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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1954

Page

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Dulles Faces Senate Doubts On Red China Policy

Secretary of State Dulles defends U S stance on Red China at Geneva and Indochina talks amid Republican doubts. He asserts no U S recognition of the Chinese Communist regime and outlines how Korea and Indochina issues fit with current policy. Senator Knowland questions the Geneva invitation and calls for equal voice for affected states in Indochina talks.

Washington Dulles Congress Berlin House Foreign Affairs Committee U.S Geneva Sen Knowland California Senate New York Indochina U. S Korea

Polio Gamma Globulin Tests Inconclusive

A group of 17 polio experts appointed by the U.S. Public Health Service found no evidence gamma globulin prevented or mitigated paralytic polio in mass inoculations in 23 epidemic areas. They also found no benefit when given to family contacts. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis planned three million doses worth 19 million dollars for summer use.

Washington U. S. Public Health Service National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis

Surplus Ship Fraud Mounts with 5 Indictments

A federal grand jury returned five additional indictments charging 18 individuals and seven corporations with diverse offenses relating to WWI surplus ships disposal. Among the defendants is former Rep. Joseph Casey of Massachusetts. Indictments were voted last April 23 but sealed due to defendants living abroad.

Washington Brownell Joseph Casey D-Mass United States

Confessions of a Classified Ad

Classified ads exist to fulfill wants for jobs sales and hires. They share people seeking a better future and homes, telling stories with hopeful endings. Each short notice aims to connect readers with opportunities and solutions.

Eleven State Dept workers labeled security risks

In 1953 eleven State Department employees were discharged for cause, while 291 of the 590 security dismissals transferred to other federal agencies. The House Appropriations Committee released the breakdown showing subversive activity and other causes such as drunkenness and incompetence, with 278 investigations pending.

Washington State Department House Appropriations Committee R. W. Scott McLeod McLeod Department

Postal Wave Hike Chided

Senator Burke of Ohio said the proposed postal salary raise averaging $100 a year was too skimpy. He contacted Postmaster General Summerfield after hearing the figure from postal workers and noted letters demanding a raise. A Columbus clerk complained his pay would rise from 3470 to 3480 dollars annually.

Washington Burke Ohio Summerfield Columbus

Invalid Father Watches Son Die in Garage Fire

In Los Angeles an invalid father in a wheel chair watched as his 4 year old son Mark Clark burned to death in a garage fire. Neighbors’ children played nearby when the boy hid in a car. his brothers David, 12, and Edward, 15, tried to reach him but were driven back by flames. Archie Clark was rushed to a hospital from grief.

Los Angeles Mark Clark David Edward Archie Clark

Tot follows ducks into pond and drowns in Oklahoma

In Tecumseh, a 17 month old boy named Donald Oliver Boyle wandered after ducks to a farm stock pond on his grandparents’ land. The ducks swam and the child followed, then sank and drowned in the water. His mother Effie Boyle witnessed the tragedy.

Tecumseh Okla Effie Boyle Donald Oliver Boyle Donald

Drunken Driving Fine In Cuyahoga Falls At Five Hundred

Akron reports that the maximum penalty for drunken driving in nearby Cuyahoga Falls is a $500 fine and up to one year in jail. The notice highlights the harsher consequence for repeat offenses and aligns with state statutes.

Akron Onic Cuyahoga Falls

Yank Bombers Force Rebels To Pull Back

The French command announced the 18 day siege of Muong Sai near Luang Prabang in Laos has been lifted with aid from American B26 bombers. Vietminh Division 308 pulled back from the Luang Prabang vicinity and Muong Sai and is regrouping north west of the capital in the Bac River valley.

Saigon Indochina Muong Sai Luang Prabang Laos High Vietminh Division No Bac River

Bricker Paet Debate Clogs Senate Docket

The Senate resumes a lengthy debate on the Bricker proposal to curb treaty powers with leaders pressing for final action this week. Republican Leader Knowland of California suggested the matter could be disposed of tomorrow or Thursday as other legislative business piles up. The amendment would require congressional approval or a two thirds vote to make treaties self executing as domestic law.

Washington Senate Bricker Knowland California Congress

Holiday Ends as Eisenhowers Cut California Trip Short

President Eisenhower wraps up southern California vacation and plans to fly to Washington tonight arriving early tomorrow. Secretary Dulles to brief him on the Berlin Big Four conference after arrival. Hagerty notes a wonderful trip while dodging questions on Army aide Stevens and Senator McCarthy dispute.

