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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1961

Page

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Officials Silent On Korea Crisis Amid Coup Developments

Washington officials say the Korea situation is unclear as Seoul reports a coup led by a military junta. President Kennedy in Canada stays in touch with the State Department while U S military and embassy reps urge Koreans to back Premier John Chang. The outcome hinges on the 600,000 man army and student reaction.

Washington Korea Kennedy Canada State Department Walter P. McConaughy U. S Far East White House Seoul

Top Korea Army Unit Joins Coup

Seoul radio reported Lt Gen Lee Han Lim commander of the 1st Field Army pledged full support to the military junta. The junta seeks to oust Premier Chang and install a 24-general cabinet while Chang and cabinet members remain in hiding. UN forces commander Magruder urged a return to normal authority.

Lee Han-Lim South Korea 1St Field Army John M. Chang U.S Carter B. Magruder United Nations Chang Do Yung Lee Chang Premier Chang Seoul

Nephew Charged in Fatal Route 33 Crash

Nelsonville man Don W. Windle 58 faces second degree manslaughter charges after a Tuesday collision on Route 33 near Iles roadside market that killed his uncle James W. Smith 69 and seriously injured his aunt Agnes Smith. Windle’s car sideswiped the Smith vehicle, overturned it, and a county truck briefly forced off the road. Smith was pronounced dead at the scene. Mrs. Smith was treated and released before later experiencing chest pains. Windle arraigned in County Court with $1000 bond. case continued.

Logan Nelsonville James W. Smith W. Second St Don W. Windle Grosvenor St Agnes Smith Hocking Paul Hartman Windle Smith Owen Yaw Hocking County Hartman Ray Anderson Vaughn Collins

Kennedy rules out tax cuts and large spending drive

President Kennedy rejects massive tax cuts and sweeping spending to spur the economy. He tells Democratic leaders he backs advisers who see a solid recovery, while housing education highway and social programs may still push growth despite unemployment.

Washington Kennedy U.S

Man Keeps Mother's Body Hidden To Bury Near Newark

An 81 year old woman's death led her son Floyd Peterson to trap her body in their Warren Ohio home for ten days while he saved money to bury her beside her mother in Newark New Jersey. Trumbull County sheriff deputies found Mrs Lydia A Peterson on the first floor of their southeast Warren dwelling covered by a pink bedspread. Peterson admitted delaying burial to honor a promise to move the body east.

Warren Newark N. J Trumbull Floyd Peterson

Airlift Of Americans From Cuba Planned For Friday

Havana reports an airlift of Americans from Cuba ready to start Friday with at least 91 approved for the first flight to Miami. The Swiss Embassy, acting for the U.S. government in Cuba, notes about 500 of some 1200 U.S. citizens remaining have applied to return home.

Cuba Havana Miami Fla U.S Washington Fidel Castro

Statewide Study Sought On Small Parks

A subcommittee of the Ohio House Conservation Committee seeks a commission to study outdoor recreational needs and report to the 1963 legislature, aiming to block the Natural Resources Department from disposing of several small parks.

Columbus Natural Resources Department Ohio House Conservation Committee

Five Day Forecast Briefing

Temperatures mirror normal values with highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 50s. Precipitation expected to total about half an inch to three quarters in light showers, with showers possible over the weekend.

Eichmann Cited In Jewish Property Steal

In Jerusalem the Israeli prosecution called Adolf Eichmann the sparkplug of the Nazi machinery that seized three billion dollars of Jewish property in Europe. Prosecutors produced eighty documents linking Eichmann to detailed steps in the property grab.

Eichmann Adolf Eichmann Europe Gestapo Third Reich

Kennedy in Ottawa Seeks Canada Aid on Latin America

President Kennedy meets Prime Minister Diefenbaker in Ottawa to press for Canadian financial and moral support against Communist influence in Latin America. Tens of thousands greet Kennedy. talks and a Parliament address shape the state visit’s core agenda.

Ottawa Kennedy Canada John G. Diefenbaker United States Latin America Diefenbaker U. S Western Hemisphere

Rusk urges Laos neutralization and troop withdrawal

U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk at the East-West talks demanded withdrawal of all foreign military personnel from Laos and accused the Communists of violating the cease-fire. He offered a three point plan to make Laos neutral, free from Cold War pressures, and pressed North Vietnamese forces to leave. A control commission report noted sporadic fighting but its significance was unclear.

