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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1959

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42 Million Cut In Tax Plans By Concession

In Columbus the compromise reduces the corporate franchise tax increase from 96 to 64 million before Senate passage. The bill passed 17-15 after rebels split from Democrats, breaking weeks of deadlock. House plan kept two mill rate. future sales tax revision aims to raise 34 million. DiSalle hedges on further revenue sources to balance a 237 million general fund goal.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Senate Tala Vipale Senate Taxation Committee Stephen R. Olenick Mahoning Julius J. Petrash Cuyahoga Anthony O. Calabrese Petrash Democratic Arthur Blake Martins Ferry Ray T. Miller O F Cleveland John J. Corrigan Disalle

Flying Granddad Sets Africa to California Nonstop Mark

Max Conrad, 56, set a world nonstop record with a 56 hour 38 minute flight covering 7638 miles from Casa Blanca Morocco to Los Angeles. He flew a single engine light plane via Corpus Christi El Paso and Phoenix, saying mint tea nauseated him but he pressed on to a welcome in Los Angeles. The feat surpassed the 1957 Manila to Oregon record by M L Boling. Senate opens debate on Lewis L Strauss nomination as secretary of commerce amid expected close vote.

Los Angeles Max Conrad Africa California Conrad Casablanca Morocco Cuba Corpus Christi el Paso Tex Phoenix Ariz San Francisco L.A M. L Pat) Boling Manila Oregon

Bus Strike Averted In Dayton Transit Contract Deal

Dayton bus strike was averted an hour before midnight deadline as 370 drivers and mechanics reached a new contract with City Transit Co. Details describe agreement to avert work stoppage and resume service.

Dayton City Transit Co

West Virginia Ohio Five Day Weather Outlook

Weather summary shows parity conditions in West Virginia with low 50s to 60s and scattered thundershowers. Ohio fair with lows near 57 and highs in low 50s. five day forecast calls for above normal temperatures by 4-9 degrees, mainly dry into weekend with a chance of showers early next week. city-by-city readings include Cleveland and Philadelphia with varied cloudiness and temps.

West Virginia Ohio Cleveland Cseeseess Des Moines St. Paul Oklahoma City Phiadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Richmond Seattle Tampa Washington

Cheshire Man Injured Driver Of Auto Dies

A 40 year old Paden City driver died when his car left U S Route 33 near the Route 2 junction west of Ripley. His passenger Joseph Wills 49 of Cheshire was hospitalized then moved to Holzer Hospital Gallipolis.

Cheshire Man Point Pleasant Paden City Joseph Wills Cheshire Joe Markham Ripley Wills Ripley Hospital Holzer Hospital Gallipolis

Sanity hearing date set for Gov Earl Long in Texas

Galveston Texas probate judge Hugh Gibson is to set a date for Earl K Long's sanity hearing. Arguments reportedly may be heard on June 16, two weeks after a National Guard plane escorted the governor from Baton Rouge to the hospital. The governor's wife and a cousin sought custody for his protection. Russell Long suggested the governor could return to Baton Rouge within a month after confinement and medical review.

Galveston Tex Texas Louisiana Earl K. Long Hugh Gibson National Guard Long Blanche Arthur Long Governor Long Russell Long

Court To Set Execution Day

Lincoln Neb. The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide the new execution date for Charles Starkweather admitted slayer of 11 persons. Attorney General C S Beck seeks swift action while federal courts denied a habeas corpus hearing and refused to extend a stay of execution.

Lincoln Neb Charles Starkweather Nebraska State Supreme Court C. S. Beck Starkweather Eighth Clieut Court of Appeals Appeals Court

Ohio Fuel Gas Co Plans $865000 Gas Line Build In Ohio

Washington reports Ohio Fuel Gas Co plans to spend 865000 on natural gas pipeline facilities in Licking and Richland counties Ohio. The Power Commission granted temporary authority to proceed with the project.

Washington Ohio Fuel Gas Co Ohio Licking Richland The Power Commission Columbus

Jail Birds Yes Petunias No

In Maywood New Jersey a newspaper ad inviting residents with garden troubles to call the agriculture extension service led to 150 calls to police after the police number was printed in error. Authorities seek a correction to avoid further calls.

Maywood N. J County Agriculture Extension Service

Mary Smith’s Navy Family Grows as Sixth Son Leaves

Muskegon widow Mary Smith bids farewell to Floyd at 17 as he joins the Navy, completing a family pattern begun 17 years earlier when brothers Howard and Donald enlisted for World War II service. Lionell died aboard USS Hoel in 1944, others served aboard ships in Greenland and at bases.

Muskegon Mich Mary Smith Floyd Navy Howard Donald Great Lakes Ill Lionell Philippine Islands Charles E. Smith United States Thule Greenland Alfred Iowa Salem

Tractor Driver Killed In River Embankment Crash

A 75 year old farmer Adolph J. Sandrell of near Fort Recovery died when his tractor plunged down a 10 foot embankment into the Wabash River Thursday.

Celina Wabash River Adolph J. Sandrell Fort Recovery

Eisenhower Presses for Realistic Interest Rates

President Eisenhower warned the government could face trouble if it cannot compete for money with realistic interest rates. He suggested the possibility of asking Congress to raise the interest rate ceiling on government bonds but said no decision had been made.

Washington Eisenhower Congress Society of Business Magazine Editors America U. S

Charters To Go Monday For Five Ohio Schools

Five Ohio high schools near losing charters as state standards unmet. Dr E E Holt will urge the Board of Education to revoke the charters of Carbon Hill Gibisonville Amity Whestone and Moscow along with 17 other schools for deficient curricula equipment or other required standards.

