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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1961

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Castro Declares Socialist Cuba Bans Elections Grows Church Control

Fidel Castro proclaimed a socialist state in Cuba denying elections and ordering church schools nationalized while expelling foreign clergy. He urged the masses in Havana's Civic Plaza to support the move amid U.S. disapproval and warned of potential warlike danger to U.S. cities.

Key West Fla Fidel Castro Cuba Havana Civic Plaza Castro United States U.S Hiroshima Kennedy

Wage Law Re Shaped

A compromise mini mum wage bill would raise the base to 1.25 by 1963 and extend coverage to about 3.62 million workers, mainly in large retail stores. It is seen as a Kennedy victory with votes needed in both chambers, starting in the Senate.

Senate House Kennedy Senate House

Loyalty Day Parade Draws 50 000 in Cleveland

Police estimated 50 000 attended Cleveland's 12th Loyalty Day parade on Monday night. The Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsored the event Featuring nine bands 14 majorette groups and numerous drill teams.

Cleveland Veterans of Foreign Wars

Macbeth Tops TV Awards Race With Five Nominations

Shakespeare's Macbeth leads with five first place nominations in the Television Academy awards race. Winners will be announced on a Hollywood telecast on May 16.

Hollywood William Shakespeare

Strike Grounds Planes Grounding National Airlines Fleets

A machinist strike in Miami grounds all National Airlines planes. Employees across the system receive layoff notices as routes stretch from Houston to Miami to Boston.

Miami Fla National Airlines Houston Tex Boston Mass

Pilot Hijacked Plane to Cuba in Florida Turnover

An armed hijacker aboard a National Airlines plane forced the craft to fly to Cuba from Marathon Florida. The man claimed Raf ael Trujillo offered him blood money to kill Fidel Castro but said he intended to reveal secrets to Castro. Cuban militiamen took him into custody as the plane returned to Florida and FBI investigates the hijacker’s real name and motive.

Miami Fla Florida Cuba el Pirata Cofresi Rafael Trujillo Dominican Republic Fidel Castro Castro National Airlines Havana

Two Ohioans Win Coveted Pulitzer Prize

New York reports two Ohio natives won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday. Lynn Heinzerling of Birmingham Ohio received the international reporting prize, and Tad Moses of Steubenville Ohio won the drama prize for his Broadway play All the Way Home. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee won fiction. The Amarillo Globe-Times received the public service gold medal for a local government corruption battle.

New York Ohio Lynn Heinzerling Birmingham Erie County Tad Moses Steubenville Harper Lee Amarillo Globe-Times

Ladies Must Remove View Obstructing Hats

In Columbus a House vote fell short of the two thirds needed to repeal a long standing anti hat law. The measure failed 61 to 57 leaving patrons required to remove hats that block views in theaters.

Columbus

Ike To Speak Cincinnati Dinner Planned By Republicans

Republicans of southwest Ohio and northern Kentucky announce a $100 plate dinner on June 12 with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower as guest of honor.

Cincinnati Ohio Kentucky Dwight D. Eftsenhower

Very Light Turnout In Ohio Odd-Year Primary

In 57 of 88 counties Ohio held odd year primary elections with extremely light turnout. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown projected the overall vote would be very light.

Columbus Ohio Ted W. Brown

Racine Area Man Dies After Roof Fall

Grover C. Wolfe 75 of Racine Route 2 died at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis from head injuries after falling eight feet from a roof while repairing his home. Survived by daughter Dorothy Boettner New Brighton Pa son Howard Beaver Falls Pa two brothers Allen Zanesville Bentz Pomeroy two sisters Ida Augusta Wolfe. Wife and two children had died earlier. Services 2 p m Thursday at Ewing funeral home burial Letart Falls Cemetery.

Pomeroy Grover C. Wolfe Racine Holzer Hospital Gallipolis Wolfe Syracuse Dorothy Boettner New Brighton Howard Beaver Falls Allen Zanesville Bentz Ida Augusta Wolfe Ewing

Provisional Laos Truce Established Shepard Must Wait 46 Hours

Weather halts America's first man in space attempt as Alan B. Shepard Jr. waits under medical surveillance for at least 48 hours. Backup John H. Glenn Jr. stands by in case of delay while conditions improve over Cape Canaveral.

Shepard Space

Astronaut Is Man Of Challenges

CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr 37 chosen today to be the first American to ride a rocket into space. He says the flight is a challenge and the more severe one will occur on the first flight. His wife Louise says he would create a challenge if none existed. He pursued private flying to earn a license and enjoys water skiing and fast boats.

