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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1957

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Eisenhower Delays NATO Session as Aides Weigh Substantive Topics

President Eisenhower arrived late for the NATO summit session in Paris while Secretary Dulles indicated Britain’s Prime Minister Macmillan would also skip the afternoon meeting for now. Eisenhower earlier visited SHAPE near Paris and greeted General Norstad before a brief statement under a canopy.

Paris Eisenhower NATO Dulles Macmillan White House James Hagerty Rene Coty France Adone Zoli Konrad Adenauer Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Adenauer U. S Lauris’ Norstad

Meeting Set for Study Of Poor Relief in Ohio

Columbus Ohio Richard C Minor assistant state welfare director said state welfare officials will meet with Gov C William O Neil and finance director John Skipton to address Ohio poor relief. Mrs Margaret Ireland state welfare director awaits written county reports on needs as county officials met with her in Columbus last week. They will assess if conditions are worse in one or two counties and apply a statewide policy. Demands for relief aid for disabled and dependent children rise while current biennial funding falls $14 million short of the previous period.

Columbus Richard C. Minor William O’neil John Skipton Ohio Margaret Ireland Cuyahoga Ireland Minor

Iron Worker Falls 110 Feet to Death in Building Site

ASHTABULA. James E. Stinson 26, of Painesville, an iron worker, slipped while stepping from a crane hoist to a building under construction and fell 110 feet, dying at the scene.

Ashtabula James E. Stinson Painesville

Shade Home Fire Threat To Post Office

A coal truck driver reported a burning home in Shade eight miles south of Athens. One residence burned with contents, the adjacent post office area damaged. no injuries. Firefighters from Mechanicsburg and Pomeroy fought the blaze as traffic along Route 33 slowed. Charlie Bobo alerted others after visiting James Jeffers and Otto Swartz's store.

Athens Jerseyville Mechanicsburg Pomeroy Charlie Bobo James Jeffers Otto Swartz Bobo Jeffers

Wrights Flight Remembered Fifty Four Years On

The 1903 first powered flight by the Wright brothers is recalled on the anniversary at Kill Devil Hills. Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first successful flight after repairs, following the earlier crash of their 12 horsepower craft. A dog are test satellite marked space milestones adds context.

Kill Devil Hills N. C North Carolina Here Russia Wright Brothers Orville Wilbur Dayton

Last three of 10 mental patients recaptured near Wooster

The final trio of escapees from Apple Creek State Hospital were captured on Cleveland’s West Side early today, ending a statewide manhunt for 10 patients who fled the Wooster asylum.

Cleveland Apple Creek State Hospital Wooster

Escapees Captured in Batavia After Ohio 132 Crash

Two self described escapees from a North Carolina penitentiary honor camp are in county jail after a traffic accident near Batavia on Ohio 132. Local authorities report the men were apprehended following the crash and are detained pending further processing.

Batavia Ohio North Carolina

Ohio and West Virginia Weather Outlook

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain across Ohio and West Virginia. A small temperature change is expected with lows around 38 to 42 and highs near 48. Rain may taper by Wednesday afternoon in West Virginia. overall unsettled but mild conditions expected.

Ohio West Virginia Wannowlaw

Denver Boy Rescued From Abandoned Well

Five year old David Leonard fell feet first into a two foot deep section of a 12 inch wide abandoned well in a neighbor's yard. An off duty officer and firefighter kept him from slipping further as firemen dug him free and he was taken to Children's Hospital in fair condition with shock and exposure.

Denver David Leonard Lyle Leonard Children’s Hospital

Guard faces general court martial in Korea

Airman Basic Edward L. Young of Philo Ohio is to stand trial at Kusan Airbase Korea on December 20 for involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of one of two Korean girls wounded Sept. 15 while he served as a guard.

Kusan Korea Edward L. Young Philo Ohio

San Antonio Boy Sits Up For Flight Home

Edward Clinton Staacke, 17, of San Antonio Texas has logged 6770 air miles in 14 months all on his back. He is returning to San Antonio today in an air ambulance sitting up after treatment for an extreme curvature of the spine. He walked and sat up for the first time in 14 months last week.

Oklahoma City Edward Clinton Staacke San Antonio Texas

Eastern Muskingum County districts unify for January 1 consolidation

Five school districts in eastern Muskingum County Monroe Perry Sonora Rich Hill and New Concord Union agreed to consolidate effective January 1. The move impacts local students and the regional education landscape.

Zanesville Muskingum County Monroe Perry Sonora Rich Hill New Concord Union

Mixed Christmas retail mood across 26 cities reports

An Associated Press survey finds uneven holiday sales with some merchants pessimistic about beating 1956 figures while others expect a strong last minute push. Cutbacks, layoffs, late Thanksgiving, and weather weigh on shoppers in several areas, with Cleveland showing notably weaker sales than last year.

