Elks Day Promises Christmas Cheer In Athens
Athens observes Elks Day on Saturday with two main fundraisers to help needy local children. Elks and friends sell Elks Charity issues of The Athens Messenger, a project started by the late William Rose and supported by The Messenger Publishing Company. The Messenger will print and donate 4000 copies for sale.
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Athens Messenger
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Dulles Warns Red China on Formosa and Blockade
Secretary of State Dulles warned that the United States would likely attack the Chinese mainland if Red China invades Formosa. He announced a mutual security pact with Nationalists on Formosa and signaled a future naval blockade if American rights are not respected.
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Washington
China
United States
Formosa
Dulles
U. S
Plane Search Is Continued Near Berlin New Hampshire
A concentrated search for the missing Northeast Airlines DC-3 continues over about 100 square miles around Milan New Hampshire. Authorities lead the hunt for the plane missing since Tuesday morning with seven aboard including a stewardess. A witness from Arlington Vermont reported seeing the DC-3 near Berlin around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday with wheels down as if landing.
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N. H
Northeast Airlines
New Hampshire
Laconia
Berlin
Arlington, Vt
Charles Miller
First Section Turnpike Operating Normally
The 22 mile first section of the Northern Ohio Turnpike returns to normal operations after yesterday’s ceremonies. When completed the Ohio Turnpike will span 214 miles from Pennsylvania to Indiana across northern Ohio with a target completion in October.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Germans Pay Negro Honor in Schwalbach
J Elmer Spyglass, 77, Ohio born receptionist at the American Consulate General, long resident of Schwalbach, is made an honorary citizen of the village tonight. Spyglass came to Europe in 1906 to sing with a lyric baritone, visiting many Western European countries and living in Germany most of his life. He moved to Schwalbach in 1944 after Allied bombing destroyed his Frankfurt home, and neighbors awarded him honorary citizenship.
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Germany
Schwalbach
J. Elmer Spyglass
Spyglass
Europe
Churchmen to Pick National President
In Boston a genial Presbyterian Dr Eugene Carson Blake was expected to be named president of the National Council of Churches. Private sources said a nominating committee would propose him at the council's biennial assembly, and his high regard in church circles made him a likely choice.
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Boston
Eugene Carson Blake
America
National Council of Churches
Blake
Indian jailed Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma highway patrol revoked the driver's license of a 32 year old Ponca City Indian after he was convicted of automobile theft. The patrol listed his name as Marvin Save the Others.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Ponca City
Marvin
Louisville Raid Ties Braden to Sedition Case
More than 70 pieces of allegedly seditious literature were seized in a raid on Carl Braden's Louisville home. Prosecutors say the materials intended to spark a communist plot to dynamite a Negro's house and incite racial strife. Braden and four associates face indictments for sedition and conspiring to damage property for political aims.
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Louisville
Carl Braden
the Commonwealth
Braden
Andrew Wade IV
Wade
Washington
Leroy Zimmerman
Commonwealth Atty. A
Scott Hamilton
Murder Trial Ruling Keeps Question of Guilt to Jury
Judge overrules defense motions in the Samuel Sheppard case allowing the murder trial to continue. The decision leaves the verdict to a jury of seven men and five women after the directed verdict motions were denied.
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Ace
Mon Pleas
Edward Buin
Samuel Sheppard
Blythin
Sheppard
Marilyn
Stephen Sheppard
Steve
Three Indicted For Murder Of Remington
A federal grand jury indicted Lewis Cagle Jr. 17 of Chattanooga Tennessee Robert Parker 21 of W and George McCoy 37 a prisoner at Lewisburg Penitentiary for the murder of former government economist William W Remington The killing followed an assault with a brick in a stocking on November 22 with motive reported as robbery Suburban a prison official said no trial date set.
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Lewis
William W. Remington
Lewis Cagle, Jr
Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Carl Parker
George Junior McCoy
Grana Ieauieason
Cagle
Officials Plan Mobilization
Washington officials from industry and labor held talks on forming a voluntary executive reserve of mobilization reservists. Arthur Flemming described reservists as unpaid consultants attached to the Office of Defense Mobilization during wartime.
