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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1961

Page

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Kennedy Sees Budget Revision Near 90 Billion Mark

President Kennedy raises the current year estimate to 89 billion dollars with 6.9 billion in red ink, signaling the next budget will likely exceed 90 billion. He assures a balanced 1963 budget barring unforeseen defense needs as the 1962 year ends next June 30. The latest revision, originated by Eisenhower, faults his surplus forecast and cites a 700 million deficit in that view.

Washington Kennedy Congress Dwight D. Eisenhower Eisenhower

Chess Game Shifts To Autobahn

Berlin reports of Soviet interference with Allied traffic to and from West Berlin moved to the autobahn connecting the Red encircled city with West Germany. A Soviet officer stopped two US Army aid vehicles at Babelsberg checkpoint and let a third pass, prompting Western officials to speculate on reasserted objections to American patrols on the highway.

Berlin West Berlin West Germany United States U.S. Army U.S Babelsberg Germany

Minister 96 Beats Odds In Life Insurance Payout

The Rev. William A. Miller, 96, long a Presbyterian minister from Lewistown Pennsylvania, moved to Youngstown in 1951 after retirement. His life insurance policy paid the face amount after he reached the maximum age in the insurer mortality tables of 1894.

Youngstown William A. Miller Miller Lewistown

Hurricane Hattie Approaches Mexico City

Dangerous Hurricane Hattie veered westward and was expected to strike Mexico by tonight. The storm lashed the northwestern Caribbean with winds near 140 miles per hour after intensifying since Sunday night.

Miami Fla Hattie Mexico Caribbean

General Taylor Arrives in Manila Over Vietnam Troop Vote

Gen Maxwell D Taylor arrives in Manila to present a report to President Kennedy on U S policy toward South Vietnam Aide said the report may argue against sending American combat troops to the Communist threatened area.

Manila Maxwell D. Taylor Kennedy South Viet Nam

Marines In Hawaii Stage First WWII-Era Style Landing

Maalaba Bay Maui hosts seven thousand U S Marines landing as Operation Silver Sword marks Hawaii's first amphibious exercise since World War II. Fleet units and air support simulate coastal assault operations, testing tactics and coordination across services.

Maalaba Bay Maui Hawaii U. S

Five Day Forecast Shows Above Normal Temperatures

Temperatures will average two to six degrees above normal with normal highs around 55 and lows near 37. Cooler on Tuesday and throughout Wednesday, then a slow warming trend followed by cooler conditions Saturday. Rainfall averages about half an inch with higher amounts in showers at period start and again Friday.

Three Die In Two Car Crash Near Ravenswood

A head on collision one mile north of Ravenswood on Route 2 killed Huntington doctor Leslie Moore 60 and his wife Nelie 54 and Ravenswood resident Mrs. Fredricka Parkins 37. The Moores driven in a 1961 Cadillac and Parkins in a 1961 Oldsmobile died at the scene or en route to Camden-Clark Hospital. Debris made car directions unclear. bodies sent to Chambers Funeral Home Ravenswood.

Inent Huntington Ravenswood O. G. Britton Jackson County Leslie J. Moore Jefferson Ave Huntington Nellie Moore Fredricka Parkins Victoria Apts Moore Parkins Appalachian Insurance Company Moores

Fallout Heads To Sea After Soviet Explosion

Washington reports the fallout cloud from last Monday's mega explosion moves east over the Atlantic. Meteorologist Robert List says debris races at 70 to 80 mph, expected to drift past New England and into Canada before entering the ocean. Experts say no immediate health action is needed and most debris remains in the stratosphere for months.

Washington Atlantic New England Canada Ocean U. S

No Favors for Packers

Washington aides say Senator Alexander Wiley did not seek deferments for Green Bay players Paul Hornung and Ray Nitschke who were called for military duty. The requests from Green Bay groups were sent to the Pentagon without the senator's comment.

