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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1959
Page
1
The American Public Health Association warns that rising population threatens health and well being of millions. It urges integration of population control into civil health programs and notes lack of scientific knowledge on fertility. The 13 000-member group adopts policy stressing family planning and birth spacing.
Philadelphia House subcommittee on Legislative Oversight announced a probe into payoffs to DJs and promote records on Dick Clark shows. ABC said it found no improper conduct and Clark agreed to divest outside business interests to align with new policy.
Attorney General William P. Rogers denounces the Parker Lynch lynching as a flagrant miscarriage of justice and says the FBI produced a full report with fingerprints. He notes Mississippi officials failed to indict after a Pearl County grand jury heard no witnesses.
Yellow Springs council rejected Antioch College offer to donate two land plots for a pumping station and treatment plant. The village will pursue condemnation to gain land for the gravity sewer line through Glen Helen, the college’s 1,000 acre nature laboratory and recreation area.
Cincinnati stores Kroger and Albers chain markets resume selling canned cranberries after clearance from the Pure Food and Drug Administration.
Dayton, Ohio resident John L. Meece, 63, died after his car struck a utility pole following a glancing collision with another vehicle Tuesday night. Police described the crash as a fatal traffic accident in the city.
New York top steel industry and union negotiators meet in secret talks reported by Iron Age Magazine to avoid a second walkout as Taft Hartley injunction nears expiry. Pressure mounts on companies to accept arbitration if needed and union officials unveil a plan to encircle allied industries to push settlements.
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan and West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer agreed to avoid arms limits in central Europe after talks in London. Spokesmen said progress was made on other differences during Adenauer's three day visit aimed at reducing months of bickering.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway calls 65 heavy maintenance workers back to its Huntington locomotive shop in West Virginia today and announces 65 more will return on December 1.
Cincinnati police announce a 2A squad trained to detect shoplifters will work Christmas season in city stores to deter theft and protect retailers.
Augusta Ga. President Eisenhower weighs inviting former President Truman to join a 20 000 mile goodwill tour of 11 nations. Wayne Hawks notes no contact with Truman yet while Sen. Dodd proposes bipartisan participation with other international affairs figures.
Reynold E. Greene, 48, a veteran journalist with over 30 years in magazines and newspapers, became wire editor of The Messenger. A native of Circleville, he has worked at the Pomeroy Daily Sentinel, Columbus Dispatch, Columbus Citizen Journal, Denver Post, and Packaging Systems Magazine. He previously led Meigs VFW posts, is married with four children, and will oversee front page editing and regional news.
Yale and Harvard yesterday pulled out of the federal student loan program over a loyalty affidavit requirement. Presidents Griswold and Pusey said the oath conflicts with core principles, withholding about The move frees nearly 500 thousand dollars in funds. Harvard returns 357,873 dollars. Yale has received 160,000 and will send back most of an additional 50,000.
Gov Michael V DiSalle will meet with mental health officials from four eastern states next week ahead of launching a stimulated Ohio program for 1960.
Typhoon Freda, now tropical storm, moved toward Okinawa after two days of destruction in the Philippines. At least 10 people were killed, 22 injured, and 7,600 families left homeless.
A B47 bomber from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita crashed near a rural school in Windsor Missouri Tuesday. The burning plane exploded within 450 yards of the school. Four airmen aboard are presumed dead according to the Air Force.
Cecil Emery Jr and his wife Patricia sold their home and all belongings to fund a four month around the world voyage for their six person family. They completed the journey ending in Seattle after stops from Honolulu to London. The trip cost about 5500 dollars and left them with a small nest egg.
Premier Khrushchev says a Soviet factory produced 250 rockets with hydrogen warheads in one year. He warns of total destruction if exploded on enemies but offers to sink the weapons at sea to preserve peace. Defense Department in Washington has no immediate comment. It is unclear if he referred to intercontinental missiles or medium range weapons.
Brig. Gen. Lewis C. Hudson urged Congress to raise the 175 000 man ceiling to 200 000 or more. The Marine Corps currently fields three divisions and three air wings but trims battalions, keeping units at about 90 percent strength while awaiting funding and policy changes.
A single engine charter plane crashed on a mountain near Covington Virginia killing three men. Pilot C C McVey of Wilmette Illinois and passengers Jack Miller of Vinton Gallia County and Russell E Aimes of Cleveland Ohio died at the scene as the craft failed to land minutes before.
The thermometer hovered near 20 degrees as residents endured a pre-winter cold snap with light snow flurries reported Tuesday night into Wednesday. The Weather Bureau forecast a warming trend for Thursday and Friday, with minor changes and little precipitation through Monday. Ashtabula reported the deepest snows at five to eight inches.
Columbus report on the 66th Ohio Chamber of Commerce meeting outlines impact of higher Workmen's Compensation rates. Walter E. Taylor notes total costs rise to about 192 million dollars plus 100 million under the old law, with 142 million projected from May Navy 2 to June 30, 1960.
Hollywood report says 33 year old comedian Jerry Lewis collapsed on a film set after rushing up stairs several times. Doctors treated him at the scene and he was later said to be in stable condition.
London sources say Sir Winston Churchill showed improvement today after a chest condition that had raised concerns. The status update comes as officials monitor his health and public interest remains high.
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