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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1962
Page
1
Secretary of Commerce Luther Hodges called for decisive steps by the administration to implement policy. Hodges urged concrete measures instead of rhetoric, signaling a push for proactive government action.
The Israeli Supreme Court rejected Adolf Eichmann's appeal and affirmed the death sentence. Clemeny is the only remaining path. a decision is unlikely before mid June. If denied, execution would follow at Ramleh Prison near Tel Aviv. Public court attendance reflected continued high public interest.
U S stock market opens lower with major declines in Chrysler Raytheon and Montgomery Ward. The Dow drops 34.95 to 576.93 and the AP 60 stock average slides. volume hits 935 million shares amid margin calls and fears inflation has ended. Analysts cite spec excesses and shifting investor sentiment as causes.
A Greyhound passenger stabbed the driver and two others aboard a San Francisco bound bus on the Congress Expressway in Chicago. Police shot the knife-wielding man Milo Savo Brekich after he refused to drop the weapon. two passengers were treated for shock.
Voters in Alabama Kentucky and Florida choose candidates in today’s primaries or runoffs focused on Alabama where nine House members seek eight seats. Kentucky holds the sole primary, while Florida and Alabama conduct runoff contests from earlier May elections. Welfare checks average 65.88 dollars for 84 671 aid for the aged recipients this month. A search continues in the Atlantic for a missing Air Force cargo aircraft with six aboard since Sunday.
Malcolm Scott Carpenter, orbiting hero, earns a bachelor of science in aeronautical engineering at the University of Colorado in a 90 minute ceremony. Mayor Holloway proclaims Malcolm Scott Carpenter Day and a parade, guitar fest, and private chats follow at his hotel. In Ohio, 224 people died in fires in 1961, up 17 from 1960.
A private accountant who certified a rosy Estes audit destroyed working papers after a call from an Estes associate, an Agriculture Department official testified. The January 1961 net worth estimate supported a bond increase to store grain valued at 50 million dollars, while the audit overstated Estes net worth at 13.7 million. The witness said the auditor, Winn P. Jackson, did not adequately audit Estes records. Estes, indicted for fraud, says he is bankrupt as investigations by FBI IRS and Congress probe his vast business network built with government ties.
The Senate passed a compromise 1.5 billion public works measure after clashing with Republicans who branded it back door spending and a power grab. Kennedy secured partial progress for two New Frontier public works aims amid a tight political fight. Tropical storm Iris heads toward Okinawa after brushing northeast Luzon.
Four window washers were killed when the moving platform at the Equitable Building plunged from below the 23rd floor in midtown Manhattan. The impact shattered nearby windows as the platform hit the sidewalk and a maintenance man cited brake failure in the remote control engine above the structure. Kennedy marks 45th birthday with quiet Virginia celebration.
At Edwards Air Force Base the giant F1 rocket engine fired for the first time at full power and for the entire duration intended for flight. The test marks a milestone toward powering manned lunar missions.
George the wandering sea lion from Huntington West Virginia escaped Friday, rode 200 miles down the Ohio River, boarded the towboat Claire E Beatty, and was lured back by salmon. Cincinnati Zoo staff retrieved him and planned return to Huntington with his mate Jennie.
The Public Utilities Commission granted Citi zens Telephone Co. of Coolville authority to raise rates for 1400 Athens Meigs and Washington county customers. The hike will increase annual revenue by 20000 dollars to just under 120000 dollars and affects exchanges at Coolville Little Hocking and Chester.
Edwin Posner, 71, chairman of the American Stock Exchange, stayed calm after Monday's market drop. He plans to step down as president after Labor Day in favor of Edwin Etherington, noting the bear run and predicting future volatility while urging patience.
Lansing report says Paradise near Sault Ste. Marie and Hell near Ann Arbor will be connected by county roads soon taken over by the State Highway Department. No plans exist for a state highway to Hell.
Federal investigators held silence on a possible link between a murder suicide pact and the Continental Airlines crash that killed 45. A briefcase with initials TGD was found among the wreckage and is in FBI custody. CAB officials say an explosive occurred in a lavatory after storms, but they have not confirmed a bomb.
The United States will launch three to four high altitude nuclear bursts over Johnston Island in about three days. The tests aim to study effects on wartime communications and radar detection, with bright fireballs and aurorae visible for hundreds of miles and possible temporary interference to radio and radar gear.
In Perth Francis Rea was fined 10 pounds for steering his sports car with his knee while combing and patting his hair with one hand. He said he was on his way to see his girl. Also noted Chicago traffic deaths for the first four months rose six percent to 11,360 from 10,700 in 1961.
An all day gas and electric strike hit Paris halting many commuter and subway trains and cutting gas supply for cooking. Workers demand higher wages and better conditions. Traffic chaos ensued as lights failed and motorists used cars while hundreds of police replaced traffic signals.
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