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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1958

Page

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227 Miles of Happy Motoring Promised to Ohioans

The Ohio Department of Highways says a non stop drive across central Ohio from Indiana to West Virginia will arrive in about ten years as a massive inter state program raises U S 40 to Interstate 70 standards. By 1969 most rural segments will be four lanes and the project includes Columbus innerbelt and Kirkersville Hebron relief routes with bids set for April 1.

Columbus Ohio Indiana West Virginia Ohio Department of Highways U. S. 40 Kirkersville Hebron Licking Muskingum Lumbus Zanesville Muskingum County

Ike Keeps Alive Price Forecasts

Washington reports President Eisenhower will ask the United Nations to send foreign observers to U S atomic tests in the Pacific this summer. Administration debates price supports for corn and dairy reductions, with a veto possible but not guaranteed, amid farm political tensions.

Washington Eisenhower United Nations U. S Pacific Congress Agriculture Benson

Farm land yields to cities in Ohio as nonfarm use rises

Ohio farmland is moving out of agriculture at about 50 000 to 60 000 acres per year. Agricultural economist Melvin G. Smith of Ohio State University notes land shifts to cities rural residences and industrial uses while farm business grows more specialized and part time farming increases with 40 percent of farmers working 100 days or more off farm. He says rural communities will undergo the greatest changes in modern agricultural history.

Columbus Ohio State University Ohio Melvin G. Smith OSU Department of Agricultural Economics Smith

Union Spurs Profit Talks

DETROIT Behind closed doors the General Motors Corp and the United Auto Workers negotiate a new contract. UAW President Walter P Reuther presented profit sharing proposal to GM VP Louis Seaton as talks proceed with no public statements. Deadline May 29 for contract expiration.

Detroit General Motors Corp United Auto Workers UAW Walter P. Reuther Louis M. Seaton

Five Day Forecast for West Virginia Weather Update

Weather outlook describes partly cloudy to mostly cloudy conditions with light rain or drizzle, mainly in the east. Temperatures near normal to slightly below with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s to mid 40s. Expect cooler conditions in the mountains with a chance of light rain or snow Friday into Saturday and an average precipitation of about half an inch in the east.

Onhio West Virginia

O Neill Names Sater to Franklin County Court

Governor C William O Neill appoints Kenneth L Sater a Columbus Republican to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court in Columbus Ohio.

Columbus William O'Neill Kenneth L. Sater Columbus Republican Franklin County Common Pleas Court

New Type Heart Operation Might Save Half of Victims

Dallas report cites Chicago surgeon Dr. M S Mazel describing a procedure that sprays magnesium silicate on the heart surface to stimulate new blood vessel growth. The aim is to reduce heart death toll by boosting blood supply to the coronary vessels after a heart attack.

Dallas Tex Chicago M. S. Mazel

Democrats Push Expanded Unemployment Benefits Plan

House Democrats denounce President Eisenhower's plan for a one year 50 percent rise in jobless pay as insufficient. They back Mills-McCormack proposals to fund up to 16 additional weeks with no state contribution and at least half the worker’s wage, financed federally. The Eisenhower plan offers up to 13 extra weeks with federal loans, costing an estimated 500 to 600 million dollars.

Washington House Eisenhower House of Representatives House Ways and Means Committee Mills D-Ark Rep McCormack Mass

Six Die In Morning Home Fire In Columbus

A young mother Betty Gallagher 25 and five children perished in an early morning blaze at a two story home 1 1/2 miles west of downtown Columbus. James George-Glenn escaped with burns and was hospitalized. Police noted the victims were related but did not specify how.

Columbus Betty Gallagher Jimmy Debbie James George Glenn Barbara Larry George Georges Gallaghers

Dr Quiring Dies at 63 in Cleveland Clinic Hospital

Dr Daniel P. Quiring, 63, expert on comparative anatomy and associate professor of biology at Western Reserve University, died in Cleveland Clinic Hospital Tuesday night after a short illness.

Cleveland Daniel P. Quiring Cleveland Clinic Western Reserve University

Kohler Head To Testify Before Senate Rackets Panel

Herbert V. Kohler head of Kohler Co testifies before the Senate Rackets Committee on the four year old strike at the plumbing fixtures plant. The panel plans to hear UAW President Walter Reuther next as a windup witness ahead of New Castle Indiana Perfect Circle Corp strike hearings.

Washington Herbert V. Kohler Kohler Co Senate McClelland D-Ark Walter Reuther United Auto Workers Wisconsin UAW Perfect Circle Corp New Castle Ind

Army Aims New Explorer Satellite Launch

Cape Canaveral officials prepare for a fresh Explorer satellite launch using the Jupiter C rocket. Time and date remain confidential as the army coordinates the assembling personnel for the mission.

Cape Canaveral Fla

Professor Dies at 34 in Columbus

Gabriel A. Pradal age 34 an associate professor in the romance language department at Ohio State University died Monday from leukemia in Columbus Ohio The obituary notes his academic work and tenure at OSU and his contributions to the university community.

Columbus Gabriel A. Pradal Ohio State University

Drive Looms To Push Taft Into Nomination

Friends of Charles Taft push an uninsured bid for the GOP governor nomination against incumbent C William O Neill. Taft says he is watching and will decide April 7. Chesler leads petition drive with or without Sen Robert Tafts backing.

