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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1956

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Protest Strike Enters Second Day in Hungary

Protest strike against Premier Janos Kadar's Soviet-imposed government enters a second day as clashes erupt between striking workers and Russian soldiers. Authorities promise to defeat foes politically while mobilizing security police and occupation troops. The general strike disrupts industry and commerce with near total caseload impact. Moscow and Budapest media downplay its effectiveness.

Vienna Janos Kadar Hungary Kadar Ing Budapest Central Workers’ Council Moscow Radio Budapest Broadcasting Budapest Radio

Walkout Angers Diplomats at UN Hungary Crisis

Hungary pro Moscow delegation walks out as UN diplomats rally behind an American resolution on Hungarian affairs. Spain Turkey and Colombia join sponsor total of 20 as India Burma Ceylon and Indonesia back a companion Asian proposal. Lodge plans to assess the Asia plan which may urge Soviet troop withdrawal via Hammarskjold negotiations.

United Nationd Hungary Spain Turkey Colombia General Assembly India Burma Ceylon Indonesia Russia U. S Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Lodge Dag Hammarskjold

Steel Merger Faces Court

Bethlehem Steel Corp and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co announced a stock exchange deal to merge, with Bethlehem acquiring Youngstown. Attorney General Herbert Brownell said the Justice Department will seek to block the consolidation in federal court. The government did not specify where the suit will be filed. The companies requested a speedy court determination of the action. Father of editor dies in Chillicothe. C B Oyer, 84, father of Howard C. Oyer, managing editor of the Chillicothe Gazette, passed away in Chillicothe Hospital.

New York United States Justice Department Bethlehem Steel Corp U. S. Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co Bethlehem Youngstown Washington Atty Herbert Brownell Justice Chillicothe C. B.) Oyer Howard C. Oyer Chillicothe Gazette Chillicothe Hospital

Corn Growers Reject Benson Plan in Referendum Vote

Corn growers in a designated area voted 257,874 to 199,227 to keep the 1938 soil bank base acreage program, rejecting Secretary Benson's proposed new control plan amid debate over a broader congressional review of federal farm programs. The rejection leaves upland cotton, extra long staple cotton, rice, and peanut quotas unchanged to curb surpluses.

Secretary of Agriculture Benson Sen Humphrey Saa Soil Bank

Ohio Farmers Approve Soil Bank Corn Issue

Ohio farmers in 70 of 71 counties favored the soil bank corn measure with 16 734 voting yes and 6 813 no, the state agriculture committee said despite a limited county report. Other states fell short of the two thirds threshold required, hampered by incomplete tallies and a phone blackout in Scioto County.

Soil Bank Scioto County State Agriculture Stabilization and Con Ohio

Today's Swindlers Too Cruel Oldtime Con Man Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee

Newark N J Augustme confidence man Joseph Yellow Kid Weil testifies before a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency about modern swindlers. The 82 year old reformer recalls past schemes and criticizes youths lured by confident rings. Weil cites eight million dollars spun in his era and urges bank withdrawal limits to curb rackets. He recounts a dramatic mock death and a fixed fight bet to illustrate old time con artistry.

Senate Newark N. J Asgtme Joseph Yellow Kid Weil Star Witness Tye Chicago Kefauver Tus

Ground Broken for Campus Chapel by Individual Donor

Ground breaking for the Helen Mauck Galbreath Memorial Chapel on the Umio University campus marked the largest gift in the university's history. John W. Galbreath, OU trustee and alumnus, presented the $246,000 interdenominational chapel in memory of his wife, a 1919 OU graduate who died in 1946. The ceremony drew administrators, faculty, students, and townspeople in light rain, with family members assisting, as President Baker spoke of the chapel meeting a great campus need.

