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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1962

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Worst industrial crash kills thirteen aboard twin engine plane

Ravenna reported a twin engine Lockheed Lodestar owned by Ashland Oil & Refining Co. killed thirteen executives and wrecked on a Glenn Sickle farm near Ravenna. The crash near Lake Milton at 8 30 p.m. left no survivors and marked the nation s worst industrial aviation disaster.

Ravenna Here Ashland Oil & Refining Co Cleveland Buffalo Ashland Shreveport Continental Oil Co Marion Lake Milton Glenn Sickle

Russia Agrees To Direct Nuclear Test Ban Talks

The Soviet Union accepted a U S proposal for direct negotiations on a nuclear test ban during the disarmament conference recess from Sept 8 to Nov 12. Arthur H. Dean urged the 40 nation subcommittee to meet to push toward an accord, while Britain urged Soviet participation and flexibility in the talks.

Geneva Soviet Union United States U.S Arthur H. Dean Coviecl Union Britain Joseph B. Godber U. S Godber

Kennedy Warns U S Will Use All Means Over Cuban Arms

President Kennedy states the United States will use whatever means necessary to stop Cuba from exporting Soviet arms in the Western Hemisphere. He says there is no evidence of a unified combat force in Cuba but warns Castro regime must be barred from exporting aggression. The White House released the remarks after talks with congressional leaders.

Washington Kennedy United States Cuba Soviet Union Castro White House Kremlin Americas

Telegraphers Strike Halts Chicago North Western Rail Line

The telegraphers strike, now in its seventh day, has shut the Chicago and North Western Railway, a major Midwest grain carrier. Federal mediator Francis A. O'Neill Jr. planned talks with the union as separate negotiations with North Western and the Order of Railroad Telegraphers yielded no sign of a quick settlement, hindering grain and cattle movement across nine states.

Chicago Chicago and North Western Railway Francis A. O’neill Jr Federal Mediation Board Telegraphers’ Union O’neill North Western

Mariner 2 Aims For Venus Flyby

Pasadena California reports NASA scientists steer Mariner 2 toward Venus on a new course to fly within about 9000 miles. The 447 pound craft carries life detection instruments for a 30 minute pass on December 14 as the Soviet Venus probe of last year failed by 62 000 miles.

Pasadena Calif United States’ Mariner 2 Venus Earth Mariner 2 Soviet Union U.S

Ben Bella Seizes Control as Algeria Stabilizes

In Algiers Deputy Premier Ahmed Ben Bella’s Political Bureau retook the capital after quelling guerrilla forces in a brief civil clash. The bureau halted the army’s Algiers invasion and called for demilitarization as guerrilla leaders evacuated Wilaya area No 4. In Washington, a Senate committee tentatively backed House plans to raise first class and airmail postage by one cent.

Algiers Ahmed Ben Bella Wilaya Zone No. 4 Washington Senate House

Group Seeks Price Boost Through Farm Prices Action

National Farmers Organization members pressed to keep livestock and grain off markets to lift prices. President Oren Lee Staley reported weak livestock receipts in St Joseph and Chicago, with holding action designed to entice processors to meet target prices. Reports of rock throwing and traffic disruption in Lewistown Moore followed as Missouri officials urged firm enforcement.

Corning Iowa National Farmers Organization Oren Lee Staley Rea St. Joseph Chicago Lewistown Missouri John M. Dalton

Quake Shakes Salt Lake City Raising Early Anxiety

A sharp earthquake jolted Salt Lake City at 9 05 a m today six days after a damaging tremor in northern Utah. No injuries reported though downtown buildings and the Salt Lake Valley felt the quake. Last week's tremor caused damage estimated between 500000 and 1 million dollars.

Salt Lake City Utah Salt Lake Salt Lake Valley

Eseanees Still Loose After Labor Day Breakout

Seven of nine escapees from two state reformatories remained at large as of today. Four escaped from Mansfield Reformatory and three from Lebanon Correctional Institute. James Mabry of Logan County and Thomas Edward Conley of Summit County were recaptured near the Mansfield facility. Dr Bernard M Wagner of New York Medical College will depart for Moscow to join a space medicine data exchange.

Columbus Mansfield Reformatory Lebanon Correctional Institute James Mabry Logan County Thomas Edward Conley Sumit County Mansfield New York Bernard M. Wagner New York Medical College Moscow Soviet Union

European Future Discussed Amid Bonn Paris Talks

French President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer met in Bonn for a vital discussion on Western Europe's economic and political future. De Gaulle floated the idea of a Bonn Paris axis and hinted at forming a political union among the six Common Market nations, citing internal and external influences delaying progress.

