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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1960

Page

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Catholics And Polish Police Battle In Zielona Gora Clash

In Zielona Gora a crowd opposed police efforts to convert a church hall into a community center. Police used tear gas as crowds swelled to about 5000, with injuries and arrests reported and reinforcements arriving from Poznan.

Warsaw Poland Stefan Cardinal Wyszinski Zielona Gora Gruenberg Lower Silesia Soviet Union Poznan Nowa Huta

Rebellion in Baptist Fold Over Council Affiliation

Leaders of the American Baptist Convention seek to pacify dissent while preserving ties with Protestantism. Delegates from First Baptist Church of Wichita demand repudiation of the National Council of Churches citing leftist tendencies. The Wichita church withholds its $33,000 annual support while council links remain.

American Baptist Convention First Baptist Church of Wichita Kan Council National Council

Great White Way Lights Out as Broadway Suspends Shows

Broadway theaters suspend performances after Actors Equity canceled The Tenth Man. Producers file a million dollar damage suit and threaten a lockout as 22 houses post notices of stoppages. Union directs actors to report for work. contract expired at midnight Tuesday amid failed negotiations.

New York Actors Equity Equity Booth Theater New York League of Theaters

Rayburn Orders Expense Account Records Opened

Washington House expense account records reopened for public inspection as a crackdown on improper spending takes effect. Speaker Sam Rayburn lifted the secrecy order tied to irregularities in charging for official business trips and set conditions to protect files while allowing newsmen to copy verbatim.

Washington Sam Rayburn D-Tex Rayburn House Ralph Roberts

Purge Touches Cuba Air Force Top Pilots

Havana reports Raul Castro orders a purge within the air force leading to the arrest of its leading jet pilots and other senior officers. The move targets the cream of Cuba's air force as part of a broader reshuffle.

Havana Cuba Armed Forces Raul Castro

Gates Considers Alert Essential in Paris Summit Crisis

Secretary of Defense Thomas S. Gates told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that he ordered a military alert from Paris after learning Khrushchev planned to wreck the summit. He defended the action as prudent, while critics questioned its timing amid the spy plane incident and uncertain conference prospects. The testimony closed four days of hearings.

Washington Thomas S., Gates, Jr Paris Nikita Khrushchev Gates Senate Foreign Relations Committee U.S Eisenhower Khrushchev Senate

Eaton Says Eisenhower Position Was Absolutely Wrong

Cyrus Eaton, the American multimillionaire on a tour of Communist countries, told Prague reporters that Eisenhower’s stance at the Paris summit was absolutely wrong. He argued the Soviet Union and socialist bloc nations do not seek war and are using all means to prevent it.

Moscow Cyrus Eaton Eisenhower Paris Eaton Europe Prague Literary Gazette Soviet Union

Low-Slung Sports Car Pleads Guilty in City Traffic Case

Richard Bladey pleaded guilty in police court to a city traffic violation and paid a 25 dollar fine after police said he slipped his low-slung sports car under a tollgate at a municipal parking lot. He should have paid the slot toll.

Grand Rapids Mich Richard Bladey Bladey

From Modern City to Tribal Warfare in South Africa

Durban shows stark contrasts between a bustling modern city and tribal life. In Umlazi reserve 90,000 Zulus live on 200,000 acres with white administration and tribal justice. wars erupt over jealousy or spirits, leaving 90 huts burned and five killed.

Durban South Africa Indian Ocean Umlazi

Jack Lyndon Make Gains In Dem Race

Senators John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson appear to be narrowing the field for the Democratic presidential nomination. They tighten lines on delegates for a head-on battle at the July Los Angeles convention. Johnson received a national boost as Scripps-Howard papers endorsed him as the ablest and strongest Democrat. Kennedy was backed by the Textile Workers Union of America and plans a western swing with Michigan Governor G Mennen Williams at Mackinac Island.

