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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
1
Ohio Senate faces a long day with six major votes on a 10 bill calendar including three administration bills. Democrats plan a minority strategy with a 13 member group in the 33 member House. The day could include afternoon and evening sessions as the chamber nears June 27 for the final working day.
Aldo Moro abandoned efforts to form a center-left government as Pietro Nenni's Marxist Socialists walked out, sinking Italy toward a political crisis before Kennedy's planned visit. Herbert Hoover, 88, remained seriously ill but comfortable. Boston schools boycott drawing 3000 Negro pupils staying home amid segregation protest.
President Kennedy continues a busy round of civil rights conferences drawing mixed replies from religious leaders, educators, and lawmakers. He plans to present proposals to Congress Wednesday and meet 200 educators Friday, with 250 religious spokesmen and congressional figures already heard. Critics worry about private business segregation, while others back an interfaith council though some fear it lacks bite. Abernathy urges federal action and a southern goodwill tour.
A clash between Negroes and police at a Harlem rally Monday night led to widespread violence and vandalism. Patrolmen from four of New York's five boroughs responded as two stabbings and numerous injuries occurred. Twenty six people were arrested.
A terse note indicates the range was sold immediately after the papers hit the street, implying a swift one off event. The language suggests a decisive, rapid sale without further advertising or repeats.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co accelerates move of auto interior trim production to an $800000 Logan plant located in the Industrial Park near U S Route 33 and State Route 328. The facility will temporarily share space with the Hocking County highway garage as site selection continues.
Two Cleveland demonstrators Ruth Turner 24 and Bruce Melville 22 left Gov James A Rhodes office after a 17 hour sit in to press action on a fair housing bill. A third demonstrator left to use a restroom and could not re enter. A Columbus minister said more demonstrators were expected from Cleveland and a new sit in could start this afternoon.
A car carrying four Clinton County girls veered off Ohio 41 north of Greenfield and hit a bridge culvert, killing Jo Anne Anders 18 and Ruth Ann von Bergen 18. Susan Carter 18 and Debbie Nunn 17 were hospitalized with serious injuries. The girls were reportedly returning from a swimming outing to Rocky Fork Lake.
House tax writers pause on big rate cuts to allow time for decision making. The Ways and Means Committee weighs substitute rate ranges and offsetting revenue as it reconsiders oil and gas taxation and the 4 percent dividend tax credit.
London reports Prime Minister Harold Macmillan huddled with seven top ministers to show a business as usual front amid demands for his resignation. A successor search looms as he prepares to answer questions in the Commons, while scrutiny over the Profumo affair grows. In Cambridge Maryland, Negro leaders threaten further demonstrations if white negotiators do not return to talks by 8 p.m.
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that Bible readings and the Lord's Prayer cannot be part of required classroom exercises in public schools. The decision, from cases in Maryland and Pennsylvania, prompts reliance on neutral education and raises questions for state and local officials about devotional practices.
Lt. Col. Valery Bykovsky set new distance and orbit records, passing the 64 orbit mark in a multiple day space mission aboard Vostok 5. Valentina Tereshkova remained in orbit, maintaining altitude and speed as observers noted possible early return plans for both cosmonauts.
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