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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1962

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Castro To Give Up Bombers He Calls Obsolete

Warsaw reports say Castro plans to abandon bombers he deems obsolete as experts note widening Soviet Chinese split. Diplomats cite Bulgaria purge and Berlin shifts as signs Moscow seeks to shore up its positions, while Wang Pingnan may quit Warsaw, signaling reduced Chinese mediation. Poland ties with India amid Sino conflict, suggesting Moscow pressure.

Castro Mao Tze-tung Poland Moscow Peking Wang Pingnan Warsaw Wang United States Europe Soviet Bloc China U.S John M. Cabot India

U S Says Soviets Responsible for Cuban Crisis Move

U S authorities hold the Soviet Union responsible for the presence of bomber jets in Cuba and seek Moscow to confirm their removal. President Kennedy prepares a televised news conference as negotiations hinge on Soviet action. Castro signals willingness to relinquish the outdated aircraft, while Havana radio renews threats over reconnaissance flights and outside verification.

Washington United Nations Castro Kennedy Cuba Khrushchev United States Soviet Union U.S Havana

Ike Did Not Prize Nixon as Presidential Timber

In Look magazine Emmet John Hughes quotes Dwight D. Eisenhower from August 1956 saying Nixon had not grown into presidential timber. Hughes, then a campaign aide, notes Eisenhower’s private assessment after four years together. An Eisenhower aide in Gettysburg declines to comment on the article.

New York Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Look Emmet John Hughes Eisenhower Gettysburg Hughes

Cuba Missiles Hidden Near Guantanamo Report

The United States learned that tactical Frog ground to ground missiles with nuclear warhead capability are hidden in Cuba and could reach Guantanamo naval base. Marguerite Higgins reports officials refuse to explain how clear evidence was obtained.

New York United States Cuba Guantanamo Naval Base New York Herald Tribune Washington Dispatch Marguerite Higgins Administration U.S. Naval Guantanamo

Khrushchev shifts focus from steel to chemicals in Soviet drive

Soviet Premier Khrushchev, in a marathon Central Committee report, says steel is no longer the prime index of industrial strength and calls for accelerated development of chemical industry to produce synthetic materials to replace steel. The stance surprised Western observers.

Moscow Khrushchev Communist Party Central Committee Soviet Union

Geneva Conferees Urged To Act On New Directive

United Nations General Assembly backs quick action on a directive to Geneva disarmament negotiators to push for general disarmament with controls. Vote 97 to 0 with France abstaining. action set for Wednesday to prep for the 18 nation committee in Geneva. Separately, Ohio prison incident linked to arrests of a guard and a C-ray technician believed to halt stimulant drug flow.

United Nations N. Y General Assembly Geneva Assembly France Omar Adeel Sudan Columbus Maury C. Koblentz State Division of Correction Ohio Penitentiary

Wellston Man Reaches 100 on Thanksgiving Day

George W. Snider of Wellston will celebrate his 100th birthday on Thanksgiving Day. Born November 22, 1862 in Perry County, he notes longevity but also smokes two to three packs daily since they began. In Detroit, radio inventor Thomas E. Clark, 93, dies, linked to early commercial radio development.

Wellston George W. Snider Snider Perry County Detroit Thomas E. Clark

Anti Castro Chief's Car Is Bombed

A bomb exploded before the home of Cuban Revolutionary Council President Jose Miro Cardona in Miami Beach destroying his car. The blast followed his return from Washington where he met with U S officials and Latin American diplomats on the Cuban situation. An aide attributed the attack to Fidel Castro followers.

Miami Beach Fla Cuban Revolutionary Council Jose Miro Cardona Washington U.S Fidel Castro Miro Cardona

Indian Army Names New Commander Amid China War Pressure

Prime Minister Nehru named Gen. Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri 54 to succeed Gen. P. N. Thapar as army chief. Nehru vowed continued war until victory against Chinese forces advancing toward Assam, noting talks offers rejected. Also reports on a Cleveland banking case and Cincinnati police orders against Sunday openings.

New Delhi India Nehru Assam Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri Goa P. N. Thapar Bombila

Beale School Turkeys Stolen Ahead of Thanksgiving

West Virginia troopers report thieves struck Beale School area taking two turkeys slated for Thanksgiving meals plus 36 pounds of hamburger and five boxes of candy from Gallipolis Ferry Elementary. The theft leaves students with slim pickings for Wednesday lunch.

Point Pleasant Beale School Here Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia

Havana Claims Cuban Ship Attacked by North American Plane

A Havana radio report said a Cuban merchant ship in international waters southwest of Bermuda was attacked Monday afternoon by a North American plane. The radio claimed 11 bombs were dropped at the Rio Domuji, all of which missed, after which the vessel continued toward Cuba with the crew maintaining high morale.

Key West Fla Havanna Radio Bermuda Rio Domuji Cuba

Walker Test Protested By Attorney In Seditious Conspiracy Case

In Oxford Mississippi U S District Judge Claude F Clayton hears motions to erase references to a court ordered mental test in the government suit against former Army Maj Gen Edwin A Walker for seditious conspiracy and insurrection. Walker was arrested after the bloody September 30 integration riot at the University of Mississippi and released on 50000 bond for psychiatric examination. Two died and many injured during the riot as protests against James Meredith's enrollment.

Oxford Miss U. S. Dist Claude F. Clayton Edwin A. Walker Walker University of Mississippi James H. Meredith

Cuban plotters leave United States amid FBI case

A Cuban diplomatic couple, Jose Gomez Abad 21 and Elsa 20, left Idlewild Airport for Mexico City after the FBI accused them of arming a pro Castro sabotage ring in New York. A third UN mission member, Roberto Santiesteban Casanova 27, is in FBI custody with two others on sabotage conspiracy charges.

New York United States State Department FBI Jose Gomez Abad Elsa United Nations Idlewild Mexico City U. N Roberto Santiesteban Casanova Santiesteban Jose Garcia Orellana Manhattan Marino Antonio Esteban del Carmen Sueiro Y Cabrera Garcia

Taft Wins Ohio Chief Justice Seat By Narrow Margin

The final Ohio election tally shows Republican Kingsley A. Taft elected chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court by 941 votes over Democrat Carl Weygandt. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown announced Taft 1,332,457 to Weygandt 1,331,576. Beauty Wants Divorce. Mrs. William G. Giesse of Mayfield Heights, Mrs. America 1958, seeks a divorce citing pressures of modern life.

Columbus Kingsley A. Taft Ohio Supreme Court Ted W. Brown Carl V. Weygandt Cleveland William G. Giesse Mayfield Heights

Keys Reappointed Highway Safety Director in Ohio

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle reappoints J. Grant Keys to a $14 000 annual post as highway safety director after Keys resigned to run for Congress. Keys, an Ohio University graduate, will serve until DiSalle leaves office on January 14.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle J. Grant Keys Keys Charles A. Mosher Ohio University di Salle

Ten Billion Tax Cut Proposed To Kennedy

Washington reports show October activity lifting the economic outlook with higher personal income, residential construction, and durable goods orders. A 21 member Advisory Committee on Labor Management Policy recommends a $10 billion tax cut early next year to boost immediate demand and long term productive capacity.

Kennedy Washington Commerce Department

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