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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1951

Page

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Churchill says Britain will miss arms goal prompting U S aid reallocation

Senate critics say Churchill’s Commons admission that Britain cannot meet its three year 13.16 billion arms program and 3.5 billion yearly budget may force a reevaluation of foreign aid. Senator Hick enlooper urges possible cut next year from 7.483 billion while debating aid to Britain. Senator Monroney and Welker weigh impact on American support.

Washington Hickenlooper Iowa Winston Churchill Britain Congress Churchill Commons Senate Europe England United States Monroney D-Okla Welker Ridaho

UN Defeats New Chiang Ouster Try

The United Nations General Assembly defeated a Soviet bloc attempt to seat Red China and oust the Nationalists. The body also discussed Italy’s UN admission, disbanded UNSCOR for a standby NY-based group, and awaited a potential Monday report on disarmament after a secret Four Power meeting.

New Chiang PARIS United Nations General Assembly China Security Council Italy UN Credentials Committee United Nations

Truce Push Shifts Talk on Troop Withdrawals

At Panmunjom the Communists signaled they may accept troop withdrawals before an armistice, saying Allied prisoners of war data will be ready for exchange talks. UN negotiators asked for eye-to-eye agreement on enforcement before discussing pullout, while policing and inspection details remain unresolved.

Chu Chi Ping Chu Reid Command Red China Manchurian Maj Ger Henry L Hodes Korea Panmunjom

Air Force Cargo Plane Disappears Off French Coast

A U S Air Force C 47 with unknown crew disappeared near Marseille while en route from Tripoli. French and U S search forces scoured fog bound mountains and sea as Navy ships joined the hunt. Authorities cited the usual four man crew as probable but uncertain.

Marseille France French Riviera Mediterranean Sea U. S Tripoli Paris Germany Mediterranean

Portsmouth Steel Liquidation Sought in Federal suit

A suit filed in federal court seeks liquidation of the Portsmouth Steel Company of Portsmouth Ohio and the distribution of about 12 million dollars of assets. Abraham Shrage of Brooklyn New York is the plaintiff.

Cincinnati Portsmouth Steel Company Portsmouth Abraham Shrage Brooklyn N. Y

Senate probes find minor waste at six Air Force bases

The Senate Armed Services subcommittee reported minor waste at six bases Langley Carswell Lowry Mather March and Keesler. They cited overstocked food lavish dining furniture lighted baseball diamond golf course hotel style dormitories and misassigned personnel amid concern over training costs and procurement.

Senate Air Force Bases Washington Senate Armed Services Subcommittee On Air Force Lyndon B. Johnson D. Tex Langley Norfolk Carswell Fort Worth Tex Lowry Denver Colo Mather Sacramento Calif March Riverside Keesler Biloxi Miss

Auto Slams Yard Engine Near Middleport Crossing

Two men sustained minor injuries when a car struck a yard engine at Hobson crossing on Route 7 south of Middleport. Gene Athey and Wyatt Chadwell, both New Haven residents, suffered injuries. driver H E Marquis 35 and passenger Nelson Roush of New Haven were uninjured.

Middleport Hobson Here Gene Athey Wyatt Chadwell New Haven H. E. Marquis Nelson Roush Marquis Shirley Mills

Taft Calls War Alarms From Motivated Youth Vote

LT. Co Sen Robert A Taft, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, urged the young voters to back a GOP victory next year. He warned about a generation of 45 million who have never seen a Republican president and have grown to expect emergencies and government controls on business farms and daily life.

Robert A. Taft Taft

Extended Forecast With Above Normal Temps and Mixed Precipitation

Temperatures will average two to five degrees above normal with normal highs of 39 to 46 and lows of 26 to 29. Cooler Saturday, then gradual cooling Sunday through Wednesday. Precipitation expected totaling 0.5 to 0.66 inches as rain Sunday and snow about Wednesday.

Body of Meigs Woman Found Tied to Skirt

The body of Nora Buckley of Meigs County was found in the Ohio River at Mason landing. Coroner Dr Edna Gettles ruled death by self harm after Buckley tied a 25 foot rope to her ankle and lowered into the river from a skiff on the river bank. A note in her purse suggested suicide. Funeral arrangements are by Ewing.

Pomeroy Ohio River Mason Landing Edna Gettles Mason County Cecil Cundiff Cundiff T. L. Morrison Robert Kayser Albert Hall Mason and

Drain Traps Meigs Boy In Basement Drain

Two year old Douglas Smith became stuck in a basement drain at his grandparents home on Fourth Street in Middleport. Emergency Squad members freed his right foot by threading hooks into the pipe, removing the shoe and pulling the foot free. The boy was calm during the rescue and lives with his mother Mrs Paul Smith and grandparents Mr and Mrs A V Smith.

Douglas Smith Fourth St Paul Smith Douglas A. V. Smith

Youth Electrocution Near Lebanon While Riggng Antenna

Glenn Taylor aged 16 was electrocuted at a farmhouse near Lebanon while attempting to rig a television antenna. A 20 foot metal pole touched a high tension wire causing the fatal shock.

