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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1956
Page
1
Washington secretary for Agriculture Benson says a CBS telecast gave a distorted impression of the farm picture and asks for time to reply fully. He plans to present the demand to CBS as the "See It Now" program on surplus and farm policy airs.
All Ohio railroads will appear before the State Utilities Commission on February 7 to explain why they seek a 7 per cent increase on freight charges. They argue rising expenses justify the boost and want it effective in February. The commission denied a further hearing after the initial hearing upheld an extended increase claim.
A fatal sledding accident near Dayton claimed 12 year old Donald Powell when his sled rammed two others and a runner pierced his heart. Officials reported the crash involved a tree collision and the tragedy occurred last night. Campbell rites Sunday for James Wesley Campbell
Premier designate Guy Mollet and ally Pierre Mendes-France move to shape a cabinet for National Assembly approval. The Republican Front holds about 160 seats, aims for a min ity cabinet with Socialist and Radical posts, with Algeria as the key issue and potential Communist backing.
Court of Appeals narrows congressional power to compel names of former communists for inquiries. Justice Department reviews ruling as possible path to Supreme Court reversal. Dissent argues decision hampers Congress and violates separation of powers, citing contempt case of John T. Watkins, Rock Island organizer for United Auto Workers.
United Nations survey shows ten Western nations shipped 22 million dollars in ordnance to Israel and Arab states since 1981. Israel received about 8.99 million, Arab states 13.01 million. Britain and France amounts excluded. aircraft and Czech arms not counted.
Washington attorneys for the FCC reasserted that Edward Lamb a millionaire publisher and broadcaster is connected with Communists and Communist front organizations The brief states Lamb lied in denying the allegations during an FCC hearing and should be barred from operating his television station WICU at Erie Pennsylvania.
Temperatures are expected 3 to 6 degrees below normal with highs around 40 and lows near 24. A warmer spell may occur Saturday and Sunday, then cold again Monday to Wednesday. Light precipitation likely as rain or snow south Saturday and Sunday, with more snow possible Tuesday.
James Laughlin, 65, now identified as E. J. House by a wife and a 16 year old daughter, reunited with them in Deming New Mexico after months apart. House, described as a wealthy Baton Rouge truck fleet owner, reportedly did not recall his background before September and failed to recognize his wife, the woman and girl say he is their husband and father. Police indicate the trio was brought together Thursday after a period of amnesia claims.
The trial of 10 Ohio defendants charged with conspiracy to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the U.S. government nears its end in Federal Court. After three days of final pleas, a jury of eight men and four women is expected next week. Dr. John Somerville, testifying for the defense, claimed American Communists believed before 1940 that socialism could not be achieved without violence, but leaders now favor peaceful democratic processes.
Mexico's highest court of appeals refused Jacques Morinard's final parole plea for the man who killed Leon Trotsky. The court cited an investigative body report indicating he could be dangerous if released and ordered him to serve the remaining 40 years of his 20 year term.
Four U S Sabre jets fuel near Okinawa on a training flight and four returned to Okinawa after refueling issues. Lt Jimmie R Hettinger of Lancaster Ohio escaped with minor scratches when his Sabre bounced into a radish field on takeoff at Itazuke Japan.
John Francis Roche and an accomplice died in Sing Sing's electric chair after confessing to at least four killings. Roche, 20, was condemned for the June 1954 murder of 14 year old Dorothy Westwater in Manhattan, and admitted additional killings of a cab driver and an 85 year old woman in New York City.
Heavy rain in southern California floods broad areas near Los Angeles, forcing about 1500 from homes and prompting school closures and traffic disruption. A 7 year old boy was missing, search efforts centered on Rubio Wash as flood channels ran full and officials warned residents not to return home.
A Democratic plan for a 51.5 billion highway program seeks tax funding. Federal outlays would reach about 37.0 billion over 13 years with states contributing 14.0 billion. Representative Fallon leads the bill, aiming to expand the interstate system and increase federal share by 1.0 billion annually.
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee announces he will file to enter Minnesota’s March 20 presidential preference primary, challenging Adlai Stevenson who has DFL backing. Petersen, Stevenson’s Minnesota manager, cites Kefauver’s plan to win delegates and criticizes the DFL endorsement as inadequate without a real primary contest. Kefauver also pledges to win Wisconsin’s 28 delegates and blasts the Republican administration as serving business and monopoly interests.
Mel Ruth Patton, a hotel coffee shop waitress in St Louis, received a hoax letter from a supposed escaped killer Leslie Irvin. The note dated January 22 and stamped Brooklyn claimed the fugitive would not harm her due to her delayed police report. Experts attributed the letter to a fake writer.
Senator George W. said he is convinced Russia is not preparing for a shooting war and sees no immediate prospect of Soviet conflict. He notes Moscow aims for world conquest but now uses economic means with loans and tech transfers, expanding its influence through neutral countries and foreign trade.
Herman Alton Hanning was elected second vice president of the Ohio Federation of Soil Conservation Districts at its 13th annual meeting in Columbus. He resides at Athens Route 5. Harry Armstrong of Hocking County was named treasurer.
At a special convention in Minneapolis the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest voted to back committee recommendations. Re. George Crist Jr., 33, former Dunham Wisconsin pastor, and Rev. Victor K. Wrigley, 38, former Brookfield Wisconsin pastor, were found guilty of heresy earlier but were cleared of charges now.
Jerry Lee Freer 13 of Columbus carrier for Ohio State Journal and David McCoy 17 of Portsmouth carrier for the Portsmouth Times were named co winners of the Glenn L. Cox Newspaperboy Achievement Award. The Ohio Newspaper Association cited delivery records conduct and earnings use plus church and civic activities.
U S officials study Bulganin message claiming a friendship treaty with the United States to promote world peace. The proposal seeks a pact within the UN Charter to settle differences and avoid internal interference. Washington weighs policy risks and propaganda while avoiding a false impression of hostility.
In Chillicothe Ohio a 41 year old mother of five Mrs Monroe Kimbler died from burns after rescuing her three year old son Paul and her three year old nephew Dickie Patterson from a blazing house. She pulled them to safety despite a broken ankle and a burning dress before collapsing in the snow. In Finland the Finnish Premier Urho Kekonen’s coalition cabinet resigned over economic differences between the Socialists and Agrarian partners.
Beaume Starzel of The Associated Press told the Ohio News Paper Association opening that competition protects against error and distortion. He stressed news as the lifeblood of a newspaper and the reporter's duty to seek essential truths regardless of reader sentiment, noting the professional corps of reporters and editors dedicated to factual presentation.
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