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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1962
Page
1
Fifty Cuban refugees at Guantanamo Bay describe hunger and doctor shortages under Castro. Militia distrust grows as ammunition controls tighten amid food shortages. A long time Cuban worker notes flagging support after Kennedy missiles speech.
Indian and Communist Chinese troops clash again around Walong near the Burma border with five Indian soldiers wounded after three weekend skirmishes. Reinforcements move up on both sides amid uncertain air support as Washington weighs a dairy program note in Cincinnati.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara told Veterans Day attendees at Arlington National Cemetery that Americans must be willing to risk everything, including nuclear war, to save any part of their cause. He said the nation must be resolute to face the ultimate test if adversaries demand it.
Alger Hiss televised about Nixon on The Political Obituary of Richard M. Nixon drawing protests and station cancellations. Pickets gathered outside ABC studios in New York and Los Angeles with signs questioning a forum for a convicted perjurer. Taft Broadcasting pulled the show from Cincinnati and Columbus stations. A separate Siberian report notes 47,000 workers quitting in six months and delays to a model industrial center.
United Nations Congo Command reports that Katanga bombings in North Katanga may trigger U N air force action. About 10 Katangan planes reportedly dropped 69 bombs on five targets, including a road junction a hospital and a bridge. U Thant has warned Tshombe to comply with a plan to reintegrate Katanga or face measures.
In Hesse Sunday the Christian Democrats suffered their worst state election setback. Adenauer and leaders offered no immediate comment as newspapers frame the vote as protest against the Der Spiegel affair. Der Spiegel publisher and four editors face treason charges over military secrets.
President Kennedy calls Adlai Stevenson John McCloy and Charles Yost to the White House to review developments with U Thant and Kuznetsov. The meeting centers on on site Cuban inspection and the fate of 42 Soviet missiles and IL-28 bombers, with Cuba opposing ship and territory inspections. Columbus hosts Ohio Farm Bureau Federation convention drawing over 2000 farmers to set next year policy.
Adm. Adolphe LePotier reveals France will field its own nuclear submarines with guided missiles by 1967, joining a force built by President De Gaulle. By 1964, plans include 60 kiloton atomic bombs with Mirage IV bombers, refueling planes, and Entendard IV fighters to defend and deliver the payload.
Two Mason County brothers died and a third was injured in a one car crash on Route 2 near Point Pleasant at 10 15 p m Saturday. Leo Lester Van Kirk 21 and Derence Van Kirk 17 died of head injuries. Dorence died en route to Charleston. Other injured include Roger Foreman 20 and Howard VanKirk 14. Fairies Castle 17 was treated and released.
Guam endures the worst tropical storm in its history as Typhoon Karen brings 150 knot winds. Hundreds injured and at least one dead with about 100 million dollars of damage. Governor Guerrero appeals to Washington for rapid aid. Communications were knocked out across the island.
A 24 year old mother Suzanne Van deput was acquitted of mercy killing her deformed infant and visited the grave of the 8 day old baby on Sunday. The jury freed four accused accomplices on Saturday. In Newark New Jersey Assistant U S Atty Matthew P Boylan said Sidney Albert an Akron financier has until December 1 to enter a plea in the alleged $3 million counterfeiting of General Motors Acceptance Corp bonds.
A theft at the Harry S. Truman Library in Independence Missouri saw 50 000 dollars worth of coins taken from 38 display boards containing 444 coins. Dr Phillip C Brooks director said the coins from every president in the collection were loaned by John W Snyder Toledo Ohio former secretary of the treasury. Snyder reportedly informed Brooks the value is 50 000 dollars.
Analysis argues Khrushchev maintains influence within a Soviet leadership collective. The Cuban crisis is seen as advancing his long term aim for economic cold war readiness against the United States and the West, with caution as Kremlin policy.
A large eight point buck became the first deer ever locked through the Gallipolis Eureka roller dam on the Ohio River. Lockmen placed a safety block, freed the animal in open water, and the exhausted deer swam out as the barges moved through the lock.
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