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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1963

Page

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Ohio strip mine restoration mirrors plans for safer landscapes

In Ohio, veteran forester Keller mentors Rod Krause and a crew that expands to 150 in planting season to restore strip mine gashes into lakes and woods. The work, which could be replicated in Pennsylvania and the Cumberland blight, argues no large federal funding is required. A Zanesville column warns against the economic books claiming strip mining as universal villainy in favor of practical reclamation.

Ohio Keller Rod Krause Michigan State University Pennsylvania Cumberlands Zanesville American Villian

Ohio highway system could save 15 million annually

The Little Hoover Commission reports potential annual savings of 15.6 million dollars for Ohio Department of Highways through a 58 point set of recommendations. It urges reorganizing operations, cost controls, and reducing political influence to boost efficiency with minimal legislative action.

Columbus Little Hoover Commission Ohio Department of Highways Highway Department Commission

Lord Home Sees Path to Coexistence with Soviets

Foreign Secretary Lord Home told the Conservative party conference that a genuine and lasting East West understanding with the Russians is not yet achieved but may emerge. He urged cultivating contacts with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe while pressing for areas of agreement and keeping the United States as Britain’s partner for balance and security.

Blackpool England Lord Home Home Conservative Soviet Union Europe United States Britain

16 States Suffer In Drought

An Associated Press survey shows drought across at least 16 states from Texas to New Hampshire worsened by hot autumn weather. Deficits from 1963 rainfall, some over 10 inches, affect pastures and water sources, raise fire risk, and depress livestock feed and milk production. Great Lakes water levels drop, hindering barges on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Chicago Texas New Hampshire Associated Press Rockies Western Range Missouri Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes Ontario Ohio Mississippi

Shipyard Walkout Reaches Eleventh Day at Point Pleasant

Mari etta Manufacturing Co. shipyard idle for 11th day over a time study check. Seven craft contract expired at midnight Tuesday with six crafts talks halted Wednesday. The seventh machinists met this afternoon as picket lines circle the plant since October 2. One worker was denied entry and only a skeleton crew remains.

Point Pleasant Marietta Manufacturing Co

Soviet Admits Economy Lag Slows Communist Drive

Soviet authorities acknowledged a concrete gap with the United States saying productivity of Soviet industrial workers runs two to two and a half times lower than American workers. The admission appeared in Moskovskaya Pravda, the official Moscow Communist party organ.

Moscow United States Moskovskaya Pravda Communist Party Organization

Algerians Expel U S Newsmen From Algiers

In Algiers Andrew Borowiec AP North Africa chief and UPI chief Alain Raymond were expelled by order of the Interior Ministry under vague immediate necessity. Borowiec, 35, detained briefly then released before flight. Raymond, 29, called danger to security. A second item from Columbus notes a new law requiring commercial drivers to rest after long driving periods.

Algiers Andrew Borowiec Associated Press North Africa Algeria UPI Borowiec Ahmed Ben Bella Interior Ministry United Press International Paris Alain Raymond Raymond U.S Overseas Press Club of New York Africa Congo Columbus

Mass Grave Slated For Flood Dead

In Belluno Italy more than 10 000 workers bury flood dead from the Vaioni Dam disaster as Premier Giovanni Leone tours. Estimates reach 3000 dead with 600 bodies recovered. towns like Longerone wiped out and 100 electric company workers missing. Swiss and U S rescue teams aid Italian forces amid a massive relief effort.

Belluno Italy Vaioni Dam Giovanni Leone Rome Piave Leone Venice Terenzio Arduin Longerone Electric Company U. S

No Budging As Gromyko JFK Center

Washington AP The White House talks between President Kennedy and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko covered Cuba to the moon but yielded no concessions on major East-West issues. Officials say discussions were exploratory with no expected shifts in Soviet positions. Both leaders appeared relaxed compared with last year’s meeting.

Washington White House Kennedy Andrei Gromyko Cuba Moscow Gromyko

Adenauer resigns as West German chancellor

West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer submitted his official resignation to President Heinrich Luebke. The move, a surprise, leaves Ludwig Erhard set to be chosen as successor by the Bundestag on Wednesday. Adenauer, 87, has led for 14 years as Germany’s first and only chancellor.

Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer Heinrich Leubke Luebke Bundestag Ludwig Erhard Adenauer West Germany

Anti Castro group says Flora blow threatens Castro rule

The Citizens Committee for Free Cuba claims Hurricane Flora devastation harms Fidel Castro's regime and signals possible collapse of Cuba's food supply and rising disenchantment with Communist rule. US and Cuban reports vary. Cuban death count cited at 48 with 200 Havana.

Washington Cuba Flora Fidel Castro Citizens Committee For Free Cuba Uwi Pine Titster U.S Havana Radio

Edith Piaf Dies After Illness at 47 in Paris

Paris report says Edith Piaf, famed Paris singer, died after long illnesses at 47. She was brought from the Riviera by ambulance and died at dawn with her husband Theo Sarapo at her side. The noted performer rose from street corners to wartime fame and global renown.

Paris Edith Piaf Miss Piaf Riviera Theo Sarapo

Pedestrian dies after traffic injury in Gallipolis

John Newton Long 77 of 21382 Chatham Ave. died at Holzer hospital from injuries after being struck by a car on Tuesday night. He was a Warren native and longtime baker who retired twenty years ago. Survived by a brother Charles Long and about 25 nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday at Miller's funeral home. Burial Gravel Hill Cemetery.

Gallipolis John Newton Long Chatham Ave Holzer Hospital Alfred E. Clark First Ave Third and Pine Warren Ohio Mr. Long Edward and Dueleena Bartley Long Benjamin H Red) Long Charles Edward Long Miller's Funeral Home C. W. Grose Gravel Hill Cemetery

Autobahn Incident Puzzles Berlin Cold War Tensions

About 100 Soviet troops blocked a U S Army supply convoy near Berlin on the autobahn 100 miles inside East Germany. A second U S convoy stood by near Babelsberg as Washington lodged a formal protest with the Soviet Union to resolve the dispute over handling military traffic.

Berlin West Germany East Germany Washington U. S Soviet Union Dean Rusk Antoly F. Dobrynin Babelsberg Marienborn West Berlin

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