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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1957
Page
1
Senator McClellan told Dave Beck that evidence indicates Beck may have misappropriated 320000 of Teamsters funds during a public hearing. Beck refused to release personal financial records, challenging committee jurisdiction before a subpoena was issued.
The Harvard University Lampoon mocks 1956 acting from Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck Elvis Presley Anne Baxter Natalie Wood Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson. It lampoons The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit Moby Dick Love Me Tender The Ten Commandments All That Heaven Allows War and Peace with satirical labels.
Syracuse N Y Six thousand New York Central Railroad employees will strike at 6 30 a m Thursday in the eastern division from Buffalo to New York City and from Clearfield Pennsylvania to Massena New York, alleging violations of working agreements and the Railway Labor Act.
Dag Hammarskjold wrapped up a Cairo mission amid signs of minimal change in Egypt's stance on the Suez Canal and Gaza Strip dispute. Egyptian sources hinted at slight concessions to Western canal users while Western officials remained skeptical of a lasting UN buffer. Egypt reportedly demanded UN troops on both sides of the 1949 armistice line and Israel's withdrawal from the El Auja zone.
Farm groups ask the Interstate Commerce Commission to deny railroads demand for freight rate increases on farm products and supplies. Secretary of Agriculture Benson backs them, noting 22 percent rises in parts and 15 percent in the south, with farm prices down 4 percent from 1946.
New York contestant Hank Bloomgarden defeated Mrs Vivi enne Nearing on NBC Twenty One. Bloomgarden, a 28 year old medical research administrative consultant, won 10500 of Nearing's 16000 earnings, leaving her with 5500 for island city question.
Edouard Herriot three time French premier and honorary National Assembly president died after a long illness. He led the Radical Socialist party, prominent in early European unity efforts, and faced clashes with Vichy authorities before imprisonment in 1942 and later liberation by Russian troops.
Police say 27 year old Lawson confessed strangling Credia Mallady, 29, in St Louis after she threatened him with a butcher knife. He aided in the crime in late Feb, wrapped the body, drove to Columbus, and dumped it in a creek before awaiting extradition to St Louis.
A 37 year old Columbus man Walter Blankenship died early today after he shielded his 12 year old daughter Peggy from an intruder who fired six shots. The suspect, about 21, fled after the confrontation at their apartment.
Circleville Ohio county officials were warned by State Fire Marshall Emmett Brush that the home for the aged must be repaired within 60 days or shut down as a fire hazard. The 80 year old building houses 34 residents.
Governor C William ONeill announced a 1.4 billion dollar 22 year program to build 475 miles of highways in Ohio from 1957 through 1959 including 60 miles inside cities and a Columbus to Turnpike corridor. The plan funds four lane links among Columbus Cincinnati Dayton and Toledo with several river and gap bridges.
Port Clinton report says three inmates Antonio Rodriguez Henry Mitchell and Kenneth Clark fled Ottawa County Jail Monday night after snow covered the ground. A trail along a railroad track led officers four miles to their capture within hours with one found in a farm shed another near a railroad crossing and the third behind a residential building.
Edward J. McDonald, 31, survived a heart wound after a bullet tore his chest. Doctors at Louisville state he is recovering well after the bullet was removed from his back, though he cannot work for about two months.
The Democratic National Committee said its Washington offices were ransacked during the night with files pulled open and disturbed. Police assisted to check for missing items.
The Veterans Administration announces the living World War I veteran total has dropped below three million, with an estimated 2,995,000 survivors by the end of March.
Thirty eight U S search planes failed to find any trace of a missing C97 transport that disappeared March 22 off the Japanese coast with 67 Americans aboard.
Britain announced it rejected a new set of Japanese protests against plans to stage hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific Ocean. The note indicates continued British determination ahead of the tests.