Washington Alexander Wiley R-Wis Wiley Green Bay Packers Green Bay Paul Hornung Ray Nitschke Pentagon

Der Bingle Is Pappy Again It’s A Boy

Los Angeles announces Bing Crosby and Kathy Grant welcomed a son Sunday night at Queen of Angels Hospital. The baby weighs 9 pounds 214 ounces and is the couple’s third child. Both mother and child are reported doing well.

Los Angeles Bor Bing Crosby Kathy Grant Queen of Angels Hospital

Storms Hit Rockies Leave Six Dead and Six Missing

Storms across the Rocky Mountain states caused fatalities and missing persons as wind rain and snow pounded the region. Emergency crews searched for six others amid difficult weather conditions and continuing rainfall.

Denver Rocky Moui

Ohio River Jam Feared by Industry Group

Washington reports that a powerful industry segment fears heavy congestion on the Ohio River could choke transportation in the industrial heartland. The Ohio Valley Improvement Association warns the crisis may threaten national industrial development.

Hallwood man dies by own action in West Virginia

Point Pleasant Okey Sprouse of Hallwood near West Columbia died by his own action at his home. West Virginia State Police and Mason County Coroner Dr Oliver Eschenaur investigated and ruled the death was a death by own action.

Point Pleasant Okey Sprouse Hallwood West Columbia West Virginia Mason County Oliver Eschenaur

U S Seeks Red Deal For Berlin

The United States weighs a bargain with the Soviet Union to permit East German police to demand entry credentials from Western officials in Berlin. Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson to approach Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko about a possible deal. Western allies may respond with force if East Berlin borders close.

Washington United States Berlin Soviet Union U. S U.S Llewellyn Thompson Andrei A. Gromyko West Berlin East Berlin Britain France

Billion Dollar Tax Hike Seen In 1961 State Legislatures

A Tax Foundation Inc survey shows 1961 state legislatures raised or created nearly 1 billion dollars in new state taxes annually, lifting total state revenues to about 21 billion. States increased cigarette taxes, vehicle fees, and gasoline levies, with alcohol, corporate income, and tobacco also taxed more.

New York Tax Foundation Inc

Admiral King High School Dedicated in Lorain

The new Admiral King High School was dedicated Sunday in Lorain. Navy Cmdr. Ernest J. King, son of Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, paid tribute to his late father, the school’s namesake.

Lorain Admiral King Navy Ernest J. King Fleet

Save Four From Lake Erie Capsized Boat

Four fishermen were rescued after their boat capsized in rough Lake Erie on Sunday. The operator of a chartered vessel pulled the men from the water and brought them to safety.

Cleveland Lake Erie

Pentagon Looks At Own Civil Defense Shelters

The Defense Department, keeper of the civil defense fallout shelter program, plans action to protect military personnel. Deputy Secretary Roswell Gilpatric orders prompt study to determine how to provide shelter to service members and dependents and show the military takes civil defense seriously.

Pentagon Fense Department Civil Defense Roswell L. Gilpatric Defense Department

Khrushchev Gains Position After Stalin Remains Exposed

The article argues Khrushchev has won control of the leadership though not dictatorship, as Stalin's mummified remains are removed from Red Square signaling a strategic win. It notes the USSR Congress reveals Stalin’s blood purges, shifting party and public perception and exposing longtime collaborators as murderers. The move shows Khrushchev steering a traditional machine influenced by party and public opinion.

Associated Press Berlin Nikita Khrushchevy Stalin Red Square Khrushchev Ussr U.ss.r Communist Bloc

Kennedy Expands Westward Campaign Tour and Resources Message

President Kennedy rallied rural support in Oklahoma and Arkansas on a two stop weekend visit. He dedicated a new road at Big Cedar and viewed cattle at Senator Kerr’s ranch while stressing natural resources and national strength. In Fort Smith he mingled with local politicians including Fulbright Faubus Alford as potential 1962 challengers. He urged balancing power with growth, saying we hold the sword and the trowel.

