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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1958
Page
1
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles arrive in Ottawa for a three day fence mending visit to smooth irritations in the U S Canada relationship. They will confer with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker on economic and international issues to reassure closer understanding between the two nations.
The Rev. William K. Dever pastor of the First Church of God in Marion reported to police that two men abducted him near Marion. They took him to a Columbus hotel after forcing him to drive, discovering church funds in the car, then released him.
Senate Democrats debated the House approved foreign aid bill as the Appropriations Committee opened hearings. Sen. John Sparkman urged raising the ceiling toward 3.675 billion, Sen. Dennis Chavez signaled support for any cut, and Sen. Strom Thurmond warned he would offer amendments to cut funds if the panel fails to reduce the total.
A U S Air Force C47 crashed two minutes after takeoff from Tachikawa Air Base in Tokyo. Two of the three aboard were killed and the third was critically injured.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin and urged a tougher response to West Germany plans to arm its army with nuclear and rocket weapons.
Rather cloudy with scattered showers and thunder today and early tonight. Low tonight in 60s. Wednesday clearing and a bit cooler. Ohio and nearby areas cloudy with cooler, occasional rain ending late today or early tonight. Low tonight 60 to 64. Wednesday variable cloudiness and mild with highs 74 to 78. Regional observations note cloudiness and rain across multiple cities with mixed temperatures.
State Democratic Chairman William L. Coleman declared a strong chance for the party to seize the Republican controlled 10th and 11th districts in November. He spoke as the 1958 campaign caravan began in Lebanon Ohio, targeting the southern 10th District race between Democrat Walter H. Moeller and Republican Homer Abele after Thomas A. Jenkins retired.
A September 1955 Cincinnati daylight robbery case ended with Lemuel Trotter and Robert Jackson executed in Ohio Penitentiary for killing Detective Sgt. Walter Hart during a split second confrontation after Hart drew his weapon in a cafe. Barnett remains in Lima State Hospital for the Criminal Insane.
The Harris subcommittee granted Bernard Goldfine a one day postponement to testify, citing hidden microphone activity and missing papers. An investigator was caught snooping on aides and resigned after a brief public grilling, with calls for a Justice Department FBI and police inquiry.
In Pageland South Carolina men rush barefoot across the streets before the annual watermelon festival while women keep shoes on and wear gaudy aprons. The event blends local pride and playful customs rather than any sense of panic.
Walter S. Hallanan president of Plymouth Oil Co. and Republican national committeeman from West Virginia was listed in satisfactory condition at Shadyside Hospital Pittsburgh. Attendants said he was resting comfortably after admission Sunday night for treatment of an undisclosed illness. Hallanan resides in Charleston West Virginia and works in Pittsburgh New York offices.
Two British soldiers were fatally shot in the eastern Cyprus port of Famagusta today, amplifying tensions in the area and prompting a security response.
Nine years after a ragged Korean boy named Shu Anthony became Joe Anthony his life changed. At 18 he prepares to take U S citizenship oath and enroll at Quincy College this fall with Father Donald Werr as guardian and mentor. He writes a 100000 word book The Boy from Korea detailing his journey from hardship to new living.
Senate rackets probe focuses on Chicago restaurant industry amid a San Francisco murder case. Chairman McClellan will hear testimony from major mob figures and dining operators as the panel investigates a Mafia Black Hand syndicate’s reach into industries and unions.
A North Korean soldier crossed the DMZ and hurled a grenade into a UN military police shelter killing one South Korean soldier and wounding another. A third soldier outside fired. the attacker was killed by his own grenade. UN Command noted the incident involved unnamed communist forces.
ANTONITO Colo Two men trapped since Friday in a rugged southern Colorado canyon were rescued early today. One was believed seriously injured. State Patrol at Alamosa said radio reports showed a ground party freed the men by rope and an ambulance was requested. Blankets and food were dropped to them by plane Monday.
Five Mexicans died when an anhydrous ammonia tank exploded while being unloaded at a ranch 40 miles northwest of Torreon for fertilizer use.
