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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1960

Page

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Envoy of Guatemala Indicted in Heroin Smuggling Ring

New York report states a former Guatemalan ambassador to Belgium and the Netherlands Mauricio Rosal and eight others face charges of conspiring to smuggle millions of dollars worth of heroin into the United States since 1952. Also indicted are Etienne Tarditi Robert Le Cent Felix Barnier Charles Bourbonnais Nicholas Calamaris and two unnamed John Doe and Richard Roe. Rosal supposedly acted as courier in the operation.

New York Mauricio Rosal Belgium Netherlands Etienne Tarditi Robert le Cent Felix Barnier Paris Charles Bourbonnais Nicholas Calamaris New York City Gilbert Coscia Montreal John Doe Richard Roe Rosal Rosal Tarditi Bourbonnais Trans World Airways Calamaris

New York Newspapers Reach Two-Year Wage Pact

Negotiators cleared a tentative two-year package totaling 7 and averting a blackout. The first year brings a 4 per package increase with 3.50 in wages and 0.50 for pension or welfare. The second year adds 2.50 wage rise plus 0.50 for pension or welfare and a fourth week of vacation after 10 years.

New York

UN Vote on Cuba Invasion Charge Debate

The United Nations General Assembly prepared to vote on Cuba’s bid for an immediate debate regarding U.S. plans to invade Fidel Castro’s regime. The dispute centers on Havana's accusation of U.S. aggression and calls for UN action.

United Nations N. Y UN General Assembly Cuba United States Fidel Castro

President to Speak in Cleveland and Pittsburgh

Washington reports President Eisenhower may address crowds in Cleveland and Pittsburgh this Friday or Saturday as part of his final push to help Vice President Richard Nixon win the election.

Washington Eisenhower Cleveland Pittsburgh Richard M. Nixon

New Plea For Spunky Firman In Kidnaping Case

Ralph Marshall of Zanesville, attorney for Gordon Spunky Firman, says his client will be allowed to enter a new plea to charges of kidnaping four Hamilton area teenagers.

Zanesville Ralph Marshall Gordon (Spunky) Firman Hamilton Area

Fremont youth wins Sandusky County cherry pie contest

Marvin Wright, a 14 year old from Fremont, tops more than 99 girls in local cherry pie baking contest for Sandusky County.

Fremont Ohio Marvin Wright Sandusky County

Financial Talent Dies In Chicago

Sewell Lee Avery 86 longtime Montgomery Ward chairman and chief executive died in Chicago of a cerebral hemorrhage. He led Ward battles against the federal government in 1944 after troops occupied Ward property during a CIO dispute and again defended control against financier Louis E. Wolfson in 1955.

Chicago Sewell Lee Avery U. S. Army Avery Plontgomery Ward & Co Montgomery Ward Louis E. Wolfson War Labor Board CIO Ward Wolfson

Rockefeller Subpoenaed in Booing Case at City Rally

Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller was subpoenaed to testify in a case brought by two men who say they were arrested for booing him at a Saturday night street corner political rally in New York City.

Rocky New York Nelson A. Rockefeller

Buckeyes Miss Boat Only Once Ohio Holds Key

In a Columbus byline the piece argues Ohio’s presidential vote, once decisive, may again tilt the White House. Nixon and Kennedy have campaigned heavily as Ohio’s 25 electoral votes loom large. the state’s historical swing is framed as a national barometer amid a clutter-free Ohio race.

Ohio Buckeye Democratic

Ohio sees Kennedy edge in state vote forecast

William L. Coleman predicts Kennedy would win Ohio by about 250000 votes if voting were held today and no national emergency. He notes past Ohio results and warns some southern areas doubt, while northeastern Ohio could offset them. GOP chair Ray Bliss forecasts Nixon carrying Ohio by a comfortable margin.

William L. Coleman Kennedy Coleman Ohio Eisenhower Alfred E. Smith Nedy Nixon Bliss

Waiver Sought In FAA Suspension For Arctic Pacific

Arctic Pacific Inc chief says he will seek a waiver to fly 22 crash victims home while the FAA suspends the firm’s flying certificate. James Springer cites no specific reason for the suspension. the airline operates three other aircraft and one at Toledo Express Airport.

