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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 25, 1956

Page

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Kefauver Urges Restoring 90 Percent Price Supports

Senator Kefauver warned in La Crosse Wisconsin that the Eisenhower administration risks driving farmers to bankruptcy. He called for immediate relief via reinstating 90 percent price supports and cited Department of Agriculture figures showing a four billion dollar drop in farm income from 1952 to 1955. He said he will not withdraw from the April 3 Wisconsin primary if Adlai Stevenson enters.

Lacrosse Wis Kefauver D-Tenn Tennessee Wisconsin Adlai Stevenson Department of Agriculture Eisenhower Dulles Benon Tam

Bulganin Suffering After Strenuous Asian Tour

Soviet Premier Bulganin is reported to be resting after a strenuous Asian tour. Informants in Delhi said the exact ailment is unclear, with possibilities including fatigue, heart strain, or jaundice. Moscow reports note he has not appeared in public since January 3.

Delhi Bulganin Moscow

Dems Claim Bright 3-1 Victory Omen in 1956 Race

Pittsburgh report notes a 3-1 Democratic victory in the first congressional district special election. Elmer J. Holland, to replace the late Vera Buchanan, says the result shows the party on the march back to the presidency while Republican David J. Smith calls GOP leaders timid and declines further comment. Allegheny County GOP chair Edward Flaherty calls it a personal win for Holland.

Pittsburgh Elmer J. Holland Vera Buchanan D-Pa Holland David J. Smith McKeesport Smith Allegheny County GOP Edward Flaherty Hola

Pilot Survives Jump From Moving Jet At Wright-Patterson

Captain Richard C. Ramsbottom, 94, a test pilot for Wright Air Development Center, parachuted from a moving Fi0i Voodoo fighter after engine failure and landing-gear collapse at Wright-Patterson yesterday. He suffered a broken hip and possible back injuries but survived.

Vayton N—Oir Richard C. Ramsbottom Wright-Patterson Ssamsbottom Wright Air Development Center St. Louis Ramsbottom

Eisenhower Plans Early Medical Exam and Term Bid Unclear

President Eisenhower said doctors would arrange an early medical exam before mid February after a heart attack. He avoided committing to a second term, saying he could not predict his impulses. He defended foreign aid authority and discussed school construction amendments amid congressional debate.

South White House Eisenhower United States Congress

Kaiser Rift Unsettled at Ravenson Ravenswood Project

In Ravenswood the Kaiser Aluminum Ravenson Ravenswood project remains at a standstill after a week old strike. A jurisdictional dispute between sheet metal workers and ironworkers from Southeastern Construction Co. leaves several hundred idle workers and no settlement in sight.

Ravenswood Kaiser Aluminum Sheetsmetal Southeastern Construction Co

Mother Saves Pillow Baby Dies in Alabama Fire

In YRATIVILLE Alabama a mother awoke to danger and grabbed a bundle from her bed rushing outside with the hope of saving her child. She found a pillow in place of the infant Otis Roper Jr. perished in the flames.

Yrativille Ala Otis Roper Jr

Competition Foreseen In Patent Releases

Washington officials said AT&T and Western Electric patents will be freed for public use with no royalties. Some 8600 patents cover major electrical communications tech from Bell Laboratories. The decree requires royalty based access and sharing of technical know how to use the inventions efficiently.

Washington —N Justice Department American Telephone and Teleggraph Co At&t Dts Western Electric Bell Laboratories U.S At&t Western Electric

Train Kills Woman Crossing Track in Grimms Landing

Mrs Emma Buck 70 of Grimms Landing was struck and killed by a northbound NYC freight train while crossing main line tracks on foot at 4 40 pm She was visiting her daughter Mrs Thomas Craig and was survived by her husband Walter and son Clovis The accident occurred near the site where her son Pete Buck was killed two decades earlier

Point Pleasant Grimms Landing New York Central Emma Buck Walter Buck Pete Buck Ort Saery

Whites Urge Whites to Stop Driving Black Boycotters

A city official urged white residents not to provide rides to Black workers boycotting city buses in protest of segregated seating. The city plans a tough stance against the boycott and will not compromise with Black leaders. The statement warns that Black maids and cooks refusing to ride are undermining social fabric and claims whites who aid the boycott are seen as aiding antagonists.

