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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1962

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Kennedy says no loss in Ohio defense contracts

President Kennedy notes Ohio Michigan and Pennsylvania have as many or more defense contracts this year than last while Rep. Ashley cites figures showing declines in those states and increases in California and Texas. He urges action with Defense Secretary McNamara to reverse trends and boost employment.

Kennedy Ohio Washington Michigan Pennsylvania Thomas L. Ashley Dohio Ashley Defense Robert S. McNamara Michael V. DiSalle Illinois Defense Department California Texas

Glenn Glenn Shrugs Off Teenager Scuffle as Minor Matter

Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr faced a group of drinking teens at an Arlington church while picking up his daughter. He ordered them to leave, cataloged a license plate number, and called police after a scuffle. no formal complaint was filed.

Glenn Washington John H. Glenn Jr Arlington, Va Frank Erwin Arlington Lynn Little Falls United Presbyterian Church Glenns Erwin

Former VP of OSU Dies in New York City Hospital

Jacob B. Taylor, 63, former director of the Ohio Department of Liquor Control and a former vice president of Ohio State University, died in a New York City hospital. He left OSU in 1957 after serving as treasurer and VP in charge of business and finance, later becoming executive vice president in charge of finance at General Telephone Co. in New York.

Columbus Jacob B. Taylor Ohio Department of Liquor Control Ohio State University New York City Taylor OSU General Telephone Co New York

Weather Stages Mild, Storms Abate Across Nation

The Associated Press notes scattered wet spots and chilly conditions in northern regions but reports no severe storms nationwide for the first time in several days.

Revenue Agents Panic Fordyce Residents Halt Purchases

IRS sent about thirty agents to Fordyce Arkansas to help with tax returns. The presence unsettled residents and led Fordyce and Dallas County shoppers to suspend buying, with Chamber of Commerce reporting a 50 percent drop in Dallas County business.

Washington The Internal Revenue Service Arkansas Fordyce Chamber of Commerce Dallas County IRS

Five Hour Jail Manhunt Ends With Prisoner Found

Prisoner Robert A. Neal, 31, vanished from a bench outside the 11th floor jail dispensary and hid for five hours inside the Cuyahoga County Jail. Deputies searched, locating Neal behind lockers near the dispensary after a deputy noted the absence.

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Robert A. Neal Neal

Steel wage talks meet steady tone after early pause

Walter J. Campbell editor of Steel Magazine told Youngstown Chamber of Commerce that the wage settlement chances remain good with no work stoppage, noting the recent recess in negotiations was less serious than feared.

Youngstown Ohio Walter J. Campbell Steel Magazine

Kennedy McCormack campaign feud erupts in Massachusetts

In Massachusetts the Kennedy and McCormack camps clash as Edward Kennedy announced a Senate bid and Edward J. McCormack Jr. accused pressure on Pittsfield delegates to back Kennedy. Ted Kennedy declined comment while the White House said he is campaigning independently.

Ted Kennedy Edward Ted) Kennedy U.S Massachusetts Beacon Hill Joan Edward M U. S. Senate Atty Edward J. McCormack Jr House John W. McCormack McCormack Springfield Pittsfield Kennedy White House Washington

Nobel Prize Scientist Arthur Compton Dies in California

Nobel Prize winner and renowned physicist Arthur H. Compton, 69, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Berkeley after entering Alta Bates Community Hospital on March 1 with dizziness and nausea. A former chancellor of Washington University, he was a UC Berkeley professor-at-large arriving last month to lead seminars statewide. Colder than normal weather will continue across the nation for about 30 days, the Weather Bureau reports.

Ed Alta Bates Community Hospital Washington University St. Louis Compton University of California Washington Weather Bureau

Senate panel stalls prescription bill in committee

Washington judiciary panel blocks debate on a bill to tighten federal control of the prescription drug industry by sending the measure to the subcommittee on patients copyrights and trademarks after a 9 to 2 vote.