Columbus Ohio E. E. Holt Board of Education Carbon Hill Gibisonville Hocking County Amity Knox County Whestone Crawford County Moscow Clermont County Education Department

Adenauer Reverses Move Up to West German Presidency

Adenauer explains keeping his role as chancellor after a stormy party meeting in Bonn. He cites inability to appoint a successor and aims to maintain stability amid international pressures. Ludwig Erhard is seen as a potential successor, while Franz Etzel remains a quieter alternative.

Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer West Germany Adenauer Christian Democrat Party Franz Etzel Ludwig Erhard Erhard United States Washington Christian Democrats Will Rasner

Reid Johnson Confirmed Without Fuss by Senate

Washington reports the Senate approved Eisenhower’s nominations with voice votes. Ogden Reid, 33, former president and editor of the New York Herald Tribune, was named ambassador to Israel. George M. Johnson, 58, a Black lawyer and educator, appointed to the Civil Rights Commission. Thomas S. Gates Jr. also won confirmation as deputy secretary of defense.

Washington Eisenhower Ogden R.eid Israel George M. Johnson Civil Rights Commission Senate Thomas S. Gates Jr Defense Gates Navy Donald A. Quarles Reid New York Herald Tribune Foreign Relations Committee J. William Fulbright Dark. Johnson J. Ernest Wilkins

Dillon Dam Road Relocation Bids Sought for Reservoir Project

Huntington District engineers invited bids to relocate Ohio Route 146 for the Dillon Reservoir on the Licking River in Muskingum County. The work covers 3550 feet beginning 675 feet east of the Licking Muskingum line with bids opening about June 29.

Huntington W. Va U.S. Engineers Huntington District Dillion Reservoir Licking River Muskingum County Licking-Muskingum

Runaway Truck Kills Woman in Wooster

Funeral services for Mrs. Howard Eberhart 74 will be held Saturday after a driverless pickup rolled from a parking space, struck her and dragged her over a curb Wednesday in Wooster.

Reds May Agree To Berlin Rights

Geneva AP report says Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko implied the USSR could concede Western allies rights to maintain garrisons in West Berlin indefinitely. Western ministers seek free access as a test of Soviet willingness. Gromyko offered no negotiation details and pressed for a formal meeting as Khrushchev weighs concessions.

Geneva Andrei Gromyko Soviet Union West Berlin U. S Christian A. Herter Berlin Gromyko West Germany West Nikita Khrushchev

Disturbance Erupts in Ecuador Army Mutiny

In Guayaquil a deadly clash between a recruit and his captain sparked mass violence. Martial law was declared after a week of fighting that left at least 25 dead and 150 injured, with soldiers and civilians ransacking the officers club and killing the captain in the street.

Guayaquil Ecuador

Convicted Murderer Faces Second Trial

Eugene Henry 34 of Hanging Rock Ohio near Lronton, already serving life for murder, faces a June 16 trial in Grayson Kentucky for a fatal shooting tied to a prior case. He pleaded innocent claiming self defense after being arraigned and testified he shot Pearlie Mae Bush accidentally during a struggle for a gun after Norris was killed.

Grayson, Ky Eugene Henry Hanging Rock Ohio Lronton Charles Chad) Norris Henry Pearlie Mae Bush Norris

Fate Of Space Mice May Remain Mystery

Air Force officials cited an unknown malfunction that sent Discoverer III off course. The rocket and its four mice aboard were burned up upon re entry far from Bandenberg Air Force Base. No definite cause for the failure was given.

Amercia Scott Crossfield Eaweeds Air Force Base Calif Bandenberg Air Force Base Air Force West Coast

Ten Years Of A Work At Nelsonville Ohio University Student Graduates With 4.0

Patricia Donahey Cooksey of Nelsonville receives a bachelor of science from Ohio University in 1959 as the fourth student in school history to graduate with a perfect four point zero average. She majored in zoology with chemistry and joined Pi Beta Phi. Her marriage to Roderick Cooksey and a move to Columbus follow. Her achievement mirrors earlier 4.0 alumnae Marilyn Newkirk and Margaret Sahlin.

Athens County Ohio University Patreena Donahey Cooksey Thettractive Young Coed Nelsonville Richard Sterling Donahey Logan Patricia Pi Beta Phi Cutler Society Alpha Lambda Delta Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi Roderick Lee Cooksey Columbus Warren-Teed Products Company Donahey Richard Sterling, Jr Logan High Thomas James William Athens

Changes Planned for State Hospitals in Ohio

Dr. Robert A. Haines, head of Mental Hygiene and Correction, discussed remedies with Jay W. Collins, survey chief. Collins, director of a Euclid hospital, will hold monthly progress reviews and report to Gov. DiSalle on the department’s adequacy.

Columbus Ohio Robert A. Haines Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Jay W. Collins Collins Euclid Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle

Aerial Target Breaks Loose in Mentor Yard

A 4-foot 65-pound aerial gunnery target being towed by a Pennsylvania National Guard plane broke loose and blew apart in Mrs. Rudy Dietrich’s back yard in Mentor, missing her house by about 15 feet. The target was en route from Pittsburgh to a gunnery range near Kelleys Island in Lake Erie.

Painesville Pennsylvania National Guard Rudy Dietrich Mentor Pittsburgh Kelleys Island Lake Erie

South Korean Army Repels North Crossings Near Armistice Zone

South Korean troops repelled four North Korean attempts to slip across the armistice zone into South Korea, an army spokesman announced.

Seoul Korea South Korea

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L. Strauss Lewis L. Strauss Commerce Senate Commerce Committee Strauss Atomic Energy Commission Gov. Long U.S McArthur Krodel Mason Board AHS Glouster Johnson Dillon Reds By John M. Hightower By Thomas J. Stone Nelsonville, OU Er C LR SA Kg
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