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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1958

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De Gaulle Seeks End to Chaos Amid Algerian Crisis

Gen Charles de Gaulle held a news conference in Paris saying he would not seize power but could lead France out of chaos. He blamed party strife and Algeria’s revolt, as Paris faced subway stoppages and police guard duties. In Algiers Jacques Soustelle led 50 000 mourners at a war memorial ceremony.

PARIS Charles de Gaulle France Algeria de Gaulle Pflimlin Jules Moch Defense Ministry Information Ministry Algiers Jacques Soustelle Colombe Les Deux Eglises Pierre Pflimlin

Ohio Road Plan Rejected Then Approved By Federal Officials

Government accountants report federal officials initially rejected Ohio road plan as too costly. They later endorsed revised Ohio standards after discussions in April 1957, stating the new standards were proper for the inter state system. The cost study by the comptroller general was sent to Senator Albert Gore who chairs the Roads Subcommittee and a meeting was set to decide further action.

Washington Ohio Albert Gore D-Tenn Bureau of Public Roads Ohio Department of Highways Federal Highway Administrator Gore Senate Roads Subcommittee

Cardinal Stritch Gripped by Grave Stroke At Vatican

Vatican reports Samuel Cardinal Stritch 70, Archbishop of Chicago, suffered a stroke after recent arm amputation. He had celebrated Mass since surgery, then became unconscious briefly but recovered some consciousness by noon. Doctors say prognosis is reserved for now.

Vatican City Samuel Cardinal Stritch Vatican Chicago

Actor Ronald Coleman Dies Today at Age 67

Santa Barbara California veteran screen star Ronald Coleman died today at age 67. He had been ill with a lung infection a year ago and was treated at Santa Monica. He and his wife Benita Hume had been living on their ranch here.

Santa Barbara Calif Ronald Colman Santa Monica Benita Hume

Shvernik Named Hero of Socialist Labor on 70th Birthday

Nikolai M. Shvernik, former president of the Soviet Union, was named a hero of Socialist labor in honor of his 70th birthday and for his services to the Communist party and the Soviet people.

Moscow Nikolai M. Shvernik Soviet Union Socialist Labor Communist Party

Attorney plans test case on Dr Whiteleather seizure

A Cleveland attorney for Dr P Scott Whiteleather who opposes the federal wheat program says a test case will be made of the seizure of Whiteleather's automobile by federal authorities.

Cleveland P. Scott Whiteleather

Weather synopsis West Virginia and Ohio five day forecast

Partly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers in extreme south. Tuesday mostly cloudy and cooler. West Virginia temperatures show low 48 to 55 tonight and high around 7 in an OCR error. Ohio forecast notes normal highs around 71 in the north and 44 to 55 in the south with cooler conditions midweek and showers possible Thursday or Friday.

West Virginia Ohio Albany Boston Cleveland Denver Fort Worth Kansas City Los Angeles Memphis Reid St. Paul Cape Nh New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland Ore Richmond Washington

WACS Not Wacky Over Sacks

Dayton item quotes Lt. Col. Hattilu W. Addison chief of recruiting for the Women's Army Corps. She says no sacks for WACS and notes uniforms designed by Hattie Carnegie in 1950 will fit. dress blues and taupes exist with greens arriving in two years.

Dayton WACS Hattie Carnegie Hattilu W. Addison Women’s Army Corps

Tugs Free Freighter President Hayes After Reef Stranding

Four tugs refloated the passenger freighter President Hayes which had been stuck on a coral reef off the Paracel Islands for a week. The ship carried 71 Americans aboard.

Hong Kong President Hayes Paracel Islands

BPW Elects Maloney as New President

The Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs elected Mrs. Chloe Maloney of Jackson as its new president.

Columbus Ohio Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Chloe Maloney Jackson

Lebanon unrest in Tripoli as government regains control

Government forces secured Tripoli after days of bitter fighting between loyalists and Muslim nationalists. At least 60 were killed in the bloodiest clash of Lebanon's internal strife, with higher totals reported for clashes over the weekend.

