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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1954

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Mendes Prepares Plans For New French Cabinet

A Bangkok/Paris wire reports Mendes France to form a new French cabinet after Laniel resignation. Diem expected to succeed Buu Loc in Vietnam, aiming to rally nationalists and oppose the Vietminh. Debate on the European Defense Community looms with mixed support from MRP and Gaullists.

Mendes John Roderick Saigon Indochina Viet Nam Prince Buu Loc Ngo Dinh Diem Diem Bao Dai Buu Locha T Bao Dai France Mince Guyen van Tam Jan Bull Loc Joseph Laniel French Union Annam Bao Daki PARIS Pierre Mendes-France Jean Chauvel Geneva Chauvel Mendes-France Rene Coty National Assembly Coty Laniel Catholic Popular Republican Movement MRP Union For Republican and Social Action URAS de Gaulle Mendes- France European Army Assembly EDC West Germany

Embezzlement Charges Labeled in Ex-Officer Case

Governor Meyner to reveal details of a $300000 embezzlement by a former official to fund a political career and pay a blackmailer. Hoffman, tied to the Circus Saints and Sinners, died June 4 after being suspended from a state post in 194? with a pension bill pending.

Trenton N. J Robert B. Meyner Hoffman Meyner Adard Madison Congress Leonard Saints and Sinners New Jersey

Cancer patient shot along with daughter in Maryland

James Stanley Jakulowski, 41, an electrician who recently learned he had cancer, was found fatally wounded in his car in Anne Arundel County with a .22 rifle nearby. His 6-year-old daughter Shirley lay in the road. both died about two hours later at South Baltimore General Hospital, five minutes apart.

Baltimore James Stanley Jakulowski Anne Arundel County Shirley South Baltimore General Hospital

Explosion leads to ban on liquor for Navajo man

In Phoenix a Navajo man named George Begay Harrison set off dynamite near a pow er shovel valued at about $10,000. He received a five year suspended sentence on the condition he stays away from liquor.

Phoenix Ariz George Begay Harrison

Alert Proved Successful in Ohio Civil Defense Drill

Columbus report says Maj. Gen. Leo M. Kreber praised yesterday's civil defense test as better than expected. The mock atomic bombing simulated 117,000 deaths in Cincinnati and showed 15 other Ohio cities severely damaged. Within three minutes responders returned to headquarters and the drill proceeded with industrial and military targets activated for a genuine attack scenario.

Columbus Leo M. Kreber Cincinnati Ohio Kreber State CD Organization

Boys State Head Chosen in Buckeye Contest at Camp Perry

Thomas T. Triplett of Sandusky won the Buckeye Boys State governor race defeating Don Pearlce of Toledo 533 to 441. Other officers named include Tom Skinner Columbus secretary of state, James North Canal Winchester treasurer, David Schwab Hamilton auditor, George J. Swartz Warren lieutenant governor, and Joseph Murray Ashland attorney general. Ohio American Legion sponsors the self government program.

Camp Perry Ohio Sandusky Buckeye Thomas T. Triplett Don G. Pearce Toledo Tom Skinner Columbus James North Canal Winchester David Schwab Hamilton George J. Swartz Warren Joseph Murray Ashland Boys The Ohio American Legion

Elderly Duck Finds Useful Occupation

Mr and Mrs Curtis Crim released their elderly duck at the lake near Lincoln Park zoo Oklahoma City to join other ducks. He proved too old for chores and too troublesome to bake, so the pair kept him as a pet after the animal wandered back to their yard.

Oklahoma City Curtis Crim Lincoln Park Zoo Zoo Duck Aroa Crims

Bradley declines California Senate bid

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley says he was approached by certain parties to be the Democratic candidate for the U S Senate from California but he declined. Bradley, a West Los Angeles resident, told reporters he would not return to Washington after eight years there.

Oakland Calif Omar N. Bradley U. S. Senate California Bradley Los Angeles USC Washington

Five Day Forecast With Above Normal Temps

The five day forecast from the Associated Press calls for temperatures Wednesday through Sunday averaging 4 to 5 degrees above normal. Warm and humid conditions continue with brief cooling on Friday. Normal highs range from 80 to 85 and lows around 60 to 62. Scattered afternoon and evening thunder showers expected Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with rainfall about 0.5 inch.

