10 Dec 1952
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1952
Page
1
Washington AP reports a widening wage price dispute with industry leaders opposing reconstitution of the We Stabilization Board. Putnam hints at continuing controls if enough industry members aren’t found, even as business leaders refuse to serve.
A 1946 sedan driven by Lloyd Roach veered after a blowout on Jackson Avenue near 22nd to 23rd Streets. Three high school students were hospitalized. heavily injured Myers of Huntington faces severe facial and head lacerations. Armstead and Roach also suffer knee and head injuries with internal concerns. Don Craig was a passenger. Patrolman Yost investigated.
The forecast calls for mostly fair weather nationwide with storm warnings along the Pacific coast. Warmer than average temperatures persist with readings of 60 in Chattanooga, 56 in Parkersburg, and 58 in Knoxville as cooler air edges into areas west of the Mississippi.
A 37 year old gunman Clarence O Siing from Cleveland armed with a .45 and a .38 fought police in Times Square early today. Six people wounded include three patrolmen. Officers McAuliffe Knox Kane and O Shea exchanged shots ending when a final bullet hit the attacker behind the ear.
Rain flooded a damaged Hudson Street cable at Ohio General Telephone Co. causing widespread phone outages from Middleport toward Hudson. Crews fear repairs may take a day or more as the cut was sealed with rubber tape during system changes.
Mrs Harold Robinson of Ashtabula Ohio will serve as Midwest regional director for the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau Federation. The appointment was announced on Tuesday.
Gra Master Byron Frederick from Columbus sups as delegate at Oxford C convention where he unseated Fichter two years ago amid a bitter power struggle. Sources predict another clash as officers are chosen. Frederick urges the state education department to advise not dictate on district consolidation and to let residents pursue consolidation after local discussion.
The Supreme Court resumed hearing the challenge to state laws mandating separate white and Negro schools. NAACP lawyers urged striking Kansas and South Carolina segregation statutes while defenders argued they do not breach the 14th Amendment equal protection clause.
Tokyo dispatch says a communist prisoner of war was killed and another wounded on Koje Island when guards shot them during an attempt to organize a secret Red party meeting. The UN Command reported the incident occurred in adjacent compounds.
The Council of Churches of Christ in the U S stresses Active Membership as essential for Christianity's continued influence. Delegates praise church women and rising lay involvement while urging proactive programs. Henry C. Lees Jr is noted in context, amid two days of division and nominations for ambassadors.
President-elect Eisenhower and General Douglas MacArthur discussed Korea and the Far East aboard the USS Helena en route to Hawaii. The two indicated willingness to exchange ideas and consider a revised peace plan, signaling a potential diplomatic path to end the Korean War.
Hensley and Robert Cook both ran a 98 hour 41 minute sleep contest to win a $1000 pot. After days with little sleep, Hensley admitted defeat while Cook claimed the prize and planned Christmas gifts, including one for Jess. The event marked a playful Wacky Texas news finale.
Columbus city officials opened bids Tuesday for the eight million dollar Hoover Dam and reservoir earthworks, a major contract in the Big Walnut water supply project. The overall plan totals fifteen million dollars and includes a filtration plant, two bridges and a pipeline system.
Four Southeast Ohio men were to arrive in Seattle today aboard the Navy transport Marine Phoenix. They include Pfc. Richard L. Dyer of Vinton and Cpl. Lloyd L. Lipps of Little. M-Sgt. John P. Vorel was also listed among the arrivals.
Jury of eleven women hears prosecutors claim Julius oe 2 and Joseph Sanzo plotted and carried out an $871,000 Union Savings heist on Aug 14 in Warren Ohio. Defense counters with alibis placing both in Cleveland. Sanzo alibi witness Dr Alexander Spaeth explains a skin rash note obscures the date.
Lt William H Isbell Jr led an infantry charge on Triangle Hill during the Korean War. A master sergeant recalled the action as the bravest thing he ever saw. Isbell, a Texas native based in Gambrills Maryland, was recommended for the Medal of Honor by Seventh Division HQ.
In Columbus on Tuesday P Lincoln Mitchell of Cincinnati urged the Republican State Committee to back a pre primary convention for endorsing candidates to state offices. The plan would let the convention designate a single party choice. Ohio House previously rejected a similar measure. Bliss said the ideas would be reviewed at the next committee meeting.
Four days of dense filth laden fog blanket London leaving at least 160 elderly residents dead with totals possibly reaching 200. Inquests were sparse as many victims were already under medical care. The fog worsened illnesses and hastened fatalities before that mist lifted on Tuesday.
The Cincinnati Opera board approved the upcoming season of aria auditions and related events at the zoo. The plan outlines performances and outreach in collaboration with zoo staff and local arts organizations.
The United Nations Assembly considers a motion urging the Bey of Tunis to appoint a representative in New York to present Tunisia's self rule demands. France is absent, boycotting the debate, while a moderating compromise backed by Latin American nations and the United States seeks a peaceful settlement.
The department reports deficits and cuts to Christmas livery standards while hiring an estimated 500,000 extras to support the postal system. Deliveries will be intensified as needed to keep mail moving with multiple deliveries starting around December 15.
Wataru Kaji a Japanese leftist writer charged before the Diet that American CIC agents kidnapped beat and held him as a prisoner for more than a year. The U S Army denied the accusation prompting a furor in Japan and linking to the 1951 occupation period.
In Vlaardingen Netherlands the Holland America liner Maasdam collided with a German tanker. Six crewmen of the tanker were believed dead, out of eleven aboard.
President elect Eisenhower pledges support for farmers while stressing there will be no interference. He vows rural welfare will be analyzed, and possible solutions discussed in meetings across farming regions as farm leaders submit recommendations.
The seaborne raid near Manchuria ended with limited combat. US forces reported four enemy commentaries engaged briefly, two ships damaged, and four Communist bunkers hit while inland targets near Najin in the Sea of Japan area remained largely quiet.
Merrill B. Van Pelt wins a state song contest with Song of Ohio ahead of about 1200 entries. The award includes a cash prize and recognition from the Cincinnati Public Schools in a regional ceremony.
A special train carrying President and Mrs. Harry S Truman passes through the city amid crowds and security as the presidential party tours the region.
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