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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1958

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Faubus Moves Up Arkansas School Vote Amid Tense Desegregation

Governor Faubus accelerates the Arkansas school desegregation vote to September 27 while Virginia and Charlottesville schools face possible closings. Rogers warns federal action could follow if locals fail to reopen, and Sobeloff postpones a ruling on a stay. Federal troops are hinted as possible if needed.

Little Rock Charlottesville Orval E. Faubus Arkansas U.S. Supreme Court Eisenhower William P. Rogers High Court Rogers Virginia Faubus

Republicans Target Proxmire In Wisconsin Senate Race

Republican strategists view Wisconsin Senator William Proxmire as the party’s best shot to flip a Democratic seat in November. Field reports from the Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee portray Proxmire as the most vulnerable of 13 Democratic incumbents. Republicans aim to protect 20 seats while seeking two additional pickups to gain a Senate majority with Nixon’s potential tie-breaking vote.

Washington William Proxmire Wisconsin Proxmire Joseph R. McCarthy Maine GOP Senate Nixon

Weather Outlook West Virginia and Ohio Regional Forecast

Considerable cloudiness with showers and scattered thunderstorms across West Virginia today and tonight with locally heavy rainfall. Cooler tonight with lows around 50s. Thursday partly clearing and cooler. In Ohio rain ending tonight and cooler with lows 43 to 57. Thursday will be rather cloudy and cool. Five day forecast: temperatures about 4 degrees above normal with warmest readings in the mid 70s and low 80s, rainfall mainly 0.5 to 1 inch in showers east tonight and statewide late Sunday and Monday.

West Virginia OHTIO Ohio

Judge Okays Admission Of Four Negroes To Stratford Junior High

U S District Judge Albert V. Bryan ordered Stratford Junior High to admit four Negro students next January while denying transfer requests from 26 others. He noted the court cannot find substantial evidence for all 26 rejections and said a short deferment could be acceptable.

Virginia Gov. J. Lindsay Charlottesville Cer- Almond Jr Goverold Sobeloff Alexandria U.S Albert V. Bryan Stratford Junior High Arlington County Bryan

Sub Is Used or Launching Sub Is Used or Launching

Regulus II missile launched from submarine Grayback at Point Mugu California travelled 200 miles to Edwards Air Force Base. The 57 foot warhead carrier skidded on its belly after wheels failed to deploy, caught fire, and burned. Tests use recoverable wheeled models for post flight retrieval.

Point Mugu Calif Edwards Air Force Base California Mojave Desert Navy

CAA to Investigate Plane Belly Landing in Cleveland

The Civil Aeronautics Administration announced an investigation into a Convair two engine plane that belly landed at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. All 20 passengers and crew, including three at Tinker Air Force Base, survived with injuries. The plane was en route from Donaldson AFB Greenville South Carolina to Travis AFB California.

Cleveland American Airlines CAA Cleveland Hopkins Oklahoma City Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Donaldson Afb Greenville S.C Travis Afb California

Eisenhower Accepts Williams Resignation as Commerce Undersecretary

In Newport Rhode Island President Eisenhower accepted Walter Williams resignation as undersecretary of commerce with great personal regret.

Newport R.I Eisenhower Walter Williams

Unmanned Navy Blimp Slips Free Over Busy Air Route

A 287 foot Navy blimp escaped control after takeoff near Glymeo NAS and drifted for six hours along the New York to Miami corridor. With engines failing and a ruptured fuel tank the crew released helium to shed ballast, the craft settled 25 miles east of Glymeo NAS and landed unaided as authorities weighed shooting it down.

Brunswick Navy Glymeo Naval Air Station New York-Miami

Three Prisoners Escape Coshocton Jail Break

Three inmates broke from Coshocton County Jail today. One alert sheriff. another was captured shortly after the breakout.