Beirut Lebanon Tripoli Rachid Karami Camille Chamoun Nasser United Arab Republic

Venezuela Junta Faces Deepening Political Crisis

In Caracas the ruling junta endures a severe crisis as two civilian members resign without explanation. The remaining military members face pressure to hold nationwide elections amid a threatened general strike. Col. Miguel Ramon de la Rosa says seven Perez Jimenez officials were arrested, including a former deputy chamber vice president and a former senator.

Fabricio Ojeda Junta Patriotica Eugenio Mendoza Blas Lamberti Miguel Ramon de la Rosa Federal Caracas Perez Jimenez Chamber of Deputies Said de la Rosa U.S Nixon

World’s Fair Visitors Die in Airliner Crash

A Belgian Sabena airliner crashed on landing near Casablanca Morocco while returning from the World’s Fair. Sixty five people died in flames and eight children were among the dead. four passengers escaped before the explosion. No Americans were listed on the manifest.

Casablanca Morocco Belgium

Hugh Herbert Dies at 60 Author and Screenwriter

Hollywood mourns the loss of Hugh Herbert a noted author playwright and screenwriter who died Saturday from lung cancer at age 60. He was a prolific figure in early film and theater with a career spanning several decades.

Hollywood F. Hugh Herbert

Killer to Hang: Kirkham Faces Utah Gallows June 7

Bar ton Kay Kirkham, 21, a convicted killer, is set for Utah’s first hanging in 46 years if his death sentence isn’t commuted at a June 4 clemency hearing. He admits no clear motive for the 1956 grocery store holdup that killed David Frame and Ruth Webster, blaming a lack of inner rehabilitation and insisting he does not want life.

Point OF the Mountain Utah Barton Kay Kirkham David Frame Salt Lake City Ruth Webster Kirkham Frame

UF Students Stage Riot on Gainesville Campus

More than 1000 University of Florida students rioted for five hours on Saturday night. Police arrested 25, including three charged with aggravated assault. An officer was cut by a bottle, and tear gas dispersed the crowd after enforcement on beer sales to under 21.

Gainesville Fla University of Florida

Senate Inquiry Opens Into Anti U S Riots Abroad

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee begins an inquiry into anti American demonstrations during Vice President Nixon’s South America tour. It will assess if attacks on Nixon and the burning of U S Information Agency libraries in Lebanon reflect a worldwide Communist pattern.

Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nixon South America U. S. Information Agency Lebanon

Cloud's Mother Dies in Bellefontaine

Ada Belle Cloud aged 76 died Saturday night in a nursing home in Bellefontaine. She was the mother of Ohio House Speaker Roger E. Cloud.

Cloud Bellefontaine Ada Belle Cloud Ohio Roger E. Cloud

Twin Epidemics Claim Over Nineteen Thousand Lives

In East Pakistan Dacca authorities report 19,161 deaths from four months of dual smallpox and cholera outbreaks. The toll underscores the severity of the health crises affecting the region and strains on medical services.

Dacca East Pakistan

Ohio Highway Deaths Toll From Weekend Crashs

The Associated Press reports five of 12 people killed on Ohio highways this weekend in a Middletown crash where one car turned into another and flames erupted. Two other victims died in Sandusky bicycle incidents. An Adams County Greyhound bus collision killed the car driver. two more were injured. Other fatalities included an accidental shooting a fall from a building a apartment fire and a drowning.

Associated Press Ohio Middletown Greyhound Ohio 125 Portsmouth Cincinnati

Eighteen Globemaster Transports Arrive in Europe

Eighteen large U. S. Air Force C124 Globemaster transports arrived at undisclosed bases in Germany and France. They were ordered to West Germany and may be used to evacuate Americans from Lebanon or to ferry arms, though no Lebanon orders were issued yet.

United States Europe Middle East Lebanon Frankfurt Germany U. S. Air Force France West Germany U.S Air Force

Beeping Sound Traced To Space Age Alarm

In Altadena California residents reported an early Sunday beeping awakening. The sheriff's office received about 100 calls before investigators found a power failure at the Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory triggered that facility's space age alarm system.

Altadena Calif Sheriff's Station Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Congressional Scoreboard Washington Roll Calls Summary

Ohio members across Senate and House are listed with positions on key votes. Senate actions include a 59 to 26 rejection of an amendment to bar loans for relocating industry and a 49 to 36 passage vote on the area redevelopment bill with Lausche voting against. Confirmation of Gordon MacLean Tiffany as staff director was 67 to 13 with Bricker and Lausche for. House passage of a 2.9 billion foreign aid bill reached 259 to 134 with listed party supporters and opponents and Jenkins not voting.

