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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1955

Page

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President Sees Russia Turmoil and Policy Steady

President Eisenhower commented on the Soviet leadership shakeup as internal dissension with no expected change to U S policy aimed at peace. He cautioned against assuming a tougher stance by Moscow and noted no proof Russia leads in hydrogen bomb development. He referenced Zhukov and a recent incident of a U S Navy plane shot down near Tachien's area as not necessarily hostile.

Washington Eisenhower Russia United States Georgi K. Zhukov Zhukov Formosa Strait Red China United Nations U. S. Navy Tachens Far East China

AEC to Buy Extra Power From OVEC Plant

The Atomic Energy Commission says OVEC will supply 165000 kilowatts more energy than planned from Kyger Creek and Clifty Creek plants. AEC Chairman Strauss told Senator Anderson the firm will sell the extra power and the commission will buy it. This boosts capacity and lowers power costs to AEC.

Washington Atomic Energ Commission AEC Portsmouth Kyger Creek Cheshire Clifty Creek Madison Ind Lewis L. Struss Senator Anderson D-Nm Joint Committee On Atomic Energy Strauss Ohio Valley Electric Co Commission

Zhukov Named Defense Minister as Malenkov Moves Up

In Moscow the Soviet parliament unani mously approved Georgi K. Zhukov as defense minister while Georgi K. Malenkov became deputy premier and minister of power stations. Marshal Bulganin stepped down as defense minister after presenting a program to boost heavy industry and living standards. Marshal Ivan S. Konev praised armed forces readiness in a pivotal session.

Moscow Georgi K. Zhukov Eisenhower Soviet Union Supreme Soviet Georgi K. Malenkov Sta Bulganin Malenkov Andukov Kremlin Defense Ministry Ivan S. Konev L. P. Beria Ussr Zhukov Nikita S. Khrushchev Nikolai Bulganin George Marenkov Russia Joseph Stalin Georg) Malenkov Lavrenti Heria Malenkov Nikita Khrushchev

Court Rules Libraries Have Fund Priority

Ohio Supreme Court rules county budget commissions must prioritize libraries over municipalities when distributing classified tax funds. The 6-0 decision follows an appeal by Shaker Heights and other Cuyahoga County municipalities over the 1954 revenue allocation by the county commission.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Shaker Heights Cuyahoga County

Man Dies of Burns in Cincinnati Home Accident

Joseph Barton aged 32 died late last night from burns suffered hours earlier when he fell against a stove at his Cincinnati home. The coroner reported he was epileptic.

Cincinnati Joseph Barton Barton

Senator Warns Soviet Policy After Russia Change

Senator William Knowland at a Lincoln Day event warned that Soviet leadership under Nikolai Bulganin will maintain aggression and reject peaceful coexistence with the West. He said there is no appeasement in the Far East and cited Khrushchev as the strong man who backed Bulganin after Malenkov’s resignation.

Akron Russia Nikolai Bulganin William Knowland R-Calif Knowland Far East Nikita Khrushchev Soviet Communist Party Soviet Union Khrushchev Georgi Malenkov

Reds Down U S Plane Amid Tachens Evacuation

In Formosa waters Communist antiaircraft batteries shot down a U S Navy Skyraider during Tachens evacuation operations. The pilot Lt jg Oheren and two crew were rescued with minor injuries. The mission was not deemed hostile as the aircraft apparently misnavigated near China. Civilians and Nationalist troops were evacuated to Formosa with thousands already ashore at Keelung.

Taipei Formosa U3. Navy Tachen Islands Tachens USS Estes W. J. Oheren U.S. Navy South Tachen Keelung Formosan U. S. Tth U.S Alfred M. Pride 7Th Fleet Arn Admiral Pride U. S U. S S East China Sea Defense Ministry Ralph Boyce U.S. Foreign Operations Administration

Growers Renew Stand Against Price Support

The Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association renewed its opposition to price supports for produce from members' lerds and greenhouses. The group closed its 40th annual meeting in Columbus and urged action against planting crops on land removed from price-supported programs by acreage controls.

Columbus Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association

Escaped Slayer Added To List Of FBI 10 Most Wanted Men

Patrick Eugene McDermott, 56, an escaped Canton slayer, was added to the FBI ten most wanted list. Convicted 29 years ago for the ambush slaying of Canton Daily News editor Don R. Mellett, he escaped from Ohio Penitentiary last November 28 after robbing a taxi driver outside the prison. McDermott is described as intelligent, with hospital technician skills, and has worked as a barber, machinist, and sign painter. He is 5 small, heavily built, brown hair and eyes, scar above the left eyebrow, and the tip of his left index finger amputated.

Washington Canton Don R. Mellett FBI Patrick Eugene McDermott McDermott Mellett Derworld Ohio Columbus Chicago Ing Peter Kenzik San Diego Calif

Tough Acts By Russia Are Seen

Washington expects a harsher Soviet stance after Malenkov’s fall with Khrushchev in power. Molotov signals tougher measures to counter Western plans for German rearmament while warning that hydrogen bomb capabilities could erode US advantages. US agencies anticipate weeks of higher tension and harder rhetoric from Moscow.

Washington Moscow Aea Nikolai Hulganin VM. Molotov Nikita Ss. Khrushcheva Armbamador Charles E. Bohien Mostow Moss Shetscey Molotov Europe Malenkov Rasia United States U.S Malenkeev Khrushchevy

Union Leaders Near Merger Agreement Report

AFL and CIO leaders advanced plans to merge their federations in Miami Beach. Three-man subcommittees met to craft a detailed framework addressing rival union raids and territorially by preventing members from being raided between unions in the proposed 15 million member federation led by Walter Reuther and George Meany.

