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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1961
Page
1
Capt Gordon T Phelan of Los Angeles led the Texas Tower crew when the tower collapsed into the Atlantic off New Jersey. John Hickey, foreman of the repair crew, was on leave in South Weymouth Mass at the time and survived.
Gov. Michael V. DiSalle directs the Ohio Highway Patrol to probe aspects of the Louise Bergen slaying. The case links Mrs. Bergen, Mrs. Edythe Klumpp, and William Bergen in a love triangle. Klumpp’s death sentence was commuted January 5.
New York City labor commissioner Harold A. Felix ordered emergency measures to settle the harbor craft strike. The move aimed to resolve a vast railroad commuter tieup and halt of service on the New York Central main line between the city and Albany.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon prepares to depart Washington with Republican colleagues assuring him of future national service opportunities.
Mark Durschlag of Cleveland has been elected secretary of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association in a Miami Beach event.
A government task force studying steel industry labor troubles advised the nation to relax. The recommendation emphasizes calming tensions amid ongoing labor disputes and economic strain. The report frames relaxation as a path to stability for workers and industry alike.
Iron Age Magazine warns that reductions in auto industry orders for steel may wipe out much of January’s expected economic recovery. Ohio Wesleyan University announces a federal building loan of 2.1 million dollars pending final plans approval.
New unemployment claims fall from 38 044 in the week ended Jan 7 to 28 241 in the week ended Jan 14 in Columbus.
The Ohio House adopted a resolution honoring Richard L. Bitters assistant to Ohio University president who died in a New York City airliner collision. The measure would exempt restaurant meals prescription medicines and prosthetic limbs from the 3 percent sales tax, and extend sympathy to Bitters family.
Leslie Fultz of the Pomeroy Chamber of Commerce said Midwest Steel Corp of Charleston plans to move the West Virginia Track Work Division from Huntington to the former Parkersburg Rig and Reel Co. site in Pomeroy. The move, aimed at a March 1 start, includes about 20 local jobs. $10,000 already pledged by locals, with $8,600 in escrow, and a new plant manager, Fred Klein, to relocate.
A nine foot dirt wall collapsed Tuesday in Belpre trapping two workers in a sewer trench. Ralph Waldeck of Belpre and Robert Metz of Vienna West Virginia were killed. Rescue crews worked 30 minutes to free them but resuscitation failed. The men were employed by a Clarksburg contracting firm. The ditch was about two feet wide and the cave in was found by a bulldozer operator. Police and nearby Parkersburg units assisted at the scene.
Dr Melllyar Hamilton Lichliter a retired minister and nationally known Freemason leader died at age 83 in Akron. He served with Freemasonry organizations and influenced fraternal circles for decades.
Khrushchev issues a new threat to sign a separate peace with East German communists to end Western occupation of West Berlin. He claims the Big Three stance is vulnerable and foresees victory for world communism without war, though war could come if capitalist nations resist this rise. He also ties a U S production victory to the triumph of world communism.
Patrice Lumumba, Maurice Mpolo, and Joseph Okito were moved from Leopoldville area confinement to a Katanga jail after a Katanga government communique said the Leopoldville camp did not offer adequate security. Swedish UN guards at Elisabethville airport reported the trio were beaten by Katanga police during the transfer.
Lost and found notices urge readers to use Want Ads to recover items. The column promotes how to place ads by calling LY 3 1242 and highlights services to buy sell find rent or hire through the Want Ads section.
The U S Air Force refused comment on Mrs Florence B Mc Cauley an Air Force wife who died in San Francisco after evacuation from Japan Her medical records were described as confidential and sent to Letterman Hospital San Francisco Her husband T Sgt Allen Mc Cauley of Oberlin Ohio seeks 259000 in damages claiming a compulsory smallpox vaccination left her paralyzed
Earl F. Weisbrod of Dayton has been elected president of the Ohio Bankers Association.
President Eisenhower forecast a forthcoming "period of sound growth" as the faltering economy was expected to advance. The president outlined his annual economic report, his last major policy document.
President Eisenhower delivers a sentimental farewell calling for home stability and freedom abroad while urging Congress to pass 14 measures. He says his greatest achievement was preserving peace and outlines a budget balance, inflation control, and limited federal spending for the coming year. He contrasts with Kennedy economics and highlights unemployment, postal rates, and wage issues as priorities.
Incoming Kennedy administration aims to pause major foreign commitments until spring or summer to review policy and consult allies. Diplomats anticipate possible informal talks with Khrushchev and a European visit, while Laos, Cuba, and other crises will require ongoing management.
In Sheldon Iowa the local economy faces upheaval after a $2 million embezzlement from the Sheldon National Bank. Payrolls are under strain, checks may bounce, residents lack funds, and business ledgers show distress.
New York report says daredevil skindivers plunged into the North Atlantic Tuesday night to inspect the sunken Texas Tower radar station. They recovered extensive debris but found no signs of life.
Crown prosecutor Claude Noiseux said Abel Vosbaurgh will be charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and 11 children whose bodies were found in their burned shanty home on December 29 in Bedford Quebec.
Temperatures will average 4 to 10 degrees below normal with highs around 35 to 38 and overnight lows near 20 to 23. Colder Thursday then a slight warmup over the weekend with light snow flurries and partial sun expected. unreliable garbled text suggests forecast confusion and mixed conditions across Ohio.
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