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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1961

Page

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Khrushchev blasts Kennedy tests and urges German peace

Soviet Premier Khrushchev attacked Kennedy’s nuclear test decision during a friendship meeting with Indian Prime Minister Nehru. He warned of a new military tragedy and urged a peace treaty with Germany while cautioning Western delays. He also warned against using negotiations to stall a German treaty and noted two German states exist. In Washington, the United States Britain and France warned the Soviet Union against interference with Allied air corridors between West Germany and West Berlin, calling any change an act of aggression.

Moscow Khrushchev Kennedy Nehru Germany Soviet Union German Democratic Republic Washington United States Britain France West Germany West Berlin Kremlin

Youths bold Berlin border dash shocks city

A young East German sped a station wagon through Communist barriers and across the Brandenburg Gate into West Berlin. Splintered wood, barbed wire, and rising gunfire marked the daring escape as guards leaped aside. Allied notes in Moscow rejected Soviet air access claims, warning any obstruction to West Berlin access would be an aggressive act.

Berlin Brandenburg West Berlin Unter den Linden Helmstedt East Germany U. S White House

GM and UAW near three year contract to raise hourly pay

General Motors and the United Automobile Workers plan to close a three year agreement that would boost hourly take home pay by about 12.04 cents a year for GM's 350,000 hourly workers. Unauthorized walkouts halted 12,800 jobs at six plants as Walter Reuther moved troubleshooters to resume production.

Detroit General Motors Corp United Auto Workers UAW Walter P. Reuther Fisher Body Mansfield Ohio Marion Ind Pittsburgh Reuther

Tunisia Allows French Stay at Bizerte Base Amid World Tension

Tunisian President Bourguiba agreed to let France keep the strategic Bizerte naval base while danger of a world war persists. Talks on a modus vivendi to use the base during the peril and future evacuation negotiations were proposed. Bourguiba also opened to negotiating Sahara claims and potential pardons for jailed French nationals.

Tunis Habib Bourguiba Tunisia France Bizerte Bourguiba Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Sahara

Straitsville Brick Strike Ends After 136 Days

A contract between Straitsville Brick Co and Local 111 United Stone and Allied Products Workers ended a 136 day strike. Loading will begin Saturday but full operations take days. The company employs 49 workers and will raise wages by 10 cents per hour with staged increases and two paid holidays.

Reuther New Straitsville Straitsville Brick Co United Stone and Allied Products Workers of America Aflcio

Kennedy to let U S train French troops in atomic arms

President Kennedy announced an agreement to permit the United States to train French troops in the use of atomic weapons.

Washington Kennedy United States

Ohio Drafts 1155 Draftees in October

Ohio selects 1155 draftees in October with an expected average age of 23. No draftee will be under 22 according to state selective service officials.

Columbus Ohio State Selective Service

FBI slow to alert Ohio officials on intrastate crime

Ohio Attorney General Mark McElroy says the FBI is sometimes reticent about informing local authorities of intrastate violations. He cited a Stark County case from about two years ago when we asked for information and were told they couldn't help.

Atty Mark McElroy FBI Ohio McElroy Stark County

Veatcutters Settle Cleveland Wage Increase Dispute

A settlement reached Thursday night between Amalgamated Meat Cutters District Union 427 and the Cleveland Food Industry Committee provides a wage increase of 2.24 cents an hour over two years. The agreement addresses a long running pay dispute affecting workers in Cleveland.

Cleveland—P Amalgamated Meat Cutters District Union 427 Cleveland Food Industry Committee

Brazil Taps Conservative for New Post

In Brasilia the Social Democrats chose TANCREDO NEVES aged 51 for a key government post. President Joao Goulart, amid a 14 day crisis following Janio Quadros resignation, took the oath promising that all public freedom will be assured.

Joao Goulart Janio Quadros Congress

Fallout cloud from Soviet test crosses US expected this weekend

A Washington fallout expert said the radioactive debris from the first of four Soviet nuclear tests will cross the northern United States by weekend. The advisory emphasizes regional exposure risks and monitoring plans as authorities track the plume.

Washington United States

Postal Rate Boost Cleaved in Committee

The House Post Office Committee approves a one-cent rise in first class and air mail stamps by 14-5, reviving a bill stalled earlier. Third class mail would rise about 50 million, second class for newspapers and magazines about 17.5 million, with the increase effective Jan 1. The panel also bars mail from any foreign country the attorney general designates as Communist propaganda.

Washington—I House Post Office Committee

Khrushchev Says Powers Could Be Freed Early

Khrushchev told C. L. Sulzberger in a New York Times interview that Francis Gary Powers might be released before completing his ten year sentence but current international tension prevents freeing the U2 pilot now. He added Powers is not considered valuable enough to demand full service.

New York Khruschev Francis Gary Powers Khrushchev C. L. Sulzberger The New York Times

October Draft Call Sets 20,000 Men In Army

The Defense Department announced a nationwide October draft call for 20,000 men. This marks the second largest peacetime draft since the Korean War, with 25,000 called in the current month as the largest.

