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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1957

Page

1

Rights Talks Put Civil Rights Debate At Four To Eight Weeks

Senator Knowland told President Eisenhower the civil rights debate may last four to eight weeks or longer with action on other bills afterward. He predicted extended sessions and said Eisenhower is informed of the implications for this session. The plan includes frequent on deck assignments for Republicans to manage the debate. Also noted is Eisenhower’s summer vacation potential at Narragansett Bay depending on Congress adjournment.

Washington Sen Knowland Calif Eisenhower Senate California Mfisenhower U. S. Naval Base Narragansett Bay Newport R. I White House James C. Hagerty Congress

Supreme Court weighs rights over Japan trial for GI Girard

The Supreme Court heard four hours of argument over whether GI William Girard on duty may be tried in Japan for the death of a Japanese woman. Solicitor General Rankin argued the executive branch acted within discretion to yield to Japan. Girard’s lawyers seek a writ of habeas corpus to release him from Camp Whittington.

Washington Supreme Court GI William Girard Pe Ae Japan Earl J. Carroll J. Lee Rankin Carroll Joseph S. Robinson Rankin Solicitor General Executive Branch Ottawa Ill Camp Whittington Tokyo

Principle Lost in Girard Case Squabble Over Innocence Presumption

Rep Bow condemned Rankin’s remarks on the Girard affair as departing from the innocent-until-proven-guilty rule. He and Rep Vorys accused the government of withholding details to influence trials in Japan and the U.S. courts. The House Foreign Affairs Committee backed a resolution opposing foreign trials for U.S. soldiers, with hearings planned.

Washington Bow Ohio Girard Rep Vorys U. S House Foreign Affairs Committee House Rules Committee

Leslie Irvin Granted Stay

Indiana killer known as mad dog kill er Leslie Irvin received a last minute postponement of his execution five hours before the scheduled electric chair death. U S Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Walter C Lindley granted an indefinite delay pending possible review by the 7th District Court of Appeals, which is in summer recess until September.

Danville Ill Leslie Irvin Indiana Irvin Walter C. Lindley U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Michigan City Lindley 7Th District Court of Appeals

Stratton Names O'Neill To Safety Committee

SPRINGFIELD Illinois Gov. William G Stratton named Ohio Gov. C William O'Neill and eight other governors to a highway safety committee formed at the governors conference in Williamsburg Virginia Stratton serves as conference chairman

Stratton O'Neill Safety Committee Springfield Ill William G. Stratton Illinois Ohio William O’neill Williamsburg

O Neills Entertain Columbus Republicans and Guests

Gov C William O'Neill hosted a dinner Monday night for the Republican State Central Committee members their wives and guests in Columbus Ohio. The event showcased party leaders and alignments during a busy political period with social and civic implications noted by attendees.

Columbus Republican State Central Committee C. William O'Neill

Weather forecast for Ohio and surrounding regions

Ohio remains fair and cooler tonight with partly cloudy skies and a warm Wednesday. Highs near 88 to 92 and lows around 66 to 60. West Virginia expects clear and cooler conditions tonight with a high around 75, and Wednesday stays fair. Across the region, Albuquerque and Boston show varying cloud cover, while Cleveland and Detroit continue with cloudy to clear conditions and multiple city temperatures listed.

Ohio West Virginia Albuquerque Boston Cleveland Denver Detroit Grand Rapids Kansas City Louisville Memphis Miami New Orleans New York Ascess Omaha Phoenix ST St. Louis San Diego San Franciseco Seattle Traverse City

Quiet Coolidge Rites Mark Former First Lady’s Funeral

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge dies at 78 in Northampton Massachusetts. Funeral planned for Wednesday at Edwards Congregational Church with cremation to follow. Ashes to Plymouth Vermont for burial beside Calvin Coolidge II and the former president.

Northampton Mass Calvin Coolidge Edwards Congregational Church Plymouth Calvin Coolidge White House

Construction bill earmarks funds for military public works

The House tentatively approves a $1,676,622,000 bill for construction of military public works in the United States and abroad for the current fiscal year.

Washington United States House

Storm Misses Home But Roaring River Wrecks Basement

In Detroit the Rouge River overran its banks during a severe storm and collapsed the Glaser family basement wall. William Glaser and his wife and three children fled to relatives as the flooded basement filled with water and debris. The storm had otherwise spared the exterior of the home.

