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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1959

Page

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DiSalle Attacks Tax Proposals While Pressing Corporations

Ohio Governor Michael V. DiSalle criticized opponents of his 365 million tax program and the 60 million dollar yearly sales tax plan. He accused lawmakers of delaying action and pointed to large corporations paying minimal franchise taxes despite substantial statewide business. He named no firms but cited one with 69 million in annual Ohio business paying 8120 dollars in franchise tax.

Charles A. Mosher R-Lorain Ohio Sen. Mosher DiSalle Senate

Ohio House committee backs bill to end rate base formula

The Elections and Federal Relations Committee approved a bill by a 12-8 vote to replace the reproduction cost new in service life rate base formula with a method weighting original net investment and current property appraisal. Two dissenters reversed earlier refusals, keeping the measure alive for floor action.

Columbus Ohio House Elections and Federal Relations Committee James A. Lantz Fairfield Thomas L. Thomas D-Summit Richard C. Malone Montgomery Malone Thomas RCN

Reds Boycott Meeting of UN Committee

United States envoy Henry Cabot Lodge urged cooperation in space exploration at the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space meeting. The Soviet Union and four allies boycotted, though 13 of 18 delegates attended.

United Nations N. Y United States U. S Henry Cabot Lodge UN Committee Lodge Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Poland India United Arab Republic

Ohioan Clair ette Moore dies at 100 in Lancaster

Mrs. Clair ette Moore died Monday in a Lancaster rest home less than a week before her 101st birthday. She had outlived two husbands and will be buried here today.

Lancaster Clairette Moore

Dems Weigh Four Candidates For 1960 Nomination

In Washington Democrats discuss four leading possible nominees for 1960. Lyndon B. Johnson Kennedy Symington Stevenson are named as top contenders with Truman’s influence noted but unclear. Humphrey shows interest though party leaders in Washington seem slow. Johnson acts like a serious candidate, courting Senate support for a moderate civil rights bill.

Washington Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Truman Sens Johnson John F. Kennedy Stuart Symington Dmo Adlai E. Stevenson Ouri Symington Kennedy Stevenson Hubert Humphrey Dminn

Half of Little Rock Board Votes to Fire 44 Teachers

Three segregationist Little Rock School Board members overruled a walkout by three moderates and voted to dismiss 44 teachers in the integration troubled system. Twenty six of those not renewed teach at Central High School where federal troops guarded Black students in 1957 58. The moderates planned to rehire all or none of the 800 teachers and described the Tuesday action as illegal for lack of a quorum, promising court challenges.

Central High

Mediator Meeting Set Over Austin Powder Strike at Columbus

Representatives of union Local 946 and Austin Powder Co meet with federal mediators in Columbus to seek a settlement. Local 946 workers demand 25 cents per hour raise amid a strike that began last Friday. No changes reported at McArthur Brick Co where 60 workers seek 8 cents.

McArthur Columbus Austin Powder Co United Brick and Clay Workers McArthur Brick Co

Testimony Turns on Strauss Nomination for Commerce Post

Edward Teller, hailed as father of the H bomb, voiced strong support for Lewis L. Strauss at a Senate hearing on his nomination as secretary of commerce. The committee heard caustic criticism from Sen. Clinton P. Anderson who said Strauss claimed unwarranted credit for the hydrogen bomb project.

Washington Lewis L. Strauss Senate Edward Teller Teller Senate Commerce Committee Strauss Clinton P. Anderson University of California Radiation Laboratory Atomic Energy Commission Eisenhower Anderson

Senate Considers Quail Hunting Return in Ohio

Ohio Senate weighs a House approved bill to permit limited hunting of Bob White quail on state owned lands. If approved, quail hunting could begin next fall with a limited open season possible in future years.

Columbus Bob White Ohio Buckeye Senate House

Mother of 3 shot dead in Ironton hotel

Mary Alice Adkins 41, a waitress from Russell Kentucky, was killed by Charles Farmer 58 in a downtown Ironton hotel. The hotel manager wounded himself severely after the shooting. Prosecutor Harold Spears said Adkins had lived in Ironton about three months and that her husband and children remained in Russell. Police planned to question Farmer.

Ironton Harold Spears Lawrence County Mary Alice Adkins Russell Charles Farmer Spears Adkins Farmer

Son Killed As Mother's Car Backs Over Him

Lima sheriff deputies report 20 month old Jerry Jackson died after the car his mother backed from the driveway struck him. The accident occurred at Lima Route 5 when the right door swung open and knocked him under the wheels.

Lima Charles Jackson Jerry Jackson

Los Angeles Band Leader Hal McIntyre Dies in Fire

Hal McIntyre, 44, renowned band leader, died Tuesday from burns after a Hollywood apartment fire. Firefighters battled the blaze as neighbors searched for survivors, and authorities investigations continue into the incident.

Los Angeles Hal McIntyre Hollywood

Churchill Visits Ill Friends With Eisenhower

In Washington two graying former leaders, Sir Winston Churchill and President Eisenhower, visited Walter Reed Army Hospital to see two gravely ill allies. John Foster Dulles uses a wheelchair while General George C. Marshall remains weak after strokes.

