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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1958

Page

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Microphone bug cases surround Goldfine probe

A hotel room burglary and a hidden microphone threaten the Adams Goldfine investigation. Bernard Goldfine aides blame a listening device and missing papers potentially affecting testimony before the House subcommittee. Investigations by Shacklette and reporter Jack Anderson proceed as legal challenges loom.

Washington Bernard Goldfine Jack Lotto Goldfine Mildred Paperman Lotto Baron T. Shacklette House Sherman Adams Shacklette Jack Anderson Drew Pearson Orew Harris D-Ark Subcommittee

Congress aims for early August adjournment

Congress returns from holiday with a heavy docket and a target adjournment date of August 9. Senate plans five bills this week on atomic energy, public works, housing, agriculture and minerals. the House backs a broader program including military construction and small business. Senate and House face contested measures before any adjournment.

Washington Congressional Congress Senate House Defense Department

Perceptron robot aims to rival human brain functions

The Navy reveals partial development of an electronic Perceptron able to perceive and identify surroundings with minimal human input. A full pilot model needs another year, with potential uses including automatic landing systems, aircraft pilots, reading, language translation, information retrieval, and rapid musical piece recognition.

Washington Navy

Bourguiba Plans Ties with Soviet Union and China

President Habib Bourguiba said Tunisia will establish formal diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union and Communist China before year end while keeping friendly ties with the West. The move marks Tunisia's outreach to the communist bloc.

Tunis Tunisia Soviet Union China Habib Bourguiba

Floods Kill 47 in South Korea Rains Move On

Ten days of violent rain and floods in South Korea have claimed 47 lives and left 3500 people homeless as rescuers scramble to reach stranded communities.

Seoul South Korea

July Fourth Traffic Deaths Reach 364 in Ohio

A July 4 holiday report lists 364 traffic deaths nationwide with Ohio tied to multiple fatalities. The brief notes indicate drownings and miscellaneous incidents, highlighting the grim toll of Independence Day travel.

Survivors recount shark attack after C-124 crash

Three survivors told reporters of fighting off a school of sharks after the Globe Master transport crashed in the mid Pacific. One body was recovered, five others were missing and presumed drowned. Survivors were picked up by the aircraft carrier Boxer about 200 miles northeast of Johnston Island. Captain Jonathan W. Brown described fending off a shark while water thrashing and loud shouting kept the predators away aided by life jacket repellant.

Honolulu mid-Pacific Johns

Ohio Fourth of July weekend traffic toll climbs in heat

Ohio records 18 highway deaths in a 78 hour 4th of July period, fewer than Memorial Day but total fatalities hit 38 in all accidents. Heat wave sapped safety with 14 drownings as warm weather drove water sports. By today the patrol reported no new fatalities, though late Sunday incidents could raise the toll.

Ohio State Department of Highway Safety State Highway Patrol Columbus

Spahn Turley Named Starting Pair For All Star Game

In Baltimore Bob Turley of the Yankees and Warren Spahn of the Braves were named starting pitchers for the 25th All Star game. Spahn, 37, holds a 10-5 record while Turley leads majors with 12 victories and 3 defeats. Willie Mays was listed as leadoff by Milwaukee manager Fred Haney.

Baltimore Bob Turley New York Yankees Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves Spahn Turley Braves Fred Haney Milwaukee Willie Mays San Francisco

Bomb Attacks Kill Four in Algiers Weekend Strife

Small bomb blasts across Algiers over the weekend left four dead and twenty injured. The flare up produced no large-scale clashes between nationalist rebels and French forces.

Algiers Algeria

Tombstone Reunion in Garnettsville Cemetery Brings Past to Life

Garnettsville residents and former villagers join about 150 people at the old cemetery now within Ft Knox land for an annual reunion. Higbee notes the event offers a rare chance to see old neighbors and share memories before older generations pass on. A newly discovered attending family had not heard from Garnettsville residents since the town disappeared. The small 10 acre graveyard is the only part saved by government acquisition in 1940.

Goldfine Garnettsville H. D. Higbee Ft. Knox Military Reservation Higbee

Mexico votes Lopez Mateos in landslide PRI victory

Adolfo Lopez Mateos, 48, elected president as Mexico’s PRI retains vast control with an alleged landslide. Congress to 60 senators and 162 deputies. women vote for first time. One voter killed in Ciudad Obregon election clash amid protests of fraud.

Mexico City Adolfo Lopez Mateos Mexico Party of Revolutionary Institution PRI Lopez Mateos Luis Hector Alvarez Ciudad Obregon

Scholarships Set Up for Wittenberg Music Students

A $50 000 trust fund for student scholarships at the Wittenberg College School of Music was established by the late Mrs. Alicia Attwell Smith of Massillon. The school announced the fund today following Mrs. Attwell Smith's death in May.

