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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1952

Page

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Murray Reviews Union Shop Bid

Philip Murray, leader of the CIO United Steelworkers, convened aides for a strategy session amid signals the union shop issue may be reviewed. The 12 day steel strike affects 650000 workers and defense needs.

Pittsburgh Philip Murray CIO United Steelworkers USWA Murray USW Coatesville Lukens Steel Co Wheeling Steel Corp Wheeling W. Va Crucible Steel Company of America

Big Three Seek Accord On Red Note

Washington reports the Western Big Three nations the United States Britain and France are negotiating final terms for a potential four power discussion with Russia. They remain unwilling to meet on Soviet terms and seek consent to an impartial inquiry into German elections before any reunification talks. British and French envoys met with Secretary Acheson to discuss note drafting.

Washington Russia State Department Acheson Moscow Germany United Nations Paris London United States Sir Oliver Franks Henri Bonnet

Taft Delegates Denied Wavering Toward Eisenhower

Ohio Republican chairman Ray C. Bliss rejects claims that Taft’s 56 delegates are wavering toward Eisenhower. Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter Alvin Silverman cited a story alleging two to six delegates might switch and pledge to Eisenhower before Chicago.

Columbus Ray C. Bliss Sen. Taft Ohio Gen Eisenhower Bliss Sen Taft Chicago Alvin Silverman The Cleveland Plain Dealer Foundation Silverman

Yanks Smash Enemy Drive On Key Post

U.S. 45th Division troops on the Korean Western Front blasted a Chinese Red battalion from a T-shape hill mass. The 180th and 179th Regiments fought a 14 hour action to seize the southern knob of Hill T near Chorwon aided by fighter bombers tanks and artillery. The Reds counterattacked unsuccessfully before dawn Friday and were kept at bay by air and ground fire.

Seoul U.S Chorwon

Town Fetes Doomed Girl In Maryland

Donna Daft of Chance Maryland just shy of nine years old was celebrated with a town party described as the best birthday party ever while doctors warn this is the beginning of the end of her battle with brain cancer. About fifty local children attended as Donna endured pain episodes and moments of rest with her mother at her side. The family had been told last Christmas she might live only six months and that her time could end within weeks.

Chance Donna Daft Thomas Daft Dafts Donna

Weatherman Sees Warm Humid Weekend Across Regions

The forecast calls for temperatures 3 to 6 degrees above normal with highs near 79 in the north and 84 in the south and lows around 58 to 60. A warm humid weekend gives way to cooler conditions in the north by Monday and Tuesday while the south stays warm. Scattered thundershowers likely daily through Southern Ohio and over the weekend in northern Buson.

Ohio Buson

Ten MISSING AFTER B 29 HITS WATER

Ten crewmen are missing after a B 29 ditched 175 miles west of Kwajalein. The pilot, an Air Force captain, was rescued with a broken leg four hours later. two engines failed and one crewman reportedly seen on a life raft. Debris and search efforts continued as sister aircraft reported only one survivor.

Honolulu Kwajalein Air Force Navy Hawaiian Sea Frontier Guam

Ohio Doctor To Head AMA

Toledo surgeon Edward J. McCormick was elected president-elect of the American Medical Association at the 101st annual convention. He will assume office in June 1953 after winning 103 votes to 70 for Dr. Frank F. Borzel. McCormick, 60, chairs Toledo St. Vincent's Hospital advisory board and hails from Alger, Michigan via Bradner in Wood County.

Chicago Toledo Ohio American Medical Association Edward J. McCormick AMA House of Delegates Frank F. Borzel Philadelphia Toledo St. Vincent's Hospital Alger Mich Bradner Wood County

Friday the 13th Ladder Watch Sparks Town Photo Study

Don Moore, Messenger photographer, cached a camera in a nearby carton and photographed 70 Athens residents for an hour as they approached a ladder on West Union Street. Thirty five walked under it while others avoided the rung, testing superstition against casual habit.

Athens W. Union St Don Moore

Soviet Shifts Chief Envoys For 4th Time

Moscow announces its fourth major diplomatic swap in two weeks naming Alexander Panyushkin former ambassador to Washington as ambassador to China He will replace Gen Nikolai Roschin who had served in China since 1948 The Peiping post is seen as very important in the Soviet diplomatic service

Moscow Russia Today Soviet Union Alexander Panyushkin Washington China Panyushkin United States Nikolai Vassilievich Roschin Roschin Chiang Kai-Shek Red Peiping China Post

Youths Indicted in Wheeling Murder

Two youths, Jack Stanton 19 of Orrville Ohio and David R. Shilling of North Lawrence Ohio, were bound over to the grand jury without bond on charges of murder in Wheeling. They pled innocent at a hearing before Magistrate Carl J. Fisher. The victim was John I. Sabo 39 a Wheeling steelworker and Army veteran.

Wheeling W. Va Jack Stanton Orrville David R. Shilling North Lawrences Carl J. Fisher John I. Sabo

Truman MacArthur Speech Status Leaves Army Questioned

President Truman and the Pentagon refuse to say if General Douglas MacArthur violates Army rules by agreeing to be keynote speaker at the Republican national convention. Truman calls the role political and says the Army must decide if he should retire from active duty before speaking. The Army says it will not act, arguing five star rank creates a separate category, creating uncertainty over active generals entering politics.