U.S Winston Churchill Eisenhower Washington Churchill Britain Walter Reed Army Hospital John Foster Dulles George C. Marshall Marshall U. S. Army Dulles State Department Sir Winston

Ousted Lawyer Wins Democratic Mayoral Nomination

Former judge Frank R. Franko, suspended for unethical acts, defeats incumbent Mayor Frank X. Kryzan in Youngstown Democratic primary. Lancaster approves a 4.19 million school bond for a new high school and elementary additions. Polls show Franko led with 11,837 votes. Kryzan trailed. Celebrezze clears hurdle in Cleveland race. faces Ireland in November.

Associated Press Acts the Bar Association Youngstown Frank R. Franko Ohio Lancaster Franko Ohio Supreme Court Frank X. Kryzan Edward J. Gilronan Samuel Gould Jr Mahoning County Kryzan Anthony J. Celebrezze Cleveland Celebrezze Tom Ireland

Leon County grand jury considers indicting four men in rape case

In Tallahassee the Leon County grand jury opens a special session to consider indicting four white men charged with raping a female student. A legislative committee killed a bill to abolish the death penalty for capital crimes including rape. Florida A and M students backed the victim’s class fund with contributions totaling 500 dollars.

Leon County Grand Jury Florida Florida A. and M. University

Bank join sets stage for county treasurer transition

Jesse Huffman will resign as Fairfield County treasurer effective June 1 and enter banking. County commissioners will name another Democrat to serve out the term, expiring in late 1961, in Pleasantville.

Lancaster Jesse Huffman Pleasantville Fairfield County

Two Shocking Murders Rock San Diego Family Case

In San Diego a mother Wanda Brogdon and her unemployed partner Kenneth Merriam admitted to authorities that they murdered her two young sons last Saturday claiming the boys were “bad.” Merriam said he strangled the children on the mother’s instruction, and they face two counts of murder. Separately Virgil Brogdon, father of the boys, and his wife have separated and he seeks a divorce filing in Rockford Illinois.

San Diego Calif Here Kenneth Archie Merriam Wanda Brogdon Don Keller Merriam

Five Day Ohio and West Virginia Weather Forecast

Ohio partly cloudy tonight and thundershowers Thursday with warmer, humid conditions. Temperatures near or above normal Thursday through Monday with a cooling trend Friday and Saturday. Rain chances Thursday Friday and likely Monday. nationwide forecast lists temperate readings and scattered showers.

Ohio West Virginia Us-65 Anchorage Chicago Cleveland Des Moines Helena Indianapolis His Los Angeles Dlear Memphis Milwaukee Oklahoma City Clear Trocain Cuba Coisssavevace Se Pittsburgh Eves Portland Ore Richmond Tampa Washington

Wreckage Found Of Plane Missing Dartmouth Doctors

Dartmouth College officials confirm searchers located the wreckage of a small plane in the Pemigewasset Valley near Lincoln New Hampshire. The craft disappeared February 21 during a snow storm on a return flight from Berlin to Lebanon. Aboard were Dr Ralph E Miller 60 and Dr Robert Quinn 32 physicians at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and faculty at Dartmouth College Medical School.

Lincoln N. H Dartmouth College Hanover Pemigewasset Valley Berlin Lebanon Ralph E., Miller Robert Quinn Dartmouth College Medical School Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Steel Firms Press Wage Costs in Steel Talks at Roosevelt Hotel

U S Steel Corp and seven other firms open formal talks with the United Steelworkers Union over wage-driven price pressures. Negotiations span a dozen sessions at the Roosevelt Hotel with contracts due June 30. Inland Steel proposes a one year wage freeze at about three dollars per hour. union chief McDonald rejects similar offers.

New York U.S. Steel Corp United Steelworkers Union Roosevelt Hotel U.S. Steel U.S William G. Caples Inland Steel Chicago David J. McDonald

Stewart Confirmed as Associate Justice by 70 to 17 Vote

After more than six months on the Supreme Court Potter Stewart is confirmed as an associate justice by a 70 to 17 Senate vote. Southern Democrats opposed due to the court's 1954 ruling on school desegregation. Stewart, 44, testified support in hearings and had been serving since last October after a recess appointment by President Eisenhower.

Washington Supreme Court Potter Stewart Senate Cincinnati Stewart Harold Burton Ohio Eisenhower

Mother's Body Found After Months Missing

Thelma Sherrill, 30, mother of six, had been missing since February. Her decomposed body was recovered from the Tuscarawas River near New Philadelphia on April 18 and identified on Tuesday.

New Philadelphia Thelma Sherrell Tuscarawas River Here

Wall Street Journal to Build Publishing Plant in Cleveland

The Wall Street Journal plans a new publishing plant in Cleveland with a one million dollar investment. The project aims to expand production capacity and strengthen regional operations.

Cleveland The Wall Street Journal

Accused Georgia fugitive Reagin faces fate in Ohio

In Chillicothe the mother of William C. Reagin pleads with Ohio officials not to send him back to Georgia. Georgia Gov S Ernest Vandiver seeks Reagin's return after his capture April 9. Reagin escaped from a Georgia prison with four others last May. He worked as a filling station attendant in Chillicothe and remarried there. About 3200 locals sign petition urging DiSalle to keep him in Ohio. Reagin claims he would be killed if sent back to Georgia. DiSalle's aide Rankin Gibson led the hearing.

Columbus Georgia Michael V. DiSalle William C. Reagin Ohio Ernest Vandiver Reagin Chillicothe Ross DiSaile Regin DiSalle Rankin M. Gibson

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