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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1954

Page

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Dems Reject Roosevelt Candidacy and Condon Denial

National Democrat chair Stephen A. Mitchell urged James Roosevelt and Rep. Robert L. Condon to exit the California congressional race. Roosevelt denied adultery charges and vowed to stay in, while Condon protested being labeled a security risk. Mitchell said the party may withhold campaign funds but stressed innocence or guilt should not determine party action.

Washington Stephen A. Mitchell National Democratic Party California James Roosevelt Robert L. Condon Roosevelt Condon Mitchell Paul Ziffren Los Angeles Democratic Party Congress National Committee Ziffren California State Central Committee Senate House Atomic Energy Committee Congressional Committee AEC

Dulles Urges Continued Aid for French Union Defenders

Secretary of State Dulles called on free world nations to back French Union defenders in Indochina and deter Communists. He urged Congress to approve keeping foreign aid alive though trimmed, emphasizing solidarity among nations with a vital stake in the region.

Washington Dulles Indochina Free World France House Foreign Affairs Committee Eisenhower Congress

Vandals Wreck Autos In Canton Car Lots

Vandals used air rifles or sling shots to shoot out 79 car windows at used car lots last weekend in Canton. Police pursued leads and began reviewing surveillance footage to identify suspects. Local officials urged residents to report suspicious activity and promised increased patrols downtown.

Polio Vaccine Safety Assured After Newsman Claims Risk

New York authorities including the Public Health Service the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis and Dr Jonas E Salk affirm the safety of the Salk polio vaccine as it prepares for mass testing. The program uses nine safety tests per batch with monkey inoculations and disclosures about live virus.

New York Walter Winchell S. Public Health Service National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Jonas E. Salk Public Health Service Saik

Psychiatrist Held in Death Probe Freed

Dr. Neal D. Carter, a 52 year old Columbus psychiatrist, was released by police after being held for the death of nurse Eula Harman, 32. Harman died Friday, with authorities saying overdosed insulin appeared to be self administration. Coroner Evans ordered continued detention due to discrepancies in interviews. Mrs. Carter released on police doctor’s advice. Carter’s release came as lie detector tests proved inconclusive, with poison test results pending.

Columbus Ohio Neal D. Carter Eula Harman Miss Harman Carter Bessie Carter Robert A. Evans Carters Evans

Twenty Die In Accidents In Ohio Weekend

The weekend toll includes the death of Mrs Garnet Richardson and her five children in a Glouster house fire. Other fatalities include 8 year old Peter Montoux of Fairview Park hit by a baseball and 11 year old Larry Bray of near Bellefontaine who drowned after jumping from a rowboat.

Garnet Richardson Glouster Ohio Peter Montoux Louis F. Montoux Fairview Park Larry Bray Roy Bray Bellefontaine Mountain 2

Fire Extinguisher Fumes Fatal to Teen in Glendale

Glendale police say an 18 year old Los Angeles boy, John A. Gallines, died after sniffing fire extinguisher fumes in a bid for a lift. Officers state that inhaling the fumes can remove oxygen from the blood causing a high and giddy sensation.

Glendale Calif Los Angeles John A. Gallines

Fire Claims Life of 100 Year Old Cincinnati Resident

A blaze in Cincinnati claimed the life of Mrs Ella Smith a centenarian smoker who died from a fire started by a cigarette she had been smoking.

Cincinnati Ella Smith

Lie Detector Test Anticipated in Glouster Fire Case

Lawrence Richards, 29, of Glouster, faces a lie detector test as county officials probe a deadly house fire that killed his wife Garnet Williams Richards, 25, and five of their six children. Richards escaped with his son, Charlies Edward, 2, as investigators question discrepancies in his account and potential foul play.

