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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1957

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Dulles Pleads Congress Trust for Middle East Aid

Secretary Dulles urged Congress to trust the Eisenhower administration to spend up to 200 million dollars in economic aid for Middle East nations. He said detailing every step would defeat the program, as House and Senate actions moved toward approving administration plans with limits on annual use and per country aid.

Washington Dulles Congress Eisenhower Middle East Sen Russell D-Ga Senate U. S Humphrey D-Minn House Foreign Affairs Committee House

Dim prospects for U S Soviet ties in Eisenhower remarks

Washington reports that the chance for improved U S Soviet relations is dimmer than four years ago. Officials cite Stalin’s death hopes fading and Eastern Europe and Middle East crises heightening East West tension. Eisenhower says focus remains on better understanding with Russia and free nations. He notes Russians can be unpredictable and sometimes inexplicable.

Washington United States Russia Eisenhower Joseph Stalin Europe Middle East

Guard Chiefs Reject Six Month Training Plan for Guard Enlistees

National Guard chiefs from 47 states rejected the Pentagon rule requiring six months training for all new enlistees starting April 1. They favor an 11 week program for youths ages 17 to 18 4, to fit school vacations, with actions pending before Congress.

Washington National Guard Pentagon Adjutant Ellard A. Walsh National Guard Association Congress House Armed Services Walsh

Drivers May Get Deer

A Harrison County Democrat proposes a bill in the Ohio House granting the motorist who kills a deer on the highway the right to consume the carcass.

Columbus Harrison County Ohio

Budapest crackdown arrests eight Hungarian newspapermen

Premier Janos Kadars Soviet-supported government intensified a crackdown in Budapest with new arrests of counter-revolutionaries. Among those seized recently are eight well-known Hungarian newspapermen.

Budapest Janos Kadar

House Seeks Budget Cuts for Next Year

The House Appropriations Committee summoned Budget Director Percival Brundage for a detailed look at the coming federal budget while expecting little help from Brundage or Treasury Secretary George Humphrey in identifying safe cuts. Eisenhower proposed a 71.8 billion dollar spending plan for the new fiscal year July 1, with Humphrey predicting a gradual mood shift if spending remains high. He defended the budget as the best possible at the time amid questions of a potential recession.

Washington House Appropriations Committee Percival Brundage Brundage Secretary of the Treasury George Humphrey Eisenhower Humphrey

Secretaries Share Qualities of Ideal Boss in LA

Los Angeles secretaries describe the ideal boss with thoughtful traits and workplace etiquette. They urge respect, punctuality, and professional appearance while noting the secretary’s dedication and overtime efforts.

Los Angeles

Kansas City Star Conviction Upheld by Eighth Circuit

The Eighth U S Circuit Court of Appeals sustains the Kansas City Star conviction for monopolizing dissemination of news and advertising in the Kansas City area. The Star says it will appeal to the Supreme Court.

ST. Louis Eighth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Kansas City Star Kansas City The Star Supreme Court

Murderer May Be Trained Chemist In Grimes Sisters Slaying

Chicago police pursued a mystery in the Grimes sisters case as pathologists could not determine when Barbara 15 and Patricia 13 died after disappearing December 28 and their nude bodies were found in a suburban area. Investigators faced a possible link to a trained chemist as the investigation continued.

Chicago Grimes Barbara Grimes Patricia Subur

Mysterious slayings of two sisters near Willow Springs

Dr. Jerry Kearns called the case one of the roughest he has seen. The autopsy found no sexual assault, strangulation, carbon monoxide poisoning, or visible external violence. Three puncture wounds were superficial. Tissue samples will be analyzed by Dr. Walter Camp, a toxicologist, in 10 days to two weeks. FBI Chief Donald Hostetter said a demand note to the mother is under investigation as the FBI joined the case January 7.

Willow Springs Jerry Kearns St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Kearns Walter J. R. Camp Patricia Donald S. Hostetter FBI Chicago Loretta Grimes

Governor Seeks Deep Budget Cuts to Avert Bankrupt State

Columbus Gov. C William O Neill ordered drastic department budget cuts to avert bankruptcy. He said next two years requests for operating funds total about 1.2 billion dollars, far exceeding the prior biennium’s 932 million and would bankrupt the state if approved. He noted highway and capital funds were not included and more estimates may come in.

