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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1963

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Dems Seek to Defeat Tax Rider in Kennedy Cut Bill

Democrats express optimism to block a Republican attempt to add a government spending rider to Kennedy’s 11 billion tax reduction plan. If enacted, tax cuts would start in January with 100 to 200 dollars annual relief for most families, while Senate delays loom over hearings and civil rights fights.

Washington Kennedy House Carl Albert Oklahoma Senate Senate Finance Committee

Rockefeller Seeks Vatican Backing In Papal Audience

Pope Paul VI greeted Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York in a 30 minute private audience in the pope’s library. Rockefeller, a potential 1964 Republican presidential candidate, was accompanied by his press secretary Robert McManus while his wife Margaretta Fitler Murphy remained in Rome.

Vatican City Paul VI Nelson A. Rockefeller New York Robert McManus Margaretta Fitler Murphy Rome

Ole Miss Expels Pistol-Packer Amid Racial Tensions

Cleve McDowell, a second term UM law student, was expelled for carrying a gun as Ole Miss reverts to an all white student body. In London, Britain agrees to attend NATO talks on a proposed nuclear surface fleet only if it preserves option to discuss alternatives.

Oxford Miss University of Mississippi Cleve McDowell McDowell London

Civil rights bill adds public accommodations ban

A House Judiciary subcommittee reportedly added a sweeping ban on racial discrimination in places of public accommodation to the administration's civil rights bill. The move, taken Tuesday but kept quiet to protect crucial votes on Kennedy's tax cut, gives the attorney general broader authority to intervene in discrimination cases under the 14th Amendment alongside commerce clause powers.

Washington House Judiciary Kennedy White House Congress

Buddhist Protests Quelled in Saigon by Police

In Saigon protesters including a yellow-robed monk attempted to unfurl a Buddhist flag before the National Assembly. Police clashed with demonstrators scattering monks and arresting several, as authorities hunted for others amid a crowd of locals and foreigners.

National Assembly

Australia pledges aid to Malaysia in defense pact

Prime Minister Sir Robert Menzies told Parliament Australia will provide military aid if Malaysia is invaded and will help resist subversion. The pledge, tied to a defense commitment with the federation, follows Britain’s backing of Malaysia in its dispute with Indonesia. No reference to Indonesia was made.

Canberra Australia Britain Indonesia Malaysia Robert Menzies Federation Menzies

Kerr Free on Bond in Auto Title Case Indictment

Louis S. Kerr, 43, released on 25000 bond after pleading innocent to a grand jury indictment accusing him of failing to deliver titles to 10 car buyers. Indicted Monday he surrendered to deputies Tuesday at a downtown motel luncheon appointment.

Cleveland Louis S. Kerr Kerr Sheriff's Deputies

Birmingham Bomb Blast Shakes City After Peace Team Arrival

Birmingham experienced a bomb blast in a middle income Negro neighborhood soon after a two man presidential team arrived to aid racial unity. Police found evidence of one bomb with no casualties. The incident follows a long string of bombings since World War I and the 16th Street Baptist Church blast that killed four girls.

Birmingham Ala 16Th Street Baptist Church Kenneth Royall Earl Blaik

U.S.-Japan Aerobee Rocket Reaches Ionosphere

An Aerobee rocket carrying a 185 pound payload of United States-Japanese experiments was launched from Wallops Island Virginia. The eight minute flight reached 139 miles into the ionosphere and the instrument package splashed down 80 miles offshore in the Atlantic. In Warsaw, East German Communist leader Walter Ulbricht arrived for a state visit to Poland.

Wallops Island National Aeronautics and Space Administration Atlantic NASA Warsaw Walter Ulbricht Poland

Dominican Armed Forces Oust Bosch and Ban Castro

Dominican Republic soldiers and police toppled President Juan Bosch and declared a rightist state. Communist and Castro-backed parties were outlawed. Bosch, 53, was reportedly imprisoned or evacuated from the palace as schools and stores closed and a martial air settled over Santo Domingo.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Juan D. Bosch Communist Party Fidel Castro Bosch Rafael Leonidas Trujillo CY Wei oJan

Reds Asked To Help Pick Lunar Site

U S space chief James E Webb proposed joint U S Soviet efforts to choose a linear landing site and base of exploration as a first step toward reaching the moon. Webb emphasized Kennedy’s call for a joint venture does not change U S policy and noted Americans would not halt a successful program already largely under contract.

Houston Tex U. S James E. Webb United States Russia Texas Midcontinent Oil and Gas Association Webb Kennedy National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Profumo Case Findings Due and Zanzibar Independence

London reports Prince Denning submits a 50 000 word Profumo scandal study as politicians prepare for new clashes over John Profumo and Christine Keeler. The government prints a rare midnight opening for its best seller priced seven shillings sixpence. Also Zanzibar, a 640 square mile clove island, will gain independence on December 10.