Geneva U.S Dean Rusk Laos Rusk United States Viet Nam Pathet Lao Control Commission

Hit By Car Woman Dies in Florida While Vacationing

Middleport mourns Mrs Sidney Pickens who died at Mound Park Hospital St Petersburg Florida from injuries after being struck by an auto two weeks earlier in downtown St Petersburg Survivors include husband Sidney daughter Mrs Avery Frances Drenner St Albans WV two sisters Mrs Dana Lambert Middleport and Mrs Frank Abbott St Petersburg three brothers Charles and Robert McElhinney Middleport and Howard McElhinney St Petersburg Funeral arrangements to be announced later

Middleport Sidney Pickens Mound Park Hospital St. Petersburg Fla Florida City Pickens Sidney Avery Frances) Drenner St. Albans W. Va Dana Lambert Frank Abbott Charles Robert McElhinney Howard McElhinney

Lyndon B. Johnson and Sarit Thanarat Confer in Bangkok

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Thailand Prime Minister Sarit Thanarat met for over two hours in Bangkok for a candid appraisal of strength and future actions.

Bangkok Thailand Lyndon B. Johnson Sarit Thanarat

Army plans fight to hire manpower for limited war

An Army source said the 55 000 man manpower increase to bolster limited war capability was blocked above the Joint Chiefs of Staff and may shift to the Secretary of Defense or the White House. The Army circulated extracts from Kennedy's defense message to back its push for higher strength and warned a longer commitment could follow.

Washington Joint Chiefs of Staff Kennedy Congress Maxwell D. Taylor

Tax Dodger Is Ousted As Minister

The Rev. Maurice F. McCracklin was suspended from office and from communion by the Cincinnati Presbytery after a long dispute with the Internal Revenue Service. He appealed to the Ohio Synod claiming tax resistance on religious grounds. The suspension was announced as indefinite.

Cincinnati Maurice F. McCracklin Cincinnati Presbytery Ohio Synod Presbytery McCrackin Internal Revenue Service

Bowles mum on JFK Khrushchev talks

Under Secretary of State Chester Bowles refused to discuss reported negotiations for a Kennedy Khrushchev meeting. He spoke to reporters before a closed Senate Foreign Relations Committee session where senators planned to question him about prospects for informal talks between the two leaders.

Washington Chester Bowles Kennedy Nikita S. Khrushchev Bowles Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Defense Claim Ratterman Framed Opens Newport Trial

Defense attorney Henry Cook said Ratterman reform candidate for sheriff was framed. He spoke at the trial’s start on charges of breach of peace disorderly conduct and resisting arrest following an early May ninth incident with a dancer at the Glena Hotel in Newport Kentucky.

Ratterman Newport Henry Cook George Ratterman Cook Glena Hotel

Khrushchev-Kennedy Meeting Possible Says A Gromyko

Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko implied discussions are under way to arrange a Kennedy Khru shchev meeting in Geneva. He hinted authorities are pursuing a high level summit between the two leaders.

Khru Geneva Andrei A. Gromyko Kennedy Khrushchev

Louise Goff Reece Elected to Congress in Landslide

Louise Goff Reece, longtime Republican figure, is elected to the congressional seat long held by her late husband in Johnson City Tennessee. The victory comes amid strong party support and a decisive majority.

Johnson City Tenn Louise Goff Reece

GOP Overrides Veto to Redirect $15 Million to Localities

The Republican legislature overrode Governor DiSalle to divert about 15 million dollars yearly from the Ohio Highway Department to cities counties and townships. Senate 24 14 House 100 35. Local officials begin receiving funds January 1 with GOP plans to replace the money from other highway revenues.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle House Senate GOP Ohio Highway Department DiSalle Ohio Cuyahoga County Cleveland Arthur Blake D-Belmont Thomas P. Gilmartin D-Mahoning Luther Mylander Ottawa Virtus J. Kruse Dfayette Arnold Potts Putnam Ohio Department of Highway Safety Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Highway Patrol Department

Giraffe and Grand Piano Pulled From New York Harbor

Seven Army officers and 1150 civilian workers clear debris from New York harbor yearly. Recent trash hauls include a giraffe carcass and a grand piano found among the junk pulled from the harbor.

Harbor New York Army New York Harbor Empire State Building

Exchange President Warns Stock Buyers

New York Stock Exchange president Keith Funston issues a warning against buying on vague tips as a rush to low priced stocks and new issues of unseasoned companies continues. He says such speculation courts financial disaster.

New York Keith Funston New York Stock Exchange Funston

Jerry Lewis to entertain Kennedy birthday party May 27

Comic star Jerry Lewis backs Nixon and will perform at President Kennedy's birthday celebration on May 27. He is identified as a Republican and champions the president as inclusive for all Americans.

Hollywood Jerry Lewis Richard M. Nixon Kennedy Lewis

Macbeth Steals Show at 13th TVwards Emmys

Macbeth won five Emmys led by best direction for George Schaefer and best actor Maurice Evans. Judith Anderson won best actress, Barbara Stanwyck top in a series, Raymond Burr and Fred Astaire added to their tally, with NBC news team Huntley and Brinkley best news program and Jack Benny winning humor.

Hollywood Macbeth William Shakespeare George Schaefer Maurice Evans Judith Anderson Barbara Stanwyck Raymond Burr NBC News Chet Huntley David Brinkley Kennedy Jack Benny Bob Hope

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