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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1958
Page
1
AP analysis argues a bold U S presentation at the UN Assembly could influence Arab East sentiment. It outlines Lebanon and Jordan risks from Soviet pressure, the impact of Western troop presence, and possible Iraqi Syria-U A R options for a looser federation while stressing U S aims for stability and economic development.
Two Meigs County residents died in a head on collision near Laurel Cliff on Route 124 amid heavy rain. Louise Manley 69 Middleport and Malcolm Wayne Cornell 28 Racine Route 1 perished. Herbert Manley hospitalized with serious injuries. Sheriff and emergency squads responded. Funeral arrangements set for Manley and Cornell.
Doctors at Children’s Hospital of Columbus investigate an unknown heart affecting virus as the cause of death for Nolan Hall age 5 who died Sunday and Jamie Hall age 3 who died August 2. The brothers were sons of Buster and Virginia Hall of Grove City, former Nelsonville residents, with three other children.
Marie Dionne the third of the Canadian quintuplets wed Florent Houle a 33 year old court clerk in a secret ceremony to avoid publicity. The couple honeymooned today as the other sisters Annete Cecile and Yvonne are noted with Yvonne a nurse and Emile who died in 1954.
Eugene Alberts 50 died after a steel beams collapse at the Goodyear tire plant site in Apple Grove Gallia County. He was unloading beams when a nearby bulldozer bumped the truck causing beams to shift and strike him. He died at Holzer Hospital about two hours later. Survived by wife Grace stepfather Mrs Cecil Dotson Huntington three sisters and one brother. Funeral arrangements pending in Huntington.
A group of Democratic senators urged Navy promotion for Rear Adm. H. G. Rickover citing his key role in developing the first U S atomic submarine. They warned he faces retirement within a year unless raised to three star rank despite promotions boards blocking him.
The Twinsburg Chrysler plant closed Monday after 26 truck drivers refused cross a picket line over personal grievances, leaving workers idle and halting production.
An anti communist group said Britain's Communist Party shed a quarter of its members after the Hungarian revolt, leaving a postwar low of 25 000. The report notes a sharp drop in membership and frames it as a major setback for the party.
Sam Jenkins a 34 year old Nelsonville construction worker for the Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co was electrocuted about 10 20 a m Tuesday while working on a pole behind the company garage He died at Sheltering Arms Hospital after being unconscious on arrival fire department emergency squad listed him as dead after nearly an hour of treatment William Barber another Nelsonville worker helped attach voltmeters to the secondary lines before the accident occurred The project had begun just over an hour earlier and Jenkins was about 25 feet up the pole near 2400 volt primary circuits but below the primary lines
Honolulu reports a nuclear device explosion at Johnston Island as part of Operation Hardtack. The flash appeared briefly above Hawaii with observers noting a rose color and a two to three second visibility. The Atomic Energy Commission released a terse statement confirming a test detonation above Johnston Island in the Pacific.
A nationwide Western strike and lockout suspend truck transport in 11 states. Industry sources say 22 million dollar daily operations and 1600 firms will halt by midweek due to a California Central Valley wage dispute. About 100000 drivers may be idled across ten states as the Oakland local secured a one year contract with a $1.60 daily raise plus vacations and pension gains.
Twenty one police cruisers joined the pursuit of a speeding driver who reached up to 100 mph. The car overturned on a county road west of Toledo. Driver Charles Bayer, 18, of Toledo, was uninjured and cited for drunken driving resisting arrest and multiple traffic violations.
Canada’s largest steel plant the Steel Co of Canada halted production at Selco's Hamilton facility amid a wage dispute with 7500 workers. The stoppage affects daily output and may impact supply chains across Ontario and beyond.
AMMAN A Jordanian military court sentenced 12 Jordanians and one Syrian to death for smuggling arms from Syria as part of an attempt to overthrow King Hussein. They face hanging unless sentences are commuted.
A Syrian military plane attacked a Beirut bound Middle East Airlines DC3 over Damascus Airport and pursued it to the Lebanese frontier. No one on board was injured and the DC3 was on a regular Amman to Beirut route.
London reports Princess Margaret has returned to London after a month long tour of Canada. The royal visit included stops in multiple Canadian cities and public engagements with Canadian officials and citizens.
United States announces a token pullout of the Second Marine Battalion from Lebanon as the UN General Assembly opens an emergency session on the Middle East. Pravda attacks Dag Hammarskjold's plan while Lebanese rebel Saeb Salam calls for full evacuation. Dulles prepares to meet Lloyd and consider a presidential appearance to bolster strategy.
The Senate completed a late session on a complex excise tax revision bill. It defeated a bid to strike out a House provision allowing distillers to keep whisky in bond up to 20 years without the $10.50 per gallon tax. An effort to cut the 27 percent oil and gas depletion allowance failed, with oil state senators arguing the allowance spurs exploration.
The 343 foot Snow Goose landed at South Weymouth Massachusetts at 8 26 am after 76 of the last 77 hours aloft. The voyage covered 3400 miles from Cornwallis Island to T 3 and back with a one hour refueling stop at Churchill Manitoba. Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research the mission tested blimp cargo and scientific observation potential.
Robert Murphy flew home today from a Middle East mission for President Eisenhower that began after marines landed in Lebanon four weeks ago. He conferred with U S and foreign officials in Beirut Amman Tel Aviv Baghdad Cairo Addis Ababa Athens London and Paris and met French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville.
Detroit negotiators warned a strike could begin soon if United Auto Workers contract talks fail to yield an early settlement. Ken Bannon, director of Ford UAW bargaining, spoke but did not specify a target date or which of the Big Three might be affected.
Efforts to end a strike at Timken Roller Bearing Co. plants in Canton Columbus and Zanesville were at a standstill today as negotiations stalled and no agreement was reached.
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown reports twenty seven Ohio counties have checked and returned petitions calling for a November 4 vote to ban the union shop.
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa said he is not frightened to eject hoodlums and officials with criminal records from the union. Robert F. Kennedy questioned Hoffa about fear, but Hoffa cited the union charter granting him power to oust corrupt figures. Witnesses linked Hoffa and some aides to Chicago gangster Paul Ricca and other alleged hoodlums from Detroit Philadelphia and Minneapolis.
Fred H. Chapin, 83, board chairman of the National Acme Co., died last Tuesday. His will filed in probate court Monday leaves more than two million dollars for charitable purposes.
President Eisenhower moves to sign a compromise bill extending the reciprocal trade program for four years. Secretary Sinclair Weeks hails it as the best yet as the Senate's 72 to 18 vote sets a four year extension and authority to cut tariffs up to 20 percent, short of Eisenhower's 25 percent target.
Partly cloudy with showers and thunder showers this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Lows tonight 68 to 71. Highs 85 to 90. In West Virginia tonight in the 60s with Wednesday showers ending then clearing and less humidity. Highs 80 to 87.
Researchers Vogel and Jordan report a dual protection against atomic radiation using streptomycin plus bone marrow cells. In tests, less than 15 percent of irradiated mice died within 30 days with the combined treatment, versus 90 to 100 percent in untreated controls. The findings were presented at the International Congress on Radiation Research at the University of Vermont.
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