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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1957

Page

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Poison Gas Scare Ends After Fertilizer Fire

The ohsv news reports that a gas scare from fumes released by a 45,000 ton fertilizer pile at the Atmospheric Nitrogen Co in South Point spread over parts of Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky causing evacuations before vanishing by Sunday according to the state highway patrol.

South Point Ohio Valley Atmospheric Nitrogen Co Ohio West Virginia Kentucky State Highway Patrol

Aleutian Quake Sparks Wider Pacific Aftershocks

The Pacific rim trembled after a Saturday quake in the Aleutians and a Sunday follow-up. Seismologists reported a 6.75 magnitude shock at 5 05 a.m. EST with tidal waves feared but coastal beaches cleared as waves reached 3 to 9 feet in Kauai and Hawaii.

Pacific Aleutian Islands Don Tocher University of California Tocher Hawaii Japan University of California Seismograph Berkeley John Denoyer Aleutians Coast and Geodetic Survey Office Honolulu Mt. Vsevidos Aleutian Unmark Samuel Wilder King Kauai Paul O. Beam Sarah Park Star- Bulletin Denoyer Alaska San Francisco Victoria, B. C University of California At Berkeley California

Kilgore Workers Accept One Year Contract

Kilgore Inc employees vote to accept a one year contract with Local 502 Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers. The deal includes about nine cents per hour in wages plus fringe benefits, per international union representative Ralph Gwyn.

Columbus Kilgore, Inc Ralph Gwyn International Union

Judge strikes down Elyria ad ban on street parked materials

Common Pleas Judge Leroy Kelly ruled Elyria's ordinance prohibiting placing newspapers handbills and advertising bills in cars parked on city streets unconstitutional reversing a Municipal Court conviction of two automobile salesmen.

Elyria Common Pleas Leroy Kelly

U S Victory in Middle East Heightens Egypt Focus

The United States secured a diplomatic win with Israel withdrawing from occupied territory, but the Middle East remains volatile as Egypt and the Voice of Arabs push for unity and anti Western influence. Russian propaganda seeks chaos while Washington eyes Egypt diplomacy.

United States Middle East Israel Egypt Nasser David Ben-Gurion Ben-Gurion America Washington

Boeing 707 Set for 2230 Mile Coast to Coast Run

William Allen of Boeing announced aboard a 707 jet that a nonstop 2,230 mile flight to Friendship International Airport near Baltimore could be the greatest experience of travelers lives. The aircraft, capable of 550 to 600 mph, was to depart Boeing Field for the attempt.

Seattle William Allen Boeing Airplane Co Boeing Field Friendship International Airport Baltimore

Beck Back Quizzers Want Him Beck Back

Senate investigators prepared to subpoena Teamsters President Dave Beck to seize his financial records unless he cooperates. Beck returned from Europe and hinted he would comply, while avoiding reporters and interviews. The inquiry targets racketeering links between West Coast Teamsters officials and vice and gambling networks.

Washington Senate Teamsters Dave Beck Beck Teamster Europe New York Chicago Seattle Teamsters Union Portland Ore

Plane Flips Survived: 31 Escape Hospitalized After Crash

At Standiford Field Louisville an Eastern Airlines plane bounced 50 feet and flipped over skidding 100 feet on its back. Thirty one people avoided serious injuries with only William A. Brown hospitalized. Civil Aeronautics Board and pilot Capt. C. G. Chambers investigate.

Louisville Eastern Airlines Standiford Field William A. Brown Birmingham Ala Civil Aeronautics Board C. G. Chambers Chicago

State Plans 2 Bridges on Ohio 349 in Clinton Township

The Ohio Department of Highways announced bids will be opened on April 2 for a project to construct two bridges on Ohio 349 in Clinton Township Vinton County. The notice identifies the scope and date for competitive bidding by interested contractors.

Akron John M. Holzworth Hawthornden State Hospital Here Summit County Common Pleas Court Columbus Ohio Department of Highways Ohio Clinton Township Vinton County

Hitchcock to Undergo Abdominal Surgery Today

Alfred Hitchcock, famed director and TV personality, is scheduled for abdominal surgery today at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood. He has a notable career in film and television and this procedure follows undisclosed health concerns.

Hollywood Alfred Hitchcock Cedars of Lebanon Hospital

SEATO Ministers Meet to Tighten Anti Subversion Drive

Dulles attends SEATO council as eight-nation group convenes in Canberra to approve steps. The talks aim to keep forces ready and sever Communist penetration in Asia while strengthening internal security. Laos remains a flashpoint with continued Pathet Lao insurgent support.

Canberra Australia Seato Council of Ministers Southeast Asia United States Britain France New Zealand Philippines Thailand Pakistan Asia Dulles Laos Pathet Lao

Police Drag Glacier Lake for Possible Baby in Trunk

Police and fire units planned to resume searches of Glacier Lake in Youngstown after a blood stained trunk floated up containing blood soaked newspapers. Tests confirmed human blood and investigators consider the trunk may have held a newborn baby abandoned inside.

