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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1956

Page

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International Board Sought to Control Suez Crisis Plan

London reports outline a plan for an international Suez board including Russia and Egypt to supervise canal use and revenue sharing while preserving freedom of passage. Britain France and the United States weigh legal and military implications amid Nasser nationalization and Western crisis talks.

Russia Suez London Suez Canal Nas Ser Egypt Christian Pineau U. S Robert Murphy United States

Fiery Tank Blast Kills 19 At Shamrock Tank Farm

A massive explosion at Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp. tank farm in Dumas Texas ignited 50 to 75 tanks, fatally burning 19 workers and injuring many others. Winds shifted, spreading flames across the facility and neighboring storage tanks as fire crews struggled to contain the blaze.

Dumas Tex Shamrock Oil & Gas Corp Billis Moore County Samison Bower Swamrock Shamrock

Sergeant Keon Loses Move For Innocent Verdict

PARRIS ISLAND 8 C N 9 The defense failed to obtain a directed verdict of innocence for Marine Sgt Matthew C Keon in a court martial over the Ribbon Creek drownings. Prosecutor Maj Charles B Sevier argued Keon was culpably negligent after leading 74 recruits into tide waters where six drowned.

Parris Island 8. C Matthew C. Keon Emile Zola Berman New York City Charles B. Sevier Jacksonville Ill Sevier McKeon Ribbon Creek

Queen Sands Foster Folks Foster Parents Declared Best

Miss Carol Morris of Ottumwa Iowa says she was adopted from the Omaha Child Saving Institute in 1939 and that her foster parents are the best in the world. Her father, a pastor in Ottumwa, confirms the adoption and says he did not know her birth parents.

Los Angeles Carol Morris Ottumwa Iowa la Verne Morris Carol Miss Morris Omaha, Neb Child Saving Institute The Christian Church Oakland

Lost Ad guidance from The Messenger Classifieds

The message urges readers to file a Lost Ad with The Messenger the moment an item goes missing. It explains finders typically seek the loser in Classified, lists items like jewelry money and coats, and promotes placing ads for 60 cents with optional charge.

Mountain climbers fall into crevasse death at Timberline

A group of youth climbers roped together slipped into a crevasse on Mount Hood area near Timberline Lodge Oregon. Two or more were killed or gravely injured with Lynn Kaufman of Larchmont North Carolina among the dead, doctors treating survivors through the night.

Timberline Lodge Ore Los Angeles Comlain Hood Silcox Crater Rock Lynn Kaufman Larchmont N. C Matthew Mirkovich

Three Teens Held in Burglary Ring Across Counties

Newark and Licking County deputies detained Ralph J. Hauck 18 of Hebron James R. Green 19 of Hebron and a 17 year old Buckeye Lake youth for investigation into 25 burglaries across Licking Perry and Fairfield counties. Green and Hauck were nabbed Saturday night at Buckeye Lake after a search of Hauck’s car found stolen items. The deputy cited store and school thefts including a Newark jewelry store theft valued at 1173 dollars.

Newark Licking County Licking Perry Fairfield Ralph J. Hauck Hebron James R. Green Buckeye Lake Richard Fitzsimmons Green Hauck Buck

Compensation Laws Seen As Old Fashioned By Labor Official

Los Angeles department of labor official Arthur Larson argues workers compensation laws are outdated and state driven not federal, calling them the granddaddy of social legislation and a forerunner to Social Security disability and unemployment insurance acts.

Los Angeles Department of Labor Arthur Larson Labor

Ike Watches Suez Crisis. New Bills

GETTYSBURG Pa President Eisenhower kept watch on the Suez Canal crisis from his country home and prepared to act on legislation Congress left for him. He stayed near the telephone for consultations with Dulles as aides planned to fly from Washington with enacted bills. The president, recovering from surgery, attended church with Mrs Eisenhower in Gettysburg, his first service since June 9.

Gettysburg Eisenhower Congress Dulles Egypt Washington Frida Gettysburg Presbyterian Church

Stassen Discusses VP Pick With Eisenhower

Harold Stassen flew to Gettysburg to confer with President Eisenhower about nominating Governor Christian Herter of Massachusetts as Eisenhower's running mate. Stassen stepped from the president's plane with a smile and a bulky briefcase, saying he requested the visit.