Big Cedar Okla Kennedy Robert S. Kerr Fort Smith Arkansas J. W. Fulbright Orval E. Faubus Dale Alford Fulbright

Greeks Vote Pro Western Government Wins Four-Year Term

In Athens Constantine Caramanlis and his rightist National Radical Union secure a decisive victory. The pro Western foreign policy and economic stability message gains at the expense of PAMY and the Communist line. The Union of the Center finishes runner-up as Caramanlis, 54, heads the Green government toward a working parliamentary majority.

Athens Greece Constantine Caramanlis National Radical Union ERE Pandemocratic Agrarian Front PAMY Green

Toledo Oil Workers Strike for Higher Wages

About 125 employees of Standard Oil Co. Toledo Sales Division walked out today in a wage protest demanding higher pay.

Toledo Standard Oil Co

Farm land values rise after spring lull

A sustained rise in farm real estate values resumes after a pause. The Agriculture Department reports July 1 market values up 1 percent from March 1 and 2 percent from July 1, 1960, driven mainly by gains in 28 states along the East Coast, the South, the Mountain and Pacific regions, while the corn belt shows only slight increases.

Washington Agriculture Department Seaboard Mountain Pacific

LAW Tries To Wrap Up Contract Talks In Detroit

Top level negotiators from Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers begin anew to reach a 3 year contract by Tuesday. If no agreement is ready by 8 p.m Tuesday the union warns of a strike. Chrysler remains the last of the Big Three without a deal and pushes for cuts in union representation for grievances processing.

Detroit Chrysler Corp United Auto Workers Union Chrysler UAW

Will Leave For Africa

Battle Creek Michigan report states Herman McGee a 36 year old WWII veteran plans to move his family to Africa due to persistent prejudice. He says they will renounce US citizenship and seek Nigeria Liberia or Ghana, believing they cannot live as first class citizens in the United States.

Battle Creek Mich Africa Herman McGee United States Nigeria Liberia Ghana

Held For Probe In Mason County

Billy Lee Frye age 24 of Rutland Ohio is held in the Mason County jail for investigation. Police and Prosecuting Attorney Cecil Dean said a further investigation of the allegations against Frye will proceed today.

Point Pleasant Billy Lee Frye Rutland Ohio Mason County Cecil Dean Frye

DiSalle Names Five Reappointments to Regional Boards

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle announced five six-year reappointments to regional boards of review for the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation. The action keeps terms aligned with the six-year rotation.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Boards of Review Bureau of Workmen's Compensation

Swedish Seismologists Detect Soviet 50 Megaton Test

Uppsala scientists report a massive Soviet atmospheric explosion larger than prior blasts, possibly 50 megatons, as Khrushchev claims the test series will end with a giant detonation. The blast was centered in the Arctic Nosovaya area, about 1,260 miles northeast of Uppsala.

Khrushchev Communist Party United States Atomic Energy Commission

Rusk Leads High Level U S Delegation to Japan

Secretary of State Dean Rusk plus a large U.S. cabinet group flies to Japan to attend an economic meeting. The trip aims to lay groundwork for resolving trade issues between the United States and Japan and includes Stewart Andall Luther Hodges Arthur Goldberg Henry Fowler and Walter Heller.

Washington Dean Rusk Japan U.S Rusk Stewart Andall Commerce Luther H. Hodges Labor Arthur Goldberg The Treasury Henry H. Fowler Walter W. Heller President's Council of Economic Advisors

Grand Jury May Probe Numbers Racket

Federal grand jury convening in Cincinnati may probe numbers racket operations in Newport Kentucky across the Ohio River under new anti-rackets bills passed by Congress this year.

Cincinnati Federal Grand Jury Newport Ohio River Congress

Health care payments reach record high for Ohio pensioners

Columbus. Ohio health care payments to aged pensioners rose to an all time high between July and October according to State Auditor James A Rhodes. The report cites growing costs and clarified fund disbursement.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes

Potential Gov Candidate Urged to Declare Before Elections

Gov. Mich V. DiSalle advised hopeful gubernatorial contenders in Columbus to announce their intentions before the legislative session ends on November 14, stressing timely disclosures amid statewide political maneuvering.

Columbus Mich. V. DiSalle

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