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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1957

Page

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Split likely in Teamsters as AFL CIO issues cleanup order

The AFL CIO Executive Council issued a 30 day cleanup ultimatum to the Teamsters Union amid fears of a Hoffa presidential victory at the Miami Beach convention next week. The move signals a potential bitter rift within organized labor unseen in more than two decades.

New York John F. English The Teamsters Afl-Cio Executive Council English CIO AFL Bakery and Confectionary Workers International Union United Textile Workers of America Textile Workers Union of America

Probers Eye Payoffs Tied to Hoffa in Detroit Dish

Senate rackets investigators pursue a report of secret payments to Teamsters chief James R. Hoffa by Detroit restaurant owners. John Leyhan testified overheard talks alleging about 1500 dollars every six months, drawn from Guild operative Reading. denials followed from Ted Karsten and Garrett Reading.

Washington Senate James R. Hoffa Detroit John Leyhan Latin Quarter Robert F. Kennedy Teamsters Union Leyhan Hoffa Sspeatians Miami Ted Karsten Detroit Restaurant Guild Kartsen Garrett L Reading Reading

Body found in Olentangy River near Delaware Ohio

The body of Betty Stratton, 50, of Kilbourne, was recovered from the Olentangy River near Delaware. Coroner's office rules drowning as the apparent cause of death.

Delaware Ohio Betty Stratton Kilbourne Olentangy River

Weather Summary for OHTO and West Virginia

Partly cloudy and much cooler tonight with lows around 44 to 48 degrees. Exidey is partly cloudy and cool with a high near 74. West Virginia remains partly cloudy and cooler tonight, followed by a Friday of mostly cloudy and cooler conditions.

Ohto Exidey West Virginia

Frantie Calls Spur Injured Woman's Aid

Cincinnati a mother Mil dren Stover 31, with 10 children, kept her 3 year old Jeffrey alive in four feet of water by squeezing his chest for 30 minutes after he fell into an 11 foot cistern. Neighbor Hazel Bates, 32, who had a broken back, alerted police and threw a rope after being roused by the frantic call.

Cincinnati Mildren Stover Jeffrey Hazel Bates

County Funds Short Shakeup Hits Williams County

Williams County Treasurer Garland A. Beck resigned after State Examiner David Butler reported a $4034 cash shortage found in a routine audit.

Bryan Ohio Williams County Garland A. Beck David Butler

4500 Attend Exposition Highlights Paul Bunyan Event

The Paul Bunyan Forestry Exposition drew about 4500 visitors to the McArthur exhibit area. Exhibits featured oxen and modern logging gear from over 40 manufacturers. Gov. C William O'Neill welcomed guests and urged greater forestry understanding among timber growers users and the public.

McArthur William O’neill O’neill Ohio Governor O'Neill Paul Bunyan Gilbert Tiny) Reichert The House of David

Iraq Premier Jawdat Makes Damascus Peace Drive

Premier Ali Jawdat of Iraq arrived in Damascus from Beirut in a bid to ease Arab world rifts amid Saudi pressure to include Iraq in talks. King Saud urged Syria to invite Iraq to participate as Damascus hosts three days of high level discussions with President Shukri Kuwaily and other leaders.

Damascus Syria Ali Jawdat Iraq Saud Saudi Arabia Jordan Jawdat Lebanon Beirut Istanbul Mideast United States Shukri Kuwaily

Girl in Fair Condition After Matches Incident

Shirley Ann Buehl six, of Columbus, is listed in fair condition at Children's Hospital with burns on the body waist neck and chest. Her mother Mrs. Charles Reed says the dress caught fire as she prepared for school and Shirley Ann was either lighting the oven or playing with matches.

Columbus Shirley Ann Buehl Children’s Hospital Charles Reed Shirley Ann

Atlas Missile Test Fails To Reach Flight Altitude

Air Force conducted a second Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile test at Cape Canaveral. The missile rose to about a mile before faltering and bursting into flames, plunging into the sea as clouds covered the scene. The Defense Department confirmed the launch but offered few details.

