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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1962

Page

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Senate Leaders Push For Foreign Aid Bill

Senate Democratic leaders pressed for passage of the foreign aid bill after victory on eight amendments. Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, floor manager, said the $4.4228 billion measure should clear the Senate and go to conference with the House by mid afternoon. A dozen GOP senators backed Kennedy on key tests, preserving a $792.4 million restoration in the bill.

Washington Senate Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn House Humphrey Kennedy Senate Appropriations Committee

Six Missile Men Killed In Crash Near Santa Maria

Six missile experts en route to Vandenberg AFB were killed when a Martin Titan missile plane crashed near Santa Maria airport after a landing attempt from Hawthorne. The pilot also died. seven aboard were killed instantly.

Santa Clara Calif Vandenberg Air Force Base Santa Maria Hawthorne Los Angeles Santa Barbara County James Webster Martin Co

Woman Tries Quick Escape After Ferry Tragedy

A distressed mother lacking funds for eight children attempted to drown her three youngest and herself in New York Harbor. She leaped from a ferry with two children held in her arms while the third child was thrown overboard and listed missing, presumed drowned. Four off duty firefighters and a deckhand jumped in and saved the mother and the remaining two children.

New York New York Harbor Staten Island

Two Soviet Envoys Return From New York

Two members of the Soviet Union's UN delegation Vyrodov and Prokhorov, accused of buying defense secrets from a U.S. sailor, arrived from New York en route to Moscow. They refused to comment as FBI investigators cited the Larchmont arrest of Yeoman Nelson Drummond.

Brussels Belgium Soviet Union U.S New York Moscow Ivan Y. Vyrodov Evgeni M. Prokhorov FBI Yeoman Nelson Cornelius Drummond Baltimore Prokhorov Larchmont Vyrodov

Actor Charles Laughton Diagnosed With Spine Cancer

The British actor Charles Laughton has spine cancer. He entered Cedar of Lebanon Hospital on July 30 for surgery on a collapsed vertebra. Doctors disclosed the illness on Monday.

Laughton Los Angeles Charles Laughton Cedar of Lebanon Hospital Monay

Government Telephones Cut at Keelung Port HQ

In Formosa the city government head quarters at Keelung, Taipei's seaport, had 37 of 42 telephones cut by the telephone company due to the government being more than $9000 in arrears on its bill.

Taipei Formosa Keelung

Fawcett Says Proposal Has Been Considered

Ohio State University President Dr Novice G Fawcett says parts of Gov DiSalie s 10 year 100 million education research plan have long been under study at the campus He notes Ohio already funds a strong science base and supports a new institute to work with six state universities funded by bonds repurposed for the project.

Columbus Ohio State University Michael V. DiSalie Fawcett Ohio

Mississippi Governor Barnett Faces Court Deadline on Contempt

Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett defies federal orders over desegregation at Ole Miss. Atty. Gen. Joe Patterson and Charles Clark met in Jackson as a noon deadline loomed to purge Barnett’s contempt and avert imprisonment for up to 10,000 dollars daily. Barnett accused federal marshals of inciting violence in a nationwide CBS speech.

New Orleans Mississippi Joe Patterson Ross Barnett Patterson Charles Clark Barnett Kennedy Jackson, Miss University of Mississippi United States U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals James H. Meredith State University Columbia Broadcasting System Ole Miss

Rhodes Plan for Ohio Higher Education Expansion Unveiled

State Auditor James A. Rhodes announced a blueprint to expand higher education in Ohio with no new taxes. The plan seeks voter approved tapping of a 150 million capital improvements bond fund surplus for university construction, plus loans, community colleges, branch campuses, and a State Board of Regents to coordinate expansion and research.

Columbus James A. Rhodes Ohio Rhodes Akron Toledo Cincinnati State Board of Regents For Higher Education

Weather Brings Hope for Schirra Launch This Week

Improving Atlantic conditions ease worry over tropical storm Daisy as Walter M. Schirra Jr. eyes a Wednesday six orbit world mission from Cape Canaveral. NASA reports Daisy shifted away from the third orbit recovery area and counts fueling of the Atlas craft complete.

