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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 09, 1956

Page

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Next Ohio Governor Featured At Editors Conference

Columbus editors at the Associated Press Society meeting heard seven Ohio gubernatorial candidates speak including Democrats DiSalle Kryzan and Sweeney and Republicans Brown Flechner and others. They discussed state government reform, taxes, transportation, and the upcoming November 6 general election.

Ohio Editors’ Conference Columbus Associated Press Society of Cio N. R. Howard

Grads Will Hear Talk Tips Given By Ex Defense Officer

Ohio University graduates will hear a talk from ex defense officer candidates. The announcement by President Joh C Baker references H Struve and notes speakers for the June 10 commencement.

Lausche Bers Ohio University Joh, C. Baker H. Struvet

Senate probes broader lobbying after Case gift rejection

Washington—Senator McClellan said a new Senate inquiry will broaden the investigation of improper influence through lobbying and campaign contributions. The probe follows a $2500 offer to Senator Francis Case meant to sway his vote on the natural gas bill, which Case opposed. The committee aims to close gaps left by a prior oil lobbyist case and recommend remedial legislation.

Washington Francis Case R-Sd McClellan D-Ark Senate George D-Ga Case

Adlai Pushes For Backing Of Illinois Nomination

Illinois talk centers on Adlai Stevenson seeking party support as Kefauver write-ins emerge. Governors Lausche and Stevenson press for policy specifics, including taxes on trucking and pollution controls. Delegates and primaries loom as voters weigh Stevenson and Kefauver amid local political moves.

Chicago Raint Steven Sents Lausche Stevenson Estes Kefauver Florida Kefauver Kefsuver Iin Ois

Traffic Deaths Rise Over Weekend Kill 18

The Associated Press reports fatal traffic accidents over the weekend rose sharply. At least 18 people died, compared with eight in the prior weekend during the Easter holiday period.

Associated Press Highwe

Eisenhower Opposes Farm Bill as Not Meeting Test

President Eisenhower voiced Republican concerns that the farm bill fails the test of a good bill. House GOP Leader Martin said a coalition will seek to recommit the measure, likely sending it back to the Senate-House conference committee for changes. No immediate decision on specific changes was announced as talks continued.

Washington Eisenhower House Martin Massachusetts White House Senate House

Spain Leaves Isolation With Artajo Foreign Policy

Spain ends years of international isolation as Alberto Martin Artajo helps secure UN membership on December 14. Franco appoints Artajo in 1945. a decade later Spain joins the United Nations and weighs NATO later, favoring alliance with the United States over possible membership in NATO.

Madrid Spain Francisco Franco Alberto Martin Artajo United Nations Congress of Nations Martin Artajo Franco San Francisco Vatican Portugal Switzerland North Wantic Treaty Organization United States

Court and Sports Aid Churches Work on Race Relations

The Rev Alvin L Kershaw of Oxford told Cleveland's Student Christian Union that the Supreme Court has done church work by affirming equal status for all citizens. He criticized the scarcity of integrated churches and noted his 64,000 Questions winnings from a TV show could go to the NAACP. In Independence a transfer from Spain marked the end of 44 years of Spanish rule in Spanish Morocco with Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef arriving to declare the change.

Cleveland Supreme Court World of Alvin L. Kershaw Oxford Student Christian Union of United States Kershaw University of Mississippi National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Tetuan Spanish Morocco Sultan Mohammed Benoussef Spain Jay

Vow Against Racketeering Threat by City Leaders

New York Governor Averell Harriman and Mayor Robert Wagner pledged to protect legitimate union and business activity in New York City from renewed industrial racketeering. They met for an hour Sunday night at Harriman's Manhattan residence after Harriman attended a hospital bedside call for labor columnist Victor Riesel.

New York Aveell Harriman Robert F. Wagner New York City Harriman Manhattan Victor Riesel

Golf Work Week Ahead Ike Piles Up Miles On Business

Washington dispatch says President Eisenhower departs for Augusta Georgia for a week combining golf with work. He has logged 105 603 miles of travel since taking office and spent 455 days outside Washington across 1176 days in office. He plans to fly Columbine III, a 24 hour trip, and continues a presidency marked by extensive travel including trips to Ottawa Bermuda Geneva and Gettysburg via bus and air.

