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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1962

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Cuban-Bound Russian Tanker Intercepted By U S Navy

A Cuban-bound Soviet tanker was intercepted and allowed to proceed after search by a U S Navy vessel. At least a dozen Soviet ships reportedly turned back, possibly carrying offensive materials under the Cuban quarantine.

QU Professor U.S. Navy Washington Defense Department Department Cuba U. S Arthur Sylvester Defense Kennedy

Civil Defense Steps Up All Activities

Civil defense agencies at national state and local levels stepped up emergency activity amid the Cuban crisis. Washington reports 24 hour manning of Lorton relocation center and 60 million shelter spaces to be stocked. Kennedy considering talks with Khrushchev while aiming to end Soviet missiles in Cuba. Biden? No. (Note: This item summarizes multiple government actions and statements reflecting the escalating Cuban Missile Crisis and civil defense measures.)

Washington Lorton Defense Department Pentagon Civil Defense Committee New York Nelson A. Rockefeller U.S Kennedy Cuba U.N U Thant White House Khrushchev Bertrand Russell George Smathers Dfla Miami Herald Miami News Washington Post Federal Aviation Agency Florida Moscow Russell Arthur Sylvester Guanajay Remedios San Cristobal Sagua la Grande Sylvester Defense and State Department

Steinbeck Wins Nobel Prize in 1962

John Steinbeck, 60, California born author of The Grapes of Wrath, won the 1962 Nobel Prize for literature worth 49656 dollars. He is the sixth American laureate, noted for social justice themes and Travels With Charley. Other American winners cited include Sinclair Lewis Eugene ONeill Pearl Buck William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway.

Stockholm Sweden John Steinbeck Steinbeck United States Charley U.S Sinclair Lewis Eugene O'Neill Pearl Buck William Faulkner Ernest Hemingway Thomas Stearns Eliot

Kennedy's Conditional Reply to U Thant on Cuba Blockade

President Kennedy may offer a conditional acceptance of a two week Cuban blockade pause. The plan hinges on guarantees and a fuller accounting of Soviet missiles, with Adlai Stevenson reviewing the message before release.

Washington Kennedy U Thant United Nations U.N Adlai Stevenson White House Pierre Salinger Russia Cuba State Department

Pope pleads for peace as Cuban crisis deepens

Pope John XXIII, 80, urged rulers worldwide in a Vatican radio broadcast to do all possible to avert war over Cuba. He called for continued negotiations and warned of the unpredictable, horrific consequences of conflict. In Hawaii, Johnston Island tests were rescheduled for late today.

Steel Baker Settlement Harold Shields Dow Lake Shields William Stees Philadelphia Athens Steve Molnar, Jr Gorman Clark Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation Columbus Ohio University Vatican City John XXIII Vatican Radio Honolulu United States Johnston Island

Czechoslovaks protest U.S. arms blockade in Prague

More than 1000 Czechoslovaks rallied outside the U.S. Embassy in Prague to oppose the Cuban arms blockade. Demonstrators chanted Yankee go home and Cuba si, Yankee No, with one group climbing the wall and tearing the American flag from the staff above the main entrance.

Vienna U. S Prague Cuba

China advances as Towang falls in northeast frontier fighting

In New Delhi Chinese Communist troops capture Towang on the India Tibet trade route north of Udalguri after bitter clashes. Defense Minister V K Krishna Menon faces firing from Congress leaders over perceived resistance failures while Nehru defends the government. PMID: China claims victories as Indian forces retreat along the northeast frontier and Ladakh sector remains contested.

New Delhi India Towang Defense Ministry Bhutan Udalguri V. K. Krishna Menon Nehru Congress Party Congress Menon Ladakh Kashmir Times of India Peiping Radio Frontier Guard

White House asks media to be discreet on Cuban crisis

The White House issued a memorandum listing 12 vital information topics and urged newspapers and broadcast outlets to exercise caution in publishing details about armed forces during the Cuban crisis. The Defense Department will not release information on these subjects. The spokesman stressed it is voluntary, not censorship, and not binding.

Washington White House Pierre Salinger Defense Department

Brush-Moore papers endorse Rhodes for governor

In Ohio the six Brush-Moore newspapers announce endorsement of James A. Rhodes, Republican candidate for governor, highlighting support across the chain.

Canton —P Brush-Moore Ohio James A. Rhodes

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