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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1960

Page

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Perry Mason's DA Loses Job in CBS Shakeup

Beverly Hills AP William Talman, the Perry Mason district attorney who always loses, was fired by CBS after pleading innocent to a misdemeanor lewd vagrancy charge. Six others faced pleas as investigators described a party incident with marijuana notes but no proof of smoking. Talman insisted on innocence while producers claimed a firing without hearing.

Beverly Hills Calif William Talman CBS Talman Hollywood Harold Rhoden All Things Perry Mason Lola DeWitt Miss DeWitt Richard Riebold James H. Baker Peter N. Hespell Suzanne Willie Jean Donavan Peggy Louise Flannigan Dayton Ohio Riebold

Ohio Population Estimate for Jan First

Ohio's population was estimated at 9,732,558 as of January 1 by the Department of Industrial and Economic Development.

Ohio Columbus Department of Industrial and Economic Development

Classified Ad Deadline Notice

Phone your messenger classified ad in before 11 A M Saturday to appear in the Sunday edition.

Your Messenger

Messenger Classified Ad Offer For Easy Billing

Promotes a simple classified ad placement with billing after results. Claims low cost at 15 words for 3 days for 1.35 dollars and encourages cancellation if not satisfied. Provides phone number DIAL LY 3-1242 for contact.

Derailed Box Car Crashes Into Springfield Building

A Detroit Toledo and Ironton boxcar derailed and struck a Springfield building, causing an estimated 40 000 to 50 000 dollars in damage. Six people inside were not injured as two other cars derailed and landed in a ditch. A brake assembly failure likely caused wheels to leave the tracks. salesman Harold Locher warned others when the train sounded different.

Springfield John Taggart Taggart Coal & Supply Co Detroit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad Cincinnati Harold Locher

Albuquerque man reports pried vacant apartment door theft

Edward Boyd of Albuquerque told police he found the front door of a vacant apartment he owns pried open Thursday. Missing only the kitchen sink.

Albuquerque, N. M Edward Boyd Albuquerque

Pioneer V Continues Orbit Race Milestone Achieved

NASA celebrates Pioneer V passing one million miles in its journey toward solar orbit. The signal and seven data streams reach Earth from 1,002,700 miles away as officials in Washington mark the milestone with a ceremony near the White House.

Washington Pioneer V Earth National Aeronautics and Space Administration White House Los Angeles NASA Hawaii Pioneer

Weekend chill grips Ohio with light snow possible

Skies clear in parts of Ohio let temperatures dip to 20 in Zanesville 23 in Columbus and 22 in Chesapeake. Northern Ohio may see light snow or flurries as highs top out in the mid 30s with clouds building Saturday ahead of a weak northwest low. Sunday remains cold.

Columbus Ohio Zanesville Chesapeake Ohio River

Ohio Five Day Forecast Reflects Below Normal Temperatures

Ohio forecast shows temperatures 8 to 9 degrees below normal with normal highs from 46 to 51 and cooler nights. Precipitation totals about half an inch in snow or flurries likely Saturday or Sunday and again Monday or Tuesday.

Ohio

Western Powers Propose Census For World Disarmament Talks

In Geneva the five Western delegations urged a world wide census of armed forces and weapons as a first step toward a disarmament treaty. Jules Moch insisted on full information for real control and on an inspection system seen as non espionage. Moscow warned the West against abandoning its opposition to pre agreement controls.

Geneva Jules Moch Moch Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Pravda Communist Party Khrushchev

Clues Searched In Slaying Of Three Women

Police pursue leads in Starved Rock State Park murders of Mrs Lillian Oetting and two companions. Hair samples and bark fragments sent to lab while detectives question several men. Victims identified as Mrs Oetting, Mrs Frances Murphy, and Mrs Mildred Lindquist.

Ottawa Ill William Morris Illinois State Police Starved Rock State Park Morris Lillian Oetting Springfield Oetting St. Louis Canyon George Illinois Bell Telephone Co Frances Murphy Robert Murphy Borg-Warner Corp Mildred Lindquist Robert Lindquist Harris Trust & Savings Bank Harland Warren

Three Lake County Deputies Quit Over Pay in Painesville

Three of the 15 Lake County deputies on Sheriff William B. Evans staff resigned in Painesville citing low pay Their salaries were about 400 dollars a month.

