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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1959

Page

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Western ministers weigh Washington meeting over Paris talks

Western powers consider shifting the foreign ministers meeting from Paris to Washington around April 1 to shape policy on German unification and European security ahead of a Soviet conference. Dulles hopes to lead efforts from Walter Reed Hospital while doctors evaluate abdominal cancer found after his hernia operation.

Washington Paris United States Britain France West Germany Soviet Union John Foster Dulles Walter Reed Hospital Dulles U. S NATO White Leonard D. Heaton Walter Reed Gordon Zubrod National Cancer Institute

Herter Not Handicapped by Arthritis Says Doctor

The Boston Globe quotes Dr Theodore B Bayles stating Christian Herter's arthritis is wear and tear osteoarthritis and does not handicap him. Bayles notes Herter has arthritis in his hips due to childhood spinal curvature and has been treated for eight years.

Boston The Boston Globe Today Christian Herter Theodore B. Bayles Herter Massachusetts

Jury Gets Beck Case Defense Focuses on 1 Witness

In Tacoma Washington the government spent 57 days and called 115 witnesses in the income tax evasion trial of Dave Beck former Teamsters Union president charged with evading 240000 for 1950 53. The defense closed with one accountant Carl Houston testifying about Becks finances and the B B Co books.

Tacoma Wash Dave Beck Teamsters Union Beck Carl Houston Seattle B & B Co

Blimp Crash Kills Airmen Near Washington North Carolina

A Navy blimp crashed and burned in a swamp near Washington North Carolina early today killing four of seven crew members. Three were injured and transported to a nearby hospital. The craft, based at Glynco Naval Air Station Georgia, had been ferrying to Lakehurst Naval Air Station.

Washington N. C Here Glynco Naval Air Station Brunswick Glynco Lakehurst Naval Air Station

URW Opens Contract Negotiations March 3

The United Rubber Workers Union will start contract talks March 3 in New York with U S Rubber Co the industrys largest producer. Talks begin March 10 with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co Firestone Tire and Rubber Co and B F Goodrich Co. Goodrich talks to be in Canton while the others occur in Cleveland.

Akron—P United Rubber Workers Union New York U. S. Rubber Co Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Firestone Tire & Rubber Co B. F. Goodrich Co Goodrich Canton Cleveland

Ohio Man Arrested For Florida Robbery

Princeton West Virginia police report arrest of Kenneth Bernard Stout 43 from Akron Ohio on armed robbery charges. He was taken into Mercer County jail after the Turnpike authorities located him north of Princeton following a message from Orlando Florida.

Princeton W. Va West Virginia Akron Ohio Florida Kenneth Bernard Stout Mercer County Orlando Fla Stout U.S. 21

Mystery Missile Debuts From Cape Launch in Quiet Test

A two stage test missile from McDonnell Aircraft made its maiden launch from Cape Canaveral. The Air Force declined to discuss details after the rocket roared into the sky and disappeared within moments. The mission remains undisclosed.

Cape Canaveral Fla Air Force McDonnell Aircraft

North Korean Private Defects to Seek Asylum in South Korea

A private in the North Korean army fled across the border and was granted asylum in South Korea today. The defector arrives amid ongoing regional tensions and the South Korean government confirms refugee status and protection.

Seoul South Korea

Murrow to Take Year-Long Leave from CBS

Edward R. Murrow will take a year's leave of absence from the Columbia Broadcasting System effective July 1, leaving his CBS duties temporarily to pursue other obligations. The move comes as Murrow plans to focus on personal matters and future projects.

