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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1961

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Special Session Plans On Speedy Action Today

Ohio lawmakers open a two hour special session called by Gov. Michael V. DiSalle to approve a capital improvements bill nearly $39.8 million for state buildings. The measure funds school construction and civil defense, with reappropriations and new allowances, and excludes a proposed OSU super research center for now.

Columbus Ohio Michael V. DiSalle General Assembly DiSalle Roger Cloud R-Logan Bureau of Unemployment Compensation Cloud Ohio State University

Mechem Seat Sparks Ohio Senate Apportionment Clash

Ohio's apportionment board may seek court to resolve a plan merging the 9th-14th Mechem district with the 15th-16th Zellar district to meet population rules. Gov DiSalle and Sec. Brown dispute details while Auditor Rhodes calls for another meeting to decide.

Columbus Ohio Michael VV. DiSalle Ohio Senate House Ted W. Brown DiSalle James A. Rhodes C. Stanley Mechem Athens Robert A. Zellar Muskingum Mechem Zellar Brown Senate

Pryor Couple Pledges Help For Son Held in East Berlin

An Ann Arbor couple pledges aid for their son Frederic L. Pryor a Yale graduate arrested in East Berlin on espionage related charges. The 28 year old disappeared August 25 after traveling to Berlin and was reportedly detained in East Berlin about a month ago.

Berlin Ann Arbor Mich East Germany Frederic L. Pryor Yale University East Berlin Willard H. Pryor

Kennedy to Notify Party Leaders If International Situation Demands

President Kennedy told leaders of both parties he would contact them promptly if needed after Congress adjourns. Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate said they would be available in an emergency. They aim for adjournment Saturday night.

Washington Kennedy House Senate

Rusk Urges UN To Name Acting World Leader

Secretary of State Dean Rusk called the United Nations General Assembly to swiftly appoint an outstanding world leader to act as temporary U N secretary general after Dag Hammarskjold’s death. He warned against drift and indecision and sought to override Soviet opposition to a new chief executive.

Algiers Charles de Gaulle de Gaulle Raoul Salan Algeria Salan Secret Army France New York Dean Rusk United Nations General Assembly U.N Rusk United Nations 99-Nation General Assembly Dag Hammarskjold United Nations Assembly

Unseasonably warm weekend with a cooler midweek outlook

The forecast calls for temperatures about 10 degrees above normal with a normal high of 76 and a low of 51. Expect warm weekend conditions with scattered thundershowers bringing about a quarter to a half inch of rain, then a cooldown by Tuesday or Wednesday.

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Milk truck driver shot in Gallia County

Gallia County sheriff's deputies pursue leads after KEITH KESSELL 23 of Bidwell was shot in the back while unloading milk cans at the Sam Cardwell farm on Smoky Row Road Harrison Township. He remains in serious condition at Holzer Hospital with a punctured lung and possible paralysis. The shooting occurred about 5:40 a.m. Mrs Winfred Cardwell found him under the truck and alerted authorities. The milk truck is owned by Cottrell and Luckado of Porter Ohio.

Gallipolis Gallia County Keith K. Kessell Bidwell Sam Cardwell Smoky Row Road Harrison Two Kessell Winfred Cardwell Huntington W. Va State Highway Patrol Oscar Baird Cottrell and Luckado Porter

UAW Presses GM to Settle Strike Issues Fast

The United Auto Workers called in officers and shop stewards from 24 locals to push a quick settlement of at the plant strike disputes at General Motors. The action followed an international three year contract agreement with the IUE and heightened tensions with GM.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union UAW International Unon International Union of Electrical Workers

UN Debate on Chinese Admission to United Nations

The United States and the Soviet Union push a General Assembly vote on admitting Red China to the UN, with Washington seeking Peiping’s exclusion and Moscow aiming for entry. African nations may swing the balance. a separate nuclear tests treaty debate is also planned. Outside the committee, moves to replace Dag Hammarskjold proceed despite Soviet opposition.

United States Soviet Union General Assembly Washington Peiping World Organization Moscow Assembly Britain Dag Hammarskjold

Ike Passes Craps as Cancer Benefit Aboard Nieuw Amsterdam

On a Hudson River cruise ship a celebrity crowd including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie gambled for charity aboard the Nieuw Amsterdam. Five hours of gaming raised funds for a cancer drive sponsored by the New York City American Cancer Society as notables like the Rockefellers and Frelinghuysens attended dinner and felt luck.

