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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1962

Page

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Ole Miss Homecoming Game Moved to Jackson

Ole Miss shifts its homecoming football game with the University of Houston from Oxford to Jackson amid tensions. Gov. Ross Barnett urges calm and lawfulness as troops are redeployed from 12,000 to about 8,000. Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker, tied to the riots, remains in custody with legal actions pending.

Oxford Miss University of Mississippi University of Houston Jackson Mississippi Ross Barnett Barnett Meredith Ole Miss Edwin A. Walker U.S. Medical Center Springfield Dallas Walker Little Rock Ark COED U.S James H. Meredith

Court Help Is Sought By Negro at Clemson College

Harvey B. Gantt, a 19 year old Charleston student, asks the 4th U S Circuit Court of Appeals to order Clemson College to admit him. His lawyers say Clemson blocks admission due to racial policy, while the college denies discrimination and cites failing to meet requirements. Public schools in South Carolina are segregated.

Alexandria South Carolina Clemson 4Th Circuit Court of Appeals Harvey B. Gantt University of Mississippi Gantt Charleston S. C Iowa State College Agricultural and Technical College

Clamp Down On Cuban Shipping Expected By U S

President Kennedy plans action to curb shipping involved in Cuba and Soviet bloc trade. Announcement anticipated within a day following inter American ministers’ unanimous condemnation of Castro regime. Rusk and 19 Latin ministers joined in viewing Sino Soviet intervention as aimed at arming Cuba.

Washington Kennedy Cuba United States Dean Rusk Americas

Next Move In Liquor Probe Is Up To Chicago Distillery Executive

Columbus report on Ohio liquor probe IDs Chicago distillery executive Joseph Makler who said he paid commissions to place Waterfill & Frazier whisky in state stores. Gov DiSalle asks Makler to testify before a grand jury. Makler’s testimony uncertain and potential compulsion looms. The governor signals a wide grand jury with calls for any influence peddling knowledge to come forward.

Chicago Distillery Columbus Chicago Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Joseph H. Makler Makler George R. Dick Dayton Waterfill & Frazier DiSalle Mahler Theodore Saker

President Orders Court Action In Dock Strike

President Kennedy orders court action to end a longshoremen strike tying up Atlantic and Gulf ports. He follows a Taft-Hartley board report and directs the attorney general to seek a federal injunction for an 80 day cooling off period.

Washington Kennedy Atlantic Gulf Coast Robert F. Kennedy

Cloud Sees August Deficit as Proof for Higher Taxes

Ohio House Speaker Roger Cloud argues the August deficit approaching five million dollars shows higher appropriations need new revenue. He criticizes Gov DiSalle for urging more spending without tax source changes and cites constitutional limits on state debt without voter approval.

Columbus Roger Cloud Logan Michael V. di Salle

Nepal Rebels Die In Counterattack

The Nepali army killed 11 rebels in a counterattack last weekend. One leader named Om Jung of Bajang was among those killed in western Nepal.

Nepal Katmandu Om Jung Bajang Himalayas

Pneumonia Strikes Ed Murrow On Tour

Ed Murrow director of USIA on a Near and Middle East tour is ill with pneumonia. U S Army hospital authorities announced today. Murrow became ill last week while on tour. Washington Comptroller of the Currency issued a call for a statement of national banks as of the close of business Sept 28.

Ed Murrow Tehran Iran Edward R. Murrow United States Information Agency U.S. Army Hospital Murrow Near Middle East Washington Comptroller of the Currency

De Gaulle Threatens to Quit Over Referendum Plan

President Charles de Gaulle warned he might resign if France rejects his proposal for electing future presidents by popular vote. He announced a nationwide referendum for Oct 28 and spoke as the National Assembly faced a censure motion, signaling a direct appeal to the public beyond Parliament. The crisis follows a potential dissolution of the assembly and elections next month.

