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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1950
Page
1
Japan's Communist Party ordered a general strike for Saturday in reprisal for the arrest and trial of eight Japanese charged with assaulting American soldiers in Tokyo. The occupation authorities say the Reds control about 600000 workers. a nationwide student strike was also planned.
Ten thousand Communist youths stranded two nights inside the Soviet zone began moving toward their West German homes after ending a sit down protest. They submitted to names or medical exams at the border then headed to Lübeck station for trains home. Western police reported no illnesses or incidents.
Western truck traffic was slowed today at the Helmstedt checkpoint by Soviet border guards. Drivers said the action appears tied to recent detentions of East German barges in Western Berlin canals and cited claims of countermeasures against mistreatment of Communist youth returning from a large East Berlin rally.
Hartman 18 pleads innocence to two counts in the death of his grandfather George Fisher and grandmother Evelena Fisher. A three judge panel will hear first degree murder charges with July 11 set for trial in Ohio. Hartman was arrested in Parkersburg West Virginia after the Melbern Ohio killing occurred May 5 days after his marriage to a former cheerleader.
A West Virginia man from Parkersburg, missing since Sunday, was found in the Ohio River at Lock 21 Portland. Mrs. W R Wright identified the 40 year old as her husband who she believes jumped from the Parkersburg Belpre bridge. The body was recovered at 4 p m yesterday.
Mrs Arthur Boyles Sr of 3 Pine Place Athens St found a nearly new pressure cooker in demand when she advertised it in the Messenger Want Ad Columns. The item sold after a three time insertion, showing the ease of selling unused household equipment through the Messenger Result Number ads.
President Truman invited five senators to the White House to discuss their investigation of large scale gambling and crime. The group may seek authority to examine the income tax returns of suspected gamblers and racketeers with full cooperation from the Justice Department and other agencies.
Census Director Roy V. Peel announced the 1950 population count is about 98 percent complete with possible re counts in a few districts.
Gallipolis reports two men arrested after a West Virginia alert linked one to grand larceny and bad checks. A .38 revolver and .22 rifle were found. aliases used included Linville Cash and William Cooper. The suspect claimed to be Linville Lee Cash and waived extradition.
Convicted drunk driver Earl Stevens confessed to a hammer slaying of J. H. Walker near Lucasville after Walker gave him a ride from Portsmouth. Walker’s body was found in Stevens home as investigators traced $200 missing from Walker’s host.
Senator Knowland accuses a Red network linking the Communist Party to Amerasia and the State Department as the Senate probes the 1945 Amerasia affair. James M. McInerney denies Hickenlooper's claim about wartime fleet documents and other reports about seized OSS files. Senator McCarthy asserts the material was seized in 1945 by government agents.
In Cincinnati and surrounding area a large portion of about $35 million in building projects was halted as roughly 2500 hod carriers and laborers went on strike demanding higher wages. The official start was midnight, with effects felt as workers reached sites that morning.
Edgar L. Taylor aged 53 died Thursday at Bethesda Hospital from injuries believed to come from a hit and run. He was found along a road five miles south of Zanesville.
Firemen at Engine Company 22 reported a false alarm and returned to find their television missing. Police suspect a thief concealed the set after the crew had just paid the final $300 installment last month.
Attorneys for an expelled unionist planned a hearing on financial transactions tied to the CIO UAW Local 12 dispute in Toledo. The probe seeks material for a fraud lawsuit against Richard T. Gosser, international vice president and key Toledo political figure.
Washington officials predict the United States will grant asylum to Vladimir Houdek a veteran Czechoslovak diplomat who resigned as the country s UN chief delegate saying Moscow pressured his homeland. He sought asylum May 16 and is identified as a long standing Communist.
Pensacola Florida reports Navy Captain John G Crommelin a fierce Pentagon critic has retired from the Navy after two decades of active service. He has announced plans to run for the U S Senate in Alabama and has signed retirement papers at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.
A federal judge in Philadelphia will appoint counsel for Harry Gold who plans to plead guilty as a courier in the Soviet atomic spy network. Gold asked for a lawyer who will let him cooperate with the FBI and deny intent to harm the United States. He appeared under guard in McGranery's chambers after a $100,000 bond was set in May. Klaus Fuchs, the British atomic spy, is serving a 14 year term after confessing to aiding the Manhattan project.
Five high school students three boys and two girls were killed in a car truck collision seven miles south of Harlan Iowa after graduation exercises. The driver Gaylin Sisson 18 was seriously injured and taken to a Council Bluffs hospital. Two of the dead had received diplomas. Sheriff Orrell Gearhart said the car struck the rear of a six ton live stock truck.
The United Nations trusteeship council begins its regular summer session with Jerusalem control on the agenda and a possible Russian walkout over the Chinese question. Soviet Delegate A A Soldatov expected to attend for Russia after boycotting the Geneva winter meeting.
Representative Elston of Ohio asks the House Ways and Means Committee to keep building and loan associations exempt from the corporations tax. He argues these societies act as a cushion against depressions and taxing them would weaken their usefulness to home builders.
A Navy plane crashed at Quonset Naval Air Base resulting in nine dead and two wounded. The incident prompted investigations and emergency response from base authorities and local responders.
Secretary of Defense Johnson urged a three year extension of the draft to keep the U S in a high state of alert amid Cold War incidents including the Soviet atomic test He backed no limits on Selective Service to allow drafting if voluntary enlistments fail and warned an extension would give four months lead time in case of war The House previously passed a two year addendum to the draft law
Lakin area case ends with Coroner Edna Gettles declaring the skeleton a white male about five feet ten, 45 to 55, with a crooked nose and prominent chin. Dental work absent prevents identification. estimated time on hillside two to three years. clothing includes Montgomery Ward heels size eight and belt size 33.
A gasoline truck trailer exploded on Ypsilanti's main street causing thousands of dollars in damage. Windows shattered and four cars burned before firefighters controlled the blaze using fog equipment. Driver Franklin Fausey, 25, escaped unharmed after the axle broke and the trailer spilled gasoline into sewers.
NY State Supreme Court heard poet Louis Untermeyer dispute over four marriages. Esther Untermeyer seeks to invalidate his Mexican divorce and declare Bryna Ivens sole wife, while Untermeyer argues his marriages may be invalid or not legally binding. The affair centers on which woman remains legally his spouse.
President Truman urged a second year of arms aid, requesting 1,222,500,000 to fund weapons, training, and materials for Atlantic Pact nations and allies in Asia and the Middle East. He warned delay could fatally jeopardize peace efforts and U.S. freedom.
HALIFAX N S a massive forest fire burned 15 000 acres of spruce in three days spreading damage in East Halifax County while veering away from two threatened villages Dean and Musquodoboit were spared though timberland loss already surpasses all Nova Scotia fires in 1949.
President Truman faces renewed Senate opposition as Oscar R. Ewing emerges as a likely first secretary of a new Health Education and Security department. The stalled reform from last year resurfaces amid partisan debate over its scope and impact.
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