Lebanon Glenn Taylor Morrow

Refugees Evacuated From Hibok Hibok Eruption

Manila reports 12 000 refugees evacuated from Camiguin Island as Hibok Hibok erupts with deadly ash. Death toll rises to 266 with about 500 more feared buried. Naval boats move people from Mahinog to Mindanao as residents flee to the island’s southeast coast.

Manila Philippines Camiguin Island Hibok Hibok Mahinog Mindanao Island

CIO Lands Assembly Lobby Raps Lausche Indifference

The CIO claims amateur lobbyists helped block anti union laws as the 99th Ohio Assembly met. It credits CIO members with weekly visits to Columbus and cites gains in workers compensation benefits, unemployment relief, and higher teacher pay. Officials fault Gov. Lausche for indifference to living costs and for vetoing a bill to boost benefits for permanently disabled workers.

Cleveland CIO Ohio Ohio Ciio Columbus 99Th Frank J. Lausche Lausche

OSU Trustee Reveals Draft Talk Ban Reason

Judge Robert N. Gorman, vice chairman of the OSU Board of Trustees, says a Quaker minister was barred from speaking on campus for advocating that young men ignore the draft. He notes Dr. Cecil Hinshaw and The Peacemakers pushed nonregistration and draft-card noncompliance. The event sparked nationwide protests over a gag rule.

Cincinnati Robert N. Gorman Ohio State University Board of Trustees Gorman OSU Cecil Hinshaw William Penn College Howard L. Bevis

Education Faculty Defends Approach at Ohio State

The Ohio State University College of Education faculty rebut criticism that it indoctrinates students. In a statement in the educational research bulletin, the faculty says its aim is to create a learning environment where students and faculty explore purposes and ideas fundamental to maintaining a free world, and to nurture respect for human difference and humane personality.

Columbus Ohio State University College of Education Educational Research Bulletin

Crosser Receives Mexico City Aztec Eagle Honor

Congressman Robert Crosser of Ohio was decorated with Mexico's Order of the Aztec Eagle as he completes a Latin American congressional tour with fellow lawmakers.

Mexico City Robert Crosser Ohio Mexico Crosser

Grand Jury To Probe Tax Scandal Testimony

Charles Oliphant, recent legal chief of the IRS scandal bureau, is called by a House Ways and Means panel seeking public testimony. Attorney General McGrath orders a grand jury probe into disputed testimony and records. Oliphant plans to testify publicly, citing a demand to repair his reputation. The inquiry also focuses on a $1,300 loan and an expense paid fishing trip connected to tax case matters.

T. Lamar Caudle Rose Quick Magazine Washington Charles Oliphant Hst Bureau of Internal Revenue House Oliphant Ways and Means Committee McGrat McGrath U. S Charles Irelan District of Columbia King D-Calif Adrian W. Dewind Ways and Means Henry Grunewald

New Yorker Editor Harold W. Ross Dies at 64

Harold W. Ross, founder and longtime editor of the New Yorker, died in Boston at 64 after a lung operation. The former newspaper man, who built the magazine’s sharp wit and satire, had undergone treatment since last April at New England Baptist Hospital. His wife filed for separation last November.

Boston Harold W. Ross New Yorker New England Baptist Hospital Ross Colo Stars and Stripes American Legion The

Nation Must Share Blame Says NAM Leader

William H. Ruffin, outgoing president of the National Association of Manufacturers, says the entire nation must share responsibility for an atmosphere that allows graft and corruption to flourish. He spoke at the NAM Congress of Industry windup session as leadership passed to William J. Grede of Grede Foundries.

New York William H. Ruffin National Association of Manufacturers NAM Congress of Industry Ruffin RFC The William J. Grede Grede Foundries, Ind Milwaukee Chicago Federal Reserve Bank

Month's Delay Seen On Defamation Issue

Judge J. Bernard Cocke weighed defamation charges against Kenneth L. Dixon and James Norton of the Lake Charles American Press as trials concluded and a ruling hovered over whether public officials faced false criticism in the newspaper.

Lake Charles Louisiana J. Bernard Cocke Kenneth L. Dixon James Norton

Pearl Harbor spotter recalls 1941 attack in interview

Pvt Joseph L. Lockard the man who first spotted Japanese planes is now a railroad worker. Lt Kermit A Tyler once Wheeler Field watch officer in Hawaii says he was surprised by the enemy approach as bombs fell at 7 55 am. The two men scene echoes ten years later with varied memories and roles in the war.

Washington Pearl Harbor List England Joseph L. Lockard Kermit A. Tyler Lockard Tyler

Storms Slow Jet Warfare Over Korea Front

Overnight fighting near Kumsong on the 145 mile front saw five probing Red attacks. U N outposts repelled four while one Allied unit pulled back. The rest of the front remained quiet as rain and snow reduced visibility over MIG Alley.

Seoul Korea Reds Kumsong United Nations U. S. Eighth Army Mig Alley U. S

Couple Found Dead in Cincinnati Apartment Tragedy

Police say Virgil Hammons 39 shot his estranged wife Dosha Hammons 41 in her second floor Cincinnati apartment and then killed himself.

Cincinnati Virgil Hammons Dosha Hammons Hammons

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