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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1958

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Talks within UN framework calm Lebanon crisis

U S Navy spokesman says no American planes shot down by Syria while Damascus claims loss of an unidentified jet in Lebanon. Jordan receives first oil from Aqaba easing shortages as E M airlift ends. Hammarskjold forms seven member panel to expand UN observers in Lebanon.

Beirut Lebanon U.S. Navy Syria Damascus United Arab Republic Jordan Aqaba Amman Clyde Explorer Persian Gulf U. S Iraq Palestine Cairo Nasser Moscow Khrushchev United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Security Council Hammarskjold

House clamps down on deficit financing of public works

Washington lawmakers move to sidetrack a 2 billion dollar public works loan bill financed by Treasury borrowings. The Rules Committee seeks to end the practice of bypassing appropriations by authorizing federal agencies to borrow. Treasury Secretary Anderson is slated to testify Monday on a possible debt ceiling increase from 280 to 288 billion, near wartime highs.

Washington House House Rules Committee Treasury House Appropriations Committee Congress Secretary of the Treasury Anderson

Two Prepare for Balloon Space Flight

In Minneapolis a Navy Cmdr. Malcolm D. Ross and ex-Navy balloonist M. Lee Lewis plan a 24 hour ascent under a 172 foot balloon from a Crosby iron mine. The test targets 16 miles up for Project Mars with John Strong observing. Fifty side experiments include a TV camera test and a batch of insects for a cosmic ray study.

Minneapolis Minn Navy Malcolm D. Ross M. Lee Lewis Crosby Johns Hopkins University John Strong Mars Earth Department of Agriculture

Lightning Strikes Leatherlips Yacht Club Clubhouse

Lightning Thursday hit the Leatherlips Yacht Club club house along the Scioto River north of O Shaughnessy Dam and left a fire that destroyed the concrete block and timber frame structure.

Columbus Leatherlips Yacht Club Scioto River O'Shaughnessy

Mutes Appeal To High Court

Two deaf mute brothers from Belmont County appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court after their first degree murder conviction for the slaying of 76 year old Mary Denham of Burton. The appeal stays their scheduled execution in the electric chair. Joseph Buza 20 and Burt 16 were found guilty October 21 and plead insanity.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Belmont County Ohio Penitentiary Joseph Buza Burt Burton Mary Denham Common Pleas

Two Plead Innocent in Child Beating Case

Beauford Wynn and his wife Rebecca Wynn pleaded innocent to a manslaughter charge in the fatal beating of 4 year old Bessie Colvin. Bound over to the grand jury Thursday under $10 000 bonds, the Wynns had brought the child from Alabama last February to live with them. The girl died Monday about 24 hours after her last beating, detectives said.

Columbus Beauford Wynn Rebecca Bessie Colvin Wynns Alabama

Gas in Water Lines Triggers Explosions in Belville

Liquefied gas seepage into water mains caused six explosions Thursday. Residents in Belville stayed on edge overnight as crews worked to seal the leak and restore safety.

Belleville

Ohioan ruled drowned in hunting trip accident

A coroner's jury in STONECLIFF Ontario ruled that H. H. Bower of Minerva Ohio drowned accidentally on a hunting trip last autumn. The bodies of two Minerva companions have not been found.

Stonecliff Ont H. H. Bower Minerva Ohio

DiSalle Attacks ONeill On Mental Hospital Plans

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Michael V. DiSalle shifts focus to mental hospital construction during a seven county tour of the 15th district. He claims state plans existed before O'Neill took office and cites a 1955 bond issue financing 18 institutions. He spoke in Cambridge New Lexington McConnelsville Caldwell Woodsfield and Marietta.

Zanesville Michael V. DiSalle William O’neill Toledean Disalle 15Th O’neill Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction O'Neill Cambridge New Lexington McConnelsville Caldwell Woodsfield Marietta

Bids Open For McArthur Post Office Construction

Congressman Jenkins announces bidding for a new McArthur post office to be advertised by the Post Office Department. Bids start July 30 with 60 days to file. 3600 square feet building at Mill and Market Streets. bids opened after September 30 in Cincinnati.

Thomas A. Jenkins McArthur Post Office Department R. D. Dyson Box Cincinnati Mill and Market Sts Jenkins

Af Jet Crashes Killing Pilot in Japanese Village

A U S Air Force B57 jet bomber failed to land and crashed into a small Japanese village. The pilot 1st Lt Norman H Silver 27 of Portland Oregon died. A Japanese woman and her two children were seriously injured along with the navigator and 23 villagers treated for injuries.

Tokyo Norman H. Silver Portland Ore Air Force

Defense Revamping Battle Ends After Congress Passes Bill

Washington Congress completed action on defense reorganization Thursday. The House and Senate quickly passed a compromise bill by voice vote, leaving only President Eisenhower's signature to enact the measure.

Washington Eisenhower Congress House Senate

Hunt for Mouse in Nose Cone Ends Near Ascension Island

Cape Canaveral AP report says Vickie the space mouse rode in a Thor A bl e nose cone during a 6000 mile flight. Recovery efforts off Ascension Island likely to end, as Air Force officials note limited chances of locating the nose cone after entry.

Cape Canaveral Fla Atlantic Vickie South Atlantic Ascension Island Air Force Wickie

Mediator Renewed Push in Timken Strike Talks

Federal mediator C R Turner rescheduled talks between Timken Roller Bearing Co and United Steelworkers to end a strike affecting about 9000 workers in Canton and other plants. Union members planned meetings Saturday as talks continued after a walkout began Wednesday at four Timken plants. The speedup and material trucking sparked the dispute, with 6000 locals in Canton, 2000 in Columbus and Zanesville plants involved, and 75 percent Wooster operation noted.

