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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1958

Page

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Nixon Seeks Influence on Eisenhower State of the Union

Vice President Nixon pushes to shape Eisenhower’s upcoming State of the Union. He met with Attorney General Rogers, Labor Secretary Mitchell, and Welfare Secretary Flemming to discuss civil rights, labor, and welfare proposals including a voluntary FEPC to curb employment discrimination.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Eisenhower Nixon Congress Capitol Atty William P Rogers Labor James P. Mitchell Welfare Arthur S. Flemming Cabiet Voluntary Fair Employment Practices Commission FEPC Mitchell

Conference on Berlin Is Likely

Washington reports a possible Big Four foreign ministers conference next spring to ease East West tensions over Berlin. Officials say Western Allies might push to address Germany's future and Berlin in one meeting. Diplomats note growing interest in renewed talks with the Russians as Khrushchev demands a free city for West Berlin.

Washington Big Four Foreign Ministers Berlin Germany Nikita Khrushchev West Berlin

Hoover Receives Honor For Service To American Way

Former President Herbert Hoover at age 84 is honored by the Conference of Patriotic and Historical Societies for outstanding service in advancing the American way of life.

New York Herbert Hoover Hoover Conference of Patriotic and Historical Societies

Bombing Ties Ex Cult Members to Fountain of the World Blast

Tape recordings found near the Fountain of the World monastery wreckage link two Joshua Tree men, Ralph Muller and Peter Kamenoff, to the bombing that killed nine, possibly ten, including Krishna Venta and several followers. Police say the duped pair planned to depose Venta and carry out a final act, with the device manually triggered.

Krishna Venta Krishna Muller Venta

Convict Confesses to 1954 Paterson Slaying in Alabama

Virginia inmate Calvin W. Pruitt 28 signed a confession claiming he shot Attorney General elect Albert Patterson during a robbery attempt near Phenix City. Gov. James E. Folsom said Attorney General John Patterson will review the statement. Former Phenix City deputy sheriff Albert Fuller is already jailed for Patterson’s murder. Patterson’s death spurred a vice cleanup and he later became governor-elect.

Montgomery Ala Virginia Albert Patterson James E. Folsom Calvin W. Pruitt Fort Benning Folsom John Patterson Phenix City Patterson Albert Fuller Pruitt Hayeville

Snark Begins Round Trip Flight From Cape Canaveral

A Snark guided missile, the nation’s advanced intercontinental weapon, blasted across the Atlantic on a round trip test from Cape Canaveral. It was fired once, recovered, and tested new instruments, with range over 6,000 miles and operational by next July for the first unit at Presque Isle Maine.

Cape Canaveral Fla Atlantic Cape Presque, Isle Maine

Water main repaired water restored to city

It took nearly 29 hours to fix a broken water main and over 4000 residents in three suburbs had normal water service restored today.

East Liverpool

New York Daily Papers Stilled by Deliverymen Strike

Major New York newspapers halted publication as deliverymen went on strike. Afternoon papers World Telegram Sun Journal American Post Long Island Press and Long Island Star Journal ceased, followed by morning papers Daily News Times Herald Tribune stopping after last editions. The Mirror was expected to halt as well.

New York World- Telegram & Sun The Journal- American the Post Long Island Press Long Island Star- Journal Daily News the Times Herald Tribune the Mirror

Detroit Nun Dies After 2 Year Second Life

Sister Delphine de St. Paul, aged 99, died in Dublin after a life marked by a 17 year old Typhoid fever death claim and 82 years of presumed death. Born in Detroit she moved to Dublin in 1885 and spent 57 years nursing at a home for aged men.

Detroit Dublin Ireland Delphine de St. Paul

Driver Lands Safely In Tree After Accident

JOPLIN Mo A treetop landing 25 feet up saved Baldasaro Palmentere 23 from serious injury after a blowout forced his car off U S 166 It overturned twice tossing him 60 feet through the air into a tree Palmentere suffered only cuts and bruises the car was demolished

Joplin Baldasaro Palmentere U. S. 166 Palmentere

Retired man inherits half of large fortune in Fresno case

Charles C. Binkley, a retired glass blower, won a Superior Court verdict granting him half of $3.13 million left by Mrs. Cora Nidever who died in 1955 without a will. Eight nieces and nephews challenged the claim, but the jury ruled in Binkley’s favor after a 32 hour deliberation. He plans no major change in lifestyle.

Binkley Cora Nndever Montpelier Ind

Stock Market Advances Toward All-Time High

A vigorous early advance pushed New York stocks toward the record high of November 20. Leading shares gained from a few cents to over a dollar, with several up as much as three dollars. Late morning hesitancy emerged as trading continued.

New York

Strike Strikes Cuts at Chrysler and Ex-Cell-O Plants

Detroit reports a nationwide hit as a strike at Chrysler and Ex-Cell-O idles about 35,000 workers. About 31,140 UAW members in 19 Chrysler plants are off the job, with Ex-Cell-O idle for eight weeks in Michigan and Ohio. The Dodge main plant production runs at Chrysler are reduced to a trickle.

Detroit Mich Chrysler Corp Chrysler Ex-Cell-O Corp United Auto Workers UAW Ex-Cell-0 Michigan Ohio Dodge

By-Pass Death Scene Claims Two Victims In Medina Area

Medina reports the new U S 42 and U S 224 by pass near Lodi has claimed two lives. Charles Engle, 24, of Lockwood Trumbull County was killed when his car plunged over an embankment while traveling from Fort Knox Kentucky. The crash occurred near the same spot where a truck driver had been killed recently.

