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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1953
Page
1
Moscow says it is ready for a Big Four meeting on Germany but opposes the Western plan. It proposes discussing measures to ease international tension and German unity plus a peace treaty, while urging inclusion of China in wider talks.
In Moscow the Supreme Soviet met with Premier Georgi Malenkov and Russia’s top leaders present. The first session approved the agenda and will consider the 1953 budget as the initial item. Molotov and the “Big Nine” including Khrushchev, Voroshilov, Saburov, Pervukhin were in attendance.
Columbus The Ohio Turnpike Commission hired Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler as executive director at a salary of $19,000 a year. Beightler, a World War II hero who led Ohio’s 37th Infantry Division in the Pacific, will serve half time until Oct. 1 and assume full time duties thereafter.
Aged man collapses and dies after kissing a woman in Mexico City. Officials report the elderly man approached a starving widow and kissed her, then fell dead.
Washington reports that the United States Britain and France will quickly discuss Russia's offer for German unity this fall. Moscow objects to Western joint action but diplomats plan a conference with a Big Four foreign ministers meeting and may consider including Red China later. U.S. officials weigh conditions Soviet proposals may raise as unacceptable.
A violent rain and wind storm hit Greater Cleveland causing an oil fire after lightning struck solvent tanks at The Columbia Refining Co. The blaze spread to six firms, destroyed two houses, damaged a third, with fire losses officially at 200000 and owners estimating up to 300000. Two injuries reported, none serious.
At Freedom Village Korea the hospital head reported many repatriated POWs show tuberculosis and lung diseases. Colonel Fred W. Seymour noted some have been pulled from the grave in the past. Over 30 of the first 60 evacuates were found with active pulmonary lesions. Most patients are Americans.
Sen Knowland after a White House conference says congressional leaders will meet with President Eisenhower and Sec Humphrey around Sept 25 to decide on a special session to raise the national debt limit. The President asked for a 15 billion increase to 290 billion. the House approved, but the Senate Finance Committee tabled the measure 11-4.
The body of a boy named Lane Grieser was found in the ruins of a barn on his father's farm after a fire. He had been last seen playing near the barn and is believed to have been struck by lightning.
Seattle hosts a dockside homecoming as more than 2000 veterans are welcomed by governors or their delegates. President Eisenhower warns Congress against Southeast Asia communism and outlines risks to Indochina and regional security.
Four hundred Allied prisoners were freed in the Korean War exchange, with 12,763 UN troops traded for 74,000 Reds. First day released included 70 Americans among captives, amid mixed reactions from both sides and reports of later rounds. Maj. Gen. William F. Dean remained among those not yet released.
Mrs Gladys Tucker aged 44 of Coolville Route 2 gave birth to her 20th child a girl at Sheltering Arms Hospital. She and husband Arthur 57 now have 14 living children with one deceased and five stillborn. The oldest is Thelma two, twins Nina Mae and Nita Faye 18, Earl and Peart 19. Other children include Jessie 20 Alma 19 Arthur 18 Herbert 17 Robert 12 Glen 8 John 7 and Virgil 2. The 20th child was born Monday and has not yet been named.
Seventy three escapees including one officer flee from the Soviet zone food block around Berlin. The 37 join 1940s flight to West Berlin amid hunger aid and a tightened blockade.
U S Secretary of State Dulles and President Syngman Rhee met for nearly two hours and agreed on topics for four days of talks. They plan an international post armistice Far Eastern conference between Oct. 1 and 15 with details to be arranged when the UN Assembly reconvenes Aug. 17. The talks will focus on Korean questions left unsettled by the war and the agenda for the conference due to start by Oct. 27.
London radio reports Moscow rejected a U S protest after a P50 bomber was shot down off Siberia. The Soviet note said it had no knowledge of the 16 missing crew members and called the American protest groundless. One crewman was rescued. U S officials said others might have been saved by Russian craft.
In Newark a 4 month old baby boy was found stuffed into a large fruit jar in rubble at the city dump. Police say the infant was strangled by fishing line.
Seventy Americans freed from communist prison camps arrived at a village created to speed their return home. Eight on stretchers were flown from Panmunjom by four helicopters. Prisoners appeared happy though bewildered and subdued by censorship during interviews about their experiences.
In Death Valley near Badwater, Sheriff Cline reported Charles Henry Ludlow II, 20, and Randall Casey Ludlow, 7, died of heat and thirst after their car stalled. The brothers had left San Diego on Saturday for Death Valley National Monument.
Middletown Journal reports the appointment of Dr. Arthur Flemming to succeed U. S. Sen. Robert A. Taft is nearly certain. Flemming, on leave as president of Ohio Wesleyan University, was recently named director of the Office of Defense Mobilization.
In Richfield Springs N Y a prize was offered for the smallest entry in a children's pet show Ralph Skippy Wilkinson displayed a tiny ant and won the prize
Ohio political leaders push for a quick special election to fill the late Sen. Robert Taft's seat. A House and Senate stalemate means a final decision is delayed to tomorrow as Bricker and state GOP officials lobby for a law change. The plan would have candidates chosen by party central committees.
A noon drinking party in Crown City ends in a murder suicide. Blake shoots Gallo way and Edwards, then kills himself in front of Blake’s home. Dennis Edwards, wounded, is hospitalized in Huntington. Witness Sandra Blake, 10, appeared after the shooting. Blake, father of five, served in the Marine Corps.
In Ironton Ohio the 16 000 population city ends a two month joint publishing plan as the Ironton News and Ironton Courier separate after an abrupt merger The Ironton Tribune remains an afternoon paper and continues independent publication today.
Washington reports lawmakers prepare for between session trips to inspect farms and world regions. House Agriculture tours the farm belt to gather ground level data for next year’s price laws. Foreign Affairs groups plan travels to Asia, Europe, and Latin America for policy context.
The giant RB-36 reconnaissance bomber plunged into the icy Atlantic today off Scotland. Survivors were spotted eight hours later by a U.S. SB-29 searching 420 miles west of Prestwick. Nineteen men jumped or ditched, as rescue planes and ships rushed to the scene amid rough seas and high waves.
Ohio's retail trade in the first half of 1953 rose eight percent from the same period in 1952 and June 1953 sales were ten percent higher than June 1952. The gain reversed the usual May to June drop, with motor vehicle dealers posting a 30 percent increase while plumbing and heating equipment dealers declined slightly.
The Detroit News reported Tuesday that former Democratic Senator Blair Moody was heading a national syndicate of businessmen renting a Detroit printing firm for a newspaper. The syndicate, including Detroit and New York businessmen, leased the Michigan Rotary Printing Co. of Detroit, a midwest rotary printing installation.
The Census Bureau reports employment last month hit 63,120,000, a July high marking a new record for the nation’s payrolls. The figure underscores continued labor market strength amid evolving economic conditions.
The 22nd annual nudist convention of the American Sunbathing Association opened at Oakdale Ranch in San Bernardino with about 1000 delegates. A fashion show is among events. Oakdale director Jim Grant said some will model while others wear beads or bracelets and fancy shoes.
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