Washington John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Los Angeles Johnson Senate Scripps-Howard Kennedy Textile Workers Union of America Michigan Gov. G. Mennen Williams Mackinac Island

Khrushchev Presents New Disarmament Proposals

Premier Nikita Khrushchev issued fresh disarmament proposals to all nations. A letter outlining the plan was to be released, with details for year by year staged disarmament. The proposals call for the suppression of all nuclear delivery means, including rockets and long range bombers, in stages.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev United Nations

Logan Barn Fire Ravages Farm Buildings At Logan

A large barn and an adjacent building on the Washington Bowers Sr. farm were hit by a morning blaze at 11 35. Terry Hood age 17 alerted others after seeing flames. Fire crews arrived promptly and battled the fire as the barn roof collapsed threatening a neighboring structure.

Logan Washington Bowers Sr Terry Hood South

Union Yule List ties Bender to Teamsters probe

Senate and federal testimony link former U S Senator George H Bender to the Teamsters in an Ohio probe. An invoice for eight $100 champagne buckets and a Christmas list surfaced as part of William Presser case on obstruction of justice involving council records.

John McClellan Cleveland Teamsters Joint Council Senate McClellan William Presser Joint Council Ohio Teamsters Conference U. S George H. Bender Teamsters Union U. S. District Court John L. McClellan D-Ark Walter J. Sheridan Teamsters Joint Council 41 James R. Hoffa International Owen Brennan Bender Paul Dorfman Chicago James C. Connell Ray C. Bliss Ohio State Republican

Three Year Pact Signed by Ohio Bell and CWA

Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America signed a three year contract late Wednesday. The agreement covers wage and working condition terms for the local unit and its members.

Cleveland Ohio Bell Telephone Co The Communications Workers of America

Western leaders seek stalemate over six to twelve months

The report predicts a six to twelve month stalemate between the Soviet Union and Western powers with periodic crises to probe allied weaknesses. Berlin and Southeast Asia are risk points. a major Soviet push against Berlin is unlikely pending Khrushchev’s proposed new summit. Macmillan and de Gaulle to push closer ties with European economic groups.

Washington Soviet Union Berlin Southeast Asia Nikita Khrushchev Harold Macmillan Charles de Gaulle Britain European Common Market European Atomic Community Coal and Steel Community

Nations weigh shifts after failed Paris summit

Macmillan urges Britain to reexamine policy of detachment as De Gaulle pushes a European bloc. SEATO foreign ministers meeting at Herter's home discussed East West tensions, allied strategy, and expected Communist probing in the Far East following the summit breakdown.

Macmillan Paris Soviet Union Britain de Gaulle Christian A. Herter Maurice Couve de Murville France Selwyn Lloyd Herter Southeast Asia Treaty Organization SEATO Seato Council Far East

Western officials see China subversion over direct attack

Western officials believe Beijing will pursue subversion to disrupt allied states such as South Vietnam rather than launch frontal offensives. They also think Khrushchev aims to avoid a full scale cold war, keeping summit talks with a future Eisenhower successor possible next year.

South Viet Nam Soviet Union Khrushchev Eisenhower

Pre-Vacation Chores Start Your Messenger Ring

Plan ahead for vacation by securing valuables and storing tools and outdoor items. Lock windows and doors, tidy the yard, and cancel nothing. Ol Vacation Pak promises safe delivery and a neat package when you return with no extra charge.

the Messenger

Pending Supreme Court appeal grants stay of execution in Ohio

Ohio briefs report Edythe Klumpp of Cincinnati wins a stay for her June 17 execution pending U S Supreme Court appeal. Also in Ohio, Stark County officers testify about offers to stop raids, a murder trial proceeds in Painesville, science grants total 71282 20, a Columbus wagon crash kills Jean Morton, Cleveland bond plans move to voters, a missing 9 year old found in Mill Creek, and Ohio Turnpike revenue tops two million.

Columbus Edythe Klumpp

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