Gettysburg Harold Stassen Eisenhower Stassen Christian Herter Massachusetts

Nationalized Suez Canal A Blessing In Disguise

AP analyst sees two potential benefits in Egypt's move to nationalize the Suez Canal. It pressures the United States to craft a Middle East policy and may push Britain and the US toward a unified Western approach. The oil flow and Western access make a decisive Western policy essential.

William L. Ryan Suez Cs Gamal Abdel Nassre United States Middle East Middle Western Europe

England Halts Egypt War Material Exports

Prime Minister Eden announced in the House of Commons that all British war material exports to Egypt are stopped. He cited Britain's actions over the Suez crisis, including freezing Egypt’s sterling balance, and noted talks with French and American officials. He warned that any future role of the Suez Canal must not be dominated by a single power.

London Eden Egypt House of Commons Bessie Braddock Suez Britain Suez Canal

Ohio GOP Veterans Back Nixon Rerun Ticket

Cincinnati crowd notes War Veterans Republican Club of Ohio backs Vice President Nixon for renomination as part of an Eisenhower Nixon ticket. The group will inform Harold Stassen, who urged veterans to back Christian Herter of Massachusetts.

Cincinnati War Veterans Republican Club of Ohio Nixon Harold Stassen Veterans Group Christian Herter Massachusetts

Eisenhower Health In Question As Nixon Dump Campaign Continues

The Associated Press reports Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler attacks a deep Republican split and questions President Eisenhower's fitness for a second term. Harold Stassen predicts Herter as Nixon’s running mate and asserts he will not pursue office himself. A White House aide maintains the disarmament stance amid the flap.

Associaes Harold E. Stasi Nixon Paul Butler Butler Eisenhower Stassen Christian Herter Massachusetts Herter San Francisco

New Paris Styles Hark Back to 1910

Paris fashion opens with Balmain collection full of nostalgia. Priceless furs edge evening coats with plumes and aigrettes. Designers cite Balmain and D'Annunzio era glamour, featuring full mink coats, waistline back neckwear, and cape-like jacket silhouettes in a retro Florentine mood.

Paris Pierre Balmain Balmain

Texas Solon Leads Race in Democratic Runoff

Dallas report shows W Lee ODaniel leading the Texas Democratic gubernatorial runoff with 578,946 votes in incomplete returns. Ralph Yarborough follows with 428,948 votes, while ODaniel says he would resign his Senate seat if nominated. ODaniel and Yarborough vie to carry Texas in the 1950s partisan contest.

Dallas W. Lee O’daniel Price Daniel Ralph Yarborough Texas O'Daniel U. S Senate Nomi Sation Yarborough Allan Shivers Sam Rayburn Tex Shivers Eisenhower

Typhoon Wanda Nears Okinawa Hit Amid Hungarian Shifts

Typhoon Wanda packing winds near 150 mph was reported southeast of Okinawa as Hungary's government reshuffled after the dismissal of Matyas Rakosi the chief of the Hungarian Communist party. The Thai? source notes uncertainty if the typhoon will strike the Ryukyus region.

Fort Buckner Okinawa Budapest Hungary United Eign Matyas Rakosi Ryukyus Nist

Horvath Replaces Janos Woldoczky as Foreign Minister

Amre Horvath, 50, veteran Communist diplomat, assumes role as foreign minister replacing Janos Woldoczky. Horvath previously served as minister to Washington. The index notes several changes across regions including Glouster Logan Nelsonville Point Pleasant and Pomeroy-Middleport.

Janos Woldoczky Amre Horvath Wess Glouster Logan Nelsonville T Point Pleasant Pomeroy-Middleport

Albany Teenager Killed in Route 33 Collision Near Nelsonville

A 17 year old Albany girl died and seven others were injured, six seriously, when two cars collided on Route 33 near Nelsonville. The crash involved Miss Dilcher and a family heading to Albany High School. Among the injured are a 20 year old man with skull fracture, a 64 year old woman with facial and chest injuries, and two grandsons. Several relatives and bystanders received cuts and other injuries as emergency crews transported victims to Mount St Mary Hospital and University Hospital Columbus.

