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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1958

Page

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GM UAW Reach Deal Yet Ohio Plants Idle Across State

Ohio plants remained on strike despite a Detroit pact between GM and the UAW. At Columbus Ternstedt, 4000 workers faced unresolved issues and another bargaining session was planned. Cincinnati, Dayton, Warren, and Frigidaire/Delco sites also stayed idle amid local disputes and IUE actions.

General Motors Ohio Ternstedt Columbus Cincinnati Dayton UAW Moraine Products Division Aero Products Division International Union of Electrical Workers Warren Dayton Frigidaire Delco Packard Electric IUE

United States Sticks To Quemoy Policy

U S policy remains unchanged in refusing to abandon Quemoy amid sustained Communist attacks. Dulles conveyed reassurance to Chiang Kai-shek through Ambassador Drumright. Nationalists rejected Dulles proposal to reduce forces if shelling ceased. Communist guns pounded Quemoy as sea convoys and air drops aid continued. Smoot said Quemoys can hold out under current terms, with larger attacks possible only from the Communists.

James Cary Taipei Formosa United States China Quemoy Everett F. Drumright Dulles Chiang Kai-shek Foreign Ministry Sugges Quemoy Islands U. S Roland N. Smoot U. S. Taiwan Formosa Tance Smoot Chiang

Soviets Resume Nuclear Tests After Western Detonations

Tass announces the Soviet Union has resumed testing after accusing the United States and Britain of not upholding a self-imposed halt. The report notes four tests in a northern Arctic area this week while the U S and U K conducted multiple detonations, with Tass blaming Western powers for timing and military advantage.

Moscow United States Britain Tass Arctic Circle U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Washington Soviet Union United Kingdom

State's Jobless Situation Has Been Relieved

Labor Department experts report unemployment in Ohio centers eased by a manufacturing upturn. Only Wheeling West Virginia Steubenville rose on the agency scale. Nationwide figures show a drop from about 220000 to 180000 Ohioans on unemployment insurance by mid month with small area changes.

Washington Labor Department Ohio Wheeling W. Va Steubenville

Man Freed From Jail In Ohio Wife Shooting Case

Batavia Ohio police release George Vannatter after Sheriff Clyde Dericks says insufficient evidence to hold him for the shooting death of his wife Barbara 29. Sheriff declines to disclose lie detector results from Wednesday test.

Batavia Ohio George Vannatter Clyde Dericks Barbara Dericks

Pentagon Declassification Drive Targets Hidden Records

The Pentagon orders declassification of almost all military docs stamped top secret secret or confidential before 1946. Some date to World War I or earlier, affecting millions of outdated files. The order, signed by Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy, moves to automatically downgrade top secret documents after certain years.

Washington Pentagon Defense Neil McElroy

Slaver Whalen Escapes AZ State Hospital Inmate Escape

In Arizona, Paul Whalen 30 and fellow inmate Harold Bill 48 escaped from the maximum security ward of the state hospital after cutting a wire screen on the porch. Police set roadblocks around Tucson area homes of threatened Huff family victims in the 1957 slayings. Whalen had vowed death to victims' families. Bill was described as not dangerous.

Phoenix Ariz Arizona State Hospital Tucson Paul Whalen Freelin Huff Samuel Wick Whalen Harold Bill Bill

Mine Disaster Claims 36 Lives in Podvis Coal Vault

Belgrade reports a powerful blast at Podvis coal mine on Thursday killed 36 miners. About 20 workers remain unaccounted for as rescue efforts continue, according to Belgrade radio.

Belgrade Yugoslavia Podvis

Arkansas seeks southern plan for peace against NAACP

Attorney General Bruce Bennett outlines an all out campaign against the NAACP blaming the group for regional racial issues. He asks southern congressional delegations to join a southern plan for peace including economic pressure and legal action. A new private school group hopes white high school students may begin classes soon.

Litle Rock Ark Bruce Bennett National Assn NAACP Arkansas Bennett

Mediators Fail In Steamship Strike Efforts

New York report on a three day strike by the Masters Mates and Pilots Union against 20 American steamship firms. More than 40 passenger liners and freighters are tied up from Boston to New Orleans as federal mediators fail to break talks. About 310 vessels operated by affected companies face port tieups on East and Gulf Coasts. tankers foreign flag ships and some American firms with contracts are not affected.

