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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1958

Page

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De Gaulle’s Fast Rise Sparks Paris Speculation

Paris insiders say six weeks of quiet planning aided General de Gaulle’s rapid move to power. Delbeque and other officials allegedly built networks in Algiers to set the stage for a swift transition after the Gaillard government fell. Question remains what he will do next and how it will affect the alliance with Germany.

Paris Charles de Gaulle France Algiers de Gaulle Felix Gaillard Jacques Chaban-Delmas Leon Delbeque Gaillard Pierre Pfimlin Delbeque Chaban-Delmas Algeria Bonn Hans Speidel Germany

UAW Presses Demands as GM Ultimatum Looms

Walter Reuther declares that basic UAW contract demands including pensions layoff pay and worker benefits cannot be ignored. GM negotiator Louis Seaton expects optimism though warned of plant closures if no deal by midnight. UAW locals to enforce union shop with patrols and dues receipts as talks resume.

Detroit Walter P. Reuther United Auto Workers Union UAW General Motors Ford Chrysler Reuther Louis G. Seaton Seaton

Jobless Pay Bill Awaits Ike's Signature

The Senate approved a bill to authorize federal advances to states for a temporary unemployment benefits extension. Passed 80-0 after efforts to broaden the measure failed. House support came May 1. The act would extend benefits by up to half the eligible weeks at state rates, effective 15 days after enactment and before April 1 next year.

Washington Eisenhower Senate House

Christian Democrats Win Half of Senate Seats in Italy

Rome voters completed a nationwide election with the Christian Democrats holding exactly 123 of the 246 Senate seats after a recount. A second recount near Milan on June 6 could push the party to a simple majority in the chamber.

Rome Italy Christian Democrats Senate Milan

Court Hearing Slated on OSU Picketing Injunction

A federal court hearing is scheduled Monday on a request for an injunction to halt picketing at construction sites on the Ohio State University campus.

Columbus —M Ohio State University

Weather West Virginia Clear and Cool with Warmer Friday

West Virginia remains clear and cool tonight with lows in the 40s east and mid 40s to low 50s west. Friday brings mostly sunny and warmer conditions with a few scattered thundershowers possible in some areas and highs around the mid 70s. Elsewhere in the region Albany and Cleveland show cloudy to clear conditions, with Detroit and Indianapolis reporting clear skies.

West Virginia Albany Cserceess Alan Bismarck Ceeeees Cleveland Detroit Indianapolis Los Angeles Memphis St. Paul New York Pittsburgh Richmond Seattle Tampa Washington

New Church Attacks U S Hypocrisy in Foreign Policy

A report before the United Presbyterian Church in the U S A accuses America of international hypocrisy in its foreign relations. The document warns God may punish such conduct, condemns allies that are not free, and denounces allowing unmoral bases as proof of freedom. It urges the church to speak out.

Pittsburgh Presbyterian Church America United Presbyterian Church U.S.A Free World

Four Miners Die As Slate Falls In West Virginia Mine

A slate fall at the Watson No. 2 mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates in Barrett, Madison, West Virginia, killed four miners and trapped two others for four hours. Harry Hartman 28 was recovered. trapped were William Bain 34 James Stone 36 and Cecil Brown 47. Holley Drennen 35 survived with injuries and was listed in good condition. About 250 men were in the mine at the time.

Madison W. Va Whaton No. 2 Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates Barrett Harry Hartman William Bain James Stone Cecil Brown Holley Drennen Charleston

Army Claims Killings in Gorontalo Mopping Up

The Indonesian army said it killed 77 rebels in operations around Gorontalo in North Celebes as part of ongoing counterinsurgency efforts.

Jakarta Indonesia Gorontalo Celebes

Unemployment Worsens in 16 Ohio Cities Survey Shows

A New Era of joblessness in Ohio as unemployment rises in Akron Cleveland Hamilton Middletown Dayton Canton Lorain Elyria Weirton Steubenville Huntington Ashland and others. Cincinnati Columbus and Toledo stay steady while Youngstown moves higher. Smaller areas see no relief in sight.

James B. Sibbison Washington Ohio Labor Department Department Akron Cleveland Hamilton- Middletown Dayton Canton Lorain-Elyria Wheeling W. Va Steubenville Huntington Ashland Kenton Lima Marietta Marion St. Marys Athens-Logan Nelsonville East Liverpool-Salem Mansfield Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Youngstown Cambridge Defiance New Philadelphia-Dover Portsmouth-Chillicothe Springfield

Reserve Bomarc missile sites planned with reserves

Fort Worth Texas Air Force officials disclosed tentative plans to operate Bomarc guided missile sites with Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve units. Lt. Gen. William E. Hall said interceptors may never need firing and the key task could be long term maintenance by reservists rather than active duty crews.

Fort Worth Tex Air Force Air National Guard Air Force Reserve William E. Hall Continental Air Command Hall Aviation Writers Assn

Defense Starts Case In Hamilton Murder

In Hamilton Ohio defense began presenting its case in Butler County Common Pleas Court in the trial of Shirley Edward Campbell 21 on a first degree murder charge. The state rested its case Wednesday with only rebuttal witnesses likely remaining.

