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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1955
Page
1
A U S border watch reports a 22-year-old U.S. turncoat Richard B. Denneson who intended to return from Red China and Canton. Officials at the China border indicate he did not arrive as expected. The Supreme Court recently released two others amid related civilian trial questions.
Canada presses ahead on a UN package amid committee debate with 60 nations weighing a proposed report on fusion relations. Aiming to gain approval, applicants need seven positive votes in the Security Council and two thirds in the General Assembly, while key powers consider flexible positions. Some delegates hope China or Russia will ease resistance before the final vote.
A union representative claims violence at the Columbus Westinghouse plant was company inspired while plant official E J Smith calls the union statement ridiculous. T J Fitzpatrick of IUE says the violence shows how far Westinghouse will go to obtain an injunction. Charles A Clark president of Columbus Local 746 CIO says he has worked to maintain peace. Common Pleas Judge Dana F Reynolds schedules another hearing on the injunction against Local 746 to curb picketing.
Dayton letters trail from African Gold Coast to Wright brothers plan idea. Airmail letter mailed Nov 19 reaches Air Force base with questions about aero plans and aviation history.
Canton reports a man 28, an aviation company employee, shot dead in a parked car with a woman companion critically wounded. Police said both deaths appear to be self inflicted. Dorothy Fletcher, 20, was hospitalized with a head wound. City manager Karl Kugel was suspended for 30 days. Ravenna sheriff Stockdale announces bid for the 11th congressional seat.
Secretary Benson told Republican leaders a six point farm program with Eisenhower's approval, to be sent to Congress in January. It targets surplus disposal, expanded exports, self conservation and incentive payments, expanded rural development for low income farmers, boosted research, and a 10 state Great Plains effort to better utilize wheat and grazing land. He charged Democrats with making agriculture a major 1956 battleground and criticized price controls as shackling farmers.
Washington The White House Conference on Education leans toward federal aid for schools, especially for construction. Roundtables report broad support for increased federal funding, with mixed views on operating expenses and textbook purchases.
The 986 pound Aberdeen Angus named summer yearling sold for 14 790 at the 55th International Live Stock Exposition. How ard Johnson restaurant president bought the steer for 15 per pound, with Nancy Turner of Champaign Illinois receiving the proceeds. The sale set a record price similar to last year's top Angus award and echoes past highs in the expo history.
Delegates at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's 54th annual meeting approved government agricultural policy. The resolution supports increasing exports, lowering trade restrictions, storing food reserves, maintaining price supports, and studying better methods to reduce surpluses. Additional actions include soil bank development, rural services improvements, and stricter enforcement of laws, with no universal military training and no federal aid to certain projects.
France faces a crisis as Premier Edgar Faure's government dissolves the National Assembly. Socialist and Mendes France supporters launch rapid campaign actions to force early elections, while Faure seeks a vote of confidence and a constitutional path to dissolution. Mendes France claims the cabinet move is an outrage against the nation.
The fourth and final Woodward will admitted in Surrogate's Court provides widow Ann Woodward a life income from one third of the estimated 10 million dollar estate with two thirds in trust for son and daughter. Her share reverts on death. Cash of 2500 dollars is left to her. Woodward was shot by his wife last October in Oyster Bay, Nassau County. she was previously absolved by a grand jury.
German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano told the Bundestag that no normal relations with the Soviet Union are possible while Moscow blocks German reunification. He ruled out any separate Bonn Moscow bilaterals over uniting the divided nation, delivering the speech to cheers.
A mother and her infant were bound by bandits who stole $550 from the home yesterday. The attackers fled the residence with the money and left the woman and her baby unharmed after attempting to contact a man named Kenneth Beys. The incident occurred as police investigated, with a pocket item later recovered from a nearby area.
FAIRBANKS Alaska U7-an Fe jet fighter failed in final seconds killing Alfred and 12 others. a hero pilot struggled to miss multi family housing while investigators confirm he fought to maneuver away from the buildings. Six died from burns in the explosion and two were injured as rescue efforts continued.