Ike Washington Eisenhower Augusta White House United States Denver Gettysburg Key West Fla Mexico Falcon Dam Ottawa Bermuda Britain Sir Winston Churchill France Joseph Laniel Geneva Switzerland

Robbery at Cock Fight Nets Estimated $100,000

Seven masked men armed with revolvers and shotguns raided a barn fight on Sylvester Frankhauser’s farm near Steubenville. Patrons tossed jewelry onto a bed sheet as robbers looted wallets while a gunfight wounded Harry Hewitt, a 57 year old Norfolk resident, who is listed in satisfactory condition. Sheriff Clarence Eberts said the exact loot could not be determined and the number of assailants remains under investigation.

Clarence Eberts Sylvester Frankhauser Here Frankhauser Ohio Eberts Harry Hewitt Norfolk Hewitt Ohio Valley Hospital

Mid East Raids Spread Tension As Day Arrives

Journal reports escalating clashes along the Arab Israeli frontiers as dawn breaks. Toll tallies show 66 Egyptians and 9 Israelis killed, 93 Egyptians and at least 23 Israelis wounded, with one Egyptian captured. Egypt protests to the UN Mixed Armistice Commission as renewed cross border fire and ceasefire calls unfold amid Hammarskjold’s UN mission.

Mid East Gaza Dagdasin Deir Eballah Egypt UN Mixed Armistice Commission Israelia Lara Fortan Effi Epebes Ben-Gurion Israel Hammarskjold Middle East UN Security Council

Sinking Front Yard Endangers Florida Home

PLANT CITY Florida resident Flann B T Holt reports a sinking front yard today as he fears his $15,000 home could suffer. Authorities say ground subsidence may come from limestone faults beneath the area, creating hazardous voids and unstable ground.

Plant City Flann B. T. Holt

Mother Held After Girl's Body Found

Mrs Shaw is held in the thopathic ward of General Hospital on a two week ward booking on suspicion of murder. Her sorrowing, divorced husband Prentice W Shaw, an attorney from Clinton, arrived Saturday and told police his wife developed psychosis after Susan was born and had once been confined to a mental sanitarium. He obtained an Iowa divorce last November winning custody of his daughters and a son now in Clinton. Mrs Shaw had disappeared with her daughters last June.

Eden Survives Year As Britain Faces Growing Ills

Edwin Shanke reviews Eden's first year as prime minister in a volatile Britain. The Times notes a mixed record with economic strain, inflation, and foreign policy tensions. Critics label Eden dithering while defending an American alliance amid domestic political shifts.

Edwin Shanke Criss London Sir Anthony Britain Middle East Winston Church Eden American Alliance Sever Churchill the Times

Sailors Seek Asylum. Soviet Agents Suspected

New York Church World Service says five Russian sailors who sought asylum in the United States were frightened by alleged Soviet agents on their return to Russia. Jan Vanhoogstraten, assistant director, cites 30 reasons to believe beatings or drugging occurred. The report notes nine sailors obtained asylum after winter storms and mentions letters from supporters urging their return.

New York Church World Service Russia United States Jan Vanhoogstraten National Council of Churches Wenhoogstraten New

Snowstorm hits Athens area with deaths in Pommeroy region

A severe snowstorm driven by strong Logan winds swept across Athens Chauncey Gallipolis and nearby areas. At least seven deaths were reported in Pommeroy and Middleport as the storm disrupted life across the northeast.

Athens Chauncey Comics Aitoriat Gallipolis Ouncave Giems Logan Nelsonville Point Pasadena Calif Pommeroy-Middleport United States Sid Most Sports Asia Paul

Professors Censure OSU Five Others

The American Association of Universities censured Ohio State University and four other schools California Oklahoma Rutgers Temple for alleged violations of academic freedom and tenure. Affected faculties faced loyalty oath pressure and potential dismissals. payments totaled $57,748,500 to hospitals involved, and the act passed with voice votes despite opposition over gag rules and coercive measures.

Uni University Ofversities of California Ohio State California George Oklahoma Rutgers Temple K. Stewart Jefferson Medical College Ohio Holuer Hospital And Jefferson Medical School Board of Regents Jnke Gallipolis Talley Hospital Logan Bourk St. Mary Hospital Nelson California Temple But & Sent Ville Association Committee On

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