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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 25, 1957

Page

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Macmillan Ends Talks With Ike Over Middle East Aid Plan

British Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd and Harold Macmillan wrap crucial Washington talks with President Eisenhower aimed at a joint Middle East economic aid program to counter Soviet influence. Spaak attends lunch. talks center on easing atomic secrecy rules to enable broader Western cooperation.

Washington Harold Macmillan Eisenhower Middle East Macmillan White House Ottawa John G. Diefenbaker London Paul-Henri Spaak North Atlantic Treaty Organization Dulles Selwyn Lloyd Spaak Suez Canal Zone Middle-East America Fisenhower Congress

AFL CIO suspends Teamsters over corruption probe

The AFL-CIO Executive Council voted 25-4 to suspend the Teamsters Union until Hoffa is ousted and reforms remove corrupt elements. George Meany warned of possible expulsion at the December convention if reforms are not quickly enacted.

Washington Bakers United Textile Workers Afl-Cio Teamsters James R. Hoffa George Meany Hoffa

Cold Wave May Worsen Influenza Outbreak in Ohio

Ohio faces a hard time as a cold snap is forecast amid a severe influenza outbreak. Cincinnati health director Dr. Carl Wilzbach notes colder weather heightens vulnerability to colds and respiratory infections. Dr. Frederick Wentworth of the Health Department suggests the illness is Asian flu based on lab tests. Southwestern and Central Ohio show slight improvement.

Southwestern Ohio Central

Ex Clerk Convicted in Embezzlement Case

William Robinett Jr a 50 year old former federal court clerk was found guilty on a technical charge of embezzling $1000 in federal funds in Columbus.

Columbus William Robinett Jr

Nationwide Strike Grips France in Major Crisis

A nationwide strike paralyzed France as unions protest living costs and seek higher pay. Heavy industry, metal plants, shipyards and docks halted work while security police observed. One worker died and about a hundred were injured in clashes at St Nazaire. The protest could press National Assembly toward a Socialist premier Guy Mollet. Train crews mostly walked off, but railroads ran at least one train to each major city.

Paris France Socialist Workers Force Atlantic St. Nazaire National Assembly Guy Mollet

Time Changes as Daylight Saving Ends Nationwide

The Associated Press reports daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday in parts of the U S midsection with clocks set back to 1 a.m. Other regions already reverted on Sept 29. New England New York New Jersey Delaware DC portions of Ohio Illinois Maryland Indiana and Pennsylvania plus St Louis Missouri and Louisville Kentucky finish the change. fast time remains year round in 15 central Kentucky communities including Lexington and Frankfort.

Associated Press United States New England New York New Jersey Delaware District of Columbia Ohio Illinois Maryland Indiana Pennsylvania St. Louis Louisville Kentucky Lexington Frankfort

Ohioana Library honors ten with awards and citations

Ten Ohioans will receive special awards and citations at the 28th annual Ohioana Library Association meeting in Columbus. Dr. Paul Herman Buck of Harvard will get the Ohioana Career Medal for The Road to Reunion, a 1938 Pulitzer winner. Five authors Bruce Catton Herbert Gold Thomas Graham Belden Edward Eager are recognized, plus Col Dean F Hess for Battle Hymn and Korean orphan care. Four citations for distinguished service accompany the honors.

Columbus Ohio Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library Association Ohioana Library Paul Herman Buck Harvard University Library Ohioana Bruce Catton Herbert Gold Thomas Graham Belden Edward Eager Association Col Dean F. Hess Marietta

Six Fliers Die in Separate Midwest and Ohio Crashes

Air Force officials investigated a Flying Boxcar crash in Midwest City Oklahoma that killed four crewmen. Eyewitness Charles Chilcoat said the pilot steered toward a clear spot before impact in a Blackjack Oak area. Names of the crew were withheld. A second fatal F86D crash near Dayton killed 1st Lt. Ronald K. Clair from Westover AFB Massachusetts. A helicopter crash near Cincinnati killed George Ashcraft, 34, of Independence Kentucky. The plane involved in that crash belonged to Ohio Valley Airways and was valued at 47000 dollars.

Associated Press Midwest City Okla Air Force Blackjack Oak Charles Chilcoat Tinker Air Force Base Chilcoat Dayon Ronald K. Clair 324Th Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Falls Mass Lunken Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati George Ashcraft Independence Ohio Valley Airways

Weather summary with cold start and Lake Erie showers

Mostly cloudy and cold today tonight and Saturday with lows 30 to 34 and highs 42 to 46 West Virginia sees cooler conditions today and tonight with lows 25 to 32 Saturday partly cloudy and cool Five day forecast shows temperatures about 6 degrees below normal with a warming trend early next week Precipitation near Lake Erie through Sunday mainly light showers or snow flurries Elsewhere Albuquerque clear 63 42 Boston cloudy 68 New York cloudy 04 San Diego clear 74 57 Traverse City cloudy 43 35 Portland rain 54 Cleveland rain 3 hour values omitted

West Virginia Ohlo Tueday Lake Erie Albuquerque Bismarck Boston Cleveland Ralm Des Moines Fort Worth Indianapolis Kansas City Memphis Miami Milwaukee New Orleans New York Omaha Coones Portland Ore San Diego San Francisco Traverse City

Senate Rackets Panel Probes Sears Labor Tactics

The Senate Rackets Committee focuses on Sears Roebuck & Co. in a Labor Relations inquiry. Witnesses describe LRA agents aiding anti union campaigns at Whirlpool plants in Clyde and Marion Ohio. Walter Paterson testified he passed Whirlpool money to influence workers. Louis Checov, named as a labor spy, plans to stay in Canada rather than testify.