Youngstown Glacier Lake Thomas Galich

Bonus Forms Ready for Korean War Bonuses in Ohio

Distribution of application forms begins across Ohio today. Chester W. Goble, director of the Korean Conflict Compensation Fund, says 22 Ohio National Guard trucks will start delivering the forms to counties and towns.

Columbus Chester W. Goble Ohio National Guard

Legislation Spotlight on Ohio Board of Education Size

Ohio's Board of Education faces legislative hearings opened by House Education Chair T. K. Owens to consider bills cutting the board from 23 to seven or nine members appointed statewide or regionally. Senate leaders may wait on House results before acting. Gov O Neill and Sen Mechem criticize the current large board as unwieldy and ineffective. House Speaker Cloud opposes changes now.

Columbus Ohio Board of Education T. K. Owens B Jackson House Education Committee Senate House Stanley Mechem Athens Mechem William O'Neill O'Neill Roger Cloud R Logan

Oil Flows Again Through Syria Pipeline To Banias

A spokesman for the Iraq Petroleum Co. said oil has started flowing from Iraq through a repaired Banias pipeline across Syria to the Mediterranean port. Initial pumping will be about 40 percent of normal, yielding roughly 29,900 tons daily, with full repairs not expected for over a year.

London Iraq Petroleum Co Iraq Syria Baniyas Mediterranean Damascus Europe Banias

Five Day Forecast Sees Mild Temperatures Across Region

Temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal with highs around 44 to 50 and lows 27 to 31. No major changes expected Tuesday through Saturday as showers move in Monday night, Tuesday, and again Thursday or Friday, totaling about 0.02 to 0.10 inches.

Indonesia Rebels Force Government to Crisis

Indonesia, facing bloodless revolts and a currency crisis, plans to resign after a coalition meeting. South Sumatra joined the revolt as rebel leaders press for a bigger share of export proceeds.

Indonesia Jakarta Ali Sastroamidjojo South Sumatra Barhan Young Army Sastroamidjojo Java Borneo Sumatra Celebes Timor Sundas Flores Bali Paden Djuanda Sukarno

UN Forces Use Tear Gas Amid Gaza Riots

In Gaza City riots over a return to Egyptian administration continued as UN Emergency Force troops dispersed demonstrators with tear gas and shots in the air. About 300 Arabs protested on main streets while hostile crowds demanded Egyptian control and attacks on UNEF facilities followed. No casualties were reported.

Gaza Gaza Strip Strip Egypt Clark UN Emergency Force UNEF Carl Ingholm Gaza City Ingholm Munir Rayess Cairo’ Radio The

X Con Held for Kidnapping in San Diego

Police hold 53 year old Robert Haine Hemming on suspicion of kidnapping an 8 year old boy, Larry Allen Olsen, who was found running along Highway 101 after vanishing near an ocean beach with Hemming. Hemming had prior Ohio charges and a ten year sentence for passing bad checks. He claimed he was not prosecuted for the Ohio kidnapping.

San Diego Calif Robert Haine Hemming Hemming Ohio State University Ohio State Penitentiary Ohio Larry Allen Olsen U. S

Way Clear for Suez Canal Drive

Western officials see little chance to block Egypt's bid for full operating control of the Suez Canal as Eisenhower and Macmillan prepare for Bermuda talks. UN salvage teams position to remove obstructions, possibly clearing the canal in less than a month after Egyptian approval.

Washington Nasser Suez Canal Suez Eisenhower Harold Macmillan Bermuda United States Free Nations Egypt Raymond A. Wheeler Edgar Bonnet Abukir

Wife Admits Poisoning Husband and Daughter

In Toledo a 42-year-old housewife, Ruth Underwater, admits administering poison to her husband and daughter. Detective Capt. Robert Duck says she confessed to putting strychnine in a carton of milk, claiming she did not intend to kill her daughter or husband.

Toledo Robert Duck Ruth Underwater

Wolf Hunt Bags Owl Harrah

About 350 armed men joined a large wolf and coyote hunt after farmers reported heavy livestock losses. The total take included one owl and three jackrabbits.

Okla

Reds accuse Ohio inmates of Nazi style medical experiments

Neues Deutschland, the East German party paper, alleges 53 Ohio Penitentiary convicts are subjected to cancer experiments likened to Nazi medical crimes. Officials say all volunteers, but the article warns of potential “immediate death” from the procedures.

Berlin East Germany Communist Party Ohio Columbus Neues Deutschland Clauberg Carl Clauberg Ohio Penitentiary

Federal aid row over school construction plan

Secretary of Welfare Folsom accuses the U S Chamber of Commerce of misleading statements in opposing federal aid for school construction. A Chamber spokesman counters that the administration seeks federal surveillance over state schools. A House subcommittee weighs a 1.3 billion aid proposal over four years.

Washington Folsom U.S. Chamber of Commerce Chamber U.S House John Miles Education Department

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