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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1957

Page

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Beck Quiet on Outcome of Million Dollar Plan

Reports conflicted on whether the Teamsters board approved Becks million dollar publicity fund Beck also sought to tell his side of union money scandals Hoffa contradicted the board outcome and Beck hinted at no comment while asserting his innocence in the Senate Rackets inquiry

Beck Washington Dave Beck Teamsters Teamsters Executive Board Senate Einar Mohn Teamsters Union The Wall Street Journal James R. Hoffa

Man Kills Wife and Self in Marion Pa Tragedy

In Marion Pennsylvania a 35 year old father of four killed his wife with three shots then wounded Police Chief William Moser and held off officers for hours before killing himself. The assailant Robert Birch had traveled from Alliance Ohio. His mother in law Mrs Mary Wilson was injured by a missed shot as Birch hid in a bedroom.

Point Marion Pennsylvania Robert Birch Alliance Ohio Birch Mary Wilson Wilson

British Strike Is Suspended In Britain

Union leaders call off costly strikes in shipyards and factories awaiting a government pay inquiry. About 12 million workers in factories and 200000 in shipyards ordered back to work Thursday after the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions advised resumption following an executive recommendation.

London Britain Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions

Virginia Base Navy Bomber Crashes Killing 11 Crewmembers

A Navy Neptune P2V6M flying out of Chincoteague Naval Air Station crashed an open field near Atlantic Va. minutes after takeoff. All 11 crew members were killed and identities withheld pending next of kin notification. The crash occurred at 6 55 a m and a explosion and fire were reported by base personnel.

Chincoteague, Va Chincoteague Naval Air Station Navy Atlantic Virginia

FTC Considers Crackdown on Major Trade Stamp Firms

The Federal Trade Commission may act this month against several large trading stamp companies over potential law violations. Investigators examine misleading premium ads, exclusive store rights, price discrimination, and the use of the word free in promotions, as the 600 million dollar stamp business faces scrutiny.

Washington Federal Trade Commission Commission FTC Bureaus of Investigation

House Debates Aid Bill For Surplus Exports

Washington notes that the administration seeks authority to sells surplus farm commodities to Soviet satellites. The Senate approved a one billion dollar surplus disposal bill and extended the program to June 30 1958, while Republicans led opposition to barter with Iron Curtain nations.

Washington House Senate Sen Knowland California

April Snow Strands Japan's Hokkaido Transport Links

A severe April blizzard hit central Hokkaido bringing Japan's worst storm in 68 years. The 16 inch snowfall stalled trains and buses and isolated rural communities on the island's interior.

Asahigawa Japan Hokkaido

Agriculture Department Upholds Birds of Prey

The Agriculture Department urges sparing hawks and owls from slaughter while noting most are protected in many states. Despite outcry over individual attacks on poultry, experts argue predation helps control rodents and pests and may benefit game populations by culling weaker birds.

Agriculture Department Birds of Prey Dion Henderson Associated Press

Plane Crash Kills Six Near Dickson Tennessee

Investigators from Sewart Air Force Base comb wreckage of a Langley Field B25 that crashed near Dickson Tennessee killing six and wounding four. Survivors, three civilians, parachuted from about 8000 feet as officials seek cause of the sudden loss of control before a Memphis supply conference.

William Jackson

Travel Ban Explained by Senate Committee Hearing

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioned Robert Murphy today over the U S travel ban on Red China for reporters. Reports said State Department may allow three wire service reporters a standing offer to visit China while William Worthy was denied a passport as prejudicial to U S interests.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Robert Murphy U.S China State Department Department William Worthy Baltimore U. S United States

Youth Admits Theft from Pomeroy Store

A Pomeroy youth admitted breaking into the Maytag store on E Main Street last Thursday and stealing 193 dollars. Chief Frank Hudson said the youth would be cited into Mayor Robinsons court tonight. One hundred sixty seven dollars has been returned.

Pomeroy E. Main Street Sheriff's Department Frank Hudson E. F. Robinson

Chilean Students Strike Over Living Costs

College students in Santiago stage a 48 hour walkout to protest police crackdowns on protests against high living costs. Three people were killed and 25 arrested in clashes over the past four days.

