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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1960
Page
1
The West misjudged Nikita Khrushchev, treating him as a mere ham. He is a skilled negotiator whose erratic image hid a deeper strategic danger in Cold War diplomacy.
Khrushchev upended Western diplomacy with name calling at a Paris news conference calling opponents riffraff louts and bastards and threatening to close West Berlin. Eisenhower dismissed the threats as repeating old themes while a U2 spy incident followed soon after.
The State Department cautiously framed a statement that reporters read as approval for continued overflights of the Soviet Union. The move sparked a public row, though Khrushchev may have opposed the same unit meeting regardless.
Ohio University prepares for its largest June graduation list of over 900, surpassing the 898 in June 1950. Sir Leslie Munro, former New Zealand ambassador to the United States and UN representative, will address the ceremony on June 5 with Dr Abba Hillel Silver delivering the baccalaureate sermon. The event begins at 2 p.m. on College Green barring bad weather, moved to Memorial Auditorium if needed.
In a Mentor case, 31 year old widow Lois Clark detailed alleged infidelity surrounding the Christmas Eve slaying of her husband Charles Clark. Testimony described intimate ties with Floyd E. Hargrove and several local men, while a colleague testified Hargrove discussed buying a rifle to kill Clark before discarding it.
Senator John F Kennedy campaigns hard on the eve of Oregon's Democratic presidential primary. Wayne Morse expects about 60 percent as a favorite son candidate. The primary is the last major contest before the July convention in Los Angeles. Oregon law binds delegates to the first two ballots unless the winner gains less than 35 percent on the first ballot.
A low bid of 38 867 was submitted Wednesday by the Mott Core Drilling Co. for foundation exploration for the Belleville Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. The dam will be located half a mile below Belleville between Wood County West Virginia and Meigs County Ohio. Army engineers had estimated exploration costs at 55 445. The Belleville Dam is part of Ohio River flood control and navigation projects sought by the Ohio Valley Improvement Assn. The association recently requested 750 000 for the Belleville project. the administration proposed 250 000.
Long Beach California municipal judge Charles T. Smith urged teachers to carry a discipline strap in public schools. He said many families ignore discipline at home while schools refrain from punishment, creating a vicious circle as education boards frown on corporal punishment.
Gunsmoke star Dennis Weaver says Marshal Dillon will gain a new sidekick after Chester leaves. Weaver plans to seek his own show when his six year contract ends after the 1960 61 season.
In Hermosa Beach California springtime students made wildflower corsages for teachers but itching and breakouts followed. City crews sprayed drainage sumps to kill poison ivy and end the practice.
Eisenhower vows belt tightening and renewed peace effort after the Paris Lisbon visit as crowds cheer in Lisbon. Khrushchev denounces Eisenhower in a fiery news conference, signaling a grim path for East West relations.
An Air Algeria Caravelle collided with a light training aircraft about five miles from Orly Field. The jet suffered a roof break and 25 injuries among all 37 aboard. The light plane pilot and one passenger were killed. Premier Khrushchev departed Orly for Berlin shortly after.
PAINESVILLE resolutions to increase contributions for missionary work and the Ohio Council of Churches were approved at the 107th annual meeting of the Ohio Conference of Congregational Christian Churches.
Khrushchev arrived in East Berlin after the wrecked summit, saying the United States caused the conference to fail but stressing ongoing talks with Ulbricht and Grotewohl. He did not repeat demands for US apology over the U2 incident and suggested further dialogue on Berlin and a peace treaty.
The government called for the resignation of Dr. Henry Welch after Senate investigators detailed outside earnings totaling 287,242.40 since 1953 from selling reprints used to promote drug products. Secretary Flemming asked Welch to resign within hours of the findings.
Fred Astaire will host the sixth annual television Emmy awards telecast over NBC-TV on June 20, the network announced Wednesday.
Hollywood report says Desi Arnaz is out of Cedars of Lebanon Hospital following a week long stay for his annual health checkup.
Paris Allied officials announce a plan to revise the 1953 Paris treaties, likely including formal approval for West Germany to build warships, mainly destroyers. The revision will keep Germany’s pledge not to manufacture ABC weapons and aims to reduce curbs amid the summit breakdown.
United Nations deliberations hinge on Soviet push for an emergency Security Council meeting to address American spy flights over the Soviet Union and to preempt a U S proposal for international aerial inspection. Expectation centers on votes with Poland likely joining the Soviets. others may oppose or abstain.
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Mrs. Edythe Klumpp in the death sentence for the killing of her lover’s estranged wife and set an execution date for June 17. Other items note political aiming for the November election, Ashland’s population rise, daylight saving petition signatures, a tentative Kroger meat cutters contract, an apartment fire with no injuries, and Teamsters ice cream drivers approving a two year contract.
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