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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1958
Page
1
Muddy river waters yielded a body and 10 others as volunteers prepared to lift a net for 11 missing school children after the Levisa Fork bus plunge. Navy divers searched the depths while authorities recovered 14 victims and the driver.
In Columbus Larry Ford 19 unable to feed his wife Jane Ellen 16 and baby wandered seeking help after a failed burglary. Police Sgt Heise and detective Fischer jailed him for ten minutes then bought food for the Ford family and Orsina declined charges offering aid. Larry was released and remains unemployed.
Soviet Ambassador Mikhail Menshikov returns to the White House to press for closer relations with the United States. He meets President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles amid talks on a proposed presummit conference and nuclear disarmament steps. The administration considers revamping policy on nuclear weapons and tests with a civilian advisory group for disarmament.
Washington lawmakers debate a bill to cap annual congressional appropriations to actual spending forecasts. Supporters include McCormack and many Republicans and Democrats. opposition comes from Rayburn and most of the Appropriations Committee, led by Cannon and Taber. The measure, linked to the Hoover Commission, aims for accrued annual expenditure budgeting.
Shawnee report states Amos Batt, father of 11, was repairing an old model auto when it slipped from a jack and pinned him. He died Sunday in an Oklahoma City hospital from injuries sustained during the incident.
Steubenville report says Raymond Morgan 57 of Bergholz died from injuries after being struck by an automobile on Ohio 43 near Amsterdam. Morgan, father of ten, died today following the incident last night.
Geauga County Maple Festival officials report about 5000 visitors at the park in Chardon on opening day and roughly 250 gallons of maple syrup sold during the event’s start.
An overnight boiler explosion at the Shippingport site caused minor damage but did not halt operations at the nation s first full scale atomic powered generating plant near the town. No injuries were reported.
In Sacramento California six year old Jack Richard Rook Jr. was killed when he ran toward his dog during his father Jack Richard Rook Sr. second shot at a wounded rabbit. The bullet struck the boy in the head and he died thirty minutes later.
Gerard Jantzen age 22 from Cleveland, sought for questioning in a Lakewood kidnapping, was found shot to death on the Detroit outskirts Sunday. Police reported the victim was located after a lengthy search and the case remains under investigation.
Belmar New Jersey cartoonist John Held Jr., renowned for chronicling the flapper era, died at his home on Sunday at age 69. He rose to prominence with his satirical drawings and became a leading figure in American illustration during the 1920s.
National Airlines president G T Baker and VP Alexander Hardy testified before a House subcommittee probing FCC pressure on the agency over the Miami Channel 10 license decision. Commissioner Richard Mack faced calls to quit amid reports White House sought his resignation. Baker denied involvement by attorney Thurman Whiteside and said the airline filed documents to respond to alleged charges.
In Cincinnati James G Cross fights to retain the presidency of the Bakery and Confectionary Workers Union as opposition appears weak. Cross and secretary treasurer Peter H Olson face subpoenas over local 213 assets in a court dispute. About 450 delegates from 165 locals and 100000 members attend the special convention.
Traffic on U S Route 50 remained detoured between Athens and McArthur as Ohio Department of Highways rushed repairs after a two lane concrete bridge sank in Vinton County. Officials said Route 328 was closed due to a culvert washout and traffic was redirected via Routes 56 and 75 while work proceeds.
The U S Mediation Service plans another management union meeting soon to resolve a week long strike at the Kyger Creek power plant near Gallipolis.
Hollywood mourns Harry Cohn with a landmark funeral on Columbia's Sound Stage 12 attended by about 1500 peers and adversaries. The Columbia Pictures founder and autocrat died at 66 from a heart attack, his casket surrounded by flowers, a fitting monument to a king of cinema.
