09 Apr 1958
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1958
Page
1
Secretary Thomas S. Gates Jr. marks eight months in office by highlighting a reorganization dubbed the new Gates plan. He envisions a future Navy dominated by nuclear powered submarines and missile testing with aircraft carriers as capital ships and battleships mothballed.
A school bus carrying six Amish children veered from the road near Amity Ohio and plunged into a creek injuring five children and the driver. Naomi Miller 11 Floyd 7 Loretta Kurtz 11 taken to Memorial Hospital Marysville in fair condition. Lloyd Kurtz 16 Ida Gingerrich 15 and driver Cornelius Kurtz 27 treated and released.
Cloudy, cool conditions with low thirties tonight and Thursday. Rain and mountain snow possible in West Virginia and increasing cloudiness in Ohio with cooler Thursday, highs expected around 48 to 52. Five day forecast shows temperatures 2-5 degrees below normal with scattered precipitation, mainly light rain and light snow near Lake Erie.
Lana Turner refuses to comment as her daughter Cheryl faces a Juvenile Court hearing over the death of Johnny Stompanato. Published letters from Turner to Stompanato include intimate lines dated 1957 from Copenhagen and London. The coroner's inquest will probe the death, with Turner and Steve Crane expected to attend. Carmine Stompanato calls for a lie detector test for Turner.
A Fresno helicopter crew rescued five marooned men in the High Sierra on Tuesday after a Saturday incident. The craft also recovered the body of Peter Gring, a Santa Barbara pilot who died March 26 while attempting to salvage two crashed helicopters.
Bargaining teams from General Motors and the United Auto Workers meet for another session in Detroit as they seek to outline secondary phases of a new contract before addressing core issues.
Two window washers, John Burdecki and Bill Mileski, aged 33 and 29, were stranded for seven hours on a 120 foot high platform at the Illuminating Building in Public Square. After a short circuit halted the powered lift at 10 a.m., they danced on a 22 foot perch while rescuers planned a lift. They eventually descended an 85 foot steel scaffold erected on the garage roof. The building's windows do not open, so they could not escape through a pane. They kept safe waiting through the wind until rescue.
Warren E. Wright, 65, secured the Republican nomination for state treasurer in Illinois, defeating Louis E. Beckman as Gov. Stratton backed Beckman. Wright led late after trailing early, with downstate and suburban Cook County support. The primary was dull with light turnout about 1.5 million voters, roughly 30 percent of five million registered.
The Louis Bromfield Institute seeks 150 000 dollars from Ohio donors to fund conservation agriculture and nutrition studies. Malabar Farm near Mansfield, bought by Friends of the Land with Mansfield businessmen and the Samuel Noble Foundation, will become a world center for scientific agriculture under the drive led by Louis B. Seltzer of the Cleveland Press.
Robert Erwin Sheal, 87, father-in-law of U S Senator Frank J Lausche of Ohio, died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a stroke on March 19. He had been a patient there since.
In Cincinnati the Kroger Co. drivers voted 70 to 14 to approve a new contract ending the strike threat. The accord averts a work stoppage and secures terms for the trucking workforce.
A 17-year-old Canton McKinley High junior, Clyde Henry Jr., sold radio time for a half hour and convinced judges to send him to Spokane to compete for a $1000 scholarship. He won a regional sales contest among 18 hopefuls from four states, sponsored by the Sales Executive Club of north central Ohio, as part of Junior Achievement activities.
In Prestonsburg Kentucky searchers recovered the bodies of 14 year old Katie Jarrell and 9 year old Anna Laura Goble from the Big Sandy River near Auxier and downstream sites connected to the February 28 Floyd County school bus tragedy. The deaths bring the total recovered to 22 with five still unaccounted for.
Dr. Robert A Haines state director of mental hygiene and correction told a Cleveland audience that Ohio’s program for improving care of mental patients is moving along. He said personnel hiring to fill vacancies in mental institutions has resumed after a short halt during a department survey of needs.
President Eisenhower said no emergency anti recession action such as a tax cut is needed now. He cited modest unemployment increases through mid March and said the economy shows potential for upgrade. He defended his defense reorganization plan and warned against concentrating power while noting safeguards. He urged Congress to act on key bills including defense spending extensions and foreign aid.
Jakarta officials say outer islands grievances and military leadership unrest drive their revolt, not Communist influence. Washington criticizes Indonesia’s arms purchase from the Communist bloc, arguing it could fuel suppression of anti government dissent. Foreign Minister Subandrio notes the U.S. request for American arms remains on hold.
The Navy plans 18 F8U3 supersonic all weather fighters at 9.9 million dollars each, a record cost higher than the B52 bomber. Rear Adm. Dixon said unit price will fall to about one third as production expands and five units will be bought with 1958 funds.
Charles E. Lewis was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Morton E. Church of Ashland Kentucky during an all night party. Common Pleas Judge Warren S Earhart will sentence Lewis on Friday after a two day trial described by witnesses as a russian roulette incident during the revelry.
The Messenger reports the Logan council approved changes and a reorganization policy. Officials outline aims and expected effects on municipal operations and governance structure.
New York City union truck drivers end support for technicians on strike against CBS as engineers and other CBS workers enter a third day of walkout. Teamsters officials say they will respect picket lines but may revisit support if the technicians seek aid again.
Gary Fisher, eight, and a playmate were throwing a steel pointed dart at a target in Kansas City. A misthrow drove the dart a quarter inch into Gary's skull just below the hairline. He felt no pain, his mother could not remove it, and doctors at a hospital removed the dart with no brain damage reported.
Nobel prize winning chemist Dr. Peter J. W. Debye announced at the University of Dayton dedication that he has discovered a method to measure how close molecules must be to interact. Debye is chair emeritus of Cornell University’s chemistry department.
Mary Hart reported over 50 calls after placing a Messenger Want Ad seeking a woman to sit with an invalid four days a week. The Southeastern Ohio service reaches more than 18,000 subscribers, delivering strong response to ads.
A Dayton factory employee died in a fire that destroyed his small home in Jefferson Township, southwest of Dayton. The blaze consumed the residence today, ending the life of the unnamed worker.
Sen. Humphrey notes employment rose but unemployment rose to 5,198,000 and urges recession remedies beyond hope. President Eisenhower sees a pickup in jobs, Meany warns of deepening recession while Weeks predicts April gains and Reuss presses for tax cuts as Congress returns from Easter recess.
In Havana the government sent about 700 soldiers from Havana to Santiago de Cuba to join an already large force totaling around 10,000 as rebels in Oriente County expand their numbers. Rebel reports place rebel strength at about 5,000 in Oriente with aid from abroad. The conflict includes air support for Castro’s guerrillas and claims of a cargo plane being shot down or burned. both sides give conflicting details about its origin and fate.
Government experts and investigators from state police and FBI combed the wreckage near Tri-City Airport to identify the last eight victims of Capital Airlines Viscount crash as Easter night disaster deaths stood at 47.
In Los Angeles a three minute cancer detector flashes red for danger and green for safety and has tested over 4000 people. Dr Ludwig von Bertalanffy of Mt. Sinai Hospital reported its accuracy within 3 to 5 percent of cases. In trials with 700 women suspected of cervical cancer it found 58 positives with 57 true cancers. among 1100 asymptomatic women it flagged four malignancies and eight as suspects. The procedure is inexpensive and usable in a doctor’s office.
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