Canton C. R. Turner Timken Roller Bearing Co United Steelworkers Columbus Zanesville Turner Timken Little Wooster Walter Springer Wooster

Flash Flood Kills Family in Roane County West Virginia

In Spencer West Virginia a flash flood on Grannies Creek near Newton swept away a rural Roane County home. A young boy about four or five was recovered and seven bodies were sighted in the wreckage. The full number of victims remained unconfirmed.

Spencer W. Va Roane George Vandale Vandale Funeral Home Grannies Creek Newton Here

Police Radio Stolen Reported in Columbus Area

West Jefferson officials report a police radio monitor missing from the Columbus desk at police headquarters. The incident details a theft of the monitor from the on‑site station.

Columbus West Jefferson

House Cuts Budget to Seventy Billion for 1958

The House closes 1958 appropriation bills with total near 70 billion, a reduction from Eisenhower’s request. Senate actions may raise defense and foreign aid totals. defense air power and foreign aid funding likely gain. The House finalizes 1.218 billion for Army Navy Air Force construction. Senate to act.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Congress Army Navy Air Force Senate Appropriations Committee

Holt sails to Oregon with 81 orphans for adoption

In Seoul Oregon farmer Harry Holt departs with 81 orphans for the United States aboard a Korean National Airlines flight. The group, 27 boys and 54 girls mostly under three, brings Holt closer to 1,000 orphans helped. he aims to reach Eugene by Monday where the first eight adoptees become citizens.

Seoul Korea Harry Holt Oregon United States Korean National Airlines Holt Molly Creswell Ore America Eugene

Senate Panel Proposes Big Defense Budget Increase

The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a defense bill providing 40.032 billion dollars for the Defense Department for the year starting July 1, exceeding the president’s request by about 1.2 billion and topping a House measure by 1.6 billion.

Washington Senate Appropriations Committee Eisenhower Defense Department House

Pomeroy Accepting Parking Applications

Local officials announce that Pom eroy is now accepting parking applications for city lots. The notice calls for applicants to submit details and comply with posted rules.

U S Hopefuls Narrow To Fifteen In Miss Universe

Long Beach Calif a field of 35 contestants was cut to 15 with Miss U S A Earlyne Howell 18 of Bossier City Louisiana among the finalists. Judges pared back the group of hopefuls tonight to determine the Miss Universe crown before 4000 at the municipal auditorium.

Long Beach Calif Earlyne Howell Bossier City Brazil Chile Colombia Denmark Germany Greece Hawaii Holland Israel Japan Peru Poland Surinam Sweden Long Beach Municipal Auditorium Howell U.S.A Louisiana Belle Centenary College Shreveport

Counterfeiters Caught In Ohio Arrests

Two Canadian suspects arrested in East Liverpool are held for the federal grand jury charged with passing crude counterfeit twenty dollar bills.

Cleveland East Liverpool U. S

Eisenhower Urges UN Security Council Summit Setup

President Eisenhower indicates any Middle East summit with Khrushchev must be run through the UN Security Council. Fulbright and Macomber brief senators on the note, while Hagerty says the U.S. note heads to Moscow. Britain and the U.S. tell the Soviets to expect UN arranged talks with Hammarskjold likely coordinating.

Washington Eisenhower Khrushchev Middle East UN Security Council J. William Fulbright D-Ark William Macomber Senate Foreign Relations Committee White House Moscow James C. Hagerty U.S Secretary of State Dulles Fulbright Macomber London United States Britain Soviet Union Dag Hammarskjold

UN Security Council to Shape Summit Details Next Week

Western sources say the United Nations Security Council will convene early next week to settle time, place, and participants for a summit in New York. Khrushchev may accept Eisenhower’s proposal to use UN channels, while Iraqi representation disputes risk delaying proceedings.

United Nations N.Y UN Security Council Soviet Union Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Hashim Jawad Abdul Majid Abbas Iraq

Efforts Start To Resolve UAW Strike At GM Plant

Union and management met in Mansfield to resolve a UAW Local 549 strike that idled the Fisher Body stamping plant. About 1800 workers are affected after pic kets blocked access during the third shift. The walkout stems from disciplinary actions against a union official, with national UAW backing. The plant plans a company statement and says the strike is separate from Detroit contract talks.

Mansfield United Auto Workers Fisher Body General Motors Corp UAW General Motors Detroit

Ex Legislator Jacob Myers Dies at 84 in Columbus

Jacob F. Myers, 84, former Ohio state lawmaker, died at his daughter’s home in Columbus on Thursday. Funeral plans await family announcement.

Columbus Jacob F. Myers Ohio

Weather West Virginia and Ohio Showers Then Clearing

Eastern Ohio will see about 65 to 72 tonight with scattered thundershowers and a cooler Saturday. Western Ohio may be 65 to 68 tonight with clearing by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures run about 6 degrees below normal in western Ohio. Precipitation expected as scattered showers tonight and Saturday, then showers again Monday or Tuesday. Other cities report varied conditions including Atlanta and Chicago with cloudy or clear skies and temperatures in the 60s to 100s range.

West Virginia Ohlo Ohio Atlanta Bismarck Chicago Denver Fort Worth Kansas City Louisville Miami St. Paul

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