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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1960

Page

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Nixon Pledges Aggressive Campaign On Farm Issue

The AP reports Vice President Richard Nixon vows a hard hitting campaign and statesmanship this year. He spoke in Lincoln and plans a Camp David trip with Eisenhower and Macmillan to discuss global issues including a nuclear test ban. Democratic rivals Humphrey and Kennedy campaign in Wisconsin as primary battles unfold.

Nixon Associated Press Richard M. Nixon Republican Party Lincoln Neb Dency Camp David Eisenhower Harold Macmillan Britain Cratic Hubert H. Humphrey Minnesota John F. Kennedy Massachusetts Wisconsin Kennedy Minneapolis Humphrey Sheboygan University of Nebraska

Medina board seeks to close Amish school in Homer Two

The Medina County Board of Education filed in Common Pleas Court to halt Amos J. Mast teaching 58 pupils in a one room Amish schoolhouse in Homer Two. Flood warnings say the Ohio river should crest at 31 feet Saturday, under 52 feet flood stage, after heavy snows. In New Delhi, President Gamal Abdel Nasser of the United Arab Republic arrived for a 12 day state visit.

Medina West Virginia New Delhi India Gamal Abdel Nasser United Arab Republic

Charleston dedicates first Polaris missile facility

The Charleston South Carolina port dedicated today as the first arming center for Polaris submarine missiles. Missiles will be assembled checked out stored or loaded aboard fleet ballistic submarines at the 800 acre reserve seven miles up the Cooper River from Charleston harbor.

Charleston S. C Cooper River Charleston Harbor

Car thief drains radiator as man notices overheating

Mobile reader R D Lee drove to work Monday and found his car overheating after the radiator was removed from the vehicle while it sat at a station over the weekend. In Cincinnati the Weather Bureau reports on the Ohio River.

Mobile Ala R. D. Lee Cincinnati the Weather Bureau Ohio River

Ad boasts pony sale from quick classified

Bill Riley of Athens says he had many responses to a Want Ad placed for a pony. He sold the pony at the end of the first day for 75 cents and notes the ad’s strong performance. He urges others to place ads by calling the listed number.

Bill Riley Athens Mr. Riley

Army Keeps Empty Ordnance Plants In Ohio

The Army spends over two million dollars yearly to maintain five idle Ohio ordnance plants. One in Cleveland, one in Ravenna, one in Cincinnati, and two in Lima, totaling about 150 million dollars, were disclosed during House appropriations subcommittee testimony.

Army Ohio Cleveland Ravenna Cincinnati Lima

Fire destroys large dairy barn in Gallia County

A 45 foot silo marks the scene of a $45,000 blaze that gutted a Raymond Barr farm dairy barn on Bulnville Road. About 28 cows died, 14 or 15 were saved. Larry Barr, 16, suffered second degree burns while trying to rescue cattle. Fire started when a pickup backfired during attempted starting. Firemen arrived as the barn burst into flames. hay and corn were destroyed. insurance on the barn was $400. Chief Heck Steele estimated total damage at $42,000 to $45,000.

Gallipolis Raymond Barr Bulnville Rd Larry Barr Holzer Hospital Barr Young Barr Claude Christian Barr Place Addison Heck Steele Steele

Top Advisers Called In To Examine Nuclear Test Proposals

Eisenhower and Macmillan summon their top scientific and foreign policy advisers at Camp David to refine a joint U S British plan for Geneva talks with the Soviet Union. The group discusses a safeguarded treaty ban on major nuclear tests and a possible short term moratorium on underground blasts.

Gettysburg Eisenhower Harold Macmillan Soviet Union Camp David Richard M. Nixon Christian A. Herter Washington George B. Kistiakowsky John A. McCone Atomic Energy Commission William Penney Macmillan James H. Douglas Defense Philip J. Farley Herter Geneva James Hagerty Charles de Gaulle Nikita Khrushchev Paris United States Britain

Senators Seek Funds for Cincinnati Boat Moorings

A Senate appropriations subcommittee was asked to provide 600000 dollars to create 16 mooring areas for small boats in the Cincinnati area along the Ohio River. The request was made Monday by Brig Gen William W Lapsley of the Army Engineers.

