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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1963
Page
1
UN mission in Saigon abandons government tour to interview opposition Buddhists about alleged persecutions. The move follows a Buddhist monk suicide outside a cathedral, a dramatic protest amid a government crackdown. NBC reporters were briefly detained during coverage.
U S space officials press forward with moon landing plans despite Khrushchev signaling no current manned lunar flights. Senators and NASA leaders weigh impacts on funding and public opinion as Kennedy era goals confront political realities.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and West German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard urged a strong Atlantic Alliance and pledged six U S divisions remain in Germany as long as needed. They spoke at a Memorial for General Marshall amid France's De Gaulle warning on U S troop withdrawals. Rusk arrived after Big Lift airlift moved an armored division from Texas in three days.
The Rev Gilbert B Courtney a prominent Hocking Valley minister and retired railroad telegrapher died Sunday night at Mount St Mary Hospital aged 70 He served nearly 50 years in ministry and 50 years as a telegrapher for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad His work spanned Orbiston Greens Run Trimble Taylor Ridge and Millfield with later interim duties at Warren Crooksville Mantua Center and Nelsonville He was a World War I veteran and held leadership roles in the Ohio State Convention Disciples and Ohio Society of Christian Churches.
President Arturo Illia, a country doctor in demeanor, blames mutual misunderstanding for strained US Argentina relations and vows to stabilize Latin America while outlining steps to nullify multimillion dollar contracts with US oil firms to rebuild democracy after military rule.
Former Senator Tom Connally of Texas dies at his home in Washington at 86 after a pneumonia illness. He served 24 years in the Senate and 12 in the House, chaired the Foreign Relations Committee during and after World War II, and was known as a rough and tumble debater with old school style.
Three German miners trapped for over 80 hours in a flooded iron mine reported safe at the surface via a 259 foot shaft to an air pocket. A second shaft must be completed, rescue teams said, as 40 others were listed lost and 79 escaped earlier.
President Kennedy seeks bipartisan support as the House Judiciary Committee plans a Tuesday vote on a controversial civil rights bill. Negotiations with Republican leaders and weekend talks with Rep. McCulloch raise cautious hope for a possible agreement. The disputed measure is a 10 part omnibus addition to the original seven part package.
In Carletonville near Johannesburg 75 miners including 10 whites are trapped in two cages after an overwind in the Western Deep Levels Mine winding mechanism. One cage with 50 Africans and 5 whites is 1000 feet underground. the other with 15 Africans and 5 whites is 5000 feet down.
President Kennedy likens Goldwater’s bid to his 1960 Democratic race and warns that rival Rockefeller in New York could hurt Goldwater. Humphrey echoed Kennedy’s assessment, while Goldwater reserved judgment on Rockefeller’s entry.
Congress opens its 11th month with foreign aid civil rights and the Robert G. Baker case on the agenda. The Senate will tackle the annual foreign air program bill likely all week, with a fight over restoring about 700 million dollars cut by the House. A civil rights bill fate rests with the House Judiciary Committee, while the Baker case goes before the Senate rules committee in a closed session.
An explosion at The Ohio Fireworks Co. plant in Bellaire destroyed 82 buildings and caused about 300000 dollars in damage. Company official Veto Presutti said production should resume in about three weeks as embers and colorful displays lit the area.
A 16 year old Waterloo youth has admitted starting two brush fires a week apart in southern Gallia County. The fires burned on farms owned by Nancy Roach and Lindsey Belville in Walnut Two. The youth and his 14 year old brother were detained for questioning with the younger boy released.
Scattered rains across Southeastern Ohio dampened woods and gave firefighters a brief pause but did little to relieve the drought. Athens reports .11 inch, Lake Burr Oak area sees heavy downpour, Shawnee district Perry County remains dry. Fire districts report no fires Sunday or early Monday as woods stay powder dry. One brush fire near Gallipolis burned an acre. Gallipolis department fought it. Xenia police and Green County deputies raid a house yielding 15 arrests in a gambling case. In Warsaw, Poland, Soviet training for more girl cosmonauts noted with praise by Valentina Tereshkova.
Thousands joined a March for Jobs and Freedom from Washington Park to Government Square in Cincinnati. The protest emphasized equality in jobs housing and education with police reporting orderly conduct and no disturbances.
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