Washington Truman Pentagon Douglas MacArthur MacArthur Army Congress Navy

Jury Convicts Ohio Doctor Of Tax Evasion

Dr Harold C Schmuck of Canton is found guilty on three counts of tax evasion for 1945 to 1947. He dodged 47286 in federal income taxes and remains free on a 2500 bond pending sentencing next week. A federal jury of seven women and five men deliberated five hours before the verdict, with Schmuck upset by the decision.

Cleveland Harold C. Sehmuck Canton Stark County Schmuck

Ocean Resort Bans French Bathing Suits in Atlantic City

Officials at an Atlantic City resort declared no French bathing suits on crowded beaches this season. Beach Patrol Superintendent Richard Hughes cited decency rules as the reason for enforcing modest swimwear and requiring lifeguards to ensure proper attire.

Atlantic City N. J Richard Hughes

Red Truce Talks Stalled as UN Presses For Progress

Chief Communist negotiator at Panmunjom says UN cannot dictate terms on battlefield or in talks. North Korea’s Nam Il delivers brief, harsh remarks as session ends with no progress. Maj Gen Harrison agrees to another session Saturday and warns of possible UN pressure to resume talks.

Munsan United Nations Nam Ii Panmunjom Nat William K. Harrison Col. Jones Murray Harrison

Alleged Ohio Red Released After Indictment

Oscar Smilack of Columbus known as the financial anger of the Communist party in Franklin County was released from Lima State Hospital. He had been committed May 29 for a Meday observation at the request of Franklin County Prosecutor Bartlett after Smilack was indicted on 10 counts of refusing to answer questions before the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. The Third District Court of Appeals ruled the commitment lacked proper notice and Smilack should have been allowed to testify. Bartlett said he would consult the attorney general’s office on an appeal.

Lima Oscar Smilack Columbus Communist Party Franklin County Lima State Hospital Joh J. Bartlett Bartlett Smilack Ohio Un-American Activities Commission Third District Court of Appeals Franklin County Common Pleas Court Attorney General's Office

Koje Island POW uprising put on the ebb says Gen Boatner

Brig. Gen. Haydon L Boatner reports he cracked Koje Island resistance from about 80 000 Communist led prisoners with rapid surrenders and dispersals to smaller stockades. He listed brutal conditions and partial compliance as 21 captives were handed over and 9 taken to hospital.

Koje Island Korea Haydon L. Boatener United Nations Authority Boatner Boamer Roamer Roje Walter M. Redden Anniston Ala Redden Aga Rose Heatner Francis Dodd Koje

New Treaty Spurs Troop Curbs Issue

Iowa Senator Len Hickenlooper proposes a reservation in peace treaty approvals with West Germany to restrict sending U S troops abroad without Congress consent. Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings on the pacts continue as Germany's sovereignty and a unified European army proposal loom, with timely ratification sought to set a regional example.

Washington Len Hickenlooper Iowa Europe Congress Germany Hickenlooper Senate Foreign Relations Committee Connally Senate Foreign Relations Committee Sen Wiley J. Lawton Colling West Germany Matthew Bridgeway

Newark Airport to reopen under new safety rules

Newark Airport will reopen Monday after a four month shutdown following three crashes near Elizabeth New Jersey. The Port Authority imposed runway curbs and weather conditions, banning takeoffs on two runways toward Elizabeth and unusable landing on a third. The crashes killed 119 people over a single weekend.

Newark Elizabeth Port of New York Authority New York

Water Tower Sitter Drowns After Jump From Ferry

Deane Hill 22 of Melrose Mass spent five hours atop a 14 foot Connecticut water tower and leaped from a ferryboat into New York harbor He dodged rescue but did not use a lifeline and his body was not recovered Officials listed the death as an action of self harm during the incident in New York harbor.

New York Coast

Senate Urges Truman Use Taft Hartley Act in Steel Dispute

The Senate approved an eight month extension of wage price rent controls and urged President Truman to invoke Taft Hartley 80 day injunctions in the steel dispute. The House backed a one year extension but would end consumer and real estate credit curbs. Debate continues with action anticipated this week.

Washington House Senate House Banking Committee Banking Committee Rep Spence D-Ky Truman

Bigger Meat Supply Seen

Chicago report notes meat production for the year is forecast at about 22.5 billion pounds with per capita consumption at 149 pounds. R Pollock of the National Livestock and Meat Board says output will be about four percent below 1951, but beef up seven percent, lamb up twelve percent, and veal up six percent. Over 350 industry representatives from six states attend the two day meeting.

Chicago Americcan Vestock R. Pollock National Livestock and Meat Board Pollock

Family Fight Ends In Double Slaying

Dayton police report a family argument escalated to a kitchen murder on the couple's 34th anniversary. Victims Howard J. Miller 57 and Pear Miller 56 were killed. Elmer R. Burger 62, brother of the dead woman, is in custody after a dinner meat sparked the killings.

Dayton, O Dayton Howard J. Miller Pear Elmer R. Burger Nettie M. Burger Burges Miller's Hore

Ohio Manufacturers' Association Names New Trustees

Ephraim Brown of Mansfield and J. it Mee Elhinney of Wheeling West Virginia are appointed as new trustees of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association.

Columbus Ephraim Brown Mansfield J. It Mee Elhinney Wheeling, W. Va The Ohio Manufacturers’ Association

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