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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1956

Page

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Lausche pledges state protection to Portsmouth phone firm

Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co and Gov. Lausche clash over reopening strikebound Portsmouth exchanges amid a five month CWA strike. The company demands simultaneous protection before resuming service while Lausche says the state will insure protection and may deploy the National Guard if asked. Local authorities have already declared a state of emergency.

Columbus Ohio Consolidated Telephone Co Frank J. Lausche Portsmouth Lausche Ohio Consolidated Scioto County Communications Workers of America CWA Ohio National Guard Clare E. Williams National Guard Williams

Fury jet tests mark near production for Navy squadrons

Columbus plant tested the FJ-4B, latest Fury model, as North American Aviation confirms upcoming production in the city for Navy attack squadrons. The test showcases performance milestones ahead of deployment.

Columbus North American Aviation Corp Navy

Britain seeks U S debt aid as year end payment eyed

Washington AP reports Great Britain asks to skip 82 million dollars due December 31, with Congress not in session until January 3. The request aims to protect the pound and avert devaluation, while the Eisenhower administration will seek congressional ruling on its authority.

Washington Great Britain State Department Eisenhower Congress London Egypt Britain Harold MacMillan United States U.S

Lausche May Need to Join GOP for Senate Organization

Sen Bricker says Gov Lausche would have to switch parties if he votes with Republicans to organize the new Senate. Lausche suggested he might align with Republicans under conditions but would not move to Washington until his term ends January 14. The Senate could be organized before his arrival.

Washington Sen Bricker Ohio Frank J. Lausche GOP Senate Lausche Congress Lyndon B. Johnson Texas Joseph S. Clark Pennsylvania Frank Lausche Albert Gore Tennessee John Kennedy Massachusetts Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Stuart Symington Missouri G. Mennen Williams Michigan Robert B. Meyner New Jersey Frank G. Clement A. B Happy) Chandler Kentucky

Anniversary holiday marked in Soviet constitution observance

Moscow marked the 20th anniversary of the Stalin constitution with one of the four national holidays, as Soviet workers enjoyed a celebratory day across the country.

Moscow Soviet Union Stalin

Women and Minors Get New Minimum Wage

In Columbus Ohio the Industrial Relations Director Margaret A Mahoney issued a minimum wage order for women and minors in the food and lodging industries. The wage floor is 70 cents an hour, or 55 cents for service workers. Part time workers receive five cents more per hour in both categories.

Columbus Ohio Ohio Industrial Relations Margaret A. Mahoney

Stevenson Declines Run for Presidency in 1960

Adlai E. Stevenson says he will not seek a third presidential bid and will return to private law practice in Chicago in January. He will stay active in the Democratic Party, joining an advisory group to shape legislative program, while Kefauver hints at a 1960 bid and several governors and senators mount potential candidacies.

Adlai Washington Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Eisenhower Chicago Democratic National Committee Sen Estes Kefauver Tennessee Kefauver

UN requests observers for Hungary amid revolt

UN Assembly adopted a United States drafted resolution urging Hungary and the Soviet Union to allow UN observers into Hungary by December 7 to investigate conditions during the revolt. Dag Hammarskjold planned a Budapest visit, while observers may seek information from refugees in Austria if access remains blocked.

United Nations N.Y Dag Hammarskjold Budapest UN Assembly Hungary Soviet Union Hammarskjold Philippe de Seynes Imre Horvath Russia Yugoslavia Austria

Women Demonstrate for Second Day in Budapest Mourning Rebels

Hundreds of Hungarian women marched in Budapest for a second day mourning insurgents killed in anti-Communist clashes. About 2,500 women formed groups of roughly 200, carrying bouquets and black wreaths near Peteofi Square by the Danube amid a cautious Soviet-Troop presence and dispersal orders.

Budapest Peteofi Sandor Peteofi

Army to Disband Carrier Pigeon Corps

The Army will disband its carrier pigeon corps as electronic communications advance. About 1,000 message carrying birds will be sold soon, the last of roughly 40,000 birds used in World War II and Korea.

Washington Army Korea

Swiss gas prices rise again in third increase this month

In Zurich the price of gasoline climbed more than 10 percent today marking the third rise in a month. The cost moved from 46 to 51 cents per gallon as motorists faced higher fuel expenses.

