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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1958

Page

3

Ohio papers show broad Republican endorsements in 1958 ballot push

Editorial canvass finds 16 endorsements for Issue 2 of labor contract reform and two against, with 4 papers neutral. Bricker's GOP re election is favored by all papers surveyed, while DiSalle gains few endorsements. Issue 2 stance varies, Akron Beacon Journal Dayton Daily News and Cleveland Press oppose.

Associated Press Ohio Cincinnati Toledo Dayton Daily News Akron Beacon Journal Cleveland Press Michael V. DiSalle William O’neill DiSalle O'Neill Cleveland Plain Dealer Cleveland News Columbus Dispatch Ohio State Journal John W. Bricker Findlay Republican Courier Bricker Stephen M .Young Scripps-Howard Group Dayton Journal Herald Youngstown Vindicator Warren Tribune Chronicle Massillon Independent The O’neill Columbus Citizen

OVIA Leader Warns Against Complacency in River Modernization

Cincinnati scene reports Ohio Valley Improvement Association President Harry M. Mack warns members not to relax after initial progress in modernizing the Ohio River and flood control. He notes lag during the Depression and World War II, cites a 1953 revitalized program, and highlights fiscal 1959 funds for 25 projects including Pike Island locks and dams. William J. Hull adds that six of 19 replacement dams will soon be under construction with the 1959 appropriation.

Cincinnati Harry M. Mack The Ohio Valley Improvement Association Ohio River Mack Association OVIA Congress Ohio Valley Ohio Pike Island William J. Hull Pize Island

Democratic official asks probe into Athens workers campaigns

Athens County Democratic chair William A Lavelle urged the State Civil Service Commission to investigate three newly hired state employees Richard Cary Charles Stratton and Carl Wright. He claims they are supervised by Elmer Jones tied to William ONeill and have not worked for the state while campaigning. He also sought review of J C Mulligan's suspension as manager of the Athens liquor store.

Columbus Athens County William O'Neill William A. Lavelle Democratic Executive Committee State Civil Service Commission Richard Cary Charles Stratton Carl Wright Elmer Jones O'Neill- Noble Charles Noble Highway Department Lavelle Commission J. C. Mulligan Athens Mulligan

Lebanon Keeps Free Arab State Under Karami Coalition

Premier Rashid Karami’s four member cabinet won a unanimous vote of confidence in Parliament, vowing Lebanon will remain an independent sovereign Arab state. The government pledged national unity, impartial judiciary, and a policy line aligned with President Fuad Chehab in domestic and foreign affairs.

Beirut Rashid Karami Lebanon Karami Fuad Chehab

Dies As Predicted On 97th Birthday In Houston

Mrs. Eva Deschner died Wednesday in Houston on her 97th birthday after years of serious illnesses she had repeatedly overcome. Her family had been told she would not die before reaching 97, making her passing on her milestone birthday a planned moment in a long life.

Houston Tex Eva Deschner

Reds Tangle With Rescuers

A Russian fishing boat sank off the Shetland Islands in a storm. Soviet officers and Scottish seamen clashed over handling three survivors who were landed by the Scots. At least three Russians died, with fears the toll could reach 22. The sunken vessel had a 25 crew and was part of about 30 Soviet boats nearby.

Wick Scotland Shetland Islands

Ohio boy found after missing from Cheshire academy

Donald Goethius, 15, of Avon Ohio, who had been missing since Monday from Cheshire Academy, was found Thursday night by police in Hartford about 15 miles away and returned to the school. Officials gave no reason for the disappearance.

Cheshire, Conn Donald Goethius Avon Ohio Cheshire Academy Hartford

From One Home To Another Parents Return Three Lost Children

Theresa 3 Lisa 21 months and Jerry 10 months were missing for almost a week after being left in a day care home. The father Jerry Bonta 23 and mother Margie 19 arrived to reclaim their children saying they never intended to abandon them. They had planned to seek work in Gary Indiana when authorities intervened.