Lawrence Richards Glouster Water Works Hill George Bateman Richards Bateman Columbus Garnet Williams Richards Billy Joe Robert Lee Mildred Marie Freda May Lawrence Ray Charlies Edward

Rare Birth Report From Chelsea Hospital

In Chelsea Massachusetts a mother Mrs Wilbur Chapman 31 of Foxboro gave birth to a second child a girl three weeks after her first child a boy both pregnancies described as extremely rare by doctors at the U S Naval Hospital The boy weighed 4 pounds 6% ounces and was born at 419 am The first child Susan Joy was born March 15 weighing 3 pounds 14 ounces at birth

Chelsea Mass Wilbur Chapman Foxboro Weymouth Naval Air Station U. S. Naval Hospital Susan Joy

Pet mon grel returns home to St. Louis Potts

The Joseph Pott family’s pet mon grel named Red broke his collar chain on a Flat River farm and walked eight miles to St. Louis. He arrived home Sunday night and the Potts say he is home to stay.

ST. Louis Joseph Pott Red Flat River Potts

Rhodes Seeks Guide To Mental Health Reform

Ohio Governor hopeful James A. Rhodes criticizes Gov. Frank Lausche for a stop gap approach to mental health. After visiting Longview State Hospital he calls conditions deplorable and urges a ten year program to treat and rehabilitate the mentally ill and cut welfare waste.

James A. Rhodes Frank J. Lausche Rhodes Longview State Hospital Longview Ohio

Princess Martha of Norway Dies at 53

Crown Princess Martha of Norway, wife of Crown Prince Olaf, died at age 53 in Oslo after a three year battle with chronic hepatitis. She was hospitalized March 13 after severe hemorrhages, briefly rallied, then slipped into a coma before death. She had visited the United States several times and spent five war years in Bethesda, Maryland in exile from the Nazis.

Oslo Norway Martha of Olaf United States Bethesda

Paris mob attacks premier and defense minister at Arc de Triomphe

About 1000 demonstrators shouting resign shouted as Premier Laniel and Defense Minister Pleven left a ceremony honoring DienBienPhu defenders. Pleven was slapped at least twice and struck on the head while guards cleared a path. Seven rioters were arrested.

Paris Joseph Laniel Rene Pleven Charles de Gaulle Arc de Triomphe Dien Bien Phu Indochina Daniel Pleven France

Army Probe Spawns Impasse Over Counsel Sears

Senator Mundt says the Senate investigations subcommittee will not retain Sears as probe counsel if the Army objects. Sears, a Boston lawyer, has named Cohen and Coffin as assistants and faces questions about past statements favorable to McCarthy. Mundt complains the Army appointing its own counsel disrupts cross examination plans in the McCarthy Army inquiry.

Washington Samuel P. Sears McCarthy Army Sen. Mundt R-Sd Sen. McCarthy R-Wis Senate Investigations Sears Boston Army Subcommittee Mundt McCarthy Harvard Law Congressional Lawrence R Cohen Russel J. Coffin Harvard Law School Cohen Jonathan David Lubell Harvard Law Faculty Senate Internal Security NBC Wisconsin Joseph N. Welch

New Method Halts Fires Demonstration in Columbus

Firemen used a mist over three story flames to test a new technique directed by Lloyd Layman. The test drew 500 fire departments including 50 Ohio communities and produced a reported perfect result in 13 seconds with 71 gallons of water.

Columbus Ohio Lloyd Layman Parkersburg Upper Arlington Samuel L. Foster New York Illinois Pennsylvania West Virginia

Babe Zaharias reverses retirement plan after two events

Babe Zaharias, who had considered quitting competitive golf after the Carrollton Women's Open close, said she would rest for six weeks following two more tournaments and then resume playing all events. Louise Suggs edged her in the Carrollton finish.

Carrollton Babe Zaharias Louise Suggs

Eisenhower to preview calm nationally aired speech

President Eisenhower plans a televised address to the nation with Republican congressional leaders. Senator Knowland said talks on the legislative program and a White House meeting will precede the 8 30 p m EST broadcast, with views canvassed from leaders. The speech will revisit fears from outside and inside and urge renewed faith in America’s destiny.

Washington Eisenhower Sen Knowland White House

British Open Bomb Debate In Commons

Britain debates hydrogen weapon and world peace in the House of Commons as the Labor party pushes for immediate talks among Eisenhower Churchill and Malenkov. Churchill and critics favor a face to face meeting of the Big Three to address disarmament and security.

