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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1957

Page

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Lake Hope Acid Problem Discussed At Zaleski Meeting

About 50 residents gathered at Zaleski High School to hear wildlife officials discuss mine waste acid contamination at Lake Hope. Speaker Mark White outlined field studies, liming efforts, and that lake use should be safe for summer. officials stressed ongoing monitoring and concern over potential impacts.

Lake Hope Zaleski Jack Gilbert Zaleski Zaleski Tri-Township Development Association Kenneth Leach Gordon K. Bush Jack Gilbert the Messenger Mark White George Billy Division of Wildlife A. H. Blickle Ohio University Botany Department Dann O. Taber Gallipolis Blickle Buckle Messen Department of Natural Resources White

Teamsters Meet In Galveston To Chart Defense

Dave Beck and the Teamsters Executive Committee convened in Galveston with five labor lawyers to map the union defense against congressional and AFL-CIO attacks. Beck, 62, denies stepping aside and hints at revealing details about union funds if pressured. Hoffa, rival for the presidency, sits nearby while facing bribery charges in a Senate inquiry case.

Galveston Tex Dave Beck Teamsters Union Beck Senate Teamsters James R. Hoffa Hoffa

Jenner Seeks Eisenhower Backing for 1948 Senate Run

Senator Jenner of Indiana says he expects President Eisenhower to support his bid for re election. Malone and McCarthy also signaled backing after White House talks, while Eisenhower had cautioned he would not rely on the three Republicans for his own legislative program.

Washington Sen Jenner R-Ind Eisenhower Senate Malone R-Ney White House McCarthy R-Wis

Astaires Are Rare Says Dance Instructor Toni Olivera

Bellflower based dance instructor Toni Olivera says women expect men to be poor dancers. She notes some men and athletes can dance well, with tennis and basketball players standing out, while football players are described as clumsy and rough in movement.

Bellflower Calif Toni Olivera

Hungarians Kill Austrian on Border Crossing

Austrian farmer fatally wounded after Hungarian border guards opened fire following an alleged trespass on Hungarian territory. Police reported the shooting occurred today near the border, with authorities noting the fatality pending further investigation.

Eisenstadt Austria

Terrorism Hearings Target Scranton Labor Ties

Senate investigators plan hearings in Washington on alleged labor related terrorism in Scranton Pennsylvania. Convicted bomber Bradshaw faces dynamiting charges while Helen Canfield and Paul Padshaw provide controversial secretly recorded conversations as potential evidence.

Washington Senate Scranton Sen. McClellan Helen Canfield Paul Padshaw Bradshaw Miss Canfield

Centenarian and wife celebrate 3rd wedding anniversary

Louisv ille man John Wesley Beaird turned 103 on his third wedding anniversary to Mertie Beaird. He danced a jig and enrolled his wife for Social Security benefits as they marked their April 15, 1954 marriage.

Louisville John Wesley Beaird Mertie Social Security Administration District Office Beaird

Javeees To Pick Farmer Winners In Durham Meeting

Four outstanding young farmers of the United States will be announced tonight at a meeting sponsored by the U S Junior Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute committee on agriculture in Durham North Carolina.

Durham N. C United States U.S

Cancer-Stricken Man Fails To Finish Story

Detroit history notes Leonard Kerschke a 27 year old writer and gym instructor who died January 31 from inoperable cancer after preparing a second AP article. He left his wife Athleyne and two young daughters Darleen and Valerie. He began a new career with the Detroit Parks and Recreation Department after health issues surfaced last fall. He had studied music with his wife and at the Detroit Institute of Musical Art.

Detroit Leonard Kerschke Associated Press Kerschke Brent General Detroit Department of Parks and Recreation Leonard Athleyne Detroit Institute of Musical Art Darleen Valerie

U S Ships May Pay Suez Tolls

Washington reports officials expect American vessels to pass the Suez Canal under Egyptian terms and pay tolls to the Suez Canal Authority. The move signals a shift from prior U S advice to avoid the route and follows stalled U N backed negotiations. Private talks in Cairo continue as the nine month dispute continues.

