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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1960

Page

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Summit analysis urges disarmament as world tests optimism

Sir Leslie Munro former New Zealand ambassador to the United States and UN representative warns that the abortive Paris Summit highlights unresolved disarmament and Berlin issues. He says real progress requires mutual trust and a political settlement of major tensions between East and West.

Paris Nikita Khrushchev Ohio University Munro Berlin Bassador United States

Machinists Strike Hits Atlas Missile Bases Across U S

About 800 IAM members walked out at Cape Canaveral and 330 at Convair facilities in San Diego and Pomona. The strike targets Atlas base workers amid wage and benefit disagreements, potentially delaying test firings and affecting the nation’s only operational intercontinental ballistic missile base at Vandenberg.

San Diego Calif California Florida Convair International Assn. of Atlas United States Air Force Vandenberg Air Force Base IAM Cape Canaveral Fla., Missile Test Center West Coast Warren Air Force Base Cheyenne Wyo Offutt Air Force Base Omaha Neb Atlas Base Pomona

Socialists Rally in Mass Resignation to Oust Kishi

The Socialist bloc in Tokyo Parliament approves a mass resignation to pressure Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi and oppose President Eisenhower’s Japan visit. Sohyo plans a national convention to organize another strike over the security pact and the Eisenhower trip ahead of June 19 when the treaty takes effect. Kishi vows to hold firm and not resign before the treaty is in effect.

Tokyo Socialist Bloc Nobusuke Kishi Eisenhower Japan Kishi Sohyo People’s Council

Eisenhower Visits West Point After Khrushchev Exchange

President Eisenhower returns to West Point for a two day reunion tour after criticizing Soviet Premier Khrushchev during a public sequence of remarks. He traveled from Notre Dame where he received an honorary degree and spoke on world leadership, rallying supporters along the way.

Eisenhower West Point N.Y Nikita Khrushchev Washington Cadet Corps Hudson River United States Military Academy South Bend Ind University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Khrushchev Kremlin Ike Theodore M. Hesburgh

Greatest Threat Is Red Chinese

Sir Leslie Munro, New Zealand diplomat and UN special representative on the Hungarian question, labels Communist China the greatest threat of our era. He cites global crises from the Paris Summit, Khrushchev, disarmament, and nuclear control as urgent topics while reflecting on UN powers.

Leslie Leslie Munro New Zealand United Nations China Ohio University Havana Nikita Khrushchev Munro

Sixteen Years Ago Landing in Normandy Marks Liberation

BAYEUX FRANCE Sixteen years after the Normandy landings Allied troops began liberating Europe from Nazi rule. The anniversary notes the 1944 invasion that opened the push to end the war in Europe with troops establishing beachheads at Normandy.

Bayeux France Normandy Europe

Bolivia's Paz Estenssoro Wins Pro American Landslide

Victor Paz Estenssoro, 52, nationalizes tin in 1952 and returns to the presidency with a sweeping MNR victory. He led against three challengers including Walter Guevara Arze and Mario Gutierrez while violence was limited. His running mate is labor chief Juan Lechin.

LA Paz Bolivia Victor Paz Tionary Movement MNR Walter Guevara Arze Nationalist Revolutionary Movement AMNR Mario Gutierrez Bolivian Socialist Falange FSB Hugo Gonzalez Moscosco Trotskyite Communist Revolutionary Workers Party Paz Estenssoro

Balloon sails westward in cosmic ray experiment

A 500 foot diameter balloon, billed as the world’s largest, drifted west across the lower United States in a high altitude cosmic ray study. At 114000 feet it moved slowly and was expected to speed up before landing in Texas on Wednesday.

Brunswick United States Texas

U S Jet Fighters Conduct Southeast Asia Mobility Exercise

United States jet fighters spread over Southeast Asia in an exercise described as testing the mobility and deployment of combat air units. The maneuver reportedly involved multiple bases and showcased force reach in the region.

