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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1956

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Eisenhower Lets GOP Contest Entry in Illinois Primary

Washington reported President Eisenhower did not assent or dissent to placing his name on the Illinois presidential preference ballot for April 10. Doctors say mid February will determine recovery from the September heart attack, while Florida and New Hampshire primaries also show his name. Hagerty stressed no advance approval. a final decision rests with the President.

Washington Eisenhower Illinois White House Key West Fla William G. Stratton James C. Hagerty Hagerty Stratton Florida New Hampshire Senate Knowland California Eisenhower Hagerty

Paratroops Are Bound For Cyprus

Britain sped about 2000 paratroops toward Cyprus to reinforce its Middle East presence. The airborne force, nicknamed the fire brigade, heads to Britain's Cyprus HQ as evacuations from the Suez zone may slow amid unrest. Planes ferry the unit in heavy rain, aiming for completion by Friday night.

London Britain Cyprus Middle East Suez Canal Zone Greece

Sixty Six Die as Ship Fire Traps Third Class

A small coastal 130 ton ship at Samchonpo near Pusan burned rapidly after a cabin boy dropped a kerosene lamp. Sixty six passengers died, including seven children, and eighteen were injured. The boy Park Chong Chul and captain Kim Han Suk were arrested for negligence.

Seoul Park Chong Chul Kim Han Suk Samchonpo Pusan Korea

Israel Faces UN Rebuke for Syria Raid

UNITED NATIONS Israel faced a strong UN condemnation for its December 11 raid on Syrian outposts near the Sea of Galilee in retaliation for Syrian fire. The 11 nation Security Council debated rival proposals with Russia urging compensation for losses of life and property, while a US Britain and France resolution offered no compensation but noted a moral basis for payment.

United Nations Israel Syria Russia Security Council Sea of Galilee United States Britain France U. S

Girl Missing Steady Held In Missing Young Woman Case

New York authorities hold 24 year old salesman Thomas G Daniel as a material witness in the disappearance of 20 year old Jacqueline Smith last seen at his apartment on Christmas Eve. Police call the case almost certainly a criminal homicide and consider the missing woman dead though no body has been found. Bail set at 25000, with Daniel having dated Miss Smith since June.

New York Jacqueline Smith Thomas G. Daniel Miss Smith Daniel Asst. Dist. Atty Alexander Herman Edward Byrnes

Judge Refuses To Lift Picketing Restraint

In Columbus Common Pleas Court Judge Dana F. Reynolds refused to lift a restraining order restricting picketing at the Columbus Westinghouse plant. He also declined to dismiss contempt charges against 88 people arrested during the January 3 disturbance at the facility.

Columbus Common Pleas Dana F. Reynolds

Guinea Pig Prisoners Inoculated To Test Tularemia Vaccine

Columbus report says Ohio Penitentiary volunteers, about 100 prisoners, will be injected with a vaccine under a joint Army and Ohio State University Health Center program. The study, started in 1933, compares vaccination against deliberate Tularemia exposure to measure effectiveness, with treatment available if illness occurs.

Columbus Ohio Penitentiary Army Ohio State University Research Army Chemical Corps Lee Foshay University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Audit Hikes Liabilities Of Canaday

Ohio ex aminers raised the liabilities of former Pomeroy mayor Delmar A. Canaday to 3370 after reviewing Oct 2, 1953 to Sept 13, 1954. They found 1077 newly owed plus 2293 from 1953 for un authorized mayor’s court expenditures.

Columbus Delmar A Kid) Canaday Pomeroy Ohio Canaday James A. Rhodes Pomeroy Village Rhodes Pomeroy Council May E. R. Robinson

Is Television Killing Fairs

C H Harnden of Saginaw Michigan, manager of the Farm Products Fair, told the Ohio Fair Managers Association convention that television draws attendees away from fairs. He said fairs lose attendance when big events like championship fights air on TV. Former Gov Myers Y Cooper urged greater local effort to boost fair business at the convention.

Columbus C. H. Harnden Saginaw Mich Ohio Fair Managers Association Gov. Myers Y. ?Cooper

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Pair Sighted in Jungle of Amazon Savages

A Quito radio report said two men waving white flags were seen on a river beach in the Amazon region where five U S missionaries were seized by Auca Indians. A rescue helicopter and ground patrols search the area while the pilots spotted a wrecked Piper plane. the missionaries Nathaniel Saint James Elliott Edward McCulley Roger Youderian and Peter Fleming remain unconfirmed.

New York Quito Ecuador Amazon Jungle U. S Clarence W. Jones World Radio Missionary Fellowship Dave Garroway National Broadcasting Co Jones U. S. Air Force Shell Mera Air Force Wlso Nathaniel Saint Huntingdon Valley James Elliott Portland Ore Edward McCulley Milwaukee Wis Roger Youderian Lansing Mich Peter Fleming Seattle Wash

Wheat Plan Is Debated On Farm Use Exemption

Chairman Cooley and the House Agriculture Committee members from both parties oppose the proposed wheat plan that would exempt wheat grown only for feed or seed from acreage limits. President Eisenhower urged enactment, but Cooley said reversal is unlikely. Ohio Republican Henderson supports the exemption, noting backing from the Ohio Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Cooley D-Nc House Agriculture Committee Eisenhower Senate Ohio Henderson Rohio Ohio Farm Bureau American Farm Bureau Federation

Ward to Seek Democratic Nomination for Attorney General

Columbus attorney Paul F. Ward announced he will seek the Democratic nomination for attorney general in the May primary. He stated his bid aims to address state legal matters and reforms, and he plans to campaign across Ohio to gain support from party members.

