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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1961

Page

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Strike Postponed After GM Otters Concessions

UAW calls off the 10 am strike at General Motors plants after a new company offer clears the way for a settlement of key benefit demands. Walter P. Reuther announces a further extension to 10 am Monday, citing progress at the bargaining table. Kennedy urged an all out effort to avoid a shutdown in this crucial industry.

Detroit United Auto Workers General Motors UAW Walter P. Reuther Reuther Louis G. Seaton U. S Kennedy Reuther and Seaton

Law Orders No Strike At Cleveland

UAW directs 150 Local 755 workers at the Cadillac Ordnance Plant to stay on the job to protect army tank defense work. Negotiations continue at eight other Greater Cleveland plants with about 13 000 UAW members. A strike deadline was postponed from today to Monday for salaried GM staff to cross any picket lines.

Cleveland United Auto Workers General Motors Corp Cadillac Ordnance UAW Their International Greater Hudson Elyria Detroit

Traffic Kills 386 During Labor Day Weekend

Traffic accidents over the long Labor Day weekend killed 386 persons, 34 fewer than prior estimates, marking a record low death rate for the holiday period in Chicago.

Chicago

Kennedy nominates 164 postmasters including Harold M. Brown

President Kennedy announced the nomination of 164 postmasters across the nation. Among them is Harold M. Brown of Waverly Ohio, continuing a broad federal appointment effort.

Washington Kennedy Harold M. Brown Waverly Ohio

Wagner Faces Tough Light in New York Mayoral Primary

New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner confronts the Democratic organization in a May 4 primary against the party leaders and their candidate Arthur Levitt. The race is the city’s fiercest in years with Wagner accusing the machine of bossism and claiming his victory would end Tammany Hall control.

New York Robert F. Wagner Wagner Arthur Levitt Tammany Hall

Bridge Opening Planned on Tuscarawas Avenue

Mayor Catherine Dobbs informed Council Tuesday that the $1 million Tuscarawas Avenue bridge will open on October 12 in Barberton.

Barberton Tuscarawas Ave Catherine Dobbs

Five Day Forecast With Warm Humid Start

Temperatures will be about 45 to 7 degrees above normal with highs near 79 to 85 and lows around 57 to 65. Expect warm humid conditions until a cooler spell arrives Sunday or Monday, with rainfall averaging a half to three-quarters inch in scattered thundershowers through Sunday.

Test Small Arms For Punch Now

Washington reports indicate tactical nuclear weapons from 100 to 20000 tons of TNT may be tested underground in Nevada under Kennedy orders. Warheads for Honest John Little John La Crosse Corporal Sergeant and Davy Crockett may be tried as confidence grows in the evolving battlefield arsenal.

Washington—I Kennedy Defense Department Atomic Energy Commission Nevada Little John la Crosse Europe U.S

Brazil Paves Way For New President

Vice President Joao Goulart began talks with political leaders to organize a new government in Brazil. He is to become figurehead president with power retained by Janio Quadros’ resignation, after military chiefs ended active opposition.

Brazil Brasilia Joao Goulart Goulart Janio Quadros

Rough Election Seen In California Brown

Governor Edmund G. Brown warned the Democratic Committee in Los Angeles County that California faces the roughest and toughest campaign in its history. He said the 1962 election results will carry significance far beyond the state’s borders.

California Brown Los Angeles Edmund G. Brown Democratic Campaign Committee Los Angeles County

Nonaligned nations urge US and USSR to halt war prep

At Belgrade a five day conference of 25 nonaligned states unanimously approved a communique calling on the United States and the Soviet Union to end war preparations and begin immediate negotiations to avert nuclear disaster. It centers on colonialism and urges troop withdrawals and decolonization efforts. Indian Prime Minister Nehru heads to Moscow carrying the appeal for a Kennedy meeting. Sukarno and Keita will deliver it in Washington on September 12.

Belgrade United States Soviet Union Kennedy Sukarno Modibo Keita Mali Washington

McElroy raids Lisbon Sales Book Co. over numbers slips

Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy led a raid on the Lisbon Sales Book Co. described as a major supplier of numbers slips. He said printing such slips is a felony under a new gambling curb law. Owners Martin and Isidore Sufrin were in Pittsburgh.

United States McElroy Martin Isidore Sufrin Pittsburgh

Nkrumah Delivers Belgrade Message to Khrushchev in Moscow

Ghana Prime Minister Kwame Nkrumah arrives in Moscow with a Belgrade nonaligned summit peace appeal. He meets Soviet Premier Khrushchev on arrival, discusses a call for talks with President Kennedy, as Nehru lands for a separate visit and Brezhnev and Gromyko greet the leaders.

