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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1956

Page

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Neutralists Propose Ban On Nuclear Weapons Use

A three-nation neutralist bloc led by Yugoslavia India and Egypt urged a ban on nuclear weapon use and called for disarmament under UN supervision. They backed admission of Red China to the UN and urged UN aided development while opposing direct power blocs and urging collective security. The plan warned against banning testing but supported controlled development and a peaceful settlement for a reunified Germany.

Nassar Egypt Nehru Hu- Ament United Nations China International Agency For United States Britain Soviet Union Germany Big Three

Chiefs Vacate Columbus Leads Nation Into Third Alert

Emergency drill Operation Alert tests civil defense readiness with 36 hour continuous alert. Eisenhower participates briefly while Pentagon and Civil Defense Administration coordinate from a secret center outside Washington. Panama trip noted as part of presidential schedule. civilian public participation limited.

Ohio Eisenhower Columbus Defense Department Pentagon Federal Civil Defense Administration Washington Panama Smantel Colum

Burn Injuries Reported In Coal Bunker Blast At Plant

Two Philip Sporn plant workers suffered second and third degree burns after a coal bunker explosion on Wednesday. Kenneth Eugene Carter, 24, of Hartford, and Paul Huber, 32, of Pomeroy, were listed in critical condition. Carter is married with two young daughters. Huber is unmarried.

Philip Sporn Paul Huber Pomeroy Kenneth Eugene Carter Hartford Carter Mace Lou Killingsworth Huber

Marine Sergeant McKeon Called Outstanding Drill Instructor

Marine court martial proceedings at Parris Island revealed S Sgt Edward Huff testifying that McKeon, 31, once a Worcester, Massachusetts drill instructor, was an outstanding instructor while the defense argued drill methods are central to the case. The trial also heard about marsh training practices tied to the Ribbon Creek incident and a Miami University TV permit approval for an educational station on channel 14.

Parris Island S. C Matthew C. McKeon McKeon Worcester Mass Ribbon Creek Edward A. Huff Chicago Huff Navy Irving N. Klein Klein Emile Zolat Berman New York City Charles D. Sevier Jacksonville Miami Washington Miami University Oxford Ohio Federal Commmunications Commission

Probers Seek Link Between Auditor and Illinois Rackets Bosses

Springfield, Ill July after completing vestigial traces of an $800,000 missing Illinois state funds probe investigators aim to determine if State Auditor Orville E. Hodge had ties to rackets figures Frank Wortman Elmer Dowling and Thomas Berry. Federal agents gathered the information and State’s Atty George P. Contra plans questioning Wortman Dowling and Berry.

Springfield Ill Hodge Illinois Orville E. Hodgein Southern Illinois Republiets George P. Contra Coutrakon Vania Bnet Patch Frank Buster) Wortman St. Louis The Post- Dispatch Elmer Dutch) Dowling Wortman Thomas Berry Belleville, Ill Coutralion Noena Wortman Dowling Ber

Doctor Says Luce Was Not Poisoned

Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce’s physician stated her recent illness may be unrelated to poison paint flakes from her bedroom ceiling. Dr Milton Rosenbluth said the conditions treated in New York two months ago were enteritis and iron deficiency anemia.

Washington Clare Boothe Luce Milton Rosenbluth

Legion Convention Opens in Cleveland With Resolutions

American Legion delegates in Cleveland begin their 38th convention voting on measures to end government farm aid, curb presidential treaty powers via the Bricker Amendment, deport Dick Haymes for World War II service, and deny state funds to schools not requiring loyalty affidavits. Lan­ter’s James M. Wagenseller is proposed as national executive committeeman. The 40 and 8 auxiliary installs Mrs. Helen V. Millworth as chaplain and Mrs. Maybelle Gamble as first demie chapee.