Jerry Ledberry, 17, inmate at Boys Industrial School near Lancaster, fell into a storm sewer he was cleaning Monday and drowned. He previously lived in Maumee and entered the institution April 17.
In Guantanamo Cuba 33 Americans and one Canadian remain held by Fidel Castros rebels. Rear Admiral Ellis says no hitch reported yet the captives are dispersed in eastern Cuban mountains and jungles, delaying a coordinated pickup as a helicopter is sent to reconvene them. Lt Commander John V. Gorman ferried three more to safety, raising released count to sixteen.
Ashland's floodwall is invaded by termites eating cork filler from eight blocks. Floodwall Superintendent L. E. McGuire says replacing the filler costs about 5000 dollars. About 290 seams will be refilled with termite repellant sealer.
An incendiary bomb struck Beirut's leading five and ten cent store wounding and killing at least 30 people. Police and rescue workers fought to reach survivors as emergency teams cordoned off the scene in downtown Beirut today.
The Messenger reports the council approved a street repair bond while the county board names a reading chief and the park board sets an early date. A $20,000 bond issue was approved by council as five office rooms were discussed and commissions entered. Local markets in Gallipolis and Nelsonville appear on page.
Residents of Lower Paxton Township answer a questionnaire circulated by the Board of Supervisors. Chairman Robert R. Roebuck says the survey is unusual but will aid future planning for the growing community.
The Senate Rackets Committee widens its inquiry into 300000 in the Greenlease ransom funds from the 1953 case. Subpoenas target St Louis figures including Joseph Costello John Hager and Robert Baker tied to the Hall Heady kidnapping and the Hoffa era.
Elfrida von Nardroff lost 33000 and one of her two titles Monday night in NBC Twenty One. Robert Leicester beat her 21 to 10, earning 33000 from a 3000 a point difference. Her total winnings drop to 220500 after the payout and tax impact. she remains the show’s all time money winner.
The U S Air Force reported two Russian jet fighters shot down an American transport that crash landed in Soviet Armenia on June 27. Nine airmen were involved. five parachuted, four rode the burning aircraft. They were released by Soviet authorities and flown to Wiesbaden Germany for debriefing amid fatigue as officials planned a news conference.
In a closely divided session the Senate Finance Committee begins closed door debate on Eisenhower's reciprocal trade bill. Leader Byrd hopes to finish and report to the floor by Friday amid expected floor battle. Key issues include a five year extension and limits on the Presidents power over Tariff Commission recommendations.
Mrs Lilly Walker defends her son James Walker a 31 year old itinerant strawberry picker as a humble child. He is charged with taking 849538 dollars in securities from a Brinks guard. Judge Druffel defers sentence until after a psychiatric examination.
Dr. Jean Henley of Columbia University Medical Center reports Soviet scientists conducting highly systemized research into death and revival. She witnessed a dog revived after five minutes of clinical death and noted broad collaboration among biochemists and neurologists.
Thurgood Marshall, NAACP attorney, tells reporters at the 49th annual convention that federal protection is needed for Negro citizens and that the Little Rock crisis did not prove public order was at risk. He cites the Supreme Court ruling on school integration as clear language.
The Senate Finance Committee approved President Eisenhower's nomination of Arthur S. Flemming to be secretary of health education and welfare. Flemming, 53, president of Ohio Wesleyan University, would succeed Marion Folsom after Folsom resigns between July 1 and August 1. Approval came by a voice vote.
The Lyndhurst Kiwanis Club presented plans to Lyndhurst City Council to build an experimental playground in a 150 foot square area of Lyndhurst Park. The site features a 16 foot sewer pipe a railroad track section a flower garden with an off-limits sign and a play street with traffic signals. The council granted permission for the project.
Hollywood reports Roberta Linn, originally with Lawrence Welk's Champagne Lady, has returned home after a two week hospital stay due to a chest infection. A spokesman says she will rest several weeks at home.
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