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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1956
Page
1
President Eisenhower proposed a balanced budget and increased appropriations drawing Democratic and Republican reactions. Senators and House leaders weighed tax cuts versus a deficit, while Cooper offered a farm relief tax deduction proposal as a farmer relief counterproposal to exempt farm tax lines.
Senator Mansfield urged a Senate inquiry into General Ridgways criticism of Army manpower cuts. Ridgway, writing in the Saturday Evening Post, said Defense officials tried to silence him and questioned President Eisenhowers statements. Mansfield and Symington called for a public airing to inform the American people.
Harmon Potter of Columbus faces a second degree murder charge in the death of Myrtle Lane a Huntington waitress. Prosecutor Harold Spears says Potter admitted a night drinking party in a car in a lane near the Ohio River where the nude and badly bitten body was found. Potter is married and father of two. The case was filed in Athalia by Mayor Frank Miller.
In Antarctica a U S Antarctic program report notes Byrd greeted the Soviet expedition aboard Ob with a courteous jab as they approached Wilkes Land. Separate police investigation in Lebanon Pa ends with two men charged with homicide in the death of Jacqueline Smith, a 20-year-old designer.
Maureen Burnett of Narbonne Timken Burnett leaves most of her multimillion dollar estate to her husband Dr John C Burnett and to heirs, with gifts to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Timken Foundation. The painter and sculptor died Jan 8 at Englewood Hospital after residing at Alpine overlooking the Hudson. The Palisades Interstate Park Commission seeks the property for expansion and a condemnation award of 1 265 312 was made. A separate note reports Clare Luce injuring her wrist in a bathtub mishap in New York City apartments.
A Peiping radio program today marks Benjamin Franklin’s 250th birthday. The tribute highlights Franklin’s love of peace liberty and democracy along with his public spirit and sense of civic duty. The segment underscores Franklin’s enduring influence on U S and global notions of liberty.
Fresh flood losses mount as engineers monitor the Feather and Yuba rivers. Bolinas and Stinson Beach suffer new damage while Yuba City braces, Levee at Shanghai Bend remains frail. Beale AFB crews rush sandbags, Verona levee spot is reinforced amid ongoing flood toll.
Ford Motor Co announces a public stock offering priced at 4.50 per share. The Ford Foundation will gain about 42.6 million dollars from the largest corporate equity financing to date. Final SEC filing confirms the 200 million common shares to be offered Wednesday morning with 122 underwriting firms reporting strong investor interest.
In Cleveland a family of nine endures freezing conditions as James Mack and his wife with seven children huddle around a single burner. Two younger children suffer mumps while police secure a secondhand heater and city aid for medical care and rent relief.
Washington reports Ohio among 12 states likely to lose federal school aid due to lagging school construction efforts. Tentative Ohio allotment is 8.249 million dollars with 12.144 million dollars state match. A department spokesman said aid may be preserved if Ohio acts to remove penalties. Burke Won't Run For Ohio Governor. Cleveland veteran politician Burke declines candidacy after 1954 Senate bid.
Secretary Benson outlines a nine point program to aid farmers with a bank scheme. It envisions cash payments and government surplus holdings, reducing total agricultural production to lift market prices. Surplus land would be removed from crops enabling farmers to sell surpluses and supplement incomes.
The forecast shows daytime highs around 3 to 26 degrees below average with a normal high near 40 and low near 24. Cold through Friday with no warmth expected Saturday or Sunday, and snow possible Thursday then again around Saturday or Sunday.
Governor Frank J. Lausche told a joint legislative session that new industry will create about 25 000 jobs in Ohio along the Ohio River. He cited distressed counties and promised forthcoming business developments that will allow one county to stand on its own. Speculation tied Ford Motor Co to a possible plant near Gallipolis and Point Pleasant at Apple Grove across the river.
A village ad lists a caller asking to discontinue an ad and mentions Route 2. The piece highlights a 60 cent investment generating more than expected responses and notes a need to place notices to find tenants for idle apartments or homes.
Senator George of Georgia urged foreign policy to avoid war, stressing justice and honor while distancing from involvement in conflict. He criticized Dulles and cited reactions from British and Soviet outlets, saying he will present his views to the Senate amid controversy.
UN Security Council nears a decision on the December 11 raid that killed Syrian personnel and sparked censure of Israel. Reports say Israel rejects voluntary damages for Syria losses while the Western powers push a resolution urging the UN to study compensation mechanisms. Syria’s Ahmed Shukairy labels the attack open aggression.
New York report notes two top General Motors executives, Harlow H. Curtice and Alfred P. Sloan, openly express hope that President Eisenhower will seek another term. Curtice praises the president for fostering a favorable economic atmosphere while Sloan, at eighty, warns that a decision against running would leave the economy in long-term uncertainty.
New York March 3 The steel industry will spend about three billion dollars over the next three years to boost productive capacity by 15 million tons. Benjamin F Fairless president of the Iron and Steel Institute announced the survey results stating it would be the largest expansion program in the industrys history and reflecting confidence in economic growth.
The United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. and Ohio University President John C. Baker canceled a Thursday address due to unexpected official duties. Lodge telephoned Baker from the White House to express regret and promised to reschedule the visit in April.
A four pound thirteen ounce girl was born in Toledo Hospital three weeks before term after an abdominal pregnancy where the ovum failed to return to the uterus. Doctors cite only about 50 similar live births in records, noting future pregnancies should not be affected. The mother, married 12 years, had her first pregnancy. identity withheld.
Columbus AP report on a special Ohio legislative session to arrange 150 million dollars in public bonds for buildings. Bills set up selling mechanics, authorize first 30 million bonds, and borrow 5 million from state surplus. Senate and House approvals, Gov Lausche to sign March 5, with funds earmarked for mental hospitals, universities, schools, and state offices.
Senator Bender of Ohio charged the Lausche administration with ineptness in the state school program claiming the plan could have delivered more aid if Congress approves, and that Ohio would have received the full allocation had the state spent better on schools. He urged accountability and framed the issue as a failure to fund children’s needs.
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