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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1960
Page
1
Paris dispatch notes Gen. Charles de Gaulle confronts a volatile Algerian crisis as settlers demand a harsh stance. He must choose between peace talks with rebels and risking a larger clash that could jeopardize French control and his influence with the army.
Paris reports mounting signals of a constitutional power move by President De Gaulle as deadlock persists over Algeria policy. Debre may resign amid clashes that left 26 dead and about 150 injured, while demonstrations flare in Bone Constantine Oran and other cities.
Washington reports say anti American agitators based in Cuba plan demonstrations during Eisenhower’s South American goodwill tour. U S security agencies and Secret Service coordinate with local authorities to monitor threats as Castro supporters allegedly travel to host countries to embarrass the President. Conflicting reports say Latin American Communists may join anti Eisenhower actions along the tour route.
Ohio officials say a Lancaster armory project will be shared by the Ohio National Guard and the Army Reserve. State funds, totaling 220000 dollars, would come from the sale of an existing Lancaster armory to private interests, not a legislative appropriation.
Bell Helicopter Corp introduces a 160 pound air cushion scooter capable of 25 mph. A two cycle engine powers a fan that creates a downward air blast lifting the craft about two inches above the ground.
Thirty-one South Koreans died and 50 were injured in a human stampede at Seoul railway station. Survivors described a chaotic surge as hundreds rushed for the last train to Mokpo, toppled at the stairway base during the holiday rush.
Navy ships searched near the Eastern Caribbean for a gondola carrying an 800 pound film pack from Project Skyhood. The balloon rose to 22 miles and drifted into Venezuela’s jungles. a destroyer spent the night unable to recover the gondola 360 miles northeast of Trinidad and 420 miles southeast of Antigua.
ACCRA Ghana Billy Graham moves his African crusade to Nigeria today after a Kumasi meeting. The Ghana visit ended with more than 3000 Africans making decisions for Christ.
Buffalo report describes Airman 1-C Bruce C. Barwise of Bovey Minnesota trapped in a submerged ejection capsule on Lake Erie as part of a 72 hour Air Force endurance test. The capsule, tethered to the Coast Guard tender Maple, sits in 32 degree water with 35 mph winds. Barwise, 34, handles a bilge pump and radios the outside world while wearing a thermal suit and standard flying gear and eating concentrated foods.
Columbus officials warn Ohio investors about mail solicitations from out of state savings and loan associations. The Ohio Commerce Department notes transfers by draft are illegal and Ohio institutions cannot honor drafts from out of state firms. Officials urge investors to contact the Division of Building and Loan or the Division of Securities before acting.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla two Atlas launchings were fully successful as part of a broad American missile test schedule. An Atlas from Cape Canaveral sent an experimental nose cone toward Ascension Island while another Atlas from Vandenberg AFB reached the Pacific target. Redstone at White Sands New Mexico and a Javelin from Wallops Island Virginia also succeeded.
In Paris Dior’s spring summer collection under Yves Saint Laurent features loose sacs and tunics evolving into curvier evening wear with trapeze echoes. Sleeves are three quarter and jackets vary from long to short while beehive hats and heavy jewelry finish the couture mood.
Margaret Mundt Hedgecock won an annulment in District Court. Kenneth Mundt received custody of 16 cats gathered during 13 years of marriage. Judge Dale E. Shannon ordered the ex wife to pay 25 dollars monthly for three years or until fewer than five cats remain.
In Los Angeles a murder trial of Carole Tregoff 23 and Dr Bernard Finch 42 recesses due to a witness illness. They stand accused in the July 18 shooting of Barbara Finch the doctor’s wife. The latest issue concerns whether Tregoff's preliminary hearing testimony is admissible.
Temperatures will run about six degrees above normal in the north and ten degrees higher in the south. Normal highs range from 35 to 38, lows from 20 to 22. Colder Thursday, followed by a warming trend Friday through Monday. Precipitation about .2 inch south with isolated snow flurries in the north tonight, and rain or snow expected Friday or Saturday.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey met Gov. DiSalle in Columbus to explore a second choice slot in Ohio for Kennedy supporters at the Democratic convention. DiSalle refused to promise any position, noting future caucus decisions if Kennedy exits. Humphrey cited financial limits and the free choice of Ohio Democrats as factors.
In Chillicothe four Columbus skindivers searched Paint Creek Tuesday for the body of 37 year old Mrs. Elsie Riley of Chillicothe who fell into the river last Saturday after leaving a companion's car due to illness. The current area is reported to be 18 feet deep.
Heavy surf and a broken cable capsized rafts during a Ranger survival training test at Eglin Air Force Base Florida. Thirty Rangers were dumped into the Gulf of Mexico causing two officers to drown and a third Ranger to go missing who was presumed drowned. The incident occurred Tuesday night about 11 30 p m near Santa Rosa Island after the Rangers arrived from Fort Benning Georgia for training. The surf churned by a stiff breeze capsized three rafts leaving 23 Rangers in the water. The dead and missing were among those. The rest swam to shore.
President Eisenhower will headline a coast-to-coast Republican kickoff for the November elections. He will speak at a Los Angeles fundraising dinner as part of more than eight simultaneous rallies nationwide, flying from Andrews Air Force Base and stopping in Denver en route to California.
In Pittsburgh Judge Herbert P. Sorg of the U S District Court dissolved the Taft Hartley injunction that ended the 116 day nationwide steel strike last November 7. Tuesday’s proceedings drew little attention in the Federal Building.
Four people were shot to death at the home of Dr Francis M Clarke in North Brunswick New Jersey. Victims include Dr Clarke's wife a maid and a housekeeper plus a Newark cab driver. A red and black taxi used by the slayer was found abandoned in Elizabeth about 25 miles away. The motive and assailant remain unknown.
George H. Bender announced he has more than a thousand signatures to qualify as a candidate for Ohio delegate at large to the GOP national convention. Filing deadline for the May 3 primary is February 3. He will run as an independent Republican against the state pledged to Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
Ohio Supreme Court rules objections must have substantial evidence to block a liquor license for taverns near churches. It overruled lower courts and allowed the C and O Restaurant, 325 feet from First Church of The Nazarene in Fostoria, to retain its permit after previously being licensed to sell beer.
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