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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1958
Page
1
Pflimlin proposes a constitutional change to force opposition accord on a new premier and program to oust the government. Dissolving the Assembly remains hard, but a new provision could allow dissolution during deputy government disputes.
President Eisenhower told Congress that about 17 billion in military aid has been sent to friendly nations since 1960 with 45 percent to the Far East and 30 percent to Europe. The shipments included tanks artillery armored vehicles munitions ships and jet aircraft. He warned that weapons alone cannot ensure security and cited economic aid projects such as dams in South Korea Formosa and Turkey highway work in Vietnam and a railroad upgrade in India.
Washington said it is urging restraint to keep the French Algerian crisis from spreading to Tunisia and Morocco. Officials note limited efforts through Paris and Algiers embassies and caution about rising tensions as French troops remain in Tunisia and Morocco. Clashes were reported in Tunisia at Gafsa and Remada amid unrest around decolonization and reform efforts. Morocco’s army of about 25,000 is described as inadequately armed.
A cold front brought strong winds and heavy rain across Ohio with a reported small tornado in Fayette County near Washington Court House. A barn was struck and debris spread for half a mile but no injuries from that incident. Three women injured about 30 miles east at Circleville trailer court as seven trailers overturned and damage ranged from 50 to 60 thousand dollars.
The United Rubber Workers will start contract negotiations with B F Goodrich Co on June 5 and with Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co on June 10 in Cleveland. They seek wage increases and improvements in pensions and insurance.
National Guard enforced martial law as students rioted across Panama City over school conditions and a prior student death. Gunfire killed eight, including three teenagers, while 61 were wounded as print workers began a citywide strike.
Firemen battled a spreading blaze at the Han cock Oil Co refinery in Signal Hill Long Beach. Two workers were killed trapped in burning oil as flames endangered a 860 000 gallon tetraethyl lead tank threatening the surrounding area. Fire crews contained the fire within the refinery grounds overnight.
Detroit Walter P Reuther appears before a joint UAW council session to map strategy for looming labor contract talks with the auto industry amid growing tensions and ongoing negotiations.
Governor ONeill will likely wait for congressional action on extending unemployment funds before setting a date for a special legislative session. Senate leader Mechem and House Speaker Cloud say the timing depends on federal action and note opposition to SUB.
Argentine courts will decide if exiled dictator Juan Peron may return home after President Arturo Frondizi signed a political amnesty bill into law. Frondizi and a Congress won in February with Peronist support, fulfilling a campaign pledge.
A new Ohio non profit ECNG Inc. is formed by 12 member utilities including Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co. The group aims to conduct research and development in atomic power with Harry M. Miller as a trustee. Members include American Electric Power Service Corp The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co Dayton Power and Light Co Indianapolis Power and Light Co Louisville Gas and Electric Co Ohio Edison Co Pennsylvania Power Co Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co Monongahela Power Co Potomac Electric Power West Penn Power Co.
At a Nike base near Middletown New Jersey an Ajax missile explosion killed ten people including six soldiers and four civilians. Eight missiles ignited in a chain reaction. three were injured. Investigators from Washington examined the scene as officials warned the cause might never be known.
President Eisenhower earns swift support for a five-point air safety program. Senator Mike Monroney and United Airlines spokesman Carl Christensen endorse measures to separate military and civilian air traffic and require instrument flight rules for jet trainer operations. The plan, announced after a White House meeting, aims for rapid emergency rules and a longer-term plan in about three months.
Government records show 24 near collisions in Ohio in 1957 with likely more unreported. Civil Aeronautics Board data details 12 civil civil, eight civil military, three military, and one military with unknown aircraft. Capital Airlines serving Youngstown Akron and Cleveland expresses growing air safety concern.
Workmen digging the foundation of a new office building in lower Manhattan uncovered skeleton bits of a wooden ship dating back to pre Revolutionary days.
Tokyo reports Nobusuke Kishi and the Liberal Democratic Party win a parliamentary mandate to govern and strengthen ties with Western allies. The victory confirms LDP control as Japan moves forward with its postwar alignment and policy agenda.
In Brownsville Texas a U S District Court jury convicted thirty four Cuban Americans on conspiracy to run arms to Cuban rebels. The jury found the thirty fifth defendant Ecuadorian fishing boat captain Jose Bolivar Medina not guilty.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee weighs trimming President Eisenhower's foreign aid package after two days of debate. The panel may reduce a tentative rise from 1.64 to 1.80 billion dollars, while defense economic support for allies remains sizable.
West Virginia clears and cools tonight with low temperatures from 58 to 45 in the north and 45 to 10 in the south Saturday expects fair skies and gradual warming. Also CHILD forecast fair and cool tonight with lows 43 to 47. Saturday fair and warmer with highs 74 to 75.
Dr. S. 0. Johnson steps down after 11 years as head of Lakin State Hospital effective May 22. Dr. Mildred Bateman will serve as acting superintendent until a new leader is chosen. Johnson began his tenure March 1, 1947, with Lakin later named Psychiatric Hospital of the Year in 1952 for greatest improvement.
The Indonesian rebel government says its counterattacking forces killed or seriously harmed more than 400 Jakarta troops in fierce battles across north and central Celebes over the past several days.
Negotiators return to the table in Cleveland to respond to Mayor Celebrezze's plan for resuming construction projects while wage talks proceed. The talks focus on a building trades dispute and aim to avert further delays in city projects.
A civilian military junta in Algiers declares a de Gaulle led public safety government for Algeria and the Sahara. Massu and Cherif Sidcara chair the 40 member body while Sa lan remains the apparent supreme authority. Soustelle attends but makes no formal stance.
A Jackson man escaped injury Thursday when his 46 Stinson aircraft developed engine trouble and crashed on the James Harkness farm 1.3 miles north of Route 56 in Vinton County after taking off from Zanesville Airport. Dale Espich, 30, appeared to undershoot the field as the plane struck trees and was heavily damaged.
Ohio National Guard officers alarmed by Army moves to shrink funding and units in a national reorganization. Maj. Gen. Leo Kreber warns that future cuts could deprioritize the guard, risking a relegation to minor status if reserves are expanded. A slowdown in guard armory construction fuels suspicions.
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