Washington Senate Judiciary Committee Senate Subcommittee

Rockefeller Wife Expected to Seek Nevada Divorce

Reno dispatch says the wife of Nelson A. Rockefeller, governor of New York and potential Republican presidential hopeful, is expected to file for divorce in a Nevada court today or Friday.

Reno Nev Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Nevada

Sweden Begins Cancer Vaccine Human Trials In Sweden

In Phoenix a report notes 120 Swedes aged 60 to 70 form the first test group for an experimental cancer vaccine. Led by Dr. Bertil Bjorklund, 12,000 may join the trial before 1965 if results are favorable. The vaccine uses killed human cancer cells to provoke antibodies and a cell killer to target cancerous cells.

Sweden Bjorklund

Kennedy warns Soviets over Berlin air corridor actions

President Kennedy cautioned the Soviet Union against dangerous harassments in the Berlin air corridors. He cited Soviet space flights and metal chaff as attempts to disrupt radar and tension, urging both sides to avoid incidents that could escalate into retaliation. Rusk and Home pressed protests await Moscow’s reaction.

Washington Kennedy Soviet Union Berlin

New Arms Talks Clash At Geneva Conference

U S Secretary of State Rusk and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko spar at the start of a 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva. Rusk pushes a 30 percent cut and 55 tons of U235 to peaceful use with inspection. Gromyko seeks total disarmament in four years and a staged international inspection system. British Foreign Secretary Lord Home calls Rusk proposals imaginative and far reaching.

Geneva 0. S Dean Rusk Andrei A. Gromyko Rusk United States Soviet Union Gromyko Lord Home

Cold Weather Extends 30 Day Outlook Across Nation

The Weather Bureau projects below normal temperatures across most of the United States for about 30 days through mid April. Some regions from the Great Lakes eastward and along Gulf coast and Pacific Northwest may see near to slightly above normal temps while precipitation remains above average in many areas. Subnormal rainfall expected in the southern Plains and Pacific Northwest, near normal in the far Southwest. Albert B. Wolfe, Parkersburg native and Boston law partner, elected Marietta College trustee for five years. Pittsburgh steel negotiators resume talks on new contracts for 430,000 workers.

Washington Weather Bureau Great Lakes Gulf of Mexico Pacific Northwest Southern Plains Marietta Albert B. Wolfe Parkersburg W. Va Boston Marietta College William R. Wolfe Parkersburg and

Military Writer Defends America’s Young Men

S. L. A. Marshall, retired brigadier general and Detroit News writer, told a Senate subcommittee he resents blaming American fighting men as weak. He warned against defeatist rhetoric and said cautioning youth about supposed unfitness risks national safety. He disagreed with Lt. Col. Mayer’s earlier testimony portraying youth as soft and unpatriotic.

Washington S. L. A. Marshall Detroit News Senate Marshall William E. Mayer

Incomes Soar to 432.8 Billion in One Month

Commerce Department figures show Americans’ personal income leaping to a record annual rate of 432.8 billion as wages and salaries surge in February. The gain includes a 1.5 billion January drop and a longer work week boosting payrolls, with manufacturing contributing about half of the rise.

Washington Commerce Department

Mrs Kennedy progresses after pelvic hernia operation

Mrs Joseph P Kennedy mother of the president showed satisfactory progress in recovery from a pelvic hernia operation performed Tuesday at St Elizabeths Hospital in Boston.

Boston Joseph P. Kennedy St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

Kennedy Proposes Consumer Protection Push

President Kennedy sent Congress a jumbo package of measures to aid consumers, aiming to aid housewives with safe drugs beauty products and clearer pricing. He urged truth in packaging, wider meat inspections, and better TV channel access while ordering a consumer advisory council and a pilot program in 100 post offices to display information.

Washington Kennedy Congress America Council of Economic Advisers Consumers’ Advisory Council On Post Office Department

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