Paris Charles de Gaulle France de Gaulle National Assembly

Single Room For Soviets Still Years From Every Family

Tass reports it will be six or seven more years before all Soviet families have their own apartment. Most families live in single rooms sharing kitchens and baths. 7700 apartments are completed daily nationwide. In Los Angeles a gunman killed four people and wounded a fifth before escaping, with police seeking him.

Moscow Tass Soviet Union

Meat prices ease boosting weekend shoppers mood

Shoppers may find meat prices lower this weekend as Midwest wholesale prices decline and regional beef and pork attractions appear cheaper. Eggs show retreat, produce such as pumpkins berries broccoli and apples shift regional displays with Cortlands and Jonathans entering markets.

Associated Press Midwest North

Schirra Complete Nine Hour Orbit Flight Returns

Astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. finishes a nine hour Sigma 7 mission orbiting about 160000 miles, highest altitude 176 miles, landing 285 miles northeast of Midway aboard the Kearsarge. He remains under medical observation with no ill effects reported.

Cape Canaveral Fla Walter M. Schirra Jr Navy Kearsarge Schirra mid-Pacific Project Mercury Florida Honolulu eHis Midway Island Sigma 7 Earth Soviet Union Yuri Gagarin

United States plans one day flights and moon goals for 1963 1967

Walter M. Williams stated NASA aims for a 24 hour 17 orbit Project Mercury flight early in 1963. The plan advances to Gemini two man missions and then Apollo three man spacecraft likely yielding two men on the moon by about 1967.

Cape Canaveral Fla Walter M. Schirra Jr United States Soviet Union Walter C. Williams Project Mercury Williams

Kennedy Nixes Schedule With Cold In White House

President Kennedy is suffering from a head cold and canceled his day’s schedule, a White House spokesman said at midmorning. In Ohio, Richard C. Koons of Sandusky won governor elect at the Kiwanis International Convention, to be installed next year by E. Williams of Columbus.

Washington Kennedy White House Kiwanis Cleveland Richard C. Koons Sandusky Ohio Kiwanis International An E. Williams Columbus

Officials Intervene In License Plate Dispute

Officials moved to involve higher authorities as West Virginia state police warned Ohio residents who commute to Wheeling about license plate tickets. A temporary truce was called Wednesday, easing the dispute between Ohio owners and WV authorities over ticket issuance.

Wheeling Ohio West Virginia

Disaster at New York Telephone building boiler blast

A one ton steam boiler tore from its moorings in a basement at a New York Telephone Co building in Manhattan. It killed at least 21 people and injured about 100, many of them young women, as it smashed through ceilings and walls. An investigation was launched. Fire Commissioner Thompson suggested overheat or control device failure caused the blast.

New York Telephone Company New York Telephone Co Manhattan Edward Thompson

Bricker to Remain OSU Trustee Amid Appointment Question

Ohio Attorney General ruled that former U.S. senator and governor John W. Bricker remains an Ohio State University trustee beyond his seven year term until a successor is confirmed. Robert Lazarus Sr. had been appointed to succeed Bricker last July and the board sought clarity on who should serve.

Columbus P— Atty Mark McElroy John W. Bricker U.S Ohio State University Michael V. DiSalle Robert Lazarus Sr Bricker McElroy Lazarus

Giants Victory Triggers Citywide Riotous Homecoming

San Francisco celebrated the National League pennant win by the Giants with a wild homecoming that delayed a plane by an hour. Fans mobbed the airport in scenes described as the city’s most exuberant since VJ Day in 1945.

San Francisco San Francisco Giants

Daisy Grains Up To 75 MPH In Flighty Caribbean Storm

Daisy, a rapidly strengthening tropical storm, swelled to hurricane force near 75 mph and moved toward Florida as of today. Forecasters note gale winds extend 250 miles from center with seas rough enough to keep small craft in port as far as the Bahamas. Daisy's center lies about 775 miles east of Miami and is sliding west-northwest at 8 to 9 mph. rapid changes in intensity followed a weekend lull and reorganization trends.

Miami Fla Daisy Florida Peninsula Bahamas Antilles Weather Bureau

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