Hamilton Ohio Butler County Common Pleas Court Shirley Edward Campbell

Dart Should Have Darted Overdid It

Wilfred Dart, 53, a former Boston bootlegger, forced entry into a dentist’s office to steal stamps, drank scotch in the early hours, then tried to exit via a window. Window washer Thomas Lenahan confronted him with a hose until police arrived. Dart faced burglary and possession charges.

New York Wilfred Dart Dart Boston Thomas Lenahan Lenahan

Consulates Shut Down in North Vietnam

The French and British consulates in North Vietnam were reported shut down by the Communist government.

Saigon Viet Nam North

Juan Ramon Jimenez Dies at 76 Nobel Laureate

Juan Ramon Jimenez, the Spanish poet and Nobel Prize in Literature winner of 1956, died in a San Juan hospital at age 76.

San Juan Puerto Rico Juan Ramon Jimenez

Ex Scout Leader Margaret Wright Dies in New Jersey

Mrs. Margaret B. Wright, longtime chairman of the National Executive Committee of the Girl Scouts in the 1930s, died Tuesday in New Brunswick New Jersey. Her leadership helped shape the organization's early national direction.

New Brunswick N. J Margaret B. Wright Girl Scouts

Look Out Guy Grandmother Orchestra Heps Up Hollywood

A 22 member all female grandma orchestra favors rock and blues over a rocking chair. The former professional musicians, many in their seventies, practice weekly and hope for television bookings.

Hollywood

Western Union Wage Talks Near Breakpoint

Negotiators for Western Union wage talks remained far apart as a potential nationwide strike loomed. A strike set to begin at midnight Saturday would halt Western Union Telegraph Co. operations nationwide except in New York, where workers are represented by a different union.

Washington Western Union Western Union Telegraph Co New York

Cops To Use Planes For Memorial Day Traffic

The Nevada state highway patrol will deploy airplanes to spot traffic violations on highways leading to Reno during the Memorial Day weekend.

Reno State Highway Patrol

De Gaulle Or None Coty Tells France

Paris AP President Rene Coty urged Gen Charles de Gaulle to form a government warning only he can save France from civil war He said he would resign if the National Assembly rejects De Gaulle Coty appealed amid assembly derision and right wing support for De Gaulle Officials warned of a possible Gaullist military coup in Algiers following the crisis

Paris Rene Coty Charles de Gaulle France National Assembly de Gaulle Coty de Gaullists Assembly Andre le Troquer Elysee Palace White House Algiers

Chances Dim For Senate Tax Cutting

The Senate shows weak odds to break a bipartisan wall against tax cuts as the House moves next week to extend current corporation and excise tax rates for one year. President Eisenhower backed the extension and Democratic leaders agreed, sending the issue to the Senate with no amendments allowed.

Washington Senate House Eisenhower Ways

Tichenor Sets Unemployment Benefit Filing Change

In Columbus James Tichenor administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation announced that about 49 000 people can file on Saturday instead of Friday due to Memorial Day closures. Offices will be open Saturday reversing a prior plan to delay payments. Those not reporting Saturday may file Friday June 6 to receive a double benefit check.

Columbus James Tichenor Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation BUC Tichenor

Ohio Supreme Court to hear SUB unemployment benefits case

The Ohio Supreme Court called for oral arguments on whether workers may receive supplemental unemployment benefits at the same time as state jobless pay. Gov ONeill plans a possible special session around June 30 if the court acts before summer recess. About 200000 Ohio workers are covered by SUB contracts.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court High Court William O'Neill Carl V. Weygandt O’neill Supreme Court Ohio

State Auto Men Seek Price Law

Ohio auto dealers urge Congress to require price stickers on new cars. Morgan R. Purdy of Van Wert, president of the Ohio Automobile Dealers Assn., testifies that windshield tags with manufacturer suggested retail prices would curb inflated trade-in offers and reveal true costs to buyers.

Washington Ohio Congress Morgan R. Purdy van Wert Ohio Automobile Dealers Assn Senate Commerce

Senate Next Hurdle For Alaska Bill

The Alaska statehood bill moves to the Senate where Southern Democrats oppose it and aim to block floor action by mid June. Senator Eastland vows to offer a rival measure to curb Supreme Court review powers if statehood moves forward. Opponents of the Supreme Court plan threaten lengthy debate on the issue.

Washington Alaska Senate Lyndon B. Johnson Texas House James O. Eastland D-Miss Hawaii Supreme Court

Oberlin Dean Leonard Stidley Dies at 59

Dr. Leonard A. Stidley longtime dean of the Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology died Wednesday from a heart ailment. He had served since 1948 and was 59 years old.

Oberlin Leonard A. Stidley Oberlin College Graduate School of Theology

Man 96 to visit Paris after $75,000 life payoff

John DeWolf, age 96, plans to travel to Paris and Europe next year after Northwestern Mutual Life pays $75,000 on six 20-year policies he bought over 56 years. He jokes about seeing his old "lady friends" but says they're not around. He has paid about $17,000 in premiums.

Chicago John DeWolf Paris Europe DeWolf Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co Docto

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