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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1957

Page

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NATO to Arm Europe and Base Missiles as Talks Urged

At a NATO summit President Eisenhower and allied leaders endorsed arming Western Europe with intermediate range ballistic missiles and storing U S nuclear warheads in Europe. They blamed the Soviet Union for the arms race and urged renewed disarmament talks within the UN framework.

Paris Eisenhower NATO Western Europe Russia Moscow West U. S Europe United Nations Soviet Union United States Dulles Alliance

Chavigny Case To Go To Jury In Florida Murder Trial

Maurice Chavigny 44 a Frenchman stands trial in Clearwater for the April 3 killings of Brig. Gen Wilbur P McReynolds 64 and his wife 61 in St Petersburg. Deliberations to begin after summations as defense claims the general shot his wife and Chavigny then killed him amid a quarrel over deportation.

Maurice Chavigny Clearwater Fla Wilbur McReynolds Faye Chavigny McReynolds John VU. Bird Pinellas County Wilbur P. McReynolds St. Petersburg

Midwest Twisters Kill 11. Murphysboro Hardest Hit

AP report details unseasonal tornadoes across southern Illinois and eastern Missouri. Eleven dead with Murphysboro bearing nine fatalities. Mount Vernon and Du Quoin also struck. More than 100 injured, 30 homes destroyed, and millions in damage. Cleanup under way as fires added to destruction.

Murphysboro Ill Illinois Missouri Mount Vernon du Quoin Farmington

Investigators Seek Next Spot for Probe in Labor Cases

Senate probers weigh future targets after a year of hearings on Teamsters corruption. The Rackets Committee could examine the United Auto Workers next year while testimony linked Judge Rauls ton Schoolfield of Chattanooga to alleged payoffs. Possible referral to Tennessee Bar Association and Legislature discussed.

Washington Senate United Auto Workers Rackets Committee Teamsters Union Raulston Schoolfield Chattanooga Tenn Tennessee Teamsters Schoolfield McClellan Tennessee Bar Association Tennessee Legislature

Weather update shows rain and cooler conditions ahead

A weather bulletin notes ON10 rain and cooler temperatures tonight and Friday with lows in the 40s and highs in the mid 40s to low 50s. Mostly cloudy statewide with showers likely tonight and Friday while several major cities report varied cloudiness and rain including Atlanta Detroit Indianapolis Memphis Milwaukee New Orleans Oklahoma City Portland San Diego San Francisco and Tampa with some locales remaining clear.

Atlanta Gissecsanscace Gismarck Deago Seeeess Caeveigtd Aes Sceaessre Detroit Indianapolis Memphis Milwaukee New Orleans Oklahoma City Portland Ore San Diego Eereer San Francisco Tempa Clear Sdeovnees Bereee Seer Averse City Sescoses

Wellston School Man Heads Athletic Board

C. H. Jones superintendent of Wellston schools is elected president of the Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Control. He succeeds Ralph T. Webster of Columbus East High School as his three year term ends.

Columbus C. H. Jones Wellston Schools Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Control Ralph T. Webster Columbus East High School

Mills in Line for Post Rep Cooper Dies at 64

Rep. Vere Cooper of Tennessee, chair of the House Ways and Means Committee, died after a coronary thrombosis. In line for the chair is Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas. Cooper served since 1929 and had led the committee since 1955.

Rep. Cooper Washington Vere Cooper D-Tenn House Ways and Means Cooper Wilbur D. Mills D-Ark Congress Tennessee Bethesda Naval Hospital Mary Rankley Campbellsville Leon Jere Cooper, Jr

Patrolman Shot At Drive-In Near Columbus

A New Yorker, James Myers, 20, is jailed while another Buffalo man is sought after a shooting at a drive-in on U S 40 west of Columbus. Patrolman Augustine Giuffre, 39, was hit five times but in good condition, with one bullet removed from his wrist.

Columbus Buffalo N. Y Ohio U. S. 40 Here Augustine P. Giuffre Mt. Carmel Hospital N. D. Matthias Clyde Cox James Myers Reynoldsburg Kirkersville

Record High Spent For Ohio Highways

Ohio state funds reached a record 290,366,106 dollars for the 1957 highway construction and improvement program. The department announced the plan includes 453 miles of new work under way or contracted, positioning Ohio among the top five states by value of contracted work for the year.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Department of Highways

Fire kills two children in Limerick home blaze

John and Di anna Mae Alexander nine year old children of Mr and Mrs Frank Alexander died in a early Wednesday fire that destroyed their frame house near Limerick.

Jackson John and Dianna Mae Alexander Frank Alexander Limerick

Ohio Court Upholds Columbus Anti-Pinball Ordinances

The Ohio Supreme Court 6-1 upheld 1953 and 1954 Columbus bans on coin operated games that could promote gambling. Judge Herbert was sole dissenter. The ruling provides a model for other cities to curb pinball devices.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Ohio Thomas J. Herbert Cleveland Ohio Reciprocity Board

Jury Gets Hoffa Case

A federal court jury hears the case of James R. Hoffa president elect of the Teamsters Union and two others charged with conspiring to illegally tap telephones in the Detroit Teamsters building. Owen B. Brennan and Bernard Spindel face possible sentences of a year in prison and fines up to 10 000 dollars if convicted.

