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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1961

Page

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Kennedy seeks 600 million to curb tyranny in Latin America

President Kennedy urged Congress to approve 600 million dollars as an initial step in a long term alliance of progress. He warned of grave danger that despairing peoples will turn to communism without U S aid and highlighted Cuba and the Dominican Republic. The plan envisions a decade long cooperative effort with eighteen nations and a focus on social progress and economic development.

Kennedy Latin America Washington Congress South of the Border White House United States Cuba Dominican Republic U.S Bogota Colombia Chile Chille Inter- American Fund For Social Progress Naval Base Santiago Castro

Castro Threatens Exile Governments Amid U S Aggression

Fidel Castro warned Cuba will form revolutionary governments in exile beginning with Puerto Rico if the United States sanctions a Cuban exile government. He tied U S counterrevolutionary ship actions to renewed aggression and denounced President Kennedy's Latin America plan as a provocation to revolt.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Puerto Rico United States Kennedy Latin America Texaco Santiago U. S. Naval Base Guantanamo Bay

Unemployed Benefits Bill Sent To Mike

The Republican sponsored bill to modify Ohio unemployment benefits moves to Governor DiSalle's desk. A veto appears certain as the legislature passed the measure party line. Even if signed it cannot take effect before late June, likely after federal extensions would end.

Columbus Ohio Michael V. di Salle

Ohio U Bobcats Open NCAA Tournament Play

Ohio University begins NCAA tourney action against Louisville as MAC champions. The Bobcats face Louisville at 8:30 p.m. Athens time, with Morehead State meeting Xavier at 10:30 p.m. EST. Both games air on TV. sports page has full details.

Ohio University Louisville University of Louisville Bobcats Cardinals Athens Morehead Xavier

Berserk Ohioan Attacks Bystanders With Hammer

Bedell Beavers, 39, an unemployed television repairman, set fire to his home in Warren on Monday night. When police and firefighters arrived, Beavers attacked bystanders with a hammer, injuring four men, two critically, as his wife escaped from the second floor.

Warren Bedell Beavers Trumbull County Sheriff's Deputies Beavers

Census says Washington D C is only major U S city with Black majority

The Census Bureau reports that Washington D C is the only large American city where Negroes form a majority of the population, a notable demographic distinction highlighted in today’s release.

Washington —i Census Bureau

Catholic Leaders Urge Long Term Loans for Private Schools

The Roman Catholic hierarchy urged a program of long term low interest loans to private and parochial schools to match any federal aid for public education. MSGR Hochwalt testified before the Senate education subcommittee outlining the NCWC position. Secretary Ribicoff declined to comment until studying any loan bill.

Frederick G. Hochwalt National Catholic Welfare Conference Department of Schools Senate NCWC U. S Abraham A. Ribicoff

Nixon Joins Adams Duque and Hazeltine Law Firm

Richard Nixon announces he will join the Los Angeles firm Adams Duque and Hazeltine after two months of speculation. The former vice president and defeated Republican candidate returns to legal work in a major law office.

Los Angeles Richard Milhous Nixon United States Adams, Duque and Hazeltine

Atlas Missile Fails Amid Record Flight Attempt

At Cape Canaveral a new Atlas missile fails for the fourth time in five launches. The test aimed for a record 9042 mile flight into the Indian Ocean but ends in failure.

Cape Canaveral Fla India Ocean

Kennedy halts Hanford strike with last minute plea

President Kennedy averts a labor walkout at Hanford Atomic Products in Hanford Washington by a rapid last minute appeal. The action prevented a shutdown that would affect the sprawling plant and its 3500 workers.

Hanford Wash Kennedy

Bomb scare at Cleveland Hopkins Airport grounds Cleveland Air jet

Police and FBI searched a Capital Air Lines jet for about ninety minutes at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after a report of a bomb on board. No device was found and passengers were not harmed.

Cleveland FBI Capital Airlines Cleveland Hopkins

Ohio House GOP Focuses on Liquor Regulation Over Promotion

House Speaker Roger Cloud outlined GOP goals emphasizing state regulation of liquor sales over promotional efforts. He noted plans to limit liquor permit proliferation, empower local control on permit locations, and promote gift certificate restrictions amid broader aims like university program expansion and extended vocational training.

Columbus Ohio House Roger Cloud Logan County Department of Liquor Control Cloud

Dean's Geneva Mission Aims Nuclear Test Ban Pact

Special Ambassador Arthur H. Dean leaves Washington for Geneva with Kennedy instructions to push a nuclear weapons test ban with the Soviet Union at the earliest moment. The resumption marks a climactic phase of a 2 1/2 year conference, with officials hopeful yet cautious about success. If won, talks could broaden disarmament and push international control of the nuclear arms race.

Washington Arthur H. Dean Geneva Kennedy Soviet Union Dean

Gable’s Child To Be Born In Same Hospital

Clark Gable’s daughter or son will be delivered by caesarean Monday in the hospital where the movie star died. Kay Gable, his widow, says fans prefer Clark Jr. but she and Clark discussed the potential burden of the name.