Cleveland Unio American Legionnaires Bricker Dick Haymes James M. Wagenseller Lanter Edward J. Eklenicka Meetini J Legion Convention Helen V. Millworth Columbus Maybelle Gamble van Wert Chapea

Cities weigh 90 percent interstate road cost split

Ohio's 15 largest cities and state highway officials discuss a plan wherein cities would pay 90 percent of interstate road costs on a 50 50 basis with the state covering the remaining 10 percent. Columbus Mayor M E Sensenbrenner called a meeting as mayors push for a consensus on funding before July 1 1956.

Olumbus Ohio Interstate Highwa S. 9 Linzell Columbus M. E. Sensenbrenner

Want Ads For Sunday Want Ads For Sunday

Classified section copy notes accepted for Sunday edition up to 1 AM Saturday. No ad content provided beyond scheduling window.

Il AM

Mrs Lausche Claims Lead Poisoning Victimhood

Mrs. Lausche wife of Gov Frank Lausche says she has suffered lead arsenate poisoning since 1925 after exposure through paint and contaminated food. She describes long hours in a thriving business and notes tests by Clare Boothe Luce indicating lead and arsenic in her tissues. she cautions recovery is incomplete.

Cleveland Frank J Lausche Jane Lausche Clare Boothe Luce Italy

Lead in lamp studio ailment ends in TB tale

Mrs Lausche later identified as Jane Sheal ran an art studio in the 1920s designing lampshades and lighting fixtures for downtown stores and theaters. She recalls tests showing lead and arsenic, later TB treatment after years of gastro pains and illness.

Lausches

Fifteen Seek Crown Of Miss Universe 1957

Fifteen beauties from Europe, South and Latin America, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and the United States compete tonight for the Miss Universe title. Carrying America's hopes is Carol Morris of Ottumwa Iowa.

Long Beach Calif Europe South America Latin America Scandinavia Middle East United States America Carol Morris Ottumwa Iowa

Dem Contenders Laud George for Saving Ike Blunders

Adlai Stevenson Averell Harriman and Estes Kefauver praised retiring Sen. Walter George of Georgia for saving the Eisenhower era from major policy missteps at a $100 dinner in his honor. The event drew about 1400 Democrats as Stevenson labeled George the Democrats' voice of Peace while criticizing the Republican foreign policy stance. Funds from the dinner aimed to aid Democratic Senate campaigns.

Washington Sen Walter George Georgia Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson George Voice of Peace Averell Harriman New York Estes Kefauver D-Tenn Stevenson Democratic Notinon Senate Russia

Blind Boy Faces Plight Cleveland Examinations Weigh Fourth Operation

Six year old Wilard Ohio boy Terry Terveen, son of Jack and Mrs. Terveen, faces a Cleveland Clinic examination next Tuesday to decide if he must have a fourth operation for retinoblastoma. He has already lost both eyes and in 1955 had cancerous tissue removed near his nasal area. His father, a telephone company inspector, says the procedure would mirror the 1955 operation if needed.

Cleveland Wilard Ohio Terry Terveen Jack Terveen Cleveland Clinic Terry

AEC Pushed To Speed Federal Atomic Plants

Washington AP The Appropriations Committee urged the Atomic Energy Commission to accelerate construction of government atomic power plants and recommended 400 million dollars for a broad program. The panel criticized AEC leadership led by Lewis Strauss and said U.S. lag in atomic power risks fall behind Russia and Britain. The measure boosts total AEC funding to about 2.84 billion dollars, well above Eisenhower's request.

AEC U. S Washington Atomic Energy Commission Commission United States Lewis I. Strauss Eisenhower U Nations General Assembly Shahmat Cannon D-Mo Russia Great Britain Senate House Rules Committee

Five Men Escape From Hot Car in Thunderstorm

Five men endured 15 minutes of terror in Schiller Park when a high tension wire fell across their convertible during a storm. The driver, William Carnahan, 23, of Wauconda, managed to roll the top down and the group leapt to safety as tires burned and the car paint blistered.

