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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1959

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Mao and Khrushchev Review Military Parade in Peiping

Mao Zedong presided over a mass parade in Peiping celebrating China's decade of Communist rule with 700000 participants. Lin Piao led Red Army forces as 144 guns 155 aircraft and 99 tanks rolled past in a display urged against Formosa and foreign interference. Khrushchev arrived after a U S tour and discussed peaceful methods with Eisenhower.

Tokyo Mao Tze-tung Nikita Khrushchev Red China Peiping Mezo Asia Forbidden City Gate of Heavenly Peace Mao Khrushchev Peiping Radio China Red Army Navy Air Force Defense Lin Piao Douglas MacArthur Yalu River Korea Lin Formosa Red United States World Communist Bloc Eisenhower Chou En-lai

Platters Face Prostitution Trial In Municipal Court

Four Platters rock group members stand trial on aiding and abetting prostitution charges in Cincinnati. Four 19 year old girls, three white and one Black, arrested with the quartet in a downtown hotel raid on August 10, are to testify alongside the singers. The group’s attorney Edgar J. Shott Jr. said trial plans, twice postponed, are now set. The Platters had just finished a Newport Kentucky nightclub appearance when arrested.

Cincinnati The Platters Pittsburgh, Pa Edgar J. Shott, Jr Newport

Jupiter Missiles Test Fires 1700 Mile Flight

In Cape Canaveral the Army with Air Force aid launched a Jupiter intermediate range missile on a successful 1700 mile test. Earlier a research rocket inflated a balloon to 45 miles to study wind speeds and air density. In Little Rock a federal judge delayed a hearing on challenges to pupil placement laws used to curb integration.

Cape Canaveral Fla Army Air Force Little Rock Ark

Ohio Courts Rap Young Offenders In Two Southwestern Cities

In Cincinnati Judge Daniel C. Handley sentenced nine youths to 30 days in the workhouse and fined each 150 dollars for loitering and disorderly conduct after a park gang fight. In Hamilton Judge David Black sentenced two 16 year olds to the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield for three strong arm offenses. Five others were arrested in connection with the gang clash. Several have pending jury trials or probation violations.

Ohio New York Daniel C. Handley Cincinnati Hamilton David Black Butler County Domestic Relations Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield

Youth Pinned As Car Rolls Near Worthington

Dean Rigby, 18, of Worthington, was pinned between his car and a tree on U S 23 for about 30 minutes after the vehicle rolled back while he checked for damage. He blew the horn to attract motorists but aid arrived only after an unidentified driver heard it. His arm was crushed though officials reported non fatal injuries.

Columbus — i Dean Rigby Worthington Rigby U.S. 23 Ervin Morris Bruce Morris Duplex Ervin, Jr Frances Anne Herbert Mary Georgia

Extend Strike Deadline As Negotiations Go On

Steelworkers set to strike at midnight agreed to extend their contract while negotiations continue. Local president Charles Shelton said the extension is retroactive to Sept 30, 1959. Talks are in Ashland Kentucky.

South Point Charles Shelton Ashland

UN mission heads north Laos for on-site probe

A United Nations fact finding team flew to Vientiane to investigate Laotian government charges of aggression by Communist North Vietnam. In Harrisburg Pennsylvania the attempt to legalize horse race betting failed in the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Vientiane Laos Viet Nam Harrisburg Pennsylvania House of Representatives

Gas Tank Explosion Hurts Nine in Charleston

A storage tank holding two million gallons of gasoline exploded at the Esso Standard Oil Co. terminal in Charleston. The blast demolished two small houses, injured nine people, and sparked a massive fire threatening nearby tanks. Firefighters faced fumes and heat that prevented close attack. The cause was not immediately known. A related item notes Daniel J. Koenig, 27, of Miami, faces an Oct. 9 hearing in connection with a $38,000 Yorkville bank robbery.

Charleston S.C Esso Standard Oil Co Esso Gracie Miami Fla Daniel J. Koenig Yorkville Ohio Koenig

Tornado kills 11 in Ivy. ten from one family dead

A tornado born from Hurricane Gracie swept Ivy near Charlottesville Virginia killing eleven people and injuring several. Ten members of the Morris family perished in a duplex while a nearby home roof collapsed killing Mrs. Lilly Bruce and injuring others as rescuers battled floodwaters to reach scattered victims.

Charlottesville Ivy Gracie Ervin Morris Ervin, Jr Raymond C. Bruce Lilly

Arms Plans Up But Which One At United Nations

The UN General Assembly Political Committee will consider disarmament items next week with rival plans for top billing. The Soviets push total disarmament within four years led by Khrushchev, facing opposition from the Asian African bloc backing Morocco’s demand to halt France’s Sahara nuclear test. Also in the mix are an Irish proposal to limit nuclear weapons, an Indian call for a permanent ban on all nuclear tests, and Hammarskjold’s current disarmament report. Observers expect close scrutiny but a rough path ahead for the Soviet plan.

