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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1959

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Eisenhower Likely to Extend Nuclear Test Ban Briefly

President Eisenhower appears set to extend the U S ban on nuclear weapons tests for a few weeks with additional extensions possible. The White House backs a UN resolution opposing resumption during Geneva talks. negotiations may climax in 1960 with a potential quick underground test resumption. John A McCone urged week to week extensions and warned against indefinite bans without a tripartite inspection accord. The UN General Assembly voted 60 to 1 urging restraint during the Geneva talks.

Washington Eisenhower U.S United Nations Geneva United States John A. McCone The Atomic Energy Commission NBC Meet the Press McCone

United States may resume underground tests if Geneva talks stall

McCone said the U S is bound by the resolution to refrain from testing while talks continue but warned the talks must reach a make or break point early next year If Moscow won t agree to an inspection regime Washington would push to break off the Geneva conference and restart underground testing State Department officials share the view that delaying tests without Soviet acceptance risks national security Whether the President would order a break off before Khrushchev summit remains doubtful as he hopes Moscow would modify its stance to end the Geneva deadlock.

McCone United States State Department Geneva Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev

Niday escapes chair via DiSalle clemency action

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle commuted the death sentence of Lewis B. Niday to life imprisonment. Niday, 31, of Belpre, killed Florence Cowdery and George Robinson after a Marietta bar attack on Aug. 23, 1958. The governor cited mental and emotional instability and a lack of mercy recommendations from jurors, granting clemency with a statement about justice and treatment.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Lewis B. Niday Belpre Niday Ohio Florence Cowdery Reedsville George Robinson Marietta DiSalle Pardon and Parole Commission

Full Shelves Assured As Strike Ends

Columbus Ohio shoppers will find full produce shelves as Teamsters Local 413 ratifies a new contract ending a week long strike at Kroger A and P and Albers terminals and warehouses. Old contract expired last October and deliveries were halted since November 15 with some stores kept stocked by backlog and independent dealers.

Columbus Ohio Teamsters Local 413 Kroger Albers Mansfield Portsmouth Wheeling W. Va A&p Kentucky

Minister And Family Vanish From Sweet Home Oregon

A minister Rev. Laurence Loftus 28 his wife Ruth 27 and their son James who will be 2 disappeared Friday in western Oregon. Police believe they may have met with an accident on a backwoods mountain road near Tombstone Summit in the Cascade Mountains. Parishioners notified authorities after the minister missed Sunday services.

Sweet Home Ore Oregon Tombstone Cascade Mountains Laurence Loftus Loftus Ruth James

Hunter Shot. Man Charged After Back Woundings

East Providence police report a young hunter recovering in hospital from a back wound. James H. Miller III, 21, is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon after firing at Manuel Braz, 18, Sunday to frighten him. Cincinnati gas explosion at Tri-State Fireworks Co. in Loveland on Oct 29 caused fatal burns to 45 year old Charles Schroeder.

East Providence R. L—M James H. Miller III Manuel Braz Cincinnati Tri-State Fireworks Co Loveland Charles Schroeder

Teens in Custody Over Cemetery Vandalism in Cleveland

Three 16 year old boys were being held after admitting they sprayed 14 cars with red and black paint and caused damage to gravestones in a city owned cemetery on Friday.

Cleveland—I

Songwriter Samuel M. Lewis Dies at 76

Samuel M. Lewis, 76, famed lyricist behind over 800 songs including Mammy Dinah and In a Little Spanish Town, died Sunday. The writer, whose work helped define early American popular music, left a lasting impact on Broadway, film, and radio songbooks.

New York Samuel M. Lewis Dinah

Guardsmen Blast Enemy Over Weekend Across Ohio

Air National Guardsmen from Columbus Springfield and Mansfield carried out 50 sorties at Camp Atterbury Bomb Range near Indianapolis. Col Dale E Shafer Jr announced the training as a success using F84 Thunderjet aircraft carrying small charges described on paper as nuclear weapons.

Columbus Springfield Mansfield Ohio Dale E. Shafer Jr Camp Atterbury Indianapolis

Bus crash in Nuernberg kills nine workers

A bus carrying nine factory workers collided with a trailer truck near Sulzbach in Nuernberg, Germany, killing nine and seriously injuring fifteen others.