Cape Canaveral Fila Atlantic Walter M. Schirra Jr National Aeronautics and Space Administration Daisy Puerto Rico Bermuda

Bidwell Faces Second Trial On Tax Evasion Charges

J Tru man Bidwell, former New York Stock Exchange board chairman, faces a second trial after a hung jury ended the first trial. The indictment alleges federal income tax evasion.

Bidwell NEW York J. Truman Bidwell New York Stock Exchange

Tax Revision Bill Heads for House Action in Kennedy Plan

In Washington the House prepares final action on Kennedy tax revision with a 7 percent investment tax credit to spur business capital. The bill aims to cut taxes for 1963 but House and Senate changes reduce revenue impact, making a net annual loss of about 545 million dollars.

Kennedy House Senate

Three Die In Cuba Fight Reported by Havana Radio

Havana radio said Monday night that three counter revolutionaries were killed and seven others captured in Las Villas Province. The broadcast noted the killings followed the slaying of three farmers and did not specify the date of the action.

Key West Fla Havana Radio Las Villas

Cleveland Looks To Choose Democratic Candidate For Mayor

Cleveland resumes a special primary to nominate a Democratic mayoral contender with 85 000 to 1000 000 expected voters. The field includes Attorney General Mark McElroy backed by the Cuyahoga County Democratic organization County Prosecutor John T Corrigan and Acting Mayor Ralph S Locher. Wayne E Walter of Alliance is elected grand master of the grand council Royal and Select Masters of the Masonic Lodge of Ohio.

Cleveland Mark McElroy Cuyahoga County Democratic Organization John T. Corrigan Ralph S. Locher Columbus Wayne E. Walter Alliance Grand Council Masonica Lodge of Ohio

Insurrection Charges Filed Against Walker

Former Maj Edwin A Walker charged with leading an insurrection against the United States in Oxford Mississippi. Walker was arrested after leading a student charge against federal marshals at the University of Mississippi and appearing amid riots. He was jailed in Missouri after waiving a preliminary hearing and failing to post bond.

Edwin Walker Courthouse Square University of Mississippi Walker Oxford Miss Edwin A. Walker Mississippi United States Little Rock Ark Justice Department Nicholas Katzenbach Springfield

Italy Colleges Are Striking in Rome Over Pay and Aid

In Rome, Italian universities closed as students and assistant professors held a strike through the week. Strikers demand more teaching posts and job security for instructors below full professor rank. Students seek low cost medical care, cheap meals, and graduate scholarship support.

Rome Italy

Actor Frank Lovejoy Dies at 50 in New York Hotel War wick

In New York City actor Frank Lovejoy, 50, was found dead in bed at his Hotel Warwick quarters. A physician attributed a coronary thrombosis. He had appeared in The Best Man in Paramus New Jersey and had a career in Broadway, film, and radio. His wife Joan found him and a 6:15 a.m. alarm failed to rouse him. The physician said he had been dead 8 to 10 hours. In Taiwan Formosa, Vice Adm Schoech said tension in the west Pacific has temporarily eased.

New York Frank Lovejoy Warwick Joan Lovejoy Paramus N.J

Federal troops sweep Oxford as Meredith enrolls at Ole Miss

Federal troops arrest more than two dozen with weapons as they tighten security around the University of Mississippi. James Meredith spends first night in a spotlight flooded residence hall. About 12 000 soldiers, including the 101st Airborne, patrol the town and campus amid the ongoing segregation dispute.

Oxford Miss University of Mississippi James H. Meredith Ole Miss Meredith 101St Airborne Little Rock Ark Edwin A. Walker Walker Central High School Washington Mississippi Stephen M. Young Ohio James O. Eastland Judiciary Committee U.S

Rusk Seeks Tough Cuba Policy At Latin Meetings

Secretary of State Dean Rusk meets with Latin American foreign ministers amid talks likely to endorse tougher economic political and defensive steps against the Castro regime backed by the Soviet Union. Officials anticipate a communique ending the two day conference as Rusk presses for broad US led actions to deter Havana and Moscow.

Washington Dean Rusk Cuba Fidel Castro Russia Rusk U.S Fidel Gastro inter-American Foreign Ministers Ciouer Ae

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