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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1962

Page

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AMA Calls Plan Cruel Hoax Criticizes Kennedy aged care push

The American Medical Association rejects President Kennedy's proposal for elderly medical care as a cruel hoax that would heartlessly ignore millions. Boston station reports the backlash and calls for critique of the plan's reach and effectiveness.

AMA New York The American Medical Association Kennedy Neen King- Anderson Madison Square Garden King-Anderson Boston Wbz-Tv Edward R. Annis Miami Fla

Training Is Stepped Up In Thailand

U S infantrymen of the 27th Wolfhounds train in central Thailand to counter guerrilla threats and recognize enemy lookalikes near Khorat. Extra troops and equipment from Hawaii join the unit as U S forces bolster Thailand against Laos threats amid Southeast Asia tensions.

Thailand Khorat U.S Bangkok Southeast Asia Treaty Organization United States Laos

US Eyes Laos, Thailand Policy Split in World Opinion

A preliminary U S information agency survey shows broad Western support for sending troops to Thailand. Allies praise the move as a step to deter communism while some Near East and Asian neutralist papers doubt any Laos gains and question Western resolve. In South Vietnam, enthusiasm fades as US involvement seems limited to reinforcing Thailand.

Washington Thailand Near East Asia U. S. Information Agency Globe U.S Laos Korea Soviet Union Red China America Southeast Asia South Viet Nam United States

Roosevelt Jr Faces Tax Battle Over 1958 Income

U S Tax Court records show Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the late president facing a 38736 deficiency for 1958. IRS says he reported 29026 taxable income while their figures show 93051. He contests 12647 of the tax claiming 18615 from Sunrise at Campobello production was compensation for privacy loss and not taxable income.

Washington U.S Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr Internal Revenue Service Roosevelt Campobello

U S Navy Constellation Crashes in Bavaria Killing 20

A four engine U S Navy transport plane crashed near Eb ersberg in Bavaria causing at least 20 deaths. An Army spokesman in Munich said the WW2 Constellation exploded in the air and lost its tail before landing in an open field. German eyewitnesses saw the aircraft roll before crashing as wreckage and burned bodies were reported. Markt Schwaben mayor reached first and said rescuers could not approach due to flames. Firefighters brought the fire under control.

U.S. Army Munich Markt Schwaben

Third consecutive set of twins born to Miller family

WOODBURN Ore The Miller family welcomed a third consecutive set of twins Monday a boy and a girl joining siblings Barbara 18 Donald 17 and two younger siblings. The oldest now 18 and the next pair are five. The Millers total eight children.

Woodburn Ore Robert Miller Millers Barbara Donald

Cooper Pleads Innocent in Slaying Claim of Self Defense

John C. Cooper of North College Hill 41 a former atomic plant documents clerk faces second degree murder and mutilation of a body charges in the death of his stepson John Charles Jackson after an argument over spring vacation plans. Bond set at 20000 by Judge Louis Schneider. Prosecutor says skull shows five fractures.

Cincinnati John C. Cooper College Hill Louis Schneider Common Pleas Cooper John Charles Jackson C. Watson

French Seek Plotters Target De Gaulle Amid Dragnet

Paris police hold at least 15 suspects as they say another Secret Army Organization plot to kill President Charles de Gaulle has been foiled in eight months. In Algiers and across France, authorities press a nationwide hunt for plotters. Armco International Corp sues for 1 784 491 dollars in federal income tax refunds.

Paris France Algeria Charles de Gaulle Secret Army de Gaulle Cincinnati Armco International Corp Middletown

Grain Movement Ordered in Estes Grains Case

The Agriculture Department will shift about 42 million bushels of grain from elevators linked to Billie Sol Estes over 18 months. George A. Barnes said the orderly transfer to other locations costs the government nothing extra and proceeds while Estes faces fraud charges.

Washington Agriculture Department Billie Sol Estes Texas George A. Barnes Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman

Bulgaria lifts 18 year ban on Western newspapers

Sofia reports that Bulgaria ends an 18 year ban on importing Western newspapers and magazines. The government official announced the policy change today, signaling a shift in media access and potential exposure to foreign press.

Sofia Bulgaria

McClellan Plans Quiz of 100 Witnesses in Estes Case

The Senate investigations subcommittee will question at least 100 witnesses from the Kennedy and Eisenhower administrations to probe Billie Sol Estes dealings. The panel aims to expand the inquiry with broad testimony and hearings.

McClellan Estes Washington Senate Investigations Subcommittee Kennedy Eisenhower Billie Sol Estes John L. McClellan D-Ark

Body linked to Billie Sol Estes case in Texas

Franklin Tex UPI grand jurors question witnesses as experts study the body of Henry H Marshall 52 found dead from five bullet wounds last June 3. Marshall worked as chief administrator in Texas for the cotton allotment program tied to Estes who faces fraud and theft charges.