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Washington
Arthurs. Flemming
Office of Defense Mobilization
Air Force Chief Warns U S Holds Edge Over Soviet Armament
NEW YORK Gen Nathan F Twining chief of staff says the United States leads in armament and peace lies in remaining prepared He told an American Ordnance Association dinner that if the Soviets think freedom is not worth the cost of battle they may risk attack
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New York
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
United States
Russia
American Ordnance Association
All Forge
Verdun
Taegu
Mrs F W Welch Dies At Home In Beverly
Mrs Francis W Welch longtime Athens resident dies Thursday morning at her Beverly home. She is survived by two sons Wilson at home and Edwin in California. A sister Mrs H M Roach had died previously. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Athens
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Welch
Wilson
Edwin
California
H. M. Roach
Eisenhower Hosts Cabinet Dinner at White House
President and Mrs. Eisenhower entertained Cabinet members and their wives at a White House dinner last night. About 50 other guests attended.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Agents Smash Narcotic Ring Worldwide Operation Busted
Narcotics agents with police from four nations disrupted an international ring that planned to ship drugs to the United States via Italy and the Near East. Raids in Turkey Syria and Lebanon led to seizures including crude opium nine pounds of morphine base and hashish. Beirut customs also closed a clandestine lab. Charles Siragusa directed four months of undercover work ending with the weeklong takedown.
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Rome
United States
Italy
Aas
Tur
Syria
Lebanon
Beirut
Charles Siragusa
U. S. Narcotices Bureau
Europe
Anthropologist and Family Missing on World Yacht Trip
Earl Rephale and his wife 28, a former Antioch College anthropologist, were aboard a small yacht on a round the world trip when the vessel vanished near the Japanese coast. The Japanese coast guard is conducting a search for the boat.
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Yellow Springs
Ohio
Antioch College
Earl Rephalde
Japanese Coast Guard
Burke Narrowing Margin in Ohio Senate Recount
Democratic Sen. Thomas A. Burke gains 2053 votes as a 25 county recount nears completion in Ohio's Senate race against Republican George H. Bender. Final stages see calls for voting machines to reduce errors in Cuyahoga County.
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Thomas A. Burke
Cleveland
George H. Bender
Cuyahoga County
Senator Burke
Columbus
Senate
Secretary of
Ted W. Brown
Sac County
Bender
Bender Na
Red Nations Plan for Joint Armed Forces Endorsed
In Moscow the eight Communist states at the European Security Conference urged integration of their armed forces and a shared defense framework. Kremlin officials hosted the signing as V M Molotov and delegation chiefs observed, with observer Chang Wen-Tien of Red China pledging full support.
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Great
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Red China
Chang Wen-Tien
Chang
Chinese People's Republic
Landlady Seeks Eviction After Unpaid Rent
In Dallas Justice Court the landlady sought a move order, claiming unpaid rent. The defendant countered that payment had been made with a quart of whisky, and the details remain unclear.
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Dallas
Justice Court
Mechanic Fined for Sunday Work at Idlewild Airport
An air craft mechanic Alex Lewiston of Clifton New Jersey was fined five dollars for violating a state law banning Sunday work not tied to necessary emergency or public welfare. He had been repairing aircraft engines at Idlewild Airport.
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New York
Idlewild
Alex Lewiston
Clifton
N. J
Court ruling narrows Ohio film censorship impact
Ohio film censorship was weakened as the Supreme Court avoided declaring the Censorship Act unconstitutional. A majority held state censoring by the education department as applied may be unreasonable, risking division inoperative and prompting further litigation potentially reaching the US Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
Yes Films
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc
New York
Capitol Enterprises, Inc
Washington
High Court
French Line
Mom
Supreme Court
Department of Education
US Supreme Court
West rejects Soviet call for talks on Korea at UN
United States and allies ignore Russia's proposal for a new direct Korean conference. Ambassador Wadeworth cites China’s recent sentencing of 13 Americans as spies and argues conditions for negotiations are not favorable amid UN personnel in communist China.
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N.Y
Red China
North Korea
UN Assembly
United States
Russia
Jacob Malik
Assembly
Malik
James J. Wadeworth
Wadeworth
China
Case Delayed Fourth Time in Malfeasance Probe
Circuit Court Judge E B Pennybacker postponed the case until 10 p m Monday. County commissioners Darsel E Wedge Ivan Bush and J Wheaton face charges of malfeasance of duty and official misconduct in the courthouse project. Charges filed by Guy Ray John Cosnel Rolfe Lee Dave O Nea l and Den Jerre.