Storm Detroit William Glaser Glaser Rouge River Glasers

Warning Notices Sent Daily To Ohio Motorists

Ohio state registrar George C. Braden says warning notices go out to about 30 motorists daily under the new penalty point system. Some 300 drivers have received warnings since June 22 as the law requires notice after five points and imposes a one year license suspension after 12 points.

Columbus Ohio George C. Braden State Registrar of Motor Vehicles Braden

Pre Trial Maneuvers Shape Clinton Court Proceedings

In Knoxville federal court jurors are being screened for the Clinton trials amid a packed docket. Prospective panelists are quizzed on prejudice and race mixing as judges and lawyers seek a fair jury for the high school integration case that drew contempt indictments against 15 Tennesseans and John Kasper. The room holds Tennessee Georgia Alabama Louisiana and Maryland attorneys as Robert L. Dobbs questions candidates about bias and fair trial standards. U S district attorney John Crawford probes jurors on obedience to court orders over personal beliefs.

John Kasper Center Knoxville Tenn Clinton High School Clinton Segregaion Mauhlinesahadla Biuae Pueyvie Plmuvyio Tennessee Georgia Alabama Louisiana Maryland Robert L. Taylor Robert L. Dobbs Memphis U.S John Calvin Crawford FBI Crawford

House May Back Soil Bank One More Year

The House, after voting to terminate most of the Eisenhower soil bank program, signals support for a one year extension in a $3.6 billion agriculture appropriation bill. The compromise includes a $500 million next year for the acreage reserve program with sign ups limited to crops planted by July 1 and payments stopping after Sept. 15, 1958. Rep. Harrison, who led the earlier House fight, may not press the issue again.

Washington House Eisenhower Farm Soil Bank Senate House Harrison D-Va

Heat Waves Cause Mounting Death Toll Across Europe

The heat wave across northern and central Europe and Italy pushed Europe’s July toll to at least 288 with 52 elderly inmates among the dead in Italy. Authorities noted showers broke the nine day span, while Germany reported 68 deaths and Austria 35 amid the crisis.

Rome Europe Italy Italian West Germany Austria

Lausche Attacks Steel Price Hikes

Senator Lausche of Ohio denounces a $6 per ton steel price rise as highly regrettable amid President Eisenhower's call for self imposed restraints. He says both labor and industry ignore workers with fixed incomes.

Washington Sen Lausche Ohio Eisenhower

Expulsion Hint Targets Molotov Malenkov Kaganovich

The Soviet press hinted today that the way is being cleared to expel V. M. Molotov Georgi Malenkov and Lazar Kaganovich from the Soviet Communist Party as internal purges intensify.

Moscow V. M. Molotov Georgi Malenkoy Lazar Kaganovich Soviet Communist Party

Cincinnati Park Cost Estimated for Riverfront Stadium

City planners report a proposed Ohio riverfront stadium for the Cincinnati Redlegs with 4000 parking spaces would cost about 19 million dollars. Land 3.5 million, stadium 5.5 million, garages 11 million.

Cincinnati—P Cincinnati Redleg

Boxing Questions End Hank Bloomgarden Reign on Twenty-One

Harold Craig knocked out champion Hank Bloomgarden in a round of boxing questions on NBC-TV Twenty-One. Bloomgarden, 28, ends his long run with $98,500. Craig, 26, dairy farmer from Granville New York, becomes the new champion with $17,500 in winnings and will return next Monday.

New York Harold Craig Hank Bloomgarden Nbc-Tv Bloomgarden Craig Granville N. Y

Mental Test Scheduled In Stabbing of Mother

A 12 year old Warren boy who stabbed his mother and sister in their sleep to “get back at his father” will undergo a mental examination at Woodside Hospital today. He told Trumbull County juvenile authorities the father was too strict.

Youngstown Warren Woodside Hospital Trumbull County

Hobo King Invites O Neill To Conclave

In Columbus the self styled King of the hoboes invited Gov. C William O Neill to attend the Knights of the Road convention in Britt Iowa next month O Neill said he would issue a proclamation making Cole an honorary citizen of Ohio an honor already given by several states

Columbus

Five Paroles Granted to Ohio Inmates in Murder Case

Five men serving time in Ohio penitentiary on second degree murder convictions, including two who killed police officers, were granted paroles.

Columbus Ohio Penitentiary

Reds Reject U S H Bomb Proposals

Russia in a UN Disarmament session demanded a two year suspension of H-bomb tests and a complete East West renunciation of nuclear weapons. Valerian Zorin rejected key U.S. points while urging a two to three year halt and a full disarmament package including stock destruction and a ban on production.