Columbus William O'Neill O'Neill

President Rules Out India and World Trips

President Eisenhower has no plans to travel abroad in the foreseeable future. He told reporters at a news conference that he hopes foreign leaders visit Washington, but he will not go anywhere outside the United States. The note comes after India's Prime Minister Nehru invited him during Nehru's U.S. visit in mid December.

Washington Eisenhower India Nehru United States

Brownell Sees Atom Use in Antitrust Enforcement

New York Atty. Gen. Brownell outlined a plan to apply antitrust statutes to commercial atomic energy. He argued atomic development offers the laws its best chance to curb monopolistic indications and prevent abuses in the growing field.

New York Brownell New York State Bar Association

Princess Grace to Leave Bed For Hour This Afternoon

Princess Grace, newly postpartum, will rise from bed for an hour this afternoon less than 30 hours after giving birth to Princess Caroline. Palace doctors say she will be allowed increasingly frequent periods on her feet while both mother and baby rest in excellent condition.

Monte Carlo Grace Palace Caroline

Virus Outbreak Affects 82 Oberlin Students

A state health department report was awaited on a puzzling virus illness at Oberlin College. Of 82 students affected, twelve are hospitalized at Allen Memorial Hospital, nineteen remain in dorms, and fifty one have been sent home.

Oberlin State Health Department Oberlin College Allen Memorial Hospital

Fungi Watch Aims at Rockets at White Sands

A specialist warns that rocket fuel plants in tropical climates risk fungal growths. The report notes experts from Gator caution on maintaining clean surfaces to prevent fungal contamination at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico.

White Sands Proving Ground N.M

ONeill prepares State of the State address in Columbus

Gov. C William ONeill plans to deliver his State of the State message to a joint Ohio Legislature session Monday night outlining his two year program. Lawmakers, who have had three dull weeks, expect financial solutions and a clearer plan though they admit ignorance on specifics. The legislature, GOP controlled for the first time in eight years, has 171 bills after 30 more were added this week including driver license rules and measures on motor vehicle postings and civil service disciplinary actions.

Columbus William O'Neill Ohio O'Neill Legisature GOP State Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Missing AF Plane Found in Adirondacks

An Air Force KC97 tanker missing since Tuesday night with seven aboard was located in the Adirondack Mountains north of Rome New York. Police said no signs of life were seen and a rescue party searched the rugged snow covered terrain while 28 planes patrolled the area.

Rome N.Y Air Force Adirondack Mountains Here Atwell New York City Griffiss Mass Strategic Air Command

Russians possibly fly reconnaissance over northern Canada

Ottawa reports Canadian officials believe Russian planes occasionally conduct reconnaissance flights over northern Canada and Alaska. No positive identifications have been made as visible planes remain unseen. vapor trails are noted near the Queen Elizabeth Islands, suggesting high altitude surveillance for the DEW line along the 70th parallel.

Ottawa Canada Alaska United States Queen Elizabeth Islands 70Th Parallel Dew Line

Democrats Press Dulles on Nasser Role in Suez Crisis

Seventy Democratic members of Congress urge Secretary Dulles to press Egypt's President Nasser to help resolve Middle East tensions. They understand Israel's reluctance to withdraw from Egyptian territory and seek assurances against a return to Nasser blocking the Suez Canal. They warn against defending only against Soviet threats while a communist influenced power could close the canal at any time.

Washington Congress Dulles Egypt Nasser Middle East Israel Suez Canal Eisenhower

State Senator Brad Sayre of Fourth District Resigns

Ripley born Republican State Senator Brad Sayre announced he would resign today to enter private practice. His term has two years remaining and will be filled by the Republican senatorial district committee. Point Pleasant’s E Bartow Jones is mentioned as a possible appointee.

Point Pleasant Brad Sayre Ripley Senate E. Bartow Jones

UN Deadline Nearing as Israel Holds Gaza Stand

Rival Israeli Egyptian positions toughen as a midnight deadline nears for Israeli troop withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Sinai. Israel demands concrete protections before withdrawal, while Egypt and bloc allies push for UN sanctions to compel action.

United Nations N.Y Middle East Israel Egypt Gaza Strip Mediterranean Gulf of Aqaba Cairo General Assembly Dag Hammarskjold Hammarskjold Suez Canal al Messaa

Cleveland U S Indicts 8 in Communist Affidavit Plot

Nine defendants, eight indicted, charged with conspiring to falsify Communist party affiliations in affidavits to the National Labor Relations Board. Plot allegedly used aliases and codes to evade Taft Hartley rules. Indictments date from a May 1949 conspiracy. bond set at 10000 per case. bench warrants issued.

