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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1959

Page

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Youth Enters Guilty Plea In Shooting

Lowell Eugene Oliver 20 of Mc Connellsville Route 3 pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the shooting of Thomas Camden Roach 31 in Morgan County near the Morgan Athens County line. Oliver, a former Stockport Windsor High School basketball standout, was arraigned before Judge Robert Daniels and bound to the grand jury. A special grand jury session is planned in April. Oliver was held in jail after confessing the fatal argument over basketball and racial segregation. Roach died at Marietta Memorial Hospital after being shot twice in Roach's car on Karr's Hill near the Ohio line. Both men had been drinking and met for the first time. Oliver, unemployed, Marine veteran, had been carrying a .22 pistol intending to sell it.

Mcconnellville Lowell Eugene Oliver McConnelsville South Charleston W.va Oliver Stockport-Windsor Thomas Camden Roach Athens Ohio University Marshall Morgan County Roach Karr’s Hill Ohio 377 Morgan-Athens Chesterhill Marietta Memorial Hospital Marine Corps

Korea Opposes Transfer Sparks Far East Row

Japan agreed to repatriate Korea’s 600000 plus residents in Japan to the North under Red Cross supervision amid a South Korean protest. Washington pressed for caution as Seoul and Tokyo sought to avert a diplomatic rift and economic strain.

Tokyo Japan North Korea United States Far East Seoul South Korea Syngman Rhee Nobusuke Kishi Aijichiro Fujiuyama International Red Cross Rhee

U S Soviet Cultural Exchange Nears End Of First Year

Washington reports two thirds of the cultural exchange agreement fulfilled with no major hitch. More than 1500 Soviet and American citizens traveled in 151 official delegations in 12 months. About 5000 Americans visited the Soviet Union, while 66 Soviet tourists arrived in the United States, the first since World War II.

Washington United States Soviet Union

Construction of 150-bed hospital in Lake Countyplanned

Construction of a new 150 bed hospital to serve western Lake County is expected to start this spring.

Painesville Lake County

Weather summary for West Virginia and Ohio with five day forecast

Occasional rain or drizzle in West Virginia tonight and Saturday with lows in the 30s north and 40s elsewhere. Slightly warmer in the southwest Saturday. Ohio sees occasional showers and thundershowers with milder conditions tonight and Saturday, turning colder Saturday evening. Five day outlook: temperatures 7-11 degrees above normal, then cooler Saturday and warmer Sunday and Monday, with 1.14 inches of precipitation total and scattered showers on Saturday and again Monday or Tuesday.

West Virginia Ohio OHO Albany Anchorage Louisville Aifami Seccess New York Raim Ui Omalia CGF Pittsburgh Cloudoy Ashington Tacos

Middleport Native Dies After Blast

Kenneth Entsminger 43 a Middleport native died in Bethlehem Pennsylvania hospital from injuries suffered in the Phillipsburg New Jersey Ingersoll Rand plant explosion He was a mechanical engineer and former Ohio University graduate He leaves wife Betty and four Bethlehem daughters a brother and sister in Charleston Cremation is planned in Bethlehem with private services to follow

Middleport Bethlehem New Jersey Kenneth Entsminger Ingersol Rand Co Phillipsburg N. J Entsminger David Entsminger Garnet Entsminger Charles Middleport High School Ohio University Betty Charleston

Cincinnati Man Accused of Violating Labor Act

Federal charge filed in U S District Court alleges Willard L Fuller Jr or Sound Electronics Suppliers paid some interstate transportation workers less than the required wage since November 1956. The Portsmouth businessman is named in the complaint.

Cincinnati U. S. District Court Portsmouth Willard L. Fuller Jr

Flood Threat Recedes as Maumee Ice Breaks Free

Ice from a massive Maumee River jam sank toward Lake Erie ending Ohio flood danger. The 210 foot Great Lakes excursion ship Canadiana suffered an 18 inch gash after a jam tear, and the river leveled to normal. Indiana towns face still risk as Wabash and Delphi area flood fears ease.

Maumee Lake Erie Ohio Great Lakes Toledo Canadiana Indiana Wabash Delphi Ind West Terre Haute Logansport Peru

Alaska System Sale Proposed

Washington report on the administration proposal to privatize the Alaska communications system. Secretary McElroy says pricing requires appraisal, with government loss depreciation fixed at about 158 million dollars last July 1. Sale would cover nonmilitary components and related Air Force and FAA facilities.

Washington Pentagon Congress Alaska Neil H. McElroy McElroy Air Force Federal Aviation Agency

Doctor Jesse Greenstein Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhage

Washington reports the death of 56 year old cancer researcher Dr. Jesse Phillip Greenstein who passed away Thursday from a cerebral hemorrhage.

Washington Jesse Phillip Greenstein

Nations honor Lincoln on his 150th birthday

Tributes flowed worldwide in many languages for Abraham Lincoln as the Civil War president’s 150th birthday was commemorated. Addresses from leaders in Germany and the United States echoed Lincoln’s unity message while crowds gathered near Hodgenville, Kentucky and in cities from London to Oslo and Tel Aviv.

Associated Press Abraham Lincoln Lincoln Carl Sandburg Congress Willyam West Berlin Brandt Tha Lincoln Hodgenville London Moscow Tel Aviv Oslo Salisbury Rhodesia Formosa Far East

Wildlife Council OKs 478 Acre Lake Option

Columbus Ohio wildlife council approves a purchase option for 478 acres near Chillicothe at 76560 dollars. The plan aims to build a 137acre Ross County lake with one remaining tract needed before construction can start.

Columbus Ohio Wildlife Council Ross County Chillicothe

Senate probes expand as mob ties eyed in jukebox case

Senate investigators summon 14 more witnesses in a probe into New York mobsters using fake labor unions to extort tribute from the jukebox and coin-operated machine industry.