Los Angeles Milwaukee Associated Press Sputnik F & R Lazarus & Co Columbus Cleveland

Senators Urge Expansion of SAC as Missile Pace Quickens

Senators Bridges and Saltonstall pressed for expanded Strategic Air Command strength amid a faster missile program. Senator Johnson said a broad review would assess SAC’s status to keep it robust. Bridges urged more funding for B52 production and dispersal bases, while Raborn hailed solid fuel Polaris progress and said no extra funds are needed.

Washington Saltonstall Senate Strategic Air Command Russia Lyndon B. Johnson D-Tex SAC Bridges Republican Policy Committee GOP W. F. Raborn Navy Raborn

Army to test guided missiles between bases

At Ft. Sill Oklahoma Maj. Gen. Thomas De Shazo outlined plans to eventually test guided missiles by flying from one U S base to another such as Ft. Bliss Texas to Ft. Sill 600 miles away He said Redstone missiles nearing accuracy needed for base to base flights and noted safety features automatic self destruction if off course and remote destruction by radio with no nuclear or high explosive payloads and no such test until accuracy and safety are proven.

FT. Sill Okla United States Thomas de Shazo Army Ft. Bliss Tex de Shazo

Atlas Ready For Firing

An Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile stood on a launching stand at Cape Canaveral ready for firing. A red signal ball rose after 8 am indicating countdown under way and observers expected a launch before noon if successful.

Cape Canaveral Fila Air Force

New Leader Takes Over In Strike

James House of the Retail Clerks International will direct the clerks strike against Lasalle's Department Store in Toledo. Four unions have ratified new contracts while one other union supports picket lines. William F. Sturm resigned Monday as secretary treasurer of Retail Clerks District Council 6 citing insufficient strike benefits and perceived unfairness.

Toledo James Houseright Retail Clerks International Lasalle’s Retail Clerks Union William F. Sturm Retail Clerks District Council 6 Sturm District 6 Clerks International Union

Robbery Victim Dies in Cleveland Mount Sinai Hospital

Ray Smith aged 54, a relief client, died Monday night at Mount Sinai Hospital. Police say he was found unconscious in his bed by a welfare worker after his apartment custodian reported Smith claimed he had been knocked down and robbed of eight dollars the previous night.

Cleveland Ray Smith Mount Sinai Hospital Smith

Subways Return to Full Service After Eight Day Strike

New York subway service resumed normal levels as the eight day motormen strike ended. Transit Authority losses exceeded two million in fares as 1500 MBA members returned after promises of state aid and potential bargaining unit changes in the legislature.

NEW York Transit Authority Independent Motormen’s Benevolent Assn Robert F. Wagner Averell Harriman MacNeil Mitchell Manhattan MBA Transport Workers Union Subway

Bulganin peace plan sparks NATO talks on East West talks

At the NATO summit, U S and allied diplomats weigh a compromise on nuclear missiles bases in Europe and the pace of East West negotiations with Russia. Secretary Dulles and President Eisenhower press for cautious but active diplomacy amid European urging for talks.

Paris United States Russia Eisenhower U.S Bulgaria Europe Dulles Bulganin NATO Middle East Africa

Pair Steals Money Unknown to Wife

Cleveland police report two masked men burst into the home of 68 year old Mrs. Amelia Hayes and a rent collector. They demanded money and fled with a blue cloth bag found tied to a water heater pipe containing two thousand dollars.

Cleveland Amelia Hayes

Jacob Myers Seeks 12th District Seat in U S House

Jacob F. Myers 83 former state representative filed petitions to run in the 12th District for the U S House. The seat will be vacated by John M. Vorys next year. Myers a Democrat lost to Vorys in 1954 by over 35000 votes and has also run unsuccessfully for the Ohio House and Secretary of State.

Columbus Jacob F. Myers U. S House of Representatives John M. Vorys Myers Vorys Ohio House

Police recover most of checks stolen from Farm Bureau

Police and sheriff's deputies recovered most of a group of over 11000 dollars in checks taken from the Warren County Farm Bureau offices by safe burglars.

Lebanon Ohio Sheriff's Warren County Farm Bureau

SSA Plans 25 Offices Opened in 1958

The Social Security Administration announced 25 new district offices to open in the first quarter of 1958. Commissioner Charles I. Snottland noted many will serve farming regions newly covered by Social Security and others will be in growing industrial areas. New offices will be in Defiance Findlay Marietta Newsark and New Philadelphia.

Washington Cocial Security Administration Charles I. Senottland Industral Defiance Findlay Marietta Newsark New Philadelphia

Unique Christmas Gift Boy Seeks 40 Pints Blood for Surgery

Eight year old Richard Cahalane of Belmont needs 40 pints of blood for a foot correction operation due to hemophilia. He has been hospitalized often and has already had 150 transfusions. Surgeon Dr. Thomas Broderick will perform the operation at St Elizabeth's Hospital once enough blood arrives, with 20 pints of the rare O negative type required.

Boston Richard Cahalane Belmont Richard Thomas Broderick St. Elizabeth’s Hospital

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