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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1951

Page

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Communist negotiators demand four limits on supervision of Korean truce

In Panmunjom talks, North Korea and the allied subcommittee heard four Red demands on armistice supervision. The four points include air field construction, limited neutral inspections to ports, a ban on troop rotation, and no interference with reconstruction. The Allies rejected all four and seek broader access.

Munsan Korea United Nations Panmunjom North Korea Subcommittee Reds Admiral Joy Nam II

Allied Commando Strike Hits Reds in Far North

British and American Marines led a bold raid 130 miles behind the front near Tanchon 170 miles north of the 38th Parallel. They disrupted coastal transport and communications while UN reports noted two British commandos wounded and no U.S. Marine casualties. Bitter cold hampered troops as eight TU-2 bombers were shot down and jets conducted air operations over the front.

Seoul Korea Tanchon 38Th Parallel Taehwa Yalu Chongchon U.S. Eighth Army

Tax-Paying Bookmakers Targeted After Registration Drive

Police pledged raids and arrests after more than 270 Ohio residents registered as gamblers under a new federal tax stamp law. Raids were planned on 10 Columbus stamp buyers but canceled due to premature publicity. IRS collectors have not finished processing all stamp applications and will release complete lists later in the week.

Columbus Ohio Internal Revenue Bureau Cleveland Toledo Cincinnati Donald R. Cook Cook

Solons Differ On Truman's FEPC Edict

Washington senators react to President Truman's order creating a committee to promote compliance with a civil rights hiring clause in government contracts. Fulbright warns enforcement could affect defense production if used politically, Humphreys supports civil rights, and Gillette foresees major controversy in Congress.

Washington Fulbright D-Ark Truman Humphreys D-Minn Gillette D-Iown Congress Key West Fla Phiicp Nash White House

Ted Brown Seeks 2nd Term as Secretary of State

Columbus reports Secretary of State Ted W. Brown a Republican will run for a second term. Brown, elected in 1950 and taking office Jan 8, 1951, says he will campaign on his record and the expansion of secretary of state's office improvements begun two years ago.

Columbus Ted W. Brown Brown

Big Steel CIO Chiefs Discuss Pact Talks Resume at U S Steel

United States Steel resumes contract talks with CIO United Steelworkers as Philip Murray seeks a broad wage rise and union demands. The 22 demands include guaranteed annual wages, a union shop, and better incentive pay for the approximately $1.95 hourly average. Government officials anticipate government involvement if a strike looms after December 31, 1951 expiration.

Pittsburgh United States Steel Corporation Unon CIO United Steelworkers Philip Murray Steelworkers U. S. Steel Big Steel Murray Benjamin F. Fairless

Weizmann Growth Weakened as Health Fails

Israeli President Chaim Weizmann, 77, gravely ill, doctors said Tuesday his condition was worsening due to faulty heart functioning. He remains in fragile health in Tel Aviv.

Weizmann Tel Aviv Israel Chaim Weizmann

U S Rejects Soviet Plan on Atomic Bomb Controls

In Paris Big Four disarmament talks the United States rejects any plan that bans atomic bombs before a global control system is in place and operating. American sources say Russia wants controls after a ban. no side has moved from its position as talks continue. Delegations must report to the 60 nation political committee by next Monday.

Paris United States Washington U. S Soviet Union

Retired Officer Lozier Dies After Illness

John W. Lozier of 1705 Jefferson Ave died at 9 30 a m after a long illness. He was a retired U S marine inspection officer and served with the Coast Guard in World War II. An elder of the Presbyterian Church and a member of Masonic Minturn Lodge 17. Funeral Friday at 1 p m Crow funeral home with calling after 10 a m Wednesday. Burial in Memorial Park Wheelersburg Ohio.

Point Pleasant John W. Lozier Jefferson Ave Lozier U. S. Marine Inspection Coast Guard Presbyterian Church Masonic Minturn Lodge Crow Funeral Home Memorial Park Wheelersburg Ohio

Giant Bomber Crashes Into Denver Suburb Killing Eight

A B 29 bomber returning to Lowry Air Force Base smashed into five homes in a Denver suburb, killing eight crew members and injuring six crewmen and one civilian. A maid, Mrs Murphy Tinsley, was hospitalized with burns and injuries. Dominic Lapore, a Denver bondsman, rescued a trapped crewman from the wreck. No fatalities among locals reported. no one from Ohio harmed.

