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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 07, 1955

Page

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Dulles Seeks Defense Pact as Taiwan Straits Tension Grows

Secretary of State Dulles prepares to present the mutual defense treaty with Nationalist China to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee amid questions raised by the Tachen Islands evacuation. The plan involves U S aid under the pact if Communist forces attack and sparks debate over recognition of Nationalist control of Quemoy and the Matsus.

Washington U.S Tachen Islands State Dulles Senate Committee China U.S. 7Th Fleet Dulles Bahamas Senate Foreign Relations Committee United States Fornard Gs Pescadores State Department Chiang Kai-shek U. S Quemoy Matsu Islands Matsus Formosa Knowland Sparkman Cairo Japan

New Haven Woman Killed Crossing Route 33

Mrs. Hattie Ohlinger 81 of Fifth Street was fatally struck by an eastbound car on Route 33 at 7 30 p m Sunday as she stepped from the curb to cross toward the EUB Church across Route 23 near her home. Sherman Gerlach Mason driver not held. Survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral plans at Foglesong funeral home Mason.

New Haven Hattie Ohlinger Fifth St Ohlinger EUB Sherman Gerlach Mason Gerlach Adam and Louisa Roush Rickard Foglesong Funeral Home

Arab League Talks Cease After 16 Day Conference

Cairo reports say eight Arab League states ended a 16 day defense conference summoned by Egypt to block a Iraq Turkey alliance. No final communique was agreed. Some leaders favored joining Turkey and Western powers due to fear of Soviet aggression. Even Egyptian officials privately admitted a defeat for Egypt's leadership.

Cairo Egypt Iraq Turkey League

Police Find Girl Stabbed In Sixth Floor Manhattan Tenement

New York police found Anne Yarrow a 23 year old college graduate dead in a sixth floor Manhattan tenement she had used while a friend was away. The scene showed stabbing at least forty times and signs of a possible sexual assault. Neighbors heard screams and a phone ringing late at night.

New York Manhattan William Schnabel Anne Yarrow South Carolina Milton Helpern Payson Miss Payson Miss Yarrow Brooklyn

Tragic double shooting ends in husband and wife deaths

Carl Bryant, 27, killed his wife Francis Bryant, 27, and himself with a shotgun in the yard of their Rome Township home after leaving a note claiming years of personal failure and love for their four children aged 18 months to nine years who were asleep inside.

Jefferson Carl Bryant Francis Rome Township

Car Crushes Man In His Own Garage

Newark authorities report William Frampton aged 45 was crushed to death when his car pinned him against a wood support in his garage at home. His wife discovered him trapped by the right front fender.

Newark William Frampton Frampton

Eisenhower Urges Governors to Adopt Absentee Voting Laws

President Eisenhower asks all 48 state governors to seek passage this year of uniform absentee voting laws for service personnel. In a public letter he urges enactment this session guided by World War II voting experience and outlines administration recommendations to codify federal rules on absentee ballots.

Washington Eisenhower

UN Cease Fire Plans Hinge on U S Statement

United Nations Security Council deliberations on Formosa cease fire paused as delegations await the U S plan. Lodge said the U S program would be announced by midweek after a breakfast with President Eisenhower. Peruvian council president Victor Belaunde noted talks would set the next meeting date with no clear agreement on the next step.

UN Security Council Formosa Lodge U. S Eisenhower Victor A. Belaunde London India Moscow

Fumes Ignite. Two Toddlers Die In Household Fire

Two toddlers, Kathy Renay Clark and Keith Lane Clark, died after playing with gasoline in a home. Fire officials said a small gasoline jar and bathroom heater fumes caused the blaze. parents and neighbors acted to extinguish the flames.

Kenneth Clark Kathy Renay Keith Lane Battalion Don Ratliff Clark Ratliff

Students Ordered Out As Cops Hunt Bomb

Columbus police, harassed by anonymous bomb threats, evacuated Central High School and ordered some students outside after a call to headquarters indicated a device in the building. Earlier a similar threat forced South High to evacuate. officers pursued a thorough search while deeming the report likely false. A prior call prompted a fruitless Union Station search.