Washington United States Suez Canal Egypt State Department Gamal Abdel Nasser Eisenhower United Nations Cairo

Lake Appears On Ohio Farm

WAPAKONETA Ohio five acre crystal clear lake has sprouted on a farm near town and keeps growing. E L Wilson owner says the lake is part of a series of water filled holes that normally dry up, but this one appears permanent. The lake began in fall 1950 when a small hole filled with water and fish expanded to three acres in two days and has continued to enlarge as surrounding ground crumbles away.

Wapakoneta E. L. Wilson Ohio Wilson

Fireworks Delight Thousands Amid City Anxiety

New York observed a grand Fourth of July fireworks display on the Hudson River with two and a half tons set off from barges as a tribute from Japan to the United States World Trade Fair at the Coliseum. Meanwhile hundreds of residents phoned police and newspapers asking if the city had been attacked.

New York Hudson River Japan Coliseum

Convoy of 11 vessels trapped by ice near Sault Ste. Marie

A convoy of 11 vessels bound into Lake Superior was reported icebound six miles from Sault Ste. Marie in Whitefish Bay. Four icebreakers including the Coast Guard's Mackinaw fought four to eight foot windrowed ice created by a northwest wind this past week.

Sault Ste. Marie Mich Lake Superior Whitefish Bay Coast Guard Mackinaw Bay Area

Eisenhower Likely OKs 41 Million for Post Office Recovery

Senate GOP leaders report President Eisenhower is willing to approve 41 million dollars in extra funds for the Post Office Department to restore normal mail service. Knowland and Martin briefed reporters that action could reach Eisenhower tonight or Wednesday. House debates blame Cannon for last week’s service cuts as Hoffman accuses inaction by the Appropriations Committee.

Washington Eisenhower Post Office Department Capitol Senate GOP Knowland California House Martin Massachusetts Post Office White House Cannon D-Mo House Appropriations Committee Summerfield Hoffman Rmich Appropriations Committee

Salary Cut Bill Signed By Both Ohio Houses

In Columbus the Ohio Legislature signed an emergency bill cutting the salaries of most Governor O Neill's Cabinet members. The Senate also approved measures on student residence voting and raised top pay for appellate court shorthand reporters. A Wednesday House floor vote will set the state superintendent's salary at 25 000, paving the way for E. E. Holt to take the post pending approval.

Columbus Ohio O’neill O'Neill House Institution of Higher Learning Senate State Superintendent of Public Instruction E. E. Holt Springfield

Bill Raises Bond Ceiling to 3 Percent

The Senate approved a bill to raise the interest ceiling on government savings bonds to 3 percent after a brief debate. It returns to the House, which earlier passed a 3 percent limit, while President Eisenhower had urged 4 percent. Treasury plans apply 3 percent to all new E and H bonds sold after Feb 1, 1957, shortening time to maturity to about 8 years 11 months with unchanged issue and face values.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Treasury

Dayton Papers End Six Day Teamsters Strike

The Dayton Journal Herald returned with a regular edition today after a six day strike settlement. Union members voted Monday to accept wage gains of 50 cents an hour for janitors and 40 cents an hour for cleaning women, matching the company's earlier offer.

Dayton Dayton Journal Herald Teamsters

Boy Cut in Gang Fight in Warren

One boy was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with a stab wound to the back and another in fair condition with a fractured skull after a gang fight among 14 youths in Warren on Monday. Police jailed five others as knives steel clubs and boards were used.

Warren

Tuberculosis May Kill Mad Bomber in Weeks or Months

In a Brooklyn sanity hearing, Dr. Albert LaVerne warned tuberculosis could kill George Metesky the Mad Bomber within weeks or months. The 53-year-old Waterbury mechanic was strapped to a stretcher and masked as he coughed during the proceedings. Metesky, accused of planting bombs in New York locations over 16 years injuring fifteen, was deemed sane and unfit for trial.

New York Albert LaVerne Brooklyn Kings County Hospital George Metesky Waterbury, Conn Metesky

Milk Producers Seek Soil Bank Funds to Curb Dairy Output

The National Milk Producers Federation asks Congress to authorize using soil bank money to reduce milk production by paying farmers to slaughter or export dairy calves. Current herds produce about four percent more milk than markets demand.

Washington National Milk Producers Federation Congress Federation

Two Room Unfurnished Apartment Aded For Quick Tenants

A brief classified notice shows a VACANT two room apartment offered for rent. It lists unfurnished space with stove and refrigerator, private bath, and a close in location. Contact numbers 25295 and 31242. The ad claims rapid action from Want Ads.

