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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1959

Page

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Columbus Man Dies In Wreck In Gallia County

A Columbus man, Paul W. Friesland 24, died after a car he rode in as a passenger overturned on Raccoon Road near lower Route 7 while being pursued by a State Highway Patrol cruiser. He died at Holzer Hospital after sustaining a basal skull fracture and other injuries.

Gallipolis Columbus Raccoon Road Paul W. Friesland Holzer Hospital Gallia Rio Grande George S. Northup James E. Trout Northup A. Weidner Weidner Trout Raccoon Clyde Saunders Shirley Angell Crown City

Traffic Kills 20 In State

The Associated Press reports 20 traffic fatalities in Ohio over a 54 hour weekend from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. No other accidental deaths were listed. Two highway crashes caused two deaths each as the weekend’s worst incidents with two more crashes injuring a total of 12 people.

Associated Press

Laos Troops Push Rebels Near Nam Ma River

Government forces drive pro Communist rebels across the Nam Ma River in northern Laos near the border with North Vietnam. Muong Het town recaptured, a key early target in the Lao advance of Aug 30, signaling a significant government achievement in the 10 week war.

Vientiane Laos Nam Ma River Viet Nam Muong Het Royal Army Sam Newa

Ohio and West Virginia Weather Forecast Roundup

Scattered showers tonight with low 70s in Ohio. Tuesday mainly cloudy and cooler, high in the 70s. West Virginia mostly fair and warm today, tonight, and Tuesday with a chance of scattered afternoon showers near the Ohio River. Low 60s to 64 east and 64 to 68 west. Normal highs around 70s and 74, with the week turning cooler and below normal, and rainfall about a half inch to one inch.

Ohio West Virginia Ohio River Lake Che Albany Bismark Cleveland Cooney Detroit Honolulu Indianapolis Los Angeles Louisville Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Phoeniix Richmond Cense

Charles Lazarus Named President of Lazars Department Store

Charles Lazarus aged 45 is named store president of the 108 year old Lazars department store in Columbus Ohio. Robert Lazarus Sr. who has led as president for over ten years becomes chairman while Charles continues as executive vice president. He is the founder's great grandson.

Columbus Ohio Charles Y. Lazarus Lazarus Department Robert Lazarus Sr Robert Charles

Negotiators Boosted in Glass Worker Tiff

Negotiating committees were enlarged as talks resumed to settle a 16 day strike by 2000 moldmakers against 26 glass container firms. Federal mediator William Rose asked company reps and the AFGMU executive board to join regular teams.

Pittsburgh William Rose American Flint Glass Workers Unions Executive Board

Eisenhower reports talks with Khrushchev on Berlin

President Eisenhower said Berlin threats no longer exist and that his conditions for a Summit were met. He declined to claim personal assurances lifting the Berlin threat, noting he did not want to put words in anyone's mouth. The Camp David talks emphasized a plan to reopen negotiations for a peaceful solution.

Washington Eisenhower Nikita S. Khrushchev Berlin

Eisenhower Khrushchev Camp David Talks Declare Peaceful Settlement

The leaders agreed problems should be settled by peaceful negotiations, emphasized disarmament as a top world issue, and found common ground on improving relations. They planned to reopen German reunification talks, defer Eisenhower's visit to spring, and pursue larger exchanges of people and ideas with revived lend-lease dispute talks.

Washington Eisenhower Nikita Khrushchev Camp David Berlin U.S.S.R U.S

Dodgers and Braves clash in NL playoff opener

Milwaukee weather outlook notes possible rain as the Dodgers face the Milwaukee Braves in the first of a three game series at Milwaukee County Stadium. Partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers are forecast for game day.

Milwaukee Wis Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Braves Weather Bureau Milwaukee County Stadium

Special Election Postponed in Ohio Sixth District

Gov. Michael V. DiSalle ordered special elections next year to fill the Sixth Congressional District vacancy from Rep. James G. Polk's death. The elections align with the 1960 May 3 primary and Nov. 8 general elections. The winner serves until Jan. 3, 1961. Cost estimates include 61 000 for a special primary and 3 000 for a November runoff, with total tax cost near 100 000 including salaries. The district includes Pickaway Fayette Ross Highland Pike Clermont Brown Adams Scioto.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle James G. Polk DiSalle Ohio Polk Pickaway Fayette, Ross, Highland Pike Clermont Brown, Adams Scioto

Navy unveils inexpensive Zuni rocket for war use

In Los Angeles the Navy announced a new Zuni rocket priced at 400 dollars. Designers described the weapon as a triple threat with a war head second only to an atomic blast in destructive power, disclosed at a news conference Sunday.

Los Angeles Navy

First Space Photo From Paddle Wheel Satellite Shown

Explorer VI, the Paddle Wheel satellite, released the first crude photo of Earth and its cloud cover from 17 000 miles out. The image, taken near Mexico, used signals from the South Point Hawaii tracking station on Aug 14, with Space Technology Laboratories producing the two pound camera.