Denver Lowry Air Force Base Murphy Tinsley Lowry Dominic Lapore Lapore Base Public Information Office Ohio

Cinderella Sues Prince For Separate Maintenance

Martha Morris De Vigier, 16, of Torrance California, sues Roland De Vigier, 28, claiming mental cruelty after a 15 day European honeymoon. She seeks ten thousand dollars monthly support, seventy five thousand dollars attorney fees and a share of community property. De Vigier, executive vice president of Acton Inc., is reported in hiding. They wed November 14 in Quartzite, Arizona.

San Francisco California Martha Morris de Vigier Torrance Calif Roland de Vigier Ciu de Vigier Acton, Inc Martha Long Beach Quartzite Ariz

Marietta Firm Ordered NLRB Election

The National Labor Relations Board ordered a collective bargaining election within 30 days for power plant workers of the Electro Metallurgical Co. in Marietta. Employees will choose among the AFL International Union of Operating Engineers CIO United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers of America or neither.

Washington National Labor Relations Board Electro Metallurgical Co Marietta AFL International Union of Operating Engineers CIO United Gas, Coke and Chemical Workers of America

Grandmother scales heights as steeplejack in Cincinnati

Mrs. Gertrude Bacon a lively near fifty bookkeeper and steeple jack works with her husband Charles on church and school steeples and a 100 foot water tower. A former teacher nurse and funeral director helper she overcame polio and tuberculosis and now dreams of climbing a flagpole. Her sons Paul William and Fred serve in the U S and at University of Cincinnati. She recalls Tarzan and jokes no tree is too high.

Cincinnati Gertrude Bacon Fayetteville, C Charles Edgar Rice Burroughs Fullerton Eastern State College Richmond Sterns Lebanon Ohio Bason Paul Hammond Germany William Hammond Hamilton Fred Hammond Teachers College University of Cincinnati

UAL Plane Crash Kills 3 Crewmen

Three United Air Lines crewmen died when a DC-3 training plane crashed three miles northeast of the Rocky Mountain arsenal near Derby Colorado. The pilot captain and two trainees were aboard during takeoff from Stapleton Municipal Airfield and identities were withheld pending records check.

Derby Colo United Air Lines Rocky Mountain Arsenal UAL Stapleton Municipal Airfield

10 Area Vets Back in U S

Ten Southeastern Ohio veterans joined 4777 combat veterans arriving in San Francisco from the Orient aboard a transport docking at Fort Mason. The group includes Major Randall Kelly Athens and others from Athens Nelsonville Gallipolis Wellston and New Straitsville.

Ohio San Francisco Orient Fort Mason Randall Kelly Franklin Ave Athens Johns E. Danison New Straitsville William Mason Middleport Harvey McClain Samuel Shirley High St Nelsonville Cecil G. Smith Madison Ave Donald Smith Gallipolis Robert Stewart 4Th Ave Wellston

Ohio Coal Freight Hike Opposed by Industry Group

The Ohio Coal Association criticized a proposed four-cent-a-ton rail rate rise for Ohio coal shipments. John C. McWilliams urged the state utilities commission that railroads already earn substantial profits. The request would raise intra state rates from 2.96 to 3.00 per ton and alter rates for coal entering Ohio from outside.

Columbus Ohio Coal Association Ohio John C. McWilliams The Coal Association State Utilities Commission

Five Day Ohio Forecast Indicates Mild Midweek Warmth

Extended forecast for Ohio calls for temperatures about eight degrees above normal. Normal highs range from 40 to 47 and lows from 27 to 30. Mild conditions are expected Wednesday through Friday with cooler weekend. Rain showers likely Thursday night or Friday total about a quarter inch.

