Arabian Peninsula Looms as Next British Arab Battlefield
Cairo report outlines the Arabian Peninsula as the next Cold War flashpoint. Egypt Saudi Arabia and Yemen sign a new military alliance that could intensify tensions with Britain, amid Yemenite struggles against Aden protectorates and British plans to federate the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabian Peninsula
Wilton Wynn
Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Britain
Aden
Ahmed Fei
11 Year Old Fires Fatal Family Tragedy After Alleged Harassment
An 11 year old boy fatally shot his mother, father, and older brother after claiming harassment at home. He reported the events to police, was committed for mental examination, and described reloading the rifle after each shot. The gunman remained at large until authorities secured the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Curgenvening
Hart
Ford
Robert
Norwich
Harry Taylor
Aid, Jr
Richard
Richtra
Qed Beneton Rce
Khrushchev predicts guided missiles with H-bomb
In Birmingham Khrushchev asserts the Soviet Union will soon have guided missiles carrying an H-bomb and claims Russia already detonated a bomb from an airplane. He criticizes Western plans, cites US ground tests, and recalls anti-Communist demonstrations during a 10 day Britain visit with Bulganin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Chamber of Commerce
Russia
United States
Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Britain
Hitler
Armistice Talks Shape Possible Vietnam Peace
London news focus on high level diplomacy as Lord Reading and Andrei Gromyko lead a Geneva pact review. Britain and the Soviet Union cochair the conference seeking to ease East Asia tensions and determine if war or peace will dominate the region.
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Ondon
Britisn Minster
Lord Reading
Andrei
London
de Gromyko
East Asia
Geneva
Britain
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Orth
Red Polish Rulers Prepare Amnesty for Thousands
Vienna reports Poland's government plans to release over 70 000 political and criminal prisoners after ousting two top purgers. Warsaw radio says parliament finalizes a law to release 30 000 inmates and lessen sentences for others. Ohio declares May 6 13 as National Music Week per Gov Lausche proclamation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Poland
Warsaw Radio
Columbus
Frank ‘J. Lausche
Ohio
Legion Fears Complacency Threat from Communism
National commander J Addington Wagner warned Americans must guard against complacency amid Communist menace. He argued that if Communists believe they can win without destroying themselves, war could come to the United States. Wagner spoke at an Ohio State Highway Patrol Auxiliary meeting. Maggie and Cliff wed in Nassau Bahamas. the couple honeymooned on the island after a cross country journey from the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
American Legion
J. Addington Wagner
United States
Wagner
Ohio State ‘Highway Patrol Auxiliary
Russians Teach Math With Less Pain Says Erlander
Stockholm reports Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander said in an interview that Soviet teachers use a short cut to teach mathematics with less pain starting early in schooling. He noted Soviet methods produce more scientists and engineers, positioning the USSR to challenge Western scientific leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Tage ‘Erlander
Soviet Union
United States
Erlander
Farm Parley Seen Continuing On Soil Bank Plan
Senator Ellender said President Eisenhower could win quick congressional action on a new soil bank bill if he accepts added provisions. The discussed changes include cotton allotment ceilings near 17.4 million acres, protection for small cotton farmers, a 51 million acre basic corn allotment, and the same support mix for oats barley rye and grain sorghums, avoiding mandatory rigid supports or dual parity.
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Nowin
Ellender
D-La
Eisenhower
Sen- Me Agriculture Committee
Pleased With Ad Leads to Inquiries Across Counties
Cla nce Eastman of Pomeroy reports 25 calls from The Messenger Want Ads. He says buyers came from Vinton Gallia Athens and Meigs Counties to his home after placing the ad. The Messenger Want Ad Section is described as the farmers marketplace in Southeastern Ohio and ads are easy to place by calling 31242 in Athens.
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Clance Eastman
Pomeroy
Mares
Vinton
Gallia
Athens
Meigs Counties
Messenger
Farmers
Ohio
Commonwealth Seeks Telephone Rate Increase
Commonwealth Telephone Co. filed a general rate increase with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio today, according to general manager Howard C. Slusher. Slusher said the request aims to raise rates and affect customers statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Today
Commonwealth Telephone Co
Howard C. Slusher
Slusher
Eisenhower outlines cold war aims and advisory plan
President Eisenhower set out U S goals for Soviet relations at a newspaper editors dinner calling for ending Stalin era wrongs such as Germany Korea and satellite regimes He proposed a rotating private citizen advisory board and urged a long term foreign aid program He also emphasized U S respect for nations choosing their own path to freedom while warning against arms control gaps.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Stalin
Germany
Korea
Asia
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Tis
Addes
U. S
Congress
British Empire
United States
Graham Bombing Trial May Finally Get Jury
Prosecution exhibits were assembled today in Sunnyside Utah as the bombing trial nears jury selection. A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People spokesman said boycott supporters in Montgomery Alabama are proudly identifying as Negroes.