Medina U.S. 42 U.S. 224 Lodi Pfe Charles Engle Lockwood Trumbull County Engle Fort Knox

Blizzard Stricken Oswego Awaits More Snow

Oswego New York faces renewed gloom as four more inches of snow fall, lifting the total to about six feet. Damage is estimated at $500000 with several buildings collapsing and three families evacuated. Roads open, food adequate, schools to reopen Friday, with industry and crews restoring services.

Oswego N. Y Bate

Blaze kills six in Ohio fire near Trenton

A family of six dies in an early morning frame house fire near Aid Ohio with Elmer Littlejohn 29 Betty 25 and four children Gary 7 Gail 6 Dorothy 3 Dale Ray 5 weeks killed. Harley Graham 23 dies in another fire while attempting to rescue his sister Connie Sue 8 in Forest Dale. Officials say an oil stove likely caused the blaze as fire officials secure the scene.

Ironton Elmer Littlejohn Betty Gary Gail Dorothy Dale Ray Lawrence County Harley Graham Connie Sue Forest Dale Tronton Littlejohn Aid Ohio 141 Trenton

Deadline Set For Judge's Reply To Suit

COLUMBUS Municipal Judge Frank R Franko of Youngstown must respond to the Ohio Supreme Court by January 1 in a quo warranto action to oust him. If no answer is filed, the court will issue an order removing him. Franko had been suspended as an attorney for unethical practices.

Columbus Frank R. Franko Youngstown Ohio Supreme Court Franko Atty William Saxbe Saxbe Supreme Court

Iron-ton Hero Brother Dies Saving Sister Fire

Ironton reports Harley Graham 23 died a hero's death when he ran into a burning home at Forest Dale Wednesday night to rescue his 8-year-old sister Connie Sue trapped inside A blazing window frame collapsed trapping both siblings and causing their deaths in the blaze.

Ironton Harley Graham Forest Dale Connie Sue

Bomb Threat At High School Triggers Evacuation

A warning call to New Philadelphia High School claimed the building would be blown up causing the evacuation of about 1300 students and staff. Police and responders conducted a search but found no explosive device.

New Philadelphia

Rotary Honors Football Team And School Bus Crash News

Ohio GOP may take five years to recover. Bill Hess speaks. A school bus collision injures 19 with a truck. Dinner hour blaze causes $1500 damage at Blossers. Racine PTA approves purchase of a school curtain. 4 H training draws 105 officers. Board orders vaccinations rise. Glouster and Nelsonville pages noted.

Ohio Gop Rotary Bill Hess PTA Idee Knete Eee

Snow Forecast Hits Ohio With Cold Record Lows

Snow is sweeping into Ohio from the northwest with the coldest pockets in Columbus and Delaware near or below zero. Most areas should see new snowfall by night, heavier near Lake Erie and up to 26 inches already reported in Ashtabula.

Ohio Columbus Delaware Weather Bureau Lake Erie Ashtabula

CAB Begins Probe on Airline Service

The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an inquiry into Lake Central Airlines whether it should keep serving nine cities on a temporary basis. The cities include Springfield Zanesville Marion Dover and New Philadelphia in Ohio and Gary Richmond Marion and Bloomington in Indiana.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Board Lake Central Airlines Ohio Springfield Zanesville Marion Dover New Philadelphia Oho Gary Richmond Bloomington Ind

Jury Stalemate in Walker Bank Robbery Trial

A Louisville jury could not reach a verdict in the bank robbery trial of Charles A. Walker on Wednesday and was ordered to resume today. His first trial last October ended with a hung jury.

Louisville Charles A. Walker

Quake Jolts San Francisco Area Early Morning

A small earthquake hit San Francisco and within a 50 mile radius at 1 53 a m shaking homes and causing minor damage. Broken dishes and cracked walls were reported with no injuries.

San Francisco

McCoy Receives Life Term in Slaying Case

Russell McCoy of Zanesville was sentenced to life in prison for aiding and abetting the slaying of Reynold Amodio during a $400 holdup at a Uniontown store on November 23, 1956. He will not face prosecution in two additional murder indictments, including the Cain killing and the slayings of his half-sister Louise See and her husband Lloyd See, as Muskingum County prosecutor Joseph W. McNerney called further trials a waste of taxpayers’ money.

Canton Russell McCoy Zanesville Reynold Amodio Uniontown Paul Clain McCoy Cain Louise See Lloyd See Joseph W. McNerney Muskingum County

West Virginia Tonight Slightly Warmer Clouds Friday

Weather notes not as cold with a low of 10 to 15. Friday looks cloudy and somewhat warmer in West Virginia. Ohio shows increasing cloudiness with occasional snow today ending with a low near 10 to 11. Tonight not as cold with a 10 to 14 degree low and Friday partly cloudy and a bit colder with highs around 15 to 20.

West Virginia

Eighty Years of Marriage Honored for Peter and Celestia Peterson

In Fairview Utah the Peterson couple observed their 80th wedding anniversary with a testimonial dinner. Peter, 98, and Celestia, 97, were married in 1878 in St George. Local officials praised their devotion as a model of lifelong faith and family.

Fairview Utah Peter Celestia Peterson Otis Nielsen Apostle LeGrand Richards Latter- Day Saints St. George Here Peterson

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