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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1954

Page

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CIO to Defend Against Grafters

The CIO convention moves to adopt an ethical code to protect union welfare funds from graft and ensure benefits reach beneficiaries. An ethics panel, after hearings in New York, outlines audit, disclosure, and fee rules while merger talks with the AFL surface and optimism grows for renewed negotiations next year.

Los Angeles CIO New York City AFL Walter Reuther Reuther James B. Carey David J. McDonald CIO United Stee Ers Certified Public Accountants Anc

Nationalist commandos raid Communist soldiers near Quemoy

Chinese Nationalist commandos captured 14 communist soldiers asleep during a predawn raid on Tapo island near Quemoy. The defense ministry said the raid proves Quemoy shelling did not intimidate them and they are ready to strike back.

Taipeh Formosa Defense Ministry Tapo Quemoy Island Red China Quemoy

Ohio Sailor Declared Lost at Sea After Navy Search

Seaman Edward W. Schmidt 20 of Columbus Ohio was washed overboard Monday from the USS Shannon in heavy seas off the Georgia coast. Navy search was called off last night. Schmidt's wife resides in Charleston.

Charleston S.C Columbus Ohio Navy Edward W. Schmidt Shannon Georgia

Japanese shipbuilders win 37 orders worth 85 million

The Japanese shipbuilders have secured orders for 37 ships valued at 85 million dollars since April, announced by the Transportation Ministry today.

Tokyo Transportation Ministry

102 Year Old Woman Contracts Mumps in Iowa

Mrs. Mary Ann Healy, aged 102, has surfaced with mumps in Waukon Iowa. The rare illness affects the elderly woman, highlighting unusual age-related vulnerability.

Waukon Iowa Mary Ann Healy

Charity Tax Ruling Upset by Ohio Supreme Court

The Ohio Supreme Court overturned an appellate ruling that charities sharing in the Susan Manning Ball estate should pay federal taxes. The case involved executors and legatees including Baldwin-Wallace College Mt. Union College Ohio Wesleyan University Canton Salvation Army Canton First WCTU and Canton YMCA and YWCA.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Susan Manning Ball Canton Stark County C. Hall Ball Baldwin-Wallace College Mt. Union College Ohio Wesleyan University Canton Salvation Army Canton First Wctu Canton Ymca YWCA

Package Comes Open Before Christmas

Chicago police attempting to arrest William Penn for 21 traffic offenses were told by his wife he was not home. A closet crash revealed Penn beneath a Christmas box that fell on him. He is serving a $210 fine at $1.50 daily.

Chicago William Penn Penn

Bender Still Winner Promised Good Job in Senate

Ohio's recount tightened George H. Bender's margin from 6041 to 2970 votes in the November race. Bender says he will do the best job possible as U S senator and plans to move to Washington soon. Burke accepts the verdict and resumes private law practice. Recount costs and refunds are discussed. Bender begins receiving Senate pay at $15,000 yearly retroactive to the adjournment.

Columbus George H. Bender U. S Ohio Bender Washington Thomas A. Burke Dohio Ted W. Brown U. S. Senate Congress Brown Jefferson County Burke Senate

Jap Coalition Huddles On Yoshida Successor

Tokyo reports a conservative socialist coalition negotiating to name a new prime minister after Shigeru Yoshida. Ichiro Hatoyama leads with pro trade ties to Red China, while Socialists demand a short term and new elections. Ogata slated as Liberal candidate. party splits noted.

Yoshida Tokyo Shigeru Yoshida Diet Ichiro Hatoyama Hatoyama Liberal Party Taketora Ogata Ogata Democrats Serena Seer Japan Family of Nations

Farm Bureau Elects State President in Ohio Meeting

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation elected Wyandot County farmer H. Dwight Heckathorn as president, succeeding Everett F. Rittenour who retires. The 36th annual meeting approved subsidies for public school rehabilitation and new construction, and set policy on tuberculosis funding, bridge cost where municipalities pay, seed testing publications, watershed surveys, bulk milk dispensers, a livestock disease fund, and conservancy districts by popular vote.