Cleveland National Labor Relations Board Fred Haug Marie Reed Haug Communist Party Paul C. Weick

FBI Seizes 3 Wanted In Bank Job

FBI agents and police raided an apartment in Minneapolis and captured Louis Arquilla 26 Martin Feeney 41 and Dorothy Barchard 19 all of Boston wanted for the Fidelity Baltimore National Bank and Trust Co Freedom Branch robbery on November 21 The snub nosed pistol and sawed off shotgun found at the scene underscored the danger of the suspects who were to be brought to federal court.

Minneapolis FBI Baltimore Cal Howard Louis R. Arquilla Martin Francis Feeney Dorothy Frances Barchard Boston Howard Fidelity Baltimore National Bank and Trust Co Freedom Branch

Sims Raps Water Use In Ohio Plan Call

John W. Sims vice president of the Ohio Farm Bureau urges a comprehensive statewide water plan at the Ohio Federation of Soil Conservation Districts closing session. He says current laws waste water and split rights by township county and state and predicts irrigation could reach two million acres in Ohio.

Columbus — i John W. Sims Ohio Farm Bureau Ohio Federation of Soil Conservation Districts Sims Ohio

Workmen's Bureau Gets New Chief Today

Chalmers P. Wylie a 36 year old Columbus city attorney is sworn in as administrator of the Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation at the $18000 salary. Governor O’Neill named him to the post Wednesday and he will take over immediately as the bureau handles injured workmen claims under the state operated insurance plan.

Columbus Chalmers P. Wylie Ohio Bureau of Workmen's Compensation Wylie William O'Neill

NAACP Leader Urges Eisenhower to Speak Out on Southern Violence

Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the NAACP, urged President Eisenhower at a rally to denounce lawlessness and violence against Black people in the South from his high office.

Atlanta Roy Wilkins The NAACP Eisenhower South

Pump advertisement for Pomona Westco Jet Pump and controls

Classified ad offers a More You Tell Pomona Westco jet pump suitable for shallow or deep wells with 1 1/2 inch pipe and jet, 115V 60 Hz 3450 RPM, 84 gallon galvanized tank, and all controls. Contact Earl C. Cooper at 20536. Advertisement notes single insertion and multiple calls to arrange sale.

Earl Cooper Pomona Westco Earl C. Cooper

Public Enemy Alfred White Captured by FBI in Memphis

FBI agents captured Alfred James White, 53, a listed ten most wanted man, at a Memphis hotel on a tip. White fled June 7, 1954, from a West Hamlin West Virginia gun battle after a burglary attempt and has prior convictions for larceny car theft and robbery. He offered no resistance and admitted his identity.

Memphis Tenn FBI Alfred James White White West Hamlin W. Va Mount Sterling Ohio C. E. Piper

Law laxities blamed in highway death toll report

A Boston 1-A safety official cites lax enforcement as a factor in the 40,200 deaths on American highways last year.

Boston

Nasser Warns Against Internationalizing Gaza and Gulf

Egypt’s President Nasser told Chinese newsmen that Western efforts to internationalize Gaza and the Gulf of Aqaba would trigger trouble. He said he would comment on the Eisenhower Middle East plan after US explanations, calling the plan vague and stating such proposals support aggressors and violate Egypt’s sovereignty. Only the western Aqaba coast lies within Egypt.

Hong Kong Egypt Nasser Gaza Gulf of Aqaba New China United States Red Agency Aqaba Gulf

Ex-Banker dies in Point Pleasant

Toral Stribling 87 former vice president of Citizens National Bank died Wednesday at his home 1009 Main St. Friends may call Crow funeral home rites scheduled Saturday at 3 p m at Christ Church Episcopal.

Point Pleasant Toral Stribling Citizen's National Bank Main St Crow Christ Church Episcopal

Steel Strike Ends at Bondil Co Plant

United Steel Workers at the Bondil Co plant voted to end a 52 day strike. Union members accepted a six percent wage increase seven paid holidays and additional fringe benefits.

Canton United Steelworkers Bondil Co

Judge Orders Pest Man Drinks 20 Shots In Court

William C. Rose a 238 pound apartment house manager known to drink whisky straight faced a court test to challenge drunkometer readings in a drunken driving case. He drank about a pint and a half over several hours without reaching the illegal blood alcohol level. The judge halted the test after the 20th shot noting a reading far below the drunken threshold.

Rose

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