Springfield Wittenberg College School of Music Alicia Attwell-Smith Massillon Attwell- Smith

Five Freed Sat urday Cuban Rebels Hold 37

Cuban rebels still held 37 foreign hostages including 36 Americans and one Canadian at Guantanamo. U S Navy helicopters evacuated four Americans and a Canadian to the base as negotiations and prisoner releases continued amid stalled Batista air raids.

Quantanamo Cuba Fidel Castro U.S Fulgencio Batista U. S. Navy Guantanamo Naval Base John N. Schissler Montgomery Ala Navy Base United States Schissler Wollam Raul Castro Raul

Third Hansen quadruplet dies penelope born in Mankato

Penelope Hansen, third of quadruplets born in Mankato, died early today. Christine and Deborah died Saturday night. only Rebecca survived. The four babies weighed about two pounds each and were two and a half months premature.

Mankato Minn Hansen Penelope Gerald Hanse Christine Deborah Rebecca

Traffic density on Ohio highways reaches 170 cars per mile

Columbus report from state Registrar of Motor Vehicles notes about 170 passenger cars per mile on the state system, with the possibility of rising to as high as 190 per mile by year end as stated by Registrar George C. Braden.

Columbus State Registrar of Motor Vehicles George C. Braden

Americans in Soviet Armenia Freed On Frontier

Nine U S airmen aboard a C118 transport forced down in Soviet Armenia on June 27 were released at Astara on the Soviet Iranian frontier. Soviet fighters forced the CN8 to land and the aircraft burned on the ground. the U S said the flight was not intentional frontier violation and occurred in bad weather.

London Moscow U. S Armenia Astara U.S.S.R U.S United States

Six Die in Rain Crash Near Springfield

Two cars collided during a thundershower near Springfield killing six people. Two others were seriously injured. Authorities investigated the fatal crash and identified the victims and surviving wounded in the immediate aftermath.

Springfield

West German election boosts CDU in North Rhine Westphalia

The Christian Democrats win control of North Rhine Westphalia provincial parliament, rising from 89 to 104 seats. The result is seen as an endorsement of Adenauer's nuclear armament plan and a boost to postwar prosperity, with Socialists warning of atomic warfare and East–West tensions.

Dusseldorf Germany Konrad Adenauzer Christian Democrats West Germany North Rhine-Westphalia Adenauer Atlantic East Germany

John Wray Killed in Columbus Saturday Knife Wounds

John Wray of Columbus died from knife wounds Saturday night in Columbus. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Wray of Mercers Bottom. Mrs Leslie Roach of Point Pleasant is an aunt. Details of the incident are not yet learned by his family.

Point Pleasant John Wray Columbus Raymond Wray Mercers Bottom Leslie Roach

Miami Gets TV Grant

NEW YORK The Ford Foundation has granted Miami Ohio University 65200 to study the use of television in teaching superior high school students.

New York Ford Foundation Miami Ohio University

Viruses Suspected in Cancer Link at International Congress

A brief congress abstract notes Dr. Francisco Duran Reynal’s Yale virus studies on mice supporting a theory that dormant viruses may trigger cancer after aging or chemical changes. Duran-Reynals died recently, a victim of cancer. Attendees include about 2,000 scientists from 64 countries.

Francisco Duran-Reynals Duran-Reynals Yale University

July Fourth Holiday Traffic Toll Seen Below Forecast

Traffic safety officials reported a lower than expected death toll for the July Fourth weekend with early records suggesting totals near the Memorial Day figure. The National Safety Council credited aggressive enforcement and public awareness for fewer fatalities though drownings and miscellaneous accidents remained high.

Diefenbaker Ike Talk May Seek Direct Parliament Channel

Prime Minister Diefenbaker and President Eisenhower prepare for talks in Ottawa on Tuesday aimed at establishing a direct Canada United States parliamentary channel. Diefenbaker hopes a joint committee could monitor evolving disputes and prompt fast action if tensions rise.

Ottawa Eisenhower Diefenbaker Canada United States U. S

Ohio and West Virginia Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday

Considerable cloudiness with isolated showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday across Ohio and West Virginia. A cooler Tuesday in Ohio with lows 66 to 70 and highs 74 to 80. West Virginia remains warm and humid with scattered afternoon storms. Five day forecast shows temperatures 3 to 5 degrees below normal with limited daily change and precipitation from half to 1.44 inches, heavier in southeast Ohio.

Ohio West Virginia

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