Ameauy Schiller Park Willian Carnahan Wauconda, II

Second Brother Dies Of Car Crash Injuries

Second of two brothers injured in a Ravenswood area wreck died today at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital in Parkersburg. Karl Robinson 38 Letart Route 1 had been in critical condition since the crash that killed his brother Robert Cameron Archer 106 years old of Ravenswood Route 2. Funeral plans were being made by the Foglesong Funeral Home.

Point Pleasant Renswood Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg Karl Robinson Robert Springfield Jared Cameron Archer Ravenswood Foglesong Funeral Home Mason

Postmaster Nominee Chesterhill Named by Eisenhower

President Eisenhower nominates Ray W Coler as Chesterhill postmaster awaiting Senate confirmation. Temperatures forecast to run five degrees below normal with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible tonight and midweek, totaling about half to one inch.

Washington Ray W Coler Eisenhower Chesterhill Senate

Operation Separates Siamese Twin Boys

In San Diego California surgeons separated Gary Hutchens and his twin in a 54 minute operation. Doctors reported the twins had normal appearances and minimal immediate distress. The procedure severed a single nerve along with spinal channels and faces potential future complications. Optimism remained high about their healthy future. The twins were moved to separate tables after the separation and will be observed for two weeks to assess nerve closure and other outcomes.

San Diego Calif Gary Hutchens Arate Hospital Thomas F. O'Connell Gan

Calculated Risk No U S Help on Dam Opens East for Reds

The United States cancelled aid to Egypt for the Aswan high dam, a move Dulles disclosed in a 50 minute meeting with Egyptian Ambassador Ahmed Hussein. Moscow is expected to push offers now, while Cairo decides next steps in a tense East-West struggle.

U.S Song m. Mgimen Washington Egypt Aswan High Dam United States Ahmed Hussein Dulles State Department Middle East Cairo Moscow Russia Rusia Osthe Ae Aswan Dam

Union Eyes New Offer in Steel Strike Ending Effort

Pittsburgh report says steel talks move to a new phase with negotiators weighing a three year contract and higher pay. United Steelworkers head McDonald seeks 15 cent hourly raise and time and a half on Sundays, while management denies any new offer. Federal mediator Finnegan declined comment as furloughs hit about 100000 workers in railroads and mines.

Pittsburgh United Joseph F. Finnegan Federal Mediation Service

New Atom Tests Hint At Reducing Fallout Hazard

Washington reports real progress by Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis L. Strauss on cutting radioactive fallout from nuclear tests. The statement hints at methods to confine blast effects, while noting advances in weapons development toward a broad range of 21 under study, including air defense applications.

Washington Lewis L. Strauss Atomic Energy Commission AEC Strauss

OSU Professor's Son Found Dead in River Near Adirondacks

The body of 7 year old Jonathan Chafetz was found Thursday in the Ausable River near where he disappeared last Sunday. He wandered away from his father Sidney Chafetz, an Ohio State University art instructor, while the father painted a landscape near the Adirondack community.

Wilmington Jonathan Chafetz Ausable River Sidney Chafetz Columbus Ohio State University

Ravenswood Gets Housing

Ground was broken at 3 p.m. Thursday for the first of 14 brick apartment buildings in Ravenswood. Victory Construction Co. of Dayton will erect four unit rentals and build 400 brick homes for Kaiser Aluminum plant employees as the Willow Grove facility nears completion and employment rises. By 1958 Kaiser expects about 4000 employees forming 400 families to operate the project. The housing effort aims to ease the local housing problem. Meanwhile in Coshocton Route 3 Earl Norris, 56, was killed when his tractor overturned trapping him beneath it.

Point Pleasant Ravenswood Victory Construction Co Dayton Kaiser Aluminum Plant Kaiser Willow Grove Coshocton P—Earl Norris Coshocton Route 3

U S Budget Surplus Reported for 1956

Treasury figures show the 1956 budget ended with a surplus, about 1.75 million dollars on June 30, while total receipts and spending narrowed the gap. Humphrey and budget officials deem the year balanced, a goal pursued since the Korean War era.

Washington Humphrey Treasury Tary Truman

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