Washington Senate Cincinnati Ohio River William W. Lapsley Army Engineers

Police Begin Search For Riot Leaders

Johannesburg reports show a one day work boycott spurred deadly rioting. Police sweep Negro quarters seeking leaders as unrest subsides for now. The demonstrations centered on passbook demands that triggered the violence and mourning for 72 killed last week.

South Africa Johannesburg

Khrushchev Tours Verdun Battlefield Memorial

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev soberly toured Verdun battlefield where nearly a half million French soldiers died fighting Germany in 1916. He visited the site as part of a France trip and inspected memorials marking the WWI carnage.

Verdun France Nikita Khrushchev

Portland family faces child welfare court over malnourished children

In Portland Oregon a juvenile court temporarily removed six Morris children from a plywood shack after two sisters died from malnutrition and pneumonia. The foster group at Our Lady of Providence Nursery reported several kids underweight with pneumonia while the parents defended their efforts amid a $500 monthly logging job claim.

Portland Ore Taylor Morris Morris Ralph S. Kennedy Nancy Francella Sisters of Charity Our Lady of Providence Nursery Providence Hospital Carol Ann Shack Carol Texas Kenneth Thelma Joyce Mary Robert David

43 Negroes Are Convicted in Raleigh Trespass Case

A North Carolina city court convicted 43 Negro students for trespassing during lunch counter demonstrations. The defendants and their attorneys said appeals will proceed to Superior Court, with a possible Supreme Court challenge if needed.

North Carolina U.S. Supreme Court Raleigh Superior Court Supreme Court

Senate Backs Bill to Shield Kent State Student

The Senate sent to the House a bill to permit Emil Milan Preseren a 32 year old Kent State University student from Cleveland to remain in the United States. Officials cited deportability for past mental illness but a psychiatrist’s report says he is normal.

Washington Senate House Kent State University Yugoslavia Emil Milan Preseren Cleveland Immigration Service Preseren

Castro Rejects Rio Pact Call for Action

Fidel Castro declared in Havana that his government does not feel bound by the 13 year old Rio Pact urging concerted action by the American republics against communism.

Havana Fidel Castro

Rain floods Midwest as storms threaten rising rivers

Thunderstorms dumped rain across the Midwest extending from Oklahoma to Nebraska. Gusty winds reached 63 mph at Hutchinson Kansas while a tornado near Shattuck Oklahoma caused minor damage. Major flooding hit Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Iowa with widespread Missouri River tributary overflows.

Midwest Oklahoma Nebraska Hutchinson Kan Shattuck Kansas Missouri Iowa Missouri River

Mack Dies On Bad Day In Congress

Vernon Mack, 68, a Republican from Washington and long-time congressman since 1947, collapsed on the House floor after a brief chat with Reps. Dixon and Pelly. Dr. George W. Culver ruled death from a coronary occlusion as Mack struck his head on a seat.

Washington Russell Vernon Mack Wash House of Representatives House Henry Aldous Dixon Utah Thomas M. Pelly Rwash Dixon Mack George W. Culver Congress

Glasgow Whisky Warehouse Fire Kills 19 Firemen

A devastating blaze at a whisky warehouse in Glasgow, Scotland, killed 19 firemen and injured at least 40 others on Monday night, marking Britain’s worst fire brigade disaster.

Glasgow Scotland Britain

Columbus IRS office cited for reducing delinquent leads

Columbus Ohio internal revenue office among 44 nationwide cited for cutting delinquent tax leads last year.

Columbus Washington Ohio Internal Revenue Office

Akron officer dies in jet trainer crash near Sault Ste. Marie

Ohio airman Lt. Robert K. Perrine, 28, of Akron, was killed Monday in the crash of a 133 jet trainer near Sault Ste. Marie. The incident involved a military training aircraft and paraphrase notes indicate a fatal wreck during training.

Sault Ste. Marie Mich P—Air Force Robert K. Perrine Akron Ohio

Ashland College asks professor to resign over communism debate

Ashland College President Dr. Glenn L. Clayton asked philosophy professor Edward K. Stipe to resign citing a personal controversy in the classroom and criticism of religious doctrine. Stipe defended his lectures on explaining communism to students and said he resigned to spare the college embarrassment after a letters exchange with Church League of America chairman Edward Bundy.

Ashland Edward K. Stipe Ashland College Stipe United Lutheran Church In America Glenn L. Clayton Clayton Edward C. Bundy Church League of America, Wheaton, Ih

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