Columbus Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Wyandot H. Dwight Heckathorn Everett F. Rittenour Ohio Department of Agriculture

Witnesses to Testify of Ohio Subversion

Montgomery County grand jury probes possible violations of Ohio Subversive Activities Law. Hearings in Dayton last September sparked subpoenas. prosecutors said some witnesses could not be fed.

Dayton Montgomery County grand _T Ohio House Un-American Activities Committee Mathias H. Heck

Japs Say No Trace Of American Yacht

Japanese Coast Guard officials reported no trace of an American yacht and family aboard a craft that departed Hiroshima on October 8 for a world cruise. Dr Earl Reynolds, 44, his wife and two children were aboard. he previously taught at Antioch College and worked for the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Hiroshima.

Tokyo Earl Reynolds Hiroshima Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio

Mother Finds Children Dead In Fire Tragedy

Mrs. Willie Gonzales returned to her log home in Green River Wyoming to find it ablaze. Two of her five children Bobby five and Marie four survived the flames while Gary two and Christiana ten months died with their pet dog. A fifth child was at school.

Green River Wyo Willie Gonzales Bobby Marie

Bomb-Dusted Japanese Fishermen to Leave Tokyo Hospitals

Twenty two survivors of the Lucky Dragon fishing boat, exposed to radioactive fallout from American hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific, will leave Tokyo hospitals around December 2. One more fisherman died after a prolonged illness.

Tokyo Pacific

Sam Sheppard Teeth Evidence Highlights Trial

Cleveland jurors heard testimony from Dr Samuel Sheppard's dentist noting chipped teeth and missing fragments found near the murder scene of Marilyn Sheppard. The dentist said the upper right cuspids were loose and chipped, with pieces an eighth to a quarter of an inch missing.

Cleveland Samuel Sheppard Sheppard Marilyn Richard E. Cook Pngeile

Jail Evicts Prisoners To Another County

Three inmates from Columbiana County are to be moved today from Mahoning County jail. Mahoning began housing Columbiana prisoners in 1939 but now cites the daily $1.25 per prisoner as insufficient. Columbiana plans to relocate them to city and village jails while a new $250 000 Lisbon county jail is built.

Youngstown Columbiana County Mahoning County Mahoning Columbiana Lisbon

Schweitzer Returns to Hospital in Africa

Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Albert Schweitzer, age 79, leaves his Gunshack home to travel back to his hospital in French Equatorial Africa after a visit to Colmar France.

Schweitzer Colmar France Albert Schweitzer Gunshack French Equatorial Africa

Stevenson urged to seek 1966 Democratic presidential nomination

South Bend Indiana Senator Estes Kefauver and others named as presidential timber. Paul Butler new Democratic chairman said Stevenson must seek the nomination vigorously and publicly if he wants it. He denied a draft and stressed unity and opposition to sectionalism in the party.

South Bend Ind Democratic Party Adial Stevenson Paul Butler Nacton Butler Newamen T Stevenson Newamen Sible Ator Estes Kefauver Tennessee Richard Russell Frank Lausche Ohio G. Mennen Williams Michigan George M. Leader Pennsylvania Averell Harriman New York Tly South

Jobless Rise Seen Smaller Than Estimate

Officials expect a smaller than usual November rise in unemployment in the combined Census and BLS report. October unemployment stood at 2,741,000, down from September and well below the 1954 peak, with factory hiring and steady building activity easing the seasonal uptick.

Washington Census Bureau of Labor Statistics

Senator Bricker Plans Uranium Sample Trip Abroad

Senator John W. Bricker says a Thai mineral sample said to contain uranium will be sent to the United States for analysis. Bricker, head of the Atomic Energy Committee subcommittee, will take the sample to Washington. The group will travel from Bangkok to Calcutta and visit India, Pakistan, Greece, Spain and possibly Italy.

Bangkok John W. Bricker Ohio United States Thailand Radio- Bricker Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee Washington S. Sterli Cole James Ven Jeane As A. Jenins Calcutta India Pakistan Greece Spain Italy

Mother and 3 Children Die in Flaming Home

An Indianapolis mother Mrs. Mary Merrifield 36 and her three sons perished in a fire that gutted their frame duplex. A daughter Juanita 13 escaped the blaze.