New York Boston New Orleans Masters, Mates and Pilots Union American Merchant Marine Institute Gulf Coast Union

Coast Guard Searches For Six Missing Cleveland Men

The Coast Guard is searching for six Cleveland men reported missing after a Lake Erie fishing trip. They departed Thursday in a 25 foot cruiser named Beth Ann and planned to fish near the Cleveco Wreck buoy about eight miles north of Cleveland with a 9 p.m return time.

Cleveland Coast Guard Lake Erie Beth Ann Cleveco

NLRB Expands Reach to Small Businesses

Washington reports the National Labor Relations Board will handle cases involving many smaller businesses for merly outside its jurisdiction. This marks a broadened scope in labor dispute oversight and enforcement.

Washington National Labor Relations Board

Green Seeks to Serve to 100 as RI Senator Turns 92

Providence dispatch notes Theodore Francis Green the oldest U S Senator marking his 91st birthday with a two mile walk a family party and many congratulatory telegrams. He jokes about running again in 1960 for a six year term to reach age 99 and possibly 100 while steering foreign relations and quipping about Quemoy and Matsu.

Providence R. I Theodore Francis Green D-Ri Congress Green Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Quemoy Matsu

Nixon Adlai Air Views On Formosa Clash

In Oakland Nixon and Stevenson spoke in adjacent halls about Formosa. Nixon argued against surrender of Quemoy and Matsu to China, urging firmness and a negotiated cease fire. Stevenson maintained the islands belong to China and urged non intervention in the civil war.

Nixon Adlai Formosa Oakland Calif Adlai Stevenson Oakland Civic Auditorium Eisenhower Quemoy Matsu Jevenson China

McCloy Named Chairman of Ford Foundation Board

John J. McCloy, 62, banker and former U.S. high commissioner in Germany, named chairman of the Ford Foundation board in New York. He succeeds H. Rowan Gaither Jr., who stays on as a trustee as McCloy returns to practicing law in San Francisco.

New York John J. McCloy U.S Germany Ford Foundation McCloy Chase Manhattan Bank H. Rowan Gaither Jr San Francisco

Mental Clinic Opens in Cambridge 120-Bed Facility

Cambridge opens a 120-bed reception and intensive treatment clinic, the first completed under the mental hygiene building program, with dedication set for next Thursday.

Cambridge

Ike Checks Health Before Campaigning

President Eisenhower enters Walter Reed Army Hospital for a general health checkup before stepping up campaigning for Republican congressional candidates. He expects a good report on his release, likely Saturday.

Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital

Japan Seeks New US Security Treaty Not Revision

In Tokyo Premier Nobusuke Kishi told parliament Japan will pursue a wholly new security treaty with the United States rather than amend the seven year old pact. Tokyo seeks a written agreement for defense and a voice in the disposition of U S forces stationed in Japan.

Tokyo Nobusuke Kishi Japan United States U.S

Red Commander Dies in Soviet Army Paper Notice

The Soviet press Red Star announced the death of Col. Gen. Vasily Ivanovich Shvetsov. He led units on the Baltic and Leningrad fronts in World War II. The cause and location of death were not disclosed and his age was not provided.

Moscow Vasily Ivanovich Shvetsov Red Star Baltic Leningrad

Senator Taft’s Wife Martha Taft Dies at 68 in Indian Hill

Mrs. Martha Taft widow of Senator Robert A. Taft died at her home in Indian Hill at 68. Son Robert Taft Jr. said death was heart failure after a stroke in 1950 left her confined to a wheelchair. Funeral set for tomorrow beside her husband. Survived by three other sons William Howard Lloyd Horace and 14 grandchildren.

Cincinnati Martha Bowers Taft Robert A. Taft Indian Hill Robert Taft Jr Taft U. S. Senate Ohio Robert Jr William Howard State Department Lloyd Cincinnati Times-Star Horace Yale

Free Cyprus government rumored in Athens

The Vladyni newspaper allied with the Greek government claimed a "Free Cyprus" cabinet might be formed in Athens with two Turkish Cypriots as undersecretaries in education and interior, possibly gaining recognition. An Archbishop Makarios aide denied the report as Makarios prepared a message urging Cypriots to react against a British partnership plan.