London U.S Russia Valerian Zorin Selwyn Lloyd Jules Moch France Zorin

Man Charged in Black Magic Slaying in Vineland

Juan Rivera Aponte 47, a poultry farm worker, faces arraignment on a murder charge for the October 13 slaying of 13 year old Roger Carletto. He led police to a shallow grave on Idek Rosenblum’s farm and confessed to killing the boy for a love potion skull. Rosenblum initially charged, then exonerated by Aponte’s taped statement.

Vineland N. J Juan Rivera Aponte Roger Carletto Roger Idek Rosenblum Aponte Rosenblum Vineland Public Safety Arthur L. Joseph Rosenblums

Negotiations Continue At Goodyear Atomic Plant

Representatives of Goodyear Atomic Corp and the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union meet with federal conciliators in Huntington to settle a two month dispute at the Portsmouth plant. The union strike began May 10 for higher wages and a Taft Hartley injunction expires next month.

Huntington Goodyear Atomic Corp Legal Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Portsmouth

Krushchev Survives Bid to Oust Him in Moscow Session

Reports from Moscow claim the Soviet Presidium voted to oust Nikita Khrushchev but he regained control with backing from Georgi Zhukov and Anastas Mikoyan. A June 17 session led to a Central Committee meeting June 22 to 29, resulting in Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich ousted.

Prague Czechoslovakia Moscow Russia Nikita Kruschev Communist Party Georgi Zhukov A. I. Mikoyan V. M. Molotov Krushchev Zhukov Mikoyan Presidium Central Committee Molotov Georgi Malenkov Lazar Kaganovich

Soviet Leaders Arrive in Prague for Loyal Pledges

In Prague Khrushchev and Bulganin arrive to pledges of loyalty as Antonin Novotny praises Soviet agriculture programs and predicts progress. Crowds of 15,000 cheer at Derna frontier station while Novotny and officials hail stronger Soviet-Czechoslovak ties amid Western frontier fears.

Prague Czechoslovakia Nikita Khrushchev Bulganin Kremlin Communist Party Antonin Novotny Derna Novotny Joseph Stalin Khrushchev V. M. Molstov Soviet Communist Party Soviet Union United States Czechoslovak Republic

FPC Approves Ohio Fuel Gas Co Pipelines Plan

The Federal Power Commission grants Ohio Fuel Gas Co of Columbus permission to build about 55 miles of natural gas pipe line costing roughly 4.7 million dollars. The project includes 17.2 miles of 20 inch line from Jackson County to Symmes compressor station in Lawrence County.

Washington Federal Power Commission FPC Ohio Fuel Gas Co Columbus Jackson County Symmes Lawrence County

Polish Sailors Jump Ship In Stockholm Asylum Request

Two sailors from a visiting Polish naval squadron deserted Monday night in Stockholm and sought political asylum in Sweden. The incident prompted scrutiny of the Polish naval visit and security measures at the harbor.

Stockholm Sweden

France Refuses to Confirm Asylum for Accused Spy

Paris officials deny granting political asylum to George Zlatovski a Russian born former U S Army intelligence officer and his wife Jane indicted in New York on spying charges US extradition requests would be handled by France and require a formal process including chambre mise en accusation three week court review Zlatovski said on Left Bank he and his wife live above an abstract paintings shop awaiting further action by authorities.

Paris George Zlatovski New York Soviet Union France Jane Foreign Ministry United States U. S Justice and Interior Ministries Zlatovski U. S. Army

Edward King Found Dead in Car Near Pomeroy Home

Edward King 67 of Chester was found dead in his automobile off West Shade Road near his home after leaving a visit with his sister. His nephew Lloyd Hoffman located the vehicle following an 8 p m departure. Officials cited a heart condition as the probable cause after a 10 p m discovery. The car had run into a corn field near the King residence with the ignition on. The emergency squad and doctors treated no one at the scene. The case is noted as continuing on Page 9.

Pomeroy Edward King Chester West Shade Lloyd Hoffman Walter Hoffman Hoffman King Home T. A. Hewittson Ewing Funeral Home King

Board Member Resigns From State Board of Education

Joseph D. Stecher of Toledo resigns from the State Board of Education after accepting appointment as executive director of the American Bar Association and needing to move to Chicago. He had been a member while living in Ohio.

Columbus Joseph D. Stecher Toledo The American Bar Assa Chicago State Board of Education

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