Cape Canaveral Fla Miami Jacksonville AIR Force

Air Crashes Kall 10 During NATO Tests

U S Navy spokesmen report ten fliers aboard four planes missing after two mid Atlantic collisions during NATO maneuvers between Iceland and Norway. Two bodies recovered. search by surface and air units from seven nations. Two pilots presumed killed in first F4D Sky Ray collision from USS Saratoga. second crash involved two S2F Sentinels from USS Essex.

London U. S. Navy NATO North Atlantic Iceland Norway U. S Saratoga Essex

Paper Plant Worker Dies In Cauldron Accident

Cincinnati 22 year old Donald Brummitt fell into a pulp cauldron at Fox Paper Co in Lockland. Authorities say the 25 by 12 foot pit contained hot sludge and Brummitt was found dead after midnight once the sludge cooled. No witnesses were present according to police reports.

Cincinnati Donald Brummitt Fox Paper Co Lockland Brummitt

Mercury the swift dealer in Messenger Classifieds

A quick sale example shows a 12 inch TV offered as GOOD Used for 12 dollars by Roy Shamel with phone contact 26334, illustrating Mercury like speed in bringing buyer and seller together through the classifieds.

Mercury Good Roy Shamel

Sun Pictures From Balloon Flight At 81000 Feet

Solar photos taken from a balloon camera at 81 000 feet were being developed in a University of Minnesota laboratory. The lofty experiment aimed to yield the clearest sun images yet and the heavy camera was recovered by a large cargo parachute after a four hour drift from a suburban airport.

Minneapolis University of Minnesota Laboratories

GI Denies Warning Shouts in Japan Shelling Case

Maebashi Japan William S. Girard denies under oath that he shouted Get out at shell collectors on a U S firing range last January 30. Prosecution witnesses testified he shouted Get out or Get out of here as Mrs Naka Sakai was killed. Girard’s defense aims to show he was scaring away collectors, not luring them.

Maebashi Japan William S. Girard U. S Girard Ottawa Ill Yuzo Kawachi Girard Told the Truth As He Knows It,’ Maj Stanley Levin Army Itsuro Hayashi

Two Workers Injured In Strikers Skirmish

Sidney Ohio reports two workers injured and three arrested after a brief picket line clash at a Stolle Corp plant. Stolle, maker of refrigerator motors, had been struck about a week earlier by around 1000 Local 14109 United Mine Workers in a wage dispute.

Sidney Ohio Stolle Corp United Mine Workers

Yale Freshman Injured After Fall From Dorm Ledge

An 18-year-old Yale University freshman from Columbus Ohio is hospitalized after falling from a fourth floor dormitory ledge in New Haven Connecticut. The incident left him with unspecified injuries and authorities are investigating the circumstances.

New Haven Conn Yale University Columbus Ohio

Eisenhower Sets Little Rock Troop Talks With Southern Governors

President Eisenhower plans a Washington conference with five Southern governors to discuss withdrawal of federal troops enforcing school integration at Little Rock. The White House said the session aims to seek a constructive solution while not promising troop removal until mob violence risk subsides. The governors include Collins, Clement, Griffin, Hodges, and McKeldin.

Newport R.I Eisenhower Washington Little Rock Ark James C. Hagerty White House Leroy Collins Florida WO Piceascu Vulmigwl Southern Governors Conference Hagerty Southern Governors’ Conference Arkansas Orval Faubus Luther Hodges North Carolina Hodges Frank Clement Tennessee Marvin Griffin Georgia Theodore R. McKeldin Maryland

Typhoon Rips Okinawa Base

Typhoon Faye with 146 mile per hour winds struck the US base near Naha Okinawa causing 11 deaths and 17 serious injuries 111 missing and 2200 homes destroyed while damage to U S air bases was extensive and Marine aircraft were largely destroyed on the ground.

Naha Okinawa Red China Okinawa Star U. S Kaden Marine Air Wings Naha Air Base U. S. Air Force

New State Appointment in Mental Hygiene Division

Dr. Robert C. Anderson, 51, of Topeka Kansas, named assistant commissioner in the State Division of Mental Hygiene. He will start November 1 and oversee work with mental hospitals. No salary announced.