Gable Hollwood Clark Gable Clark Jr Clark Kay

Murray Lincoln Named to Farm Credit Board

WASHINGTON Secretary of Agriculture Orville L Free men has named Murray D Lincoln of Columbus Ohio as his representative on the Federal Farm Credit Board Lincoln is president of Nationwide Insurance Cos and Nationwide Development Corp and head of the Cooperative League of the United States

Washington Orville L. Freemen Murray D. Lincoln Cooperative League of the United States Federal Farm Credit Board Lincoln Columbus Ohio Nationwide Insurance Cos Nationwide Development Corp

Congo Rescue Efforts For 300 Whites In Rebel Province

UN patrols rush to aid 300 white missionaries businesspeople and nuns trapped in rebel held Kivu Congo as stories of atrocities emerge. A Belgian nun pleads for outside help while Lumumba era forces remain unsettled. Three Belgian nuns aged 75 among 20 brutally beaten Europeans brought to Leopoldville.

Congo Leopoldville Kivu Maniema

British Star Crash Victim Killed in California Collision

Belinda Lee, British actress 63 feet flung from a skidding car, died in San Bernardino California after a high speed crash that also injured three Italian film-makers including her fiancé. A documen tary crew was not involved with Miss Lee. The wagon reportedly exceeded 100 mph, veered 1100 feet, and flipped. Miss Lee survived 15 to 20 minutes.

San Bernardino Calif Belinda Lee Highway Patrol Miss Lee

Plane Catch Fire During Hopkins Airport Takeoff

A four engine United Air Lines plane burst into flames as it prepared to take off at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The captain deployed a carbon dioxide extinguishing device from engine four, and 46 passengers evacuated via an emergency chute. No injuries were reported and the fire was put out within five minutes.

Cleveland United Air Lines Cleveland Hopkins Walter Methoven Chicago

Look Here Complete Coverage Of SEC Area News

Women's spring fashions feature in pages 5 to 7 with information gathered from area merchants.

SEC

Route 50 7 relocation bid leads 1962 project

V N Holderman and Sons, Inc. of Columbus submitted the lowest bid of 4 775 241 11 for relocating Routes 50 and 7 from Coolville to Little Hocking. Nine bids were received with the engineer's estimate at 6 322 500. The project, largest in Division 10, will be a four lane divided highway totaling 7 58 miles in Athens and Washington counties. Completion set for Nov 30, 1962.

V. N. Holderman and Sons, Inc Columbus Coolville Little Hocking Holderman Chauncey E. S. Preston Coedell Construction Max Farley Division 10 Athens County Washington County Coelville Torch

Clerk Cited In Shortage At Belpre

State examiner finds $3273.63 shortage in Dorathy V. Jones, Belpre village clerk, covering June 1 1958 to May 15 1960. Shortfalls include $2516.70 from water tapping fees, $351.84 in receipted water bills, and $656.93 in sewer charges. Former clerk left Dec 31 1959, bonded for $2000.

Columbus—I Dorothy V. Jones Belpre Washington County James A. Rhodes Rhodes

Storm Slams Great Lakes Then Drenches Region

A slow moving storm swept from the Great Lakes into New England bringing snow sleet and icy rain. Upper New York bore the heaviest snow with up to five inches and Rochester and Syracuse each reporting five inches in six hours. Albany Utica and Binghamton seen two inches. Rain fell below freezing across the Ohio Valley Pennsylvania and southern Michigan.

Associated Press Great Lakes New England New York State Rochester Syracuse N.Y Albany Utica Binghamton Ohio Valley Pennsylvania Michigan

Five-Year-Old Sued For $40,000 Damages

DETROIT man Alfred Winkler sues Nancy McNamar a age 5 and her parents for 40000 dollars claiming injuries from being struck by the girl s bicycle last May. The suit labels the child inexperienced and unskilled to ride a bicycle.

Detroit Nancy McNamara Nancy Alfred Winkler Livonia

Congress May Not Be Told Full Story Of Fliers Release

Washington reports that Congress will be limited to only those facts President Kennedy chooses to disclose about the RB47 fliers release. Democratic leaders indicate no congressional inquiry is likely, though Senator Mansfield hints a review by Richard Russell might occur. Pierre Salinger noted that U.S. delegates in Moscow called the release a healthy step for relations.

Washington Congress Soviet Union Kennedy Senate Mike Mansfield Montana Richard B. Russell D-Ga Senate Armed Services Committee Mansfiel D Pierre Salinger Moscow Capts. Freeman B. Olmstead John R. McKone

Fight To Save Sight Of Chemistry Student

Defiance College junior Robert L. Bashore, 25, from Myerstown Pennsylvania, lost sight in one eye after a chemical explosion in the college lab. Doctors fought to preserve the sight of his other eye as Bashore and fellow student Eric Seaberg of Zanesville had mixed chemicals to blast an old foundation near the campus.

Defiance Robert L. Bashore Defiance College Myerstown Bashore Eric Seaberg Zanesville

Reds Pick Flynn as National Chairman

Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, a former prisoner for conspiracy to advocate overthrow of the government by force, is named the new national chairman of the American party.

New York Elizabeth Gurley Flynn The

Beagle for Sale Ad Promoted During Want Ad Week

A classified notice by William Willard of Route 1 Athens offers a male beagle hound for sale aged months. The ad ran in Messenger Classified Section and appears amid a wave of similar result ads during Want Ad Week. Dial LY 3128 for inquiries.

Bea Messenger William Willard Athens

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