14 Feb 1957
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1957
Page
1
A four year old boy Willard Frantz wandered more than two miles from home in Mansfield. Richland County deputies and 80 Marine Corps reservists joined in a five hour search locating him Wednesday night after he was reported missing at about 6 p.m. by his mother Mrs Clayton Frontz.
The Rev. Philip Potter of New York cited Hungary's teenager revolt as a powerful example against Communist propaganda. Potter, youth secretary for the World Council of Churches based in Geneva, called the movement a clear demonstration of faith and resolve among young Christians.
Ohio Indiana and Kentucky business leaders may question U S Chamber of Commerce legislative experts on measures before Congress today. John S Coleman, chamber president, says sessions aim to organize businessmen to speak effectively on legislative issues affecting business.
Archie Willis 36 a Pitkin Louisiana native and father of seven died Wednesday after plunging 75 feet from a girder at the Beverly Ohio Power Company plant during construction of a new unit. Police reported the fatal fall occurred at the construction site.
Patrolman Marshal Wilds about 30 was taken to General Hospital with a bullet wound after a Wednesday night gunfight with a burglar. The suspect, James Patrick Sickels 31 of Newark, was also wounded and is in serious condition.
Dr Oscar Jaszi 81 longtime head of Oberlin College political science department from 1935 to 1952 died Wednesday. Before exile from Hungary he was minister of minorities in the Cabinet of Count Michael Karolyi during Hungary's democratic effort.
Five year old James Whitley died when his mother Barbara Whitley 23 swerved to avoid a stopped car picking up a hitchhiker and crashed head on into a truck. Barbara and three younger sons were injured.
A report for the governor and General Assembly by the Ohio Turnpike Commission finds 93 percent of motorists on the toll road observe speed limits.
Thomas H. Rea of Cambridge is named the new president of the Ohio Hardware Association, replacing the outgoing leader as the trade group announces its leadership change in Cleveland.
Frank E. Wells, owner of the Alliance residence where Eldon Shoup 25 was killed, offers 1500 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer. Shoup and his father Earl 49 surprised two burglars fleeing after rifling a safe of 1000 dollars.
Lt. Donald C. Brass a Navy reservist on two weeks of active duty escaped unhurt after his Fury jet crashed and burned following takeoff from Port Columbus Naval Air Station. The incident occurred during a two week active duty period prompting an investigation.
A man identified as Henry Anderson, 31, of Brookville Montgomery County, was fatally injured when his car left control on Ohio 126 near Venice. Police reported the incident occurred today.
Columbus committee approves resolution directing a Senate House commission to study the possible state purchase of Malabar Farm in Richland County the former home of Louis Bromfield for potential government use.
Bitter Egyptian criticism questioned the chances of the Dulles plan succeeding in persuading Israel to pull its forces from Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel postponed a Wednesday decision to seek more details while Cairo disputed U.S. assurances and Saudis warned the proposal could strain U.S. Saudi relations.
Unofficial returns from 567 of about 2,700 USW locals show David J. McDonald leading rival Donald C. Rarick by more than two to one. Rarick, from McKeesport, rose from a dues protest. McDonald benefited from the recent dues hike and salary raise for the presidency.
The New York Times reports Harold E. Stassen will resign his White House disarmament post early next year to pursue the Pennsylvania governorship. Washington sources say he told President Eisenhower of his plan, with ongoing UN negotiations through this year.
Two soldiers were executed early today at Fort Leavenworth for separate killings. Winfred D. Moore of Virginia Beach and Thomas J. Edwards of Ardmore were hanged after military trials. Moore killed cab driver Charles Pettit during a 1953 robbery at Fort Bragg. Edwards killed a German girl in Kitzingen, Germany in March 1953.
In Carthage Texas two men using a old telephone generator to shock fish on the Sabine River were caught after a warden responded. They were fined $117.50 for the incident on the river.
Calvin Laskey, once credited with reviving Elmdale Christian Church in Kansas, is jailed after pleading guilty to illegally marrying a couple. FBI records show 26 prior felony convictions. he claimed wartime POW status and past escapes, with a history spanning Canada and multiple U.S. prisons.
optimistic unions and management say a contract could come today after a bargaining session in New York. leaders from the New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association report progress as a 45,000 dock worker strike continues from Portland Maine to Hampton Roads Virginia and a tugboat strike adds pressure on the waterfront. the Queen Elizabeth liner may be diverted to Halifax if the stalemate persists.
