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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1962
Page
1
Early returns from Ohio precincts after polls opened at 6 30 a m show brisk voting in many areas. Columbus suburbs report turnout rivaling the last presidential election with Cleveland and London also noting strong early participation. Officials warn of potential record turnout if weather remains favorable.
Off year voting activates 50 million Americans with Kennedy era themes shaping New Frontier programs and GOP prospects. Key races include 39 Senate seats 435 House seats and 35 governorships with forecasts of limited party gains and potential 1964 presidential implications.
Washington reports say the Soviet Union may be assembling IL28 bombers in Cuba last week, with signs the work paused after a US warning. U.S. surveillance expected to show if planes withdraws as Khrushchev agreed, while McCloy pressed Kuznetsov to ensure removal of offensive weapons under inspection. Pentagon offered little comment on ongoing Cuba situation.
Acting Secretary General U Thant will meet with two leaders of the International Committee of the Red Cross to work out details of a neutral arms inspection for Soviet ships bound for Cuba. The ICRC has confirmed it has U N backing and Fidel Castro’s possible acceptance. If approved, the plan could affect the U S blockade of Cuba.
Anastas I. Mikoyan inspected a Havana harbor fishing port under construction as Soviet fishing talks with Cuba loom. The radio echoed Fidel Castro and Ishkov agreements for the port while Moscow cites no mission details. Reports say Mansfield and three senators plan a fact finding trip to West Berlin and Southeast Asia for Kennedy.
Washington County received a $26,000 grant from the Community Facilities Administration to fund water line construction.
Japan and the United States reached agreement to cooperate in experimental transmissions of television and radio programs via communications satellites. The accord covers cooperative testing and exchange of technical data for early satellite broadcasting.
In Columbus an Emergency Board meeting failed to reach a quorum stalling plans to seek 5000 dollars to probe the state auditor’s office. Finance Director James H. Maloon said two lawmakers, Sen. William H. Deddens and Rep. Ralph W. Fisher, did not attend. The board previously rejected DiSalle’s request but approved 15000 dollars for two accounting firms to check the auditor’s books, finding no irregularities. A grand jury report echoed that result, though DiSalle said the investigation will continue. In Albany New York, early voters boosted expectations of a Rockefeller victory margin possibly reaching 800000.
Perrysburg voters hear Republican U S senator candidate John Marshal Briley say he will abstain from voting in the U S Senate race due to the illness of his Democratic opponent Senator Frank J Lausche. Briley adds it seems fair not to take advantage of his opponent’s condition.
Pope John XXIII acted to accelerate the Vatican II council progress by arming the presidency with authority to curb lengthy discussions. The move aims to reduce delays in deliberations and advance the council’s agenda.
New York reports Zsa Zsa Gabor married her fourth husband, industrialist Herbert Hutner, declaring the union stems from a romance sparked by love at first sight.
In California turnout was expected to reach up to five million as voters decided the long running governor contest between Democratic Gov Edmund G Brown and Republican Richard M Nixon.
More than two million Massachusetts voters in a non presidential year are poised to decide if Edward M Kennedy should join the Senate to advise and consent to his brother President John F Kennedy. Ted Kennedy is the favorite to defeat Republican George Cabot Lodge for the seat long held by Kennedys or Lodges.
Detroit voters decide today whether Democrat John B. Swainson or Republican George Romney will win the governorship, potentially extending a 14 year Democratic reign or shifting leadership to Romney as the state heads to the polls.
Operations at the Cooper Bessemer Corp resumed Monday at midnight after a three week shutdown caused by a strike by two unions. Workers ratified a new 214 year contract.
New Delhi announces plans to withdraw Indian troops from United Nations missions in Congo and Gaza as China resumes attacks. A government spokesman notes 5700 troops in Congo and 1250 in Gaza may return once Congo unity talks advance and security improves. Rifle training will be provided to villagers in border areas facing pressure from China.
The United Nations General Assembly prepared to approve a resolution calling for an outright ban on all nuclear tests in the atmosphere outer space and under water with an underground test ban to be limited and supervised. The U S Britain and the Soviet Union abstained in committee and oppose the January 1 deadline.
An explosion at a Spitzbergen coal mine 650 feet underground left 10 miners dead and 11 missing. About 100 workers were present when the blast occurred on Monday night. cause is not yet known and search and rescue efforts continue.
Dr Albert Sabin defended the oral live virus polio vaccine amid seven suspected Lincoln Neb cases of paralytic illness after Type III Sabin, noting in five cases the disease was not polio. One patient was a girl with five Salk shots and another a woman with four Salk inoculations.
Washington columnist James Marlow recalls Khrushchev’s Sept showing of delaying Berlin until after Election Day. He notes Soviet hints on Cuba and missiles, the Cuban missile bases, Kennedy’s warning, and the ultimate retreat. The piece links these events to a not-so-decisive Soviet gesture.
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