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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1952

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UN Rejects Red Compromise for Supervising Korea Truce

In Panmunjom talks the communists offer to accept Allied terms for truce supervision except a ban on rebuilding Red airfields. The UN commands call the counterproposal inflammatory and reject it. Subcommittee talks on prisoner exchange stall as both sides trade sharp accusations. V Adm Joy urges a good faith demonstration despite intransigence.

Munsan Korea Howard M. Turner Hsieh Fang Turner Panmunjom Free Nations Adm C. Turner Joy

ROK Troops Take Heavy Toll of Reds at Panmunjom Skirmish

South Korean forces report heavy toll in near Panmunjom clashes with Chinese near Korangpo and Sasi Bulge. The Eighth Army says about 3076 Communists killed, 852 wounded, ten captured since December 28, with Allied losses lighter, as fighting shifts to Heartbreak Ridge on the eastern front.

Seoul Korea Panmunjom U.S Eighth Army Korangpo Sasi Bulge Republic of Korea ROK Heartbreak Ridge

Ohio Natural Resources to Create Lands and Soils Division

Columbus Ohio The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will establish a Lands and Soils Division after authorization nearly three years ago by the 98th General Assembly. Director A W Marion announced the division unit is to be created and said the natural resources commission interviewed applicants for chief on Monday with no names released.

Columbus Ohio Department of Natural Resources A. W. Marion 98Th General Assembly Marion Natural Resources Commission

Gary Jaycees Award Not Given Shock At Meeting

The Gary Junior Chamber of Commerce told its annual meeting that a distinguished service award would not be presented this year. The selection committee, consisting of non members, reported it could not find an outstanding member in the organization.

Gary Ind

Churchill Truman Pledge Full European Army Aid

Prime Minister Churchill sails from Washington after four days of talks with President Truman. They support forming a unified European defense army including German French Italian and Low Country troops. A 1200 word communique is expected outlining raw materials accords and other points. Churchill will attend Congress to hear Truman's state of the union.

Truman Europe Churchill Britain United States Middle East Eden Dean Acheson Canada Congress Mr. Truman

Arrest Made In Bizarre Kidnap Case In Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City police arrested 24 year old John D Billett on bank robbery charges after a 14 year old boy was held captive for 79 days. Billett faces arraignment in city court as authorities investigate police actions surrounding the case. Hendricksen was released after the bank robbery occurred and a nationwide search for him followed.

Ricky Hendrickson Salt Lake City Thomas Flowers Ricky John D. Billet Earl Glade John D. Billett Richard Ricky) Hendricksen Billett Hendricksen

Auriol Resumes Hunt For French Premier

Paris socialist leader Christian Pineau abandoned a fruitless bid to form a cabinet and President Vincent Auriol resumed his search for a new premier. He planned further conferences to unite multiple factions in the Assembly to back a government.

Paris Christian Pineau Vincent Auriol

British Troops Fight Egyptian Guerrillas Near Suez Canal

Two British soldiers including an officer were killed in a clash west of a major RAF base near the Suez Canal. Guerillas opened fire on a convoy after dawn two miles west of the base, followed two hours later by the British Third Infantry Brigade confronting fighters four miles farther west as they moved to defend the ambushed convoy.

Cairo Egypt Royal Air Force Suez Canal Third Infantry

Thomas Davis OU Trustee and Athens Banker Dies at 85

Thomas J. Davis 85, vice president of the Bank of Athens and life trustee of Ohio University, died yesterday at Holmes Hospital Cincinnati. A prominent Cincinnati banker and industrialist, he helped obtain the Bank of Athens national charter in 1914. Survived by his widow Jane Jaynes Brown, he previously led First National Bank Cincinnati as president and chairman. He founded banks in Ashland Kentucky, Catlettsburg Kentucky, and Louisa Kentucky. He served on multiple corporate boards including Union Central Life and Cincinnati Gas & Electric.

Thomas J. Davis Bank of Athens Ohio University Holmes Hospital Cincinnati Davis First National Bank Jane Jaynes Brown James Dickey Brown Lizzie Armstrong Brown James D. Brown John Brown Albany Athens Union Central Life Insurance Co U. S. Printing and Lithograph Co Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co Christ Hospital The Rich Vein Coal Co

White House to decide on steel wage deal, Iron Age says

The Iron Age reports the final decision on any steel wage deal rests with the White House. A 45 day truce remains in force pending Wage Stabilization Board recommendations, with fears of a new steel strike by February 21. Scrap supplies worsen as eight U.S. Steel furnaces suspend operations, cutting production and signaling winter pressure on steel output.

New York White House Iron Age Wage Stabilization Board Atlantic City WSB Truman Trade Weekly U.S

Betty Thompson Dies After Long Cancer Fight

Betty Thompson 19, a high school beauty queen from East Point, Georgia, died after a four year cancer battle. She endured gracefully, amputating her right leg in 1949 and ending her engagement to sailor Tom Amburn last May. Her parents said she remained conscious until hours before death and told family she was ready to die.