Columbus Central High School South High School Union Station

International plebiscite urged on Formosa by Socialist Thomas

Socialist Norman Thomas urged an international plebiscite in Formosa to let residents choose their rule. He told the International Forum of Cincinnati that preserving peace is essential and that a nonaggression agreement should be sought.

Cincinnati Norman Thomas Formosa International Forum of

Pinay Seeks Premiership of France

Antoine Pinay a conservative who once said he would never go back into that bear cage seeks support for a second term as French premier. He began conferences with non Communist factions and hopes to form France's 21st postwar government after Mendes France.

PARIS Antoine Pinay France Pierre Mendes Pinay Republican Mendes-France MRP Unists Assembly Blican and

Fire Kills 13 Race Horses at Arizona Downs

A morning blaze at Arizona Downs Race Track destroyed 24 stalls and killed thirteen horses including Son-O-Lais and Dusty Acres. The fire's cause was unknown, with about 50 horses still unaccounted hours later as owners reported loose animals seen miles away. General manager Jim Herbureaux estimated losses over 50 thousand dollars.

Phoenix Ariz Arizona Downs Race Track Jim Herbuxeous Son-O-Lais Dusty Acres An &Stall Herbureaux

WIFE TAKES NEWS CALMLY AS PILOT HONORED

Dorothy Williarme learns her husband Capt. George Williams shot down a Russian MIG over the Yellow Sea last week. Williams 31, a World War I veteran, was identified by the Air Force as one of two U. S. pilots under orders to fire who knocked down two MIGs.

Austin Tex Dorothy Williarme Yellow Sea George Williams Air Force Williams U. S

Death Ends 84 Year Old Burton Couple

J. Fred Burton 84 died in a local hospital after a long marriage ended prematurely. His spouse passed away previously, leaving a quiet family obituary noting the couple’s long life together.

Burton J. Fred Burton

Reds Eye Scuttle of Chiang Force

Chiang Kai-shek today called evacuation and redeployment of the Tachens a positive preparation for a counterattack against the Red mainland. He said the move was painful but necessary as Tachens lose military value and the government must conserve counterattack potential to reclaim the mainland.

Taipei Chiang Kai Shek Tachen Island Chiang

Mighty U S Fleet Evacuates Tachens Under Fire Threat

A large American naval task force circles the Tachens to shield a staged evacuation of about 30 000 Nationalist soldiers and civilians. The 75 ship group with 6 carriers and 500 planes will stand ready to fire back if attacked as Marines and Navy beach parties go ashore.

Assestes Tachen Islands Washington U. S. Marine Navy U.S Formosa Adm Lorenzo Sherwood Sabin, Jr Tachens Yu Shan Pishan Sabin U. S Yikiangshan Island East China

Evacuation of Tachens Under Naval Guard Near Formosa

U S naval task force encircles the Tachens to cover evacuation of about 30 000 Chinese Nationalist troops and civilians as Communist torpedo boats lurk 17 miles away. Marines ashore and helicopters hover while minesweepers scan the waters.

Taipei Formosa U.S. Navy U.S Becker Nationalia U. S 7Th Fleet Islands

Britain Urges Soviet Restraint on Chinese Communists

Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told Parliament Britain has asked the Soviet government to urge restraint on the Chinese Communist forces off the China coast. He noted approaches were made January 28 through the British ambassador in Moscow, and discussed with the Soviet chargé d affaires. Eden cited ongoing diplomacy and shared hope that ceasefire talks and evacuation efforts may lead to peace and security in the West Pacific.

London Anthony Eden Britain China Inoscow William Hayter Eden House of Commons Commonwealth Formosa Strait Tachen Islands VU. S West Pacific

Red Guns Fire At U S Jets Near Formosa

A U S Navy pilot reported antiaircraft fire from Chinese Communist guns on small islands north of the Tachens as U S carrier planes operated at high altitude. No damage or enemy aircraft were observed. evacuations of 4 000 Chinese Nationalist troops and civilians were underway nearby with ships clustered offshore.

