23 Jun 1960
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1960
Page
1
The U S secured a ten year base rights in Japan but Japan\'s political crisis clouds the alliance. The rapid new security treaty went into force after the U S Senate approved it 90 to 2, while Prime Minister Kishi resigns amid widespread opposition to bases.
Page reads like a community column with page numbers for sections including Page 6 and Page 17. It references Pt Pleasant and Pomeroy with sports coverage noted on pages 16 and 17 and a women’s subsection.
Harold E. Drake named Logan City School District superintendent after an adjourned board meeting. He accepts a two year contract at 10200 annually and will start the week of July 5. Harley Ellinger will serve as interim superintendent as Drake relocates from Ashley Delaware County. Mel Adams resigns as summer recreation director. Jack Osborn named to replace him. Drakes five children, OhioU graduate background, and prior posts are noted.
The House approved a limited health care program for some aged individuals. Supporters in Congress aim to broaden coverage once the bill reaches the Senate.
Paris city leaders push a major cleanup to restore a refreshed image while traditionalists argue the dust and grit define the historic character and soul of the city.
A. J. Waldron questioned Junior A. Fisk of Nelsonville and Helen Marie Bryan of Dorr Run in Lancaster over an attempted dynamiting of a Green dale tavern. Fisk and Bryan await grand jury action in Fairfield County jail on concealed weapon and explosives charges. Bryan admitted involvement in the Greendale tavern bombing attempt.
Tokyo reports the United States and Japan formally ratified a mutual security treaty in a covert ceremony. Premier Nobusuke Kishi entertained resignation after the pact became law as leftist demonstrators failed to disrupt the exchange. U S Ambassador MacArthur II and Foreign Minister Fujiyama met at a guarded residence to finalize documents.
President Eisenhower predicts his successor will rely on summit diplomacy and goodwill travel, despite hazards. He spoke during a four day golf break, outlining planned reports on Korea, the Philippines and Okinawa, and defended touring as a way to show U.S. interest amid Khrushchev activity. He argued future leaders must pursue top level talks if Khrushchev demands them.
Wolfgang Seuss, a former Dachau guard in Munich, received a life term after being found guilty of pushing a Jewish prisoner to death in a steel basket. The trial concluded with the court convicting him of murder and crimes against humanity.
In Atlantic City about 15 000 Seventh Day Adventist youths attend a Festival of the Holy Scriptures. They follow a strict code banning dancing smoking card games alcohol fraternities sororities and mostly television. Girls wear modest dress with little makeup and jewelry.
Diplomatic sources expect the U N Security Council to approve an Argentine resolution censuring Israel for removing Adolf Eichmann from Argentina. The text urges adequate reparation while Argentina signals it may drop demands for Eichmann’s return as Premier Ben Gurion rejects extradition.
The House passed a sweeping payola and quiz show rigging bill making such practices a federal crime and banning other abuses in the TV and radio industry. Debate over adding network regulation for TV and radio networks looms, with Rep. John Bennett pressing for an amendment dismissed by the Commerce Committee amid lobbying pressure.
Federal agents in Miami dispersed an alleged anti Castro cell believed to recruit Cubans in Miami for an invasion of Cuba. About 60 youths were moved to a Key Largo motel before an intervention, linked to Batista loyalists. In Mexico City FRD leaders vow to topple Castro and set up a provisional government.
David Spreng, a 23 year old Ohio University graduate, faces a weather slowdown on an 1200 mile river voyage from Cleveland toward Hannibal Missouri. He stays in Long Bottom Reedsville area. hosts include Nelson Archer and George Betty Hall. He aims to reach Letart Falls today and Pomeroy by Friday afternoon.
The Graf ton State Farm in Lorain County is proposed as the location for a medium security prison pending Legislative approval in Columbus.
A Polish newspaper reports that seventy four per cent of Czechoslovakia’s army officers are members of the Communist party.
A gasoline laden barge exploded near Lock 14 on the Ohio River, halting river traffic near Clarington, Ohio. Flames rose 50 to 75 feet for over an hour, causing little property damage while the Ashland Oil Co. towboat Ashland attempted to recover the line.
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