London Lord Denning Profumo John Profumo Christine Keeler Zanzibar East Africa

Khrushchev Pressured Toward Second Step for Peace

After the test-ban treaty clears the Senate by 80 to 19, U.S. officials say Khrushchev may push a second step toward reducing nuclear war risks. Pressures cited include Sino-Soviet rift, poor Soviet harvests, and fear of war after last October’s Cuban missile crisis, with observer stations favored over a broader East West non aggression pact.

Washington Senate Khrushchev VU. S Ers Iron Curtain U.S West Berlin

Changes Sought in Farm Bill Stave Off Quick Passage

Senate leaders expect rapid action on a $7 billion farm program bill but two proposed changes may delay it. Senator Lausche seeks to raise REA loan interest from 2 percent to treasury rates near 3.7 percent. Mundt and allies push a two year extension of the soil bank provision. Assistant notes warn of two-thirds vote needs and potential lengthy debate.

Washington Senate Frank J. Lausche Dohio Treasury Karl F. Mundt R-S.d Sen George D. Aiken Rvt Lausche REA

Soviets Ratify Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet in Moscow unanimously ratified the limited nuclear test ban treaty, 24 hours after the U S Senate acted. The decree, rubber-stamped by the full Supreme Soviet when it meets in December, shows unity ahead of the next session.

Moscow Supreme Soviet U.S. Senate Tass Presidium

Andy Williams Becomes A Papa

In Burbank California Andy Williams welcomed his first child a girl born Tuesday weighing six pounds 10 ounces. The mother is Claudine Longet of Paris both mother and baby are reported doing well. In New York the United Nations estimates world population at 3.15 billion mid 1962 an increase of 81 million in the year.

Burbank Calif Andy Williams St. Joseph Hospital Claudine Longet Paris United Nations N. Y U. N. Secretariat

Rusk to Meet Home and Schroeder Before Gromyko Parley

Secretary of State Rusk plans talks with British Foreign Secretary Home and West German Foreign Minister Schroeder ahead of a Saturday working lunch with Andrei Gromyko. They aim to explore East West accords, including a possible New York Moscow air route and embassies, while broader deals await deeper spadework.

United Nations, N. Y.ap Dean Rusk Andrei A. Gromyko Rusk Lord Home Home Gerhard Schroeder Gromyk U. S Schroeder Dahomey Emile D. Zinsou U.N. General Assembly New York-Moscow Moscow Washington Germany NATO Warsaw

Grain Sale To Soviets Hinted By U S Merchants

A spokesman for I S Joseph Inc of Minneapolis in Ottawa said his group hopes to sell substantial U S grain to the Soviet Union, similar to Canada’s recent deal. Burton Joseph said talks are premature and he has not met the Russian buyers who purchased 500 million dollars of Canadian wheat and flour. He warned details are uncertain and more may be known in a few days.

Ottawa U.S Soviet Union Canada Burton Joseph I. S. Joseph Inc Minneapolis United States Russia Josep Joseph

Parity Of Opportunity Sought For Farm Dwellers By Kennedy

President Kennedy in Grand Forks argues for a new farm goal parity of opportunity with urban life. He backs programs to raise farm income and equalize housing recreation and facilities. He cites mining country distress in Minnesota and notes 12 speeches on his 10,000 mile Western tour.

Kennedy Grand Forks N.D University of North Dakota At Duluth, Minn White House New Farm Duluth Kennery Minnesota

Senate probes rise of organized crime and Mafia power

Attorney General Kennedy opens Senate investigations into organized crime calling it a major American business. Key witness Valachi, a convicted criminal, is expected to reveal clandestine meetings and a Mafia commission of nine to twelve active members guiding the syndicate.

Washington Senate Robert F. Kennedy New York Kennedy Senate Investigations Subcommittee America Joseph Valachi Underworld Valachi Mur Derer Cosa Nostra The Mafia Black Hand

Economy pauses in August after steady rise through July

The Commerce Department reports the U S economy paused in August after climbing steadily for the first seven months of the year indicating a temporary slowdown in growth.

Washington U. S Commerce Department

Cost of Living Holds Steady in August at 107.1

Washington reports the consumer price index stayed at 107.1 percent of the 1957-59 base in August. A Labor Department spokesman said September readings are expected to remain near the same level.

Washington Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. freezes new aid to Indonesia amid stabilization program

The United States reportedly halts any new economic assistance to Indonesia including participation in a $250 million stabilization program. The move signals a pause in planned financial support and could affect Jakarta's economic reform efforts.

Washington —i United States Indonesia

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