Taft William O’neill The Cin Cinnati O'Neill Cleveland Howard Chesler Robert A. Taft Chesler Charles Taft Cylde Mann Akron Beacon Journal

Rumor of Soviet Premier Shakeup Amid Parliament Session

Western observers suspect Nikolai Bulganin may be replaced as the Soviet Premier when the Supreme Soviet convenes in Moscow. Potential successor Aleksei Kirichenko, Khrushchev aide, rose in prominence after Kirichenko's 200 nominations and Voroshilov's 77 count. Bulganin was largely out of the running in pre election disclosures.

Nikolai Bulganin Soviet Union Moscow Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Supreme Soviet Bulganin Alexei I. Kirichenko Ukraine Communist Party Long Krushchev Kirichenko Khrushchev Party U.N Dag Hammarskjold Klementi Voroshilov

U S Sees Lone Soviet Move On Disarmament

U S officials privately expect a dramatic Soviet move on disarmament possibly suspending nuclear tests or declaring intent to halt weapon production. Such a solo act would be propaganda aimed at pressuring the West while avoiding inspection. Kremlin sessions and Khrushchev’s timing loom as potential inflection points.

Washington U.S Moscow U.S.S.R Dulles State Department

Landslide Blocks Ohio 7 Near Lawrence Gallia Line

Rains caused a landslide that dumped 25 to 30 tons of dirt and rock onto Ohio 7 just south of the Lawrence Gallia county line. The slide blocks one lane and threatens more earth. Officials cannot estimate clearance time.

Ironton Ohio 7 Lawrence-Gallia County Ohio Highway Patrol Department of Highways

Ohio unemployment rolls hold near steady at 208,694

The Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports a near steady week with 208,694 people currently drawing jobless benefits, up from 207,280. The March increase stands at 3,238 claims so far this month.

Columbus

Amish Parents Seek New Contempt Hearing in Norwalk

In Wooster, Juvenile Court Judge Don Young reviews a request from volunteer defense lawyers for a new contempt hearing in the case of six Amish parents jailed for failing to send their sons to school. The parents were released on bond while habeas corpus action proceeds.

John Hershberger Emmanual Slabaugh Eli Hershberger Ohio Young

Cleveland Teachers To Receive 250 Dollars Yearly Raise

Cleveland public school instructors will gain a $250 annual pay hike next September. The board of education approved new salary schedules setting starting pay at $4250 for a bachelor’s degree holder with no experience and a top bracket of $7250 for those with 13 years experience and a master’s degree.

Cleveland Board of Education

SAC Bombers Ready for Air in ILS Minutes

WALLA WALLA Washington Maj Gen David Wade said SAC bombers could be airborne within 15 minutes to strike any nation launching a surprise attack. He noted one third of SAC bombers are at the end of their runways loaded with hydrogen bombs and ready to take to the air.

First Butter Shipment Set for Ohioans

Columbus governor announces 87,000 pounds monthly surplus creamery butter will begin arriving in April for Ohio’s needy families.

Columbus Ohio William O'Neill

Nominee Horace H. Smith Advanceed to Laos Ambassadorship

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the nomination of Horace H. Smith of Xenia Ohio as ambassador to Laos on Tuesday.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Horace H. Smith Xenia Ohio Laos

Oscar Awards Out Tonight in Hollywood Glamor

Hollywood prepares for the Oscar ceremony as Elizabeth Taylor stands as a major best actress contender. The broadcast features seventy top stars on NBC at 10 30 p m while the film industry mourns producer Mike Todd who died in a recent airplane crash.

Hollywood Movie Capital Mike Todd Todd Elizabeth Taylor NBC Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Ohio and West Virginia to Receive Natural Gas Lines

The Manufacturers Light and Heat Co of Pittsburgh was authorized by the Power Commission to build about 1.16 million dollars of natural gas pipeline facilities in Ohio and West Virginia. The project includes 21 miles of line a river crossing and service to the Olin Mathieson Chemical plant near Buck Hill Bottom Monroe County Ohio.

Washington Manufacturers Light and Heat Co Pittsburgh The Power Commission Ohio West Virgin Olin Maethieson Chemical Corp Buck Hill Bottom Monroe County

Woman Eyes Senate Seeks Republican Nomination in Missouri

In Jefferson City Missouri 55 year old Hazel Palmer president of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs announces plans to seek the Republican nomination for U S Senate from Missouri. The report notes her leadership role and intent to run.

Jefferson City Hazel Palmer National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs U. S Missouri

4 Piece Bedroom Suite Quick Sale Ad

Four piece bedroom suite priced for quick sale. Dial 22512 after 6 pm for details.

Dial

Quick Ad Sells In One Day

Small ad promises fast results selling unused household items. It emphasizes now as the best time and invites readers to call 31242 for an Ad-taker and quick service.

Satellites to Track Every Storm From Pole to Pole

Dr. Harry Wexler, research director of the U S Weather Bureau, predicted U S satellites traveling pole to pole will soon provide data on every storm on earth.

Kansas City Harry Wexler U. S. Weather Bureau U. S Earth

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