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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1962
Page
1
A mob of about 1100 convicts set the St Vincent de Paul Penitentiary ablaze and fought guards and troops in a six hour battle. More than 200 troops with bayonets joined guards to quell the riot and contain the inmates inside. Six of the 15 buildings were gutted and damage was estimated at 2 to 3 million dollars.
The Massachusetts fight for the U S Senate pits George Cabot Lodge against Edward M Kennedy. Lodge won Republican convention endorsement while Kennedy captured the Democratic nomination a week earlier. Both men, sons of notable figures, face possible primary challenges ahead of a November election.
The Supreme Court agreed to review a federal ruling that Georgia's county unit vote system in Democratic primaries is unconstitutional. A three judge court in Atlanta found the system discriminates against urban voters in favor of rural areas. The Georgia State Democratic Party and Attorney General Eugene Cook appealed the decision. no immediate hearing was granted. President Kennedy returned by helicopter from Glen Ora estate in Middleburg Virginia after a weekend.
Prime Minister John Diefenbaker and Liberal leader Lester B Pearson forecast victories as Canadians vote in a closely contested national election. Polls show a near tie with unknown factors like minor parties potentially influencing seats. A majority seems elusive, risking a coalition or a new election within a year.
India's ambassador to the United States B K Nehru told a Midwest Indian Student Convention in Columbus that the proposed purchase of Russian jets is a commercial deal with no strings attached. He warned there is no finality and stressed the deal remains up in the air while Western capitals fear a Russian plane plant in India.
At the 1929 Buckeye Boys State 1229 of 1230 delegates voted in a secret ballot. Warren Harding student David F. Gibson defeated Lonnie Fouty of Columbus 737 to 492 to become governor, with John Myers of Westlake also receiving 28 votes. Gibson sworn in by Judge C William O'Neill as fifth from Trumbull County.
FBI report links Thomas G. Doty of Kansas City to the Continental Airlines 707 disaster that killed 45 aboard. Doty bought dynamite and over $300,000 in insurance before the flight. he faced armed robbery charges and concealed weapon counts earlier.
Secret Army calls halt and a potential strike against Trans World Airlines looms as labor talks fail. Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg convenes Monday discussions with union and management reps to avert a 230 p.m. Tuesday walkout by flight engineers.
Honolulu dispatch reports the United States plans a massive nuclear blast over the Pacific after nightfall, visible from Hawaii. The test, far stronger than Hiroshima, may disrupt communications across the Pacific for nearly two days and is set for early Tuesday morning EST.
Billy Graham wrapped up his Chicago Crusade for Christ speaking to the largest crowd of his evangelistic career. He declared that the crusade has just begun and urged continued faith and outreach.
Donald W. Stull a 51 year old veteran newsman and publicist will direct public relations for Gov Michael W. DiSalle in his re election campaign. He leaves the State Highway Department staff where he currently works and has previously served with newspapers in Coshocton Columbus Akron and six years at The Associated Press in Columbus.
VIENTIANE Laos plans for a new coalition regime stalled by neutralist Prince Souvanna Phouma who arrived late and demanded a royal decree removing all reference to the pro Western national assembly. Officials expect a delay into late this week as Savang Vathana weighs the move.
The FBI continues to search for three missing Alcatraz Island convicts as some officials say they likely drowned in the escape attempt. A plastic bag found in San Francisco Bay contained names and addresses and personal effects of Clarence Anglin, one of the convicts, according to federal officials.
New York prosecutors say State Supreme Court Justice J Vincent Keough former chief assistant U S attorney Elliott Kahaner and labor racketeer Antonio Tony Ducks Corallo were convicted Saturday night of conspiring to obstruct justice in a $35000 bribe plot to fix a federal court bankruptcy fraud case.
Nairobi dispatch says 68 year old actor Edward G. Robinson was rushed to a northern Tanganyika hospital after a heart attack. He is in a mountain area near Mt Kilimanjaro where his film company is working at about 6000 feet. A heart specialist was flown from Nairobi to treat him.
The Associated Press reports Ohio's weekend death total reached at least 18 from accidents including automobile crashes, a train collision near Dayton, drownings, a parachute failure near Plain City, and a tractor mishap. The train crash killed two men about 10 miles southwest of Dayton. A skydiver who failed to pull the ripcord died near Plain City after plunging 4000 feet.
Algiers and Oran report a halt to the secret army scorched earth campaign as a pact with Moslem nationalists suspends arson and killings. European settlers rush to France amid a July referendum plan while a pirate Oran broadcast hints at continued violence.
Rufus Eugene Mack Jr., a Lakin State Hospital employee from McDowell County, received consecutive terms in Mason County Circuit Court after assaulting a hospital operator April 18 and fleeing in a state car. He drew 1 to 10 years for grand larceny, 5 years for a second felony, and 15 years for criminal assault.
A 20-year-old St. Louis woman has given birth to her second set of twins within a year, highlighting a remarkable family event.
Temperatures will run about two to four degrees above normal with highs near 70s and lows 60s. Rainfall expected from a half to one inch with widely scattered thundershowers most afternoons or early nights, except possibly Thursday or Friday.
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