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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1959

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KO Blow Aimed At Rackets Contends Labor Reform Gain

Washington reports a three-branch push against labor rackets. Secretary Mitchell says new labor law cleans corrupt unions and gives members voice while court monitors push rapid Teamsters reform. Hoffa pledges compliance amid ongoing probes and dismissals of officials with criminal or Communist ties.

Washington James Mitchell Congress Teamsters Union Supreme Court Teamsters James R. Hoffa Justice Department For Passaic N.J Labor Department

Police Half Arms Truck Probed in East Cleveland

A 20 ton truck loaded with machine guns rifles ammunition and other arms was found on an East Cleveland street. Police questioned driver Ronald Mabee 45 of Spartan New Jersey about who shipped the arms and why. Mabee said the guns were loaded at Oconomowoc Wisconsin and described as antiques. One gun antique was a caliber anti aircraft machine gun on a revolving platform valued around 100000.

Cleveland East Cleveland Ronald Mabee Spartan N. J Oconomowoc Wis

Nine Bodies Found After National Airlines Plane Crash

Explosive blast was contested as a cause in the Gulf of Mexico crash that killed 42 aboard the National Airlines DC7B. Investigators and searchers debated whether an explosion occurred pre or post impact as bodies were recovered near the wreckage spread over a few miles. Nine bodies were brought to Keesler Air Force Base hospital early today.

New Orleans National Airlines Gulf of Mexico Coast Guard Air Force Tliers Keesler Air Force Base

Winter Grips Southeastern Ohio As Coldest Spell In Years

Southeastern Ohio endures a severe cold snap with Athens sinking from a high of 55 to 28 at 6 am and 19 by 10:30 am. Forecasts warn of 8 to 10 degrees tonight with possible snow flurries near Lake Erie. Local lows set records across Cincinnati and Ohio as a cold front sweeps the region.

Athens Ohio Lake Erie Findlay Zanesville Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Weather Bureau Great Lakes Texas Chicago New York Pennsylvania West Virginia Gulf Montana Midwest

Court Backs Ban on Film The Lovers at the Heights

Common Pleas Court Judge J J Corrigan denied an injunction to lift Cleveland Heights police ban on the film The Lovers at the Heights Theater. The movie was confiscated Friday night and theater manager Nico Jacobellis was arrested and charged with exhibiting and possessing obscene material.

Cleveland —2 the Heights Art Theater Common Pleas Court J J. P. Corrigan Cleveland Heights Nico Jacobellis

Typhoon Freda Slams Luzon. Death Toll Rising

Typhoon Freda struck northern Luzon with 90 mile per hour winds causing at least five deaths and four missing while twenty six injured. Forecasters expect the storm to head toward Formosa. Separately in Youngstown coroner Dr. Raymond N. Caroline resigns November 30 after criticism of the office.

Manila Freda Luzon Youngstown Raymond N. Caroline Mahoning County

Attorneys Appeal For Youths Life

Cincinnati attorneys for teenager Huston Nelson appealed Monday to the First District State Appellate Court from his conviction and death sentence for a first degree murder. Nelson, 17, was found guilty in the holdup killing of 61 year old Mrs. Bernice Wilson, a drug store operator, and sentenced to die February 29.

Cincinnati Atttorneys Huston Nelson First District State Appellate Court Nelson Bernice Wilson

Drowning of Virgil Roberts Near Knox Licking County Line

Virgil Roberts aged 31 of Lock Knox County drowned in Licking Creek just south of the Knox Licking County line Monday. Officials said he apparently fell into the stream while setting traps.

Newark Ohio Virgil Roberts Lock Knox County Licking Creek Knox-Licking

Missiles Cutbacks Mark 1961 Defense Budget Plan

The Eisenhower administration signals a shift to more missiles with reduced manpower, keeping overall spending near 41 billion dollars for the year starting July 1. McElroy says Navy and Air Force volunteer cuts in manpower, offset by more missiles and nuclear submarines. Army and Marine Corps resist further cuts. Prospect of overseas troop recalls and future cuts to conventional forces, plus a fast strike unit based in the United States, are discussed with NATO.

Washington Augusta Pentagon Defense Neil H. McElroy Navy Air Force ARMY Marine Corps McElroy NATO Thomas D. White Europe United States

Eisenhower Eyes Space Budget Boost with Saturn Plans

President Eisenhower met with NASA Administrator Glennan to push for higher funding for civilian space efforts. Saturn booster aims for 1 million pounds thrust to surpass Soviet moon missions, with Congress already approving 104 million for Saturn and minimal civilian funding this year. Military spending remains dominant as defense officials agree on modest manpower shifts.

NASA Saturn Moon Congress Eisenhower Defense Neil McElroy Maurice H. Stans Washington Navy Air Force

Trains Collision Kills One in Northwest Ohio

A westbound freight on the Wabash Railroad rammed an eastbound freight near Elmira Burling ton area in extreme northwest Ohio. One brakeman, W. C. Meek of Danville Illinois, was killed. at least four others injured as 15 cars wrecked and two locomotives destroyed.

Wauseon Ohio Wabash Ohio Highway Patrol Delta Montpelier Toledo Elmira Burlington W. C. Meek Danville

Schoolboy Dies Under School Bus

Hamilton sheriff reports six year old Edwin Baker was struck and killed when he darted in front of a moving school bus near his home. The driver, Harry G Hoffman 54, said the boy stepped toward the rear then moved around the front as the bus began to move.

Britain and Germany open talks to ease postwar rift

London reports say Prime Minister Macmillan and West German Chancellor Adenauer begin a three day meeting to improve relations and discuss a Soviet summit and Europe’s trade blocs. Both leaders express optimism for closer European unity despite past tensions.

