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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1957

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Eisenhower To Attend NATO Meeting In Paris

Sen Dirksen said the nation is willing to spend unlimited funds on missile development to outpace the Russians. Morse urged a crash program led by top scientists, while others seek faster speed. Senate leaders caution on funding without trained manpower, as Eisenhower maintains a 38 billion defense ceiling amid R&D cutback reversals. An Armed Services inquiry into missiles follows the Soviet satellite launch.

Washington Sen Dirksen R-Ill Morse D-Ore Senate Appropriations Committees Tion Eisenhower Defense Defense McElroy Armed Services Committee

Ben-Gurion escape hoaxnik device puzzles Los Angeles police

Police and military officials in Los Angeles investigate a three foot long object with fins and Russian lettering found near a roadside. Air Force officials call the item likely a hoax or whatnik while tests are arranged to determine if it is dangerous or proof of a prank.

Los Angeles Robert J. Brown Aircraft Company Dean Hess Air Force Information Service Air Force Hess

House Group Probes Ad Boycott Over Turkish Missile Story

A House subcommittee opened a preliminary inquiry into reports that Robert Cutler, White House liaison to the NSC, proposed a business boycott of a magazine that covered a Turkish radar missile-tracking station. Cutler denies making the suggestion.

House Group Washington House White House U. S Turkey House Government Information Subcommittee Robert Cutler National Security Council Cutler

Grenade Thrown in Israeli Parliament Injures Officials

A deranged assailant hurled a grenade into the Israeli Parliament injuring Welfare Minister Moshe Shapiro and lightly wounding Premier David Ben-Gurion and Foreign Minister Golda Meir among others. The attacker, Moshe Ben Jacob Douek, 25, said he targeted Youth Aliyah over immigration history.

Jerusalem Israel David Ben-Gurion Golda Meir Moshe Shapiro Moshe Ben Jacob Douek Douek Youth Alyah Iraq Ben-Gurion Meir Milwaukee Moshe Carmel

Army Seeks Pay for Jeep Lost in Leyte

The U S Army seeks $683.15 from ex lieutenant Sidney M Fisher of Brooklyn in a Brooklyn federal suit for a jeep lost in Leyte Philippines in April 1946 alleging he refused to return the vehicle. Fisher says the jeep was stolen from him and has long dealt with Army inquiries. He is now a department store sales manager.

Victor Purse State Department Washington King Saud Saudi Arabia Purse Army Leyte Philippines Brooklyn Sidney M. Fisher Fisher Army Finance U. S. Attorney General’s Office

Mass Youth Protest in Surabaya Over West New Guinea

More than 100,000 youths demonstrated in Surabaya today in support of Indonesia's threat to seize West New Guinea by force if the Dutch refuse to cede the territory.

Jakarta Indonesia East Java Surabaya West New Guinea

Weather Update For OHTO And West Virginia

OHTO reports cloudy conditions with scattered showers east today and a chance of evening showers north. Thursday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change. highs in the 50s and a low around 42. West Virginia sees cloudy mild weather with scattered showers today, highs 56 to 64, partial clearing tonight, and a cooler low 34 to 42. Thursday stays partly cloudy and mild.

West Virginia

Signals go haywire as 46 traffic lights fail in Rochester

In Rochester New York a switch moved by a mason remodeling the traffic control office caused 46 signals to flash erratically for over 15 minutes during the noon rush. The faulty control box switch disrupted stop and go signals across a busy downtown area.

Rochester N. Y

Burr Oak Lake Reaches Winter Level

Burr Oak Lake water level dropped 11 feet to its designated winter level. District game and wildlife supervisor Everett Ridge said the level will be maintained through January to clear vegetation in shallow areas.

Burr Oak Lake Everett Ridge

Arms Named Director at Historical and Philosophical Society

The Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio appointed Richard G. Arms as director, succeeding the late Virginius C. Hall who died June 8.

Cincinnati The Historical and Philosophical Society of Ohio Richard G. Arms Virginius C. Hall

Two Point Two Million Vote Total Is Forecast

Secretary of State Ted W. Brown predicted a smaller turnout in Tuesday's Ohio election but more election workers. He estimated about two percent of the 1955 total of 2,445,290 voters will cast ballots, citing registration confusion and permanent registration rules. Ohio will operate 12,440 polling places with 130,000 precinct workers, reflecting new and divided precincts and expanded machine use.

Columbus Ted W. Brown Brown Ohio

State Hospital Revolt Ends After Nine-Hour Standoff

In MEDICAL LAKE Washington a nine hour revolt by criminally insane patients at the State Mental Hospital ended Tuesday night after 36 hostages were released. Dr Garrett Heyns state director of institutions addressed the inmates via radio and the rebels surrendered weapons including knives razor blades and a tear gas riot gun.

Medical Lake Wash State Mental Hospital Garrett Heyns Heyns

Barking Dog Guides Searchers To Lost Child

In Redding California a barking dog helped locate three year old Sarah Ann Dobbs who vanished overnight in a cold canyon. The deaf mute child was found Tuesday wrapped beside the puppy wearing only a light shirt and panties after slipping into a creek and losing her jeans.

Redding Calif Sarah Ann Dobbs

Atom Smasher Inventor Receives 1957 Fermi Award

Dr. Ernest O. Lawrence, inventor of the cyclotron known as the atom smasher, won the Atomic Energy Commission's 1957 Fermi Award of 50 000 dollars. As director of UC Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, he was honored for cyclotron work and other nuclear physics contributions. He is the third recipient of the award created by the 1954 Atomic Energy Act.