London Britain House of Commons Labor Party Eisenhower Churchill Malenkov Pacific Sir Winston

Toscanini Quits Post After All Wagner Carnegie Hall

Arturo Toscanini has retired as conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The 87 year old maestro left his post quietly after an all Wagner program at Carnegie Hall and plans to visit Italy in May or June. No future engagements were announced and official word was delayed until after the final concert.

New York Arturo Toscanini NBC Symphony Orchestra Carnegie Hall NBC United States Italy

Victory Hopes Mount as Vietminh Suffer Heavy Losses

French high command reports Dien Bien Phu defenders killed more than 1000 Vietminh in fresh northwest assaults. Rebels, backed by tanks and planes, suffer heavy losses as the counterattack closes a breach and drives them back. Morale soars among French defenders while Vietminh losses reach about 21,000 in three weeks.

Hanoi Indochina Dien Bien Phu Minight

Heart Study Is Rewarded

CHICAGO A Hungarian born scientist Dr Albert Szent Gyorgi who came to the United States in 1947 received the Albert Lasker Award from the American Heart Association and a $1000 prize for distinguished achievement in heart and blood vessel disease research His pioneering work on muscle action is said to have shed new light on heart failure and opened pathways to studying normal and diseased hearts.

Chicago Hungary Albert Szent-Gyorgi Albert Lasker American Heart Ax«n AHA

Playwright Frederick Lonsdale Dies at 72 in London

Frederick Lonsdale, aged 72, a prolific British playwright, died today in London. His hit The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, first staged in 1925, remained popular on stage and with audiences in the United States.

London Frederick Lonsdale Britain Mrs. Cheyney United States

Unemployed Father Tries Extortion From Old Friend

Louis Vincent Cabot, 33, an unemployed father of four, admitted attempting to extort 1500 from Louis A. Flack, a home builder, by placing marked bills in a waste paper package at an Oakwood village telephone booth. No charges filed yet.

Cleveland Flack Cabot

Red Guards Clash in Korean Neutral Zone

In Panmunjom area the clash between five South Korean patrolmen and Red Guards left one Red dead and another wounded. Peiping radio calls it a serious armistice violation. Communists seek a Joint Military Armistice Commission meeting to discuss the incident. UN says the five attacked crossed into the neutral zone and fired on Red Guards. All five Allied personnel were South Korean. The Reds retain a South Korean captive.

Panmunjom Red China Peiping Joint Military Armistice Commission

Secret Union Vote Defended by Commerce Secretary Weeks

Washington says the Eisenhower administration backs secret strike ballots as a matter of common justice and democratic procedure. Weeks cites polls showing broad worker support and argues secrecy is essential when a voter faces pay and liberty implications in a strike decision.

Washington Tary Weeks

New Catholic Group Formed in Cleveland

A Catholic group named Cavaliers of St. Michael formed in Cleveland after rejection by the Knights of Columbus. Nicholas A. Bucur, elected temporary chairman, said the group would be open to qualified Catholic lay leaders and participation in Catholic Action projects.

Cleveland Cleveland Wan Knights of Columbus Cavaliers of

Last of Seal Sale Originators Dies

Leigh Mitchell Hodges 77, author and Philadelphia Evening Bulletin columnist, died Sunday of cancer in Wooster Ohio. He was the last survivor of the four people who started the Christmas Seals sales, originally for the American Red Cross and later for the National Tuberculosis Foundation.

Wooster Ohio Leigh Mitchell Hodges Hodges Philadelphia Evening Bulletin American Red Cross National Tuberculosis Foundation

Spacecraft Conclave Draws Crowd to Joshua Tree Kite

In Joshua Tree California a convention titled The First In tary Spacecraft Convention drew about 3000 attendees to hear talks on flying saucers. Among the aerial sights only a kite flown by a small boy appeared in the sky.

Joshua Tree Calif

Fire Hits Terminal in Findlay Damaging Fluid Transport Facility

A Sunday fire damaged the Fluid Transport Inc terminal in Findlay, impacting four inch piping and six diesel truck tractors. No injuries are reported, and investigators are assessing the cause at the terminal site.

Findlay Fluid Transport, Inc

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