U.S. Spy Satellite Progress Outpaced Khrushchev claims
U.S. officials report progress on a pair of spy satellite systems, Midas and Samos, to detect Russian missile launches and photograph bases from space. One Midas craft reportedly spotted a Titan missile 90 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral. The programs remain tightly guarded and may become operational within two years. Khrushchev boasted of a new global rocket but U.S. officials note comparable long-range capabilities historically.
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Washington
Khrushchev
U.S
Russia
Army
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Ohio selects 446 for April draft call
The Ohio Selective Service Board issued an April induction call for 446 men. The youngest eligible entrant must be 22 by April 1 unless volunteering. County breakdown includes Pickaway 5, Fairfield 5, Perry 3, Hocking 3, others.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Selective Service Board
Pickaway
Madison
Ross
Hocking
Athens
Fairfield
Perry
Vinton
Man collapses and dies during road test in Ohio
John E. Stewart, 41, of Jewett, Harrison County, collapsed and died during a road test after failing his written exam. Police said he apparently suffered a heart attack.
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New
Philadelphia
Ohio
Harrison County
John E. Stewart
Jewett
Kachelmacher Hearing Set On Will Construction
Probate Judge Rhea Bangert Brown schedules an open hearing at 10 a.m. Monday April 2 on demurrers by the executors trustee of the Kachelmacher estate and the Ohio attorney general in a citizens suit. Four Logan Trade Club directors allege beneficiaries under the will seek court guidance on its true construction.
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Rhea Bangert Brown
Citizens
Nils Kachelmacher
Kachelmacher
Ohio Attorney General
Logan Trade Club
Two Shawnee Men Injured in Rt. 75 Crash
On Friday at 2 15 p m two Shawnee men were injured in a car pickup crash on Route 75 just north of Bremen Road. Richard T. Phillips Sr 78 was admitted to Hocking Valley Hospital with severe head cuts and was described as in good condition. His son Paul T. Phillips Jr 41 received a forehead cut and was released. A passing truck driver Charles Hook Jr was credited with helping stop the bleeding.
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Old Bremen Rd
Richard T. Phillips Sr
Hocking Valley Hospital
Paul Hartman
Paul T. Phillips Jr
Hartman
Charles Hook Jr
Nelsonville Rt. 1
Phillips
Hook
James Hagan
Logan Rt. 4
Hagan
Hocking County
Army General Dies at 82 in Cincinnati Requiem Mass
Brig. Gen. P. Lincoln Mitchell, 82, longtime Army officer who began service with the Mexican expedition in 1916, will receive a requiem high mass at 10 a.m. Monday in St. Mary Church in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
St. Mary Church
P. Lincoln Mitchell
Brazil Leads Drive Against U S A Tests
In Geneva the Brazil backed bloc pushes to suspend atmospheric nuclear tests. They argue tests are detectable and could be halted now without international inspection. U S policy relies on a test ban with inspections, while Moscow rejects international oversight. The outcome hinges on Western security needs and middle bloc support for or against a pause.
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Geneva
United States
Brazil
Kennedy
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
U.S
Dean Rusk
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Rusk
Israel Syria Clash Anew Near Galilee Front
Israeli and Syrian forces clashed in a bitter air land battle along the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Each side claimed victory as tanks artillery and air power fought, with Israeli reports of 30 Syrians killed and five Israeli dead while Damascus cited minimal Syrian casualties and greater Israeli losses.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Sea of Galilee
Syria
Damascus
Nuker
Ein Gev
Nukev
Wilmington College Hails Veteran Newsman
Wilmington College honored Thurman Miller a longtime newspaperman for 60 years of association with the Quaker school including 35 years as a trustee. Miller, now in Columbus, graduated from Wilmington in 1907.
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Wilmington, Ohio
Wilmington College
Quaker School
Thurman Miller
Columbus
Wilmington News-Journal
Miller
Wilmington
Castro Threatens Purge Of Leaders
Prime Minister Fidel Castro accused revolutionary leaders of abuse and chaos and called for sweeping changes. He criticized the revolutionary defense committees and urged public vigilance against errors and injustices while promoting gender equality and expanded opportunities for women. The address capped a week of renewed moves against his regime.
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Key West
Fla
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Revolutionary Defense Committees
Ohio Weather Preview Quiet with Light Snow Flurries
Official Weather Bureau summary notes cloudiness across most of Ohio with light snow flurries overnight. Friday and today bring fair skies and warming trends, especially inland from Lake Erie, with 44 degrees at 11 a.m. and a Friday high of 39. Overnight low reached 30.
