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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1956

Page

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Eden Faces U S Pressure On Red China UN Seating

U S officials seek Eden's support to block Red China from UN seating. Britain leans toward shelving the issue while US-UK policy clash grows amid election year politics. Talks with Eden and Lloyd follow a Japan-Eisenhower meeting plan and focus on Middle East concerns.

Eden U.S China John M. Ightower Washington U. S Anthony Eden United Nations Britain United States Russia

Husband to be arraigned in murder of wife and child

Massillon police say Nick Kostic, a 31 year old steelworker, was to be arraigned today on a first degree murder charge for shooting his estranged wife and a two year old physician Saturday. He made a rambling oral statement about his motive.

Massillon Nick Kostic Kostic

Man Slays Wife and Two Sons in Martinsville Tragedy

Police say 41-year-old Robert Heckman a Sunday school teacher who claimed to be Jesus Christ fatally attacked his wife Mary 35 and two sons Rick 11 and Chad 10 with a public safety item in their Martinsville apartment He told Sheriff Young this was doomsday and he sent them to heaven Afterward he was held at his father's home before medical treatment Police later arrested a separate man identified as Kostic who fatally shot Dr H P Hart and wounded another in a nearby incident.

Martinsville Jesus Christ Robert Heckman Young Rick Chad J Heckman Heckman Brooklyn Mary H. P. Hart Kostic Robert Dennison Dennison Kostie City Hospital Hart Tment Kostics Army

Girl 8 Dies In Cleveland Home Fire

Betty Jean Hegler aged eight perished in a blaze sweeping the second floor of a two family house in Cleveland near East Side. Father Carl Hegler 30 also died earlier while attempting to rescue her. The girl's mother Thelma 30 and siblings Sharon and Carl Jr 4 were saved by parents. Fire officials said the cause was undetermined and the inferno occurred in a dense tenement area near a gaseous diffusion plant.

Cleveland Betty Jean Hegler Near East Ride Carl Hegler Sharon Betty Jean Hegler Thelma Carl Jr Portsmouth Energy Commission Paul Peterson Co Colum AEC Ous Diffusion Pike Coun Ty 1

Abbott Jury Deliberations Enter Fifth Day in Abduction Case

In Oakland California the Abbott jury entered its fifth day of deliberations over the kidnapping and murder of 11 year old Stephanie Bryan. The state seeks the death penalty as Abbott, taunted by court, faced a trial cornered by the disappearance near Berkeley. His mother Elsie Abbott sobbed as she broke down during a courthouse vigil.

Oakland Calif Burton “Abbott Stephanie Bryan Abbott Alameda County Elsie Abbott Berkeley Stephanie

Fake Cost Of Shipping Autos Hit

Washington The National Automobile Dealers Association told Senate Commerce subcommittee that phantom freight charges by auto manufacturers are misleading and deceptive. Jul E Herzog, head of the association’s research division, cited about 214 million dollars paid in phantom freight in 1954 and said charges persist even when cars are assembled near the purchase spot.

Washington National Automobile Dealers Association Jul E. Herzog Herzog Senate Commerce Senator Monroney D-Okla Detroit

Stevenson Kefauver Seen Splitting Primary Victories

Stevenson and Kefauver appear set for two unchallenged wins in the first four Democratic presidential primaries in New Hampshire Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois Filing closes for Illinois on April 10 Stevenson has signed to appear on the ballot though the entry is advisory for the 6 delegate votes Republican hopes center on Eisenhower and MacArthur with Stratton moving to list his name Nixon notes rising optimism among Eisenhower supporters about a run and says the president’s decision will depend on his ability to handle the pace and workload ahead.

Washingtun Exevenson Sen Estes Kefauver D-Tenn New Hampshire Minnesota Wisconsin Ilinois Kefauver Stevenson Illinois Eisenhower Douglas MacArthur Lave Cen Rosenhower William G. Stratton Nixon Cates Iixon Miami Herald News Hether

Wreck near Hartstown kills engineer on passenger train

Norfolk and Western west bound Pocahontas derailed on a curve near the West Virginia Kentucky line. Engineer Watt Willard of Bluefield was found dead at the throttle. About 20 others were injured. fireman Ernest Hoback also from Bluefield treated and released. Remaining cars did not overturn according to preliminary reports.

Mullaamdun W. Va Norfolk & Western Railway Kentucky Watt Willard Bluefield Ernest Hoback al ‘O Norfolk and Wester

Ohio weekend traffic toll hits fourteen deaths

Pedestrian deaths accounted for most of the weekend traffic fatalities in Ohio. In all, 14 persons died on state roads from 6 p.m. Friday through midnight last Sunday, with the first death recorded early Saturday.

BYTE Ceed Tva Ohio Nedest

The Lost Weekend advertisement in The Messenger Want Ads

The reader is urged to act now in The Messenger Want Ad Columns to place ads and avoid missing a “Lost Weekend” for buying a car or selling items. The message emphasizes prompt action, promotes The People’s Marketplace, and provides a phone number 31242 for placing ads.

Ohio Pastors Meet Today Conven tion Opens in Franklin County Memorial

Ohio clergy gather for the annual Ohio Pastor s Convention in Columbus at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial building. National speakers address the theme God Is Our Strength. Rev Alvin L Kershaw of Oxford opens with False Notions about the Secular. Bishop Gerald H Kennedy of Los Angeles will speak on the priesthood challenge.