NEW YORK guards accused of a running bribery racket in a city jail offered inmates favors for money. Investigators trace payments of 50 to 89 dollars for cell transfers and other privileges, with a tape recorder hidden in the closet as evidence.
The Ohio Supreme Court faces a historic chief justice contest as two sitting judges battle for the position. Chief Justice Weygandt announces a fifth term bid on the Democratic ticket, while Rep. Franelta contemplates entering. Uncertainty grows amid Taft candidacy rumors and Weygandt’s brief resignation last year influences the decision.
The International Typographical Union says its members at Zanesville Publishing Co have struck. The union spokesman cited reduced editorial and shop staff, with personnel shortages easing as other editions were produced. Officials expect production to rebound as operations adjust.
Bulganin and Khrushchev arrived in Rangoon for a week long visit. Premier U Nu led a large welcoming crowd as the Soviet leaders planned a broader tour of Burma and then India. The trip aims to boost influence amid Burma’s neutralist stance and Communist networks.
A 70 year old man Harold Smith and his 35 year old wife Arlene vanished after a 100 person search probed creeks ravines and wooded areas within about 15 to 20 miles of their home. Authorities consider them victims of a possible crime and are pursuing leads in a tense community alert.
At least 10 persons died in the early Safe-Driving Day hours as states tally accidents. Ohio four along with Michigan Illinois Indiana Louisiana New York each report one death. A car without lights hit a semitrailer near Richmond Indiana killing its driver. One sailor in Illinois was hit by a truck after the D Day crash. A Plymouth Michigan driver died in an early crash near Cincinnati General Hospital reports. Three others injured, one critically. Police say speeding at 75 mph noted by witnesses. Bodies found burned after a pickup rammed a utility pole near Defiance. The national day aims to cut traffic deaths. Eisenhower’s Traffic Safety Committee urges careful driving and walking.
Ohio State University President Howan J Bevis announces Dr Jona Dale Rus gel of Santa Fe NM will chair a study on expanding college enrollments. He will work with the Ohio committee on increasing student numbers and meets the group tomorrow at 12 30 at the university. The study aims to find expedient solutions rather than stats. options include junior colleges or an extra year of trade for high school students.
New York report says James B. Carey comments as John Lewis, head of United Mine Workers, presses CIO to repay loans before merger with AFL. Lewis claims the union advanced about 7 250.00 and that 1 665 000 remains due, highlighting tensions ahead of convent ions.
Labor shortages are developing in many areas as the Labor Department reports indications that about one third of the nation’s major industries expect rising employment in the next two months. The Bureau of Employment Statistics notes fewer cities with substantial unemployment since September and improvements in several areas including Akron and Cleveland.
The Army publicly announced that slightly over 4500 six month trainees entered the new reserve program in the first eight weeks. The aim is 95,000 by June 30 and ultimately 2.5 million trained men ready for duty. Officials caution it is too early to judge success.
Mrs. Alexander J. Glockner of Columbus, Ohio, said at the White House conference on education that parochial schools contribute to youth education. She noted Ohio was among few states to mention this in the current report and welcomed the emphasis on free information interchange between public and non public school authorities for school construction plans. Glockner is state director of the National Council of Catholic Women and part of Ohio's Catholic delegation.
Six crewmen escaped uninjured when their jet reconnaissance plane burst into flames during an attempted landing at Locksbourne Air Force Base. The crash occurred in a field as the aircraft could not pull up for a second landing. An Air Force spokesman cited difficulties in power console as the blamed cause.
John Evans, 44, a Wellston hardware store operator, was appointed Jackson County sheriff to replace David L. Trago, who is serving a morals sentence in Gallia County jail. The commissioners announced the appointment as the county nears ending a first degree murder case against George Wilbur Crawford, 53, accused of slashing his wife to death with a knife outside a Columbus tavern last July 17.
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