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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1958

Page

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Johnson Sets Adjournment Target as Senate Battles Court Bills

Washington reports tense word on adjournment as Lyndon B. Johnson names Saturday night as the deadline. Senate fights persist over measures to curb Supreme Court powers and shield federal actions, with a dispute over civilian space agency oversight influencing funding. A conference is sought to resolve the impasse on the appropriations bill and space agency provisions.

Washington Congress Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Supreme Court House Johnson

Faubus Orders Standby for Possible Central High Action

Gov. Orval Faubus placed the Arkansas Legislature on standby for a possible Monday call to address the Central High School integration crisis. The Little Rock School Board failed to persuade him to delay the seven Negroes’ reentry as the board seeks a stay from the U.S. Eighth Circuit on its August 18 ruling.

Little Rock Ark Orval Faubus Arkansas Faubus House Virgil Blossom Blossom U. S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals St. Louis Central High

Five Arabs Convicted in Amman Bombings

A Jordanian military court convicted five young Arabs for bombing attacks in Amman. Sentences included two death penalties for Nadia Salti’s fiancé Theodore Stephan and Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim, with other defendants receiving long terms.

Amman Nadia Salti Miss Salti Theodore Stephan Ahmed Mahmoud Ibrahim Jordanian Health Department

Two Pacifists Fined for Halting Atlas Missile Site

Cheyenne Wyoming reports two pacifists received maximum fines for trespassing at an Atlas missile launching installation. The Rev Theodore Olson aged 26 from Fallsington Pennsylvania and Ellanor Calkins aged 22 from Chicago were fined 100 dollars plus costs by Justice Tosh Sugematsu. Olson also found in contempt of court for promising further resistance. Kenneth Calkins 23 husband of Ellanor suffers broken pelvis from a truck collision at the gate. he faces similar charges.

Cheyenne Wyo Here Theodore Olson Fallsington Ellanor Calkins Chicago Justice of the Peace Tosh Olson

Youth Seriously Hurt In Accident

A youth was seriously injured in an accident reported by The Messenger with local details prompting concern for school age families. Authorities investigated at the scene as further updates on the condition and cause were awaited by the community.

Gallipolis IKE SS Athens Glouster Chauncey Logan Comics Nelsonville Women’s News

Army preparing Jupiter C rocket for Explorer satellite launch

CAPE CANAVERAL Florida Army teams worked on a Jupiter C rocket amid preparations for another Explorer satellite flight. No exact launch date was announced.

Cape Canaveral Fla

Soviet Scientist Cheremukhim Dies at 63 in Moscow

A. M. Cheremukhim, a Soviet scientist and aircraft designer, died Tuesday at age 63. His work earned him Lenin and Stalin prizes, and the announcement appeared in Izvestia, the government newspaper.

Moscow A. M. Cheremukhim Izvestia Stalin

Roosevelts Campaign Looms Over Right to Work Ballot

Ohio court fight looms over the phrase right to work on the November ballot. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown approved the forms to be printed by Sept. 5 for service members and overseas civilians. United Organized Labor of Ohio protests the wording as misleading and plans action. The group will seek Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt for campaign involvement if invited.

Columbus Ohio Ted W. Brown United States United Organized Labor of Labor Organization United Organized Labor Eleanor Roosevelt Washington

Eisenhower signs four year extension of reciprocal trade program

President Eisenhower signs a four year extension of the reciprocal trade program, the longest such extension by Congress. The administration sought five years but Congress approved four, extending the program to June 30, 1962 and allowing tariff cuts up to 20 percent for mutual concessions. The law lets Congress override presidential objections with a two thirds vote to sustain Tariff Commission recommendations on duties or quotas.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Free Nations United States France Italy West Germany Benelux House Senate Tariff Commission

Routine Intercept Turns Deadly in Missouri Air Incident

At Richards-Gebaur AFB an un identified jet prompted a chase by F102A interceptor. Lt Roland Svane fired three missiles hitting the target trainer causing two crewmen to bail out and suffer only cuts and bruises as they landed near Clinton Missouri.

Grandview Missouri Kansas City Air Force Richards-Gebaur Roland Svane Seattle Svane Falcon Soane

Six Killed in Collision Near Ft Hood Texas

A head on auto crash near Florence Texas killed six people early today. Military police at nearby Fort Hood reported five military personnel among the dead and said identifications were not yet available.

Florence Tex Texas Ft. Hood

Committee Meets in Columbus With Mental Health Leaders

The legislative committee of the Ohio Mental Health Association meets here today with Dr. Robert A. Haines state director of mental hygiene and correction. The association plans to submit recommendations for care of mentally ill and retarded patients to the Legislature.