Associated Press

Twining Foresees Higher U S Military Preparedness

General Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, said the United States may need to boost preparedness due to the Soviet push to surpass American atomic weapon superiority. He warned weapons likely to be used in an ultimate test and cited Soviet jet bombers as a threat.

Lexington Nathan F. Twining United States Twining Air Force Virginia Military Institute

Ransom Loot Found in Ariz. Kidnapping Case

The $75,000 ransom from Evelyn Ann Smith’s kidnapping was found near the Superstition Mountains. A man’s work shirt and a pistol lay nearby as officers tracked the suspect Daniel J. Marsin, 41, an unemployed Phoenix welder identified by Mrs. Smith as her abductor. Police sought the missing rifle and binoculars used in the crime.

Phoenix Ariz Evelyn Ann Smith Superstition Mountains Daniel J. Marsin

Court Drops Case At Request of Ex POW

A Tennessee judge dropped an unlawful cohabitation charge against Mrs. James Hern after ex POW Sgt. James Cogburn asked the case be dismissed. Hern, 24, remarried while her husband was a prisoner of war, believing he had died in Korea, and her new husband is a 25-year-old former Marine.

Lexington Tenn James Hern A. T. Taylor James Cogburn

Jenkins Resigns Gallia C of C Board

Gallipolis reports resignation of Robert E. Jenkins from the Chamber of Commerce board after a clash with the Board of Education meeting schedule. Neal Clark named his successor. Jenkins was first vice president with Miles T. Eplirg as acting second vice president.

Gallipolis Board of Education Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors C of C Robert E. Jenkins Neal Clark Jenkins Miles T. Eplirg

Mother Fights Mad Dog to Save Children in Basements

In Cleveland, expectant mother Agnes Stavnicky clung to a snarling boxer named Baron to shield her three children and unborn baby. Police shot her in the leg when they arrived. another officer killed the dog as it lunged toward him in the bathroom.

Cleveland Agnes Stavnicky Baron Margaret Stavnicky Albert Moenich Moenich

Employe and $201 Sought

A warrant has been issued for Harry Mayes of Point Pleasant over the alleged theft of 201 dollars from Shadle Bridge service station. Mayes, a station employee, reportedly used checks and cash to bank, dropped the bank book and checks in a mailbox, then left town. Deputies traced him to a carnival in Pomeroy and hotels before a Middleport taxi carried him to Columbus.

Point Pleasant Harry Mayes Shadle Bridge Mayes Emerson Wilson Griff Durbin J. Gary Kapp Pomeroy

Reese Confesses Killings On Ohio Farm

Cletus Reese 36 admits three killings at his Nellie farm dragging in a rambling tale to Sheriff Kempf. He names Clyde Patton Paul Tish and Lester Melick as victims and says all three were “soldiers” with skulls crushed. Tish identified. Melick missing since last November.

Cletus Reese Gilbert Kempf Nellie Reese Clyde Patton Fresno Kempf Cambridge State Hospital Re Ee Paul Tish Cambridge Tish Lester Melick Danville Farm Coshocton Ohio Danville

Churchill and Eden to Visit Washington for informal talks

Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden plan a visit to Washington the weekend of June 25 for informal talks with President Eisenhower. President Eisenhower invited them weeks ago and White House spokesman James Hagerty said no formal agenda would guide the meeting. The discussions come amid U S Britain strains over policy and the Indochina crisis as Geneva talks falter.

Washington Churchill Anthony Eden Britain Eisenhower James C. Hagerty Hagerty Great Britain United States Indochina Geneva

Eden and Molotov Meet As Conference Nears End

In Geneva, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov held a hurried private session as talks edged toward breakdown. A 16-nation UN Korea bloc urged resuming UN control, while Indochina recessed talks considered Vietminh advances in Laos and Cambodia.

Eden Molotov Geneva Anthony Eden Russia V. M. Molotov Korea Indochina Laos Cambodia Anthony Faden

Fewer Now Unemployed in Columbus Week

The Bureau of Unemployment Compensation reports 12,029 initial unemployment claims for the week ending June 12, down from 12,233 the prior week. Total claimants unemployed one week or more reach 101,124, versus 101,844 the prior week and 195,217 for May 29.

Columbus Bureau of Unemployment Compensation BUC

Housewife uncovers yard collapse near old well site

Baltimore police report Irene Showalter found a cat scratching a hole in the yard. She hacked at it with a hoe and waited for her husband. A mound four feet wide and eight feet deep formed, prompting investigators to suggest a possible old well at the site.