Nuernberg Germany Sulzbach

Wild Weather To Continue Thru Tuesday

Cloudy skies and mild temperatures persist across Ohio with a few showers as southerly winds bring springlike conditions. A weak cold front from Wisconsin to Missouri moves toward Ohio, likely producing scattered showers today and tonight, possibly ending Tuesday morning. Temperature readings range from the mid 40s to low 50s across Cincinnati Columbus Cleveland Akron and Findlay.

Columbus Ohio Canadian Wisconsin Missouri Cincinnati Cleveland Akron Findlay

Grief Stricken Father Mistakes Daughter In Fatal Crash

Raphael Moncrief of Middletown Ohio believed his two year old Mary Linda died in a Route 17 wreck that also killed his wife Jean 25. Later at Pleasant Valley Hospital he learned his three year old Patricia Arline had been killed. Moncrief and two sons were injured. the truck driver was unharmed.

Point Pleasant Raphael Moncrief Middletown Ohio Mary Linda Pleasant Valley Hospital Patricia Arline Moncriefs Jean Moncrief

Postal Rates Start Reb The New Parcel Post Increases

New parcel post rates announced last week will go into effect February 1. Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerfield announced the date, after ICC approval on Friday. The increases average 17.1 percent and total about 88 million dollars annually.

Washington Arthur E. Summerfield Interstate Commerce Commission

Million Mistake Prompted by Bank Check Error

Mrs. James Walsh offers to return the 4 000 022.75 check if Hadley Falls Trust Co rehires teller Miss Ann Halliwell who allegedly printed the mistaken amount. She kept the check to protest the firing amid a threat to alert her husband’s commanding officer. Bank president George W. Wallace declined comment as the Walshs await Sergeant Walsh’s return from a Goose Bay mission.

Holyoke Mass James Walsh Ann Halliwell George W. Wallace Walsh Westover Air Force Base Goose Bay Labrador

Mustard Bottle Assault at Cleveland Stadium

Cleveland police said Lorenzo Veal, 21, a Berle Vending Co. employee, allegedly struck Robert Wright, 23, with a mustard bottle after Wright refused to pay for cold hot dogs. Wright reported the incident and Veal was jailed.

Cleveland Cleveland Stadium Lorenzo Veal Robert Wright Wright Veal Berle Vending Co

Toledo AFL CIO Council Formed After Merging Unanimously

Frederick H. Kunz, longtime president of AFL Grain Millers Local 58, was elected president of the newly merged Toledo AFL CIO Council as 480 delegates from 70 local unions approved the merger. It marks the first forced merger in a major city since the AFL and CIO national unite three years ago.

Toledo Frederick H. Kunz AFL Grain Millers Local 58 Afl-Cio Council AFL and Cio

Cleveland church dedicates new Euclid sanctuary

St Stephen's Byzantine Rite Catholic Church in suburban Euclid held a Sunday dedication for its new sanctuary, reflecting community growth and religious traditions in the Cleveland area.

Cleveland St. Stephen's Euclid

Cuban High Schools Rally For Ron Arrillaga Aid

In San Mateo California Hillsdale and Capuchino high schools unite to raise funds for Ron Arrillaga a 17 year old left with a severe spinal injury from a Nov 10 crash. Students organize two Arrillaga days at football games and donate thousands from receipts and events. The goal is to ease mounting medical costs possibly reaching six figures.

San Mateo Calif Ron Ron Arrillaga Roy Campanella Capuchino High Hillsdale Cap Hillsdale At

Revolutionist Group Takes Over Controls In Cuba Labor

The Cuban Confederation of Labor elected an executive committee all from Fidel Castro's revolutionary party and rejected a Communist party bid for top posts. Secre­tary General David Salvador leads the 13 member body, with former Communists among its ranks. Delegates withdrew from the IARCW and aimed to form a Revolutionary Confederation of Latin American Workers, denouncing U S monopolists and Latin dictators allied to the United States.

Havana Cuban Confederation of Labor Fidel Castro Revolutionary Party Communist Party 10Th National Labor Congress David Salvador Castro United States Congress Inter-American Regional Organization of Workers Revolutionary Confederation of Latin American Workers IARCW U.S State Department

Brother Accused of Feeding Fatal Pill Dose

In Southwick Massachusetts infant Kevin Siward died after his brother Harold two shared candy and allegedly gave him arthritis pills. Police said the mistake led to the deadly dose.