Athens Greece Vladyni Makarios

Franko Fights State To Stay On Bench

Youngstown Municipal Judge Frank R. Franko continues his fight to block removal from the bench. He filed a motion with the Ohio Supreme Court objecting to a quo warranto petition by Attorney General William Saxbe challenging his right to hold office.

Columbus Youngstown Frank R. Franko Franko Ohio Supreme Court High Court Atty William Saxbe

Reuther Leads GM Union Pact Amid Nationwide Strike

General Motors and the United Auto Workers signed a three year master contract, with a nationwide strike still active by 250 000 UAW members. The deal includes 24 to 30 cents hourly raises, continued cost of living boosts, extended unemployment pay, severance pay, and gains such as ending the seven hour day for some workers and a seven day work premium. Reuther called the agreement good for the nation and the union.

Detroit General Motors United Auto Workers UAW Walter P. Reuther Chrysler Ford Reuther

De Gaulle Sets Five Year Plan for Algeria

Premier de Gaulle outlined a five year program to quell the Algerian nationalist revolt. The plan promises land distribution 625000 acres to Muslim farmers, jobs for Muslims at least ten percent, housing for a million people and expanded education. He said the referendum proves Algeria wants to stay with France and declared two routes war or fraternity.

Constantine Algeria de Gaulle France de Galle Orleansville

Premier Speaks on Jordan Stability and Troop Withdrawal

Prime Minister Samir Rifai expressed confidence that Jordan’s internal order is returning to normal as a 3000 man British force, sent at King Hussein’s request in July, begins leaving on October 20. The country has faced sustained pressure from internal dissidents and neighboring Arab states for 18 months.

Amman Samir Rifai Jordan Hussein Associated Press Rifai Middle East

Children Set Brush Fire Near Monrovia

Five hundred firefighters battled a blaze that scorched 320 acres of tinder dry brush on the outskirts of Monrovia California. Firemen blamed three children playing with matches for starting the fire, with a receptionist at a sanitarium reporting the incident. Two sanitariums were evacuated as flames moved toward the city, about 10 miles northeast of Los Angeles.

Monrovia Calif Los Angeles

Brazilians vote on new congress and leftist comeback

In Rio de Janeiro Brazilians elect a new Congress and judge the comeback bid of the outlawed Communist party. The Reds seek major political status with support from various candidates, chiefly Laborites.

Rio DE Janeiro Communist Party Reds

Princeton student uses horse drawn carriage to dodge car ban

Eric Grinnell a Princeton University sophomore from Rye New York bought a Brewster brougham buggy for 100 dollars and a horse to evade the campus car ban He expects total investment around 900 including renovations and stable fees He plans to earn hay money carting couples on weekends for 3 dollars per half hour and 5 dollars per hour

Princeton N. J Princeton University Eric A. Grinnell Rye N. Y Grinnell Springfield, Ohio Vey

Harry Truman Attacks Union Ban In Cleveland

President Truman denounces bids to ban the union shop as an attack on labor rights and urges defeat in six states including Ohio where voters face a November 4 ballot on the measure. He accuses the Republican administration of packing the National Labor Relations Board with anti-labor members.

Cleveland —i Harry S. Truman Ohio Truman National Labor Relations Board

Boy Dies After Fall in Pittsburgh Shower Accident

Pittsburg youth Frank Hasenkopf aged 15 slipped while taking a shower Thursday night, crashed through a glass door and died an hour later from shock and loss of blood.

Pittsburgh Frank Hasenkopf

Weather summary for Ohio and West Virginia forecast

Partly cloudy and warmer today tonight and Saturday with highs near 65 to 71 inland. Ohio and West Virginia expect increasing clouds tonight with lows around 40s and Saturday partly cloudy and warmer. Five day outlook shows near normal temperatures with a warmer weekend and a cooler spell early next week and a light precipitation chance near Lake Erie and midweek.

Ohio West Virginia Lake Erie Albany Bismarck Chicago Cntsedgeene Mae Cleveland Washington

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