Bonn Germany Charles de Gaulle Konrad Adenauer Western Europe de Gaulle

501 Deaths During Labor Day Weekend Traffic Toll

Chicago reports a Labor Day weekend record of 501 deaths from motor vehicle accidents over 78 hours from 6 p m Friday to midnight Monday. The prior high was 461 in 1951. In Rome, Lyndon B Johnson met Italian Premier Amintore Fanfani to begin the final phase of talks on his trip.

Chicago LBJ Italy Rome Lyndon B. Johnson Amintore Fanfani

Soblen Denied Clemency and Ordered Deported

Britain rejects Robert Soblen final clemency plea and orders deportation to the United States as soon as practicable. Soblen, a 61-year-old wartime spy for the Soviet Union, has been on the run since June after fleeing bail and fleeing to Tel Aviv and Britain.

London Britain Robert A. Soblen United States Soblen Soviet Union Tel Aviv Israel New York Czechoslovakia Home Henry Brooke

Armenia Earthquake Shakes Yerevan Amid Regional Aftershocks

An earthquake centered near the Armenia Iran Turkey frontier rattled Yerevan early today. Details on casualties or damage were not provided as aftershocks follow a major quake that hit northwest Iran Saturday night.

Moscow Armenia Iran Turkey Yerevan

Pleased With Progress After Cancer Tumor Removal

Herbert Hoover’s physician reported the 88 year old former president is pleased with progress eight days after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his intestine. Two neatly dressed gunmen robbed a Cleveland savings firm branch, escaping with about $25,000.

New York Herbert Hoover Cleveland

Patrol Safeguards Considered After U2 Overflight

The United States weighs new safeguards on military patrol flights near the Soviet Union to reduce border violations. A Soviet charge claims a U2 reconnaissance aircraft trespassed Soviet territory in the Far East north of Japan. Kennedy aides note the US plane may have flown unintentionally last Thursday and seek a swift, low-profile closure to the incident.

Washington United States Soviet Union Far East Japan State Department Moscow

Moeller Pushes Rename for Reedsville Belleville Dam

Washington introduces federal legislation to rename the Belleville Locks and Dam the Reedsville Belleville Locks and Dam. The change honors nearby Reedsville and notes the Ohio river side location as the high level dam’s site. Rep Moeller spoke at the ground breaking for the $70 million project.

Washington Army Corps of Engineers Reedsville Walter H. Moeller Belleville Locks Belleville Ohio Moeller Belleville” Locks

Rhodes Opens Headquarters in Cincinnati Campaign Stop

Republican gubernatorial nominee James A. Rhodes visited Cincinnati on Tuesday to inaugurate his campaign headquarters in a downtown hotel. He criticized the DiSalle administration as a spoiled child blaming the legislature for failures and demanding more funds and attention.

Cincinnati James A. Rhodes DiSalle Rhodes

Coal miner killed by falling sheet metal in Trimble area

Joseph Chakey a 45 year old coal miner was killed Tuesday when a sheet of metal fell from a rope hoist at the Karns Coal Co mine tipple between Circle Hill and Glen Ebon Route 33. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Sheltering Arms Hospital. Funeral set for Friday at 1 p.m. with burial in Chesterhill Cemetery. He leaves a wife three sons a daughter a granddaughter his mother a brother and two sisters.

Joseph Chakey Trimble Circle Hill Glen Ebon Chakey Sheltering Arms Hospital DeWitt Walker Karns

U S Pledges $50 Million to World Food Program

Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman pledged 50 million dollars toward a 100 million dollar United Nations world food program at a New York conference. Other nations also offered aid as the FAO advances its plan to feed the hungry worldwide.

United Nations N. Y

Miss America Pageant Begins with Three Preliminary Contests

Atlantic City reports the 1963 Miss America preliminary rounds open with 18 contestants in swimsuit talent and evening gown. Judges assess beauty and poise as the pageant advances toward the final selection tonight.

Atlantic City N. J

Tower to speak at Marion GOP rally October 1

Sen. John G. Tower of Texas will address an 8th district Republican ox roast and rally in Veterans Coliseum in Marion on October 1 Rep. Jackson Betts of Findlay announced today.

Marion John G. Tower R-Tex Veterans Coliseum Jackson E. Betts Findlay

U S May Resume High Altitude Nuclear Tests

Honolulu dispatch reports the United States plans to resume high altitude nuclear tests over the Pacific by mid September. Repairs to a Thor booster launch pad on Johnston Island, wrecked July 25 by a rocket failure, are nearing completion per Joint Task Force 8 spokesman.

Honolulu United States Pacific Johnstone Island Joint Task Force 8

Weather and defense funding news in Ohio detailed

Ohio defense projects totaling 21.5 million are listed in a summary from the Appropriations Committee. The forecast calls for below normal temperatures with highs near 85 and a mix of scattered showers, with rainfall around three quarters of an inch possible Saturday.

Washington Air Force and Defense Agency Ohio

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