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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1958

Page

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Attorney General Links Shop Fire with Kierdorf

Michigan Attorney General Paul L. Adams tied Teamsters official Frank Kierdorf to a burning at Latreille cleaners in Flint. Witnesses report explosions and cries from inside the building as Kierdorf later collapsed in a Pontiac hospital in a coma. Adams offered two theories including union involvement or self-initiative.

Pontiac Mich Michigan Atty Paul L. Adams Teamsters Frank Kierdorf Flint Adams Kierdorf Ing Kiercorf Pointiac Latreille Cleaners

Quick Action Expected On Defense Trade Bills

The House prepared to advance two major end of session measures, a four year extension of the reciprocal trade program and a broad peacetime defense appropriation. Senate action likely soon, with conference to resolve differences on pension reporting and welfare plans.

Washington House Senate Eisenhower Sam Rayburn D-Tex Congress

Weather West Virginia and Ohio Forecast Summary

West Virginia tonight will be fall-like with lows from 60 to 66 east and 66 to 70 west. Expect continued warmth and humidity with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Ohio partly cloudy tonight and Friday with highs near 70 and low around 64 to 68. The forecast notes weather elsewhere.

West Virginia Ohio

Chevrolet Furloughs 5500 at Cleveland Plant Changeover

About 5500 Chevrolet plant workers in Cleveland area will be furloughed for most of this month. GM spokesman says the cutback accompanies annual inventory plant rearrangement and model changeover and that many workers normally take vacation during this period.

Cleveland Chevrolet Parma General Motors Corp

Educator Warns Ohio Principals on Federal Aid Via Apathy

Dr Harold Eibling superintendent of Columbus city schools urged at Ohio University that without changes in public attitude toward education federal aid may become the only solution. He noted voters rejected over half of May school bonds and tax levies and warned complacency and anti intellectualism threaten schools. The address to 40 elementary principals at Lindley Hall contrasted physical and spiritual problems facing education.

Ohio Harold Eibling Columbus City Ohio University Eibling Lumbus Lindley Hall

Prisoners Donate to Child's Heart Operation

In Georgetown Kentucky Mrs James Covington received a 102 dollar donation to aid her 22 month old child with a hole in the heart. The funds came from inmates at La Grange Reformatory where her husband serves a one year sentence and he did not know of the collection.

Georgetown James Covington la Grange Reformatory

Strike Talks Slated Between Timken and Steelworkers

Timken Roller Bearing Co and United Steelworkers will meet in Canton on Monday to settle pension plan differences, with representatives aiming for a resolution.

Canton Timken Roller Bearing Co United Steelworkers

Church Leaders Meet For WCC and Russian Orthodox Talks

Representatives of the World Council of Churches and the Russian Orthodox Church began a three day meeting in Utrecht to discuss closer ties and cooperation between the two faith bodies.

Utrecht Netherlands World Council of Churches

Rail Strike Settled In Mexico City

Mexico City service to return to normal after four day walkout ended on the strikers terms.

Mexico City Mexico

Han sen turns 100 with first helicopter ride

Mrs. Matt Han sen celebrated her 100th birthday by taking her first helicopter ride as a birthday gift from her son-in-law.

Chicago Matt Hansen

U S envoy Murphy reports cordial Cairo talks on Nasser

Special envoy Robert Murphy described a four hour Cairo meeting with President Nasser as very friendly and satisfactory. Nasser kept Murphy waiting and sent him later in the day to Addis Ababa then Greece, while Jordan ferried British troops to Amman to bolster King Hussein's regime amid regional tension.

Cairo Nasser U. S Robert Murphy Murphy Eisenhower Middle East Lebanon Addis Ababa Greece Jordan Aqaba Amman Hussein Aden Abdel Hakeim Amer U.A.R Saud Feisal Amer

Tankers Collide and Catch Fire in Newport Harbor

In thick fog two tankers, the Gulfoil and the S. E. Graham, collided at Newport Harbor entrance. The Gulfoil carried 22 000 barrels of gasoline. Six men are dead, 28 rescued, and search continues for 16 missing crew members.

Newport R.I Newport Harbor Navy N. Eden S. E. Graham Providence R. I Port Arthur Tex Newark N. J Frank Powell

Township Pay Fraud Charged In Meigs County Case

State Auditor James A. Rhodes said Orville Watson, trustee in Meigs County, allegedly forged payrolls totaling 6364 dollars. Another 2101 was found for 361 days while Watson allegedly drove a county truck and collected county pay. Watson repaid 2757 from 80 checks. 3606 from 112 checks remain unpaid. Prosecutor O'Brien noted the report will go before a Meigs grand jury.