Washington Senate New York

Flood Victims Helped By Red Cross Across Five States

The Red Cross said it has spent over 500000 dollars to aid families hit by floods last month in Ohio Indiana New York Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Columbus Red Cross Ohio Indiana New York Pennsylvania West Virginia

Western powers eye new German reunification plan within a month

Western leaders expect to draft a new formula for German reunification within the next month. They aim to push for serious negotiations with the Soviet Union and test Moscow's willingness to compromise on unity while showing Western flexibility.

Washington Soviet Union West Germany United States Britain France Acme London Paris Bonn John Foster Dulles Germany

Notices Of Revocation Mailed To Four Hocking Schools

The State Education Department will revoke temporary charters for Carbon Hill Rockbridge Gibisonville and South Bloomingville high schools. Notices postmarked today give until March 15 to appeal with attorney referee Kirkwood hearing appeals. If rejected without appeal students must transfer to in good standing schools, but all 20 affected schools may finish the current year and may apply for reinstatement after addressing deficiencies.

Columbus Hocking County Carbon Hill Rockbridge Gibisonville South Bloomingville Ucation Hugh FE. Kirkwood Marion E. E. Holt Education Department

Ohioan Guilty In Florida Auto Murder Trial

A 17 year old Ohio youth Kenneth J Thiery was found guilty of first degree murder in the beating death of janitor William K Brown during an attempted robbery at the Guaranty Building in West Palm Beach Florida. Jurors recommended mercy and Thiery faces automatic life sentence. Defense has 10 days to seek a new trial.

West Palm Beach Fla Ohio Kenneth J. Thiery Norwood Carson Davis Thiery William K. Brown Guaranty Building Joyce

NAA Announces Subcontract Award for F108 Fuselage Panels

North American Aviation announces a subcontract to Aeronca Manufacturing Corp of Middletown for fabrication of brazed stainless steel honeycomb panels for the F108 fuselage. W H Yahn, acting Columbus division general manager, notes the award on Friday.

Columbus North American Aviation, Inc Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Middletown W. H. Yahn Columbus Division North American

Goodyear Tire Strike Ends After 1000-Worker Idle

A strike idling about 1000 workers in the passenger car tire department at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co in Akron ended on Thursday.

Akron Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co

Ex-Dental Chief Dies in Ashland Ohio

Dr. Charles G. Devoe aged 72 died in Ashland after a long illness. He was a former president of the Ohio State Dental Board and had served as a prominent figure in the profession.

Ashland Ohio Charles G. Devoe Ohio State Dental Board

Dulles Undergoes Successful Hernia Operation

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles had a successful hernia operation. State Department press chief Lincoln White reported the surgery went well and Dulles' immediate post operative condition was satisfactory.

Washington John Foster Dulles State Department Lincoln White Dulles

Ohio State Students Fight ROTC Mandate again

The Ohio Students Party Associated circulated petitions to end the mandatory two years of ROTC service at Ohio State University. Campaign manager Roger Johnson said 1200 signatures were collected with a goal of 7000. Since 1873, military training has been compulsory at the university under trustees orders.

Reserve Officers Training Corps ROTC Ohio Students Party Associated Roger Johnson OSPA Ohio State

Little Delay In Pan Am Strike

Miami Florida three thousand Pan American World Airways ground workers struck for six hours Thursday with little to no flight delay. Porters mechanics and flight attendants returned to work after a conference between the Transport Workers Union and Pan Am. TWU Local 500 president B H Diesen said Pan Am will not take work away from porters and food handlers.

Miami Fla Pan American World Airways Transport Workers Union Pan Am B. H. Diesen TWU Diesen

Run of campus ends for dog Fritz Hans Frederick Jr

Fritz Hans Frederick Jr a dog enrolled as a general business student at Northeast State College in Monroe Louisiana was dismissed after missing forms fees and a segregation certificate. He was known as a mascot and had roamed the campus daily including Bayou Dessard swims. He is owned by O N McNeil and kept away from the cafeteria.

Monroe Fritz Hans Frederick, Jr Northeast State College Fritz Bayou Dessard Commerce Department O. N. McNeil

Betancourt Installed Amid Inauguration Tensions in Caracas

In Caracas, troops and police guarded the austerity inauguration of Romulo Betancourt, Venezuela's first freely elected president in a decade, as threats from both Communists and rightists loomed over the event. Betancourt, a moderate leftist, rejected sweeping nationalization moves and vowed careful reform amid unemployment and poverty.

Caracas Venezela Romulo Betancourt Betancourt Venezuela Democratic Action Party Marcos Perez Jimenez Caracans Perez Jimenez Reds Capitol Pregon el Silencio Foreign Ministry Plaza Bolivar

DiSalle Plans Further Review Of Appointments

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle says he will study more of former Gov. O'Neill's appointments, reviews 36 to 27 names, and awaits Senate Rules action. He previews a Monday night message focusing on law and order with criminal code strengthening, plus plans a public health message next week.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle William O'Neill Ohio DiSalle

Literature Committee Plans Campaign Today

A national Committee of Citizens for Decent Literature Inc. opens a two day meeting in Cincinnati to plan a nationwide campaign to curb obscene and pornographic literature. The steering committee is headed by Bernard E. Donovan of New York, appointed last month at a Cleveland meeting.

Cincinnati Citizens For Decent Literature Inc Bernard E. Donovan New York Lastro Cleveand

Lewis Named Director of Ohio Legislative Reference Bureau

William P. Lewis has been selected to serve as director of the Ohio Legislative Reference Bureau, guiding the state agency’s research and drafting work.

Lewis Columbus William P. Lewis Ohio Legislative Reference Bureau

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