Furning Helen Mauck Galbreath Ohio University John W. Galbreath Daniel Joan Umio University Helen Mauckalebreath John C. Baker University Galbreath Gallia County Helen Mauck Gabreath Memorial Auditorium Ellis Hall Southeastern Ohio Harvey Jordan OU Board of Trustees U.S. Steel Corporation

City Grants 25 Dollar Christmas Bonus for Workers

City Council votes a $25 Christmas bonus via a December raise and announces January 1 pay increases. Hourly rates rise from $1.13 to $1.67, affecting city employees this year.

Philadelphia

Egyptians Say Briton Is Killed

PORT SAID Egypt under ground groups claim they kidnapped and killed a young British lieutenant amid ongoing British French withdrawal pressure. British officials imply action if the officer is not returned alive, as Port Said is sealed and a body or body left unclear. Informants tie the kidnapping to a banned Moslem Brotherhood faction amid tensions with the government.

Port Said Egypt Sir Hugh Stockwell UN General Assembly A. G. Moorehouse Stockwell Port Ago

Circus to tour with no big tops next season

New York centered Barnum & Bailey Circus plans a road tour next season using indoor arenas ballparks and state fair grounds for dates. The move ends speculation about the unit vanishing from the American scene after its big show stopped mid tour in Pittsburgh last July 16.

New York Swinging Bros.Barnum & Bailey Circus Pittsburgh

Forecast Predicts Chilly Week with Snow Mix

The forecast shows average year temperatures with normal highs from 36 in the north to 42 in the south and normal lows around 23. Colder Thursday with continued cold Friday and Saturday. Warmer Sunday and Monday. Total precipitation near one inch as snow or rain Thursday and again Saturday, with snow flurries at other times.

Temperaures Wat

Unrest Mounting in Poland Worsens Across Cities

In Poland mounting anti government violence follows the Stettin Soviet consulate attack. Police buildings in Olecko and Nowy Ciechocinek were attacked while crowds beat a local Communist secretary in Nieszawa. Martial order restored in Bialystok after army involvement as Trybun Lada reports possible further incidents.

Warsaw Poland Stettin Trybuna Lada Polish United Workers Communist Party Olecko Bialystok Satanesa Bialystok Nowy Polish Communist Party

Ike Ends Vacation With Flight Back To Washington

President Eisenhower plans to return to Washington on Thursday after a 2½ week stay at the Augusta National Golf Club. Aides say he is thoroughly refreshed and in good trim after his latest Augusta visit begun November 2, with his first appearance December 2 at church.

Eisenhower Dixie Retreat Washington Augusta Nation Golf Club Augusta Ince

Rescue crews resume River search for boat victims

Malta police and firemen extend river drag near two miles south of McConnellsville to recover the bodies of Kenneth Vincent aged 3 and Harry Handstaff, victims of a capsized fishing boat on Tuesday.

Mcconnellsville Malta Muskingum River Here Kenneth Vincent Harry Handstaff

Collision In Fog Kills One

A dense fog collision on Route 33 near Lancaster, Ohio killed 48 year old Lowell Tucker and seriously injured Gerald Flowers. The car, driven by Flowers, collided head on with a gas pipe laden truck trailer. Driver Donald Mays was uninjured. Tucker and Flowers worked for Kaiser Aluminum in Newark.

Lancaster Hocking County Here Lowell Tucker The Diamond Lancaster Fairfield Hospital Gerald Flowers Rockbridge Donald Mays Logan Fairfield County Ray Combs Combs State Highway Patrol Flowers Tucker Bestel National Supply Co Kaiser Aluminum Co Newark

Four Boys Sentenced for Protection Ring at Lancaster

A four member shakedown gang led by a one year old dictator impersonator forced victims to lick his boots. They operated a protection racket at Euclid Central High School and were captured after officials marked a two cent piece to a threatened boy. The case was handled by the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster. State liquor stores will begin selling thirteen slow moving liquor brands at reduced prices starting Monday, per State Liquor Director William C. Bryant.

Bis Cleveland Adolph Hitler Lancaster Euclid Central High School Columbus William C. Bryant

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