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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1960

Page

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Secretary Herter warns Berlin stance may grow tougher

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter expressed doubt that Khrushchev will issue a May Paris summit ultimatum over Berlin. He said further negotiations or a second summit may be needed, noting Soviet space gainsraised prestige, while the U.S. still believes Khrushchev won’t set a deadline despite tougher rhetoric.

Washington Christian A. Herter Soviet Union Berlin Nikita Khrushchev Paris Herter Khrushchev United States West Berlin Eisenhower Camp David Mowever

Finch Admits Additional Love Affairs

Los Angeles reports Dr. R Bernard Finch acknowledged romances with two other women at his clinic before his relationship with Carole Tregoff. He described an armistice with his wife Barbara allowing dating. he and Miss Tregoff face charges in the July 18 shooting death of Mrs. Finch outside their West Covina home, Finch claiming the shooting was accidental.

Los Angeles R. Bernard Finch Carole Tiegoff Barbara Finch Miss Tregoff West Covina

Butlin Seeks 1000 Mile Walk To End All Walking Craze

Billy Butlin launches a 1000 mile trek from Scotland to England offering 14000 dollars in prizes. The plan promises 2800 dollars to the winner. Butlin expects the long walk to end the trend after two women completed the route in 21 and 27 days respectively.

London Billy Butlin Scotland England Butlin

Khrushchev's India Visit Hopes to Ease Border Dispute

Indian officials await Soviet Premier Khrushchev for four days of talks in New Delhi aimed at persuading Red China to ease claims on disputed border lands. Nehru seeks to keep India nonaligned while leveraging Khrushchev as an honest broker to avert conflict with Peiping over the 50 000 square miles. The visit signals potential shifts in Moscow Peiping relations and in India’s diplomacy since Eisenhower’s prior warning.

New Delhi India Nikita Khrushchev Red China Tibet Khrushchev Eisenhower Peiping China United States Nehru Hindustan Times Moscow

Canada’s Wild Buffalo Hunt Attracts 300 Bids

With seven months to go, more than 300 bids have been received for the 100 licenses in Canada’s second wild buffalo hunt this century. Ed Olson of Wood Buffalo National Park said bids will likely be awarded on a first come basis. Last September 4 hunters from Canada and the U S shot buffalo during the first hunt on the reserve’s 17 300 square mile borders.

Toronto Canada Ed Olson Wood Buffalo National Park Northwest Territories U.S

Booze Convicted in Danville Whisky Possession Case

Eben Booze was convicted in U.S. District Court Monday of possession of illegal whisky. The verdict follows a trial detailing illicit spirits activity in Danville Virginia.

Booze Danville Ebeneza Booze U.S District

Labor Leaders Fear Meany Criticism Backfires

Miami Beach AP reports AFL CIO officials privately fear George Meany's attack on Rep. Adam Clayton Powell may hinder labor's political goals. Meany labeled Powell a terrible choice to head the House Labor and Education Committee though colleagues defend Powell's voting on labor and civil rights.

Miami Beach Fla Afl-Cio George Meany Meany Congress Adam Clayton Powell House Labor and Education Committee Powell Rep Graham Barden Afl-Cio Executive Council A. Phillip Randolph The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Randolph

Liquor Agent Corsaro Resigns Over Alleged Bribe Plot

Cleveland State Liquor Enforcement Chief Ivan W. Smith says a trap against Michael T. Corsaro suggests more to the bribery case. Corsaro resigned on Smith’s orders but denies taking the $50 alleged in his possession and vows to fight to return.

Cleveland Ivan W. Smith Michael T. Corsaro Corsaro Smith Reid Mike

Schools Seek Hearings on Charters in Perry County

Four Perry County districts New Straitsville Shawnee Harrison McLaney Junction City Jackson had charters revoked after inspections found state requirement failures. They requested hearings before the State Board of Education as plans for high school pupils to transfer to other districts, including possible merger options, emerge. The board also approved an ongoing statehouse conference on education, echoing 1958 citizen and professional educator deliberations that influenced General Assembly legislation.

