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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1960
Page
1
Logan WV AP officials extended a few hours the target time to reach 18 men trapped four miles inside a fire blocked coal mine. Rescue crews sought to breach the last barrier and reach the men by mid morning but time was extended as the surface weather and deep snow complicated efforts.
Jakarta army officials seek links between anti-government rebels and an air force pilot who strafed President Sukarno’s palace. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Daniel Maukar, 28, fired on the palace and nearby fishing settlement, wounding eighteen as Sukarno and his family escaped injury.
In Manchester New Hampshire Kennedy's presidential bid surged with 42909 Democratic preferential votes as precincts reported. Nixon unopposed on the Republican ballot broke the GOP record with 65077 votes surpassing Eisenhower's 1956 high of 56464.
The House approved 150000 for a National Guard Armory at Logan as part of a 1.034 billion military construction bill. The chamber also earmarked 165000 for Logan and Lancaster to cover Army Reserve armory costs, sending the measure to the Senate.
The Cleveland branch of the NAACP will hold a mass meeting on March 20 to show support for the fight against racial barriers in the South. The event aims to unite members and advocate civil rights amid nationwide pressure for change.
McARTHUR The body of 73 year old Vinton County farmer I M Page was found buried in snow about a mile from his isolated Dundas area home. An autopsy at Holzer Hospital Gallipolis was planned to determine cause of death.
Hollywood actors and studios plan a Friday bargaining session marking the first meeting since the Screen Actors Guild began the strike. The guild of 14,000 members seeks a share of profits from post 1948 film sales to television.
John Allen Hendricks a 41 year old inmate at the Gallipolis State Institute confessed to the February 26 Ball Bat slaying of Robert E Newsome 21 an inmate Corporal Robert R Green of the State Highway Patrol said Newsome who had worked in the dining room for four years was beaten in the basement of a cottage and died later that day from a fractured skull Green credited the work of Dr George Roberts superintendent of GSI Dr Frank R Ford and Dr Sam Bossard along with attendants Clyde Bradbury and Carl Waugh for resolving the case Hendricks a felon from Meigs County in 1931 was described as feeble minded and not epileptic Disposition awaits the State Department decision possibly transferring him to Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ohio University plans a chartered train for students and Athens residents to Louisville for the NCAA Regional basketball games. Roundtrip fare is 12.75 dollars, seats go on sale at 10 tonight, with boarding at 11 Friday and departure at noon. Carroll Widdoes will meet the train with 400 tickets for both nights at four dollars. more tickets available at the OU gym.
Democrats hoped Sen. Richard Neuberger's widow would fill the unexpired term. Mrs. Neuberger accepted a possible appointment to complete the term but was undecided about seeking a full six‑year seat. Neuberger, 47, died Wednesday after a cerebral hemorrhage.
Princess Su ga, the Emperor Hirohito's youngest daughter, renounces her imperial title and court life to marry 25-year-old Hisinaga Shimazu and live as a bank clerk earning 50 dollars a month in a private Shinto ceremony attended by the families of the couple and the Emperor and Empress.
In Havana reliable sources report Castro authorities are taking over multimillion dollar properties of Moa Bay Mining Co to avert shutdown by American owners. Freeport announced in New York that it would close Moa Bay operations due to Cuba's new mining law imposing a 25 percent tax on exported minerals.
The Soviet Pravda devoted over a column to the U.S. Senate filibuster on civil rights and to alleged injustices against Black people in the United States.
Billy Joe Schaffer, 25, was found guilty of the 1958 murder of Emma Remy, robbery of 28 cents, and arson to cover the crime. Jurors also convicted him of unlawful entry, destruction of property, and burning a dead body. Sentencing follows a three day period. mercy recommended.
In Health village a tank truck skidded into a school bus carrying 25 to 30 children. Most injuries were bangs and bruises, all treated at Newark City Hospital. Drivers’ identities were not immediately determined.
Five thousand unionists and left wing students attempted a march on Parliament to oppose Japan's security pact with the United States and government limits on protests. About fifteen hundred police surrounded the Parliament Building to keep them away.
Ohio towns from Athens to Columbus report fresh snow totals in the 2 to 6 inch range as a lingering winter storm drifts southeastward. Conditions worsen in Kentucky where Bowling Green couts 32,000 paralyzed and Louisville records 8.4 inches. Roadways remain slick statewide and schools stay closed while forecasts warn of additional accumulation.
Senate action centers on a petition by 31 senators to invoke cloture and cap debate time at one hour per speaker in a civil rights debate stalled in its fourth week. Meanwhile the House opens debate on a civil rights bill less opposed by Southern members.
In Los Angeles, a six day jury deliberation continues over Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff charged with murder and conspiracy in the shooting of the doctor's wife. Each faces potential death penalty.
A group of New York State lawmakers pushes to end capital punishment this year but Wednesday night signals slim chances for approval. The debate continues as opponents and supporters press their cases amid a tight legislative calendar.
A marathon Senate Judiciary Committee vote 8 to 7 defeats Gov. Edmund Brown’s death penalty repeal bill. The decision threatens Daryl Chessman’s chances to avoid execution set for May 2 as the Legislature shows no immediate plans for similar action. The California Supreme Court had also rejected Chessman’s latest petition. Brown warned he would let Chessman die if lawmakers reject abolition.
Three violent tremors struck Arequipa in southern Peru on Wednesday night. One person died of a heart attack and twenty were injured as power and water were disrupted and buildings' cornices tumbled while residents fled into the streets.
A Polaris missile with lighter-weight flight control hardware flew 900 miles on Wednesday in a successful test at Cape Canaveral advancing the submarine rocket toward operational status.
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