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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1962

Page

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Argentina moves to outlaw Peronism as military crisis grows

President Arturo Frondizi drafts a decree to nullify Peronist election wins across provinces and ban Peronist demonstrations while the military forms a three man junta to manage the crisis. factions within the armed forces split over support for Frondizi's measures.

Buenos Aires Arturo Frondizi Argentina Frondizi Fronizi Juan D. Peron War Ministry Armed Services Peron Peronistas

Delaware coal pipeline bill bogged down in legislature

A controversial measure to pave the way for a coal pipeline from West Virginia to the East Coast stalls in Delaware. It would allow coal interests to obtain right of way without owner consent under eminent domain, backed by Texas Eastern and Consolidation Coal, with railroads and unions opposing.

Dover Del West Virginia East Coast Delaware Texas Eastern Mission Corp Consolidation Coal Co

Fourteen Years in Jeanette Before Name Is Used

Mr and Mrs Lawrence P Hensler of Jeanette waited fourteen years and eight daughters to name their first son Lawrence Richard. He was born at Jeanette District Memorial Hospital on Monday. In Berlin the Russians resumed harassing flights in the air corridors after a two day pause. In Bloomville a sand slide in a quarry loading pit killed 35 year old Dennis Bonham.

Jeanette, Pa Lawrence P. Hensler Jeanette Lawrence Richard Henslers Jeanette District Memorial Hospital Berlin Tiffin Bloomville Dennis Bonham

Don’t Wants Turn Quick Action Sale Into Surprising Result

Readers are urged to place a Want Ad for selling unwanted items and report surprising results from the quick listings. The notice highlights the ease and speed of turning don’t needs into cash through brief classified ads.

Public urged investment in global satellite system

Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy told Congress that the administration favors public investment in a global communications satellite system. He argued participation protects the public interest and prevents monopolization by a single firm, while stressing the need for competition with AT&T.

Washington Pi—Atty Robert F. Kennedy Congress Kennedy House Commerce Committee At&t

Kennedy proceeds after back surgery turns painter in 1955

President Kennedy tried painting during convalescence in 1955 and later gave it up. A Riviera scene painted by Kennedy appears in McCall's magazine with a picture by his wife. The Riviera work, among fewer than a dozen by Kennedy, hangs in his Hyannis Port home.

New York Kennedy Riviera McCall’s Magazine Hyannis Port

Talks Open Secretly On West New Guinea Crisis

Five officials meet near Washington in nearly wartime secrecy to avert a Dutch Indonesian clash over West New Guinea. The private talks involve Carl Schurmann and J. H. Van Roijen for the Dutch, Adam Malik and Soedgarno Tjondronagoro for Indonesia, and Ellsworth Bunker for the United States.

Netherlands West New Guinea United States Washington Carl Schurmann United Nations J. H. van Roijen Adam Malik Moscow Soedgarno Tjondronagoro Foreign Ministry Ellsworth Bunker U. S India Italy Brazil

Secret Army Is Quiet On Peace

Algerian riots spread across numerous towns as Moslem crowds clashed with French troops in several areas. A major incident near St Denis du Sig reportedly left 52 dead in one clash, though overall casualties remain unreported.

Secret Army Algiers St. Denis du Sig Algeria Geryville Les Attafs Orleansville

Evangelist Confesses To Crime In Nelsonville Case

Nelsonville correspondent reports evangelist James Emmett of Englewood signed a confession admitting breaking and entering at Barber Service Station after being detained. He pleaded innocent in Mayor Hoffman's court and was bound over to a $1000 grand jury. Emmett’s wife Gertrude and others were detained for investigation.

Nelsonville James Emmett Emmett Englewood William Hoffman Athens County Athens DeWitt Walker James Dishong Ross County Barber Chillicothe Gertrude Bobby Jones

Racine Man Drowns In Kanawha River Near Marmet

Miles Huston Chil dress Jr., 25, of Racine Route 2, drowned Monday night in the Kanawha River near Marmet West Virginia. He worked for Point Tow Co. Survived by wife Anna Lee two sons Rodney and Hobart his parents Mr and Mrs Miles Hobart Childress Racine and numerous siblings. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Moriah Church of God near Racine burial at Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call at Ewing funeral home.