Toledo Arctic Pacific, Inc James Springer Oakland Calif Liv Washington E. R. Quesada Federal Aviation Administrator Federal Aviation Agency Quesada Arctic Pacific FAA Civil Aeronautics Board Plain City Utah CAB

Travel restrictions tighten as Cuban professionals flee control

Fidel Castro's government lengthens travel permit lists forcing government employees and key professionals to remain in Cuba. Engineers physicians petroleum specialists and bank officers are blocked from leaving while technicians from seized foreign refineries have already departed. Six Cubans were removed from a Cuba Airlines flight bound for Miami before departure.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Shell Esso Standard Texaco Castro Cubana Airlines Miami

Soviet Agency Reports American Spy Arrested

Tass said an American spy named Mikhail Platovsky alias Andre Kreps and Pyotr Sosnovsky was smuggled into the Soviet Union and arrested. He reportedly trained in West Germany and carried two radio transmitters and other espionage gear. The Tass note ties the arrest to V. M. Slovnov’s earlier Soviet training in West Germany.

Moscow Tass Mikhail Platovsky Soviet Union Moscow Radio Platovsky Andre Kreps Pyotr Sosnovsky V. M. Slovnov New York Igor Y. Melekh UN Document Translations Melekh FBI Willie Hirsch American Intelligence Service Minst U. S Bad Homburg Kaufbeuren Alatsee Slovnov West Germany

Archbishop of England to see Pope at Vatican visit

Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher of Canterbury will visit Pope John XXIII at the Vatican on Dec 13 during a Middle East tour. He plans meetings with Eastern Orthodox prelates in Jerusalem and Istanbul and cites World Council of Churches dialogue as a key spark for closer church unity.

Geoffrey Fisher Church of England John XXIII Vatican Middle East Fisher Jerusalem Istanbul World Council of Churches Scotland Dr. Fisher

Eisenhower approves 155 million for B70 bomber bid

The Eisenhower administration releases 155 million dollars for development of the B70 supersonic strategic bomber project.

Washington

Cuba Credits Boosted by Czechoslovakia Agreement

Cuban economic chief Ernesto Guevara announced that Czechoslovakia will double credits to Cuba over five years from 20 million to 40 million dollars. The pledge aims to support Havana’s economic plans amid strained relations with Western powers.

Moscow Czechoslovakia Cuba Ernesto Guevara

Nixon presses Kennedy on debate and family in rousing NJ rally

Vice President Richard M. Nixon told 15,000 in Ridgewood that he would debate Kennedy and his family any time, proposing a showdown with Jack and Lyndon. He planned further stops in Pennsylvania and New York as the final campaign week began.

New Jersey Nixon Ridgewood Eisenhower Jack Lyndon Lancaster Erie Pennsylvania Syracuse Rochester New York

Kennedy Pushes Campaign Finale

Senator John F. Kennedy begins a final week blitz across 17 states including California and New York. He attacked Nixon’s Social Security stance, accusing the Republican plan of reversing 25 years of policy and criticized the rival position paper. Kennedy plans stops in Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Virginia Ohio Michigan Illinois New York Connecticut New Jersey Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine and Massachusetts.

Los Angeles John F. Kennedy San Francisco Kennedy Richard M. Nixon Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Virginia Ohio Michigan Illinois New York Connecticut New Jersey Vermont New Hampshire Rhode Island Maine Massachusetts

Elizabeth Promises Pub Reforms In New Session

Queen Elizabeth II opened Parliament pledging later pub hours and licensing reform. Home Secretary Richard A. Butler said legislation would standardize closing times nationwide. Current London pubs close at 10 30 or 11 p m depending on district.

Beth II Ard A. Butler London

Ohio University Coach Hess Proves Winning Streak

Coach Bill Hess leads Ohio University to a 7-0 record and top small college polls. His success stems from thorough opponent scouting reports by assistants. Hess emphasizes value of scouts reports, and his son Tommy belongs to Cub Pack 55 of Athens which designates Hess as its official news reporter.

Ohio University Bill Hess Hess Athens Tommy

AMA Chief Says U S Obsessed With Health

In Columbus the AMA president Dr. E Vincent Askey of Los Angeles says Americans are obsessed with health and have become a land of hypochondriacs imagining ailments. He warns that real health does not come from a salesman’s pills.

Columbus The American Medical Association E. Vincent Askey Los Angeles

Londoner Bets on Kennedy in U S Presidential Race

A London bookmaker lists Senator John F Kennedy as the favorite in the U S presidential race with odds of 13 to 8 for Kennedy to win and 5 to 4 against victory for Vice President Richard M Nixon.

London Sen John F. Kennedy U. S Kennedy Richard M. Nixon

Greyhound Drivers to Vote on Two Year Contract

About five thousand union drivers and maintenance men in Greyhound Corp Eastern Division will vote November 22 on a proposed two year contract offering five cent hourly raises each year.

Cleveland Greyhound Corp

Ohio Turnpike Mints $2.06 Million in October Tolled

Revenue from the Ohio Turnpike operation last month totaled an estimated 2.063 million dollars for October, the strongest month since the toll road opened.

Cleveland Ohio Turnpike

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