26 Apr 1960
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1960
Page
1
In Seoul after overnight protests against his government President Syngman Rhee, 85, faced intense public opposition and U.S. pressure. He offered to resign after 12 years in power as turmoil threatened to topple his regime.
FAA says all Lockheed Electra planes in domestic service are safe following inspections. Elwood R. Quesada refused to ground the Electras despite a CAB recommendation, keeping a lower speed limit until a re evaluation program finishes with wind tunnel and structural tests. In Korea, Rhee’s presidency faces resignation pressure as the National Assembly calls for new elections and Rhee’s whereabouts remain unclear.
The Division of Forestry announced all fires in Vinton and Hocking Counties are out. An on scene report via airplane gave the all clear at 10 10 a m. Timber losses totaled 300 acres along the Ross Vinton County line near Londonderry. Two breakovers were later controlled.
Federal Aviation Agency reports the pilot of a plane that crashed into a moving car, killing five, was flying illegally. The crash occurred Sunday in Columbus, triggering a federal investigation and raising questions about aviation compliance and public safety.
In Geneva the Western powers reworked their disarmament plan into core principles. They require staged progress with rapid completion, balance of nuclear and conventional measures, and effective international control under the UN, plus progressive negotiations following a Soviet request.
Pittsfield Mass Joseph R Dischino 35 former high school civic teacher who supported two wives in adjoining towns escapes jail for bigamy. Judge O Brien suspends a one year term and places Dischino on five years probation. His first wife mother of three agrees to take him back.
Analysts question the feasibility of a new airlift if the Soviets block Berlin. They note higher costs and modern planes, and consider Khrushchev’s warning that Allied access to Berlin could be lost by land sea or air.
Everett J. Tracy, 78, longtime Meigs County teacher, died Tuesday morning at Meigs General Hospital. He taught for four decades, influencing generations in the Meigs district. Burial details were not provided in the readable text.
Public health clinics saw brisk demand as the United States tested a new live-virus polio vaccine. Preschool children and parents lined up to receive the dose, given as two drops in cherry flavored syrup.
Cuban officials hold two American men Alvin Table Jr and William Lees accused of killing a ship captain during a failed rescue. They fled in the yacht Muriel II and were captured near Isabela de Sagua after grounding on an islet. The British seek their return to the Bahamas on murder and piracy charges. Barbara Fisher the primary suspect's wife from San Antonio accompanied Table. Angus Boatwright of Key West reported the castaways.
Walter W. Brass 40 attacked wife and four children with a hammer and butcher knife in Cleveland. Janet Lynn, 3, died after brain surgery. wife Lillian 36 and daughters Lynda Ann 6 Gail Marleen 18 months in critical condition. son William 8 in fair condition. Brass attempted suicide using four methods. incoherent, saying I do not know why I did it.
In Seneca South Carolina eight cars of a Southern Railway passenger train derailed and tumbled down a bank. The conductor was killed and 11 others injured. Engineer J S Dean of Atlanta said track expansion buckled the rail and he could not stop his train despite traveling 55 to 60 miles per hour.
Virginia Jean Burke aged 11 died early Tuesday at Chuuren's Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. The Meigs girl was hospitalized after a seizure and was under care at Chuuren’s Hospital since Monday.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon faces no opposition in two state primaries. In Pennsylvania his vote total will be weighed against Eisenhower’s 1952 tally of 951,932. A poor showing could fuel talk of dumping Nixon for another GOP nominee. a strong showing might quiet calls for Rockefeller.
Metropolitan Opera mezzo soprano Blanche Thebom arrived in Bucharest to become the first American opera star to appear in Romania since the Communist takeover.
A military court in Tel Aviv sentenced two armed Egyptian infiltrators on Monday to twenty years in prison. The defendants faced charges related to illegal entry and weapons possession. Officials said the case underscores heightened border security concerns.
A ten year arc shows Ezell Blair Jr. rising from a Greensboro newsboy abused by white youths to a spearheading teen figure in the first Southern lunch counter sit-down demonstrations. The piece traces how Blair and classmates inspired by a denied coffee at Woolworth sparked a regional protest movement.
Eisenhower pledged to stand with De Gaulle against the Soviet Union as the two leaders outlined a plan to pressure Khrushchev for Berlin restraint. De Gaulle expressed renewed confidence in the Western cause ahead of the Paris summit with Macmillan joining the talks.
Tehran dispatch reports the Lar disaster zone shows fewer than 500 deaths after two quakes struck the city and nearby Gerash. Officials say earlier estimates of up to 2000 perished are unlikely, with Red Cross teams still digging and clothing and feeding the homeless now organized in tents.
About 100 persons were injured as baton wielding police confronted around 3000 extreme leftist students attempting to storm the Tokyo Parliament over the Japan U S security pact.
Soviet engineers completed a slim steel tower near Moscow they say tops Europe at over 1000 feet surpassing Paris Eiffel Tower which stands at 985 feet. Moscow radio notes the structure is the continent’s tallest building.
New Delhi India Prime Minister Nehru and Premier Chou En Lai wrapped a week of talks on their border dispute with no progress toward a settlement. Nehru rejected Chou’s swap offer for Ladakh while Chou proposed a land swap involving the northeast frontier.
Alfred Scarberry, a 41 year old Sciotoville father of nine, faces a first degree murder charge after the drowning deaths of two of his children. The trial recessed for Judge Thomas W. Mitchell to attend Jackson County business as both sides rested Monday.
Geneva The World Maritime Conference failed by a single vote to set a universal limit for territorial waters and exclusive fishing zones. A Canadian American proposal for a six mile territorial limit and six mile exclusive zone after 1970 gained 54 votes but lacked the required two thirds. The current limit remains three miles.
The notice urges readers to complete and mail the census form using the page 12 form in today’s Messenger. It emphasizes community and county needs, calls for envelopes and stamps, and notes census takers cannot reach every home.
Two firemen pleaded no defense to charges of setting fire to a vacant house with kerosene lanterns after a night of drinking. They were fined $250 each in Pleasantville New Jersey.
Ohio University selects Mrs. William Lee of Athens as honorary mother for Mother's Weekend April 29–May 1. Lee, mother of four and foster mother to about 40, has children Jim and Janie at OU, and two other sons with OU and Cincinnati connections. She leads Phi Delta Theta Auxiliary, Alpha Delta Pi Mothers Club, and volunteers with Athens Children's Home, hosting foster children for adoption.
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