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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1963

Page

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Harriman Named Atom Negotiator in Nuclear Talks

President Kennedy named W Averell Harriman as U S chief negotiator for talks with the Soviet Union and Great Britain on the nuclear testing stalemate. The former ambassador to Moscow will head three power discussions in July as part of a renewed bid for a test ban treaty. Kennedy also said the United States will suspend atmospheric tests while others refrain.

Washington Kennedy W. Averell Harriman U.S Soviet Union Great Britain Harriman Moscow United States Hawaii Australia New Zealand John J. McCloy New York Germany

U. S. Grants Cambridge Disaster Tag After Flood

The Small Business Administration designated Guernsey County Ohio as eligible for reconstruction loans at 3 percent interest after last week’s flash flood. Gov. Rhodes declined to declare a disaster area despite a request from Mayor James B. Peters.

Cambridge Ohio James A. Rhodes Small Business Administration Guernsey County James B. Peters Rhodes Adj Erwin C. Hostetler

Grand piano for sale in Messenger want ads

Patterson advertiser offers a grand piano with mahogany finish for 200 dollars and a phone number to call. The notice promotes Messenger Classified Ads class 20 and advert placement info with a 16 word ad for 1 dollar, listing LY 3 3223 and LY 3 1242.

Patterson

Rhodes New Job Plan Starts In Ohio

Gov James A Rhodes signed an emergency law creating a Department of Development and an Ohio Financing Commission to issue revenue bonds for industrial expansion. He also sent to the Senate the appointment of George Wilson of Akron as development director at eighteen thousand dollars a year.

Columbus James A. Rhodes Ohio Department of Development Ohio Financing Commission Rhodes Senate George Wilson Akron

Tax Break Bill Recommeded by Senate Committee

In Columbus the Senate Taxation Committee voted five to two to advance a measure trimming the personal property tax for retailers and restaurant operators.

Columbus Senate Taxation Committee

Kennedy Moves On Nuclear Test Ban Talks

President Kennedy's push to win Russian agreement on a nuclear test ban mirrors prior efforts and is unlikely to yield new progress. White House aides hyped the Monday speech at American University as a major foreign policy statement before the delivery.

James Marlow Washington Kennedy White House

Kennedy signals new Moscow talks on test ban plan

President Kennedy announced mid July talks with the Soviet Union aimed at an early comprehensive test ban. He pledged the United States will refrain from atmospheric testing if others do, after five years of stalled diplomacy and on site inspection disputes.

Kennedy Russia Moscow Khrushchev

Severe Thunderstorms Knock Out Power in Southeast Ohio

Violent storms with gale force winds moved through Southeastern Ohio Monday night causing widespread outages. Logan reported about 75 mph winds uprooting trees and snapping lines along Routes 33 and 93. Utilities and telephone crews worked through the night to restore service across Logan Athens Racine Rutland Middleport Amesville Guysville Chauncey The Plains Nelsonville and Perry County with dozens of subscribers affected.

Ohio Logan Ohio Power Co General Telephone Buck Run New Straitsville Zanesville Ave Front Freisner Walnut Rd Dick Donahey Athens Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co Racine Rutland Middleport Amesville Guysville Athens County Chauncey Plains Nelsonville Ohio Bell Telephone Co Perry County

Regents Bill Is Stymied in Ohio Legislature

In Columbus the Senate and House failed to resolve differences on a state board of regents bill. Rep. Harry Jump said a new conference committee would be named. Sen. Oliver Ocasek noted impasse stemmed from Sen. Ross Pepple’s demand to sit on the nine member board. The measure would oversee higher education. initial House passage lacked legislative members on the board. The bill, after Senate approval, went to a three by three conference panel on April 18.

Columbus Senate House Harry Jump R-Huron

Rail Strike Extended as Deadline Pushes to Next Week

Unions agree to a five day extension delaying a nationwide rail strike. Railroads must implement disputed work rules first, limiting strike likelihood. In Columbus, passenger car registrations rise in first quarter with gains over last year reported by State Auditor Roger W. Tracy.

