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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1962

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U S and Soviet Clash Over Nuclear Test Ban at Geneva

At the 17 nation disarmament conference, Secretary of State Rusk accused the Soviet Union of blocking a test ban while Gromyko denied the charge and blamed the United States for the deadlock. Rusk said Kennedy would halt tests if a treaty with effective controls is signed. Gromyko argued Western espionage aims and rejected international observers inside the Soviet Union.

Geneva Dean Rusk Soviet Union Andrei A. Gromyko United States Britain Gromyko Rusk Kennedy Lord Home Home

East Germans Fire On Western Mission Cars At Potsdam

A second shooting incident targets Western staff cars near Potsdam and Gotha as East German authorities deny rights to Soviet officers. The United States Britain and France protest, while questions rise about orders and regional security during Geneva talks.

Berlin East Germany United States Britain France Potsdam East Berlin James Cassels Gotha Iron Curtain State Department U.S Germany Luther Bolz Andrei Gromyko Geneva Gromyko Bolz Gerhard Schroeder

Niles Store Fire Claims Woman As Blaze Rages

A 67 year old Dorothy Aulin of Niles died after slipping from rescuers in a seven alarm clothing store fire that destroyed the Homer H Hoffman Co two story building in downtown Niles. Firemen from Niles and six nearby towns battled the blaze for nearly two hours with three clerks saved. The damage was estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Niles

Tip Leads To Fake Money Found In Marion Apartment

An anonymous call redirected police to about $30,000 in counterfeit bills hidden in a Marion West Side apartment. Police found stacks of 10 and 0 dollar notes linked to a Meadville Pa robbery last November. No arrests were made. two of three men jailed for the Meadville robbery had lived there.

Marion Justin Cornely West Side Meadsville Cornely Virgil Campbell Meadville

Ford Faces UAW Strike Threat At Brook Park Plants

Cleveland Local 1250 of the United Auto Workers has served notice that 8 300 employees may strike if health safety and production grievances are not settled. A five day notice could affect workers at Ford Motor Co two engine plants and Brook Park foundry. Local 1250 expects an international union decision on a possible walkout next Tuesday as Detroit negotiators work with Ford officials.

Cleveland United Auto Workers Ford Motor Co Brook Park International Union Ford UAW Detroit

Oberlin Fire Ruins Home Killing 3 Women and 10 Children

A $4000 blaze in a ten room frame house Thursday left three Oberlin women and their ten children homeless though no one was injured. Two of the women were mothers of seven children who perished in a 1960 Oberlin fire. Minnie Isom lost five children and Mary Malone two. Also, three Ohio churches were among eight nationwide winning architectural awards from the National Conference on Church Architecture. St Anselm Church and Community Church Chesterland and Bethany Lutheran Church Columbus cited.

Oberlin Minnie Isom Mary Malone Cleveland Ohio St. Anselm Roman

Ohio attorney general backs Lake Erie canal plan

Columbus Attorney General Mark McElroy announced his office would support a proposed Lake Erie Ohio River canal. The pledge came at a meeting sponsored by the U S Corps of Engineers in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Columbus Mark McElroy U.S. Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh

No Emotion Shown On Death Walk

Vincent Ciucci died in the electric chair at 12 09 a m in Chicago jail after 12 stays of execution and eight years on death row for murdering his wife Anna and three children to marry another. He faced the 1955 sentence for killing his 10 year old son Vincent Jr. His only lapse was hearing the Supreme Court refused a 13th stay.

Chicago Vincent Ciucci Ciucci Anna Vincent Jr Death Row Jack Johnson U. S. Supreme Court

Patriot's Day Bell Flub Delights Arkansas Capitol

A group of leaders at the Arkansas State Capitol rang the Liberty Bell replica for Patriot's Day but found the clapper tied down. Capitol officials said the fix was to keep visitors from bonging the bell and disturbing staff with unexpected sounds.

Little Rock Ark State Capitol Capitol

Eichmann Plea for Mercy Sparks Israeli Supreme Court Appeal

Adolf Eichmann's defense lawyer asks Israel's supreme court for mercy, claiming Eichmann acted under Hitler's influence. The prosecutor opposes the plea while the court adjourns for further argument and to consider legality of his capture.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Israeli Supreme Court Today Eichmann Hitler Robert Servatius Gideon Hausner

Rangers Put opts on Laos Border

Washington reports ten American trained South Vietnamese ranger units are being sent to patrol the Laos border to curb guerrilla infiltration from North Vietnam. The effort targets the 150 mile frontier used by Viet Cong incursions aided by Pathet Lao influence. American advisers accompany the rangers in bush operations.

