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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1958
Page
1
Ohio Commission on Education Beyond the High School forecasts college enrollments will reach at least 250000 as entering first graders of 1960 age reach college age. The report urges tougher entrance standards higher teacher pay more branch campuses and a statewide educational television network.
A discussion at a five day convention on teacher education in Bowling Green gathers about 1000 educators and officials from 48 states Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico and DC. The Rockefeller Brothers Fund presses for nationwide standards focusing on content over pedagogy with insight from Dr John B Whitelaw on Soviet efforts toward standardized teacher education and degree levels.
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla Polaris experimental rocket completed a planned dramatic ascent then broke apart as fuel exhausted. Navy said guidance tests showed abrupt pitch changes while Vanguard faced electrical shorts caused by moisture in wiring after long countdowns and multiple scrubs.
A NATO staff conference in Athens was canceled at the last minute as four Turkish officers arrived amid Greece Turkey strains over Cyprus. The meeting had been planned since March to discuss sea transport, while Cyprus Governor Sir Hugh Foot flew to London to report on local reaction to Britain's seven year rule plan with Turkish and Greek cooperation.
COLUMBUS Homer Jack Dean, convicted eleven years ago of first degree murder in a suburban real estate man’s death, has been granted a new trial. The decision comes amid ongoing appeals and renewed scrutiny of the original proceedings.
A $3.6754 billion foreign aid authorization bill was ready for expected House passage. The compromise is 266 million dollars below Eisenhower’s request. The Senate has yet to act. The measure includes 1,605 million for military assistance to friendly nations and 810 million for defense support aid.
A man in Whiteville North Carolina fell into a 60 gallon trash can while attempting to sit on its edge. Police say he was pulled out by four officers. He later faced public drunkenness charges at the Columbus County jail.
In Salvador region two fireworks stalls for religious fêtes exploded on Monday. The toll tops 100 dead and about 340 injured with Santo Amaro reporting the highest count. A power line outage triggered a fire at a fairground booth, while a second blast at Feira de Santana caused seven deaths and about 40 injuries.
Dr. Umphrey Lee 65 chancellor emeritus of Southern Methodist University died Monday from a cerebral hemorrhage in Dallas. He led the university during decades of growth and service.
Washington report says Internal Revenue agents enforce sugar sale reporting to curb bootlegging in Kentucky and other states. The effort targets wholesale sugar dealers, forcing moonshiners to buy small quantities at stores. In the year ending June 30, 1957, 347 stills were seized and 690 moonshiners arrested in Kentucky.
Women students occupy the fourth floor of the men's dormitory while men take the lower three floors. Coeds previously stayed in approved city homes. A security system with special dormitory door locks guards the split residence and would alarm if tampered with, though no alert has sounded.
New York Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa and two co defendants were found not guilty of conspiring to wiretap the Detroit headquarters in 1953. Owen B. Brennan and Bernard Spindel were acquitted alongside Hoffa, who remains indicted on five counts of perjury related to grand jury testimony.
Bethlehem Steel Corp asks federal court for dismissal of the government suit opposing its proposed merger with Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. The firm contends the merger does not violate the Clayton Antitrust Act and would not lessen competition. Judge Edward Weinfeld reserved decision after a four week hearing last May.
Washington reports Congress approved legislation letting water well owners dry up by the New Cumberland Dam on the Ohio River seek government damages. Themeasure awaits President Eisenhower’s signature to become law.
Washington reports Russia may use its 70 seismograph stations in an international program to detect secret nuclear tests. Western negotiators see strong Soviet technical experts as basis for Geneva talks, with two aims: develop detection methods and outline international monitoring systems.
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold flew back to Beirut after two days trying to persuade Nasser to aid in peace in Lebanon. Nasser reiterated rebels receive no aid and the uprising is internal. Hammarskjold to meet Sami Solh and Chamoun as rebel tensions rise.
Lonnie Osborn, 16, escaped Union County Jail by digging a tunnel under a window using a spoon. He is charged with stealing a truck in Plain City and a car in Delaware. Patrols warn he may be armed and met by another person after the Monday escape.
Volunteers and county deputies search the Scioto River for Kelsey Deering a 30 year old Columbus man said to have drowned after being swept from an underwater ledge while bait hunting with his brothers.
The Messenger reports the Mason County board approved new hires as officials address parking meter surveys and related city concerns. An army of issues includes car and house trailer incidents and a first reading of an ordinance.
Two extra militiamen were posted outside the Canadian Embassy in Moscow amid rumors of a protest following attacks on Soviet missions abroad. No indication of a coming demonstration against the Canadian, U.S., Danish, or West German embassies after protests over the 1956 Hungarian leaders’ execution.
The House advances toward debate on ending baseballs anti-trust exile. Legislation would apply antitrust laws to four pro sports including baseball and would exempt reasonably necessary operations of the games themselves.
Edward N. Gadsby told House investigators the SEC could not have favored Bernard Goldfine, after a White House call in 1956. The inquiry centers on Goldfine's ties to Sherman Adams and regulatory agencies, with East Boston Co. fined $3000 for late financial reports from 1948 to 1955 and penalties sought beyond court rulings.
The Senate approved a bill restricting sharing of U S military atomic secrets with allied nations. It limits transfers of non nuclear parts to Great Britain and removes a broad allowance for sharing other military atomic energy data. The measure moves to conference with the House.
Leroy Shantz 82 former president of the University of Arizona Tucson died Monday in Rapid City South Dakota.
Government eyes labor dispute at Chrysler guided missile plant as a wildcat strike idles thousands at Redstone and Jupiter parts factory. UAW Local 1245 members block gates protesting alleged company discrimination. Chrysler denies the claim. No contracts at Big Three since Memorial Day weekend.
The American Legion Auxiliary leads 800 plus high school girls at Capital University in Columbus for a mock primary and final election. They vote for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state treasurer auditor attorney general and state board of education. County offices and judgeships are also on the ballot. The program aims to teach girls how state government operates from the grassroots up. Most of Ohio’s 88 counties participate.
A Dutch freighter carrying 400 tons of American military explosives to Pakistan Iraq and Iran was abandoned after a blast and fire near the Indian coast, with authorities assessing damage and potential hazards.
West Virginia near cool regime with moist air and widely scattered showers possible tonight. Ohio mostly cloudy with limited rain chance this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures hold with lows around 52 to 56 and a high near 12 for Wednesday.
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