James A. Rhodes Orville Watson Orange Two Meigs County Rhodes Watson Pomeroy James B. O’brien Meigs O’brien

Japan Orders Physicals For Ships Crews After Radioactive Rain

Japan orders physical examinations for all crew members of the Satsuma and To kyo oceanographic ships after they were exposed to radioactive dust from a July test at Eniwetok. Doctors in New Britain found no harmful effects, and a Japanese team says contamination on the vessels appears negligible due to prompt handling.

Tokyo Pacific Satsuma Tokuyo New Britain U.S Eniwetok

Nehru Threatens Crackdown on Reds in Kerala

Prime Minister Nehru signaled a crackdown on Kerala’s Communist government. He told a news conference that the 15 month old administration could be overwhelmed, delivering his strongest statement yet against the Reds in the crowded southwest province.

New Delhi India Nehru Kerala

Austrian protest over Hungarian border gunfire on tourists

Austrian officials report no injuries after Hungarian guards opened fire at American tourists near Deutsch-Jahrndorf inside Austria. The Foreign Office says the Americans were photographing fortifications when a machine gun fire from a Hungarian watch tower occurred. Names were not recorded.

Vienna Deutsch-Jahrndorf Austria Foreign Office

Ground Is Broken For Arab Irrigation Job

Amman Jordan officials broke ground on the largest irrigation project in the desert kingdom funded mainly by the United States and Jordan. A 41 mile canal will irrigate 30 000 acres and marks a major cooperation program between the two nations.

Amman Jordan Desert United States

Three More Enter Gallia County Judge Race

Unofficial tally completed in Mason County and Athens fair opening attendance details feature in The Messenger. Paving completed on three Athens streets shown alongside market and regional notices.

Gallia Mason County Athens

Dulles to Return From Brazil with Middle East Proposals

Secretary of State Dulles returns from Brazil to speed U S policy ideas for the Middle East. Officials say plans seek insulation from the Soviet Western power struggle. Dulles met with Brazilian President Kubitschek and discussed a summit of the 21 American presidents for later this year.

Cairo Lebanon Washington Middle East U.A.R Dulles Nasser Ali Sabry Mahmoud Fawzi U. S Raymond Hare Faw Brazil State Department Juscelino Kubitschek Eisenhower United Nations

Another Sister Too Much for Boy in Bristol

Morton Doolittle, 14, fled when he learned his mother had given birth to the fourth daughter. Patrolman Charles Lawler found the hungry boy in Glens Falls, New York, about 80 miles away and returned him to his father, Morton. The boy said he could not face a future with four younger sisters.

Bristol Morton Doolittle Charles Lawler Glens Falls N. Y Morton Lawler

Big Balloon Bursts At 60 000 Feet

A huge plastic balloon, the largest ever built, reached about 60 000 feet before bursting. A monkey and other animals aboard fate unknown. It was the second failure of attempts to reach 135 000 feet for an Air Force cosmic ray experiment. An identical balloon burst at 40 000 feet on July 30. Cargos were carried by para chutes. Air Force trackers searched for the payload.

Crosby, Minn Earth Air Force

UN Security Council to act on Middle East crisis

Delegates expect the Security Council to approve the U S resolution tonight or Friday and the General Assembly to convene by Saturday or Sunday. Dag Hammarskjöld must receive a request from seven council members, and the Assembly would meet within 24 hours. Eisenhower may attend if needed. Khrushchev’s attendance is doubtful.

United Nations N.Y General Assembly Middle East Security Council U.S Khrushchev New York United States

No One Unbeatable Woman Runs for Senate

Hazel Palmer 54-year-old Sedalia attorney wins Republican senatorial nomination defeating three men. She becomes Missouri’s first woman from either party to seek the U S Senate, and announces a challenge to Democratic Senator Stuart Symington in November. Palmer previously served three terms as Pettis County revenue collector and led the National Association of Business and Professional Women before retiring two months ago.

Sedalia U.S Stuart Symington Missouri Hazel Palmer Symington Miss Palmer Senate Pettis County National Association of Business and Professional Women

O Neill Credits Lausche Plans Amid Campaign Picnics

Gov C William O Neill praised former Gov Frank Lausche for highway and mental health groundwork while on his 10th Governor Day picnic west of Alliance. DiSalle led a Democratic caravan through the 11th District as O Neill defended his record against charges of coasting on past achievements.

C. William O'Neill Findlay O’neill Alliance Michael V. DiSalle 11Th Ohio Frank L. Lausche Lausche O'Neill DiSalle

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