Perry County State Board of Education New Straitsville Shawnee Harrison McLaney Junction City-Jackson York Buchtel Athens County Murray City State Board Statehouse E. E. Holt Ohio General Assembly

Free Stamps Service Halted by Faulty Vending Machine

In Blytheville Arkansas a post office lobby vending machine stopped providing stamps and returned customers’ change instead. Postmaster Jim Harding said the issue began Monday and the machine gave correct postage but returned extra change.

Blytheville Ark Jim Harding

Rain and Snow Expected for Ohio Tonight and Wednesday

Rain ended in Ohio late Monday with 0.3 inch in Columbus and 0.2 in Dayton. Temperatures ranged from the low 30s north to near 40 south. A low pressure system from western Nebraska moves east tonight bringing rain in the south and rain mixed with snow in the north, turning to all rain Wednesday.

Columbus Ohio Dayton Nebraska Cleveland Cincinnati Marietta

Eisenhower Proposes Three Guidelines on Wheat Surplus

President Eisenhower urged Congress to craft a plan to solve the wheat surplus within three core rules. He suggested adjusting price supports to reflect policy choices, avoiding higher subsidies, and steering clear of direct crop subsidies that could harm other farmers.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Richard M. Nixon Soil Bank Food For Peace

Ex Point Man Dies In Crash Near Dayton

A former Point Pleasant resident, James Windon Garvin, 22, along with Elza Ison 15 and Walter Junior Henson 15, died when a New York Central passenger train struck a car at a blind crossing three miles south of Dayton. All victims lived in Fairborn, with the crossing lacking flashing signals and blocked vision due to nearby gas stations. Garvin’s survivors include his wife Carol and infant daughter, plus his parents and a large extended family. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday in Fairborn.

Point Pleasant New York Central Dayton James Windon Garvin Elza Ison Walter Junior Henson Fairborn Dayton-Yellow Springs Garvin Frances Henry William Garvin Xenia Ohio Mason County Carol Margaret Cantrell Jack Hunt Junior Hunt Mercerville Gene Mayton Lucasville Kenneth Raleigh Clinton Eugene Bobby Frank Carpenter Morris Funeral Home

Sergeant Suspended For Running Red Light

WARREN Ohio Chief Manley English suspended Sgt Herbert Rising indefinitely after Rising drove a police cruiser through a red light on the way to a fire. Rising’s auto collided with another car and he faces a hearing Wednesday before Safety Service Director Ben Bohl.

Warren Ohio Herbert Rising Safety Service Ben Bohl Manley R. English Rising

16 Foot Canoe Stolen From Yard in Jacksonville

Jacksonville police report a 16 foot aluminum canoe stolen from the front yard of Mrs. Ralph Y. Smith. The craft has a hole in the bottom patched with adhesive tape, raising pursuit chances for the thief and a potential recovery note.

Jacksonville Fla Ralph Y. Smith

Teen-Ager Raises Funds for Stricken Friend in Ohio

Athens youngster Billy Addington 14 collects donations from bus drivers across Ohio and West Virginia to aid his ill friend James Wickerham 13 in Columbus. Billy, a former Trimble neighbor, plans to extend the drive to Washington D C as his campaign travels with Greyhound and other bus lines. He works at the Athens bus station between school duties.

Athens Billy Addington Dennis Addington Elizabeth Drive Treasury Department Billy James Wickersham Marvin Wickersham Jacksonville Wickersham University Hospital Columbus James Addington Trimble Greyhound Lake, Shore Athens-Glouster Ohio West Virginia Washington, D.C

Married One Week Wife Kills Husband in Toledo

Mrs. Barbara Reid aged 29 admitted fatally stabbing her husband Aubrey 30 in their Toledo home after he allegedly struck her during an early morning argument. Police reported the incident, noting the couple had been married only a week.

Toledo Barbara Reid Aubrey

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