The General Services Administration suspends its lease purchase program as inflation pressures ease and to support President Eisenhower's effort to curb inflation. The plan would have funded 97 post offices and federal buildings costing nearly 700 million dollars, with only a 2 million dollar Rock Island project contracted so far.
The market moved higher in early trading to sustain Wednesday’s rally. Several key stocks gained fractions to about $2 a share as the tape lagged two minutes in reporting the opening transactions.
A ground party moved toward a mountain wreckage southeast of Parshall Colorado found by a Civil Air Patrol pilot. The overdue plane from Ogden Utah to Denver carried four Denver area residents including Harvey Kite 40 Paul Kean 32 and A J Parker 35, all former Columbus Ohio businessmen.
Spokesmen for General Motors and John Foster Dulles deny any hunting deer out of season on their Canadian island properties. A U S State Department spokesman says Dulles has never hunted on his island retreat and follows game laws. Ontario legislator Ross L Wicher accuses Canada of permitting wealthy Americans to hunt year round on privately owned lands including Duck Island and Griffiths Island.
Carson City Nev reports the Robert S Miller Real Estate Co of Pasadena Calif asked the State Department of Economic Development for information on selling a town. The firm is willing to pay as much as 100000 dollars for a village whether inhabited or not.
An advertiser used a Messenger Classified Ad to trace a missing front wheel assembly for a Super Cycle Motor Scooter on Carbondale Kimberly Road last Monday. The seller says the item was found before the newspaper arrived.
A Democratic revision of Eisenhower's Middle East resolution gained tentative White House support. Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees altered a key provision 15-13 along party lines. Hagerty said the language aims to grant the president the authority he seeks, with further study by Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles.
A three story Council Bluffs rest home was destroyed by a sudden fire killing 14 patients with 13 others hospitalized or treated. Firemen say a woman prayed in bed as flames rose, while officials investigate the cause and licensing history of the home under Mrs. Ivy Lee Gilmore.
The British government warned that the Soviet Union is developing a nuclear headed rocket capable of 100 miles in space at over 5000 mph. Defense Minister Duncan Sandys told the House of Commons the nation must be ready to retaliate. The Commons voted 302 to 243 in support of Macmillan era defense policies.
Senator Lausche of Ohio, a five term former governor elected last November, says he is adjusting to the Senate's routine. He notes Washington brings world and domestic issues and asserts he will join the governmental economy bloc while opposing a bill granting expenses for former residents on principle.
Pomeroy officials expect flasher lights at the Hobson crossing of the New York Central railroad by June 1. Prosecuting Attorney James B. O'Brien was informed by letter, and NYC officials say all materials will arrive by April to start construction. The crossing has seen several automobile train collisions.
Louis Budenz 65 former editor of the Daily Worker was reported fairly comfortable after suffering a heart attack. He fell ill Wednesday night as he finished the fourth lecture in a 10 part series on the Techniques of Communism sponsored by the Newport Alumni Club in Newport Rhode Island.
Athens streets emptied at noon as shops closed and traffic halted in a silent protest against Britain’s refusal to grant Cypriots self-determination. Workers downed tools in a coordinated act across Greece.
Police in Guilford identified the nude body found in a nearby stream as author George Sessions Perry who had been missing since December 13. Madison officials said the 6 foot 4 inch 185 pound writer likely died by his own hand after arthritis left him unable to walk far. Police had searched for weeks using bloodhounds helicopters a glass bottomed boat and divers.
Hungary's regime admits anti Red rebels control Toemperkeny town nearly 342 months after the Russian army struck Budapest to crush the October revolt. No fighting reported.
President Eisenhower hunted quail with Humphrey on a Georgia plantation and added a 22 pound gobbler to the day. White House press secretary Hagerty called it the biggest turkey locals had seen as Whitney, the New York financier and new British ambassador, joined the hunt at the Whitney estate.
Ohio lawmakers consider a constitutional amendment to let counties absorb key services and create super counties. Proposals include multi municipality borough style governance and reciprocal fishing license deals, with others aiming to cut the State Board of Education and broaden unemployment coverage.
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