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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1959

Page

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Weekend Accidents Claim OU Graduate in Pa Wreck

Two car crash ten miles north of Grove City Pennsylvania on Route 78 Friday afternoon killed Edna Lowmiller of Youngstown a Ohio University graduate and retired teacher. Her sister in law Mrs Ralph Barnhill suffered critical injuries and seven others were injured. Funeral services were held in Youngstown. Mrs Barnhill a former OU student and active alumna leader is sister in law of Creed Chapman of Athens Ohio.

Ohio University Grove City Edna Lowmiller Youngstown Grove City Hospital Ralph Barnhill Elizabeth Lowmiller Miss Lowmiller Barnhill Creed Chapmen Mill St Athens

Hospital Chief Suspended as Burr Oak Lake Filtration Plant Begins

Work started at the Burr Oak Lake filtration plant base near the Tom Jenkins Dam. Sinacola Construction moves heavy equipment for the plant contract while Gene Fitch Co. begins trench digging for the pipeline. Fitch contract valued at 529 347 dollars and Sinacola 201 566 dollars, both with Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The project spans Shawnee to New Straitsville with pumping stations and standpipes planned for the third phase.

Tom Jenkins Dam Lake Burr Oak Sinacola Construction Co Livonia Mich Wilpe Shawnee New Straitsville Gene Fitch Co First Earth Fitch Sinacola Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Ohio University Alumna Hurt in South Africa Crash

Mrs Florence Cunningham wife of U S Consul at Capetown was seriously injured in a Saturday automobile collision in George South Africa. Her husband Robert Cunningham a 1942 Ohio University graduate was cut on the head. She suffers a broken right leg and injuries to the left leg and was taken to Capetown where the couple were vacationing.

Wedding Date Change Seen For Socialite

Short Hills New Jersey socialite Jacqueline Hart may change her wedding date to August 29 as Ralph Hart officials discuss plans. Hart and fiance Stanley Gaines are awaiting final word with George Gaines declining further comment. The couple's wedding plan follows Jacqueline’s earlier disappearance and hoax admission reported by authorities.

Short Hills Ralph A. Hart Jacqueline Gay Hart George Gaines Stanley Gaines Jacqueline Hart Colgate-Palmolive Co Chicago New Jersey FBI

Soviet ICBM count cited under ten by McElroy

Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy says the Soviet Union has fewer than ten intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States. He contrasts this with his six months earlier claim that Russia had no operational ICBMs at that time.

Washington Soviet Union United States Neil H. McElroy McElroy Russia

Newsman Fatally Shot in CONEAUT Ohio

Earl C. Hawkins 54, business manager of the Ashtabula Star Beacon for seven years, was fatally shot Sunday in CONEAUT Ohio. Police said his wife Arleta 49 was arrested and held without charge.

Coneaut, Ohio Earl C. Hawkins Ashtabula Ohio Star- Beacon Arleta

Gallia Farmer Held In Slaying

Earl Angel, 65, of Hamilton Road Gallia County faces a second degree murder charge in a preliminary hearing. John Raines, 55, died from multiple shotgun pellet wounds to the right side with internal hemorrhage. Coroner Dr. Donald Warehime ruled homicide.

Gallipolis Earl Angel Ohio Gallia County Angel Warren F. Sheets Donald R. Warehime Raines Hamilton Rd Bladen King’s Chapel Warehime Sheets Oscar Baird

Castro Wins Cuban Premiership Amid Mass Rally

Fidel Castro returned to power in Cuba with a massive demonstration and warned the United States to avoid interfering. He asserted Cuba as a free sovereign nation and said it will seek friendship with all nations, rejecting any external protection or exploitation. He did not explicitly name communism during the address.

Havana Fidel Castro United States Cuba Castro

Flag of Marine Corps Commandant Stolen at San Diego Depot

In San Diego California the personal flag of General Randolph McCall Pat e was stolen from the color guard at the Marine Corps recruit depot where about 1200 Leathernecks are confined to quarters during an inspection tour. Temperatures will range near normal highs in the mid 80s with scattered showers and thundershowers later in the week.

San Diego Calif U. S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot Randolph McCall Pate Marine Corps Pate

Debra Wrecks Texas Coast

Debra left a wide path from Freeport to southeastern Oklahoma with millions in damage. Boats, crops, roofs, trees, and traffic were disrupted while industrial areas escaped the worst. Freeport mayor cites 1.5 to 2 million dollars in losses and Lamarque reports about 1 million.

Houston Tex Debra Gulf Coast Freeport Oklahoma Gulf Jim Russell Lamarque

Steel Talks Resume in New York with Federal Mediation

In New York the first joint peace talks between industry and union since the steel strike began open under federal mediation. FMCS director Joseph F. Finnegan warned a quick settlement is unlikely as 500,000 United Steelworkers remain on strike, halting 90 percent of net production. Leaders include David J. McDonald of USWA and R. Conrad Cooper of U.S. Steel Corp.

New York Joseph F. Finnegan Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Finnegan Washington David J. McDonald United Steelworkers of America R. Conrad Cooper United States Steel Corp United Steelworkers

Civil Rights Commission Sets First Columbus Meeting

Ohio's new Civil Rights Commission aimed at banning employment discrimination will hold its first meeting in Columbus. Gov. DiSalle plans to appoint all five members before the session at the Statehouse.