Washington Senate Sears Roebuck & Co Robert F. Kennedy Sears Boston Retail Clerks Union Nathan W. Shefferman Labor Relations Associates LRA Kennedy Clyde Marion Ohio Whirlpool Corp Walter J. Patterson Charles Litell Shefferman Louis Checov Checov Vancouver B. C Canada

Balloon Launched Rocket Sends Back Radio Signals

Scientists report radio data from Project Far Side’s balloon launched rocket for 75 minutes. The instrument package reached 17000 mph before burning up on re entry. Air Force said two Far Side rockets could reach 4000 miles. the launch was from balloons over Eniwetok Island.

LOS Angeles Project Far Side Morton Alperin Air Force Eniwetok Island Alperin Russia Charles E. Bartley Anna T. Masevich Soviet Astronautical Council Barcelona Spain Eniwetok Atoll Pacific

Cobweb Strands Fall Over Portales Harvest Season

Cobweb-like strands up to 50 feet long drift down over Portales New Mexico during broom corn and cotton harvest. Officials report strands festoon telephone lines and hamper work while theories about their origin range from satellite debris to giant cob webs. The strands appear to be falling from a great height and investigators seek explanations.

Portales N. Mex New Mexico City

Refund Checks Sent To State Employes

State Finance Director John A. Skipton mailed the first 100 refund checks to former and current state employees. The refunds arise from payroll deductions for U S savings bonds that were insufficient to purchase a bond when employees left state service or stopped bond deductions.

Columbus John A. Skipton U. S

Syria Charges Planes Trespassed Amid UN Crisis Debate

Syria accused five Turkish planes of trespassing over its territory near Latakia and Rmeshl in northeast Syria, while Russia and the United States clashed anew at the UN Assembly over responsibility for the Turkish Syrian crisis. Damascus urged a UN inquiry commission, and Arab delegates met behind closed doors to consider resolutions on border troop reductions.

Syria United Nations, N.Y Russia United States UN Assembly Damascus Latakia Rameshli Saud Turkey Assembly Farid Zeineddine Saudi Arabia

Mediation Possible Easing Little Rock School Crisis

Gov. Faubus signals moves toward mediation of the federal state stalemate over Central High School integration. Army policy allows a group of black students to cross campus without a guard, with possible troop withdrawals outside. Hopes rise for a shift in Eisenhower administration policy as Rep. Brooks Hays notes changes after Brownell resignation.

Little Rock Ark Orval Faubus Faubus Army Central High Eisenhower U. S Herbert Brownell Brooks Hays D-Ark Justice Department Brownell

Killer gets 25 years for slaying sweetheart

Jackie Ray Lawson, 27, was sentenced to 25 years in a Missouri circuit court after pleading guilty to second degree murder for strangling his 29 year old sweetheart Credia Mallady in a St. Louis apartment. He said he carried her body in his car for a week and dumped it in a creek in Columbus, Ohio.

ST. Louis Jackie Ray Lawson Lawson Credia M. Mallady

Jury To Decide Red Spy Case In Brooklyn

In New York the trial of Russian Col Rudolf Abel for espionage ends with a nine man panel and three women hearing seven days of testimony. Abel, 55, is accused of passing military and atomic secrets to Moscow and faces possible execution if convicted. The defense argues the government failed to prove theft of secrets.

New York Rudolf Ivanovich Abel Moscow Brooklyn Abel William F. Tompkins James B. Donovan Donovan FBI Manhattan

Guatemala Demonstration End Sought After Election

Guatemala's military government faced renewed street protests from supporters of presidential hopeful Gen. Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes. He demanded Congress be summoned to install Guillermo Flores Avendaño as acting president and to set a new presidential election after Sunday's results.

Guatemala Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes Miguel Ortiz Passarelli Ydigoras Congress Guillermo Flores Avendano

Anastasia Gangland Chief Shot Dead in Manhattan Barber Shop

Albert Anastasia, longtime Brooklyn crime boss and reputed Murder Inc. leader, was killed at 10:20 a.m. in the Hotel Park Sheraton barber shop by two masked gunmen who fled west on 55th Street. Brother Anthony Anastasia identified the body.

New York Albert Anastasia Anastasia Park Sheraton Manhattan West 55Th Street Anthony Tony Brooklyn Gangland Murder Inc

Russians Visit Here on U.S. Tour

Four Russian officials toured Parkersburg on Thursday and planned to travel to Zanesville Ohio today.

Parkersburg United States Zanesville Ohio

Army tackles fat in budget and diets for troops

Washington reports the Army orders a 15 day low calorie diet for personnel to trim costs and curb weight. A 42 page supply bulletin suggests a 2300 calorie daily menu versus 3600 calories for active duty, with emphasis on separate messes and proper eating habits.

Washington

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