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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1957
Page
1
Ohio’s 1955 traffic toll shows 2013 killed and 78698 injured in 127159 crashes. Department of Highway Safety director Gordon Jeffery calls the year bleak with a 3 percent drop in fatalities the first decline since 1954, urging state wide action.
In Steubenville Andrew S. Gura Jr. 41 accidentally shot himself while attempting to smash a shotgun seized from his wife Verna. Coroner John Smarrella ruled the death an accident at their Ragland home. In Cincinnati a 9 year old, Lawrence Thompson, lost a hand when a 20 mm shell exploded as he inspected it. the boy’s father Andrew Thompson found the shell in a vacant apartment.
Cincinnati case of Denver Powell ages 46 returns to criminal court today after a pause caused by the illness of defense attorney Harry Abrams. New Lexington report says Shawnee marshal Harry Opperman took about 60 dollars in three burglaries this past week and is held for investigation of five more similar thefts.
Rep Louis J Schneider Jr told the House Taxation Committee that religious and charitable groups can operate without sales tax stamps saving about 11 percent million dollars annually. Separately lawmakers heard a bill to require the state to cover utility relocation costs for interstate highways, with costs likely passed to customers if federal funds are unavailable.
Normal production at the Martins Ferry plant of Wheeling Steel Corp. is expected to resume by Thursday after a week long strike that idled 1700 workers.
New York reports that Diamond Match Co and Gardner Board and Carton Co of Middletown announced a merger on Wednesday. Under the plan the Ohio firm would be operated as a division of Diamond Match Co.
Robert Riemesch of Shawnee High School near Lima is named winner of the statewide farm record-keeping contest for Future Farmers of America. The Ohio Bankers Association sponsors the contest and announced the results on Wednesday.
Cuban forces killed about 40 people during a failed student bid to assault or kill President Fulgencio Batista in Havana. The attack left 60 wounded, including American tourist Peter Korenda, as armored cars and tanks remained near the palace and Batista's offices.
Chicago police say a 17 year old white youth admitted fatally beating Alvin Palmer a 17year old Negro student as he waited for a bus. Palmer died about ten hours after the attack. Police questioned 14 other teenagers and held Schwartz and 11 others for interrogation as gang members.
President Eisenhower departs tonight on the guided missile cruiser Canberra for a leisurely six day voyage to Bermuda. He hopes the trip helps his health and to clear a stubborn cough and ear infection. He said he feels somewhat better and plans to reach Bermuda next Wednesday afternoon for talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan.
Jakarta reports Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo resigns as Sukarno proclaims a state of war and siege. Rebels seize control of most of Indonesia outside Java, demanding the premier's resignation while pledging loyalty to Sukarno. Outgoing government faced previous term and a bid for autonomy beyond Jakarta rule.
Washington House farm leaders moved to re unite the historic farm bloc after defeats on new subsidies for corn and other feed grains. The chamber rejected every subsidy proposal while ignoring administration requests for relief to corn growers and Democratic expansions to cover all livestock feed producers. Big city members pressured by grocery store constituencies opposed increases.
Ohio representatives voted 19 to 4 in favor of a bill to establish a corn price stabilization program, but the overall House defeated the measure 188 to 217. Democrats for include Ashley Hays Polk. Republicans for include Ayres Baumhart Betts Bow Brown Cleven ger Dennison Henderson Hess Jenkins McCulloch MacCregor Schenck Vorys. Democrats against include Feighan Kirwan Vanik. Republicans against Minshall. Republicans paired for Bolton Scherer.
United States and UN diplomats work to calm Egypt and Israel amid rising tensions over Gaza. Dag Hammarskjold prepares for talks in Cairo with President Nasser while U S efforts urge Egypt and Israel to avoid rash actions and cooperate with UN Emergency Forces.
Richard E. Byrd admiral of the polar wastes was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery beside the Potomac River, with mourners and officials honoring the nation’s hero in a solemn ceremony.
George E. Byus, 84, a merchant for over 30 years before retirement, died Wednesday night. Services set for Friday at 1 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church. Friends may visit Lawrence G. Mohr funeral home after 6 p.m. today.
A House Education Committee hearing blasted the 23 member State Board of Education as unwieldy and slow to act. Rep A G Lancione urged abolishing the board in favor of a governor appointed nine member panel. Rep James A Lantz argued the vehicle matters more than the board, noting the large size hindered timely decisions. The debate followed the board's slow appointment process for a new state superintendent.
Sen. Bricker of Ohio praises the omnibus banking bill as excellent and calls for a Senate vote without amendment. He chairs the Banking Committee that drafted the 2511 page measure, saying it codifies laws for banks savings and loan associations and credit unions. Bricker notes improved statutory organization new liberalizing provisions and added federal supervision safeguards.
A Viscount airliner plowed into three houses on a Manchester council estate during landing. Twenty aboard died and a woman and child in a house were reported missing. Lancashire police noted no survivors were likely and several residents were unaccounted for.
Dora Pearl Wells three-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Wood Wells died in a house fire that destroyed the two story frame dwelling five miles southwest of here on Wednesday night.
Ohio's Supreme Court agreed to review Belmont County commissioners challenge to their power to set justices of the peace salaries. The case follows lower court rulings that parts of a new law shifting JPs from fees to salaries were unconstitutional. The high court's 4-3 split involved broader questions about the guest statute and car passenger liability.
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports a New Mexico boy, Tommy Mohr of Albuquerque, died last January from polio after receiving three Salk vaccine shots. A foundation spokesman said the child was a rare case in which the vaccine had no effect.
Princess Helen of Greece mother of Britain's Duchess of Kent died in Athens today from a heart ailment aged 75. Her passing leaves a royal line traced to Britain and Greece with extended family mourning in Europe.
James R. Hoffa, prominent Teamsters vice president, faces federal bribery charges after allegedly hiring attorney John Dye Cheasty to obtain a committee job and feed information from Senate investigation files. FBI also reports arrests of Hyman Fischbach and a Detroit witness, with Hoffa freed on $25,000 bond as others are held.
Portland district attorney William Langley refused to answer questions before the Senate Rackets Investigation Committee citing Fifth Amendment rights. Langley, a Democrat backed by the Teamsters, was questioned amid tension from the arrest of James R. Hoffa, and he acknowledged an Oregon conspiracy indictment.
Vice President Nixon's plane returned to Khartoum due to a partial engine failure while en route to Libya. He may proceed to Tripoli to meet King Idris or adjust plans after repairs. Sudan's Premier sought U.S. aid for roads and water projects.
A severe power shortage hits the Tokyo industrial complex amid prolonged drought, a five day coal strike, and two thermal plant breakdowns. Authorities scramble to manage supply as industries brace for outages and shortages threaten production.
Cpl. William R. Walsh of Lyndhurst New Jersey was originally sentenced to three months in prison with rank reduction and a $40 monthly fine. Lt. Col. Oscar F. Peatross of Raleigh North Carolina, the convening authority, ordered the prison term cut to 30 days while other provisions stayed in effect.
In Columbus the Ohio House prepared to classify private ambulances as emergency vehicles not only when ordered by police or fire personnel. The session also saw the Insurance Committee kill a private workers compensation bill, while a Senate resolution recognized the Eastern Orthodox Church as a major Ohio faith.
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