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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1961
Page
1
Former Governor Knight says a wealthy Republican friend of Nixon offered him any state job if he would withdraw from the 1962 gubernatorial race. Knight cites two witnesses and vows to name them if the story is denied. Nixon and his campaign reject the charge as false.
Sen. Barry Goldwater told a GOP western conference dinner in Sun Valley Idaho that Americans have grown tired of the New Frontier. He urged increased Republican power in Congress citing domestic and international urgency. An audience of more than 750 gave him an ovation. Former Vice President Richard M Nixon spoke at the conference Saturday night.
Western diplomats report slow progress in getting Soviet plans from Andrei Gromyko on Berlin negotiations. Rusk and Home spent 10 hours in eight days, with hints of a possible Big Four talks, while Khrushchev stalls for Moscow party meeting next month. Kennedy seeks a peaceful settlement but rejects Khrushchev's terms.
In Uppsala Sweden a state funeral for Dag Hammarskjold was planned at the 700-year Gothic cathedral with his body in state. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and U N Ambassador Stevenson represented the United States as dignitaries joined a world delegation. A large crowd in Stockholm gathered for a memorial service with muffled drums and solemn processions.
Havana reports the final casino closure follows Fidel Castro's pledge to purge vice in the city. The move ends a era when Havana hosted around 25 casinos drawing tourists and underworld figures. remaining venues operate in government hotels under tight state control.
The 20th U. S. Army Corps at Ft. Hayes reports 1,839 additional Army reservists in Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia may be called to active duty. This would bring to full strength 34 reserve and National Guard units in the three-state area by the end of October, in addition to the 1,639 already called up.
In Newport Rhode Island the Kennedy administration plans a nationwide push to sell its home front legislative program. Teams of government experts will visit major cities to confer with state and local officials and conduct seminars on unemployment compensation and housing. They will review this year’s congressional legislation and seek suggestions for measures to back in 1962.
At Edwards Air Force Base California the X15 rocket plane flew at 3545 miles per hour in a test to gauge its ability to withstand 1000 degree Fahrenheit heat. Experts said leading edges of the wings and thin surfaces glowed under the high temperature exposure.
Tallahassee Florida report notes pilot courses in Americanism vs communism will be offered in some high schools next spring. The 1961 Legislature requires the course to be installed in all public high schools during the 1962-63 school year.
New York based Woolworth Co. selected Columbus as the site for its first Woolco department store, marking the company's entry into the discount field. The move signals expansion plans and new retail competition in the region.
Appointment of Dr Warren G Cutts of Kent State University as the first reading specialist on the staff of the U S Office of Education was announced Thursday.
Cape Canaveral reports Titan intercontinental ballistic missile completed all flight requirements after a seventh consecutive test flight. Officials say full combat readiness awaits the first Titan squadron at Lowry Air Force Base Colorado before official declaration.
A total of 54 U S intercontinental ballistic missiles are due on the firing line within the next three months.
Western and neutral diplomats pushed to appoint a temporary secretary general after U S Soviet talks failed. Adlai Stevenson and Valerian Zorin met to discuss a four man executive with rotating chair that could avoid a veto but the United States rejected it citing persistent veto and political bias in selecting members from West neutral and Communist nations.
Three Groton School students were expelled after wiretapping headmaster John Crocker’s study last year. They set up a hidden microphone and tape recorder in a dormitory and listened to conversations, but the exact listening hours remain unclear.
Gen Curtis E LeMay orders 91 Air Force generals in the Pentagon to exercise regularly including squash and weights. Air Force chief of staff voices strong concern that staff officers stay in top shape as surgeon general Maj. Gen Oliver K Neiss drafts a fitness program for final approval.
The $56,891,000 lock and dam project on the Ohio River near Hannibal Ohio to replace locks 12 13 and 14 was approved Thursday by Secretary of the Army Elvis J. Stahr.
Temperatures forecast to run three to six degrees below normal with highs near 70s and lows around the upper 40s to mid 50s. Expect a warm Saturday, a cooler Sunday, and minor daily changes. Rain chances bring 0.25 to 0.75 inch totals in showers Saturday night, Sunday, and again Tuesday.
Syrian army rebels announce a civilian government in Damascus after claiming to wipe out Egyptian paratroops. Dr Mamoun Kuzbari is named premier with exile cabinet powers to rule by decrees. Jordan’s King Hussein quickly recognizes the regime, signaling potential reshaping of Middle East alliances.
The United States maintains a strict hands off stance on the anti Nasser Syrian revolt while monitoring developments. State Department spokesman outlines non interference policy and notes no evidence of Moscow directing the uprising. About 400 to 600 Americans in Syria are believed in the area and remain safe.
Lincoln Neb Selective Service director Guy N Heinninger says Theodore C Sorensen's draft record is very regular after reviewing claims that he avoided service as a conscientious objector. The remarks follow a Congress member's assertion about his status.
Administration sources say the White House is considering an executive order or similar directive to forbid racial discrimination in government aided housing programs.
In San Diego two sailors sealed themselves in a flooded engine room and kept the Charr afloat and surfacing from 12 000 feet of water. John Joseph McGee of Chula Vista and Douglas Webster of Kennewick stood knee deep at the controls to avert electrocution. The submarine with 78 crew reached 100 feet after a cooling water intake ruptured and flooded the engine room.
Wean Engineering Co of Warren will supply equipment for a $6.5 million expansion of Japan Steel and Tube Corp of Tokyo. The contract marks a major US supplier involvement in the project.
The 1958 union under President Gamal Abdel Nasser aimed to forge a broader Arab bloc. Syrians faced reduced political pluralism as Cairo centralized administration and the Syrian Communist party was outlawed.
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