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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1958

Page

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Dow Finsterwald Day Brings Golf Stars To Athens

Don Finsterwald arrives from California as Athens hosts a parade and testimonial honoring the 1958 PGA champion. Arnold Palmer Jack Nicklaus and Jopard Baker Saunders join in a best ball exhibition at Athens Country Club with a 2 p.m. start and a 6:30 dinner at the club.

Dow Finsterwald Don Charles Fulks Lake Burr Oak Bass Professional Golfers Association California Linda Edward. A. Sprague Northwood Dr Athens High School Jackie Nicklaus Columbus Arnold Palmer Jpoard Baker Saunders Gallipolis Lindley Hall Court President Sts Mill St Mill College St College E. Union St Ohio University Athens Country Club Finsterwald Saunders Palmer Nicklaus Golf Kermit Blosser Lions Country Club

Governors Face Resolution Tiff

Southern governors met at Lexington to decide which resolution if any they will back on school integration. The conference faced likely division with three proposed resolutions and no vote expected, though last year’s Sea Island session produced a six line pledge to remove federal troops after Little Rock. Governor McKeldin of Maryland floated a plan favoring racial mixing in classrooms.

Lexington Little Rock Sea Island Central High School Theodore R. McKeldin Maryland

De Gaulle Seeks Approval for Election Law Shape

Premier de Gaulle called his Cabinet to prepare for the first election under the Fifth Republic. Parliament election is planned for Sunday November 16 and its law could tilt politics. De Gaulle aims to determine the constitution and influence the presidential race later in December.

Paris de Gaulle

French Army Enforces Curfew Ahead of Algeria Referendum

French army soldiers sealed roads around Tizi Ouzou imposing a near 24 hour curfew before the constitutional referendum. Gen. Jacques Faure said the order aims to stop villagers from deserting to avoid voting as the three day referendum begins Friday.

Tizi-Ouzou France Jacques Faure Algeria

Convict May Be Spared by Alabama Governor

A 55-year-old condemned Black man awaits a governor’s decision as James E. Folsom, hospitalized for illness, may grant clemency. Jimmy Wilson, an ex-convict with two prior terms for grand larceny, faces execution for robbing Estelle Barker, an 82-year-old widow, of 1.95 dollars in Marion Alabama. The case underscores Alabama juries setting penalties in capital crimes.

Montgomery Ala James E. Folsom Jimmy Wilson Wilson Marion Estelle Barker Alabama

Postal union rejects salary increase proposal

Kansas City report says officers of the National Postal Transport Association rejected a proposal to raise their salaries on Tuesday. The action follows a meeting where members voted against the pay rise allocation.

Kansas City National Postal Transport Association

Ohio Professor and Wife Start Moscow Language Study

Dr. Matthias F. Schmitz of Ohio Northern University Ada and his wife Victoria depart Warsaw for Moscow to record Russian daily speech for classroom use. They completed a 10 day Polish tour with Polish cultural backing, while Kremlin approval marks a cultural exchange.

Warsaw Poland Ohio Stalin Moscow Kremlin Matthias F. Schmitz Ohio Northern University Ada Victoria Schmitz Lin Guist Division of Humanities Ohio Northern Ministries of Culture and Education Soviet Union United States

Eisenhower Poised to Name Adams Replacement

President Eisenhower reportedly prepares to name a new White House aide successor to Sherman Adams. Meade Alcorn says he has no clear choice, while Seaton notes no inside knowledge of his own candidacy. Possible contenders include Gen. Alfred Gruenther as speculation swirls about a rapid decision.

Washington Eisenhower Sherman Adams White House Secretary of the Interior Seaton Vallejo Calif Harold E. Stassen Adams Alfred M. Gruenther Gruenther Red Cross

United States Narrowly Defeats China Seating Bid At UN

Diplomats say U S success may be brief as General Assembly votes 44 28 with nine abstentions to sidetrack China seating for a year. The U S tactic, aided by only a partial Latin American bloc, marks the tightest margin against seating the Chinese Communists. Britain Canada and New Zealand supported the U S stance though some friends favored debate.

United Nations N.Y United States U.S General Assembly Assembly India Ing China World Forum Britain Canada New Zealand

Planes clash in Formosa Strait air battle

In the largest Quemoy clash yet reported this month the Nationalists say they shot down 11 Communist MIGs and fought about 100 more. The sea battle spanned the Formosa Strait area as 1026 shells hit Quemoy from midnight to 10 am while a foreign press group toured the island.

Taipei Formosa Formosa Strait Quemoy Defense Ministry Quemoys Forrest Edwards U. S

Lebanon Head Takes Office Amid Violence

In Beirut President Fuad Chehab begins his term amid deadly clashes and a night curfew. Six killed and many wounded as Phalangists clash with security forces and mobs destroy cars and unleash explosions.

Lebanon Beirut Fuad Chehab Camille Chamoun Phalange Chehab

Registration Indicates Record Vote Turnout

Voter registration in the Columbus area shows a rush to likely a record turnout for the November 4 election. Tens of thousands registered at county offices Tuesday with thousands more expected before today's deadline.