Washington Ernest O. Lawrence Cyclotron Atomic Energy Commission Fermi University of California Radiation Laboratory Berkeley Lawrence

16 Believed Killed in Air Tanker Crash

FLAGSTAFF Arizona reports say all 16 crewmen on a four engine Air Force KC97 died when it struck Gray Mountain a remote northern Arizona peak during a routine flight from Walker AFB New Mexico. Eight bodies were found at the charred wreckage and a search for more remains began.

Flagstaff Ariz Air Force Arizona Walker Afb N.M Gray Mountain Grand Canyon

Soviets Aim to Launch Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker Nov 7

Moscow reports Leningrad shipyard workers press to launch the first nuclear powered surface ship by November 7 the Bolshevik Revolution anniversary. The icebreaker has been under construction for two years.

Moscow Soviet Fleet Today Leningrad

Chinese physicists named for Nobel Prize in physics

Stockholm newspapers report two young Chinese physicists in the United States to win the Nobel Prize in physics. Tsung Dao Lee of Columbia University and Chen Ning Yang of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton are cited for discoveries that challenged the principle of parity, a long held law in physical theory.

Stockholm United States Tsung Dao Lee Columbia University Chen Ning Yang Institute For Advanced Study Princeton N. J

Chiang Kai-shek to celebrate 71st birthday Thursday

Taipei Formosa President Chiang Kai-shek is to celebrate his 71st birthday on Thursday. The occasion marks a milestone in his long leadership during the wartime and postwar era.

Taipei Formosa Chiang Kai-shek

Khrushchev Hints Zhukov Will Receive New Post

Nikita Khrushchev denied Kremlin clash reports and suggested Marshal Georgi Zhukov would be given another post after his ousting. The remark came during a London briefing Tuesday night.

London Nikita S. Khrushchev Kremlin Georgi K. Zhukov

Zhukov Seen On Skids With Khrushchev In Control

Western officials believe Marshal Georgi Zhukov is declining in influence as Khrushchev consolidates power. Khrushchev hinted Zhukov will receive a new post commensurate with his qualifications, a move read as confirmation of a shift in Soviet authority during Central Committee maneuvers.

Washington U. S Georgi Zhukov Zhukov Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Khrushchev Khrushchevy Soviet Communist Party Central Committee Vienna Outer Mongolia V. M. Molotov Central Committee Nikolai Bulganin U.S Charles E. Wilson

Four Brown County Schools Close Amid Respiratory Outbreak

Brown County officials closed Aberdeen Ripley Higginsport and Eagle Two schools for the rest of the week due to a respiratory illness outbreak. Two other county schools had earlier been placed on temporary recesses.

Georgetown Brown County Aberdeen Ripley Higginsport Eagle Two

Japan ship ping strike halts 157 vessels across 60 ports

Tokyo reports the largest strike in Japan’s history as 157 Japanese vessels halt operations in 60 ports nationwide. No foreign ships are involved, and the action affects domestic shipping and port activity.

Tokyo Japan

Ohio to Prosecute Habitual Traffic Violator Charge

Ohio officials report few drivers with 12 points see themselves as habitual violators. Attorney General William Saxbe plans a seven attorney staff to prosecute cases in common pleas courts statewide, hoping to FILE about 15 000 next year. Motor Vehicle Registrar George Braden will press the habitual violator charge for drivers reaching 12 points within two years, with possible one year license suspensions upon conviction.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Attorney General’s Office William Saxbe Common Pleas George C. Braden Saxbe

Law on 12 point suspensions shocks Ohio drivers

Saxbe's office explains Ohio courts determine suspensions for 12 point offenses not automatic loss of license. The measure flags driver registrars with point reporting. six point notices go out weekly. About 4.2 million licensed drivers. 2,000 convictions daily reported. 75 cases pending. additional 1,000 cases expected. half of 12 point cases involve drunken driving.

Braden Ohio

Eisenhower to Attend NATO Council Meeting in Paris

President Eisenhower said he plans to attend the mid December NATO leaders meeting in Paris with other heads of government. He hopes to visit England on the trip but was unsure. The Paris session aims to address Soviet missile advances and the Sputnik launch while boosting Anglo American scientific cooperation.

Washington Eisenhower NATO Council Paris England North Atlantic Treaty Organization Harold Macmillan NATO Macmillan Russia Europe United States Middle East Turkey Syria Free World

Soviet Bloc to Hold Summit in Moscow Next Week

Radio announcements from satellite capitals indicate a Red summit conference will be held in Moscow next week to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution on November 7. Communist party bosses and premiers from across the Soviet bloc are expected to attend.

Vienna Moscow Communist Party Soviet Bloc

Rail Strike Postponed by TWU Against Pennsylvania Railroad

New York TWU has postponed indefinitely a 25,000 worker strike of Penn Central equipment maintenance crews. The walkout had been planned for next Saturday midnight, but is canceled as talks continue.

New York Transport Workers Union TWU Pennsylvania Railroad

Thailand Frees Press Faces Censorship Waves

Bangkok government imposes censorship on six newspapers over coverage of U.S. policy. Two of the outlets previously led press attacks on American policy last year as authorities act to curb critical reporting.

Bangkok Thailand Today U. S

The Messenger Classifieds Offer Local Bargain Guides

Did you ever drive miles to save a few cents and spend hours hunting to save a quarter. We all do and often spend more in time and cash than saved. Shop the easy way by finding bargains listed daily in The Messenger Classified section.

Everday Messenger

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