Sen. Cotton newly named to the GOP Senate Campaign Committee says Republicans face a hard fight to win control. Chairman Schoeppel notes Democrats outnumber Republicans 49 to 47 and cautions the party to hold its own. Kennedy predicts GOP seats in California Nevada Arizona Wyoming while Humphrey foresees a Democratic landslide. Butler expects a Democrat to win Indiana’s seat.
Cleveland scientists say they have calculated a formula to predict the Explorer satellite orbit, concluding the craft will stay aloft for two years instead of the previously forecast six. The team notes their method refines orbital longevity estimates.
Fort McHenry in Baltimore dates to 1776 and became a national park 33 years ago today. The site preserves the place where Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner and hosts a birthday observance.
Repairs to three cables were to be completed today restoring electric power to Kelley Island in Sandusky Ohio. About 300 residents had beenn without power from Thursday until a temporary splice Saturday night as Lake Erie ice broke cables at Marblehead.
Lawrence C. Phipps, 95, longtime associate of Andrew Carnegie in steel and former U S senator from Colorado, died Saturday night in Los Angeles California.
A government agency declined to identify itself and labeled as a hoax a report that a commercial plane crashed north of Alexandria Louisiana. The agency did not provide additional details.
In Nelsonville the appointment of Skomp as town solicitor is reported alongside local notes from Glouster and Pom-M Chauncey Logan showing civic updates and upcoming events. The item highlights county connections with Gallipolis and Athens as surrounding communities prepare for a crime control clinic.
Irene Arzedi and fiancé Joseph Pinto announce they will wed despite her cross country walkout nine days earlier. She returned to New York in a daze, later examined by a physician who cited malnutrition and exhaustion. Arzedi described minimal meals and frequent stress as her weight dropped to about 93 pounds.
Everett F Drumright arrived in Taipei to assume duties as the United States ambassador to Nationalist China amid ongoing postwar diplomacy.
Senators on the Senate Rackets Committee signal possible federal legislation in response to mass picketing at Kohler Co. during a UAW strike. Sen. Mundt cites alleged use of raw force and illegality under Wisconsin law, while UAW regional director Harvey Kitzman denies illegal picketing.
IRONTON Ohio police hold three Ashland Kentucky men after a barroom brawl left Charles M Thornton Jr 26 Raceland Ky dead. Suspects Robert L Nethercutt 21 brother James F 30 and William R Cline 20 were arrested soon after the fight and are being investigated.
Dr. Howard L. Bevis, president emeritus of Ohio State University and chairman of Eisenhower’s Committee on Scientists and Engineers, told a Columbus Rotary Club luncheon that American parents are central to lifting the nation from science illiteracy and that basic science grounding may soon be as essential as reading and writing. He urged educational reform beginning at home to maintain the United States’ world position.
A six hour Allied Communist session at Panmunjom failed to break a deadlock over returning two American pilots and two West German passengers held in North Korea since February 16. The Reds demanded pre arranged talks between US West Germany and North Korea before any handover, rejecting an immediate hand over to diplomatic representatives. The UN side, led by Captain George W. Kehl, said no political government meeting would be set, and the meeting adjourned indefinitely.
U S envoy Robert Murphy continues the second phase of his mission to resolve the French Tunisian dispute. He seeks a compromise between France’s insistence on retaining Bizerte base and airfields and Tunisia’s demand for all French forces to leave. Murphy said meetings with President Bourguiba left him optimistic.
Weekend accidents in Ohio claimed 19 lives including seven in traffic and a fatal fire near Troy that killed a father and his two daughters. Two traffic deaths occurred when victims changing a tire were struck by a passing car.
West Virginia expects a fair night with low 30s and Tuesday near 50. Ohio forecast shows partly cloudy with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday, lows 28 32 highs 44 48. A five day outlook calls for temperatures about a degree above normal, warming through Thursday then colder Friday or Saturday with half to three quarters inch rainfall mainly Thursday. Regional city notes list varied conditions from Albuquerque to Tampa with clouds, sun and scattered showers across several locales.
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