Hoboken New Jersey New York City American Cancer Society Runyon Nathan Detroit Harry the Horse Rockefellers Drexels Frelinghuysens Gerrys Huttons Eisenhower Robert Goren

Khrushchev weighs Berlin talks as deadline nears

Secretary Rusk told Gromyko Western powers reject Khrushchev terms for a Berlin deal. The Soviet leader demands a peace treaty with divided Germany as the basis for any settlement. Both sides plan to meet again next week as Kennedy and Khrushchev await directions.

Dean Rusk Andrei A. Gromyko Khrushchev Germany West Berlin Rusk Gromyko United States Britain France West Germany Berlin Kennedy

Funeral Transport Delayed for Dag Hammarskjöld Body

In Stockholm the Swedish Foreign Ministry said the transport of Dag Hammarskjöld's body from Rhode Island to Sweden is postponed because a post-mortem will not be completed until Sunday at the earliest.

Stockholm Sweden Dag Hammarskjold Rhodesia

Cold War Turbulence and Nuclear Talk Escalate

In a high tension summary, Khrushchev cites Pope John XXIII, the USSR tests a nuclear blast, and both powers seek to abolish nuclear arms yet dispute how to begin talks. Dag Hammarskjold’s death complicates UN leadership as rhetoric警 alleges war is imminent while Moscow warns of an apocalyptic peace weapon.

Khrushchev John XXIII

Troops Rush To Reserved Viet Nam City

Government reinforcements moved toward Ban Methuot as Paratroop units departed to strengthen the city after reports of a large Viet Cong assault. Civil guardsmen were overrun at an outpost twenty miles from Ban Methuot and contact was lost with a relief unit. Washington forecasts a possible North Vietnamese offensive against anti Communist areas in November or December after the rainy season ends.

Saigon South Viet Nam Ban Methuot Washington South Viet Nam

Berlin Needs Its Air Routes

Mayor Willy Brandt warned that freedom in air corridors linking Berlin to the Western World is vital for the city. Neues Deutschland attacked a planned West German president Heinrich Luebke cabinet trip to Berlin as a misuse of airlines while officials prepare to open the new ultramodern Opera House.

Berlin West Berlin Free World East Germany Europe Willy Brandt Communist Party Neues Deutschland Heinrich Luebke Luebke

Kennedy foreign aid bill hits 24 hour conferees clash

Senate and House conferees broke up a 24 hour conference on President Kennedy's foreign aid bill Thursday in complete disagreement.

Washington Senate House Kennedy

Cooling reception in West Berlin to UN move proposal

West Berliners show indifference as discussions continue on relocating the United Nations headquarters to the troubled city. Officials say the plan faces mixed public sentiment and political hurdles.

Berlin U. N

Khrushchev Says USSR Ready To Talk Any Time

Soviet Premier Khrushchev declared readiness to negotiate at any time and place to insure peace. In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Nehru he suggested talks by non aligned nations be part of a broader plan to formulate a German peace treaty.

Khrushchev Soviet Union Nehru India

Palm Springs man leads police to recovered art theft stash

Edward Henry Ashdown of Costa Mesa admitted stealing four paintings valued at 670000 after police traced him to a Los Angeles bus depot and a rented West Los Angeles garage. Authorities recovered Picasso's The Portrait of Sebastian, Looking Through The Window, Modigliani The Chocolatier, and an Afro abstract. The theft occurred at David Bright's Bel-Air mansion on Sept. 10.

Los Angeles Palm Springs Edward Henry Ashdown Costa Mesa Calif Bel-Air David Bright Ashdown Bright Shdown Hollywood Modigliani Picasso Sebastian Richard Brown Los Angeles County Art Museum Lottie Newmire

Command Adopts Neutral Congo Posture After Katanga Crisis

In Leopoldville the U.N. Congo command shifts to military neutrality after a bold move to quell Katanga secession ended in bloodshed and a cease fire. Premier Cyrille Adoula faces possible cabinet strain as Katanga leader Norbert Muke proclaims the truce temporary despite U.N. backing.

Leopoldville The Congo U.N. Congo Katanga Cyrille Adoula U.N Adoula Masako Norbert Muke Elisabethville

Esther Heads To Sea The Tropical Storm Moves Offshore

Hurricane Esther, downgraded to a tropical storm, headed out to sea with winds under 70 mph. The storm’s center did not reach the American mainland as it moves northeast into the Atlantic. Canadian provinces were advised to expect winds near 40 mph and some rain.

Esther Boston Weather Bureau Atlantic

Ohio's 37th on call list ninth in priority

Ohio's 37th Infantry Division now ranks about ninth in priority for call to active federal service. If called, it would be its fourth activation, with previous service in both world wars and the Korean conflict.

Ohio Columbus

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