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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1963
Page
1
President Kennedy and key Democratic leaders discussed civil rights, proposing to stimulate vocational education and retraining programs. The plan may become law with separate legislation or fit into broader civil rights action as talks continue with educators and legal figures.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co moves most foam interior trim production to a new 135000 square foot Logan plant on 40 acres off Rt 33S. Construction expected by July with completion in December. Initial work begins next January with some parts already produced in Logan and Akron remaining for other processes.
The Supreme Court outlawed required Bible readings and Lord s Prayer in public schools and faced mild congressional reaction. Justice Clark defended objectivity in studying religion as part of secular education, while cases from Maryland and Pennsylvania sparked debates on school devotionals and church state neutrality.
Ohio Methodist Bishop Hazen G. Werner called the Supreme Court decision on prayers and Bible reading in public schools legally sound and constitutional. He cautioned the ruling could be misread as hostility to religion and noted it does not ban prayer or Bible reading in schools funded by public money. The text quotes a Senate prayer expressing national dismay and calls for constitutional reverence amid a divided nation.
House Ways and Means tax writers delay a vote on a new tax bill. They study substitutes for the current 20 to 91 percent personal income tax rates and consider offsetting revenue changes. The panel also weighs tighter oil and gas rules and the possible repeal of the 4 percent dividend tax credit.
Former President Herbert Hoover, aged 88, remained very seriously ill in New York as of Monday. Doctors reported reduced fever and more regular heart action with no further bleeding from the gastro-intestinal tract.
The U S Army Engineers report shows Ohio River barges carried 85 306 000? tons of cargo in 1962, a new peak. This surge reflects growing goods movement along the river system in the year.
Negro leaders call the Boston school boycott a success with about 3,000 pupils skipping classes to protest segregation in the public schools. Police guard Tech entrances as 5,000 Negro students in the city’s junior and senior high schools respond to demands for public admission of de facto segregation.
The Columbus weather summary notes generally clear skies with cool dry conditions across Ohio aside from some ground fog along the Ohio River. The Hocking Valley will see partly cloudy, mild weather with temperatures rising from 46 early today to 83 by 11 am today and 87 by noon Monday before cooling.
An air mass over Ohio moves east while the fine weather continues for 48 hours. The morning map depicts a large high pressure system covering the country. Two stationary fronts bring a fall along the Canadian border and through the southern tier.
Lt Col Valery Bykovsky set new world records for distance and orbits in space while his female partner Valentina Tereshkova continued her third day in orbit. Bykovsky surpassed the 64 orbit mark, reaching five days in space, with a maximum altitude of 119.9 miles and a minimum of 98.7 miles, as both astronauts appeared on television and officials weighed the craft’s safety.
Dr W Ray Irvine 70 president of Marietta College since 1948 died at 9 15 am in Marietta Memorial Hospital after an illness that began in May.
Senate Republicans divided over a Kennedy civil rights package. Dirksen backed a voluntary business integration approach, while Case urged a strong federal ban on discrimination. Kennedy planned to present proposals to Congress with Democratic leaders at breakfast and governors luncheon meetings.
The United States warns India that aid for Bokaro steel plant may reduce U S funding for other development projects. Administration plans to back Bokaro but has not informed New Delhi, facing possible congressional opposition.
Jerusalem AP report says David Ben Gurion will remain in Parliament while resigning as prime minister. His Mapai party affirmed the decision to quit the premiership but keep his legislative seat.
In Columbus Ohio two fresh looking demonstrators Ruth Turner and Bruce Melville stayed 17 hours in Gov James A Rhodes office demanding action on a fair housing bill. A third demonstrator left for a restroom and could not return.
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