A Tampa newspaper reported Lloyd Russell Campfield 41 of Gallia County died last Wednesday in a parked automobile in north Tampa's business district. Gallipolis had scattered reports earlier that his body was cremated the day after his death.
In Muskogee Oklahoma an archaeologist from the University of Oklahoma reports a house dated to about 2000 years ago unearthed on a riverbank. The house includes a fireplace roof poles and watershed with weapons and implements helping to verify the age.
The Great Plains region struggles to recover from the weekend blizzard with at least 33 deaths across nine states Texas Illinois Oklahoma Kansas Nebraska Indiana Missouri New Mexico and Iowa. Rescue efforts continue amid stranded communities and hundreds of snowbound passengers evacuated from two cross country trains in Kansas and Missouri.
Ellery Cherry, 19, learned boxing in the Police Athletic League and floored two patrolmen during an arrest attempt after a party. He appeared in Munici pal Court on charges of resisting arrest assault and battery and drunken and disorderly conduct, with hearing continued. Patrolman Sterling suffered a broken thumb and a cut nose, while Patrolman Masiker got face cuts and a black eye. Cherry fled with the injured officers but was captured by two others.
About 12 000 people mainly teenagers packed the Sportatorium Monday night for a rock and roll concert led by singer pianist Fats Domino. At least 25 persons fainted outside the venue during the event.
The Lighthouse for the Blind requests pictureless television sets with blown-out picture tubes. The devices will aid listening enjoyment for blind residents in Philadelphia.
President Syngman Rhee marked his 82nd birthday in Seoul with official greetings and national observances. Seoul residents watched ceremonies as the aging leader, shown in public appearances, received congratulations from government officials and citizens.
Senator Hennings said a White House briefing indicated France may seek guided missiles similar to Britain’s, with the United States to supply weapons while keeping warheads under American custody. The move aims to strengthen NATO defense and improve ties with allies.
Ohio Senate signals approval of a House backed bill to lower mass transit vehicle licenses from 360 to 10 dollars per year. Transit firms say the fee gap versus car licenses hurts profitability and viability. The Legislature enters its 12th week as the Senate also approves a $25 000 annual salary for the state superintendent of public instruction with an emergency clause.
Long Beach New York the 80 year old James J Hines once a power in Tammany Hall died in Memorial Hospital Long Beach of a kidney ailment He had been in hospital since March 12 Hines broke with Tammany to back F D R at Chicago 1932 convention He later ran federal patronage for Manhattan Convicted in 1939 of conspiring to protect policy rackets and died in Florida after a sentence served in Sing Sing.
The New Hampshire Supreme Court upheld a Superior Court injunction halting a Manchester teachers strike, ruling public school teachers lack the right to strike for higher pay. The decision centers on state law and sets a precedent for subsequent labor actions in the state.
The United States released four more Japanese war criminals today including a former Army captain and three lieutenants. They had served sentences from 30 years to life for wartime offenses.
Classified notes remind readers pineapple is a berry not a fruit and promote a two day ad with a third day free. An advertiser sold a baby bed in one day attracting 12 calls while listing a price and phone number. Want ads urge quick selling through the service.
Ironton man William Harold Blankenship posted 1500 bond on felonious assault charges after discharging a shotgun at Spud McDaniel of Mason outside Ruby's tavern near Mason. McDaniel was treated at Holzer Hospital and listed in good condition. Hearing set for April 9 in Justice of the Peace A. M. Goodwin's court.
Huntington residents debate police strength as a daily question. An inquir ing reporter photographer uncovers a man using an alias with a history of multiple arrests and crimes since 1942.
Denver Powell, 46, convicted of first degree murder in a 1949 holdup slaying, has filed for a new trial. Court-appointed attorneys argued the verdict was against the evidence.
London detectives recount how Dr. John Bodkin Adams reacted to being charged with drugging and killing 81 year old Edith Morrell in 1950. Cross-examination by Geoffrey Lawrence centers on wills and Adams comments about murder.
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