Washington Earth National Aeronautics and Space Administration Mexico South Point Hawaii NASA Space Technology Laboratories Inc Inglewood Calif Pacific

Eisenhower says steel strike impasse may end soon

President Eisenhower declared he is getting sick and tired of the stalemate in the steel strike and signaled that the government plans action to resolve the 76 day shutdown. He urged a quick resolution to end the disruption.

Washington Eisenhower

Japanese Typhoon Toll Rises Across Japan

Tokyo reports mounting casualties from a weekend typhoon with at least 1161 dead 1467 missing and 4668 injured by noon official counts. Rescuers search mud and debris while crop damage drives up rice and vegetable prices amid widespread hardship. Eyewitness described central Nagashima as flooded with streets and railways submerged.

Tokyo Japan Nagashima

Friend drops fight against guilty verdict

John P. Friend Jr., former Clermont County treasurer, has abandoned his appeal after a guilty verdict on embezzlement charges. He awaits transfer to Ohio Penitentiary from Clermont County jail where he has been held for nearly two decades. Discovery V, a 1600 pound satellite, is predicted to reenter and burn up before Wednesday after a 45 day orbit.

Batavia John P. Friend Jr Friend Clermont County Ohio Washington America

Hospital Chief Waering Returns to Nelsonville Desk

Dr. K K Waering resumes duties at Southeast Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital in Nelsonville after a 30 day suspension. State director Dr Ralph Dwork says reinstatement was automatic but notes Waering lacks full duties and privileges. He plans to seek clarification on his reporting line to the Division of Communicable Diseases.

K. K. Waering Southeast Ohio Nelsonville Ralph Dwork Waering Dwork Fred Wentworth

Kennedy Near Announces At Cleveland Rally

U S Sen John F Kennedy spoke at a Cuyahoga County rally at Euclid Beach Park and hinted at a presidential bid next year in Ohio. He thanked county Democratic chairman Ray T Miller and urged support in the May presidential primary. Mayor Anthony Celebrezze shared the platform with Kennedy.

Cleveland U. S John F. Kennedy

Bus crash in Nashville kills Texas woman on Greyhound

A Greyhound bus carrying 18 passengers skidded into a power pole in Nashville on Sunday, killing a Texas woman and injuring 12 others. Authorities investigated the cause as rescue teams aided the injured.

Nashville Tenn Greyhound Texas

Inseparable For 39 Years Twin Brothers Die After Living One Life

Dunkerque mourns Jean and Yves Delavance two brothers who lived as one. Born 39 years ago they shared work and school, stayed in the same German camp during WWII, and died within days of each other after Yves fell ill. A doctor notes Jean died of sorrow.

Dunkerque France Jean Yves Delavance Germany Channel Town Yves Boulogne

Plan To Hike Income Revealed By Hungary Plan

Vienna reporting a five year plan from Hungary aims to raise national income by 150 percent by 1965. Targets include industrial output up 65-70 percent over 1958 and agricultural production up 30-32 percent over the 1954-58 average.

Vienna Austria Hungary

Bowling Green Historian Dr R Stanley McCordock Dies

Dr. R Stanley McCordock 61 chairman of the history department at Bowling Green State University died at home after a stroke. He served as president of the Council of State Universities of Ohio in 1957 58.

Bowling Green R. Stanley McCordock Bowling Green State University McCordock Council of State Universities of Ohio

China to withhold shelling Quemoy for anniversary celebrations

Communist China said it will suspend artillery fire against Quemoy and other offshore islands on Sept. 29 and Oct. 1 to mark the 10th anniversary of the Red victory on the Chinese mainland.

Tokyo China Quemoy

Premier Khrushchev Returns From US Visit

Khrushchev arrives in Moscow after a 10 hour 28 minute flight from the United States. He tells 15 000 at the Sports Palace that opponents of coexistence aid the cold war and warns that war would follow if atom rockets fly. He notes Eisenhower showed a statesmanlike mind and that a joint denouncement of war was obtained. Khrushchev heads to Peiping to report to Mao Zedong.

Moscow Nikita Khrushchev Moscow Sports Palace Khrushchev United States Eisenhower Klementi Y. Voroshilov Anastas I. Mikoyan Peiqing Peiping Mao Tze-tung

Capital Looks To Peiping

Washington watchers narrow in on Khrushchev’s visit to Peiping as the Soviet Premier prepares to attend the 10th anniversary of the Peiping regime. He just returned from the United States and appears unlikely to stage a public display during the trip.

Washington Peiping Nikita Khrushchev United States Red China Khrushchev Moscow China

Munford in Critical Condition at Cape Cod Hospital

Hyannis Massachusetts Walter F Munford 59 president of United States Steel Corp is reported in critical condition with a cerebral thrombosis at Cape Cod Hospital.

Hyannis Mass Walter F. Munford U. S. Steel Corp Cape Cod Hospital

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