Governor DiSalle Suggests Counties Could Collect State Sales Tax

Gov Michael V DiSalle floats letting counties collect and use the present state sales tax. He says 85 percent of state money returns to locals, 15 percent to state operations. He favors per capita school district aid to fund the foundation program and says local control could lower overall taxes.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle State Board of Education State School Foundation

DiSalle Pushes Crime Conspiracy Law in Ohio

Gov Michael V DiSalle urged the Ohio Legislature to pass a criminal conspiracy law to trap crime bosses in gambling narcotics and prostitution rings. The measure would allow two or more conspirators to be convicted and jailed 5 to 20 years. He also warned a county official crackdown and a gambling operation would close within hours.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Ohio DiSalle

Electra Narrowly Misses Collision Over Tennessee

In Miami bound Eastern Air Lines Flight 127 from Chicago a near collision occurred with a U S Air Force B47 bomber near Chattanooga Tennessee. The bomber passed about 400 feet below the climbing Electra prompting injuries to three passengers and a flight attendant. Captain Raymond Ruprecht reported the bomber executed a turn and then pulled up as the jet passed.

Miami Fla Eastern Air Lines Electra Air Force Chattanooga Tenn Raymond Ruprecht Chicago Ruprecht

Marietta College Plans $1.3 Million Development Program

Marietta College trustees unveiled a $1,300,000 development program to be finished by February 14 1960 in time for the 125th anniversary celebration.

Marietta Marietta College

Cypriot independence plan stalls as Makarios balks

In London a roundtable on Cyprus independence opened with Archbishop Makarios reportedly opposing swift agreement. Greek Prime Minister Karamanlis flew to London as Averoff, Lloyd, and Zorlu endorse basic principles agreed in Zurich. Fazil Kutuk and Menderes travel to attend the conference closing. Makarios objects to continued British sovereignty over bases and Cyprus remaining permanently independent without unification with Greece.

Makarios Cyprus London Indian Ocean Selwyn Lloyd Fatin Rustu Zorlu Zurich Karamanilis Adnan Menderes Fazil Kutchuk Menderes Britain Greece

Vanguard rocket launches weather eye satellite mission

Cape Canaveral bulletin reports the Vanguard rocket successfully launched to place a weather satellite in orbit. All three stages fired smoothly with NASA confirming initial stage performance ten minutes after liftoff. full orbital confirmation will take about two hours.

Cape Canaveral Fla Vanguard National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Shock Treatment Union Leaders Plan Mass March

AFL CIO leaders discuss a mass march of hundreds of thousands of jobless Americans on Washington to press for economic action. Walter Reuther says January unemployment at 4.7 million could rise to five million, with many too discouraged to seek work and others underemployed. He flags using shock treatment to spur government action.

San Juan Puerto Rico Afl-Cio Washington Eisenhower Walter Reuther Gress Reuther

Barden Proposes Broad Labor Bill Aims at Unions

Rep. Graham A. Barden introduces a sweeping labor control bill through the House Labor Committee. It would ban union political funding, require secret ballot approval for strikes, and force unions to protect member protections in their constitutions.

Washington Graham A. Barden D-Nc House Labor Committee Barden House

Satellite and rocket set for near term launches

The Times says a polar orbiting Discoverer satellite may launch from Vandenberg AFB around February 25 after an earlier January 21 date. The North American X15 rocket plane, aimed at sending the first man into space, will fly from Edwards AFB with its B52 carrier aircraft.

Los Angeles the Times Vandenberg Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base

Man Killed by Portable Feed Mixer in Ohio

Wapakoneta Ohio reports 23 year old Thomas Kettler of New Bremen was killed Monday after becoming caught in a portable feed mixer. Authorities say he was adjusting the machine when it was accidentally put into gear.

Wapakoneta Ohio Thomas Kettler New Bremen Kettler

PPG Pushes Production After 14 Day Strike Ends

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. moves to resume normal output after a 14 day strike by 13 000 workers at nine plants ends.

PPG Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co

Budget Backed By Dems Push for Deep Cuts in Eisenhower Plan

Senate Democratic leaders led by Lyndon B. Johnson urge deep pruning of regular bills and early hearings on Eisenhower's IMF 1.375 billion contribution and 3.175 billion World Bank capital request. They warn delaying action would shift funds into the next fiscal year, risking the 77 billion budget balance. They plan some increased defense and housing outlays but cutbacks elsewhere.

Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Appropriations Committee Johnson Eisenhower International Monetary Fund World Bank House

Actress Portland Hoffa Weds Ad Executive Joseph Rines

New York headlines report Portland Hoffa widow of Fred Allen married Monday to Joseph Rines an advertising executive aged 56. The ceremony marks Hoffa age 54 uniting with Rines in a hush ceremony.

New York Portland Hoffa Fred Allen Joseph Rines

Castro Takes Helm in Cuba with Pay Cuts and Casinos Return

Fidel Castro, newly sworn leader of Cuba, halves his own salary and those of ministers, reopens gambling casinos, and launches a national lottery as part of the social revolution. Casinos to resume under government control after Batista era exiled ex-President Batista. Cuban players barred amid crackdowns.

Havana Fidel Castro Cuba Fulgencio Batista Batista

Muster Day Parade Highlights Ohio National Guard

Columbus reports a Saturday muster day featuring a morning parade and armory dedication by the 37th Infantry Division. Thirty two central Ohio units and select Air National Guard units will participate in the event.

Columbus Ohio National Guard Ohio Air National Guard

Police detain Philip Orlan dino over cash and heroin cache

In New York Queens Village police hold 34 year old Philip Orlan dino after finding about 60 thousand dollars in cash and heroin valued at 100 thousand in his residence and another 60 thousand worth of heroin in his work locker. He is described as a clerk earning 75 dollars a week.

Philip Orlandino New York Orlandino Queens Village

Four Men Charged in Carborundum Co Attack Plead Innocent

Four men from The Plains Chauncey George Walton 31 Lance Russell 21 Eugene Sharp 23 and George Burdette 45 were arraigned in Athens Municipal Court on charges of malicious destruction of property and attempted arson after a gasoline filled jar was hurled through a window at Chester Root's home on 420 Richland Ave. near 4 15 am last Thursday. Each defendant held on 1000 bond awaiting Athens County grand jury action. Police Capt. Joseph McBride reported signed confessions from all four and rookie patrolman Charles Sewell helped locate suspects after spotting a vehicle heading toward the business district following a radio alert.

Carborundum Co Logan John F. Newcomb Athens Athens County Grand Jury George Walton Chauncey George Edward Burdette the Plains Lance Russell Glouster Eugene Douglas Sharp Chester Root Richland Ave Root Joseph McBride Charles Sewell Sewell

Crew Brines Train To Halt After Fumes Overcome Crew

A Pennsylvania Railroad engineer Peter Spinale and two other railroad workers David Daunch and Glenn Johnson were overcome by fumes in a diesel engine cab. They halted an 80 car train on a six mile run from Kinsman Yards toward Cleveland State Hospital. Spinale, Daunch, and Johnson collapsed after exiting the cab as smoke appeared from the engine plant room reported about 15 minutes after departure at 6 a m.

Cleveland Pennsylvania Railroad Kinsman Yards East 85Th Street Hospital Cleveland State Hospital Peter Spinale Pittsburgh David Daunch Glenn Johnson Canton

Army Plans 7000 Draft in April Defense totals

The Defense Department said the Army will draft 7000 men in April, lower than 8000 in March and 9000 in February and January. Navy Marine Corps and Air Force will not place April calls, continuing a recent pattern.

Washington Army Defense Department Navy Marine Corps Air Force

Columbus State School To Dedicate 150 Bed Medical Center

A new 150 bed reception and diagnostic center will be dedicated at Columbus State School tomorrow. The million dollar facility will admit patients for diagnosis before placement at Orient State Institute or other state institutions.

Columbus Columbus State School Orient State Institute Gallipolis State Instite Apple Creek State Hospital

Dayton Couple Die in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Dayton residents Cooper Fletcher, 38, and his wife Edna, 29, died from carbon monoxide poisoning this year.

Dayton W — Cooper Fletcher Edna

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