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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1960
Page
1
Castro’s UN speech amid private talks between Eisenhower Tito and Nehru accelerates East West maneuvering. Neutralists weigh Red China admission to the UN as Khrushchev and other principals push or resist, while the Soviet bloc seeks to seat Communist China.
United Nations observers warn Khrushchev aims to force Hammarskjold out by proposing a three member presidium with veto power. A vetoed reform would paralyze the secretary general and leave the UN in crisis, potentially blocking peace efforts amid Congo unrest.
President Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan voiced full support for UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold during talks at the Waldorf Astoria. They backed united front against Khrushchev while planning coordinated strategy with Herter and Home. Eisenhower later met Canadian John Diefenbaker as he pressed for neutralist nations to join the Western alliance against changes in the UN.
New York reports that President Gamal Abdel Nasser invited Dwight D. Eisenhower to visit the United Arab Republic as an honored guest. The invite came during a 70 minute conference Monday, with Nasser noting the offer could fit either before or after Eisenhower’s White House departure on January 20.
Mrs. Emily Post, renowned author on social graces, died Sunday in New York at age 86.
A 19 year old Nelsonville area resident, Raymond H. Ackison, died after a car left Route 33 near the Kimberly Bridge and overturned. Driver Jerry L. Tucker, 21, Plain City, was uninjured and faces reckless operation charges. Ackison died at Mount St. Mary Hospital from a fractured skull. Funeral services are set for Friday at Asbury Church.
President John C. Baker announced a fall enrollment record of 8041 at Ohio University amid a convocation. He noted seven branch colleges enroll about 3000, with campuses in Portsmouth Chillicothe Lancaster Zanesville Martins Ferry Ironton and Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus.
Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposes expanding disarmament talks to include five new nations from Asia Africa and Latin America at United Nations in New York.
Former U S Senator John W Bricker of Columbus elected standard bearer for the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite Freemasonry Northern Jurisdiction United States representing the northern district and guiding the revered order at a national ceremony.
Nixon and Kennedy sparred on health education housing farm and civil rights before a large audience. Nixon touted Republican programs promising growth while Kennedy argued for a balanced budget linked to a rising economy. Both predicted higher turnout on election day.
Several thousand Congolese national soldiers around United Nations headquarters in Stanleyville on Monday night demanded overdue pay, prompting concern over the Congo capital’s security and the UN mission.
The United States proposed a 27 month moratorium on small underground nuclear tests if a comprehensive three nation treaty is signed with the Soviet Union and other powers.
An Associated Press poll in 10 cities found most voters not swayed by the Nixon Kennedy debate. Of the influenced group, more moved toward Kennedy. 65 of 100 questioned said their views remained unchanged.
A four engine Austrian airliner crashed in fog near Moscow airport killing 30 of 37 aboard. Among the dead were at least two Americans including Miss M L Sipenmone and a Pan American worker, and Squadron Leader L G Cooke the British embassy air attache. Austrian officials noted three Americans among the casualties and several Austrian government officials and workers were aboard.
Havana correspondent Robert Berrellez notes Fidel Castro spoke at the UN with subdued vigor. The crowd’s muted reaction, plus strained U S relations and cautious questions from reporters, hint at Castro’s isolation and altered public persona since 1959.
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