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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1956
Page
1
William J. Ryan reports from Jerusalem that Arab leaders vow Israel’s destruction yet Israelis look to Egyptian Premier Nasser for real leverage. A UN ceasefire and Nasser’s troop withdrawal are crucial. without progress, war fears persist as regional tensions rise and the West watches the Middle East.
The Federal Reserve raised the bank lending discount rate to 3 percent for Minneapolis and San Francisco banks, with other banks increasing from 2 to 3 percent. The move, fifth since 1955, aims to curb credit use amid a rising business boom and higher consumer credit.
Hillsboro officials planned tests to determine Mer-Washington Elementary School integration, with exams supervised by the state education department. Students previously kept out for almost two years over protest were to be assigned to Lincoln School. Federal courts ordered immediate integration into Webster-Washington and to admit about 50 others attending Lincoln next fall as the 1956-57 term began.
Samuel Seymour, who witnessed Abraham Lincoln's death after a plunge in February in New York, died in Baltimore. He recalled being five at Ford's Theatre when John Wilkes Booth fired the fatal shot and jumped onto the stage.
Democrats led by Humphrey Ellender and Johnson warned Eisenhower that a farm bill veto would become a campaign issue. They said farmers would blame the president personally, not Benson, for farm distress, and predicted political loss for Republicans if the bill is rejected.
In Augusta Ga President Eisenhower may announce his decision on the farm bill next week on television or radio. White House secretary Hagerty said no decision has been reached though a veto is possible. Benson’s conference on the farm bill may influence the timing as Eisenhower awaits his return to Washington.
Ohio Liquor Director William C. Bryant announced proposed rules tying permit allotments to 1956 population figures. The plan would replace 1949 census-based limits with ratio methods for D3 D4 D5 on premise liquor licenses and for DA and D2 beer and wine permits, using June 21 1952 data for some ratios.
Judge John Molinari jailed 25-year-old Betty Jean Benedicto for one year for abducting three week old Robert Marcus from a hospital crib. Benedicto admitted taking the baby to Stockton, claiming she wanted a child. the case drew public appeals from the father, Dr. Sanford Marcus. The crime prompted broader discussions around custody and safety.
Cleveland hosts the 108th annual Ohio Hate Medical Association conven tion where Dr Chauncey Leake of Columbus discussed drugs like chlorpromazine miltown eserpine and ritalon that may aid patients not needing direct psychiatric treatment. He noted practitioners could use them and called attendees mildly manic depressive. Dr Richard L Meiking of Columbus was elected president as the convention closed.
New York report on a fund related to a study or volume about the Reds faces revision. Details unclear due to damaged text. focuses on a fund and a forthcoming revision.
Democratic candidates debate tax policy in Ohio with calls to reallocate sales tax funds and scrap city payroll taxes. Reider, Sweeney, and others argue for long range reform, action and common sense, claiming labor and wage earners face threats from state rules and reallocation of funds.
In Augusta Georgia President Eisenhower said at his vacation headquarters that General Alfred M Gruenther age 51 will retire from the Army and as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Western Europe for personal reasons. Hagerty said he could not elaborate.
A year-old boy named Tommie Williams died in Brecksville when a portable electric lamp caused an electric shock in the bathroom of his home. Police investigated the accident, noting the hazardous setup of the lamp near the tub.
Three escapees from Jackson County jail remain at large as Meigs and surrounding counties join an extensive search near Hobson and Rutland. Reports vary on their whereabouts with sightings near a Fleming strip mining operation. Rutland schools were searched. Patrolman C. K. Barren arrested one man and nabbed Perry Bennett in a related manhunt in Gala County.
Adlai Stevenson calls Truman close to the mark labeling Eisenhower do nothing while GOP head Leonard Hall accuses Truman of slinging. National Chairman condemns the Des Moines speech as char-T. White House secretary Hagerty doubts Truman can recognize accomplishments.
Ohio Highway Department proposes relocating Route 218 in Gallia County near Gallipolis to improve traffic flow and remove two fences. The plan would shift the road about one third of a mile to avoid Indian Creek flood areas where Route 18 and Route 553 cross. A hearing will be at the Gallia County Courthouse.
Weather forecast shows average five day temperatures with normal highs near 63 and lows near 42. Expect warmer conditions Saturday through Monday then cooler Tuesday. Showers Tuesday or Wednesday could bring about one tenth to two tenths of an inch of precipitation.
Senator Hennings of Missouri accused Goodyear Tire & Rubber of backing a revised Bricker Amendment, saying the treaty-limiting provision is downright dangerous as a flare up of debate heated the plan in Washington.
Senate Judiciary Committee members clash over the Dirksen Bricker amendments as minority leader Hennings argues the proposals threaten constitutional balance. debate centers on whether treaties or executive agreements require Senate approval and the scope of executive power.
Israelis and Egyptians pledged to avoid new shooting except self defense. Quiet night after Friday night clashes over Negev and Gaga frontier. Fedayeen attacks killed a schoolboy, total deaths 14 with 2 wounded. 13 Fedayeen killed, 6 captured. Hammarskjold said both sides promised restraint but reserve right to self defense. Israeli forces began withdrawing 500 meters from the frontier as talks paused until tomorrow.
Columbus reports the Highway Safety Department says 35 percent of Ohio highway accidents outside cities occurred on 7 percent of rural roads. Director A C Felty notes a hazardous stretch on Ohio 120 between Toledo and Wood County had 77 accidents in 1985 with 8 crashes and 38 injuries last year. Other high rate segments include 0 8 25 between Reading and Evendale in Hamilton County with 34 accidents per mile and 0 8 25 between West Carrollton and Kettering in Montgomery County with 1 W accidents per mile.
The editor who guided the Cleveland Plain Dealer for a quarter century until retirement died Thursday night at his home in Cleveland. He suffered a heart failure while seated at the dinner table with his wife and a friend, Carl D. Friebelin, according to initial reports.
Washington reports that the United Nations Palestine peace mission may be doubled if current efforts succeed. President Eisenhower has sent private messages to Egypt’s Nasser and Israel’s Ben-Gurion urging restraint while American officials fear ongoing border clashes could trigger wider conflict. UN General Burns seeks more manpower only if assured of unhindered access.
The Agriculture Department says it donated 1,400,200,190 pounds of surplus food valued at 415 million dollars in the nine months to March 31. Donations went to school lunch programs, public institutions, welfare agencies at home and abroad, aiding 40 percent to Americans and the rest to 14 foreign countries. Nearly 3,336,000 welfare recipients in 38 states benefited.
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