Coshocton Coshocton County

Vanguard Satellite launch halted by electrical fault

An electrical malfunction likely stopped Tuesday's Vanguard Satellite rocket launch at Cape Canaveral. A source cited a broken wire as a probable cause, suppressing the planned lift off.

Cape Canaveral Fla Vanguard

Rate Fight Planned by Six Cities in Ohio Bell Plan

Representatives for six big cities began planning a fight against a requested 28 million dollar annual rate increase by Ohio Bell Telephone Co. The move signals a coordinated effort to challenge the tariff proposal and protect local consumers.

Columbus Ohio Bell Telephone Co

Strike Hits Greyhound Bus Lines

A wildcat strike at Atlantic Greyhound lines left buses idle and terminals deserted from Pittsburgh to Jacksonville. Management calls it unauthorized while labor cites contract violations. about 700 drivers and terminal staff walked out beginning Tuesday at Portsmouth and Charleston, with picket lines and systemwide disruption.

Charleston Vad Atlantic Greyhound Corp Atlantic Greyhound District of Columbia Pittsburgh Jacksonville Fla Motor Coach Employes Union Portsmouth James Kay Thomas Greyhound Gallipolis

Westinghouse and GM to Recall Hundreds of Workers

Westinghouse Electric Corp will recall 250 furloughed workers and General Motors Fisher stamping plant plans to add 100 to 150 new employees at its Mansfield facilities. The announcements came Tuesday and cover the next two weeks.

Mansfield Westinghouse Electric Corp Fisher Stamping General Motors Corp

Seamen Win Supplemental Pay Pact in Pacific War Zone

The Pacific Maritime Association and maritime unions signed a Tuesday agreement granting West Coast seamen double pay for service in the war threatened Far North area. The accord ensures extra compensation amid heightened naval duties.

Los Angeles Formosa Pacific Maritime Assn

27 Bodies Are Found In Wreck In New Jersey

Bayonne New Jersey divers recovered three men and a woman from a Jersey Central Railroad coach in Newark Bay bringing the death toll to 27. The final toll may rise toward 40 as recovery continued. Engineer Lloyd Wilburn of Red Bank, 63, died. autopsy suggested heart disease but full cause awaits further tests. An automatic derailment device precipitated the crash.

Bayonne N. J Jersey Central Railroad Newark Bay Lloyd Wilburn Red Bank

Harlem parents press for desegregation in school assignments

A small group of Negro parents in Harlem protests their children’s assignment to predominantly Black schools and seeks intervention to place the nine seventh graders in better integrated schools outside Harlem. They insist there is no official policy of racial segregation in New York City schools.

New York Harlem New York City

Police Chief Is Suspended Five Days in Hamilton

Hamilton suspends Police Chief Albert Osborne for five days starting today after city manager order. Osborne appeals to the Civil Service Commission, contending the action is unjust. The suspension cites failure to follow a July order requiring a higher ranking officer on night duty when available.

Hamilton Albert Osborne Osborne Civil Service Commission Howard Wilson Wilson Asst Charles Stoufe

Algerian terrorists try major gasworks blast in Paris

Four Algerian terrorists attempted to trigger a large explosion at a Paris gasworks on Tuesday night. Police thwarted the attack, with no injuries reported and investigations underway.

Paris

Judge places five on probation in Ohio University case

Ohio University begins record registrations as probation terms are set for five individuals. News notes in The Messenger indicate upcoming events and local sports coverage alongside market and television listings.

Ohio University Ee Athens Glouster Point PJ Chauncey ASO Caeeres Gallipolis Nelsonville

Nationalists Deliver Supplies to Quemoy Under Fire

Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry reports two LSTs unloaded cargo to the besieged Quemoy islands amid Communist shelling. Essex, the 33,000 ton American carrier, arrives to join Seventh Fleet forces as Red artillery shifts to deeper 203 mm and 212 mm weaponry. Formosa Strait tension threads Warsaw talks. Control Yuan committees oppose the talks.