Miami Beach Fla AFL CIO George Meany Walter Reuther

Sam Sheppard Bail Bid Looks Doubtful

In Cleveland today osteopath Samuel Sheppard faced slim odds for bail during his appeal of a wife murder conviction. Three Court of Appeals judges who denied bail refused to seek Ohio Supreme Court review and signaled another denial would follow.

Cleveland Samuelard Court of Appeals Sheppard Ohio Supreme Court

Route 33 Project Heads to Legislature for 1956 57

Ohio Department of Highways reported the Route 33 Chauncey project and four Division 10 jobs are set for the 1956 57 program. The plan, approved by the Highway Construction Council with Gov Lausche concurring, totals 1 250 000 dollars for 3.62 miles of work. Additional projects include Route 34 bridges in Hocking County and Route 50 and Route 43 improvements in Washington Meigs counties with multiple widening and relocation efforts.

Chauncey Ohio State Department of Highways Highway Construction Council Frank J. Lausche Highway Department Hocking County Logan Vinton County Washington County Coolville W County Hoss County McArthur Athens Meigs County Meigs Line Pomeroy

Shouts Shop Congregation

In Dallas a humorous remark about a crowded church gathering prompts laughter. W Clark of Snyder Texas recalls past crowds of shouting congregants. Rev C E Clark of Houston, a cousin, agrees such a scene would empty a modern congregation quickly.

Dallas W. Clark Snyder, Tex C. Be, Clark Houston Snyder

Drugs Blamed for Crime in Cleveland

Cuyahoga County chief probation officer Richard J. McManus said drug addiction contributed to about 12 to 15 percent of 1306 cases handled in 1954. He noted addicts were common in burglary and larceny and that those charged under drug laws formed the fourth largest offender group. He urged stiff prison sentences with no probation and strict enforcement.

Cleveland Cuyahoga County Richard J. McManus McManus

Soviet Policy Hints Boost Japanese Markets

Prospects of tougher Soviet world policy buoyed Tokyo shares with heavy industry issues leading gains. Prices rose sharply as about 10 million shares traded by midmorning with a near record volume reported in the morning session.

Tokyo Japan

Delayed twin birth charms Columbus mother awaiting March 22

A Columbus mother, Bernard Schnees, 35, expects a second baby about March 22 after giving birth to a 3 pound 12 ounce son on January 28, believed to be the twin of the next child. Doctors say spaced births like this are as rare as quintuplets, and the newborn son Douglas Lee arrived two months early and has been moved from an incubator. If the next baby is a girl, Deborah Lyn, or a boy, Dennis Lyn, are the chosen names.

Delaware Columbus Bernard Schnees Jane M. Case Schnees

Wind May Unite Churches After Destruction

A deadly storm last week left two frame churches wrecked at Commerce Landing Misa. The wind may unify the Mt Olive and Gospel Hat congregations that split 58 years ago. Mrs Atherman Sr will fund a new church on the plantation, serving about 10 000 acres.

Commerce Landing Misa Atherman Mt. Olive

Malenkov Seen Losing Power as Khrushchev Gains Influence

U S officials expect Georgi Malenkov to fade from prominence in the Kremlin as Nikita Khrushchev emerges as the leading figure. They warn the Stalin era methods may reappear if Malenkov is effectively sidelined and ultimately erased from power.

Mosceaw Stalin Nikita Khrushchev Kremlin Nikolai Bulganin Malenkov V. M. Molotov Lavrenty P Beria Beria

Increase Seen for Injured Workers Benefits in Ohio

Gov Frank Lausche backs a bill to raise maximum workers compensation in Ohio from 22.20 to 30 a week with increases for marriage and dependents. The proposal would lift the top weekly payment to about 40 percent of the worker’s wage and boost aid for three dependents.

Columbus Frank Usche

Thief Confesses Theft In Louisville Court

In Louisville Green identifies Mose Scott Jr in municipal court for stealing food from his home and taking Green’s false teeth. Green also says a bag of potatoes eight exes a pair of trousers and his teeth were missing.

Louisville Green Mose Scott, Jr

Giant Bomber Bursts Afire at Carswell Air Base

A B 36 intercontinental bomber burst into flames after landing at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas. Two crew members were killed and 14 others injured. wreckage spread along the runway as crash crews fought gasoline-fed fires for an hour. Major Robert Spence described the incident and the plane’s final resting place near the runway center.

Ort Worth Tex Carswell Air Force Base Robert Spence Carswell

Coffee Prices Cut In Cleveland Stores

Cleveland grocers cut coffee prices by 10 to 14 cents. Fisher Bros Kroger Pick-N-Pay and A P reduced prices to 79 to 8 cents, yielding the lowest coffee costs in years in the city.

Cleveland Fisher Bros. Co Kroger Co A&p

Leaps and Lives Columbus Suicide Jump Reported

Police said an elderly restaurant counter man, worried about his income taxes, jumped from the sixth floor window of his hotel room in Columbus early today. The incident prompted investigations by local authorities and left a note found at the scene.

Columbus

Airman rescues cargo plane by fixing gear at 4000 feet

Air Force reveals Sgt. Floyd A. James dangled from a C 124 wing at 4000 feet in subzero weather to replace a missing lock pin and prevent a crash. Maj. Lous W. Baker piloted from Alaska to Wright Patterson AFB after the jolt. James wore no parachute as two airmen steadied him during the 12 minute repair in 38 degree cold. He suffered a minor head cut but was otherwise unharmed.

Dayton Air Force Floyd A. James Cave City Ark Wright- Patterson Air Force Base Alaska Ladd Air Force Lous W. Baker Allentown Baker James M. Frank L. Schear Ralph W. Miller Madison W. Va

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