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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1950
Page
1
Fire engulfed the A E Starr Department Store and adjacent buildings in Zanesville, destroying multiple shops and a bank. Losses are estimated near 850000 with 26 injured. Fire departments from 11 communities aided the effort and investigations proceed.
General MacArthur visited the Korea front to assess battered UN forces now retreating from the Changjin reservoir area. He said UN troops remain intact and capable, with morale high, despite Chinese pressure. An estimated 25,000 Marines and soldiers moved to the Hamhung coastal plain while a large fleet offshore possible evacuation looms.
Advertisers claim buyers pay cash for unwanted attic basement and garage articles. The note encourages readers to gather dusty belongings for purchase offers.
Sidelights Of Fire recounts the worst blaze in Zanesville history that struck downtown near Main and Fourth Streets, forcing nightlong battles by a 40 man department bolstered by 100 firefighters from surrounding communities. Despite rapid response and aid from many towns, ice and equipment shortages hampered efforts. The fire destroyed a bowling alley hardware store and threatened Citizens Bank and Starr store, while volunteers moved valuables to safety and area services aided the exhausted crew.
The Kansas City Star reports a five cent increase in its weekly subscription price for the Kansas area, effective February 1.
At Lake Success India's Sir Benegal N. Rau said he has a mandate from 13 Asian nations to draft a peace resolution for Korea. The plan reportedly includes a ceasefire and a demilitarized zone, with possible direct talks between the US and Peiping. The State Department opposed direct talks outside the UN.
Sam Rummel, 52, a prominent attorney who represented gambler Mickey Cohen, was found shot on his front steps. Detectives labeled the death murder under mysterious circumstances with the coroner noting a possible homicide. Cohen reacted in shock, saying it is not so.
The Ohio River peaked at 56 feet four inches above flood stage in Cincinnati, remaining steady after 9:30 p.m. last night. It is falling upstream and is expected to drop below flood stage by Wednesday, with tributaries also easing.
In Dallas the 32nd annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention opens with representatives of about 1.5 million farm families set to debate war inflation agriculture defense and potential labor shortages in general sessions beginning tomorrow.
A near 4 inch fire swept across thousands of acres of southeast Texas timberland and ranges yesterday, causing extensive damage to woodland and brush in the region.
In Tacoma a 66 year old English earl Algernon George DeVere Capell and his 29 year old New York bride began a honeymoon after a mistaken belief they were wed. A radio broadcast revealed no ceremony had occurred, prompting a late night chase to find a justice of the peace who finally married them.
Nine laureates were honored at ceremonies in Stockholm and Oslo as the Nobel Prizes marked the 54th anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. Four Americans won, including William Faulkner for literature, Ralph J. Bunche for peace, and Philip S. Hench and Edward C. Kendall of Mayo Clinic for medicine related to hormones and cortisone.
Senators pressed the inquiry into Anna M. Rosenberg’s nomination for assistant secretary of defense after her emotional plea for a quick decision. In a closed session she repeated denials of any association with Communist groups and urged the committee to conclude its investigation promptly.
Samuel I. Newhouse of New York purchased the Portland Oregonian for more than five million dollars in cash, buying the newspaper one week after its centennial anniversary. Newhouse already owns several eastern newspapers.
Oliver Stanley a prominent Conservative figure and former British cabinet member died last night in Reading England. The longtime politician contributed to postwar policy shaping party leadership and public service. He is remembered for his role in government and his influence within the Conservative Party.
The government ordered a cut on natural rubber in new automobile tires. In January and February manufacturers must reduce natural rubber use by 28 percent from November levels. The November quota was 52,000 tons, with total rubber consumption at 90,000 tons. The January February quotas remain about 90,000 tons, offset by more synthetic rubber supplies.
British troops with bayonets moved into riot torn Singapore streets as a Dutch mother and a Malayan nurse fight over custody of 13 year old Maria Bertha Hertogh. Authorities fear religious frenzy and communist provocation amid mobs attacking Europeans and burning vehicles. About 5000 Malayans surged to the Supreme Court and later menaced a Catholic convent where the girl and her Dutch mother were in hiding.
Ohio Amvets urge drafting every single man without dependents before other classifications. The World War II veterans group expressed views at its mid winter conference in Mansfield and adopted a resolution calling for changes to current draft plans.
The 50 mile retreat began November 28 with Marine units and about 100 British Royal Marines. Marines claim to have killed 15 000 Chinese during the breakout and more than 4000 wounded were flown from Koto airstrip before the final push. Other US forces withdrew from the Manchurian border as RO K divisions moved toward Hamhung, with air forces hammering Chinese lines north of Hamhung and in Pyongyang and surrounding targets.
President Truman urges unity as Republicans show caution in attacks on foreign policy. Senator Ives hints at a possible draft to remove Acheson but may avoid a formal party push. Defense reports 300 new Korean area casualties, including 28 killed and 244 wounded. General McClure named to lead the Second Infantry Division replacing Keiser, who is evacuated for treatment.
A Canton soldier at Letterman General Hospital in San Francisco said he was a prisoner of Chinese Communists for 21 days in North Korea before release. He led a group of 27 and reported no mistreatment and similar rations to Red soldiers during the hike north. the Reds were poorly equipped with tommy guns and old rifles but numerous.
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