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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1956

Page

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Khrushchev Defends Egyptian Suez Nationalization

Khrushchev told Moscow rally that Egypt's takeover of the Suez Canal was legal and urged Britain and France to accept it. He said compensation to Suez Canal Co. shareholders was pledged and warned against military coercion, asserting the canal was built by Arabs and reflects changing times.

Khrushchev Egypt Suez Suez Canal Co London Nikita Communist Party Suez Canal Moscow Gamal Abdel Nasser Britain France Egyptia

Cancer Kills Derby Dream

Doug Hoback 13 died in Valparaiso after failing to qualify for the Akron Soap Box Derby race. He had competed in regional finals in Gary Indiana where his racer veered off course and he rode in a wheelchair for most of the event. His illness worsened the day after he failed to advance and he died at a local hospital.

Valparaiso Ind Doug Hoback Akron Ohio Gary Hoback Curb Gary T Doug

Britons Ready Warships in Suezi Crisis Tension

British warship crews in English ports reportedly recalled for readiness as the Suezi crisis looms. Admiralty declines confirmation while Britain, France, and the United States push an international control body to guarantee free canal passage. Fresh Malta talks involve Rear Adm. Dietrich and Western Big Three reps, aiming to keep military moves in the background amid cautious diplomacy.

London Egypt Admiralty Ocean Devon Port Malta Mediterranean Adm N. K. Dietrich U. S. Atlantic

Doctor Deniel Challenges Eisenhower Facts In Atlantic Article

Senator Mlott criticized Dr David Rutstein for saying the public lacks full facts about President Eisenhower illnesses. Rutstein, Harvard preventive medicine head, cited three heart attack studies showing 50 percent five year survival and said ileitis recurrence is high after surgery.

Mlott R-Cole David B. Rutstein Eisenhower Rutstein Harvard Medical School Department of Preventive Medicine American Heart Association Atlantic Monthly

Chinese Reds Advance Along Burma Frontier

Chinese Communist troops reportedly crossed Burma's northeast frontier, advancing up to 60 miles into Burmese territory along a 500 mile arc. Prime Minister Ba Swe met with cabinet leaders and armed forces chiefs as Burma prepared a protest to Peiping.

Burma Rangoon Ba Swe Peiping

Contracts Worked Out As Steelmen Go Back

In New York the steel industry faces a slow return to work as negotiators finish contracts for multiple firms. About 630,000 striking workers are poised to return, with Lukens Steel and others near completion. At Coatesville, 1000 of 5300 Lukens employees resumed Monday after local union ratified Sunday night.

New York United Lukens Steel Corp U. S. Coatesville Cat

Chesterhill Worker Killed In Fourth Floor Fall

John Hill 36 of Chesterhill Route 2 died Monday in a 40 foot fall from a platform at the fourth floor of the Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. building under erection at Gay and Front. The Franklin County coroner ruled the death accidental from a fractured skull and broken neck. Hill fell outside the wall into an area with supplies and equipment. Funeral services set for Thursday at Mt. Hermon Church. Continuous on Page 12. Headquartered opened for Eisnhower committee in Columbus at Deshler Hilton Hotel. Dr. A Blair Knapp of Granville announced the opening and leadership.

Chesterhill Mt. Hermon John Hill Columbus Hill Beacon Mutual Insurance Co Gay and Front Franklin County

Classified ad urges quick sale of unused musical instruments

Messenger Want Ads reach over 19 000 homes daily without knocking. An E flat clarinet in good condition is for sale with contact numbers 30735 and 31242. The note promotes selling unused merchandise now through classified ads to raise cash quickly.

Messenger SOLD

Destructive Kroger Fire in Athens Blazes Early

A Kroger store on E Carpenter Street in Athens suffered the area’s most destructive fire in two years. Two-alarm effort by volunteers and city crews lasted two and a half hours with flames rapidly controlled. Damage estimated around 75 thousand dollars, possibly exceeding 100 thousand. Origin under investigation by Fire Chief Dalton and Inspector Stephenson. Fire broke out after a storm call from carrier Richard Risch. Firefighters battled smoke and heat, with an ankle injury to Lt John Tall during debris removal.

Athens Kroger E. Carpenter St Charles W. Dalton C. H. Stephenson Richard Risch W. State St Jones Buick John Tall Sheltering Arms Hospital Stephenson

Stassen Presses Drive to Replace Nixon for 1952 Ticket

President Eisenhower grants Harold E. Stassen a 30 day leave to campaign for replacing Nixon with Gov. Christian A. Herter as the GOP’s No. 2. Stassen says he will pursue efforts to strengthen the Eisenhower campaign and Republican congressional races, while sources offer mixed views on administration support and potential convention maneuvers.

Washington Eisenhower Harold E. Stassen Stassen Nixon Christian A. Herter Massachusetts Stasi White House Gettysburg

Man pleads manslaughter in punch killing in Annapolis

Gregory An Delli Pizzi, 26, from Weirton West Virginia, convicted by all male jury of manslaughter for striking Dr Richard M Wick 53 in Annapolis Maryland over alleged insult to the defendant’s girlfriend. Sentencing set for Friday.