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Columbus, Ohio
Official Weather Bureau
Ohio
Lake Fiie
Hocking Valley
Weekend Forecast Slices Across State With Mixed Skies
Occasional clouds may bring a few snow flurries statewide. Clearing skies tonight. Sunday morning temperatures expected in the low to middle 20s. Fair, sunny conditions return Sunday with afternoon highs mostly in the mid 40s.
Ucker Milk Tests Called Very Good
Dr. H. M. Boocks says Ucker Bros Dairy milk sample rated very good in first of four tests toward Grade A reapproval. Results show bacteria and coliform counts within limits. three more weekly tests to follow before health board decision on a milk permit.
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Ucker Bros
H. M. Boocks
Logan-Hocking County
Dr. Boocks
The
Health Board
Acker Bros. Dairy
Math teacher’s wife delivers triplets at Mount St Mary Hospital
Larry Grunwad, a Ohio University graduate assistant and math instructor, becomes father of triplets at Mount St Mary Hospital. Their first child, Anita Fay, weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces, followed by Annette May 3 pounds 13 ounces and Alice Kay 4 pounds 8 ounces. The family also has a 15 month old son.
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Larry Grunwad
Ohio University
Mount St. Mary Hospital
Joanne
Anita Fay
Annette May
Alice Kay
Begorra! Navy A Light In Dublin Begorra! Navy A Light In Dublin
Labour troubles darken St Patrick s Day in Dublin as a two month wage strike leaves matches scarce. Workers at a local match firm threaten a walkout at the state television network unless a 2 percent pay rise is granted. The Friendly Match Co walkout was settled Thursday but new supply remains in progress. If the saint himself marched down O Connell Street seeking a smoke a miracle would be needed to find a light.
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Dublin
Friendly Match Co
O'Connell Street
Army Clamps Down in Guatemala Amid Rioting Unrest
Guatemala City remained under virtual martial law as the army seized control on President Miguel Ydigoras' orders after four days of street fighting. At least 20 were killed and over 200 wounded. more than 250 arrested as curfew and security sweeps targeted guerrilla bands led by Carlos Paz Tejada and a former officers' group, the 13th of November movement, amid protests against alleged electoral fraud.
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Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras
Ydigoras
Conservative
Congress
Carlos Paz Tejada
Jacobo Arbenz
Paz Tejada
Arbenz
Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Mrs Hattie Primmer Dies At 90 In Hocking Valley Hospital
Mrs Hattie E Primmer 90 of 467 E Hunter St died at 1 24 am in Hocking Valley Hospital where she had been treated since March 7 for a fractured hip She was the widow of Samuel E Primmer died 1952 Survivors include son Roy Lancaster two daughters Ethel Arnold Logan and Mary Edgell Columbus eight grandchildren 18 great grandchildren and a great great grandchild Funeral services set for Monday 2 pm at Leonard Funeral Home Rev Willard Drefke officiating Burial Oak Grove Cemetery Friends may call after 7 pm today at the funeral home
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Hattie E. Primmer
E. Hunter
Hocking Valley Hospital
John and
Sarah Ann Funk Rose
Samuel E. Primmer
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
Rebekah Lodge
Roy
Lancaster
Ethel Arnold
Logan
Mary Edgell
Columbus
Leonard Funeral Home
Willard Drefke
Oak Grove Cemetery
Logan Sees Bright Future as New Street Lights Go On
A crowd in Logan gathers to celebrate the city’s updated lighting with new Power Groove fluorescent lamps. Mayor Delmar Freeman and Ohio Power Co. manager J Russell Young attend, praising local industry and plans to brighten nearby Lancaster.
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Logan
Hocking Valley
Lancaster
John Harvey Weis
Mildred Laurie Schultz
Lew Laube
Ohio Power Co
George Charles
B. G. Greenman
G.E. Logan Glass
Greenman
General Electric
J. Russell Young
Delmar Freeman
Freeman
Francis Myers
Carborundum Local 7 630 Sign New Pact
Carborundum Co and Local 7-630 of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers AFL CIO concluded a new contract after ratification by 275 of 329 members. First year wage gains reach 13 cents an hour with a job evaluation boost and more contract clause clarifications. Second year begins March 17 1963 with a 7 cent general increase and eight holidays total with Thanksgiving day after.
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Carborundum Co
Oil, Chemical & Atomic Workers
Afl-Cio
East School
Healiday
William J. Ehlers
Arthur Johnston
Grant G. Byrnes
Logan
William Sion
Carl Bachmann
Ocaw International
Quentin Perez
George Helber
Robert Mitchell
Don Keister
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Brown
Galilee
Ucker
Grunwad
Begorra! Navy
Ireland
Hattie Primmer
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