New York James R. Hoffa Teamsters Union Detroit Teamsters Hoffa Owen B. Brennan Detroit Teamsters Local 337 Bernard Spindel

Ohio Farm Bureau leadership conference opens in Columbus

More than 200 farm leaders from 86 counties begin a two day sixth annual Ohio Farm Bureau leadership conference in Columbus.

Columbus Ohio Farm Bureau

Mason County Bus Rules Outlined and Local News Summary

The Messenger reports Mason County bus rules, Jim Hagerty as a columnist victim, Logan Council weighing traffic code, and damages sought from funeral directors. Miami defeats Marshall’s Herd 106 97 as Scouts collect toys for the needy. Hold-up suspects sought. Athens and Gallia area scores listed. Women’s news to appear on pages.

Mason County Jim Hagerty Logan Council Miami Humbles Marshall's Herd Athens Glouster Cs Ae Chauncey Logan Gallipolis Nelsonville

NATO still lacks budget for midrange missiles, aid bill delayed

Officials said the 3.94 billion dollar foreign aid bill has no funds for arming West Europe with Jupiter and Thor missiles. They warn hundreds of millions may be needed to cover the 1500 mile range weapons if NATO nations opt for them.

Washington West Europe Congress

Moonwatchers Predict First Sputnik Fall

Cambridge experts at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory predict Sputnik 1 will fall to earth early next January. The Soviet satellite, launched October 4, is a 23 inch 184 pound sphere. The final stage rocket detonated November 30, per director Fred L. Whipple.

Cambridge Mass Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Fred L. Whipple

Explosion from cigarette injures Cambridge man at home

Cambridge Ohio. Steve Jeffers suffered severe burns when a lit cigarette touched off an explosion and fire destroying his four room home near Byesville. Fire chief James Hoag said Jeffers was found in the yard. his wife and child were away.

Cambridge Ohio Steve Jeffers Byesville James Hoag Jeffers

Army Fires New Type of Jupiter at Cape Canaveral

At the Cape Canaveral missile center a Jupiter IRBM launched in darkness and burned brightly for about four minutes before the flame dimmed. The Defense Department later said the missile failed to complete its full flight due to technical difficulties.

Cape Canaveral Fla Army Missile Test Center Here Defense Department Air Force Thor

Forsythe Given 120 Year Penitentiary Sentence

Ralph K. Forsythe 40 was sentenced to 120 years in the Ohio Penitentiary for the slaying of Charles Conner 37. Judge Moran B. Jenkins overruled a defense motion for a new trial on Wednesday in Lima Ohio.

Lima Ohio Ralph K. Forsythe Charles Conner Moran B. Jenkins

Jefferson City Variety Store Burn Fatal Fire

A downtown Jefferson City, Missouri variety store was destroyed by a blaze Wednesday night. One firefighter was killed and two others injured during efforts to control the fire.

Jefferson City

Eisenhower Triumphs as NATO Backing Emerges

President Eisenhower wins unanimous NATO backing for European missile bases and warhead stockpiles. He plans to return to Washington on Columbine III and address the public with Dulles on Monday night. Britain Turkey and the Netherlands accept missiles. Norway Denmark likely reject.

Paris Eisenhower NATO Washington U.S Dulles Spain

Kenyon Students Named Rhodes Scholarship Semi-finalists

Todd K. Benider of Massillon and Gene P. Nassar of Utica New York, both Kenyon College, were chosen from nine semi finalists to represent Ohio in the Rhodes Scholarship competition. They will travel to Chicago to face ten others from the Great Lakes district for four spots among thirty two U S recipients.

Cleveland Ohio Kenyon College Todd K. Benider Massillon Gene P. Nassar Utica N. Y Chicago Great Lakes U. S Oxford University

Cincy Scientist Named to Polio Hall of Fame

Albert B. Sabin of the University of Cincinnati is among 15 scientists named to the Polio Hall of Fame by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in New York City.

New York Albert B. Sabin The University of Cincinnati National Foundation For

Three Ohio Teens Charged for Interstate Auto Theft

MOBILE Alabama FBI reports Richard Von Fossen Davis Larry Edward Phillips and Gary Andrew Wratari c all 16 of Warren Ohio charged with interstate transportation of a stolen automobile. The FBI said the youths drove the car from Warren to Mobile.

Mobile Ala Richard von Fossen Davis Larry Edward Phillips Gary Andrew Wrataric Warren Ohio FBI

Excellence in Education Is No 1 Problem, Baker Says

Ohio's Commission on Education Beyond the High School, led by Dr. John C. Baker and Clarence E. Ficken, issued its third open letter urging excellence in all education. They warned that expanding numbers without fundamentals risks future success and called for better integration of elementary through higher education.

Columbus Ohio Commission On John C. Baker Ohio University Clarence E. Ficken

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