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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1962
Page
1
Walter M. Schirra Jr a 39 year old Navy commander says he would have preferred 12 more orbits after his 9 hour 13 minute Sigma 7 flight He described cutting off ground control at one point to conserve power and only reconnecting when Kraft told him he had proved the point.
In a tense General Assembly session Cuban President Osvaldo Corticos Toraddo called a U S naval blockade an act of war The crowd reacted with applause from Soviet bloc African delegates and visitors Security was tightened as hecklers were removed and the meeting threatened with suspension.
Vatican City reports that three days before the ecumenical council Pope John XXIII maintains that Catholic doctrine will stay intact while seeking improved relations with Protestants and Orthodox churches. Protestant observers attend sessions, aiming to strengthen inter church ties though full unity remains distant.
The Supreme Court agreed to review Bible reading and opening prayers in public schools. It will consider a Philadelphia three judge court ruling that Pennsylvania’s Bible reading statute violates the Constitution and a Maryland Court of Appeals decision upholding a daily Bible reading and Lord’s Prayer. The cases test church state separation and school prayer traditions.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower tours California to boost Richard Nixon in the race for governor against Edmund G. Brown. They will headline fund raising dinners via closed circuit TV in San Francisco and Los Angeles while Congressmen Miller is reported missing after a plane vanishes along the Crescent City coast.
Ohio governor candidates Michael V. DiSalle and James Rhodes fought a busy weekend in Cleveland. Rhodes drew AFL union support at a $10 clam bake while the AFL-CIO backed DiSalle. Rhodes accused DiSalle of hiring an ex FBI man to probe him. DiSalle denied involvement and urged scrutiny of campaign fundraising allegations.
Governor Rhodes proposed branch offices in Cleveland Cincinnati and Toledo to better link the governor’s office with municipal issues. He pledged immediate establishment and regular meetings with local officials and residents to discuss local problems if elected.
Congress faced a possible adjournment this week as a $500 million supplemental appropriation and other bills loom. Senate action on foreign aid totals $3.9289 billion after House approval, with Russell and Smathers pressing to use the measure as leverage. Kennedy faces pension bill politics while a self employed pensions proposal may become law if not vetoed before midnight Wednesday.
Ohio remains among the nation’s top ten manufacturers as California edges ahead into second place in value added by manufacturing per U S Department of Commerce figures. Ohio Chamber president Hugh H. Young notes defense contracts could have kept Ohio in second place.
John V. Martino, a 51 year old Miami Beach business man, was released after three years in Cuban jails. He left Cuba on Sunday with Fidel Castro’s permission and was flown to Miami. He had served 40 months of a 13 year sentence from a 1959 revolutionary court conviction.
The Air Force prohibits free cigarets from being given to service hospital patients citing rising evidence of smoking linked to lung cancer. The Sept 17 order, confirmed by an Air Force spokesman, aims to curb tobacco freebies amid health concerns.
The Army announced the first withdrawal of about 5 400 troops from Columbus Mississippi and Memphis Tennessee, with roughly 14 000 still near Oxford as riots persist over James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi. The Supreme Court rejected Mississippi's appeal on Meredith's admission amid ongoing federal security and race tensions.
West Berlin newspapers demand Western retaliation after East German guards bar a British ambulance entering East Berlin to aid a West Berliner shot at a tunnel entrance. The incident marked the first armed entry denial to Allied vehicles in uniform into the East.
former president Harry S. Truman left Evansville Sunday amid a threatened libel and slander suit over remarks about Sen. Homer Capehart at a Democratic rally. Truman said Capehart asked him to reach a settlement with John L. Lewis to avert a coal strike crisis and lose $10,000 a day. Capehart called the claim a fantastic lie and warned Truman he would pay.
Incumbent Gov William F Quinn defeats Lt Gov James Kealoha for the Hawaii Republican gubernatorial nod amid record turnout. Quinn prepares for a hard general election challenge next month.
The Messenger announces a Tuesday special fashion edition a 10 page section highlighting what to wear and where to buy it in fine stores across the Messenger area. Reporters and Southeastern Ohio advertisers present the latest in fashion trends and shopping options.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A Walker will undergo psychiatric examination in Dallas this week after being released on bond for charges of inciting an insurrection and seditious conspiracy tied to events at the University of Mississippi. He returned to Texas greeted by about 200 supporters and urged by lawyers to avoid answering questions about Ole Miss violence.
Cmd Raymond Smith assistant U. S. naval attache departs Moscow amid espionage accusations. He says he is glad to leave the Soviet Union and regrets not finishing his tour of duty.
Senators confirm Kennedy nominates Florence M. Pontius of Laurelville Hocking County and Glenn A. Opfer of LaGrange as postmasters in Ohio.
A Cuban Families Committee negotiator said the 1113 prisoners captured in the April 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion were near release with only a few details like a communique left to settle. James Donovan's Havana Miami trip fueled speculation of special transport to Florida as Raul and Fidel Castro officials renewed demands and warnings.
President Kennedy barnstorms four Midwestern states and plans rallies in Baltimore and New York as he pushes for a Democratic House and Senate. He cites unfinished business and urges lawmakers to actively participate in legislation, noting current margins in Congress. Otterbein College launches a $1 million drive in central Ohio to fund a science building library and endowment.
Authorities say foul play is unlikely after Samuel C. Porter 78 was found in the Muskingum River six miles south of Coshocton. Porter, missing two weeks, lived in a Coshocton hotel and carried about $300.
The seismological Institute of Uppsala University recorded Sunday night another Soviet nuclear test in Novaya Zemlya. It was the 15th in the current series and had an easy power of three megatons.
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