Lake County William B. Evans

Blind Teen Receives Philadelphia's First Medal of Honor

Theresa Hayes a 17 year old blind girl will receive the city’s first Medal of Honor for staying at her telephone switchboard to warn others during a fire at Overbrook School for the Blind. Over 300 pupils were evacuated safely and a firefighter died in the blaze last week.

Philadelphia Theresa Hayes Overbrook School

Akron Mayor Says 2047 Employees Face No Pay Raise

Akron Mayor Leo Berg warns city employees that no pay raise is planned for 2047 as the city reports a $358000 shortfall through the year. He cites the deficit as the reason for withholding raises.

Akron Leo Berg

Top Cuban Aide Quits Over Castro Rule And Theft

Cuba's top military representative in Washington resigned calling Fidel Castro a betrayer and accusing the regime of a Communist style dictatorship with covert money collection. He named Ernesto Guevara as the real power and said Castroism masks intranational communism.

Washington Cuba Fidel Castro Miguel Pons Inter-American Defense Board Pons Havana Ernesto Guevara

Bandit Hits Doctors With Penicillin Shot Scam

A Louisville bandit passes bad checks then visits clinics for a penicillin shot. After the shot he receives a $10 check made out to him by his wife and pockets the cash. The scheme nets him $4 a day, while doctors warn about fake prescriptions and wasted penicillin.

Louisville

Airliner Explodes In Flight Over Indiana

Northwest Airlines flight 710 with 63 aboard exploded in the air and crashed near TELL CITY Indiana. FBI haste to determine if sabotage or other federal violations occurred. Wreckage found across a snow covered field with authorities reporting few remains and a 25 by 40 foot crater.

Tell City Ind Northwest Airlines FBI Washington Northwest Minneapolis Miami Chicago Midway Airport Ohio River Indiana Kentucky Cyril Powers Theodore Wilson Louis Gayer Joe O’brien Louisville Evansville

Letart Man Kills Self in Family Home

George Grimm 32 of Letart died from a self-inflicted gunshot at his parents home after a personal safety related incident. He was a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad fireman and faced a non-support charge. He left a wife Peggy and four children, with siblings named Mrs. Jack Riley and William Grimm.

Point Pleasant Darlene van Meter Elyria Ohio Church of God In Darlene Harry van Meter Mason and Hartford Richard Elain Alfred Dwight Keith Marilyn Lucille Patty Karin Elaine Hattie Duncan Mason Walter van Meter Wayne-Wright Funeral Home Grimm Letart Oak Grimm Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co A. M. Goodwin Justice of Peace Court A. M Oliver Eschenaur Mason County Peggy Kaylor Grimm Terry Casey Cheryl Paul Jack Riley William Pete) Grimm Belvidere

Bank Suspect Indicted By Federal Jury In Maryland

A federal grand jury in Baltimore indicts Burl F. Kirkpatrick 27 Lower Salem for interstate transportation of a motor vehicle. He is tied to the Bartlett Farmers Bank robbery case and held in Marietta for issuing worthless checks. The FBI continues to verify his statement about the Clarksburg West Virginia to Frederick Maryland car theft. He previously confessed to the bank robbery but now denies it.

Baltimore Burl F. Kirkpatrick Lower Salem Kirkpatrick Bartlett Farmers Bank Federal Bureau of Investigation Clarksburg W. Va Frederick Marietta Ronald Riggs Mel Underwood Columbus FBI Bartlett Bank

Four Are Accused Of Narcotics Sale

Four individuals including a 16 year old and a college junior were arrested in Westchester County on charges of distributing narcotics to more than 100 high school and college students. Prosecutors said the ring operated in Port Chester Rye Mamaroneck New Rochelle and nearby Long Island Sound communities.

White Plains N. Y Westchester County Dist. Atty Joseph F. Gagliardi Gagliardi Port Chester Rye Mamaroneck New Rochelle Long Island Sound Charles Messina Iona College Peter Furano

Comptroller Seeks Bank Condition Reports

Washington reports the comptroller of the currency has issued a call for a statement of the condition of all national banks as of the close of business Tuesday March 15. The notice directs banks to submit reports detailing assets liabilities and capital.

Washington Comptroller of the Currency

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