Columbus Mth Ohio Franklin County Veteras God Ohio Council of Churches Alvin L. Kershaw Oxford Holy Trinity Piscopal Gerald H. Kennedy Los Angeles Area

McCormack Challenges Dulles On Indochina Role

Representative McCormack of Massachusetts disputed Secretary of State Dulles, reacting to a Life magazine piece claimed to show Eisenhower policy prevented U S involvement in Indochina and other crises. Life editor Henry Luce defended the administration and apologized for possible reader misunderstanding.

Washington McCormack Massa Dulles Life Magazine Eisenhower U. S Indochina Life Henry R. Luce

Group Seeks To End Fuss Over Westinghouse Strike

Washington report notes a selfstyled National Citizens' Committee aims to push public attention to settling the Westinghouse strike. The 15th week of action has halted 54,000 workers at 40 plants, with IUE representing 44,000 and UE about 10,000 on strike. A Pittsburgh meeting offered no progress. John M Carmody announced the 17member group in Washington. Brown seeks reelection in Columbus as secretary of state, filing petitions for a fourth term with 5,000 signatures from all eight counties, for the May 8 GOP primary.

Washington National Citizens’ Committee Westinghouse Westinghouse Electric Corp International Union of Electrical Workers Iue Inittsburgh Independent United Electrical Workers Citizens’ Group John M. Carmody National Labor Relations National Mediation Board

Army and Air Force clash over long range weapons

Military boards debate which service should dominate long range weapons as tests show models of a 300 mile Army missile and plans for a 1300 mile variant. The Air Force signals priority for ICBM development and strategic bombers while Army and Navy push broader range goals.

Air Force Navy Army Strategic Air Command Secretary of Defense Wilson Sim Niles

Killer's Trail Cools as Manhunt for Irvin Slows

Princeton Indiana reports a cooling trail in the search for escaped killer Leslie Irvin. Authorities had received reports of a man matching Irvin's description from Missouri to Ohio after he fled from a Gibson County site in Indiana. Irvin, scheduled for transfer to Michigan City prison for execution June 12 for the Wesley Kerr murder, had been indicted in five other killings.

Princeton Ind Leslie Irvin Irvin Missouri Ohio Evansville Gibson County Te Te Irvin, Sr Michigan City Wesley Kerr

Nehru seeks end to boundary protests across India

Prime Minister Nehru's government searches for ways to quell violent protests over redrawing state boundaries along language lines. Bombay clashes have left 300 to 400 dead and thousands wounded. Nehru addressed Congress leaders, appealing for constitutional methods and restraint.

New Delhi Inan Nehru X Say India Bombay Congress Party

Burglar Glad To Be in Jail

Robert Hodge, 26, hospitalized after a botched home attempt to remove a shoulder bullet with a kitchen knife and a pistol. He fled after the improvised operation, was arrested, later treated, and tied to a robbery at a restaurant owned by Bert Fant. A third accomplice remains at large.

Robert Hodge City Hospital Hodge Bert Fant

Democrats to Convene State Committee Meeting

Ohio Democratic officials report a meeting of the state central and executive committees will be held Friday to consider a slate of candidates for the party. Delegates will be chosen in the May primary. Gov. Frank Lausche is the unopposed Democratic candidate for U S senator and Ohio’s favorite son for president at the national convention.

Lulumbud

Report Claims Defense Down

A report by Eisenhower era defense officials says progress toward armed service unification is backward. The House Government Operations Committee examined the study, with Rep Dawson Dill’s subcommittee considering tentative approval last week. Republicans may seek softer language targeting Secretary of Defense Wilson, while officials like Assistant Secretary Thomas Pike and Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas defend that non unified practices began years ago.

Wachingson House Government Operations Committee Dawson Dill Wilson Thomas P Pike Navy Charles Thomas Clarence J. Brown Ohio

Man and ex wife found dead in snow covered car near Mosquito Lake

Sheriff's deputies report a partially submerged car near Mosquito Lake after a fox hunt located 8 men or a man and his former wife in a snow covered vehicle. A flexible metal pipe seal was attached to an empty fuel tank with ignition on.

Warren—Noine N Caies Fox Hunt Mosquito Lake

Santa Fe Die Train Derailment Kills 29 in California

A two car Santa Fe diesel train derailed on a curve near Los Angeles, killing 29 and injuring at least 120. The engineer reportedly blacked out, speed estimated at 50 mph, with cars left on their sides and bodies mangled. Ambulances and cranes operated as clergymen offered comfort.

LOS Angeles California Richard Davis Frank Parrish San Bernardino Calif

Police Arrest Three In Dramatic Robbery

Three men were arrested following a dramatic bank robbery in Marion county. The incident ended with the safe opened and loot recovered, while an assistant cashier his wife and mother-in-law were held hostage during a five hour ordeal. Suspects Willard Ciola Duane Parker and Donald Kimberling were captured after police closed in near the Hurr home.

Carolyn Sulser Willard Lee Ciola Duane Charles ¢ Parker Donald Francis Kimberling Marion Cana x8 Bank Nic Ciola

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