Moscow Kwame Nkrumah Ghana India Nehru Khrushchev Belgrade Yugoslavia Leonid Brezhnev Andrei A. Gromyko

School Aid Programs Headed For House Passage

Extensions of two Kennedy admin school aid programs are expected to win House approval. The first funds grants to districts with many federal employees under the impacted areas program. The second extends the National Defense Education Act to boost math science and language teaching amid the space race.

Washington House Kennedy Congress

Racket Conference Between Ohio and U S Attorneys Set

Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy will confer with U S Attorney General Robert F Kennedy on Thursday in a joint effort against racketeering and gambling.

Columbus Ohio Mark McElroy U. S Robert F. Kennedy

Jet Expansion Plans At Cleveland Hopkins Airport

Expansion at Cleveland Hopkins Airport to handle growing jet traffic will cost an estimated 7.5 million dollars.

Cleveland Cleveland Hopkins

Profits and Prices Stir Debate Across Sectors

A discussion of corporate profits, wages, and prices dominates business thinking. Labor seeks higher shares with rising wages, management calls for higher profits to fund growth, stockholders want bigger dividends, consumers worry about costs, and government weighs fiscal impacts amid rising corporate earnings and employee compensation.

Treasury

Law Carries Death Penalty for Aircraft Piracy

President Kennedy signed a bill making aircraft hijacking an act of piracy with penalties up to death. The measure carries 20 years to life in prison and was enacted after gun point seizures of airliners. Juries hold the sole authority for the death penalty, with judges allowed to impose it when the defendant pleads guilty or waives a jury trial.

Dent Kennedy Congress

Mrs. Roosevelt In For Checkup

New York Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt 76 has entered Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center for a general checkup that should take several days, her secretary Maureen Carr said. The former first lady went to her doctor Tuesday morning and he ordered an immediate checkup.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Maureen Carr

Carrier boys back in school in Ohio and West Virginia

Hundreds of carrier boys return to classes in southeastern Ohio and West Virginia schools. Most schools dismiss after 3:30 p.m. causing carriers to start routes later than in summer vacation.

the Messenger Ohio West Virginia

United States to resume underground atomic tests this month

President Kennedy announced that the United States will conduct underground nuclear explosions in the coming weeks to develop advanced weapons and improve battlefield arms. The tests will be underground to avoid atmospheric fallout, and discussions with the Soviet Union continue on a broader disarmament framework.

Washington United States Kennedy Soviet Union U. S Europe U.S United Nations

Disalle reports new alibi changes in Klumpp murder case

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle disclosed that William Bergen altered his alibi at the murder trial of Cincinnatis Marysville reform inmate case. Bergen admitted he testified for prosecutors but still claims Mrs. Klumpp killed his wife Louise Bergen. DiSalle declined to pursue perjury action and said Hamilton County prosecutor Watson Hover must challenge the claim.

Columbus Edythe Klumpp Michael V. DiSalle William Bergen Disalle Highway Patrol

Point Plant Offer Refused by Marietta Shipyard Workers

Point Pleasant workers in all crafts at the Marietta Manufacturing Co voted against the proposed union contract. The extension expired and no new terms were disclosed as the company declined further comment on the stalled talks.

Point Pleasant Marietta Manufacturing Co

Aid Fight Shifts to Senate After House Setback

Washington reports the administration moved its foreign aid appropriation effort from the House to the Senate after regaining some momentum in the lower chamber.

Washington House Senate

No Hitch As Dallas Gets Integration

Eighteen Negro first graders entered eight previously all white schools in Dallas without incident as police, with 750 officers, directed traffic and guarded campuses. School Superintendent W. T. White reported all 18 assigned students were inside by 9 45 a m EST and that no incidents occurred. four applications to enter white classrooms were denied.

Dallas Tex W. T. White

Health Officials Prepare for Possible Flu Outbreak

Columbus health commissioners will be briefed next week on a threatened influenza outbreak with Type B and Asian Flu strains likely to hit the United States in the next few months. Dr. Ralph E. Dwork urged local officials to follow Public Health Service recommendations for immediate vaccination of elderly persons, the chronically ill and pregnant women.

Columbus Ohio United States U. S. Public Health Service Ralph E. Dwork Public Health Service

Castro urges Cubans to learn Russian language

Fidel Castro announces Cubans must study Russian as part of a four day literacy congress. He asks the Soviet Union to send 100 professors to teach 2000 Cuban teachers. English is also needed for upcoming social changes in English speaking countries.

Havana Fidel Castro National Congress Castro Soviet Union

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