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Graham
Denver
Sunnyside
Utah
Longmont
Colo
NAACP
Montgomery
Ala
Vets Pay Out If Bill Passed
Washington review of Eisenhower Commission proposals outlines 70 changes to veterans benefits, tying pensions to Social Security and phasing out or trimming many payments. The report covers GI insurance, disability and survivor benefits, widows pensions, readjustment, VA structure, discharge and loan privileges, and servicemen benefits.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Commission Fon Veterans
Fire in Rome home kills seven including five children
A Sunday night blaze swept through a two story frame house in Rome New York killing seven members of one family including five children. Firemen said the family were asleep when the fire started in the kitchen on the first floor and the cause was not determined.
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Rome
N. Y—ue
Mohawk Valley
Five Youths Die in Crash on Route 7 Gallia County
Gallia County reports five youths killed in a head on collision near the Keger Creek Power Plant just after midnight. Drivers John Asbury and Charles Edward Jackson, along with three West Virginia residents, perished. Front ends crushed and no other passengers were present.
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Gallipolis
Kgger Creek
Stantly
State Highway Patrol
Gallia County
Meigs County
Meigs
Asbury
Wes's
Cheshire
Kipolis
Gallia-Meigs
Miller's Funeral Home
John Asbury
Charles Edward Jackson
West Virginia
Fogelsong
Mason
Athens County Driver Killed Near Carbondale
Nelsonville Charles Howard Jolley twenty one son of the Rev and Mrs Clifford Jolley near Carbondale was killed instantly when his 1951 sedan struck a concrete abutment on the Carbondale road near the Kimberly mine. Jolley was alone and headed toward Carbondale when the crash occurred. State Highway Patrol estimated the wreck happened about a half hour earlier. J H Elias Athens County operator continued on Page 3.
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Nelsonville
Charles Howard Jolley
Clifford Jolley
Carbondale
Carbondale Road
Kimberly Mine
Jolley
State Highway Patrol
Deadly Weekend Wrecks Across Highways Leave Dozens Hurt
An Associated Press report tallies six deaths and 15 injuries from a string of weekday to weekend crashes across multiple state routes. The most severe involved a head on collision, with several vehicles rolling and pedestrians exposed to danger. several other incidents produced multiple injuries but no fatalities.
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Associated Press
Gulag
Chechire
Nail Biting Viewed As Normal By Doctor Massler
Dr Maury Massler head of the children’s department at the University of Illinois says nail biting is an adult version of thumb wacking and a method of releasing inner tensions. He notes that kids bite nails to relieve tension even if socially unacceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oblamma City
Troma
Maury Massler
University of Illinois
Massier
Kentucky Presses to Abandon Camp Breckenridge
Kentucky lawmakers push to close Camp Breckenridge a World War I training site occupying about 36000 acres much of it goat farm land with limited economic benefit to the state Residents of Union County advocate surrender of the installation before a Senate subcommittee while Senator Clements urges release of the property for farming and commercial use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kentucky
Breckenridge
Union County
Senate Armedean
Clements
Hospital head named at Nelsonville Tuberculosis Hospital
Robert W. Stuart of Columbus has been named administrator of the Southeastern Ohio Tuberculosis Hospital at Nelsonville. The institution plans to open this summer with a medical director to be named soon after opening, according to Dr. Ralph Dwork, state health director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ccolumbus
Robert W. Stuart
Columbus
Southeastern Ohio
Nelsonville
Tward
Ralph Dwork
Officials Break Ground For Ohio River Dam
Senator Bender leads ground breaking for a 1% million dollar Ohio River dam project at Markland Indiana near Vevay and Carrollton across from Greenup Kentucky and Ohio. Officials from Ohio Kentucky and Indiana attend ceremonies to mark initial work on the 981 mile river navigation project.
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Cincinnati
New Cumperland
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Greenup
Bender
Markland
Ind
Vevay
Carrollton
Ohio River
America
Athens
Chile
Chauncey
Gallipolis
Symy Bender
Logan
Nelsonville
Point Pleasant
Ture
Anne Pomeroy
Middleport
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Imam Sultan Ahmed
Ahmed
Oman
Buraimi Oasis
Gamal Abdel Newser
Nasser
Boy
Legion
Maggie
Cliff
Nassau
Bahamas
Margaret Truman
United
Secret Service
Arrow
Communist Party
Nikolai Bul‘ganin
City of London
Mansion House
Commonwealth
PUCO
Fairfield
Hocking
Amesville
Guysville
Jerseyville
New Marshfield
Naace
Balsmane
National Association
Pisnasa Ata
Athens County
J. H. Elias
Loan
Hocking County
Aollision
Hogsett
W. Va
Kyo
Ohio River Dam
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