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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1959

Page

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Kennedy urges India China feud shaping Asia future

Sen. John F. Kennedy told a Miami University convocation that the India China struggle for economic and political leadership in Asia will affect the security and standing of the United States. He said China has closed the gap with India and could soon launch satellites and weapons. Kennedy stressed supporting India to win the race with Red China and praised open society values. He then rushed to Cincinnati and Dayton after meeting Gov. DiSalle before returning to Washington for a conference with Nikita Khrushchev.

Oxford, Ohio India China East John F. Kennedy D-Mass Miami University Asia Kennedy Cincinnati Dayton Ohio Michael V. DiSalle Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nikita Khrushchev

Ohio to allow ballot-punching voting devices

A new law lets Ohio use ballot-punching voting machines starting Sept. 28, but a three-member commission must approve before they become legal. Martin Coyle, a Hamilton attorney, says the machines are ready for mass production though not in use until next year. The device is about one foot square and a foot and a half tall, uses punched card ballots, and includes magnification and lighting with safeguards. The secretary of state will appoint the commission, which must act within 30 days after enactment.

Columbus Ohio Martin Coyle Hamilton Ted W. Brown Coyle

Laos asks UN team to secure helicopters for tour

VIENTIANE Laos government asks the UN fact finding mission to obtain helicopters for an inspection tour of Sam Neua province near the Communist North Vietnamese border. There are no Laos helicopters. access to remote areas relies on air travel. In Paris gunmen tried to assassinate Algerian leader Messali Hadj. he remained unharmed though an associate was wounded.

Vientiane Laos Sam Neua Paris Messali Hadj

Weather Summary for Ohio and West Virginia

Partly cloudy and cool in Ohio today and tonight with a chance of scattered frost. Low 34 to 38. Friday fair and warmer, high 62 to 66. West Virginia fair but cooler with scattered frost east and north, lows 32 to 40 east and 37 to 43 west. Friday fair and quite cool.

Ohio West Virginia Albany Anchorage Bismarck Chicago Detroit Honolulu Besa Kansas City Sseesers Los Angeles Memphis St. Paul Oklahoma City Philadelphia Pittsbur Portland Ore Ichmond

Doctors Study New Dangers

Health Department official Dr. Thomas F. Mancuso warned that new industrial materials could be released before their dangers are known. Mancuso, head of the Industrial Hygiene Division, will supervise Ohio’s radiation and air pollution control program at the Ohio Academy of General Practice meeting in Columbus.

Columbus Health Department Thomas F. Mancuso Ohio Academy of General Practice Mancuso Ohio

Federal Court Rules Against Bible Reading in Schools

A special federal court in Philadelphia ruled that reading the Bible and compulsory recitation of The Lord's Prayer in Pennsylvania public schools violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Three judges issued the decision Wednesday.

Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Flood Devastates Surat City After Wall Collapse

Flood waters poured into Surat, 160 miles north of Bombay, with early reports of hundreds drowned as an ancient wall protecting the city failed and the Tapti River swirled through the main bazaar.

Bombay India Surat

Ohio Civil Rights Commission Opens Cleveland and Cincinnati Offices

The Ohio Civil Rights Commission will start regional offices in Cleveland and Cincinnati, announced by the commission's director on Wednesday. Middletown opens a pedestrian downtown shopping mall today, following Toledo's example.

Columbus Ohio Civil Rights Commission Cleveland Cincinnati Commission Middletown Toledo

U S fails to orbit satellite in Cape Canaveral test

The three stage launcher lifted the satellite at 9 34 a m but the Defense Department says the third stage apparently failed to fire and data were not received leaving the satellite not in orbit The test followed earlier X 15 powered flight at Edwards Air Force Base and an Atlas missile test near Ascension Island with nose cone recovery not planned

Cape Canaveral Fla United States Defense Department Washington Canaveral Advanced Research and Projects Administration Ascension Island Atlantic Air Force

Eisenhower Proposes Non governmental Board to End Steel Strike

President Eisenhower offers a nongovernmental review board to suggest settlement terms in the steel strike. Steelworkers president McDonald accepts by telegram, while industry leaders reject government intervention and say no fact finding board will be appointed.

New York Eisenhower Steelworkers David J. McDonald White House R. Conrad Cooper Cooper

Herter Urges Peaceful Change in East West Tension

Secretary of State Christian A. Herter addressed the 82 nation General Assembly in New York urging a broad program to reduce East West tensions through peaceful political military and economic changes. He called for disarmament talks outer space cooperation and Berlin reunification while criticizing Soviet noncooperation and signaling a push for unity in space age diplomacy.

United Nations N. Y Christian A. Herter Herter General Assembly Nikita Khrushchev Asia Hungary Berlin Germany Soviet Union United States Khrushchev

Khrushchev Moves to New York After Washington Tour

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrives in New York after a high profile Washington visit. He promises new disarmament proposals before the United Nations and meets with reporters and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Eisenhower says talks show a friendly mood but no final conclusions yet.

Washington Nikita Khrushchev New York Eisenhower Khrushchev Soviet Union Camp David Maryland United Nations United States Moscow Khrushchery Senate Foreign Relations Committee

De Gaulle Plan For Algeria Draws Critics

In Algiers General Charles de Gaulle outlines options for Algeria after peace: independence integration with France or autonomy. A four year election after pacification decides, with risk of misery and chaos if independence is pursued. France backs autonomy.