Washington North Viet Nam Viet Nam Pathet Lao

Kennedy orders secrecy lifted on strategic material piles

President Kennedy has ordered the cover of secrecy stripped from some government strategic materials. Five day forecast shows near normal temperatures with high 52-62 and low 38-38. Expect light precipitation totals of three quarters to about one inch through the weekend and into Tuesday with periodic showers.

Washington Kennedy Wekend

Frondizi Ouster Gains as Unions Launch Nationwide Strike

Followers of exiled Peron called a 24 hour general strike against President Frondizi as military pressure mounted. Nearly 2 million workers were urged to strike amid decrees that nullified Peronist gains, while police entered battle alert and Navy leaders pressed for Frondizi's resignation.

Buenos Aires Juan D. Peron Arturo Frondizi Frondizi

New Look For Rose Garden At White House

Washington CNN Pierre Salinger press secretary announced at a botanical briefing that the White House rose garden will not be eliminated and will remain the rose garden with added flowers. He said the garden will be redesigned to include perennials for year round color and variety. The space, bordered by rose bushes and used for outdoor ceremonies, has historic ties to Mrs. Herbert Hoover.

Washington White House Pierre Salinger Salinger

Couple Seek Damages For False Arrest In Cleveland

A Cleveland couple seek 365000 in a Common Pleas Court petition against patrolmen James Avon and Louis Barracato alleging false arrest on February 16 after they were questioned about vice activities and later released. Clarence W. Miller, 44, and Alice Miller, 22, filed the suit.

Cleveland Common Pleas Court Clarence W. Miller Alice James Avon Louis Barracato

Young Braille Student Wins Warren County Spelling Bee

Richard Lamb, a seventh grader with visual impairment, won this year’s Warren County elementary spelling bee announced by Supt. R F Hatfield. He attends the school at Waynesville.

Lebanon Richard Lamb Warren County R. F. Hatfield Richard Waynesville

Secret Army Ambushes French Patrol in Algiers Strife Rises

In Algiers a night of citywide clashes sees Secret Army commandos ambush a French patrol and seize arms after hours of attacks on government posts. Six soldiers killed and twelve wounded in Bab El Oued as oil and tacks slow traffic and gunfire echoes through the European quarter.

Algiers Secret Bab el Oued Secret Army

Jackie Kennedy Receives Grand Welcome in Rawalpindi

Jacqueline Kennedy toured Rawalpindi Pakistan meeting crowds of about 400000 as bands played along the six mile route from airport to city. She rode a Pakistani horse and was greeted with thousands of flags and banners reading Long live Mrs Kennedy as the First Lady continued her goodwill tour begun 12 days earlier.

Pakistan America Ayub Khan Lahore Jacqueline Kennedy Rawalpindi Mrs. Kennedy Kennedy

Barron backs Chesapeake and Ohio Baltimore & Ohio merger

West Virginia Governor W. W. Barron hailed the proposed merger of the Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio railroads as a path to growth and development for the state.

White Sulphur Springs W. Va W. W. Barron Chesapeake & Ohio Baltimore & Ohio West Virginia

California Speech Best Set For JFK

President Kennedy travels to California for a speech an honorary degree and rest at Palm Springs. The trip by jet from Andrews AFB to Alameda NAS includes a Vandenberg Base tour and potential Atlas missile firing with possible meeting with former President Eisenhower. Robert Kennedy accompanies him on the flight.

Washington Kennedy California Desert Palm Springs Andrews Air Force Base Alameda Naval Air Station Oakland Vandenberg Air Force Base Dwight D. Eisenhower Robert F. Kennedy

No Concern Over Fallout From Soviet Nuclear Tests

Public Health Service says fallout from last fall's Soviet nuclear tests will likely not require protective measures. Strontium 90 poses greatest potential health risk, but current assessments indicate minimal human intake concerns.

Washington Public Health Service

Missile test launches from underground pit at Cape Canaveral

A Minuteman intercontinental range missile was launched from an underground pit Thursday night on a successful test flight of more than 4000 miles. Farmers are pulling wheat from price support loans to meet market needs and improve prices.

Cape Canaveral Fila Washington

Greyhound Considers County Takeover of Cleveland Routes

Greyhound Bus Lines urged to discuss with Cuyahoga County officials the county running its Cleveland commuter services. County Engineer Albert Porter proposed the idea after Greyhound said it may discontinue greater Cleveland operations due to losses. Greyhound’s W T McKibben testified the company contacted other carriers to buy the routes but found no interest.

Cleveland Greyhound Bus Lines Cuyahoga County Albert Porter Greyhound Greater W. T. McKibben

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