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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1962

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House Defies JFK and Defeats Farm Bill in Vote

The House rejected President Kennedy's farm bill 215 to 205, with 48 Democrats joining 167 Republicans to send the measure back to committee. The White House warned of higher costs and renewed deficits, while the Farm Bureau hailed the result as a victory for farmers and taxpayers. The Senate had passed a similar bill, but House action seemed unlikely.

Washington Kennedy House Phil Weaver Nebraska White House United States American Farm Bureau Federation House Action Senate House Agriculture Committee

Plane Crashes in Guadeloupe Killing 100 Plus Aboard

An Air France Boeing 707 with 103 to 108 passengers and 5 crew vanished in a crash on Guadeloupe’s forested hillside during an approach to Pointe-a-Pitre. Debris reportedly burned as search planes found no sign of life. The flight originated in Santa Maria Azores en route to Santiago Chile.

Associated Press Air France Caribbean Guadeloupe Pointe-a-Pitre Paris Santiago Chile Basse Terre Coast Guard Vng Civil Aeronautics Board Washington Santa Maria Azores

Senators Accuse Freeman of Intimidation Over Estes Probe

Sen Karl Mundt and Sen Carl Curtis charged Secretary Freeman with trying to thwart a Senate investigation of Billie Sol Estes. They released a sworn statement from Hughes admitting staff tried to pull department files on Mundt and Curtis only.

Washington Karl E. Mundt R-S.d Kennedy Mundt Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman Senate Billie Sol Estes Mudt Carl T. Curtis Nebraska Senate Investigations Subcommittee Estes Agriculture Department Freeman Thomas R. Hughes Hughes Department Curtis Congress

Philippines Claims Sovereignty Over North Borneo

President Diosdado Macapagal announced Manila's claim of sovereignty over British North Borneo after receiving a note from Britain. He said the government would seek negotiations with Britain to settle the dispute and that he instructed foreign affairs officials to present the Philippine position to the British ambassador.

Manila Diosdado Macapagal British North Borneo Britain Philippines Macapagal North Borneo

Estes Indictments Increase in Number

A federal grand jury indicted Billie Sol Estes, 37, on mail fraud and conspiracy charges spanning state lines, as new counts accumulate against the Texas promoter tied to fertilizer, grain storage, and cotton operations.

EL Paso Tex Billie Sol Estes West Texas Estes

Kennedy portrait as winged angel in Vatican altar panel

A sculptured likeness of President Kennedy as a winged angel, posed 23 years ago, forms part of a Vatican altar panel.

Washington Kennedy Vatican

Senator Francis Case Dies After Illness at 65

Washington dispatch reports Senator Francis Case Republican of South Dakota died at Bethesda Naval Hospital at 9 19 a m following a mild heart condition and flu. A 25 year veteran of Congress he served seven terms in the House and two in the Senate and chaired work on water conservation and highways while ranching near Custer in the Black Hills.

Washington Francis Case S.D Congress Case Everly Iowa House Senate Senate Public Works Committee Bethesda Naval Hospital Capitol Custer South Dakota Black Hills

Maritime Dispute Settled on West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO contract agreement ends an eight day cooling off period nine months into a four week strike that idled about 60 ships and thousands of workers. James J. Healy the special mediator and President Kennedy's representative announced the accord at a news conference. Healy said the contract runs to June 15 1965 and will be voted on by ship owners and unions.

San Francisco West Coast Taft-Hartley Hawaii James J. Healy Kennedy

Federal Mediators Press Ford Strike Talks in Cleveland

Federal mediators continue meetings to settle the Ford Motor Co strike at the Walden Hills stamping plant near Cleveland. About 77,000 Ford workers are idled costing nearly $2 million daily in wages and fringe benefits.

Cleveland Ford Motor Co Walton Hills Ford

Berlin talks with Adenauer end in full agreement on major issues

Bonn report says Chancellor Adenauer and U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk concluded a private 70 minute meeting with an interpreter present. They announced full agreement on Berlin and other questions of mutual West German U S interest and praised frank talks.

Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer Dean Rusk Berlin Rusk Adenauer Kennedy Charles de Gaulle West Berlin United States Soviet Union Free World Atlantic

Buckeye Boys State Ends Nine Day Self Government

Tonight Joe Havasi of Niles will introduce John Noble on his experiences in Soviet slave labor camps. Thursday the boys state appropriation bill passed both houses funding the Hetuck newspaper as it ends a week of controversy.

Buckeye 3Evs The Hetuck

Red Chinese buildup deemed defensive by Western intel

Western intelligence in Hong Kong view Red China’s buildup opposite Quemoy and Matsu as defensive though not ruling out a possible attack if Chiang Kai shek moves to retake the mainland. A senior informant says a Communist offensive remains unlikely with a 3 to 1 odds against it.