Algiers Charles de Gaulle Algeria France

Grand Jury Indicts Rand For Murder

The Franklin County grand jury indicted George Albert Rand, 34, for first degree murder in the torch slaying of Melvin E. Payne on July 2. Rand is accused of fatally shooting and burning Payne, an investigator for the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation.

Columbus Franklin County Grand Jury George Albert Rand Melvin E. Payne Rand Payne Bureau of Unemployment Compensation

Building Collapse in Italy Leaves Dozens Dead

BARLETTA Italy disaster teams probe rubble after a five story apartment building fell in an earthquake. Forty five bodies recovered and 57 missing with 15 injured. Authorities fear more may be buried. three workers were among the missing. In a separate note, Edwards Air Force Base reports first flight test of the Minuteman ICBM.

Barletta Italy

Red China reshuffles high command and defense chief

Radio Peiping reports a shakeup in the Red Chinese armed forces with Marshal Lin Piao replacing Peng Teh-huai as defense minister. Deputy Premier Gen Lo Jui-ching moves to the army general staff, succeeding Gen Huang Ko-cheng, and Hsieh Fu-chih becomes public security minister.

Tokyo Red China Lin Piao Peng Teh-huai Radio

Power Company Plans Ohio Valley Expansion

American Electric Power Co. outlines expansion in the Ohio Valley with a site at Clarington Ohio purchased for possible plant construction. Additional valley locations are under consideration as projects are announced soon.

Power Company Ohio Valley Wheeling W. Va American Electric Power Co Clarington Ohio Philip Sporn

Ohio Airman Killed In Carrier Accident

Alameda naval officials report Fremont Ohio native James Bliss died from injuries on the Bon Homme Richard flight deck during air operations off Monterey California. The carrier commander conveyed the briefing of the fatal incident on Tuesday.

Alameda Calif Fremont Ohio Monterey Alameda Naval Air Station James Bliss

Dems Begin Campaign Preparation for 1960 Bid

The Democratic National Committee set convention delegate strength and qualifications and begins organizing for the 1960 campaign. Members attend strategy sessions led by state leaders while two dinners are open to all. Humphrey will speak tonight followed by Symington and Williams on Saturday. The committee approved two proposals with little Southern opposition, in a rare harmonious session.

Democratic National Committee Sen Hubert Humphrey D-Minn Stuart Symington D-Mo Gov G. Mennen Williams Michigan Paul M. Butler

Appeal Looms On Injunction In Columbus Election Fight

Ohio attorney general says an appeal will be filed to lift the permanent injunction blocking the metropolitan federation amendment from the November ballot. Judge Robert Draper had made the injunction permanent after earlier granting a temporary order. The amendment would let counties with cities of 50 000 plus consolidate police and fire services. the Legislature put it to voters as a constitutional amendment after a prior rejection.

Columbus Attorney General’s Metropolitan Federation Common Pleas Robert Draper

Ohio roads in bad shape say highway director

Ohio highway director Everett S. Preston tells the Ohio Petroleum Marketeers Association that a survey of 15 952 state road miles shows more than 6208 miles branded intolerable. He says most of the remainder are far from perfect.

Cleveland Ohio Everett S. Preston Ohio Petroleum Marketeers Assn

Headlines In The Messenger

The Messenger issue presents multiple headline segments across pages 3 5 11 12 24 18 19 13 1. The content highlights local events and community updates across sections.

Khrushchev Road Show Needs Some Streamlining

Khrushchev’s visit to New York drew mixed reviews. Critics praised his onstage quickness and readiness yet questioned the plot and motive. The lead’s physical presence divided opinion, while the Q and A segment showed taut pace but the overall story remained unclear.

Khrushchev Washington New York National Press Club

Khrushchev Seeks Warmer Ties At Embassy Dinner

Soviet Premier Khrushchev toasted President Eisenhower and urged a warmer climate in cold war relations saying the ice has begun to crumble. He expressed hope that exchange visits would foster peaceful coexistence, without specifying crumbling issues.

Washington Nikita Khrushchev Eisenhower Guiivopiutlio

Eisenhowers Suspect Russian Banquet Dining Match

President and Mrs. Eisenhower noted a familiar dinner service at a Russian Embassy banquet on Wednesday night. The same service was reportedly hired from the Mayflower Hotel.

Secretaries’ Son Talks Religion During Washington Car Ride

Reed Benson, son of Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, and Alexei Adzhubei, son-in-law of Khrushchev, shared a pleasant chat on their return trip to Washington from Beltsville Maryland about the Mormon Church.

Beltsville Mormon Church Reed Benson Ezra Taft Benson Alexei Advhubei Khrushchev Washington

Khrushchev Views American TV at Blair House Visit

Premier Khrushchev and Soviet Ambassador Mikhailov huddled before a TV in Blair House midafternoon. Officials did not disclose what program or station they watched or the Premier’s reaction.

Khrushchev Blair House Mikhail Menshikov

Soviet Premier Defends Systems Before Senate Committee

The Soviet premier told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that history will judge whether capitalism or communism serves the people. He warned capitalism faces impossibilities but said he would align with the outcome if capitalism prevailed.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Khrushchev Party Breakfast Menu In Blair House

The Khrushchev party fortified themselves before a New York visit with a Blair House breakfast featuring cucumbers lettuce and fish, steaks eggs and sausage in a balanced meal.

New York Blair House

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