Albany Nelsonville State Highway Patrol Aette Dilcher Miss Dilcher Eugene Dilcher Albany High School Yvonne Dilcher Mount St. Mary Hospital University Hospital Columbus John D. Harris Effie Bardain Martin Adams St James Martin Chris Bardain Robert Martin Robert Bardain Chris Elmer Stover Stewart Route 1 Young Harris Dibeher Sisters Wanda Darnell Stover Miss Darnell

Steel Workers Await New Contract

Pittsburgh dispatch reports 650000 striking steelworkers await a three year, not strike contract. A memorandum of agreement on the master contract began Friday and individual pacts with major producers are being written. Officials warn it may take days to finalize and restart production as incentive rates and other details are settled.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers Hhe Steel Companies Basi New York City Idustry

Crashing plane kills Perry man and three passengers

A Crooksville man, former Muskingum College football line coach Robert L. Lawrence, 27, was killed with three passengers when a small plane crashed during landing at Mount Vernon 31 airport. Also dead were Si Ned Warner, 29, of Fredericktown and Warner’s two sons. Lawrence’s father is a Crooksville physician. The weekend toll raised Ohio accidental deaths to 19, with multiple highway fatalities including two on the Ohio Turnpike and three on the Turnpike earlier in the year.

Crooksville Muskingum College Mount Vernon Robert L. Lawrence Wooster College Vna Si Ned Warner Frederick Warner Ohio Associated Press Ohio Turnpike

Five Day Forecast With Temp Averages Shift

The forecast shows temperatures averaging 12 degrees below normal with a normal high of 87 and low of 68. Warmer conditions are expected Tuesday and Wednesday, then cooler Thursday and Friday with scattered showers Wednesday and Saturday totaling about .1 inch.

Athens Man Elected to DAV State Executive Committee

C J Ailstock of 7 East Riverside Drive was chosen to the Disabled American Veterans state executive committee at the 35th annual Cleveland convention. Kenneth M Robey, a WWI European theater veteran and Dayton accountant who lost a foot, was elected Ohio department commander replacing Harold C Parke. Mrs Evelyn M Welsh of Youngstown was elected ladies auxiliary commander succeeding Mary Barker of Warren.

C. J. Ailstock East Riversside Drive Cleveland Kenneth M. Robey Ohio Dayton Robey Harold C. Parke Columbus Evelyn M. Welsh Youngstown Mary Barker Warren

US Soviet Entertainer Exchange Talks Reported

American Billy Rose announced Moscow has agreed in principle to exchange 500 Russian entertainers for 500 American performers next year. Draft talks by deputy culture minister Georgi Orvid envision four American and four Russian troupes touring in 1957 with premiere shows in New York and Moscow. Rose, a minor theatrical producer, said the trip aimed to ease tension with cultural exchange.

Moscow Billy Rose Soviet Union United States Russia Rose

Storm Rips Into Britain After Violent Summer Storm

A 24 hour Britain storm left at least 13 dead and many yachts missing in the English Channel. Six drownings occurred from capsized boats, six more were killed by falling trees. Winds hit 90 mph with heavy rain, causing crop damage, landslides, and floods. Holiday traffic between Britain and France halted, with hundreds injured and Liverpool shipping disrupted as two passenger ships could not dock.

London B—A Britain English Channel France Liverpool

200 Million Children Suffering Group Told

In Bonn Germany the International Union for Child Welfare reported that two thirds of the world's 900 million children are undernourished poorly clothed badly housed and inadequately protected. The union of 67 NGOs across 41 countries opened a four day convention with 120 delegates.

Bonn Germany Itisease International Union For Child Welfare Aday Union

Liner Stockholm Crewman Claims Engines Reversed

Bernabe Polanco Garcia a 36 year old Spanish seaman aboard the Stockholm says the powerful engines were reversed before the Andrea Doria collision. He says foghorn silence and reverse propellers may have influenced the crash. The Doria rests in deep water south of Nantucket, while Stockholm sits in a Brooklyn drydock.

New York Stockholm Andrea Doria Bernabe Polanco Garcia Brooklyn Doria Garcia Holm Doria Col Nantucket

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