitchcock’s Marnie and hints at permanent retirement. Earlier reports claimed a summer return, but Hitchcock postponed production. In Washington the Defense Department announced the Army draft will add 5000 soldiers in August.
The Atomic Energy Commission conducted another underground nuclear test at its Nevada test site on Wednesday. The blast joins a series of underground detonations as part of ongoing weapons development and environmental monitoring procedures.
Horace Seely-Brown Jr. won the Republican nomination for U.S. senator from Connecticut in a surprise primary upset at the party convention. The 54-year-old Seely-Brown defeated former Gov. John Davis Lodge on the first ballot by 476 to 149 in Hartford.
A U S Army helicopter crashed near Kontum about 260 miles northeast of Saigon today. The crew burned the craft after the accident and there were no casualties. It was not immediately known how the crash occurred.
Leaders of seven European bloc nations opened a second session to unite their economies and may form a Red counterpart to the Western Common Market. Albania was barred from the talks amid a closed-door meeting in Moscow.
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