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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1958

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Eisenhower sets conditions for summit with Bulganin

President Eisenhower offered to meet Nikolai Bulganin only if talks are preceded by diplomat led negotiations and a broad peace program. He urged ending nuclear weapons production and testing, limiting UN veto use, halting space missiles, and dedicating space to peaceful uses. He rejected Bulganin's call for a quick meeting and outlined nine disarmament points with strict inspection.

Washington Eisenhower Nikolai Bulganin Bulganin United Nations Outer Space Nounce UN Security Council Germany Europe Yalta Russia

European press mixed on Eisenhower summit prospects

London papers welcomed any chance of East West talks while criticizing Eisenhower's letter to Bulganin for tight conditions. The Daily Herald warned Dulles risks peace as Molotov did early in the war. The Manchester Guardian doubted quick negotiations. the Daily Mail saw no clear challenge. Paris Figaro predicted relief in France.

London Eisenhower Bulganin Russia Laborite Daily Herald U. S State Dulles Molotov Manchester Guardian Dulles Daily Mail Paris Figaro

Tragedy: Child Unfazed by Parents Shot Dead Nearby

In Columbus a two year old plays in a kitchen where his mother Avonell Lee and father William L. Lee lay dead from murder and suicide by a estranged husband. Miss Obera Lee, the sister, reported a missing .32 caliber revolver and questioned the couple’s fate after hearing the child say his mother was asleep. A tenant heard a door knock then gunshots after overhearing a confrontation.

Columbus Ohio Obera Lee William L. Lee Avonell Lee

Two Robbers Sought After Columbus Drugstore Attempt

Police search for two men who shot and robbed William Seward a 42 year old druggist at the rear of his home Sunday. Seward was shot in the leg and robbed of an undetermined cash amount.

Columbus William Seward Seward

It Pays to Have It Ford 2-Door For Sale

Good tires and 19 percent financing offered for a Ford 2-Door listed by Thomas E. Cade in The Plains. Best offer above 125 dollars requested.

Thomas E. Cade the Plains

Robbery Hits Grover Young Store After Nightfall

Grover Young's store was robbed Saturday evening as two men entered demanding cash. Young counted receipts when they struck, taking about $80 and a rifle from the cash drawer. He notes this is only the second robbery since 1941, the first occurring in 1954 when groceries were stolen.

Grover Young Young Messenger Don Moore

RCA Chairman Urges Unity to Counter Soviet Threat

Industrialist David Sarnoff urged stronger military leadership and faster defense spending to counter Soviet advances. He called for a unified program to ensure U S supremacy on military and economic fronts, including an anti missile system and a nuclear powered submarine fleet.

Washington David Sarnoff Sarnoff Radio Corporation U.S U. S Russia

Eisenhower Budget Proposes Ohio Water Project Funds

President Eisenhower's 12 month budget includes Army Engineer flood control and reclamation appropriations for Ohio. Key line items cover Greenup and New Richmond locks and dams totaling 11.5 million, New Cumberland locks and dam at 10 million, and Pike Island planning at 250 thousand. Deferred Ashtabula Harbor work is listed at 2 thousand.

Washington Eisenhower Ohio Army Engineer Greenup Kentucky New Richmond Cumberland West Virginia Army Pike Island Ashtabula Harbor

Ohio Roads Clear Statewide Report

The Ohio Department of Highways reports road conditions statewide are clear and normal today as weather remains stable across the state. No major incidents or closures are listed, allowing for smooth travel plans.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Department of Highways

Pilot Returns from Albania After 19 Days as Prisoner

Maj. Howard Curran 39, a U. S. Air Force test pilot based at Chateauroux, France, was held 19 days in Communist Albania after a Dec 23 disappearance on a flight from Chateauroux to Naples. He said he sought peace and time with his three young children now motherless. The jet reportedly ran out of fuel and forced a landing in Albania in bad weather over northern Italy.

Chateauroux France Howard Curran Albania U. S. Air Force Base Naples Italy

Six Pedestrians Among Eight Killed In Ohio Traffic

The Associated Press reports eight weekend traffic deaths in Ohio six of them pedestrians In Cincinnati a 47 year old service station operator attempting to stop traffic was struck by a fire truck In Hamilton a 35 year old man alighting from a pickup was killed by a car driven by a suspected drunk An Lancaster two pedestrians were fatally struck on the same street within four days Three other deaths were in the miscellaneous category including an 18 year old college student scalded in a tub shower a Dayton boy crushed on stored poles and a Cincinnati man who died from smoke inhalation During the period two accidents occurred in Lancaster as the second fatality reported in 1958 The piece notes the weekend toll and causes without graphic detail.

Ohio Cincinnati Hamilton Lancaster Dayton

Leukemia Victim Ronnie Jamieson Dies at 15

Fredericton New Brunswick reports the death Sunday of Ronnie Jamieson a 15 year old leukemia patient who was adopted by Cleveland Ohio sports teams. The boy met John Carroll in Banff Alberta last summer where he sought to regain his health Carroll then spread word to Cleveland forming a sports group support project led by the city’s organizations.

Fredericton N. B Ronnie Jamieson Cleveland Ohio Ronnie John Carroll Banff Alberta Carroll

Police believe series of burglaries solved

Portsmouth police say in a Sunday report that a string of 16 burglaries appears solved after four teenagers were taken into custody by Police Chief Robert M. Edwards.

Portsmouth Robert M. Edwards

L L Marshall Dies in Ohio at 69

Cleveland reports L L Marshall died Sunday at his son Hubert’s home in Aurora. The Republican had introduced a 1930 Ohio Legislature measure allowing Sunday motion picture showings. He was 69.

