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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1962
Page
1
Pomeroy correspondent reports Meigs Memorial Hospital in Pomeroy prepares to open Thursday with a medical staff consisting entirely of medical doctors. The osteopathy issue had been kept behind the scenes but was torn open today.
Meigs County prosecutor Fultz charges the Meigs Memorial Hospital board violated earlier pledges by naming a medical staff comprising doctors only and excluding osteopathic physicians who applied for privileges. He notes voters were told both medical doctors and osteopathic doctors would be considered equally when the hospital opened.
Meigs Community Hospital board decided the new hospital will operate as a county hospital with qualified osteopathic and medical physicians licensed in Ohio. It will follow board rules, seek American Hospital Association listing, and offer equal dental and related services. Access will be open to all regardless of race color or creed.
The Senate, after a marathon 14 hour session, moves toward passage of a sweeping tariff-cutting bill giving President Kennedy authority to strike tariff walls and forge a European Common Market economic partnership. House approval and party divisions noted as amendments were defeated or delayed.
Edward M. Kennedy dominates the Massachusetts primary defeating Edward J. McCormack Jr. and gains momentum toward a November U.S. Senate race to fill the seat left by John F. Kennedy. Kennedy, 30, celebrated with a victory rally after returns and a call to President Kennedy.
Algeria's first election campaign ends amid chaos and apathy as 196 National Assembly candidates including 16 Europeans run unopposed. Handpicked by Ahmed Ben Bella's Political Bureau with army backing, they likely deliver a rout for Ben Bella in the assembly.
The Air Force will slow B58 Hustler sonic boom practice flights over Ohio cities like Cleveland until the Indiana crash probe concludes. The restriction follows a fatal B58 crash last Friday in Indiana as investigators seek a cause.
Republican U S senator candidate John Marshall Briley denounces President Kennedy's Medicare as a hoax and mirage while backing Sen. Leverett Saltonstall's plan for elderly medical care funded by general revenues and state matches. In Columbus, Westinghouse Electric appliance plant strikes enter third day as mediated talks proceed.
Soviet officer in the Berlin Air Safety Center lodged a protest over a routine U S Army helicopter flight over parts of East and West Berlin. The convoy to Berlin arrived three hours late amid ground tensions and a mysterious explosion near the Brandenburg Gate draws Soviet soldiers and East German guards to the scene.
Former Vice President Richard M. Nixon calls for a quarantine of Cuba likening the Castro regime to a cancer threatening the hemisphere. He supports President Kennedy’s actions, including a naval blockade if deemed necessary, while warning of war risks.
The Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committee approved a resolution urging U S action to resist Communist aggression in the hemisphere and warning that inaction risks surrounding nations. Nixon argued 5000 Soviet troops in Cuba pose a clear danger and strong action now could avert war, citing past crises under Eisenhower in Asia and the Middle East.
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle asks President to grant priority to public works in depressed southeastern Ohio. He released a Sept. 14 letter proposing a special classification to speed highway construction water impoundment and sewer projects to boost the economy in the region.
Commonwealth leaders gave Prime Minister Harold Macmillan a hedged go ahead to pursue Britain’s entry into the European Common Market. They insisted Britain address Commonwealth fears and press for a better deal when negotiations with the six Common Market countries resume in two weeks. The communique outlined reservations and affirmed the aim to keep Commonwealth cohesion and global influence intact.
Former Dayton city commissioner David F. Pottinger has entered St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton. He says he has a blank memory of 46 days after vanishing on August 1 and returned Tuesday night with his wife and relatives from Knoxville, Tennessee.
Judge James F. Bell announced his resignation from the Ohio Supreme Court effective October 8. He will return to private practice after serving on the court since 1955, in his second six year term which would have expired December 31, 1966.
Radio Peiping reported the Chinese capital region has its driest stretch in four decades with rainfall since July scant. In August only 1.10 inches of rain fell, well under the usual average for the period.
In Buffalo the New York Republicans renominate Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller to head the party ticket for November. The Democratic convention in Syracuse names James B. Donovan to run for the U.S. Senate with Robert Morgenthau at the top of the ticket, challenging Sen. Jacob K. Javits who won renomination by acclamation.
Soviet opposition expected to vote against a Tunisian attempt to speed UN work by shortening speeches and changing debate rules. The plan aims to include improving working methods on the agenda for the 17th session, with the 21 nation steering committee set to review it.
A U S Army helicopter crashed Tuesday in a forested mountain area about 270 miles north of Saigon. It carried seven people including three U S military advisers, one American civilian, and three Vietnamese. Officials say communists likely shot it down. names were withheld.
Washington Acting Secretary of Labor Wirtz says the three week telegraphers strike against the Chicago and North Western Railway is near an understanding for arbitration. AFL-CIO Order of Railroad Telegraphers President Leighty cautions it may take weeks to settle issues, possibly lengthening negotiations. Ohio unemployment falls with 77,492 on jobless benefits, down from 84,769.
A powerful army faction opposed Argentina's military rulers demanded a speedy return of government to the people. The rebellion was claimed quelled by the army command, yet no proof appeared. Cavalry and Campo de Mayo garrison near Buenos Aires urged early elections and constitutional rule, pressuring President Jose Maria Guido to pick sides as rebels held Campo de Mayo with tanks.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission said a Soviet atmospheric test in the Arctic test area had a low yield and was the 13th announced in the current series. A brief notice notes the test followed earlier blasts by Moscow.
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