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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1957
Page
1
Portsmouth returns to normal after the 74 month strike at Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co ends. Nearly 1000 telephones are back in order with more being fixed daily as sandbag barricades are removed. Hospitals and the state highway patrol report repaired service and company officials promise top priority for health and welfare lines.
Five youths aged 16 and 17 admitted involvement in a home made bomb explosion at John O. Fry's residence the high school principal. Juvenile Judge David Black revoked their driving rights for one year and imposed curfews of 9 p.m. weekdays and 11 p.m. Saturdays.
Standard Oil Co of Ohio announced a 16 percent jump in net income for 1956. Net income reached 26,591,560 dollars versus 23,008,465 dollars in 1955. Bald win Wallace College library fund receives a 50000 dollar grant from Republic Steel Corp.
Columbus council set to vote Monday on a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in the city charter. Robert E. Wendling of Lakewood named comptroller of the Department of Liquor Control. appointment announced by Director Robert B. Krupansky.
In Columbus AFL-CIO Ohio State Federation of Teachers president calls federal aid the only answer to crowded and makeshift classrooms in cafeterias basements and churches. Also in Columbus IBEW Locals 832 and 1466 ratify a 5.9 percent wage rise with Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. A strike at Banco Inc affects 800 workers as mediators push settlement. Machinists Local 1651 sanctions a Friday wildcat strike of 45 over incentive pay.
Massillon man George W. Ruff, 29, died when his car ran off Ohio 241 two miles southwest of Massillon, struck an embankment and rolled over Thursday night. Cleveland man Commodore Ralph B. Harper, 64, of the Lakeside Yacht Club, died at Bishop & Babcock Manufacturing Co after a shock caused him to fall and strike his head. A Strongsville man died after his car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at Westwood Drive and Prospect Road. John Koharik, 60, succumbed to head injuries at Berea Community Hospital.
Raymond L. White, 33, of Middletown, pleads not guilty at arraignment on robbery and abduction indictments connected to an $8,000 February 3 dairy robbery. In Lorain, Thomas Welch, 28, jailed for 1 to 20 years for the January 18 fatal shooting of David Garcia at the Welch home. In Columbus, police probe possible homicide after Robert Stelzer, 29, found tied to his bed in a suburban apartment, dead likely two days.
Senate investigators pledged fresh disclosures on bribes in a labor racketeering probe. Portland gambler James B. Elkins testified that pinball operator Stanley Terry paid 10,000 to Frank W. Brewster for permission to resume pinball. Oregon union boss Clyde Crosby allegedly used pickets to force bars to remove non‑Teamster machines. Elkins says the Portland pinball take exceeds 250,000 annually and could be far higher statewide. Brewster faces subpoena next week as Elkins vows to name others involved.
Blonde Mary Jane Barker, four, disappeared last Monday while playing near her home in Bellmawr New Jersey. Police suspect kidnapping as a banquet and dance for the Bellmawr fire department officers scheduled tonight was postponed until further notice. The Jimmy Hoe Trust Fund aimed to raise ten thousand dollars for a 15 year old Bellmawr newsboy injured in an auto crash. the council opened a reward drive with initial donations of two hundred fifty dollars.
Temperatures will average 2 to 4 degrees below normal with highs 41 to 48 and lows 25 to 29. Cold Saturday and Sunday then warmer Monday and Tuesday, turning colder again Wednesday. Snow flurries near Lake Erie Saturday Sunday and possibly Wednesday with rain likely in central and southern counties Wednesday.
Private detective Fred Otash told a State Senate committee that eradicating scandal magazines requires eliminating scandal. He admitted past romance with Anita Ekberg and supplying Confidential with photos. He urged ejecting deviants from Hollywood and outlined a $350000 industry fund and a covert radio device for recording. Otash denied selling clients information for magazines.
New York Mayor Robert F Wagner announces he will run for a second term in November and is not pursuing another office. He is the son of the late U S Senator Robert F Wagner, who sponsored key New Deal legislation.
The Sunday Messenger previews Family Weekly Magazine articles on fighting fatigue and staying alert, plus features such as Goldfish are Big Business, Old Folks Want Jobs Not Charity, a true crime tale of safe robbers using dynamite, a citizenship quiz, new home furnishings, recipes, games, and Sunday sports, local news, and comics.
Senator Kennedy cautioned that defeating the Middle East resolution would embarrass President Eisenhower and dismay allied nations. He urged support for the measure despite calling it an unnecessary error. Democratic leaders pressed for a speedy vote amid intra party criticism and opposition to budget controls. Secretary Dulles urged against the substitute, saying funds would not aid Egypt’s Aswam dam construction.