T. & Tth Formosan U. S Tachens

Bill Deadline In Legislature Next Monday

Columbus voters face a flurry of bills as 106 lawmakers return with many measures. The deadline for bill introductions in both houses looms next Monday night, with high priority on four major proposals including unemployment compensation, education boards, aid to the aged, and port authorities along Lake Erie tied to seaway development.

Columbus CIO House Indust and Labor Committee House State Board of Education House Pducation Committee Senate Senate Health Committee Commerce and Transportation Committee Lake Erie St. Lawrence Seaway

Judge Allows News Photos in Chillicothe Courtrooms

Judge Walter M. Shea of the Chillicothe Municipal Court ruled contempt charges would not be pressed against the Chillicothe Gazette for permit news photographs when court sessions are not in progress. Probate Judge Kenneth assured the official that photographs would be allowed in nonsession courtrooms.

Chillicothe Walter M. Shea Chillicothe Municipal Court Today Chillicothe Gazette Seasion Rouse Common Pleas Kenneth

Libyan Royal Family Member Dies in Related Incident

Sherif Mohieddin el Sinussi a 22 year old nephew of Queen Fatima died in a related feud incident with Sayed Ibrahim el Shalhi royal household comptroller. El Sinussi had been convicted of a premeditated serious case last December. El Shalhi was struck on October 5 as she entered a car.

Libya Sherif Mohieddin el Sinussi Fatima Sayed Ibrahim el Shalhi el Sinussi el Shalhi

Cannon-Firing MIGs No Match for Sabres

Two Russian built MIG-15s over the Yellow Sea failed to threaten eight Sabres in a clash southwest of Pyongyang. Lt Charles E. Salmon and Capt. George F. Williams Jr. praised the F-86 Sabrejet, saying Soviet jets did not damage any American planes.

Yellow Sea

Heavy Rains Swell Southern Ohio Creeks

Columbus Weather Bureau reports heavy weekend rains swollen creeks in southern Ohio but no flood danger along the Scioto and Ohio Rivers. Rainfall measured about 1 inch at Cincinnati and 1.13 inches at Columbus, absorbed by the frozen ground in many areas.

Columbus Columbus Weather Bureau Ohio Cincinnati Scioto

Third Mine Disaster Brings Toll to 130

India's third mining disaster in two months claims 55 more coal diggers in Bihar. The Amalabad mine explosion 100 miles northwest of Calcutta cited gas seepage as the cause, raising the total toll across the three tragedies to 120.

New Delhi India Bihar Amalabad Calcutta

Ohio weekend traffic toll rises with eight deaths

A survey from Sunday night through the weekend reports eight traffic fatalities in Ohio including one fire death at Newark. The toll brings total accidental deaths to nine as highways faced heavy travel and an ocean truck incident near Marysville.

Marysville Ohio Newark

Eerie Wind Keeps Hutist Aloft After Parachute Open

Col. W Beane of Norfolk recounts a 35th birthday ordeal near San Antonio where strong updrafts trapped him in his parachute for 35 minutes after bail out from Luke AFB to Randolph. Clouds sleet and darkness hid the canopy while he watched his watch. He landed in a tree with minor scratches after a rancher offered coffee.

Col. W. Beane Norfolk Randolph Air Force Base Luke Afb Beane

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Yorktown Formosa Straits Nats Arab League The United Nations N. Y Mighty U.S. Fleet Yikiangshan Upper Tachen Associated Prem Jim Becker Bates Alr Harbor Alfred M. Pride Tth Technical Air Control Service Na- Uoneliet Ya Shan Islands Peiping Red Army Forrest Edwards Phibious Unpovern Fy Texan Formosan Wate Saigon Viet Nam Russia Pyongyang North Korea News Index Page Eel Athens Chauncey el Gallipolis Nelsonville Ponieroyteed Wwe Renee San Antonio, Tex
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