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Newspaper
Logan Daily News
Location
Logan, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1963
Page
1
A public hearing is set for 10 a.m. July 17 at Nelsonville City Council chambers on a proposed 500000 relocation of 1.75 miles of Rt 216 between Nelsonville and Buchtel. The plan extends Rt 685 about 300 feet to meet the new segment and would vacate part of existing Rt 216 for abutting owners.
In Savannah Georgia a racial protest near the Holiday Inn Motel escalated into mass arrests after about 1000 demonstrators gathered and confronted police. State troopers helped arrest several and some detainees were sent to a stockade at Travis Municipal Airport. Officers used tear gas when crowds blocked access to headquarters as paddy wagons were escorted through the streets.
PITTSBURGH AP The United Steelworkers Union and the basic steel industry reportedly reached an unprecedented contract agreement. The deal offers an extended vacation plan for veteran employees and improved insurance with other changes, in exchange for extending current pacts through 1964, with no wage increase for about 400 000 workers. VATICAN CITY AP Cardinal ballots fail to elect a Pope with black smoke signaling no result. voting continues Friday.
Wilard P. Dudley administrator of the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation says a hold up in federal funds could force furloughs for about 3,000 employees next week. The move would delay mailing roughly 53,000 jobless benefit checks totaling around $2 million.
In Formosa the Nationalist government alleged that a Chinese Communist air force craft shot down an unarmed plane delivering food to the mainland. The report names no casualties and gave no independent confirmation.
President Kennedy's civil rights package will trigger a grind through Congress with a likely August House vote on key provisions ending public discrimination by private businesses and empowering the attorney general to enforce school integration. Senate debate is expected to be filibustered, possibly requiring continuous sessions to reach a vote. Congressional hearings on the package begin next week as leaders map strategy for nationwide protests led by Martin Luther King Jr and civil rights groups.
Ohio lawmakers push a $1.3 billion two year appropriation under Gov. Rhodes austerity plan. The House backs a $250 million state bond issue to be matched with local funds for poor relief. A youth commission is created to tackle juvenile delinquency while a housing bill stalls. Workmen compensation revision passes the House.
Moscow reports hail the mission of Valentina Tereshkova as a milestone for women while Valery Bykovsky sets a new orbital record. Tereshkova circled the globe 81 times in 119 hours, landing in Kazakhstan. Bykovsky followed after, with the pair completing a historic dual space flight.
The Cuban Revolutionary Council announced War Communique No. 1 claiming commandos landed at several Cuban sites and were welcomed by local peasants. They said 500 men had landed, but officials had no confirmation and details on locations or launch points were unavailable.
London police placed an emergency guard on 21 year old Christine Keeler after anonymous tips warned her life was in danger. Extra detectives patrolled her West End flat and she may only leave with a plainclothes escort before testifying at Dr Stephen Ward's prostitution case.
A 10 minute melee in Tokyo’s parliament sees Liberal Democrat Tadanori Nagayama attacked by Socialists as he declares committee approval of five controversial bills. Nagayama fainted as tables were damaged and curtains torn. With LDP majority, bills effectively pass to the lower house.
Ohio firms received 106279 dollars in NASA contracts during May, according to NASA reports. The announcement appears from Huntsville Alabama based AP dispatch noting the agency's Ohio employment and procurement impact.
The Ohio House Government Operations Committee deadlocks 10 10 on House Bill 308 to end housing discrimination. About 200 protesters watch as Rev. Arthur Zebbs leads continued pressure, while three members are absent and Gov Rhodes faces sit ins in his office.
Weather bulletin notes skies were threatening over Ohio with only a few scattered thundershowers. Light rain fell at To- and likely spread unevenly across the state as a brief, unsettled pattern persisted.
A cloudy day with light showers gave way to cooler temperatures. Yesterday peaked at 90 at 3 PM, then fell to 57 overnight and rose to 76 by 11 AM. Friday is forecast to be mostly fair.
Warm moist air covers Ohio this morning with 62 in Toledo and 69 in Chesapeake. A cooler drier air mass will move in from the north by afternoon and spread across the state by night, bringing scattered thunderstorms this afternoon as a cold front pushes south. Skies clear tonight with Friday mostly fair and slightly cooler.
Miss Grace Hibarger longtime Logan biology teacher died Sunday in a Bucyrus hospital after several months illness. She taught biology at Logan junior high for many years and had been a teacher at Bucyrus High School before her death.
Dan Langley 80 a Murray City resident resigns after 23 years as Hocking County Common Pleas Court jury commissioner. British-born retiree and former miner came here 52 years ago. He served on Murray City and East Hocking school boards for 24 years and belongs to the Knights of Pythias. His resignation is accepted by Judge Harley Meyer with thanks to him. He will be replaced as of July 1.
Rome AP reports Giovanni Leone, head of the Chamber of Deputies, convened leaders from Communists to fascists to craft a government amid Italy’s five week crisis. President Segni urged an exit path as an interim setup by June 30 looms with Kennedy due in. The Christian Democrats push for a center left coalition falters as Moro loses Socialist backing.
A tropical storm Shirley lashed South Korea's southern provinces killing at least 30 people and leaving nine missing as heavy rain and floods disrupted daily life and transportation across the region.
Additional equipment arrives for the Goodyear Tire plant in Logan Ohio. A new $800000 building on a 40 acre site east of the Carbondum plant is planned with financing by an $550000 first mortgage from Akron Savings and Loan and a second mortgage for remaining costs. The Logan plant will produce padded interior trim for automobiles using polyurethane foam and plastic skins, shifting parts of Goodyear's Foam Products Division to Logan and Akron.
The Tariff Commission ruled that sales of Belgium hot rolled steel wire rods at low prices are not injurious to U.S. steel makers. Armco Steel was among the complainants.
A Navy board reports the Thresher sank after a probable piping failure in a salt water system. A violent sea water spray flooded the interior, cut power, and led to the submarine resting on the ocean floor 8,400 feet down with 129 crew aboard.
Southern resistance to civil rights measures threatens a delay in Kennedy's 10 billion tax cut plan. If civil rights bills advance, Southern lawmakers may block or stall the tax revision, risking passage this year. Key players include Byrd Mills and Smith and the Senate and House committees controlling the bill.
A State Department aide says Soviet forces are thinning in Cuba after missiles and bombers were withdrawn last fall. He estimates peak troop levels at about 22,000 and warns the United States would not stand by if Soviet troops intervene in a Hungary like uprising against Fidel Castro.
Ohio earned a first place award at the 22nd international conference of the American Association for Conservation Information for its achievements in radio conservation information.
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