Taipei Formosa Quemoy Islands Formosa Strait U.S Seventh Fleet Essex Formosan Sixth Fleet Lebannon Quemoy Defense Ministry U. S Warsaw Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committees Control Yuan

UAW Walks Out at Ford Plants as New Offer Reported

United Auto Workers began a 10 am strike at Ford plants nationwide after a new offer was described by Walter Reuther as a refining and modifying process. Ford said 13 of 86 plants were affected as John S. Bugas avoided calling it a new offer. Stellato, Ford Local 600 chief, cited retroactive pay and pension increases as key points while plantwide seniority remained unresolved. Negotiations paused with General Motors and Chrysler awaiting Ford’s outcome.

Detroit United Auto Workers Ford UAW Walter Reuther John S. Bugas Carl Stellato Ford Local Stellato General Motors Chrysler

Teamsters Board Pushes Plan to End Monitorships

The Teamsters Executive Board authorized a February convention aimed at ending court supervised monitors. Monitors announce plans to sue to halt the move and seek broader authority. Hoffa says reforms will continue, while O'Donoghue and Schmidt question whether corruption is fully addressed. Wells sides with Hoffa. The monitors plan to take the issue to U S District Judge Letts.

Washington Teamsters Executive Board Rrid Teamsters James R. Hoffa Union Board Martin F. O'Donoghue Hoffa Godfrey Schmidt Monitor Board O'Donoghue L. N. D. Wells Iloffa Wells U. S F. Dickinson Letts

Instructor Pays $100 Fine for Unpaid Traffic Violations

Holloway J. Reese, a former driving school instructor, paid a $100 fine after traffic and parking tickets accumulated. He told Traffic Judge George T. Murphy he believed his driving school had paid the tickets during his instruction.

Detroit Holloway J. Reese Reese George T. Murphy

UN Steering Committee Faces Red China Test

The UN Steering Committee faces its first major test over seating Red China after Lebanon's Charles Malik was elected General Assembly president. The issue ties to the Formosa Strait dispute with Nationalist China. The United States expects the UN to shelve Peiping for another year. The Assembly recesses as the committee reviews the agenda. The policy debate will begin Thursday with Dulles and Gromyko scheduled to speak.

United Nations N. Y Lebanon Charles Malik General Assembly China Formosa Strait United States Peiping Red China Dulles Andrei Gromyko

2000 Workers Strike at Mansfield Tire Plant

About 2000 workers at Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co walked off Tuesday in a strike by Local 17 of the AFL-CIO United Rubber Workers Union. Officials said the dispute centers on job rating procedures.

Mansfield —P Mansfield Tire & Rubber Co Afl-Cio United Rubberworkers Union

Rhode Island Dems Eye Record Voting in Hot Primary

In Providence Rhode Island a heated Democratic gubernatorial primary paves the way for a possible record turnout. Governor Dennis J. Roberts seeks a fifth term against Lt. Gov. Armand H. Cote while Sen. John O. Pastore and other incumbents run unopposed in their races.

Providence R. I Rhode Island Dennis J. Roberts Armand H. Cote Roberts John O. Pastore U.S Aime J. Forand John E. Fogarty Raymond H. Hawksley Cote Christopher del Sesto

First Space Journey Indefinitely Postponed

Dr Albert R Hibbs of Cal Techs Jet Propulsion Laboratory said Manns first space journey is indefinitely postponed due to a stronger than expected radiation belt around Earth. He reported Tuesday.

Los Angeles Mann Albert R. Hibbs Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Margaret Truman returns to stage in Autumn Crocus

Chicago critics split on Margaret Truman's performance as leading lady in Autumn Crocus at Drury Lane Theater. Roger Dettmer questions her acting depth while Seymour Raven notes a vibrant personality amid flaws. Sydney J Harris calls the event grim, suggesting she is not a star.

Garet Truman Chicago Drury Lane Theater Roger Dettmer Margaret Truman Seymour Raven Tribune Miss Truman Sydney J. Harris Daily News Margaret Harry HST

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