Washington Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz Columbus Roger W. Tracy

Confidence Crisis Grips Macmillan After Profumo Scandal

Britain’s lord chancellor probes security aspects of the Profumo affair as Prime Minister Harold Macmillan orders an inquiry. Profumo admits a 1961 improper relation with Christine Keeler, while she also is linked to Capt. Eugene Ivanov. Observers deem his leadership crisis peak as Parliament meets.

London Britain Profumo Harold MacMillan John Profumo Christine Keeler Christine Eugene Ivanov Macmillan Lord Dilhorne Times of London House of Commons

Ohio cities join income tax roll expanding revenue

Five more Ohio cities began collecting income taxes over the past year, joining 58 cities and 9 villages in 1962. New collectors include Steubenville Marietta Bucyrus Miamisburg and Tiffin with Crestline Louisville North Canton Sylvania and Perrysburg moving from village to city status.

Columbus Ohio Steubenville Marietta Bucyrus Miamisburg Tiffin Crestline Louisville North Canton Sylvania Perrysburg

School Board Reaffirms Closings in State Charter Revocations

The state school board voted to revoke charters of nine high schools in Athens County and four in Trumbull County for failing to meet standards. Revocations take effect June 30, 1964. Athens County schools listed include Ames Berne Rome Canaan Carthage Troy Jackson ville Trimble The Plains Shade Waterloo Chauncey Dover and Glouster. Trumbull County schools named Bloomfield Southington Bristol and Farmington.

Columbus Athens County Trumbull County Ames-Berne Rome-Canaan Carthage-Troy Jacksonville- Trimble the Plains Shade Waterloo Chauncey- Dover Glouster Bloomfield Southington Bristol Farmington

Cole Named At Trimble Local School District Leader

Lowell Cole, a prominent Southeastern Ohio educator from Nelsonville, to become executive head of Trimble Local School District effective August 1. He will replace T. C. Porter who resigned to become Athens County school superintendent.

Lowell Cole Nelsonville

Wallace blocks two Black students at Alabama doorway

Gov George Wallace stood in the doorway of the University of Alabama vowing to block entry for Vivian Maline and James Hood as a presidential order urged him to stop obstructing justice. Kennedy proclaimed six hours earlier to cease violence and ensure lawful access amid the Alabama racial crisis.

George Wilson William Painter Alabama Department of Public Safety Tuscaloosa Ala George Wallace University of Alabama George C. Wallace Vivian Maline James Hood Alabama Birmingham Resistance Wallace Washington Kennedy University of Alabama At United States

Kennedy Defers Timing on Civil Rights Bill Passage

President Kennedy briefed Democratic leaders on a civil rights program and won assurances of passage support. House Speaker McCormack and Senate Leader Mansfield predicted congressional action, though timing remained unresolved. Kennedy warned of potential disorder if progress stalls as Southern senators resisted action on desegregation and suits.

Washington Kennedy Congress House John W. McCormack Massachusetts Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota Robert F. Kennedy

Kentucky Adopts Churchill as Kentucky Colonel Honor

Kentucky grants Sir Winston Churchill honorary Kentucky colonel status after an April oversight. Governor Bert Combs commissions Churchill a Kentucky colonel and presents a special five gallon barrel of Kentucky bourbon. The ceremony and keg will be delivered on July 4 Independence Day.

Louisville Winston Churchill America Kentucky Bert Combs Churchill

Nine Scouts Die In Utah Crash Near Hole-In-The-Rock

A truck carrying 46 people overturns in Utah's red desert near Hole-In-The-Rock killing nine Boy Scouts two leaders and a newspaper reporter. Fifteen others hospitalized with at least two in critical condition. The group traveled from the Ogden Salt Lake Provo area under church sponsorship. Notable dead include H Darrell Taylor BYU professor Merlin Shaw Provo and Dorothy Hansen Desert News reporter planning a feature. Ohio peach crop forecast sharply below average at 95 percent.

Hole-In-The-Rock Utah Desert Ogden-Salt Lake City Provo Floyd Loveridge Scouts South Cottonwood Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Red Desert H. Darrell Taylor Brigham Young University Merlin J. Shaw Brigham Young Dorothy Hansen Salt Lake City Desert News

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