Columbus Ohio Civil Rights Commission Michael V. DiSalle Statehouse

Study Proposed on Staggered Hours for Subway Safety

New York plans a $200000 study to test staggered work hours as a method to cut subway crashes. The proposal suggests shifting the start times for half the workforce by thirty minutes earlier or later to measure impact.

New York

Soft British Berlin View Is Opposed

Geneva reports the United States and France resist British pressure for Western terms on a Berlin settlement with the Soviet Union. The Big Four foreign ministers meet in their ninth week as Herter and Gromyko pursue a Berlin safeguard while not ceding Allied rights. Lloyd, after talks with Macmillan, weighs limited assurances as a best outcome while pressing no direct unification talks between West and East Germany.

Geneva United States France Berlin Soviet Union U.S Chrissian A. Herter Andrei A. Gromyko West Berlin Selwyn Lloyd Harold Macmillan Gromyko U.S.S.R

French fashions feature wasp waists at Gres show

Paris reports a sculptured line with heavy spiral curves on tunics and wasp waists. Skirts fall to the top of the calf as colors range from wood browns to bronze green. Reversible coats in rustic tweed or mohair. day dresses cinch with belts two to four inches wide.

Paris House of Gres

Priest Monsignor Wladasz Dies After Vesting in Stamford

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Francis M. Wladasz, aged 74, died Sunday in Stamford moments after being vested with the purple robes at Holy Name Catholic Church. He served as a priest for 48 years.

Stamford Conn Francis M. Wladasz Holy Name Roman Catholic Church

Nixon arrives in Leningrad for Soviet tour opening

Vice President Richard M. Nixon flies to Leningrad to begin a five day swing through the Soviet Union. Soviet Deputy Premier Frol Kozlov and Georgi Zhukov accompany Nixon while Khrushchev hosts a weekend meeting in Moscow. Nixon reports to Eisenhower and Herter on the six hour talks.

Leningrad Richard M. Nixon Soviet Union Frol Kozlov Nixon Georgi Zhukov Khrushchev West Berlin

Nixon praised for stand against Khrushchev in Moscow visit

Senators praised Vice President Nixon for handling tense exchanges with Soviet Premier Khrushchev during his Moscow trip. House leaders called his performance strong as he tour the American National Exposition and opened it in Moscow on Friday.

Nixon Soviet Union Khrushchev Moscow Friay

Fast Draw Titlist Crowned in Ohio Contest

BELLEFONTAINE Ohio Max Bushong 25 of Rt 1 Eli da claimed the title of The Fastest Gun in Ohio after finishing undefeated in a field of more than 50 fast draw artists. Bill Breece Lima finished second with Larry Piper Lima third Jack Dennis Wapakoneta fourth and Harold H Jones New Richmond fifth. Silhouette targets were the only casualties as wax bullets rang from .22 to .45 calibers.

Bellefontaine Ohio Max Bushong Rt. 1 Elida Earp Dillon Bushong Bill Breece Lima Larry Piper Jack Dennis Wapakonet Harold H. Jones New Richmond

Tourist director reports theft of 2400 dollars in hotel room

Alfonso Garcia Gonzales head of a 50 member Mexican business group says a gold money clip containing about 2400 in U S and Mexican currency was stolen from his Statler Hilton suite while he slept in Dallas.

Dallas Maico United States Alfonso Garcia Gonzales U.S Statler-Hilton

12 Year Old Shoots Father and Mother

In Tucumcari New Mexico a handicapped 13 year old boy wounded his father and mother with a high powered rifle while they slept. The youth claimed the father had scolded him for failing to run an errand and that the parents refused to buy a motor scooter and would not let him visit his grandmother. He was taken for psychiatric examination.

Tucumcari N. M Gordon Ellis

Dr Waering Replaced as Nelsonville TB Hospital Director

Dr K K Waering medical director at Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital Nelsonville has been suspended for 30 days. Dr Robert Atwell of Ohio State University TB Hospital medical service named temporary director. Suspension for disciplinary reasons followed investigations and two Columbus conferences. Govintervention efforts reported by some hospital employees.

Nelsonville Waering Ralph Dwork Michael V. DiSalle Dr. Waering Athens County Athens Harold Cashman Belmont County ,Tb Robert Stuart David Wilson

Ten Die In Weekend Air and Auto Crashes

Across a weekend, ten fatalities occurred from two plane crashes and multiple auto wrecks. In Springfield a cruiser collision killed Officer Leroy Warren during a pursuit. In Columbus a fleeing driver ran a red light, killing Harold J. Nichols and injuring his wife. Newark saw Paul Smith and Gilda Smith die when a plane stalled on approach to Newark Airport. The same day a former Air Force pilot, Theodore Crawford, died in a stall and spin above Mahoning County.

Springfield Leroy Warren Sheriff's Deputies Columbus Harold J. Nichols Newark Air Force Paul Smith Gilda Smith Theodore Crawford Petersburg Mahoning County

Nasser Raps Israel In Anniversary Speech

In Alexandria Egypt United Arab Republic President Gamel Abdel Nasser warned Israel would be wiped from the map if it attacks Egypt after Moshe Dayan urged returning hostility. The rally marked the seventh anniversary of Egypt's 1952 revolution that toppled King Farouk.

Alexandria Egypt Israel United Arab Republic Gamel Abdel Nasser Farouk Nasser Moshe Dayan

Power outage hits Pomeroy subscribers early today

Power outages affected Pomeroy area subscribers of Ohio Power Co. during the morning. A company spokesman said crews were working on a main line fault and believed the trouble originated there.

Pomeroy Ohio Power Co

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