Boy Brother Southwick Mass Kevin Siward Harold

Art expert cites authenticity of Hollywood find worth millions

Chicago art expert Alexander Zlatofff Mirsky says most experts will recognize the paintings as authentic with an estimated value of 8 to 10 million dollars. The discovery, made in the home of Hollywood TV repairman Alfonso Follo, includes Madonna with Saints attributed to Raphaello Santi.

Chicago Alexander Zlatofff- Mirsky Alfonso Follo Raphaello Santi

Laos May Drop Charge at United Nations

Laos plans to withdraw its complaint to the United Nations against North Vietnam to ease relations with both North Vietnam and China. Diplomats say U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and India urged Laos to rescind the charges of aggression by aid to Laotian rebels. A letter may be sent within two weeks to remove the case from the Security Council agenda.

United Nations N. Y Laos U.N Viet Nam Red China India Dag Hammarskjold Hammarskjold Khamphan Panya Security Council

Five-Day Ohio Forecast Calls for Mild Week

Mild week forecast with temperatures about 8 to 5 degrees above normal. Normal highs run around 44 to 47, with western and eastern Ohio near 80 to 82 for the low. Showers expected tonight and Tuesday in eastern Ohio, again on Thursday, with precipitation near 0.25 inch west and 0.5 inch east.

Easstern Ohio

Deaf 13-Year-Old Admits Killing Playmate in Kansas

Thirteen year old George Martens who is deaf used sign language and a spoken voice to confess the murder of 8 year old Steven Moscoe. Martens said he lured the child into timber with a dead rabbit ruse and killed him for revenge after repeated bicycle damage. Steven was the son of Marine Staff Sgt Lawrence Moscoe of Newburgh New York. Martens' father Henry Martens is an Olathe contractor.

Clathe Kan George Martens Steven Moscoe George John Johnson Steven Martens Lawrence Moscoe Newburgh N.Y Olathe Naval Air Station Moscoes Henry Martens Olathe Buildin Olathe Kansas City

Derailed Freight Train Blocks Line in Ohio

Fourteen cars of a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed west of Orrville Ohio on Sunday. The incident tied up the main line for nine hours. No injuries were reported. Three derailed cars were loaded and none damaged seriously, railroad officials said.

Oarville Ohio Pennsylvania Railroad Here

Fire damages Club Venice in Cleveland incident

A Sunday fire of undetermined origin caused an estimated 45000 dollars in damage to the Club Venice at 2102 East 100th Street near Carnegie Avenue. The blaze prompted investigations by local authorities.

Cleveland Venice East 100Th St Carnegie Ave

Massive slides block Cascades rail and highways trapping train

Heavy rains trigger massive mudslides across the Cascade Mountains blocking rail lines and highways. A Milwaukee Road Olympian Hiawatha train with 90 passengers sat for 10 hours before bus transfer to Spokane. A car crash in Stevens Pass kills Hazel Caddell. Flooding forces evacuations as three railroads divert traffic south.

Seattle Wash Cascade Mountains Acci Milwaukee Road Hyak Ellensburg Cascades Spokane Chicago Slide Milwaukee Great Northern Northern Pacific Cas Cades Pasco Vancouver Snoqualmie Stevens White Blewett Hazel K. Caddell Leavenworth Stevens Pass

Seeks Funds To Assist Steelworkers

McKeesport leader Donald C. Rarick calls for AFL-CIO to create a strike fund to aid steelworkers if another stoppage occurs. He opposed USW President David J. McDonald in 1957 and heads a local dues protest. Rarick plans to write Meany urging immediate action as a 116 day strike halted by Taft-Hartley.

Mckeesport Donald C. Rarick United Steelworkers Afl-Cio Rarick USW David J. McDonald U.S. Steel Corp Irvin George Meany McDonald

Woman Hurt in Fall Near Woolworth Store

Mrs. Kathryn Ball, 51, of Milford, slipped and fell at about 11:21 am Monday in front of the F W Woolworth store on S Court St. She sustained a possible hip injury and was taken to Sheltering Arms Hospital by the fire department emergency squad.

Kathryn Ball Middleport F. W. Woolworth S. Court St Sheltering Arms Hospital Fire Department

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