Atlanta Betty Thompson E. P. Thompson East Point Betty Tom Amburn Sioux Falls S.D Tom Naval Station Norfolk

Ohio Retail Sales Rise in 1951 First Eleven Months

Ohio retail sales rose seven percent in the first 11 months of 1951 from 1950, with November 1951 sales up 11 percent from November 1950. Only grocery stores, motor vehicle dealers, and heating and plumbing dealers fell versus the prior November. Seven of Ohio’s eight largest cities posted gains in November 1951 and for the year to date.

Columbus Ohio Bureau of Business Research Us State University

Enterprise Adrift Near Rocky Ships Graveyard

The Flying Enterprise remains dangerously adrift off the Cornish coast as tug crews led by Capt. Kurt Carlsen and Mate Kenneth Dancy struggle to attach a new tow line. After a five inch hawser broke during a squall, the Turmoil and other tugs with U S destroyer Willard Keith await calmer seas to attempt another tow. Fal mouth nearby, hope centers on better weather for rescue.

London Kurt Carlsen Kenneth Dancy Enterprise Turmoil U. S Willard Keith Paris

Cold Front Grips Nation With Polar Temperatures

January weather brings subzero readings in northern New England and the Rocky Mountains. Cold air from Canada expands into Montana North Dakota and the north central region. Meanwhile Texas through the Middle Atlantic stay mild with 50s and 60s. Light snow falls in Wisconsin Minnesota and Lake Superior region. Rain or snow spans from the lower Great Lakes to western Pennsylvania and northern Georgia.

Midwest New England Rocky Mountain Canada Montana North Dakota North Central Texas Ohio River Middle Atlantic Wisconsin Minnesota Lake Superior Great Lakes Pennsylvania Georgia Appalachians

Registration Order Affects Ohio Cities Over 16 000

Columbus joins Fremont Ironton and Marietta as voter registration cities after the 1950 census. Secretary of State Ted W. Brown notified election boards of the population change and new registration requirement.

Columbus Fremont Ironton Marietta Ted W. Brown

Soviet Move for Top-Level Talks Beaten

Paris United Nations political committee blocked a Soviet bid to convene a high level Security Council meeting on Korean truce talks. It approved a plan to hold a special meeting with foreign ministers or similar ranks if the council decides it would be effective, not "without delay."

Paris United Nations Security Council Brazil France Britain U. S

Wild Dog Mystery Solved By Kansas City Pathologists

A fox hunter shot a so called wild dog in Cleveland. Pathologists at Cleveland city hospital, led by R K Kula of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, found the animal was mainly chow with a mane likely from long untamed life, not a rare wild type.

Cleveland City Hospital R. K. Kula Cleveland Museum of Natural History Kula

Truman urges warier calm in election year address

President Truman told Congress to join him in an election year armistice on political rights that could affect national interests. He warned of grave danger from Soviet power, urged high taxes for defense, and pressed civil rights measures while outlining planned force and weapon buildup.

Washington Truman Congress Soviet Russia United States Whele Free World Sme

Household Items Face Major Production Cut

Defense official Manly Fleischmann told the Senate House preparedness committee that most household goods would drop to 40 percent of pre war levels and new home construction would fall about 23 percent starting April. Automobile output would fall at least 7 percent in the first half of the year with some metals reallocated to non essential items.

Washington Manly Fleischmann Defense Production Fleischmann Senate House Preparedness Committee Senate House Committee Senator Maybank D- Sc

Fire Kills Five At Smithville Farm Home

A father William R. McBroom 33 and his four children Lynn Marie 12 Janet Elaine 10 Martha Ann 6 Fred Allen 4 died in a house fire six miles north of Wooster near Smithville. The neighbor saw flames from the roof as the Smithville volunteers battled a collapsing roof after midnight. McBroom's wife, at Apple Creek State Hospital, learned of the tragedy on returning home and was overcome with shock.

Wooster Here Smithville William R. McBroom Lynn Marie Janet Elaine Martha Ann Fred Allen McBroom Apple Creek State Hospital

Fight Day Run Set For Ohio State Fair

Ohio state officials announced a renewed eight day run for the 1952 Ohio State Fair from August 22 to August 29. Gate admission remains 75 cents with a 10 percent increase in entry fees. About 1,200 people registered for the 27th annual convention of Ohio fair managers.

Columbus Howard S. Foust Foust Ohio Fair Managers

Bean Soup Controversy Simmers In Congress Dining Room

Washington news item reports a price and portion cut in the House restaurant bean soup after Congress reconvened from an 11 week adjournment. Rep Tom Steed of Oklahoma highlights inflation, laments smaller servings, notes coffee price rise, and cites historic bean soup associations with past and current leaders.

Washington Congress House of Representatives Tom Steed Shawnee Okla Steed Bureau of Standards

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