Palm Springs Calif Eisenhower California Washington Capital Dulles Berlin Hagerty Secretary of the Army Stevens Sen McCarthy R-Wis

China Reds Purged Nation of 15 Million

in testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, Walter Robertson said the Chinese Communist regime has killed about 15 million of its own people since 1949 through executions and famine. He warned of ongoing Asia crises, urged keeping nationalist forces on Formosa, and highlighted Japan’s trade needs and allied security burdens.

China Washington Walter Robertson Congress Eastern State Department House Appropriations Committee Roberston Department Asia Formosa Red China Japan Korea Eisenhower South Korea

Rhodes proposes racing commissioner in governor’s cabinet

Ohio gubernatorial hopeful James A. Rhodes advocates a cabinet position for a racing commissioner to oversee the state racing commission. Rhodes, unopposed for the Republican nomination, criticizes Gov. Lausche for regulating horse racing and cites Cleveland tracks receiving 210 days this year.

Dayton James A. Rhodes Ohio Rhodes Frank J. Lausche Lausche Cleveland State Racing Commission

Robbery Victim Dies at Bill's Tavern in Cleveland

William C. Kostecki Sr., 56, died in a Cleveland hospital after being found bound gagged and shot in his west side tavern. The crime scene at Bill's Tavern showed a ransacked premises and about $1200 missing.

Cleveland William C. Kostecki, Sr Bill

Ferguson Says Recession Talk Hurts Nation

Senator Ferguson criticizes Democratic rhetoric on a downturn, while Hoover dismisses signs of a big low mood and Mitchell notes November’s vote hinges on voters’ self assessment of living standards.

Showdown With Stevens Delayed Till Thursday

Senator Bates testimony framed the delay as the Army debate over communists in its ranks continues. McCarthy pressed Stevens to answer charges of coddling and promoting communists as the confrontation shifts to a Thursday hearing.

Stevens Senator Bates Washington Sen McCarthy R-Wis Army Robert T. Stevens Senate Investigations Subcommittee Wisconsin Sen. Dirksen Irving Peress New York Peress Peres Hrig Ralph Zwicker Zwicker Camp Kilmer N. J

Senator Targets Beer Firm Owns Cardinals Baseball Ties

U S Senator Ed Johnson proposed antitrust legislation to bar any professional baseball club owned by beer or liquor companies, aiming at August Busch and the St. Louis Cardinals. He denounced the beer base ball alliance as harming youth and urged Congress to strip immunity from such ownership.

Washington Edwin C. Johnson D-Cole Johnson Senate August S. Busch Anheuser Busch, Inc Busch St. Louis Cardinals Rohnson St. Louis August & Busch Cardinals S&s Congress America

Infant Taken From Hospital Still Missing

Steubenville Ohio police seek a man who abducted 7 month old Pamela Conrad from Gill Hospital while a nurse was away. The infant ill with pneumonia was admitted Saturday. Authorities watch Maryland homes of Gerald B Conrad and relative Helen Elhose. the mother Betty Lou Conrad is imprisoned on a bigamy conviction.

Steubenville Ohio Pamela Conrad Baltimore Westernport Gerald &. Conrad Helen Elhose Gill Hospital Pamela Alice Ernest Conrad Betty Lou Conrad

Pontiff Fails To Make Gain

Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII 77 faces renewed difficulty in taking food as his long gastric ailment worsens. Officials hope he can soon take all nourishment orally.

Vatican City Pius Vatican

Pen-Pals Couple To Wed After 40 Years Of Waiting

Eric Tobelin and Charlotte Staudte, childhood sweethearts in Germany, plan a March 6 wedding in Anchorage Alaska. Tobelin now 54 and employed in Alaska married life began after decades of letters from Germany during the war. Charlotte travels to Alaska for the ceremony and has her white satin dress ready.

Minneapolis Anchorage Alaska Eric Tobelin Charlotte Staudte Bad Lovisick Germany Eric Charlotte Merchant Marine America Oscar Westlund Mound Minn Tobehn Miss Staudie

Carbondale Plea to Save Tiny Ohio Post Office

Carbondale Ohio seeks to keep its small Post Office open as Sen. Burke reports the department plans to close in September for economy. Postmaster P C Mace notes the office serves as a town meeting place and community hub for about 40 residents amid his approaching retirement.

Washington Carbondale Ohio Athens County Athens Parbondale P. C. Mace Burke Mace Summmerfield

Blaze Kills 3 In Louisville

A three story Louisville apartment fire claimed three lives and left four seriously injured. Victims include Arthur Lee Chapman 42 who leapt to die, Edith Dalbow and Ernest Richmond found inside the blaze. Others burned suffered third degree burns while escaping.

Louisville Arthur Lee Chapman Edith Dalbow Ernest Richmond Clifford Roland Hazel Chapman Sarah Lavgenburg James Devan

Address Aide to Tax Program Sought by GOP Leaders

Republican congressional leaders seek a presidential broadcast to bolster support for the administration's tax program. Administration officials discussed the idea with some GOP congressmen, but no decision has been made.

