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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1960
Page
1
A South Korean navy frigate repelled a North Korean torpedo boat attack intended to cover landings of agents off the east coast near the truce line. The engagement lasted under five minutes with no reported casualties or damage, and patrols were increased to thwart further agent landings.
The 15 NATO members meeting in Istanbul warned the Soviet Union to stop attacks on West Germany and other allies. They said there can be no peaceful coexistence while such propaganda and assaults continue. The council urged unity and noted reunification of West and East Germany as the path to a final settlement.
The administration introduces a federal state medical care program for the lower income aged. It would cost $24 per year per person with eligibility limits of $3800 for couples and $2500 for singles. States would design details and share costs 50 50, with full operation likely in about two years.
Senators John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey square off in a 60 minute live television debate in Charleston West Virginia. The program runs 7 30 to 8 30 p m EST and covers key issues in the Democratic presidential race.
Congressional investigators wrap up a long payola inquiry with a report blasting broadcasting standards. The document accuses payola of lavish nationwide influence on TV and radio, criticizes Dick Clark, and claims television is filled with trash poor programming and excessive advertising.
Chicago police sought a gang of Negro youths after a white Southern truck driver James Jewell 30 said his brother John 37 of Memphis was beaten to death. Five Detroit teens held after a 90 minute shooting spree wounded two whites and fired on a officer in a racially mixed neighborhood. In Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr urged next campaign may target voter registration. Joske's and Diamond department stores faced protests with closures and concessions to Negro demonstrators.
U S Air Force Secretary Dudley C Sharp arrived in Tokyo for his first inspection of Far East Air Force installations. He planned tours of key bases and met with senior commanders to review readiness and facilities.
The Case Institute of Technology will offer a bachelor's degree in astronomy starting next fall due to rising interest in astronomy careers. Nearby, Dr. Thomas De Arman Kinney will leave Western Reserve University Medical School September 1 to chair Duke University School of Medicine's pathology department.
Ohio Democrats favor Gov. DiSalle as delegate counts show him and Miller vying for control of 29 of the 64 votes in the state. Early returns dim for Kennedy backers while Republicans favor Nixon slate. details cover districts in Hamilton and Cuyahoga counties and statewide at large.
Nixon scored a clear Republican victory in Indiana with 375,166 votes to Kennedy 303,186 in the Democratic race as 85.55 percent of precincts reported. Eisenhower’s 1952/56 totals provided a benchmark while Humphrey won DC Democratic primary and others carried issues in Alabama and Florida races.
A Georgetown University Hospital Diabetes Clinic director warns the Senate drug hearings could cause irreparable harm to diabetes patients and blames Kefauver for the issue. He says headlines frighten patients away from doctors and medications. Dirksen criticizes broad testimony beyond monopoly charges.
A juvenile court in Los Angeles considers Lana Turner’s 16 year old daughter Cheryl Crane who fled a county girls home after a past stabbing case. The case follows Crane’s earlier involvement with her mother’s hoodlum lover and current guardianship questions.
Incumbent Republican Stanley Mechem held a wide lead in the 9-14th district race with a 3-1 margin over Charles J. H. McDonald as Fairfield County turnout favored Mechem 9603 to 3527. Gordon B. Gray trailed Marshall Carlisle by about 520 votes in the Fourth District Court of Appeals race with Carlisle leading 15,010 to 14,864 in unofficial county tallies. Oakley C. Collins surged to a large unofficial majority over Homer E. Abele for the 10th District Congress seat, 3,568 to Abele’s 2,? in counties reporting. Mechem dominated several counties while Carlisle held clear edges in Athens and other counties. Democrats also advanced in some races with Walter Moeller unopposed for the 10th District seat.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey addressed Mason Countians at Point Pleasant's riverbank rally, railing against the Republican farm program and citing farm income declines since 1953. He recalled Mississippi River days, urged issues analysis with Kennedy, and urged support from farmers and main street merchants before departing toward Ripley.
Temperatures will run 4 to 8 degrees above normal with highs near 66 to 69 and lows around 44 to 48. Expect warm conditions Thursday and Friday, cooler Saturday, then a return to warmth by Monday. Rainfall should average half to one and a half inches in showers or thunderstorms Friday or Saturday.
Former Governor C William O Neill led a Republican sweep for an unexpired Ohio Supreme Court seat in the light primary. James D Ferguson son of State Treasurer Joseph T Ferguson topped four rivals in the Democratic race for state auditor. Judge John W Peck was unopposed for the Democrat nomination for the high court seat. James A Rhodes faced no opposition for renomination. Two more statewide contests loom in November for Supreme Court seats with no May party battles.
Partial returns indicate William A. Lavelle of Athens leading in Hocking Vinton Fairfield Meigs and Athens counties as a delegate pledged to Governor DiSalle. Lawrence County shows Lavelle trailing rivals Enoch Allen and William J. Curry pledged to Porter. Gallia Jackson results unread. Two of three candidates to attend the convention.
President Charles de Gaulle arrives in Paris after a 17 day tour of Canada the United States and French territories in the New World ending his international trip with remarks on France's relations and postwar recovery.
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