Cleveland L. L. Marshall Ohio Hubert Aurora Marshall

Hammarskjold to Visit Athens Guest of Ohio University

UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold will visit Athens next month as a guest of Ohio University and President John C. Baker. He will address a student convocation the following day and will be accompanied by executive assistant Andrew W. Cordier.

Athens Ohio University John C. Baker Dag Hammarskjold United Nations Dr. Baker Ohio Hammarskjold Andrew W. Cordier Baker Economic and Social Council of the Security Council Jordan Israel Syria Middle East

Eisenhower Budget per American Under 1959 Plan

President Eisenhower’s fiscal 1959 budget breaks down to $427.86 for each American citizen. Missile programs alone cost $30.67 per person, with the national debt pegged at $1,469.44 per capita. The figures use the official January 1 population estimate of 172,800,000.

Washington Eisenhower

6 Cent Stamp Biggest Surprise in Budget

President Eisenhower proposed a 5 cent postage stamp to replace the 3 cent rate for inter city letters. The plan, part of his fiscal 1959 budget, would raise federal revenues by about 700 million dollars starting July 1 and help return the government to black ink.

Washington Eisenhower Congress

Grieving Husband Dies of Heart Attack

In Kearny New Jersey a 51 year old man collapsed and died of a heart attack while grieving beside his wife in West Hudson Hospital Sunday The wife had died of a stomach ailment minutes earlier Their daughter Ruth C Fissler had offered him a home with her and he declined saying he was going with mother

Kearny N. J West Hudson Hospital Joseph T. Rice Ruth C. Fissler

UAW Proposes New 1958 Collective Bargaining Plan

United Auto Workers announces a 1958 bargaining plan featuring profit sharing above 10 percent on net capital before taxes split between executives and stockholders and workers and consumers. The program, approved by the International Executive Board, will go to a Detroit convention next week and shifts from shorter work weeks to a basic minimum plus supplementary demands. It aims to raise purchasing power and allow rebates to consumers via excess profits to help lower car prices.

Detroit United Auto Workers Union Today UAW International Executive Board

Leftist Elected Mayor of Naha Defies U.S. Policy

In Naha Okinawa Saichi Kaneshi defeated Tatsuo Taira to become mayor, a result seen as a rebuke to U.S. policy in the occupied Ryukyus. Lt. Gen. James Moore, the U.S. high commissioner, would not comment on the outcome.

Naha Okinawa United States Saichi Kaneshi Tatsuo Taira U.S James Moore Ryukyus

President Emeritus Dies at Capital University

Dr. Otto Mees 76 former president emeritus of Capital University Columbus died Sunday of a heart seizure. He became the youngest college president in 1912 and retired in 1946. Despite blindness he remained active in university events.

Columbus Otto Mees Capital University Lutheran School Mees

Service Authority Dies In Denver Grace Grossmann

Grace Grossmann 71 a nationally recognized authority in social service and rehabilitation died Sunday of cancer in Denver. She was a native of Youngstown Ohio and distinguished for work in welfare and rehabilitation services.

Denver Grace Grossmann Youngstown Ohio

British to Publish Result of H bomb Experiment Report

London confirms a public release of British H bomb experiment findings later this month after a secrecy dispute with Washington. The Harwell station will host newsmen tours and Nature will publish scientific reports. Heavy hydrogen from seawater feeds a multi million degree core for a brief thermonuclear trial. Adm. Strauss faces criticism over delaying the declassification under a U S British accord.

London Washington United Kingdom Atomic Energy Agency Harwell Atomic Energy Research Station Nature Adm Lewis Strauss U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

Eisenhower seeks 73.9 billion budget for 1958 59 defense push

President Eisenhower sent Congress a peacetime budget totaling 73.9 billion dollars for 1958 59. He stresses defense against Russia in the space age and plans a short term debt limit increase while projecting a surplus after a likely 400 million deficit this year. The plan calls for 39.8 billion for armed forces and a 3.8 billion boost for missile and nuclear research and production with 1.3 billion available immediately.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Russia Pentagon

Ohio Insurance Division Joins Auto Claims Probe

In Youngstown the Ohio Insurance Division joined the investigation of a suspected two hundred thousand dollar automobile claims swindle tied to a missing city councilman. John J. Tobin Jr. a 29 year old adjustor and Sixth Ward councilman is accused of masterminding the scheme using counterfeit letterheads and fake medical reports. Arthur I. Vorys announced two assistants are on the case and a report from Ralph Thoman and C. W. Morris was expected. Historically a half million dollar auto swindle was uncovered here twenty two years ago with a five year probe beginning in 1935 indicting at least 117 people.

Youngstown Ohio Insurance Division John J. Tobin Jr Sixth Ward Arthur I. Vorys State Insurance Division Columbus Ralph Thoman C. W. Morris Vorys G. A. Corso

State education board to elect new officers today

The Ohio State Board of Education will elect new officers in Columbus today. The vote will determine leadership for the state education agency and set a course for the coming year.

Columbus State Board of Education

Weather outlook with rain or snow and warmer days ahead

Ontario Ohio and West Virginia forecast shows rain tonight with chilly lows in the 20s to 30s. Tuesday partial clearing and a bit warmer. Five day Ohio West forecast calls for temperatures 2-4 degrees below normal, with a mix of rain or snow ending Tuesday and possible precipitation midweek. Other U.S. cities report varied conditions from rain to clear skies.

West Virginia Ohio Atlanta Bismarck Cleveland Denver Fort Worth Indianapolis Los Angeles Memphis Rseseesss Milwaukee New Orleans Omaha S. Ne St. Louis San Francisco S. We. Marie Seattle Tampa

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