Manila U. S Southeast Asia

Cuba preps to recognize Red China amid Latin bloc shifts

New York Times report says Fidel Castro's regime plans diplomatic ties with Peiping, breaking the Latin American front against recognizing Peiping. Diplomats expect relations before July 26, 1953 uprising anniversary, while Cuba deepens Soviet bloc ties and maintains unofficial Peiping contact.

New York Fidel Castro Red China New York Times Peiping United States Castro Cuba

Drowned hero Rudell Stitch dies in rescue attempt near dam

Louisville story recalls Rudell Stitch once saved a man from drowning near an Ohio River dam earning a Carnegie Medal two years earlier. The 28 year old welterweight, back from abroad, tried to save Charles L. Oliver but both died in the river. Stitch had 27 wins, 7 losses, 13 knockouts in 34 pro bouts and was ranked third in welterweight.

Louisville Rudell Stitch Stitch Australia Hawaii Charles L. Oliver Oliver Manship New York Gaspar Ortega Ortega National Boxing Association

Bellamy Called In Actors' Strike

New York Ralph Bellamy president of Actors Equity Assn was served with a summons in a 24 million dollar suit by the League of New York Theaters against the performers union for damages from Broadway theater shutdown. Bellamy hoped a Sunday end to the blackout and a victory for actors equity. Interim overtures aim at a pension plan with shared costs between producers and theater owners as marquees stayed dark and theaters refunded 400000 in advance ticket sales.

New York Ralph Bellamy Actors Equity Assn League of New York Theaters Performers Union Bellamy Hollywood Sunday Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt House Campobello

Pre-Confab Voting Ends in 1960 Primaries

Washington dispatch notes last three presidential primaries on Tuesday in New York California and South Dakota. No pledged delegates awarded in final contests. Kennedy leads with 348 convention votes while Nixon crosses 800 delegates secured in Hawaii Colorado and Washington.

Washington New York California South Dakota Sen John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Richard M. Nixon Hawaii Colorado

Eichmann Death Attempt Denied in Israeli Prison

Tel Aviv police spokesman denied reports that Adolf Eichmann attempted suicide in an Israeli prison where he awaits trial.

Tel Aviv Israel Adolf Eichmann

Memorial Day Observed For Korean War Dead In Korea

South Korea marked Memorial Day with ceremonies honoring 136,324 servicemen who died in the Korean War. Officials and veterans attended ceremonies across the country to pay tribute to fallen soldiers.

Seoul Korea South Korea

Huntington Man Killed In Gallia County Crash

Earl Powers a 23 year old Huntington West Virginia man was killed when the hood blew off a 1958 Triumph sports car striking him and causing a crash on Route 7 near Crown City. He was found 200 feet from the wreck and died of multiple head and body injuries. Powers resided in Huntington and worked as an electronic technician at Westinghouse in Columbus.

Gallipolis Huntington, W. Va Crown City Earl H. Powers Gallia State Highway Patrol Powers Columbus Gallia County Eighth St Huntington Westinghouse Electric Corp N. Roys Ave

Loan Granted to Expand Buckeye Rural Electric System

The Rural Electrification Administration approved a $588,000 loan to Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative in Gallipolis to expand its rural power system and serve 325 new consumers.

Washington Rural

Reading For The Family On The Inside Pages

Lausche speaker at Rio Grande graduation highlighted on inside pages with focus on community and school events. Logan and Glouster appear as locations in local features and HVA spoilers note page e4.

Lausche Rio Grande Logan, Glouster HVA

Trial and crime notes shape Ohio headlines

Ohio stories span Wil liam Presser final argument obstruction case in Cleveland. Floyd Hargrove defense nears end in Painesville. five drownings, a Youngstown ambush linked to Romane. Erie shotgun theft tied to Canton car used in the ambush. Indiana University PhD in economics. Akron steel workers approve 12 cent wage. five day forecast toward warm spell with cooling trend.

Painesville Floyd E. Hargrove Youngstown Erie Canton Joseph Stoneface) Romane

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