Rep. Porter of Oregon denounces Dominican leader Generalissimo Trujillo for allegedly operating a terror network in the United States and asks the House Foreign Affairs Committee to investigate. Capitol police monitored Dominican demonstrators amid a tense scene with Trujillo supporters and opponents outside the Capitol. The Dominican Embassy claims some protesters were paid from other nations.
George Metesky 54 from Waterbury Conn admitted planting 32 homemade bombs in New York City over 16 years. Declared legally insane, he must stand trial after mental examinations at Bellevue Hospital where Dr John H Cassity labeled him schizophrenic with split personality and paranoia.
Columbus newscaster Bill Pepper on WBNS TV unveiled a mistaken image during a New York bomb plot report. The camera still showed a previous item’s subject, prompting Pepper to correct viewers by identifying the image as President Eisenhower rather than the mad bomber.
Doyle Roberts uncovered license plates issued to inmates at Huntsville prison and found a note saying Help, I'm being held prisoner tucked between them in Abilene Texas.
About 360 Natco employees, members of the United Brick and Clay Workers AFL, walked out after their contract expired. Haydenville plant reported 285 out, The Diamond 75, with supervisory staff and a few firemen remaining to shut kilns gradually. Other Natco plants in Ohio affected. officials declined to comment.
Edgewater Park Miss P Rep Davis of Georgia dismissed industry recruiting of engineers as mass hysteria. He warned current conditions create undue demand for scientists and engineers and urged help to increase supply.
Washington report says government lawyers assemble a debenture sale report for the SEC. The inquiry covers seven weeks of hearings into Staff accusations that Crowell-Collier misrepresented a four million dollar 1955 56 issue as private to avoid registration.
Hopewell New Jersey reports mark 25 years since Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. was abducted from his crib. The article asserts Hauptmann, Bruno Richard Hauptmann, as the sole perpetrator per the state's theory of the famous case.
Cardinal Samuel Stritch of Chicago condemned rock n roll in a Lenten pastoral letter. He called it tribal rhythms with vogue for a day and urged youth recreation centers to avoid the music.
United Nations to hear Israel outline plans to withdraw all troops from the Sharm el Sheikh area and Gaza Strip in line with February resolutions. Arab sources doubt any offer beyond unconditional withdrawal while Egypt warns against any bargain or staged pullout.
Amid tax reform talk, lawmakers rush to file new measures as the introduction deadline looms. The sales tax stamp system is debated, with a proposed three way saving potentially trimming costs and stamp redemption costs totaling over 4.8 million dollars last year. Governor O'Neill signals possible support if the bill reaches his desk despite a tough path through both houses.
A fast moving blaze in Asbury Park New Jersey destroyed two unoccupied hotels and threatened a city block. The 150 room Columbia Hotel near the boardwalk suffered irreparable damage. Fire officials estimate losses above 500000 dollars.
Samuel David Hawkins of Oklahoma City a 23 year old Korean War turncoat departed Hong Kong by plane back to the United States today authorities said he had been living in exile for several years and faced possible charges.
In Rabat, Moroccans greet Vice President Nixon with loud cheers from an estimated 200000 voters as his eight nation good will tour begins. He walks the Sale Rabat Airport parade route, shaking hands with fans and posing for photos in Arabic French and English. Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and Morocco's prime minister join the airport reception.
A blustery March storm off the East Coast moved northward overnight, bringing freezing rain or sleet from eastern Ohio through Pennsylvania into southern New York and New England and toward Virginia. Weather bureaus warned of hazardous driving conditions across the region with snow expected only in far northern areas.
The Labour party won a House of Commons seat in a Welsh by election. Lady Megan Lloyd George returns to Parliament, daughter of Britain's World War I prime minister, amid the political shift.
The New York Times reports from Cairo that Egyptian President Nasser says he is no longer bound by the six UN endorsed principles for Suez Canal operation. He told King Saud that the British French invasion nullified Egypt's UN pledge from last October.
Washington reports a two percent drop in farm prices in February, one of the sharpest declines in months. Secretary Benson says agricultural income should steadily improve this year, despite the setback.
Italy's 100000 postal and telegraph workers began a two day token strike in Rome to press for higher pay and better career prospects.
Ohio Farmers Union leader Joseph W. Fichter said lawmakers show frustration and pessimism about passing farm legislation this Congress to aid family farmers. He warned that without a farm bill to raise prices to competitive levels, many small farms may be sold off, with 100000 families exiting each year.
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