Santiago Chile

Harvard Dean Praises Cope land Hall Dedication at Ohio U

Dr. Stanley F. Teele from Harvard Business School spoke at Ohio University dedicating Cope land Hall. He urged knowledge and wisdom, human relations, and community responsibility as core to quality business education. He warned against hollow liberal arts programs and urged strong programs aligning with real liberal learning.

Ohio University Copeland Hall Stanley F. Teele Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration American Association of Collegiate School of Business College of Commerce Teele Charles F. Copeland Dean Teele

Nasser Offers Aid To UNEF To Halt Gaza Infiltration

Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold said Egypt agreed to help the UN Emergency Force prevent Arab infiltration from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Egypt pledged to emphasize policy against infiltration and enforce penalties, while UNEF support will be clearly publicized. Egyptian authorities also protested Israeli border incursions near Gaza with reports of shots and livestock theft, no casualties.

United Nations N. Y Dag Hammarskjold Egypt Gaza Strip Israel Hammarskjold Cairo UNEF Strip UN Mixed Armistice Commission Gaza

Bolton questions reports of Africa post job offer

Rep. Frances P. Bolton says reports she may be offered the assistant secretary of state for Africa are embarrassing and premature. She notes the post does not exist yet but acknowledges pending legislation to create it and says she would consider it if assured on many points.

Washington Frances P. Bolton Ohio Africa State Department

Slayer sought in 74 year old farmer death

Jefferson County authorities hunt for Lawrence E. Ray 35 in connection with the shotgun slaying of Ignatz Levinsky 74. Levinsky was found by neighbors Saturday in the basement of his Dun Glen home near Yorkville after being shot twice in the head and beaten with a shovel.

Steubenville Lawrence E. Ray Jefferson County Ignatz Levinsky Levinsky Dun Glen Yorkville Clarence Eberts

Man Indicted in Death of 4 Year Old Boy

Gordon Anthony Mason 21 was indicted for first degree manslaughter by a Franklin County grand jury. He admitted to police he beat four year old Gary Lee Cooper six or seven times with a leather strap in Columbus.

Columbus Gordon Anthony Mason Franklin County Gary Lee Cooper Mason

Murder Trial Begins for Accused Arsonist

In Cincinnati opening statements start today in the murder trial of Arthur L. Redman accused of setting a fatal apartment fire. A jury of eight women and four men was seated Monday to hear the case.

Cincinnati Arthur L. Redman

UC Starts Expansion Cincinnati Groundbreaks Two Buildings

University of Cincinnati officials broke ground for two new campus buildings expected to cost 1 600 000 dollars.

Cincinnati University of Cincinnati

Logan Native Dies: Distinguished Minister

Dr. Arthur Lotus Hughes 91 retired Methodist minister and former keeper of the Army Quartermaster archives in Washington died at his home in St. Albans West Virginia on Sunday. A Logan, Ohio native and Ohio Wesleyan University graduate he founded a Methodist church bearing his name in Brentwood Maryland suburb of Washington.

ST. Albans W. Va Arthur Lotus Hughes Army Quartermaster General Department Washington Hughes Logan Ohio Ohio Wesleyan University Brentwood

Benson to join GOP regional conference in Cincinnati May 7

Republican National Chairman Meade Alcorn said on Monday that Secretary of Agriculture Benson has agreed to participate in a GOP regional conference in Cincinnati on May 7.

Washington Meade Alcorn Benson Cincinnati

Iran Prime Minister Hussein Ala resigns in cabinet shuffle

Official sources report Prime Minister Hussein Ala, 74, resigning after the murder of three Americans by Iranian bandits. Dr. Manouchehr Eghbal, 49, is named his replacement as Tehran ties the event to a broader security crackdown and ongoing Point Four aid considerations in southeast Iran.