Zurich Switzerland

British Struggle to Rescue Economy Amid Suez Fallout

London editors report Britons face inflation unemployment wage strikes and fuel shortages after the Egypt invasion. Britain appeals to the United States while a two day foreign policy debate stalls as Eden faces scrutiny and a possible resignation after a Jamaica rest.

London Egypt United States Britain Suez Canal House of Commons Eden Jamaica

Wittenberg Limits Incoming Students to 600

Wittenberg College directors capped new enrollees at 600 to manage an enrollment surge straining facilities. Dr. W Emerson Beck said total enrollment nears the 1,800 cap set last year as the college seeks balance with available capacity.

Springfield Wittenberg College W. Emerson Beck

Lost Ad advertisement in The Messenger

When something is missing call The Messenger to place a Lost Ad. For 60 cents you can order the ad and even charge it. The notice promises quick tracing by readers who find items like jewelry money pets or coats and returning them to the loser.

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Officials Hunt Blast Causes

Puzzled police and fire officials probed a Brooklyn pier after a Monday fire and blast that shattered windows for miles. Army bomb experts and Fire Commissioner Edward F. Cavanagh Jr. doubted the known cargo on the pier caused the explosion, noting it included paint, lacquer, rubber cement, fuels, naphtha, and other materials.

New York Brooklyn Edward F. Cavanagh Jr

Five Day Forecast With Temperatures and Precipitation

Temperatures will average near normal with highs around 38 to 43 and lows of 25 to 27. Turning colder Thursday, then warming Friday or Saturday, and cooling again by Sunday or Monday. Precipitation expected just over 1 inch in scattered showers tonight and Thursday, then again Saturday.

British French Withdrawals Accelerate From Egypt

In Port Said a vast armada forms as British and French forces speed their pullout from Egypt, with UN commander Burns and Keightley in talks on timing. Ships depart at dawn as shops reopen, while 200 plus troops head home. UN force grows to about 2600 with Colombians already in Port Said and a Swedish company arriving today.

Great Britain Egypt el Gamal Airfield Port Said Prince of Peace Royal Artillery E. L. M. Burns Cairo Sir Charles Keightley Cyprus Burns Israel Sinai Peninsula London Paris Selwyn Lloyd Suez Sir Hugh Stockwell No Man’s Land

Union President Plans Aid for Hungarians

Chicago report says United Steelworkers president David J. McDonald advanced a plan to sponsor 1000 Hungarian refugees. He intends to present the proposal to the steelworkers executive board and expects American employers to assist in finding good jobs for the refugees.

Chicago United Steelworkers David J. McDonald Steelworkers Executive Board

Clinton Court Eyes Race Issue In Clinton

Knoxville federal judge Robert L. Taylor to decide on issuing contempt warrants for participants in Clinton racial violence that led to the high school closure. A white Baptist minister was beaten after escorting six Negro students past a jeering crowd. An explosion hit Oliver Springs near Clinton with no injuries. Clinton voters backed desegregation opponents 4 to 1, defeating James C. Meredith who had White Citizens Council support.

Clinton Tenn Knoxville U. S T. L. Seeber James C. Meredith White Citizens Council

Salvage Experts From Nations Set For Suez Canal Clearance

Eighteen salvage experts from the United Nations the Netherlands and Denmark departed for Athens to begin planning the clearance of the Suez Canal.

SUFZ Amsterdam United Nations Netherlands Denmark Athens Suez Canal

Former FBI agent testifies on Communist dress rehearsal

Anzell Czarnowski, 60, Albany Argo Illinois, described a 1944 1955 dual life and a home dress rehearsal for revolution with mock executions. He named 20 alleged Communists in Argo Summit area and linked conspiracies to school desegregation efforts and delayed federal aid. He testified before a House Un American Activities subcommittee, with Caldwell invoking the Fifth Amendment.

Chicago FBI Today Communist Party Anzell A. Czarnowski Argo Ill House Unamerican Activities Committee The American Legion Czarnowski Argo-Summit Nathan E. Caldwell Jr Midwest Committee For the Caldwell Electro- Motive Division General Motors LaGrange Corn Products Refining Co Florence Gowgiel Beatrice Joans Roy Pette

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