Columbus Paul F. Ward

Time Factor May Decide School Fight

In Cincinnati the Hillsboro case over elementary school segregation hinges on timing as the school board seeks a rehearing after the appeals court ordered immediate integration. Judge Druffell will wait for the appellate ruling before acting further, while the board pledges full integration by September despite overcrowding at Webster.

Cincinnati Hillsboro U. S John H. Druffell U. S. Court of Appeals Druffel Court of Appeals Appeals Court Webster William L. Lukens Lincoln

Wasp Sting Proves Fatal

In Kalamazoo Michigan Mr and Mrs Ivan Schuster faced a tragic night when their 10 year old daughter Jeannie died in her bed from anaphylactic shock caused by an extreme sensitivity to wasp stings. A wasp was found under the covers. The diagnosis followed by a doctor on arrival.

Kalamazoo Mich Ivan Schuster Jeannie Schuster Jeannies

Congress To Receive Ike's Balanced Budget

President Eisenhower plans to send Congress a balanced budget with higher outlays, outlining spending around 65 to 66 billion dollars for the next fiscal year and revenues at least equal. He is expected to revise current-year estimates to about 64.5 billion, marking a potential return to a balanced budget for 1956.

Washington Eisenhower Congress State of the Union

Eisenhower asks Congress for 11.4 billion for school aid

President Eisenhower proposed over five years 11.4 billion in federal grants to ease the national school shortage, plus up to 750 million in federally purchased local school bonds and 20 million for planning. The plan includes state matching, with wealthier states contributing more.

Washington Eisenhower Congress the_ peach Fisenhower Department of Welfare

Couple Held In Mail Theft Near Wooster

A Wooster Ohio couple Ralph C Mc Dougale 42 and Mabel 35 were arrested on federal charges for stealing a bank statement from a farmer's roadside mailbox near Wooster. They allegedly wrote two checks for 150 dollars on the farmer A Edward McAfee 83 and attempted to alter the statement with a cutout.

Cleveland Wooster Ohio Ralph C. McDougale Mabel A. Edward McAfee U. S Loren E. van Brocklin van Brocklin

Guardsmen Guard Strife at Pensacola Nylon Plant

National Guardsmen arrived to quell unrest at Chemstrand Corp nylon plant after a labor dispute left several injured. About 300 guardsmen and 250 pickets lined the highway leading to the facility north of Pensacola under order from Gov. Leroy Collins to prevent further clashes.

Pensacola Fla National Chemstrand Corp Leroy Collins

State hospital plan eyed for $15 million in proposed spending

Columbus lawmakers set a special session to consider a $15 million appropriation for planning and constructing new state hospital buildings. The State Capital Planning and Improvement Board recommends $14,187,000 for construction and $813,009 for planning, with $30 million more planned for 1957 58. Porterfield trimmed projects to fit the limit, with funds drawn from a $150 million bond issue approved by voters.

Columbus General Assembly State Capital Planning and Improvement Board John D. Porterfield Porterfield Lebanon Hawthornden State Hospital Tiffin State Hospital Gallipolis State Institute

House GOP Sees Farm Bill Short on Immediate Relief

House Republicans urged quicker help for farmers amid income declines. They backed an emergency beef purchase, expanded pork buys for price support, larger school lunch meat purchases, and easier farm credit, especially for veterans. Benson reportedly planned to shift from pork to beef to stabilize prices.

Washington House Republicans GOP Martin Massachusetts House Agriculture Benson

Nixon Aide Files 1% Million Libel Suit

Vice President Richard Nixons 1952 campaign manager Murray Chotiner files a $1 million libel suit against Behind the Scene magazine over an article alleging links with the underworld. Jerry Giesler says trial unlikely before the elections. Chotiner says the suit aims to discredit him and smirch Nixon.

Los Angeles Richard Nixon Nixon Underworld Murray Chotiner Chotiner Jerry Gies

Dulles Credits His Policies in Life Magazine Quote

Secretary of State Dulles is quoted in Life magazine asserting that U.S. deterrence helped end the Korean War and prevented Communist advances in Indochina and the Formosa area. The blunt remarks spark debate on atomic readiness and policy effectiveness in the election year.

Washington Dulles Korea Indochina Formosa Life Magazine Out Today America

Strike Talks Enter Second Secret Session In Philadelphia

Westinghouse Electric Corp strike negotiations moved into a second consecutive secret session in Philadelphia. Federal mediator John R. Murray called the setting the proper atmosphere and said Wednesday’s meeting aimed to establish a basis for general collective bargaining as fall issues were discussed.

Philadelphia Inghouse Electric Corp John R. Murray

Reider says he was urged to quit governor race

Akron Port Clinton publisher Robert W. Reider told Summit County precinct workers last night that attempts were made to persuade him to withdraw from the Democratic gubernatorial race. He called the promises of future political preferment dubious and criticized Lausche's machine as blocking Ohio from national Democratic mainstream. He also cautioned that Michael DiSalle's bid could align with Lausche, suggesting his ambitions may cloud his aims.

Akron Port Clinton Robert W. Reider Summit County Chauncey Frank J. Lausche Senate Comics Gallipolis Agre Ac Cain Lausche Logan Reider Ohio University Democratic Party Ohio Michael DiSalle Toledo Mike

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