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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1956
Page
6
Washington reports on a novel sun tracking louver system of long aluminum slats on the Athens Messenger feature page. An electric motor and sun clock shade three sides of the building, cutting cooling costs while admitting daylight. Architects plan for larger uses, noting it may suit big office towers best, not typical homes.
A report details new automatic controls for helicopters to reduce pilot workload and enable all weather blind flight. Pentagon experts cite improved navigation and safer operations, with Marine Corps remarks on evolving vertical lift for assault and troop delivery.
Ed Orgill wins the Memphis mayoralty by a three to two vote, succeeding the late E. H. Crump as city leader. A former wholesale hardware firm head, he resigns from the presidency to devote effort to civic and charitable projects, a Kefauver campaign figure, and a noted Episcopal layman honored for good citizenship.
New York insurers have paid Chase Manhattan Bank one million dollars to compensate for a misplaced one million dollar U S Treasury note. The note was first missed March 6 and a wide search through millions of pages will continue until the negotiable instrument is located.
In Santa Monica a housewife sought a divorce citing her husband Richard Lebert spanked her with a shoe after she questioned lipstick marks on his shirt. Mrs Lebert testified he returned home drunk from a party and threatened to treat her as a child if she asked childish questions. The incident led to the divorce filing.
Report on the Vanguard range guided missile tests describing a long preparation phase called green room and T time for firing moments. Control room crews from NEA and others assemble as tension rises ahead of the July 1 1957 test window at the central control point with aircraft nearby.
The mission will track Ion Island 700 miles northwest of St Helena in the South Atlantic. It guards against radio interference from ships and islands and ensures TV signals do not disrupt Vanguard data as it orbits. Controllers will direct aircraft and fast patrol boats to warn off traffic that may have missed prior warnings.
Ingrid Bergman returns to U S movies in Anastasia after the Bergman Scandal. Public memory and boycotts loom as Zanuck pushes a major publicity tour and a U S appearance.
Relman Morin reports that Eisenhower's illness has demystified heart trouble for Americans. Public pulse-taking reveals better basic knowledge of heart attacks, less stigma among patients, and a shift in voter attitudes toward the president. Some still fear a second term, but many see survival as common and possible.
Robert E Tumelty, a career officer in the U S Public Health Service, has been assigned to Ohio by the federal government to direct a special project in mental health education. Dr John D Porterfield said Tumelty will work with the Division of Mental Hygiene as head of the new effort.
In Denver the weather and time tower displays time with four clocks and four thermometer readings. Green signals indicate fair weather while red warns of bad weather with neon tubes lighting accordingly.
British society protected Melinda Maclean, wife of Soviet spy Donald Maclean, as she deflected scrutiny with support from Lady Violet Bonham-Carter and members of the Astor circle. She later fled to Moscow with co-conspirators and leveraged charm to shield her family, while critics argued she masterminded a high‑end cover to reach the Iron Curtain.
The Pentagon reports a new “Slanguage machine” by Ralph C. Coxhead Corp for psychological warfare. A single device with interchangeable fonts supports about 50 languages, including Hebrew and Arabic, via coded numeric sequences and symbols. The unit stands 12 inches high, 18 deep, 27 long. photos illustrate operation.
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