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E. B. Pennybacker
Darsel E. Wedge
Ivan Bush
J. & Wheaton
Guy Ray
John Cosnel
Rolfe Lee
Dave O'Neal
den Jerre
Coed Leads Field In Lamb Grading At Livestock Exposition
Chicago report states Carolyn Ginty a 20 year old coed from Mansfield led lamb judging at the International Livestock Exposition with 96 of 100 points. Ohio State University captured the reserve swine award with a 223 pound Yorkshire barrow shown by swine herdsman A W Jordan.
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Chicago
Carolyn Ginty
Mansfield
Nie
Rocket Expert Predicts High Speed Plates in Future
A former German rocket expert forecasts future travel plates reaching speeds up to 1300 mph within the next 10 to 15 years in Chicago.
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Chicago
Buckeye State Sheriffs Hold Meeting Amid Retirement Plan Vote
Delegates at the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association annual meeting in Columbus vote on a legislative program for a generalized retirement plan as the two day session wraps up. Officers elected include Sheriff Ainne Cate, P. Aga Proy, John Bridenbaugh, Arthur Shuman, Charles Radcliff, and association trustees C. T. Cotterman, Logan County, Brown County, and others named in the terse report.
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Buckeye State & Association
Ainne Cate
P. Aga
T. Galloway
Union County
John Bridenbaugh
Ance County
Arthur Shuman
Clark County
Charles Radcliff
Pickaway County
C. T. Cotterman
Allen County
Logan County
DiSalle Analyzes Democratic Congressional Record
Former Toledo mayor and price stabilizer under Truman tests the Democratic Congressional Record for 1956 presidential support. Michael Salle, candidate for party chairman, headlines the efforts to show responsible nationwide service.
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New Orleans
Michael Salle
Toledo
U S Airdrops Aid Over Laos Amid Indochina Fighting
Reports to the Foreign Operations Administration describe U S air drops of aid in northern Laos aimed at ending the conflict. The drops reportedly reached fighters and civilians as fighting raged nearby.
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Washington
U. S
Laos
Ender Way
Foreign Operations Administration
Indochina
Vote Holds No Surprise to McCarthy
Washington AP reports McCarthy faced a Senate censure over alleged abuses of its procedures and finances as Republicans and Democrats watched a final windup of a long Senate censure process. The row included accusations of cooperation with a Senate committee and questioned his conduct in government. It notes only three members had been censured by the Senate historically.
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Senate
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Eer
McCarthy
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Gee
Fridges
New
Ina Pio
Sen
Hischam Hingham
Connecticut
cCarthy
Ten Ohio Housing Projects Sold Back To Cities
The Public Housing Administration reports ten Ohio low rent projects returned to city control for 44.99 million dollars after owners sold to the federal government in 12 due to tax issues. Projects listed include Harria Homes in Portsmouth Portamouth and Warren Turnbull Homes in Zanesville Cooperville Manor in Akron Elizabeth Park Homes Edgewood Homes and North Homes with prices ranging from about 412,983 to 1,154,610.
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Ohio
Public Housing Administration
Ohio Supreme Court
Harria Homes
Portamouth
Wa Farley Square
Warren
Turnbull Homes
Zanesville
Cooperville Manor
Akron
Elizabeth Park
Edgewood Homes
North Homes
Ohio Cigarette Tax Revenues Decline for Period
Columbus Ohio state treasurer Roger W Tracy reports cigarette tax revenues for the period fell versus last year total tax collected 20 2 million down 3 7 percent from 4 8 million the report covers the 100b 54 year period with a decline in receipts and a lower annual total.
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Collumbus
Roger W. Tracy
Ohio
Burke Votes Censure: Bricker Takes Trip
Senator Thomas A. Burke of Ohio joined 43 Democrats in a 67 to 20 censure vote against Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin. Senator John Bricker of Ohio was on a Pacific fact finding trip and listed as not voting, paired against the measure.
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Thomas A. Burke
Ohio
Joseph P. McCarthy
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Senate
John Bricker
Pacific
Mayors to hear atomic war risk from defense chief
Washington briefings for 200 mayors and city managers from 48 states and territories include Gen. Benjamin W. Chidlaw warning that a surprise atomic strike could unleash 100 minutes of hell on America. Eisenhower attends a formal opening as sessions proceed behind closed doors with Q and A to follow.
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Continental Air Defense
Benjamin W. Chidlaw
United States
Russia
Chidaw
Eisenhower
Chidlaw
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