Columbus Ohio

ECA Official Warns U S Not Neglect Asia

ECA director Donald C. Stone told an Ohio University convocation that the United States must balancing its focus on rearming Europe with attention to Asia. He described Asia’s recovery under aid, despite wartime disruption, and outlined ECA operations and aims for mutual defense.

Donald C. Stone the Economic Co- Operation Administration Ohio University Europe Asia ECA U.S Stone Economic Foundation For Mutual Defense

Mindanao Volcano Eruption Shoots Atomic Like Blast

Hibok Hibok on Camiguin Island erupted with an atomic like explosion. Reports say hundreds may be dead as ash, lava flows and fumes hinder rescue. Red Cross and Weather Bureau warn of rising toll as evacuees flood Manila and nearby areas.

Mindinao Manila Hibok Hibok Camiguin Island Weather Bureau Philippines Red Cross Mambajao Camiguin Red Cross Oie Central Philippines The Caity All Philippines Mindanao Sea Mindanao

Fighting resumes in Suez as casualties rise

Egyptian reports say renewed clashes in the Suez canal area left as many as fifty dead in the two month conflict. Casualties include Egyptians and British led troops with official tallies from various sources, while Britain tightens control of the canal zone.

Suez Cario Egypt Suez Canal Cairo Saad el Din Sabour Canal Zone Ismaili i al Balagh Ibrahim Zaki el Khoull Bey Britain

Pacific Security Council Aims For Wider Asia Pacific Pact

Washington officials announce steps to form a Pacific Security Council that could host other nations including the Philippines Indonesia and possibly Japan. The three way treaty binds the United States Australia and New Zealand to mutual defense against any of them being attacked.

Washington United States New Zealand Pacific Security Council Philippines Indonesia Japan U. S Australia

Mulholland Sr. of Wilkesville Dies at 66

Charles Boyle Mulholland Sr. of Wilkesville, 66, died this morning after an 11 month illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Wilkesville Presbyterian Church with burial in Wilkesville Cemetery. Masonic rites will be performed at the church.

Wilkesville Charles Boyle Mulholland, Sr Wilkesville Presbyterian Church

Egyptians Reinstate U.S. Writer Fred Zusy in Cairo

In Cairo last night the Egyptian government canceled an earlier order to oust Associated Press correspondent Fred Zusy. The interior ministry official notified him that his residence permit is reinstated, signed by Interior Minister Fouad Serag El Din Pasha.

Cairo Egypt Associated Press Fred Zusy Abdel Basit al Haggagi Interior Ministry Fouad Serag el Din Pasha

Taft Won't Seek Influence On GOP Floor Leader Choice

Senator Taft says he will not try to sway the selection of a Senate Republican floor leader. He hopes the conference can choose a neutral successor to the late Kenneth Wherry without dividing the party. Possible compromises include Bridges of New Hampshire or Millikin of Colorado as interim leaders.

Taft GOP Washington Ohio Senate Omaha Kenneth Wherry Nebraska Eisenhower Friends Bridges Newshire Millikin Colorado Brewster Maine Ferguson Michigan Hickenlooper Iowa

U S Plans Protest Note to Hungary Over Airmen

The United States plans a strong demand to Communist Hungary for the prompt release of four American airmen and an Air Force cargo plane. The note, drafted after Moscow disclosed the unarmed plane was forced into Hungary by Soviet fighters, was sent for delivery to Budapest. Diplomats foresee a possible Moscow protest and UN action, with Hungary free to reject, press charges, or use the airmen as hostages.

Washington United States Hungary Air Force Moscow George Abbott Budapest United Nations U. S

VMI Cadets Stage Revolt

VMI cadets staged a disruptive protest at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington. The uprising lasted about 40 minutes, with windows and lights shattered, furniture burned, and some rooms flooded. Cadets, exhausted after a long march, returned to classes after a rough night. authority disputes over cause lingered as officials investigated.

Lexington P—e Viteginia Military Institute Toric West Point South VMI

Pedestrian James Watkins Killed Near Dayton

James Watkins, 63, died after being struck by a car on highway 69 just outside Dayton Monday night. Police say the driver remained at the scene and authorities are investigating the crash.

Dayton James Watkins Highway 69

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