Tuesa

Court Upholds Ohio Bell Rate Increase

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled 5 to 0 to uphold a 7.63 million annual rate increase for Ohio Bell Telephone Co serving about 178 communities. The decision preserves a roughly 20 cents per customer monthly hike since Jan 1, 1985, approved by the Public Utilities Commission on Dec 30, 1954 after a prior cut. Eleven cities had urged the court to disallow the rise and shave about 12 million dollars yearly, arguing the commission abused its discretion in tax and earnings calculations.

noLempus Unio Supreme Court Ohio Bell Telephone Co Ohio Public Utilities Commission Ohio Bell Ohio Supreme Court High Court Utilities Commission Commission

Apartment Ad Seeks Tenants After Busy Inquiries

Many look for a 3 room unfurnished apartment at 11 Morris Avenue. Maria Bertha Linscott reports many calls from prospective tenants. Only one could rent it, so more ads are urged. Call 122 to place today and cancel when results are achieved. You pay only for days used.

Bertha Linscott Morris Avenue

Faith in Porterfield Reiterated by Ohio Governor

Gov. Frank J. Lausche reiterates absolute faith in Dr. John D. Porterfield head of the Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction amid reports of a supposed secret deal. The reports claimed Dr. Dillon was paid substantial monthly sums after resigning from the department.

Columbus Ih Frank J. Lausche John D. Porterfield The Ohio Department of Mental Hygiene and Correction Lowell D. Dillon Dillon

Testimony Expected In Lima State Hospital Murder Case

Dr. K E Bush superintendent of Lima State Hospital was due to testify today in the first degree murder case against Sullivan who pleaded innocent by reason of insanity for the shooting of his estranged wife Valeria after a Halloween dance last year. He had a 30 day observation at the hospital after the shooting. The defendant told the three judge panel yesterday that his wife shot herself during a struggle for his gun as he tried to prevent her death by her own action.

Newark K. E. Bush Lima State Pital Oday Near

Engineer to undergo psychiatric exam after deadly train wreck

The engineer involved in Sunday’s two car wreck that killed 29 will face a psychiatric examination at Dist. tty. Beest Roll Roll. He sought an explanation for Santa Fe engineer Frank Parrish’s claim that he thought he saw an orange grove before the train jumped 10 miles an hour.

Enger Sven Santa Fe Frank Parrish

Pastors Apologize for Unfriendly Churches at Ohio Convention

About 2900 pastors at the 37th annual Ohio Pastors Convention pass four resolutions. They apologize that churches are aloof and unfriendly and pledge to reach into the lives of children and youth with evangelism efforts as the four day meeting continues.

Columbus Men of God Ohio Pastors

Mine Opens For Power for Olin Mathieson Aluminum Plant

The Pitts burgh Consolidation Coal Co Hanna Coal Co division will develop a new mine near Cresap West Virginia to supply power for the Olin Mathieson Aluminum plant on the Ohio River. Site prep to start within 90 days for a projected 20 million dollar facility 4 miles south of Clarington Ohio. The mine project will employ 600 workers and support the Ohio River area project.

Appunun Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co Hanna Coal Co Lathieson Chemical Corp Ohio River Cresap W. Va Olin Mathieson Mond Omal Ohio Clarington Monroe County Pittsburgh

Southern Governors Unite To Interpose Over School Desegregation

Governors from South Carolina Virginia Georgia Mississippi North Carolina and Virginia agreed to urge legislatures to protest the Supreme Court desegregation ruling. They discussed resolutions avoiding full nullification while Georgia favored near total interposition. North Carolina acted as observer as Virginia and others weighed softer language. The interposition concept asserts states’ sovereignty against federal action.

Sichbond U. S. Supreme Court High Court George Bell Timmerman South Carolina Timmer Thomas B. Stanley Virginia J. P. Cole Mississippi Marvin Griffin Georgia Luther Hodges North Carolina

Senators press debate limits on foreign policy talk

Senate Democrats resist labeling foreign policy issues off limits for campaign debate while Secretary Dulles argues for room to criticize Eisenhower actions. Chairman George and Senator Morse defend open discussion as part of Congress duty to examine policies amid bipartisan tensions.