Annapolis Richard M. Wick Allentown Gregory Weirton W. Va Benjamin Michaelson Delli- Pizzi Pizz Delli-Pizzi Baltimore Delli Pizzi

Last Union Veteran Still on Critical List

Albert Woolson 109 sole Union Army survivor of the Civil War remains hospitalized in Duluth Minnesota in a coma since early Saturday and unconscious thereafter at St Luke's Hospital.

Duluth Minn Albert Woolson St. Luke's Hospital

McKeon Describes Rigorous Boot Camp Testimony

McKeon testified at a Georgia court martial that during Marine recruit training his platoon was marched into swamps and boondocks at Parris Island on several occasions. The defense questioned training conditions as Jack Forrester cited a prison quarry incident where inmates reportedly shattered bones while guards rested nearby.

Parris Island 5. C Matthew C. McKeon Xeon Emile Zola Berman Occa Buford McKeon Rock Quarry Line Gen. Randolph S State McC. Pate Metraz Georgia Jack Forrester Corrections

Flames Kill 12 Oldsters at Reagan Nursing Home

Fire swept Reagan Nursing Home in Puxico Missouri killing 12 of 13 residents. Most dead in or beside beds. ages 72 to 91. Only Mrs. Sherry Frederick escaped. Fire officials say one resident, Bertha Rea, 85, perished in the kitchen as others tried to flee. back door was locked.

Puxico Reagan Nursing Home Sherry Frederick Bertha Rea David, Johnson

House To Investigate Ship To Start Probe

Congressmen from the House Merchant Marine Committee will tour a Brooklyn drydock to inspect the Swedish liner Stockholm after its collision with the Italian luxury liner Andrea Doria. The crash south of Nantucket killed 25 aboard both vessels. rescue efforts recovered most survivors.

York Brooklyn Andrea Doria House Merchant Marine Committee Stockholm Nantucket Island Mass Doria Atlantic Piero Calamar

Buddy Baer Is Innocent Acquitted in Molestation Case

A Los Angeles jury acquitted former boxer Buddy Baer on one count of child molestation and one count of lewd violation. Two related charges were dismissed earlier by Judge Kenneth L Holaday. Baer, 41, denied all allegations saying it was mistaken identity and testified he was on a TV film set the afternoon of the alleged offenses. James R Nicholson, an assistant director, corroborated his account.

van Nuys Calif Buddy Baer Kenneth L. Holaday Baer Max Baer James R. Nicholson

Democrats Convene to Discuss Planks in Ohio

About 75 Democratic nominees for state offices gathered in Columbus on Monday to debate planks in the party platform. Michael V. DiSalle, candidate for governor, outlined major governmental problems and said the state could meet needs without new taxes in the next two years.

Columbus Michael V. DiSalle Ohio Sta

Storm Wanda Heads Toward Formosa Naha Okinawa

Typhoon Wanda churned toward northern Formosa after brushing Okinawa with a glancing hook. Forecasters warn the storm will strike Formosa in full force late Wednesday.

Formosa Naha Okinnawa Wanda Okinawa

Record High Traffic Toll Feared in 1956

The National Safety Council warned a 1956 record toll is likely, saying it would take a miracle to avert a peak. First six months traffic deaths reached 18 120, up 10 percent from last year, with June at 3 400 the highest for June on record.

National Safety Council Ned H. Dearborn Council Dearborn

Aluminum Strike Nears Averted By Talks In New York

Negotiations resume in New York and Pittsburgh to avert a midnight strike by 43 000 workers in plants producing 75 percent of the nation s aluminum. Alcoa and Reynolds Metals face unions United Steelworkers and Aluminum Workers International Union as Alcoa offers a three year no strike pattern modeled after steel settlement.

New York Pittsburgh Giant Aluminum Co. of America Alcoa Reynolds Metals Co United Steelworkers of America Aluminum Workers International Union

Lake Erie body may be New York producer Pollock

Provincial police expect to identify a body found at Long Point Beach on Lake Erie as Gordon Pollock the 28 year old New York producer who with his wife Norma disappeared April 15 in a private plane from Detroit to New York. A clothing suitcase identified as Pollock’s washed ashore near Erie Pennsylvania and another suitcase with personal papers was found farther east on the beach.

Nucular Bombs Made On New Principles Reported

The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed in its semiannual report to Congress covering the six months ended June 30 that the United States is developing atomic and hydrogen weapons on new principles. It notes progress in every principal aspect of the nation’s atomic energy program and expansion of plants to ready production.

Washington United States The Atomic Energy Commission Congress AEC

State Pinball Drive Is Stopped Dead

COLUMBUS state Liquor Director William C. Bryant says his department is halted in its drive to remove pinball machines from taverns. A Franklin County Common Pleas Court order restraining agents from seizing machines was modified, allowing pickups of machines offering free play or rewards. Bryant says the limited staff and the need to prove gambling under the order keep action at bay.

Columbus William C. Bryant Franklin County Common Liquor Department Kiener Johnson Bryant Department Robert E. Leach Ohio

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