Washington Eisenhower

Ohio Officer Aboard Lost Training Plane

Civil Air Patrol units and Webb Air Force Base planes resumed the search for a missing training plane. The instructor crew identified were 1st Lt. Ray E B Badertscher, 28, of Sharonville Ohio, and 1st Lt. Harold E Rogers, 30, of Vernon Texas.

Big Spring Tex Civil Air Patrol Webb Air Force Base Fred M. Dean Ray EB. Badertscher Hiram J. Badertscher Rt. 1 Sharonville Ohio Harold E. Rogers Vernon

Meigs Soldier Among Korean Dead

Pfe Arthur F Wise of Pomeroy Route 2 was identified by the Army as among 69 more soldiers confirmed dead in Korea. All had been listed as Missing in Action for over a year.

Washington Arthur F. Wise Pomeroy Route 2 Korea

Ohioan Admits Slaying Youth and Implicating Another

Anthony Derda, 29, told a Cleveland police inspector he killed a boy in a woods near Pittsburgh in 1935 and let Henry Oberhelman take the blame. Derda identified the victim as Steve Kotola, then seven. Oberhelman, then sixteen, was tried and acquitted and later died. Pittsburgh police confirmed Kotola’s death and noted Oberhelman’s trial outcome.

Cleveland Anthony Derda Pittsburgh Steve Kotola Henry Oberhelman Derda Kotola Oberhelman Joseph Flynn

Convict Slain In Escape Try At Draper Prison

In SPEIGNER Alabama a two year old white convict was shot and killed with another wounded during an escape attempt at Draper Prison. Deputy Warden J H Robertson said prison population check showed only two inmates involved. The dead man was Ronald Coleman of Birmingham who had been in prison since June 1953 and linked to a January escape plot. The injured man was William Glover, 21, of Whigham Georgia.

William Glover Whigham. Ga

Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Rise Through Weekend

The outlook for Ohio from Wednesday to Sunday shows average temperatures about 3 to 6 degrees above normal. Normal lows run 23 to 27 and highs 39 to 46, with a cooler Wednesday and a warmer trend by Saturday and Sunday. Precipitation is light on Saturday with up to a quarter inch in northern areas and some amounts on Wednesday in parts of the north.

Norma

Long Hair Indian Elder Dies in Arizona

Alex Tashquinth, a Pima Indian who claimed to be 115 years old and last of Arizona's Long Hairs, died Monday in his one room adobe home near Komatke Arizona. He maintained long hair as a defiant tradition against whites.

Komatke Ariz Alex Tashquinth Arizona

Murder trial in third week details sternbaum case

Mansfield Ohio testimony began third week with ten minor witnesses. Pvt Donald Mayer recalled delivering for Sternbaum grocery Dec 4 1952 the night Leah Sternbaum's body was found in ashes of a fire at the supermarket office. Mayer noted his truck glove compartment had been ransacked. Jurors heard Sternbaum statement via earphones while press was barred.

Mansfield Ohio Max Sternbaum Mansfield Grocery Donald Mayer F Mansfield Fort Hrage Sternbaum Leah Sternbaum Mayer

Yankees Trade Raschi To Cardinals For Cash

The New York Yankees announced the sale of pitcher Vic Raschi to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and several minor league players. GM George Weiss said the deal involved considerable cash, though the exact amount and minor league names were not disclosed.

ST Petersburg Fla New York Yankees Vic Raschi St. Louis Cardinals George Weiss Yankees

Prevaricator Deluxe Wins With Rail Lie

Denver's LP A radio station celebrated Washington's Birthday by awarding a prize to Ww Ham FE Murphy for the biggest file submitted by hopefuls. Murphy's story involved Paul Sunyan's younger brother Calvin at the world's biggest railroad.

Denver Washington Ww Ham FE Murphy Lars Murphy Paul Sunyan Calvin Jerusalem Australia

Conference or MBUS. Oh 4 0) persons arg e annual

Fragmentary OCR text describes an annual event or conference with unclear details. The readable parts mention MBUS or a conference and some numbers, but key names, dates, and places are missing. The item resembles a brief public notice or meeting summary with incomplete data.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Red Rose the Messenger Canadian Industries, Ltd Windsor Ontario White House James C. Hagerty News Index Chauncey Logan Nelsonville Pomeroy -Middleport State Dept Hoover Ferguson R-Mich GOP Stephen A. Mitchell American Good Government Society Europe Mitchell Quizzer Walter Judd Minnesota House Judd William Bergin Pontiff Blaze Meigs Ohioan Srd Raschi
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