Franklin Tex Agriculture Department Billie Sol Estes John Barron Henry H. Marshall Orville Freeman Estes West Texas Marshall Texas Dist Bryan Russ Freeman

Assemblyman Chapel Faces Sentence For Bomb Hoax Charge

Sacramento Calif CP Assemblyman Charles E Chapel 57 Palos Verdes Estates awaits sentencing after a five day trial over an airplane bomb hoax he said was a joke He had voted for the Nitro glycerine hoax law twice. Queen's Chaplain Dies In Windsor England Rt Rev Eric Hamilton 72 chaplain to Queen Elizabeth II and Windsor Dean died Monday of a heart attack.

Sacramento Calif Charles E. Chapel California Palos Verdes Estates Chapel Windsor England Eric Hamilton

Weather Clears For Launch Of Mercury Flight

Weather and smoke threats eased as Project Mercury officials anticipated a Thursday launch of astronaut Malcolm Carpenter on a three orbit mission. Conditions near Cape Canaveral looked favorable with haze possible but not disruptive and storms moving away from Florida.

Cape Canaveral Fla Project Mercury Malcolm Scott Carpenter Everglades Cape Midwest Florida Atlantic Leutenant

Hoffa Claims Indictment Aimed to Cover Estes Scandal

James R. Hoffa accuses the Kennedy administration of framing him to conceal the Billie Sol Estes Texas affair. He notes the Nashville grand jury indictment, charging him with Taft Hartley law violations and illicit gains, targets Hoffa and the related Test Fleet Corp. involvement.

Philadelphia James R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Billie Sol Estes Texas Hoffa Nashville Tenn Estes Miami Commercial Carriers, Inc Detroit Tennessee Test Fleet Corp

Truck Catches Fire On Wavy To Fire Call

In Albuquerque a speeding fire truck smelled smoke a mile from its destination a brush fire. The engine electrical fire was extinguished and another truck put out the brush fire. In Fairbanks Alaska Anore Bucknell 19 a University of Alaska coed became the second woman to climb Mount McKinley 20320 feet.

Wavy Albuquerque, N. M—P Fairbanks Alaska Anore Bucknell University of Alaska Mt. McKinley

Clean-up ideas teased for warm weather

The paper promotes seasonal home improvement tips and directs readers to pages 9 through 12 for new ideas addressing an age-old problem. It invites readers to explore practical guidance and fresh approaches in this edition.

Expendable Guards Hold Korea Demilitarized Zone

Pfc. Ronald Hanson and Capt. James Patterson command Troop 1st Cavalry Division on the Imjin River front near Kaeson Corridor. The 18 year old guard describes the uneasy stance facing North Korea as patrols cross the DMZ under the armistice. The unit is tasked with reporting activity and delaying an attack to buy time for frontline units.

Imjin River South Korea U. S Ronald Hanson San Bernardino Calif United Nations North Korea James Patterson Lexington Mass Manson 1St Cavalry Division Patterson Hanson Demilitarized Zone No Man’s Land Korea Imjin Joe Kaeson Corridor

Bonn Proposes International Authority for West Berlin Access

Bonn outlines proposals to the United States for an international body to regulate land access routes to West Berlin with four powers maintaining control while the international authority implements decisions. Air corridors would stay under Western hands with the authority having a seat in the Berlin air safety center alongside Soviet representatives.

Bonn Germany United States West Berlin West Germany Britain France Soviet Union Berlin

Five Soldiers Die In Tank Fall At Fort Hood

Five soldiers perished when an M48 tank toppled from a 30 foot cliff into a creek and burned during a platoon tactical exercise at Fort Hood Texas. A radio failure caused the platoon commander to transfer to the wrecked tank minutes before the crash.

FT. Hood Tex

Parkersburg Halts Search for Ohio River Boating Victim

Darkness halted Monday night efforts to recover the body of Erret King 47 of Marietta who fell into the Ohio River Sunday night during a boating accident.

Parkersburg W. Va Erret King Marietta Ohio River

Son of U N Secretary General Thant dies in Burma

Tin Maung Thant aged 21 son of acting U N secretary general U Thant died after a fall from a bus in Rangoon Burma. He had been a part time sociology student at Hunter College New York for two years. In New York United Press International reports its operations suspended temporarily in Indonesia by President Sukarno.

Rangoon Burma Tin Maung Thant U.N U Thant Thant Hunter College New York United Press International Indonesia Sukarno

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Wolfhounds Hawaii Ren Edr Jr Los Angeles Albert Juarez Hansen Esther Hansen Margaret Ortega Ebersberg Robert Buck Phil O'Dell Salinas, Calif Hong Kong Billie N. Battle Hales Department Walter C. Berger Berger Commercial Solvents Corp. of Bomb Joker Taipei Formosa Chen Cheng Chiang Kai-shek News Index Athens By Conrad Fink Li Thant
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