Hong Kong Chiang Kaishek Red China

No Stay Of Execution Delivers Buck Plea To Die Tonight

James Rodney Buck 24, convict in the March 22 1960 slaying of Akron patrolman Floyd Weatherholt, faces the electric chair as Governor DiSalle declines a stay. Buck was condemned for first degree murder and his last appeal was rejected in a prepared statement.

Columbus James Rodney Buck Akron Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Buck Floyd Weatherholt

Eisenhower to Attack Kennedy Program at $100 Dinner

Former president Dwight D. Eisenhower is set to criticize the Kennedy administration’s domestic program at a $100-a-plate fund-raising dinner for Republicans. A sellout crowd of about 3,000 will attend, with 75 percent of funds to House candidates and 25 percent to Senate candidates. Eisenhower’s outspoken stance has energized GOP efforts to regain control of the House by November.

Washington iPi Dwight D. Eisenhower Bob Wilson California Republican Congressional Campaign Committee House Senate Eisenhower White House Kennedy Wilson GOP William E. Miller Barry Goldwater Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Richard M. Nixon Mains

Union Rejects Terms Of Settlement For All

New York AFL CIO Flight Engineers Union leaders of Eastern Air Lines and Pan American World Airways meet to study the Trans World agreement. They seek better terms and may push for negotiations with Eastern and Pan Am after lifting a strike threat.

NEW York —(P Eastern Air Lines Pan American World Airways Trans World Airlines Eastern Pan Am Afl-Cio Flight Enginers International Association Trans World Par Am Uion Washington Marathon Arthur J Goldberg

Prince Announces Agreement on Laotian Coalition Government

Prince Souvanna Phouma said a three faction agreement ends delays to form a coalition government in Laos. He will lead the cabinet, which is to be installed Saturday, preserving a neutralist plan amid Cold War tensions.

Vietiane Laos Souvanna Phouma Souvanna

Ratterman Jury Deliberations Begin in Civil Rights Case

A nine man, three woman jury in Covington Kentucky began deliberations at 10:07 am after being sent out to decide the guilt or innocence of six men charged with civil rights violations involving Campbell County Sheriff George Ratterman. The case was submitted to the jurors at 4:30 pm Thursday, with jurors allowed to spend the night at home.

Covington U.S. District Court Campbell County George Ratterman Mac Swinford

Financier Sarlie Fled to France Over Unpaid Stock Order

Jacques Sarlie a New York financier linked to Edward M. Gilbert fled to France after leaving a $754000 stock order unpaid. Canton reports J Grant Keys, Ohio highway safety director, warns 2100 Ohioans may die in traffic accidents this year unless tolls and safety measures tighten.

New York Jacques Sarlie Wall Street Edward M. Gilbert Brazil France Canton J. Grant Keys Ohio

Missionaries Kidnapped Near Saigon Report Alive

Three American missionaries abducted by Viet Cong on May 30 are alive and well, says the mission director in Saigon. A. E. Mitchell, 44, of Ellensburg Washington Daniel Gerber, 21, of Dalton Ohio and Dr Eleanor Ardel Vietti, 35, of Houston Texas were seized from a leper colony 160 miles northeast of Saigon. Speculation suggests the captives were taken to tend wounded guerrillas.

Saigon South Viet Nam A. E. Mitchell Ellensburg Wash Daniel Gerber Dalton Ohio Eleanor Ardel Vietti Houston Tex

Senate Approves Military Spending Bill by Voice Vote

The Senate approved by voice vote a worldwide military construction program costing 1.45 billion dollars. Ohio gains 21.6 million while the House had allotted 22.24 million. The measure advances to the House for action.

Senate Washington House Ohio

Tragic .22 Caliber Accident Claims Glouster Boy

An eighth grade student, Jack Lee McClelland, 14, of Glouster Route 1, died near midnight after a accidental gunshot while on an overnight camping trip with five other youths at a cabin on Robert Guffey’s farm. The weapon, a .22 rifle held by Charles Gene Alexander, 16, fired into McClelland’s lower jaw and through the brain. Deputy Sheriff Carl Welling placed the time at about 11:45 p.m. and the six boys had parental permission for the night out. The coroner ruled the death accidental.

Glouster Jack Lee McClelland Charles Patton Welling Charles Gene Alexander McClelland Alexander

Oran Bombings Shake Algerian City Amid Terror Attacks

Five explosions rocked Oran, causing smoke and fire but no injuries reported, while two women were rescued from terrace wreckage. Earlier, Bone endured a night of blasts as terror groups pressed a secret army Moslem peace pact challenge in Algiers.

Algiers Oran Bone

Climbing Party Found Including Wilson Descendant

The White House announced the mountain climbing party including Woodrow Wilson’s grandson has been found in Nepal. All four climbers, reported missing for weeks, are safe though weak. Army headquarters in Kathmandu confirmed they were located at Khum Jung near Namche Bazar.

Washington White House Woodrow Wilson Nepal Katmandu Khum Jung Namche Bazar

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