United Nations, N.Y UN Assembly Nikita Khrushchev Morocco France Sahara Britain United States Soviet Union Dag Hammarskjold Khrushchev

Rockies Snow Deepens Across High Plains and Colorado

Snow fell early today on the eastern Rockies with six inches added to Colorado Springs 17 inch total. Nebraska Kansas plains saw snow while Denver reported ongoing snowfall and damage estimates rose into the millions. Hurricane Gracie remnants brought sporadic winds and rain from Pennsylvania to New York and Virginia, with Erie reporting three inches of rain.

Rocky Mountains Colorado Springs Colo Gracie Pennsylvania Erie New York State Virginia West Virginia

Seaman Held In Death Of Lynn Kauffman In Boston Harbor

Dutch radioman Willem Louis Van Rie was held without bail in Brooklyn Felony Court on a Boston warrant charging murder in the death of Lynn Kauffman. He admitted striking her during an argument aboard the Utrecht as the ship departed Singapore for Brooklyn. she was found in Boston Harbor days later. He denied throwing her overboard.

New York Lynn Kauffman Boston Miss Kauffman Utrecht Brooklyn Willem Louis van Rie van Rie James B. Fallon

Auto Crash Near Pike County Kills Man

Vernon C. Richardson 31 of Cincinnati was killed when his car went through a guard rail into a creek bed on U S 23 south of the Ross Pike county line. Patricia Wessley 34 of Grand Rapids Mich was seriously injured and taken to Pike County Hospital. The two were riding northbound. Richardson worked at the Atomic Energy Commission plant in Pike County.

Waverly Vernon C. Richardson Cincinnati U.S. 23 Ross-Pike County Pike County Richardson Atomic Energy Commission Patricia Wessley Grand Rapids Mich

Steel strike talks resume in Pittsburgh under Eisenhower pressure

Pittsburgh hosts 79 day nationwide steel strike negotiations after President Eisenhower urged continued collective bargaining. Talks resumed after Washington meetings with union and industry leaders, with no issues discussed publicly and a cooling off period possible if no progress by October 8. Industry and union officials then met for two hours in a downtown hotel.

Pittsburgh Eisenhow New York United Steelworkers Washington Palm Springs Calif Eisenhower

Not One but Three Foxes Visit Redstone Arsenal

Army officials deny space experiment links to three foxes spotted at Redstone Arsenal. The incident began Wednesday night when Carolyn Harper, a tired ACMC secretary, left the headquarters about 8 p.m.

Redstone Huntsville Ala Army Ordnance Missile Command Redstone Arsenal Carolyn Harper ACMC Harper

Five Billions Collected From Ohioans By IRS

The IRS announced Ohio tax receipts for the year ended June 30 totaled 5 047 385 000 with nearly 3 098 242 000 from personal income and employment taxes. Cleveland led with 2 688 447 000, followed by Cincinnati 1 329 028 000, Toledo 597 605 000, and Columbus 432 305 000. In New York, residents paid about 152 billions.

Washington Uncle Sam IRS Ohio Cleveland Cincinnati Toledo Columbus

Eisenhower Promised Sun For Desert Golf Week

President Eisenhower arrives in Palm Springs amid dust and wind as Chamber of Commerce vows sunny golfing weather. He plans a match at El Dorado with George E. Allen and others, then a week of daily golf mornings, naps, and sun in La Quinta with bridge in the evenings.

Palm Springs Calif Chamber of Commerce Eisenhower Washington Gracie Labor Day el Dorado Country Club George E. Allen la Quinta Allen Gettysburg William E. Robinson New Ike George Allen

Bus-Trailer Crash In Allegheny Tunnel Injures Seven

In the Allegheny Tunnel of the Pennsylvania Turnpike a collision involving four tractor-trailers and a Greyhound bus bound from Cleveland to Harrisburg injured at least seven bus passengers. Five were treated and released. two others remained unidentified.

Somerset Greyhound Allegheny Tunnel Pennsylvania Turnpike Cleveland Harrisburg

Former Supreme Court Justice Sherman Minton in critical condition

New Albany Indiana Sherman Minton aged 68 ex justice of the U S Supreme Court and former Indiana senator is listed in critical condition at St Edwards Hospital after a heart attack on Wednesday Italy's ex president Enrico de Nicola dies in Naples at 82 from pneumonia complications two separate obituaries or notices report his death and medical status

New Albany Ind Sherman Minton U. S. Supreme Court U. S Indiana St. Edward’s Hospital Minton Italy Naples Enrico de Nicola Italian Republic

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