Washington Senate George Senate Foreign Relations Committee Eisenhower Dulles Morse D-Ore Congress Fulbright D-Ark Humphrey _D

Six Children Die in Flames in New Jersey House

A southeastern New Jersey community faced tragedy as a fire gutted a two story frame house. Austin Pitts and Hazel Pierce lived there with six children who perished in the blaze. Pitts, badly burned, attempted to enter the home to rescue them but could not reach the others.

New Jersey Austin Pitts Hazel Pierce

Fulbright Bill Opposed by Gas Executives in Ohio

Robert Mikesell president of Lake Shore Pipe Line and Lake Shore Gas declares in a letter that the Fulbright Bill would exempt natural gas producers from federal regulation and benefit a few large producers. He notes a similar arms bill has passed the House.

Ashtabula Ohio Robert Mikesell Lake Shore Pipe Line Co Lake Shore Gas Co Senate House

Bermuda Bridegroom Flees Island Over Ostracism Threats

Hamilton Bermuda report says Alexander, who wed Royce Wall ie, a Negro night club singer, left the island to earn a living elsewhere. Warnings of ostracism and threats to his four children from a prior marriage to Alice Wolcott, daughter of Robert Wolcott of Lukens Steel Co., preceded the departure.

Hamilton Bermuda

Soviet Premier Bulganin Sends Friendly Note to Eisenhower

A Soviet note from Premier Bulganin to President Eisenhower raises speculation of a new diplomatic move ahead of U S British talks. The dispatch was delivered by Soviet Ambassador Georgi Zarubin as Washington notes a possible propaganda gesture on disarmament and Middle East strategy.

Washington Bulganin Eisenhower Georgi N. Wrubin Eisenhow Hagerty Truman Eisen White House Hower Bulgania Britain Anthony Eden Monflay Middle East Russia Geneva United States Red China

UN sets three point peace plan for El Auja zone

Egypt and Israel accept a UN three point plan to demilitarize El Auja after talks by Secretary General Hammarskjold in Jerusalem and Cairo. The plan requires Egypt to withdraw minor encroachments and Israel to remove all military forces obstacles and mines from the zone.

Israel Egypt di Uted el Auja UN Palvision Hammarskjold Cairo Negev Desert

State Checks Road Requests

Governor Lausche probes a state senator’s claim that a 0 million bond for public buildings cannot fund road projects at state universities. He may block one of four acts from a recent special session, which authorized the bond and redirected about 14.9 million to six universities for roads landscaping and parking.

Columbia Frank J. Lausche Fred Holtman St Hamilton Ttat

New Straitsville May See Garment Plant Site

Civic Association members in New Straitsville hope for an apparel factory site after statehouse rumors said Perry County may gain a new industry. Mayor Potts said no contact or details have been received while Gov. Lausche declined to confirm the report in Columbus.

New Straitsville Statehouse Columbus Perry County Civic Association Perry Potts Vim Frank J. Lausche

Soviet officials discuss visits to ease cold war tensions

Russian agricultural minister Vladimir Matskevich says exchanges of visits between the Soviet Union and the United States could help end the cold war. Matskevich led a Russian tour for the State and Agriculture departments and discussed possible future exchanges with Premier Bulganin. A State Department spokesman said Washington keeps an open mind on the question.

Vladimir Matskevich Russia United States John Strohm Woodstock, Ill Bulganin State Department

Footed Aus Nilkman Aims For World Record Break

Sare-Footed Aus nilkman runs 54 seconds today to surpass Zatopek by two seconds. Stephans rose to fame last year for running barefoot due to salary limits, now wears shoes in all races. William O'Neill to speak at the 13th annual Ohio Federation of Oil Conservation Districts meeting in Columbus.

Nilkman Tes Il Zatopek Stephans

Eden Ike to discuss joint air action in Middle East

Prime Minister Eden plans to seek a pledge from President Eisenhower for joint U S British air action against any major Arab Israeli aggression. He may propose Cyprus based RAF units and standby U S aircraft on two carriers to deter frontier changes and uphold the Palestine accords.

Douthampton England Eden United States Allis Eisenhower Middle East Queen Elizabeth Britain Royal Air Force Cyprus Palestine U.S U. S

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Dems Kaiser Walt Willard Bluefield W.va Norfolk and Western Williamson Cincinnati Tus River Porterfield News Index Elevision Women's Zarubin James ‘Ite House Press Straitsville Red Ike
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