Ala Dadshah Iran U.S. Point Four Kevin Carroll Brewster Wilson The Near East Foundation Tehran Clark S. Gregory U.S Point Four State Department Konrad Adenauer Adenauer Hussein Ala Manouchehr Eghbal Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi

O'Neill Requests Probe Of Gambling In Three Ohio Counties

Gov. C William O'Neill said reports of commercialized gambling reach Steubenville New Boston Scioto County and Geneva Ashtabula County He asked Liquor Director Robert Krupansky to probe Steubenville and indicated no known activity elsewhere in Jefferson County He will review Geneva based on newspaper accounts of a large bingo operation

Columbus Ohio Steubenville New Boston Scioto County Geneva Ashtabula William O'Neill O'Neill Robert Krupansky Jefferson County Plush Club 30 Ohio River Weirton W. Va Club 30

Goodrich Strike Enters Second Day With No Progress

In Cincinnati workers at nine B. F. Goodrich Co. plants continued a strike into its second day as negotiators reported no progress on a new contract. A fresh bargaining session was planned for today.

Cincinnati B. F. Goodrich Co

Democrats Press Dulles on Aswan Dam Bid and Biography

Two Senate Democrats demand Secretary Dulles explain if canceling U.S. aid for the Aswan Dam was a deliberate move toward an East-West showdown. The inquiry references a new biography and questions about a 1955 letter to Chiang Kai-Shek, with calls for fresh Senate Foreign Relations Committee questioning.

Washington Senate Democrats Dulles Aswan Dam Russia Middle East State Department Sen Sparkman D-Ala Humphrey D-Minn Senate Foreign Relations Committee Egypt Nile River Suez Canal Eisenhower Chiang Kai-Shek China United States Quemoy Matsu Formosa John Foster Dulles John Robinson Jack) Beal Time Magazine Beal Aswan

Texas Vote Could Give GOP Sway

Texans voted in a special U S Senate election with 19 candidates seven Democrats and a Republican. Blakley did not run and the winner would affect Senate control now 49-47 Democrats. A Republican win could align with Nixon to reorganize the Senate amid expected 700000 to 800000 turnout.

Dallas Tex U. S Senate William A. Blakley Dtex Allen Shivers Price Daniel D-Tex Blakely GOP Richard Nixon

Dems Sweep Michigan State Offices in Spring Vote

Gov. G. Mennen Williams and fellow Democrats swept all 10 state executive offices in Michigan's spring election. The result ends Republican control of the executive branch and marks the first time Dems held all eight key posts since 1921. Estimated turnout nears 1.1 million, surpassing 1955 spring record.

Detroit Michigan G. Mennen Williams Williams

Lebanese leaders urge Chaoumoun to reject Ike doctrine aid

Twenty three Lebanese politicians petition President Camille Chamoun urging rejection of U S economic and military aid under the Eisenhower doctrine. They ask him to abstain from any treaty or agreement with any foreign power.

Beirut Camille Chamoun U. S

Clue Sought In Murder Of Banker Leon Marcus

Police hunt for suspects in the slaying of former banker Leon Marcus 61 found shot and left in a South Side lot. A note on the body points to Sam Giancana, linked to a $150000 loan, as investigators weigh Marcus’s schemes with gamblers and hoodlums. More than $300000 in cash and checks plus a receipt for 100600 paid by Giancana were found on Marcus.

Chicago Underworld Leon Marcus Sam Mooney Giancana Marcus Hodge State Fund Giancana

Teamsters Withdraw From Ohio Conference

A Cincinnati Local 152 unit votes unanimously to pull out of the Ohio Conference of Teamsters until after the international convention next fall. The move comes as Local 152 members decide on their next steps within the union.

Cincinnati Cincinnati Teamsters Ohio Conference of Teamsters Union International

Budget Hurdle Trims Time As Ohio Legislature Hurries

Ohio Governor C William ONeill and Senate Leader C Stanley Mechem push to finish the 102nd General Assembly by June 15. Budget measures include 85 million from a 150 million bond issue for welfare and schools, 48 million for local government expenses, and 40 million for school subsidies and aging care. A revenue bonds plan for state park cabins and a water survey committee are proposed, with education district mergers also authorized.

O'Neill Senate House State Board of Education

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