Indianapolis Mary Merrifield Juanita

Stomach bubble technique helps ulcer detection

Doctors reported a bubble method to reveal ulcers in the stomach and duodenum by feeding patients a barium hydrogen peroxide drink. The resulting hazy shadows on X ray films help identify diseased spots, aiding earlier diagnosis.

Los Angeles Radiological Society of North America Cesare Gianturco George A. Miller Carle Hospital Clinic Urbana, IL Gianturco

Pope Pius XII Plans Broadcast as Recovery Continues

Vatican reports Pope Pius XII takes several steps with aid from a physician and plans a broadcast blessing to close the Marian Year. He had been confined to bed after a Thursday illness but is improving gradually as he participates from bed in final ceremonies honoring the Virgin Mary.

Pope Pius Vatican City Pius XII Miccardo Geleanville Vatican Rome Leiber Congress Basilica of St. Mary Major

Americans Ordained as Roman Priests at Rome College

Delegates from the United States join a large ceremony atop Janiculum Hill as 26 American men are ordained as Roman Catholic priests under Bishop Martin J. O'Connor of Scranton. The ordination includes David F. Born of Niles Ohio and Eugene Kane of Parma Ohio, among others, in a brick and marble chapel.

United States Roma Martin J. O'Connor Scranton Ent Janiculum David F. Born Niles Ohio Eugene ©. Kane Parma

Retailers Expect Stronger Christmas Sales Nationwide

Commerce Department field officers surveyed 34 cities find most merchants expect higher Christmas sales than last year. Secretary of Commerce reports 25 of the towns anticipate sales up 1 to 12 percent, with an average rise of about 5 percent across the tested cities.

Wasrington Commerce Department

Car Wrecked Twice But Teens Unhurt In Idaho Joy Ride

Four teenage boys in Blackfoot Idaho survived a joy ride after an old-model coupe driven by 19 year old Floyd Coby overturned near Rose-Groveland. Coby received jail time for reckless driving.

Blackfoot Idaho Floyd Coby

Censorship Plans Continue After Court Decision

Columbus education director said the state will keep voluntary film reviews after a Ohio Supreme Court ruling. The decision did not void the law creating the censorship division, and the department will continue submitting reviews until the Legislature acts.

Columbus Primonoa Atty William O'Neve Ohio Supreme Court Eyman

Republic Steel Calls 500 Back to Work

Republic Steel resumed five day operations at its mills in Massillon and Canton after a brief short week. The restart is driven by strong demand from automobile makers and suppliers, according to an official Republic statement.

Republic Steel Massilalin Nw Steel Corp Ite Steel i Canton

U.S. to Present Submarine to Italy in New London Ceremony

The United States plans to give a submarine to Italy in ceremonies December 13 at New London Connecticut. The event marks a ceremonial transfer involving the naval program and bilateral relations with Italy.

Washington United States Italy New London

Eisenhower seeks restraint amid McCarthy clash

President Eisenhower said he would not engage in personal quarrels with Senator McCarthy despite public tensions. He stressed that he remains critical of McCarthy as an individual and defended administration restraint while promising an official White House response to recent criticism.

Washington Eisenhower McCarthy Wisconsin Republican Wnheover Corereuniet Tcene Rieenhower Eieenhower Eleenhower White House Hewemen Hire Senate Democrats Fixenhower Oent James C. Hagerty United States

Withdrawal Decision Delayed on Prosecutor Resignation

In Columbus the Common Pleas Court delayed ruling on Franklin County Prosecutor Frank H. Kearns's request to withdraw his resignation. Kearns had submitted resignation Friday and asked to withdraw it Saturday after national certification. The judges postponed the decision until Monday.

Columbus Franklin County Frank H. Kearns Common Pleas Court Kearns

Dangerous Discrepancy in Ohio Teaching Equity Debate

A report outlines a 1960s plan to address a teacher shortage through emergency certification, recruit former teachers, and restore leadership pathways. It calls for developing leadership for potential administrators, liberalizing working conditions, and ending discrimination based on race religion or marital status while seeking to form a committee of Ohio teachers.

Red China Dag Hammarskjold Reegan Omo Hecruitmmest Ohio

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