Washington Ohio Congress Senate Bush Bricker Lausche Gordon MacLean Tiffany New Hampshire Commission On Civil Rights HOUSE Ayres Ashley Baumhart Bolton Dennison Feighan Hays Hess Kirwan Schenck Vanik Vorys Betts Bow Brown

Eisenhower Talks With GOP Leaders on World Crises

President Eisenhower and Senate Republican Leader William F. Knowland met with GOP leaders to review the world situation including Lebanon France and Algeria. Knowland said no details were released and indicated no plan for congressional action was evident. The briefing was moved up a day due to the President's planned New York economy speech.

Washington Eisenhower Lebanon France Algeria Senate William F. Knowland California Knowland Nixon Congress New York

Democrats Propose State Finance Committee in Ohio

Democratic State Chairman William L. Coleman proposes a new Ohio state finance committee to raise funds for the fall campaign. The plan, prepared for the state central committee elected May 6, sets up a panel with two members from each of the 23 districts and meets today at the Deshler Hilton hotel.

Columbus William L. Coleman Coleman State Central Committee Ohio Deshler-Hilton

Jupiter Missile Nose Cone Reenters and Reaches Redstone

Jupiter IRBM test ends with full scale nose cone recovery intact after reentry over Atlantic. Navy crew and frogmen recover the 69 foot Jupiter nose cone and deliver it to Redstone Arsenal Alabama for analysis. Jupiter, mass produced by Chrysler, aimed at 1500 mile range with potential 2200 mile reach.

Cape Canaveral Fla Army Missile Test Center Atlantic Navy Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Ala Chrysler Corp 40Th Field Artillery Missile Group U. S Robert C. Gildart 40Th Artillery Group

O Neill to Seek Special Ohio Session on Unemploy ment Benefits

Ohio Governor C William O Neill announced in Florida that a special session of the General Assembly will be called after June to extend unemployment compensation to 39 weeks from 26. He cited protecting the state system from federal interference and noted possible costs to employers for the extra 13 weeks. Other topics may be added at the session.

Bal Harbour Fla William O’neill Ohio General Assembly O’neill House Roger Cloud Senate C. Stanley Mechem Florida Ohio

Unions OK Contracts For Fight Plants

The United Auto Workers and the International Association of Machinists approved two year contracts for 42 000 workers at Douglas North American and Lockheed plants across Greater Los Angeles and missile facilities in California Arizona Oklahoma and Ohio Eight plants voted The deals include wage bumps from 2 to 11 cents per hour cost of living clauses a automatic 3 percent or 7 cent raise in year two a seventh paid holiday Christmas Eve and improved seniority and transfer rules.

Los Angeles Douglas North American Lockheed Aircraft California Arizona Oklahoma Ohio United Auto Workers International Association of Machinists

Krenzler Named to Federal Narcotics Advisory Panel

Alvin S. Krenzler former assistant attorney general of Ohio is appointed to the 24 member advisory committee of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics The group will study the narcotics report prepared by the joint committee of the American Bar Association and the American Medical Association

Krenzler Washington Alvin S. Krenzler Ohio Federal Bureau of Narcotics American Bar Association American Medical Association

Temperance Leader Samuel P. McNaught Dies at 75

Samuel P. McNaught, 75, longtime temperance reformer and former Anti Saloon League head in Indiana Iowa and Ohio, died Saturday. He retired in 1953 after 45 years of temperance work and later led the Temperance League of Ohio.

Zanesville Samuel P. McNaught Anti- Saloon League Indiana Iowa Ohio Temperance League of

Shower of Bargains Ad Blasts Summer Sale Push

A promotional ad urges readers to list used furniture and items for sale in a country-house market season. It highlights cheap ads as a way to move unwanted goods and attract summer buyers for cottages and cars.

Dial 31242 Call Before 9 for Same Day Ads

A local classified notice urges readers to call 31242 before 9 to place an advertisement for same day insertion. The short item emphasizes immediacy and a single contact number for urgent ad placement.

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