Baltimore Irene Showalter Showalter

Problem Child Sends Invitation to Police

Norman Oklahoma report notes a teen with a troubled high school record who graduates this spring and sends a personal invitation to the Norman Police for the commencement ceremonies with the message I made no further comment.

Norman Okla

Woman Burned to Death in Ohio Kitchen Fire

Sheriff said Mrs. A. J. Lansing, 89, of South Solon apparently burned to death when her clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. The charred body was found by a neighbor in London, Ohio.

London Ohio Herbert Markley A. J. Lansing South Solon

Heat Wave Pushes Temperatures Across Regions

Heat wave persists with highs in the 70s and 80s across the Eastern states, warming toward the Great Lakes. Record temperatures were noted in several cities, while the Pacific Northwest and Northern Rockies stay cooler. Thunderstorms and thundershowers tracked from Texas to the Plains and into Minnesota, with rain from California to Washington.

Associated Press Atlantic Great Lakes Pacific Northwest Rockies Plateau New England Presidio Big Piney Wyo Texas Flains States Minnesota Florida Alabama Virginia Pacific Coast California Washington

McCarran Says Ouster Wrong

Senator McCarran of Nevada calls Senator Flanders plan to strip McCarthy of committee chairmanships a wrong move that should not have been made and has little chance of approval. Flanders plans to discuss the motion in the Senate today while Knowland warns debate could delay Eisenhower’s legislative program for weeks.

Washington Senator McCarran D-Nev Flanders R-Vi McCarthy R-Wis Senate Committee McCarran Senaate Knowland California Eisenhower

Ashland man identified after death by own action note

Kentucky state police identified the bridge jumper as George Casebolt, 30, of Jackson. A note found by two boys on the Ashland Coals Grove bridge over the Ohio River requested his wife be told and asked forgiveness. Dragging of the river was postponed pending investigation.

Ashland Coal Grove Ohio Ohio River Kentucky George Casebolt Jackson Lawrence County

Berea Car Death Alarm After Fatal Auto Crash

Bernard Hardacre aged 27 was found dead inside his car after it jumped a curb and skidded 327 feet across a field in Berea. There were no visible injuries. The coroner will determine the cause of death.

Cleveland Bernard Hardacre Berea

Carr testifies on Army actions in McCarthy investigation

Francis P. Carr says Army Secretary Stevens and counselor John G. Adams used improper tactics to block McCarthy’s probe of Reds in the Army. He notes Adams urged no hearings and cites efforts to shield Pvt. G. David Schine. Senate hearing grows tense with clashes between McCarthy and Symington as officers tighten security.

Washington Francis P. Carr Army Stevens John G. Adams Sen. McCarthy Carr McCarthy Investigations Subcommittee Sen Clellan D-Ark Senate Mc Carthy Adams McCarthy Pvt G. David Schine Subcommittee James D. St. Clair Ft. Monmouth N. J Symington D-Mo Mundt R-Sd Capitol Symingston

McCarthyism Auction Raises Money for Kiwanis Club

In Wynantskill New York Senator McCarthy’s donation to a Kiwanis Club auction fetched $7.25 for an autographed baseball, $125 for his book McCarthyism Fight for America, and a hockey stick went for $1.50. A bidder paid $6 more than the baseball for the autographs and 25 cents less than the hockey stick for the stick. Celebrities are asked to donate items for future auctions.

Wynantskill N.Y McCarthy Kiwania Club New York Rennether Polytechnic Institute Wisconsin Republican

Elks Rescue Parakeet At Considerable Cost

Newport Ky Elks club members tore into the clubhouse wall to recover parakeet owned by Mary Lou Kehoe after it escaped. The operation required four hours of labor and cost about 200 dollars.

Elks Rescue Newport Mary Lou Kehoe Elks Mary Lou

Brunswick selects mayor and five councilmen by unique vote

In Brunswick N Carolina the town of 250 residents chose a mayor and five councilmen using a novel system. No candidates file. residents vote for five people and the top five receive seats, with the highest total nominating the mayor.

Brunswick, N. Co Brunswick

Also Mentioned on This Page

Pierre Mendes Gen. Bradley Gen. Twining R. E. Jenkins Gallia Cocoa Fla Coshocton, Ohio Jackson Man McCarthyism News Index Athens Chauncey Glouster Logan Nelsonville Point Pleasent Co Enecnnsni Pomeroy-Middleport
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