Cincinnati Theresa Lisa Jerry Bonta Hamilton County Jerry Youth Aid Bureau Margie Bonta Gary Ind Dorothy Fantette

Escape Bid In Vain As Tear Gas Ends Denver Riot

Seventy prisoners including a confessed murderer attempted to escape Denver County jail sparking a two hour uprising quelled by over 100 officers armed with tear gas submachineguns riot shotguns and helmets. Four guards were cut and bruised while prisoners suffered only from tear gas as officers sealed the penthouse hole and restored order.

Denver

Ohio Sales Tax Shows Improvement in Business

Columbus state treasurer Roger W. Tracy reports that sales taxes totaling 4,344,712 were collected for the week ending Oct. 4, marking an improvement in Ohio business conditions. The amount was five percent below the prior year’s level but stands as the highest weekly total since the year began January 1.

Columbus Ohio Roger W. Tracy

Meigs County Driver Dies in West Virginia Turnpike Crash

James J. Buckley 31 of Reedsville was killed in a headon collision between two tractor-trailers on the West Virginia Turnpike 20 miles south of Charleston. Buckley, driver for Bell Lines of Charleston, died in the fiery crash that also killed Joseph B. Randell of Winston Salem and John Johnson of Forest City. Buckley survived by his wife Hazel and five children. body returned from Marmet, funeral arrangements to be announced by Ewing funeral home.

Pomeroy James J. Buckley Reedsville West Virginia Charleston Buckley Bell Lines Bill Rig Joseph B. Randell Winston Salem N. C John Johnson Forest City McLean Truck Lines Winston-Salem Hazel Ben Buckley

Warren County GOP Leader Electrocuted Installing Light

Edward Hodgson about 60 a Warren County Republican leader was electrocuted Thursday while installing a light on a metal pole at a gravel pit near Morrow where he was employed by a firm.

Cincinnati Edward Hodgson Warren County Morrow

Bing Crosby’s Son Pleads Guilty to DUI Fine

Lindsay Crosby, 20, of Santa Monica California withdrew an innocent plea and pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge after his car struck a parked vehicle on September 11. A fine of 263 dollars was imposed.

Santa Monica Calif Bing Crosby Lindsay Young Crosby

Five Indicted in Temple Blast Case in Atlanta

Five men indicted on charges of destroying a house of worship in the Sunday dynamiting of Atlanta's Jewish Temple. Four are in custody and one remains at large. indictments name all five defendants.

Atlanta

President Eisenhower Stays Overnight in Abilene at Sunflower Hotel

In Abilene Kansas President Dwight D Eisenhower and wife briefed press and staff at the Sunflower Hotel delaying rooms for six guests as Secret Service crowds grow. The visit includes tours of the Eisenhower Museum and the boyhood home before a Denver departure Saturday morning.

Abilene Kan Abilene White House Sunflower Hotel Sunflower White House President Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Mike Biggs James Hagerty Secret Service Biggs Ike Eisenhowers Eisenhower Denver

Last Three Survivors Are Saved From Antarctic Crash

A U S Globemaster crash near Cape Hallett left six dead. Three survivors were rescued by helicopter to McMurdo Sound in good condition. Two injured airmen were Airman 2 C. Joel Bailey and Captain James T. Quattlebaum. others were not identified. Another Globemaster waited at Cape Hallett to fly survivors to New Zealand.

Auckland New Zealand Antarctic U. S Christchurch N. Z C. Joel Bailey Belton S. C James T. Quattlebaum Columbia Globemaster Cape Hallet

Twenty one quiz show ends amid rigging probe

New York NBCs 21 was discontinued after Thursday night due to rigging charges from former contestants across several programs. The sponsor Pharmaceuticals Inc said viewer ratings had fallen for five weeks and the probe reduced public interest, joining Dotto and The $64,000 Challenge in oblivion.

New York Dotto Pharmaceuticals, Inc

Former Patrolmen Go On Trial For Burglary

Three former East Liverpool patrolmen named in a 1956 police scandal face trial for a 1952 burglary at an East Liverpool hardware store. Ira Cunningham Robert Carroll and Jerome Raimond had asked to dismiss the charges but Judge Raymond S Buzzard overruled the motion.