Harold Macmillan Konrad Adenauer Germany Macmillan London Adenauer Nikita Khrushchev Europe West Germany West Soviet Union Charles de Gaulle Britain Bonn West Berlin

State Department weighs sending officer to Panama to prevent violence

Secretary of State Herter offered to dispatch a high ranking officer to Panama for talks with Panamanian officials after reports of a new violence threat against U.S. citizens. The move follows recent clashes outside the embassy and damage to US and Panamanian targets, with sovereignty of the Canal Zone a central issue.

Washington State Department Panama U.S Christian A. Herter Canal Zone United States Arias

Truman Given Union Medal and Advice on Corruption

Kansas City Mo The AFL CIO awarded Harry Truman its community service medal a bronze medallion and a 5000 check. Truman expressed gratitude and warned that trouble follows when people gain too much money or power and said the union will correct such situations within itself. He added You know what I am talking about.

Kansas City Afl-Cio Harry Truman Truman

School Bus Fire Suspected Arson at Hebrew School

Cleveland Heights authorities say arsonists poured kerosene from two emergency flares on the bus floor and ignited it at Yeshiav Adath Hebrew School Sunday. Fire officials report extinguishers were removed to hamper rescue. the blaze caused about 100 dollars in damage.

Cleveland Cleveland Heights Yeshivath Adath Hebrew Alfred Ehrenbeit

Bankruptcy Referee Geoghegan Dies in Cincinnati

John Paul Geoghegan a 68 year old bankruptcy referee in U S District Court Cincinnati since 1953 died after a stroke at Good Samaritan Hospital He had served as U S commissioner for 13 years before his court service His death marks the loss of a long time federal official in Ohio.

Cincinnati Good Samaritan Hospital John Paul Geoghegan U.S. District Court U.S

Clergy Panel Formed At Planned Parenthood Meeting

In New York at the start of Planned Parenthood Federation of America’s 39th annual gathering a 30 member national advisory committee of Protestant and Jewish clergy was announced.

New York Planned Parenthood Federation of America

Warren Youth Dies After Car Hits Filling Station

Edwin Burns age 18 of Braceville died from injuries Monday when the car he rode in crashed into a filling station on Ohio 5 near Leavittsburg. The incident left two other occupants injured as police investigated the fatal crash.

Warren Edwin Burns Braceville Ohio 5 Leavittsburg

Strike by TWA hostesses scheduled for Wednesday

In Kansas City, Missouri, a walkout by Trans World Airlines hostesses is planned for 9 a.m. Wednesday, signaling potential service disruption at the airline.

Kansas City Trans World Airlines

Five Teenagers Die in Car Crash at Slough

Five teenagers drowned when a car failed to turn and plunged into a water slough in Longview Washington. A companion escaped and reached safety after the vehicle went off a 25 foot cliff. Francis Hughes 16 told officers he did not know how he escaped before climbing the bank to flag a passing truck.

Longview Wash Francis Hughes

Portage County Killer Seeks New Trial in Summit Case

James I. Mikulak, convicted kidnapper and murderer of Steve and Lillie Mikulak, appealed to the Ohio Supreme Court Monday. He argues Summit County jurisdiction was not established and seeks a new Portage County trial, while lower courts upheld the 1958 Summit County conviction.

Columbus James I. Milak Steve Lillie Mikulak Ohio Supreme Court Summit County Portage County

Coroner rules death self-inflicted chest wound in Canton case

Canton Ohio coroner FE Mozes cites self-inflicted gunshot as cause of death for 54 year old Mrs Kenneth S Fitzsimmons, who died Monday night at her Fairhope home three miles east of Canton.

Canton Ohio FE. B. Mozes Kenneth S. Fitzsimmons Fairhope Here

Pickford breaks collarbone at Beverly Hills home

Former screen actress Mary Pickford fell in her Beverly Hills residence on Monday and fractured a collarbone. She is receiving treatment at home. Field Marshal Montgomery, 72, said he may visit Communist China after meeting Nehru next January. A British newspaper claimed Irish nationalists plot to kidnap Prince Charles but Scotland Yard dismissed the report.

Mary Pickford London Lord Montgomery Communist China Nehru Prince Charles Scotland Yard

No Panic After Big Explosion Hits Worthington

In Worthington Minnesota a blast cut power and heat for 9500 residents in sub zero weather. Neighbors rushed portable generators to nursing homes and schools. The municipal hospital stayed on its own power as crews restored electricity to wells and a crippled children's hospital. Civil Defense Director Ray Schisler praised the spontaneous aid.

Worthington Minn Minnesota Southwestern Minnesota Crippled Children's Hospital School Civil Defense Ray Schisler

Hawaii Volcano May Erupt For Some Time

Glowing lava belched from a roaring fountain in Kilauea crater as scientists predicted the four day old eruption would continue for some time. There is no current threat to surrounding farm areas.

Hawaii Honolulu Kilauea

Soviet Trade and Scientific Exhibition Opens in Mexico City

Soviet First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan left Moscow by air for Mexico City to open the Soviet trade and scientific exhibition that was shown earlier this year in New York.

Michael King Rutland Messenger United Nations New York Amsterdam Holland Michael Fred W. Weber Family Weekly Michael Are Frank Clay Beckley W.va Garry Gardner Danville Ill Randa Peterson Albert Lea Minn Herbert Pugh Mansfield Associated Press Moscow Anastasi Mikoyan Mexico City

Nuclear submarine Triton to start daily sea trials

Newport Rhode Island reports the submarine Triton, the Navy's latest atomic powered undersea craft, will begin a series of daily sea trials today.

Newport Triton

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