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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1963
Page
1
Premier Cyrille Adoula of the Congo plans to break diplomatic ties and expel Soviet and Czechoslovak diplomats. Government sources say documents seized from two Soviet diplomats show deep involvement of the two communist powers in subversion.
Nashville lawyer Z T Osborn Jr accused of attempting to pay a juror to curb Hoffa conviction. Federal judges barred him from practicing in all federal courts amid the Hoffa jury tampering case. Hoffa and six others face trial January 6 in Nashville on conspiring to influence jurors related to the Taft Hartley Act.
Debris found 40 miles northwest of Key West in 60 foot water near the Gulf of Mexico search area. Pentagon says no evidence the U2 was downed by hostile action and SAC cites mechanical failure. Pilot Capt. Joe G. Hyde Jr. 33, of Lagrange Georgia, is missing with no confirmed fate.
President Kennedy presented the New Frontier science plan as a bipartisan path for mankind during a Brooks Air Force Base dedication. He stressed the slogan’s nonpartisan nature while Texas politics test enthusiasm for civil rights and space funding as Congress trims 90 million from the space program.
Cleveland reports Christine Simko a 14 year old girl recovering from leg amputation to halt cancer endures daily pain. She shows mood swings tears and frustration while adjusting to bed controls and interactions with nurses and her mother observes. Doctors say her crying is normal given the pain and recovery stage.
Mrs Gertrude Novak widow of Alfred Novak and heir to Robert G Baker s Ocean City Maryland Carousel Motel stake is questioned by the Senate Rules Committee about Bakers business dealings and partners in the 1960s. The case follows Bakers resignation over alleged conflicts of interest and the motel sale to Serv U Vending. Another item notes Sen Lausche criticizing federal spending and labor wage demands as harming US competitiveness.
Ambassador Mong Kimny told Washington Cambodia has not abandoned the West and will not seek Chinese military aid. He said Sihanouk aims to keep Cambodia neutral and independent, with talks underway on withdrawing U S military and economic aid within six months.
In Ottawa Prime Minister Fidel Castro’s government intends to seek the death penalty for two Canadian pilots Ronald Lippert of Kitchener and William Milne of Montreal facing charges of smuggling explosives and endangering state security. They are set to go on trial Saturday. The government says this case is of grave concern to Canada. The pilots were arrested October 24. In Washington the House approved a bill authorizing 10 million dollars annually for the U S Disarmament Agency.
Ohio Indiana West Virginia and Kentucky farmers seek a 35 cent rise in on farm milk prices through April 1964 due to drought. Hearings in Columbus and Indianapolis feature milk handlers producers and retailers opposing the increase fearing consumer sales drop.
An executive of Studebaker states the Avanti sports car production is suspended due to a strike at Molding Fiber Glass Body Co, halting assembly lines and delaying deliveries.
Logan voters confirm Jack Moorehead as mayor after a Hocking County recount. Moorehead leads 1132 to 1127 over incumbent Democrat Delmar Freeman, with one disputed ballot potentially altering the final total.
A five member GATT panel in Geneva finds U S losses from European tariff increases amounting to 26 million dollars per year, down from U S claims of 46 million and far from the 19 million asserted by the Common Market. The panel’s ruling, though not binding, prompts further talks and a gentleman’s agreement to use it as a basis for negotiations. Separately in Cleveland a police sergeant faces indictment over alleged stolen property in a walkie talkie claimed from the New York Central Railroad.
Ohio Education Association pushes for more funding for public schools, proposing a state personal income tax, broader sales tax, and 50-50 state local funding. They urge priority for constructive school legislation and federal aid, targeting Rhodes and prior DiSalle policy. In Viet Nam news, U S officials report no major policy shifts.
Three Soviet fighters shot an unarmed Iranian plane 18 miles inside Iran after it strayed into the USSR. Two aerial survey officials died and the pilot was seriously injured. The incident occurred as Brezhnev visited Iran and spoke of improving relations.
Washington Sen Stephen M Young the only dissenter in a 72 to 1 vote on the space appropriations bill. He is a Democrat from Ohio and opposed the measure while the Senate approved the funding package.
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