Lisbon Ohio East Liverpool Ira Cunningham Robert Carroll Jerome Raimond Raymond S. Buzzard

Garfield Relative Dies in Cleveland

Abram Garfield 85 last surviving child of President James A Garfield died Thursday after a several months illness in Cleveland.

Cleveland Abram Garfield James Abram Garfield

District Favors Elementary Supervisor in Messenger

Glouster and area voters face several races as the district favors an elementary supervisor. Funds for sagging village programs are replenished as residents attend a board meeting in Glouster. Local markets and sports section appear with coverage of Gallipolis, Nelsonville, and nearby communities.

Oeeenmenmneeell Athens Togo Chicas Point Pi Chauncey Markets Pom-Mid Comics McArthur Gallipolis Nelsonville Glouster

Business leaders project strong recovery pace in 1958

Leading industrialists at the Commerce Department Business Advisory Council meeting in Hot Springs expect a renewed production surge toward about 450 billion dollars in the final quarter. Unemployment is seen dropping by September levels, with joblessness around 3.0 percent, though still higher than a year ago. The forecast comes after a recession low of roughly 425.9 billion in Q1.

Hot Springs Commerce Department Business Advisory Council Washington

Soviet Charges U S Planes Trespass Over Siberia

Moscow accuses U S planes of repeated trespass in the Ber ing Strait and eastern Siberia. A note to U S Ambassador Llewellyn Thompson Jr. states an American aircraft twice invaded Soviet air space near Ratamov Island on Sept 30.

Moscow Soviet Union U. S Bering Strait Siberia Llewellyn Thompson Jr Ratamov Big Diomede

Weather Outlook Ohio and Midwest with scattered storms

Partly cloudy today across Ohio and parts of West Virginia with scattered thundershowers and cooling this afternoon. Highs near 71 to 75, then fair and cooler tonight around 48. Ohio forecast shows three to five degree above normal temperatures with scattered showers Monday and Wednesday.

Virgin Ohio Norven Elly GES Tacesis Bismarck Cansene Boston Cleveland Indianapolis Clegp Washington

Death of Maj. Gen. Vasily Pavlov at Leningrad Naval Academy

Soviet Fleet Thursday reports the death of Maj. Gen. Vasily Pavlov aged 65 who served as dean of the Leningrad Naval Academy.

Moscow Soviet Fleet Vasily Pavlov Leningrad

Eisenhower Starts Six Day West Coast Campaign Swing

President Eisenhower leaves on a six day trip to the West Coast to boost the Republican drive to regain Congress. He will campaign in Iowa Kansas Colorado and then California with major speeches in Los Angeles and San Francisco before a Chicago finale. Nixon will handle foreign policy criticism as Eisenhower proceeds.

Washington Eisenhower West Coast Pep Congress Cedar Rapids Iowa Kansas Colorado California Los Angeles San Francisco Chicago Nixon Mrs. Eisenhower Farm Belt

Kaiser Plant Strike Idle at Ravenswood Facility

Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Corp. reports about 150 workers walked off just after midnight in protest over a temporary promotion. Picket lines blocked the 8 a.m. shift and the entire Ravenswood plant, with about 2,400 employees, was left idle.

Ravenswood Kaiser Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Corp

Park Institute Names Ohioan Vice-President

Harvey S. Cross of New Philadelphia Ohio was named vice president of the American Institute of Park Executives at a Thursday night meeting in New Orleans The new president is Frank G McInnis director of the Detroit Zoological Park Philip C Sheldon of Toledo Ohio was installed as president by the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums officials

New Orleans Harvey S. Cross New Philadelphia Ohio American Institute of Park Frank G. McInnis Detroit Zoological Park American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums Philip C. Sheldon Toledo

Names of Juvenile Offenders Debated in Poll

In the Sunday Family Weekly poll on publicity for juvenile offenders, 69 percent favor printing all under 18 names who run afoul of the law, 53 percent support printing only repeaters and serious violators, and 20 percent want judges to decide. Ballots came from every state with many readers writing letters.

Family Weekly

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