Cape Canaveral Fla Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr Navy Louise Alan Shepard

Car Repair Dispute Escalates Into Vandalism

In Columbus a repair dispute at a garage led to a brick through a garage window and a shovel thrown at a car windshield. The manager says the customer ran into the shovel. the customer was treated for a cut lip. Both parties consider charges undecided.

Columbus

Kennedy aides weigh nuclear test ban plan

President and top advisers of the National Security Council meet for the fifth time in 11 days to decide whether to seek Soviet agreement on a nuclear test ban. The talks focus on possible nuclear test ban terms and prospects for Soviet participation.

Washington National Security Council Kennedy Soviet Union

Ohio Weather Report Notes Freezing Temps Overnight

Freezing temperatures likely again tonight for northern portions with frost possible elsewhere. Light cloud cover and abundant sun expected for the next 30 hours. This morning Columbus set a record low for the date at 82 degrees, with Cincinnati 38, Marietta 37, Toledo 38, and Zanesville 31 cited in early readings.

Ohio Columbus Cincinnati Marietta Toledo Zanesville

Two Survive B47 Crash In Wisconsin

HURLEY Wis A six engine Air Force B47 bomber crashed in a swampy Wisconsin woods during a simulated bombing run. Two of the four crew survived Capt Frank Meade unhurt and another crewman with a broken leg. Meade walked out about two hours after rescue planes spotted the wreckage.

Hurley Wis Air Force Northwoods Forbes Air Force Base Topeka Kan Frank Meade Meade

CIA Chief Dulles to Address Senate Cuba Invasion

CIA Director Allen W. Dulles travels to Capitol Hill to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session on the CIA role in the Cuban rebel invasion. Sen. Wayne Morse arranged the inquiry and previously pressed Rusk for details.

Washington Allen W. Dulles Central Intelligence Agency Capitol Hill CIA Dulles Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wayne Morse D-Ore Dean Rusk Morse Rusk United States Cuba

Youngstown University unveils $15 million expansion plan

Youngstown University announced a 15 million dollar expansion over 15 years to grow facilities and programs. The plan underscores long term growth and investment in campus infrastructure and student resources.

Youngstown Youngstown University Today

Rate Probe Faces Hurdle as Christiansen Answers Question

Ohio House Rules Committee weighs whether Rep. Richard M. Christiansen must respond to two questions he refused at a public hearing. The session centered on a Quatman letter aiming to counter a cautionary report on Ohio utility securities. Republicans pressed for a full House investigation.

Ohio House Richard M. Christiansen D-Richland Roger Cloud R-Logan Christiansen New York George B. Quatman Lima Ohio Telephone Services, Inc Quatman Michael V. DiSalle House Cloud Newsmen Rules Committee Kenneth Robinson Marion Robert Taft Jr Hamilton Ohio 104Th General Assembly The Utilities Commission Commission Robinson Christiansens

Pact May Boost Red Propaganda in Laos Front

A government officer and Pathet Lao major held a front line meeting 45 miles north of Vientiane halting fighting provisionally by 5 p.m. The cabinet hopeful a broader cease fire may follow, while observers warn the rebels may seek terms unacceptable to the Western backed government and demand withdrawal of American advisers.

Vientiane Laos Here Phoumi Nosavan Tino Sopsaisana Vang Khu Prince Boun Oum Pathet Lao

U S Chamber Warns on Financing and the Dollar

John J Balles told the U S Chamber of Commerce that a resumed flow of American gold and capital would occur if the government pursues easy money and deficit financing Balles urged action to curb inflationary deficits and the wage price spiral in a speech prepared for the 49th annual meeting in Washington

Washington U. S Chamber of Commerc Kennedy John J. Balles Pittsburgh Balles Chamber

Four ex Nazis listed to testify for Eichmann

Adolf Eichmann’s lawyer Robert Servatius named four former Nazis who would testify on his behalf in Jerusalem. He argued Eichmann was merely a cog in the Nazi machine and could not have acted alone.

Jerusalem Adolf Eichmann Robert Servatius Eichmann

Sold the Tractor And Equipment

Farmer Paul Hatch of Route 2 Guysville reports selling tractors and other farming gear after an advertisement. The listing promotes ALLIS CHALMERS C tractors plows cultivators mower and disc with Hatch as contact and a local phone number for ad help.

Paul Hatch Route 2 Guysville Allis Chalmers Guysville Rt

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