Columbus

Weather and Five Day Forecast Across Regions

West Virginia shows cloudy conditions with a chance of rain in the northwest and warm, humid highs. Ohio and nearby areas report partly cloudy skies, warm today, with lows near 68 to 70 and highs around 85 to 87. The five day forecast calls for temperatures 2 to 4 degrees above normal and gradual cooling Friday through Saturday then warming Sunday and Monday with about an inch of precipitation expected Friday through Monday.

West Virginia Atlanta Chicago Detroit Los Angeles Memphis New York Phoenix Pittsburgh St. Louis Washington

Father Dies and Youth Held in Ohio Barn Fire Death

NORWALK Ohio police hold 17 year old James Walter Bauerle after he admitted striking his father Walter R 54 with a lumber piece and setting a barn fire near Greenwich two miles away Bauerle’s remains were found in the burned barn hours after the blaze and authorities say he planned the fire for two or three months He gave no motive and said he called his father to the barn struck him and then tossed a match into hay soaked with fuel oil

Norwalk Ohio James Walter Bauerle Walter R Greenwich Bauerle Glen Shiverdecker Young Bauerle Shiverdecker James

Firm Representatives Tour Industrial Sites Across Three States

Fifteen firms will take a three day tour of industrial sites in Ohio West Virginia and Kentucky next week the Central Ohio Industrial Council announced. Stops include Portsmouth Ironton Gallipolis Huntington Ravenswood and Point Pleasant.

Huntington Ohio West Virginia Kentucky Central Ohio Industrial Council Portsmouth Ironton Gallipolis Ravenswood Point Pleasant

Little Rock Board Tests Private School Plan in Court

The Little Rock School Board seeks a court ruling on leasing four high school buildings to a private corporation to maintain segregation. A resignation to integrate was opposed by local leaders, while Faubus debated reopening on a segregated basis and residents voted on segregation vs integration.

Associated Press Southern Little Rock U.S. District Court Arkansas Capital

Chrysler and UAW End 20 Hour Bargaining Without Pact

After a 20 hour marathon in Detroit both Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers failed to reach a contract agreement. UAW President Walter Reuther warned of a noon deadline but said no strike was planned and he might return Thursday to resume talks. Chrysler VP John D. Leary accused the union of attempting to force unfair terms.

Detroit Chrysler Corp United Auto Workers Union Chrysler UAW Walter P. Reuther General Motors Reuther John D. Leary

Father Slays Four Children in Sparta Michigan

Orland Duncan McMillan, 45, an unemployed laborer, killed four of his five children with a shotgun Tuesday night. The remaining child escaped by faking death. His wife Edith McMillan, 36, and the fifth child were injured and hospitalized near Grand Rapids. The surviving boy, eight-year-old Orland Benjamin, told deputies that his father attacked, and that he played dead.

Sparta Mich Edith McMillan Grand Rapids Orland Duncan McMillan Arnold Pigorsh Orland Benjamin Eli Roberts

Marys Lamb Escapes Death at Nursery School Gate

Marys little lamb, rescued from the slaughterhouse, now waits inside the Margarita Nursery School gate each morning for 25 youngsters. Mrs. Raymond Shircliffe acquired the animal after birth, saved by friends who intervened before its fate.

Louisville Mary Margarita Nursery School Raymond Shircliffe

UAW Blames Firing for Twinsburg Plant Strike

An UAW international representative says the walkout at Chrysler Corp. Twinsburg plant began after the firing of a sweeper. The strike halted operations at the 1,660 employee facility Tuesday night.

UAW Akron United Auto Workers Chrysler Corp Twinsburg

Athens stop student found dead heart failure blame board

The Messenger reports a student in Athens found dead due to heart failure. Officials blame the school board while bond protest activity and athletic boosters organize in response to the incident.

Disalle Moeller Athens Blame Board Rotary Clib Athens Chauncey Gallipolis

Seawolf Stays Submerged Record 48 Days

The nuclear submarine Seawolf has remained underwater for more than 48 days. Rear Adm. Hyman G. Rickover notes Seawolf submerged on August 5 and by Monday set a submerged record surpassing the Skate’s 31 days and Nautilus’ 28 days.

Boston Seawolf Hyman G. Rickover Skate

Group Seeks Donations For Right to Work Campaign

Ohioans for Right to Work announced it sent donation appeal letters to about 60,000 Ohio employers supporting a proposed constitutional amendment regulating labor contracts.

Columbus Ohioans For Right

One strike ends at Ford Walton Hills plant

United Auto Workers ended their strike today at Ford Motor Co Walton Hills stamping plant. The move concludes a labor dispute that affected production at the Cleveland area facility.

Cleveland United Auto Workers Ford Motor Co Walton Hills

Formosa Talks Near Climax In Far East Cease Fire

In Warsaw reports say the fourth U S China talks on Formosa cease fire near a final moment. Ambassador Jacob Beam reviews new instructions for Thursday with Wang Pingnan as President Eisenhower prepares a formal Far East policy statement in Washington.

Warsaw Poland Far East United States China U.S Jacob Beam Red China Wang Pingnan Feisenhower Washington

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