Washington Defense Department

Wagner Insurgents Crush Tammany Hall

Mayor Robert Wagner led insurgents to a landslide in the New York Democratic primary beating Arthur Levitt 451 458 to 291 672. Wagner advances to face Louis Lefkowitz in November, while Carmine DeSapio loses his district post in Greenwich Village.

New York City Arthur Levitt Robert F. Wagner Louis Lefkowitz New York Tammany Hall Carmine G. DeSapio Wagner Tammany Manhattan Democratic Organization DeSapio Greenwich Village James Lanigan New York County

Lausche Claims Ex-Citizen Handles Aid To Colombia

Senator Lausche charged in a Senate speech that a former U S citizen hostile to the U S system and friendly to communism is disbursing U S aid to Colombia. He said Laughlin Currie, once an executive assistant to F D R, now serves as Colombia's economic adviser and told reporters he spoke to point out weaknesses in the foreign aid program.

Dis Laughlin Currie Franklin D. Roosevelt Lausche Currie Government of Colombia

Moon Rockets Plant Site Is In Louisiana

NASA announced a government owned ordnance plant near New Orleans will host a $50 million project to fabricate large stages for giant moon rockets. Senator Russell B. Long said the site was selected.

Moon Rockets Louisiana Washington National Aeronautics and Space Administration Agency New Orleans Russell B. Long D-La NASA

Weekend Warmth Gives Way to Cooler Start Next Week

Temperatures will run 2-5 degrees above normal with a warm humid weekend. Precipitation varies from half to one inch with scattered thunderstorms in the west Saturday and across the entire area Sunday and Monday as cooler air arrives early next week.

Soldiers Sailors Relief Act shields soldiers from bankruptcy

Columbus reports that the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Act As Amended protects reservists called to active duty from financial hardship. John Doe a salesman and new airman shows how monthly needs rise from 350 to 175.30 after allotments, while creditors may delay repossessions and evictions during service. The act also allows lease terminations and tax collection pauses with court permission and guarantees life-insurance premiums up to 10000 under pre duty conditions.

Columbus Ohio Air National Guard John Doe Air National Guard Haines

Carla Aims For Gulf Coast

A hurricane watch covered 500 miles of the U S coast as Hurricane Carla moved northwest in the Gulf of Mexico. The warning extended to Louisiana Mississippi Alabama coasts and toward Apalachicola Florida with warnings to follow for parts of the four state coast. At 5 AM Carla was about 500 miles south of Mobile with winds near 110 mph and a northwest to north northwest drift at 10 mph.

Miami Fla U. S. Coast Line Gulf of Mexico Carla Louisiana, Mississippi Alabama Apalachicola Mobile Ala

Paar-Berlin Show Will Be Investigated

The Pentagon with White House approval ordered an inquiry into the U S Army role in staging the Jack Paar television show at the Friedrichstrasse crossing between West and East Berlin. A platoon size security detail and several officers observed the broadcast with four cameras and a jeep with a machine gun at the border. Col John L Dean noted border patrol shifts accounted for the larger presence.

U.S. Army Jack Paar West East Berlin Friedrichstrasse West Berlin John L. Dean 6Th Infantry Division

Retired Adm Ramsey Dies in Philadelphia

Adm DeWitt Clinton Ramsey retired Navy commander in chief Pacific and former vice chief of naval operations died at 72 in Philadelphia. He retired in 1949 after 37 years of service in the U.S. Navy.

Philadelphia DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Pacific Naval Operations Ramsey Navy

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Leaves Hospital After Checkup

Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt departs Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center after a routine three day checkup described as very satisfactory. The brief medical visit confirms her stable condition during her stay in New York.

New York Franklin D. Roosevelt Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center

White House Aide Lands Resignation Amid Divorce Suit

Washington reports the resignation of James M. Landis a presidential aide named as a co defendant in a divorce suit. Landis a former Harvard Law School dean served as special assistant to President Kennedy on federal regulatory agencies and submitted his resignation August 1.

President Kennedy

P G Announces 1.4 Million Grant For Universities

Procter and Gamble chairman Neil McElroy said 14 universities will share 1.4 million dollars in a five year support program. Officials expect the funds to be used flexibly as each institution sees fit.

Cincinnati Proctor & Gamble Co Neil McElroy

Townsend Sees Stronger Year for Chrysler Corp

Lynn A. Townsend, new president of Chrysler Corp., says he expects the company to do substantially better in the coming year. He outlines plans to improve operations and performance across core divisions.

Twinsburg Lynn A. Townsend Chrysler Corp

Mount Union gifts total $671,958 for fiscal year

Mount Union College announced gifts totaling 671,958 dollars for the year ended June 30, down about 13,000 from the 1959 60 record year. The college noted the decline as it reported the annual giving results.

Alliance Mount Union College

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