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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1962
Page
1
U S diplomats warn Latin American governments of a Castro linked sabotage campaign now under way in the region. Washington reports Fidel Castro signaled general terrorist action, beginning with Sunday oil plant bombings that cut Venezuela's output.
France awaits if Charles de Gaulle will stay on as president after a referendum vote that yielded a slim margin in favor of his constitutional amendment. The outcome leaves a period of political strife and questions about leadership.
The U S balance of payments deficit rose threefold in the July to September quarter to an annual rate of 2.6 billion dollars. The increase followed a 872 million dollar rate in April June and was linked to a reversal of capital flows from Canada. The report from the Federal Reserve Board notes the nine month deficit around 1.8 billion dollars and cites US foreign gold purchases as contributing to a 23 year low gold stock. Officials remain hopeful the problem can be solved in a year or two. In Milan, Enrico Mattei, Time Rome chief William McHale, and Mattei's pilot were killed in a private plane crash Saturday.
U S reconnaissance planes scanned Cuba for signs of dismantling Soviet missile bases amid high tension. The quarantine fleet stayed offshore with no Soviet ships within prior reach. officials expected no rapid easing of military preparations until the missile threat is removed.
Two squadrons of the 302nd Troop Carrier Wing based at Clinton County AFB near Wilmington were ordered to active duty Saturday night by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara.
Athens businessman Gordon Stout of Belpre survived an explosion and fire that destroyed his 32 foot cabin cruiser anchored near Blennerhassett Island in the Ohio River. The vessel is valued at about 18000 dollars and is partially insured. The blast occurred as Stout started the engine. cause is unknown. He swam to the island and was rescued by Belpre volunteers.
Prime Minister Nehru formally requested U S armaments to counter the Chinese advance as Indian reinforcements rush to the Se Pass. Ambassador Galbraith said weapons could arrive by air with talks ongoing on weapon types and payment terms.
The Plains Methodist Church board petitions Common Pleas Court for permission to sell the minister’s parsonage lot, stating it is no longer suitable and negotiations have secured an adequate price. Board members include Thomas C. Porter Keith Bateman Elmo Scott Otho Koon Martin McKibben Paul Tipton and Lloyd Kittle. Pope John XXIII enlarges Ecumenical Council commissions appointing 82 additional prelates.
United Nations acting Secretary General U Thant plans urgent talks with Soviet and U S officials and a Cuba visit to arrange a Soviet American missile deal. He will meet Kuznetsov Stevenson and Garcia Inchaustegui and then fly to Havana to plan U N supervision of missile withdrawals. Castro invited Thant amid changes over observers in Cuba.
Ohio State Auditor James A. Rhodes says two firms Ernst & Ernst and Price Waterhouse Co will audit his office as part of a fraud charge from Governor DiSalle. The State Emergency Board released 15000 for the probe, with a Franklin County Common Pleas Court hearing on opening the books to DiSalle. Rhodes notes records are available to citizens and media. DiSalle plans to place his own personnel in the auditor's office.
Bangkok officials fear Hurricane Harriet may raise the death toll to about 1000 in southern Thailand. About 600 bodies have been recovered and reports say hundreds more may have been swept to sea.
Trustees of the Albany Charge of the Methodist Church were told by Common Pleas Court they may sell the Clinton and Williams Street parsonage in Albany. The property will be sold to Earl Austin for 5500 to fund a new parsonage.
Chesterhill, Ohio Robert Eugene Bowman, 12, was killed when a school bus driven by his father, Fred Bowman, backed into him near the milk house on the farm. He was a seventh grade student and Little League player. Surviving parents, siblings, and grandparents are named. funeral arrangements by Fawcett Stone.
U S pressure for rapid diplomacy to secure Khrushchev’s pledge to pull Soviet missile bases from Cuba seen as a Western victory. No deals reported. Kennedy guaranteed no U S invasion. U N inspectors to monitor withdrawal. aircraft shot down later noted. Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. identified as missing pilot.
In Miami the Cuban Revolutionary Council, led by Jose Miro Cardona, ignores Khrushchev's Cuban missile threat and continues plans for a Cuban army of liberation. Exiles press ahead with training refugees in Spanish speaking units of the U.S. armed forces as they pursue overthrow of the communist regime.
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