Jordan Cabinet Begins purge of leftists after crisis

Bedouin troops and security police tightened control as King Hussein’s new moderates moved to oust Communists from key posts. Nuwar’s future remained uncertain while Sharaa returns to duty and Iraq discusses policy in secret sessions amid the purge of Red elements from public agencies.

Amman Jordan Hussein Jerusalem Nablus Ali Abu Nuwar Jordan Army Sadik Sharaa London Ali Hayari Nuwar Syria National Socialist Party of Suleiman Nabulsi Damascus al Alam Nabulsi Baghdad Iraq Nuri Said

Ex-GIs Dominate Ohio Federal Spending, Study Shows

A Senate committee report finds ex-GIs received 25 million dollars in Ohio from GI Bill benefits in the last fiscal year. The Ohio National Guard draws 11.6 million, farmers get five million for conservation plus 660 thousand for sugar beet subsidies. World War I veterans feel largely overlooked.

Senate Ohio Ohio National Guard Ohio Guard Korea

Slain Columbus tavern operator named John Paul

A 66 year old Columbus man was charged with second degree murder Monday in the fatal shooting of John T. Paul a Columbus tavern operator.

Columbus John T. Paul

Cave-In Kills Worker in Canton Tile Job

A seven foot wall of a ditch caved in Monday burying Harlan R. Peffer 27 Canton who was laying tile. Firemen efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Canton Harlan R. Peffer

Seven Million Nuclear Research Center Planned Near Cleveland

Case Institute of Technology announced Monday night it will locate a proposed seven million dollar nuclear research center on a 275 acre site in Glenwillow Village about 15 miles from Cleveland.

Cleveland Case _ Institute of Technology Glenwillow Village

Mansfield Firm Bids Low on Route 50 Job

George J. Thormyer opened bids in Columbus for a U S Route 50 project in Vinton County. The engineer's estimate was 1 129 800 dollars. The low bid came from Mansfield firm George B Herring Son at 852 193 37.

Mansfield George B. Herring McArthur Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Elk Township Prattsville Cadell Construction Co Win-chester C. F. Replogle Co Circleville State Highway Department J. C. Kendle

Third Charge Filed Against Oregon Mayor

Portland officials report a third charge against Mayor Terry Schrunk, alleging he copied tape recordings seized in a raid last year while he was sheriff. A grand jury found the recordings involved illegal wiretaps, making copies illegal. Gambler Big Jim Elkins, 55, faces indictment for originals. Jury selection for Elkins trial begins today. Dist Atty William Langley, 41, seeks a new trial after a conviction for failing to prosecute gamblers.

Portland Ore Terry Schrunk Big Jim Elkins Elkins Dist Atty William Langley

Murderer of Americans Hiding in Pakistan Turbat

Iran says Dadshah, the bandit leader who ambushed and killed three Americans last month, fled across the Pakistan border and is hiding in Turbat. Tehran seeks permission to deploy 100 gendarmes to assist Pakistani forces.

Tehran Dadshah Pakistan Turbat Iran

GOP Picks Meoner Foe

Newark New Jersey Republicans choose their gubernatorial candidate with Wayne Du Mont Jr. of Phillipsburg contending against Malcolm S. Forbes of Bedminster publisher of Forbes Magazine of Business in New York City. Du Mont frames himself as Meyner’s challenger by previously beating him in Warren County. Forbes concentrates on Meyner and the November election.

Newark N. J New Jersey Atty Wayne DuMont Jr Phillipsburg Malcolm S. Forbes Bedminster Forbes Magazine of Business New York City DuMont Meyner Warren County Forbes Robert B. Meyner

Immunity to Cancer Shows Up in Tests

Scientists report volunteers with live cancer implants show two immune defenses. Ohio State Penitentiary inmates and hospital patients participated. prisoners did not develop cancer and showed rapid elimination on reintroduction, while many patients saw cancers grow until removal. The studies suggest cancer patients lack certain defense proteins.

Chicago Ohio State Penitentiary Columbus Hester S. Southam Alice E. Moore C. P. Rhoads Sloan - Kettering Institute New York American Association For Cancer Research Southam

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