Columbus Robert C. Anderson Topeka Kan State Division of Mental Hygiene Anderson

Synod Elects President in Midwest Province

Springfield Illinois The Rt Rev Nelson M Burroughs bishop of Ohio was elected president of the Midwest Province of the Protestant Episcopal Church on Wednesday.

SYNOD Springfield Ill Nelson M. Burroughs Ohio Midwest Protestant Episcopal Church

McArthur Exposition Featured In This Week's Messenger

Story and photos of the McArthur Exposition appear this week in The Messenger Athens. The issue highlights events and displays from the fair with accompanying photography and captions.

Troops Escort Nine Negro Students to Central High

In Little Rock Arkansas U S Army troops formed a protective line as nine Negro students entered Central High School under escort. An Army station wagon transported six girls and three boys to the front entrance with two soldiers behind them. The scene was quiet with no crowd or trouble. One white girl said her mother forced her to return to classes. A school spokesman said some students risk falling behind if they stay away.

Little Rock Ark U.S. Army Central High School Arkansas Orval Faubus United States Arkansas National Guardsmen W .A. Drake

Striking Ohio Bell Workers Criticize International Union

Ohio Bell and Western Electric contract talks stall as 18 500 CWA locals condemn the international union for settling with Western Electric amid a strike. Ohio Bell aims to extend the walkout indefinitely while negotiations remain deadlocked.

Cleveland Communications Workers Ohio Bell Telephone Co International Union Ohio Western Electric CWA Ohio Bell

New Trial Planned In Tavern Shooting

Attorneys for Elmer Tilton of Columbus say they will request a new trial after Tilton, 66, was convicted in Franklin County Criminal Court of second degree murder in the April 14 shooting of tavern owner John T. Paul. Tilton said Paul cursed him and told him to get off the sidewalk before the shooting.

Columbus Elmer Tilton Tilton Franklin County John T. Paul Paul

Ohio PTA membership rises in 1956 57

Ohio membership in the National Congress of Parents and Teachers increases 6 percent from 657,829 in 1955 56 to 698,530 for 1956 57, the organization reports.

Ohio Chicago Ill National Congress of Parents and Teachers

Faubus Address To Be Televised Nationally Tonight

The American Broadcasting Company announced exclusive national telecast of Gov. Orval E Faubus speaking on the Little Rock integration crisis. The address is set for 9 p m EST on TV and 9 05 p m EST on radio.

New York American Broadcasting Co Orval E. Faubus Little Rock

Albrecht Ouits Director Post

Dr C Earl Albrecht acting director of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction resigns under pressure. Gov William ONeill appointed the department's new director Dr Robert A Haines who then names Robert K Dean as assistant director. Dean was administrative assistant superintendent at Longview State Hospital Cincinnati for 15 months.

Columbus C. Earl Albrecht Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction William O'Neill Robert A. Haines Robert K. Dean Dean Longview State Hospital Cincinnati

151 Workers Laid Off at Columbus Depot

An Army spokesman announced that 151 civilian workers at the Columbus General Depot will be laid off November 9 due to funding shortages and curtailment of the inventory program.

Columbus Columbus General Depot Army

Man Admits Sending Booby Trap Bomb at Ball State

David Wayne Carter, 20, New Castle, Ind., admitted wiring a shotgun breech device and sending it to Ruth Ann Perry, 18, after she declined his date. The package exploded at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie injuring three coeds, with one woman losing finger tips and injuries to arms neck and shoulders. All victims from Anderson, Ind. Carter denied intent to harm others, cited Perry’s rejection as motive. He worked as a night attendant at Indiana Epileptic Village in New Castle.

Indianapolis Ball State Teachers College Robert Dillon David Wayne Carter New Castle Ind Ruth Ann Petry Muncie Miss Petry Linda Helverson Mel Reynolds Anderson Carter Piery

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