Columbus The Ohio Mental Health Association Robert A. Haines

Ohio roads progress praised amid funding debate

Ohio Gov C William ONeill touts road building while critics say costs are too high. Senate Roads Subcommittee chair Albert Gore hints at further study of interstate funding fairness as GAO critiques of the Ohio highway department are dismissed except for a $9 million bookkeeping error.

Washington Ohio William O’neill Charles M. Noble General Accounting Office Noble GAO

Temporary Test Ban In Offing

Sen. Hubert Humphrey said a report of a possible temporary suspension of nuclear weapons testing is under consideration as a prelude to safeguarded negotiations. The White House declined comment. The United States is conducting a test series in the Pacific, set to end soon.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey D-Minn United States Humphrey Senate White House Pacific

Timken Pension Plan Standoff Nears End after Walkout

United Steel workers study a new Timken offer to end a 30 day strike by about 9000 workers at Timken Roller Bearing Co in Canton Columbus and Zanesville. Violent incidents and minor injuries have led to police charges as talks resume this afternoon. The plan includes a lump sum payment for long layoffs and a permanent layoff status after two years.

Canton United Steelworkers Union Timken Roller Bearing Co Columbus Zanesville

Lindbergh G-Man Seery Dies at 62 in New York

William F. Seery, 62, a former FBI agent who helped trace ransom bills in the Lindbergh kidnapping, died Monday. He ran a private investigative firm in New York since 1938.

New York William F. Seery FBI

Economy Upturn Reported in Second Quarter

Washington reports a stronger economy in the second quarter with larger gains in personal and government spending cited by President Eisenhower's advisers as the main driver of the improvement.

Washington White House Eisenhower

Baker Denies Spending Teamster Money on Slain Woman

Robert Barney Baker testifying before the Senate Rackets Committee denied using teamster funds to aid Ruth Brougher in Miami in 1955. He claimed he could not confirm the money source and set his outlay at seven to eight thousand dollars, while denying some threats and a separate assault claim. Brougher, 44, is serving a 15 year sentence for the 1954 Miami parking lot slaying of Murray Dubois.

Ohio Congress Gore Barney Baker Greenlease New York Averell Harriman Bakers Ruth Brougher Senate Baker Harriman Washington Robert (Barney) Baker Miami Teamsters Senate Rackets Brougher Murray Dubois

Judge Frees Carrollton Senior After Murder Charge

Orlo J. Bedley 17 of Conotton Valley High School is cleared to return for his senior year after a juvenile court judge dropped murder charges linked to a fatal July shooting. The coroner had ruled the death accidental despite an affidavit alleging premeditated malice by Bedley, filed by Thelma Lloyd.

Carrollton Ohio Orlo J. Bedley Conotton Valley High School William T. Allman Thelma Lloyd Leesville Clarence J. Deckman Thelma Sue Lloyd

National Student Congress in Delaware at Ohio Wesleyan

About 1000 students from 200 American colleges gather at Ohio Wesleyan University for a 10 day National Student Congress. Workshops address the theme Student responsibility in an age of challenge with a keynote by Dr Samuel Marble criticizing postwar complacency and urging wakeful action.

Delaware Ohio Wesleyan University Samuel D. Marble Wilmington, Ohio Marble America

UN Arabs seek quick end to emergency session on Middle East plan

Western diplomats expect unanimous Assembly support for an Arab modified plan to withdraw U.S. and British troops from Lebanon and Jordan with safeguards on noninterference. The resolution, drawn with Hammerskjold and Eisenhower input, aims to end the session by tonight or Friday after approval from Arab capitals.

Sidon Saeb Salam United Nations Middle East Lebanon Nasser Fuad Chehab Camille Chamoun United Nation N. Y UN General Assembly Assembly Dag Hammarskjold Eisenhower Hammarskjold U.S Jordan United Arab Republic

Labor Law Is Unlikely Despite Pleas

President Eisenhower urged Congress to pass labor reform to curb racketeering and abuses in the labor management field. He said he hoped for action before adjournment, but many lawmakers doubted a bill could pass in the remaining session days. Secretary of Labor Mitchell joined the appeal for congressional action.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Senate Feisenhower Mitchell

Largest U S radio telescope planned at Canton

The E W Blass Co will build the United States' largest radio telescope in Canton for 5 million dollars. The 2500 ton structure will rise 205 feet and serve as a national radio astronomy observatory. It will be operated at Green Bank West Virginia by the National Science Foundation.

Canton United States E. W. Blass Co Congress Greenbank W. Va National Science Foundation

Weather Outlook Ohto Warm With Late Day Thunderstorms

Partly cloudy and warm today as thundershowers begin late this afternoon. High near 90 with thunderstorms ending tonight and a return to fair cooler conditions Friday. Tonight low 62 to 66, Friday high near 78.

Ohto West Virginia Albany Bismarck Chicago Cleveland Detroit Seemesees Fort Worth Kansas City Louisville Miami Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Richmond San Diego Seattle Washington

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