Pomeroy—Miles Huston Childress, Jr Racine Kanawha River Marmet W. Va Anna Lee Rodney Hobart Miles Hobart Childress William Franklin Douglas Gladys Hurley Loretta Williams Ruth Treadaway Chicago Ill Kathleen Kincaid Lansing Margaret Hall Mount Moriah Church

Judge Calls Case Invalid In Western Union Robbery Case

Huntington West Virginia Common Pleas Judge Er nest E Winters rules the armed robbery indictment against George J Moore Jr 22 of near Kingston Ohio invalid for omitting the word dollars He is charged with taking about 2000 in the January Western Union office robbery He is held on the armed robbery warrant awaiting action by the May grand jury Moore had been identified as the man who robbed the Athens Western Union Office of 60 on January 16

Huntington W. Va Common Pleas Court Ernest E. Winters George J. Moore Jr Kingston Ohio Moore Western Union Athens

Ohio aid recipients hopeful for increase later this year

Welfare officials in Columbus express hopes that Ohio residents receiving aid for the aged blind and disabled will see an increase later this year.

Columbus Ohio

Britain Opens Door to Minimal Verification for Test Ban

At the Geneva disarmament talks Lord Home said Britain would accept an absolute minimum verification system if the Soviet Union agrees to a treaty banning nuclear tests. He noted Britain recognizes the Soviet advantage from past tests and urged a reasonable compromise with international inspectors to prevent violations. Western officials say the U S seeks robust verification, while Britain favors less policing to achieve a ban and broader disarmament talks continue.

Soviet Union Lord Home Home Britain United States Gromyko Khrushchev Berlin

Exotic Foods and Water For Jackie on India Visit

In New Delhi the First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy enjoys exotic Indian dishes including wild boar curry and edible silver. She savors korma curry and tandori chicken and has tropical fruits such as papaya and mangoes. Bottled water from Washington is provided to avoid mineral content issues during travel. India also ships fresh mangoes. Ontario or Oxford Miami details follow.

New Delhi Bombay Kipling Washington

Two Escapees Still At Large

Marion County authorities continued the search for two of five jail escapees, John F. Nelson and Ira Nichols, both 20, after they breached the jail wall with a steel bannister and improvised rope. The others have been recaptured or accounted for.

Marion Marion County John F. Nelson Ira Nichols

Spring optimism Across the Northern Hemisphere

The first day of spring sparks hopeful talk as people from London to Moscow plan planting despite nuclear tensions. A London cockney and a Tokyo resident describe resilience with gardens and canned plants, while a Moscow farm manager shifts from crops to livestock to meet meat shortages.

Associated Press Hemisphere Harry Mervus London

Reservists Ordered to Stop Protest Meetings at Ft Polk

Mil itary authorities at Ft Polk Louisiana have banned protest meetings by reservists and National Guardsmen. Maj Gen Harvey West ordered the action after four gatherings where 50 to 300 soldiers discussed letter writing to Congress about release dates. Military police will break up meetings and escort soldiers to their company areas.

FT. Polk Louisiana Harley B. West Congress West Reveille

Press Meet Eliminated After Long Negotiation Session

Chief negotiators did not hold a news conference after a bargaining session in Pittsburgh as talks resumed on the steel contract. Sources close to the talks said the move signified little, noting the session ran three hours over and recessed at 7:30 p.m. to continue today while teams studied the volume of figures.

Pittsburgh

People Outnumber Swallows On Return at Capistrano

In San Juan Capistrano on St. Josephs Day more than 1,000 people gathered as about 500 swallows returned to nest among the ruins of the mission church. The crowd numbered roughly twice the size of the returning birds.

San Juan Capistrano Calif—i St. Joseph's Day Capistrano

Fire death toll hits 982 in US and Canada

The National Fire Protection Association reports that last year saw a record 982 casualties from multiple deaths in fires across the United States and Canada. In Pittsburgh, the secretary of the Mahoning Valley Industrial Council urged city leaders to support the proposed Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal.

Boston United States Canada National Fire Protection Association Pittsburgh Mahoning Valley

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