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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1956
Page
1
Southern lawmakers from 11 states issue a manifesto denouncing the 1954 Supreme Court school desegregation ruling. They warn a third party could form if the Democratic National Convention does not oppose integration firmly. Not all signatories joined, as Senator Kefauver, Gore, and Johnson abstained.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland notes declining income drives many farmers in the district covering Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky to seek part time work elsewhere. Labor-saving machinery and urban expansion boost the trend with census data showing an 11 percent drop to 313 380 farm operators from 1950 to 1954 and a 2 percent rise in part time farmers in Ohio. Counties with strong manufacturing mining or forest industries have the highest shares of part time farmers.
University of Alabama trustees expelled one student and suspended three others for February rioting and imposed lesser punishments on 21 more. Autherine Lucy, first Black student, was expelled on February 29 after accusations of conspiracies involving university officials. Leonard Wilson, a Selma sophomore, was expelled for his role and for attacking university leaders. Three students under investigation withdrew and face reentry only if cleared.
Senate tests a flexible price support for rice under the farm bill amid disputes with wheat cotton and peanuts. House leaders push to maintain a two-price system while farmers press for parity and market sale options. Final agreement hinges on a bicameral compromise before the bill can become law.
AP Military Affairs Reporter aboard USS Forrestal reports the United States will send the 70 000 ton carrier to bolster Mediterranean forces next January. Newsmen witness the first public demonstration of its jet operations as 27 warships anchor at Guantanamo. Admiral Arleigh Burke notes rapid naval weapon changes with the Forrestal and other new ships present.
Rabbi Charles E. Shulman of New York, a World War II Navy chaplain, told Cincinnati Jewish Welfare Fund that Arab governments spread propaganda through American students. He cited Saudi Arabia’s campaign of antisemitism and accused a New York public relations firm of directing anti Jewish activities in the United States.
Police say William Armstead admitted stabbing his wife Susie Armstead 39 in their Canton home on March 4. He then buried her in the backyard to appear as a garden project, saying he moved the body to the basement before final burial two feet deep in a shallow grave. The couple had seven children and planned divorce after years of trouble.
Senator Knowland predicts the Senate will act on a Bricker style amendment to limit treaties from overriding the Constitution. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a substitute for the 1954 Bricker proposal, backed by Bricker, stating any treaty conflicting with the Constitution shall have no force. Knowland supports the version and will seek Eisenhower's view after a White House conference where the president said he has no objection to treaties not violating the Constitution but did not commit to the new wording.
An Associated Press survey covers Friday 6 pm to midnight ending Sunday, reporting at least 11 persons killed on state roads. Accidents included two falls to death, two fire fatalities, and a drowning involving a youngster.
Right now owners of summer cottages are reeming for used refrigerators freezers television sets and cottage furniture. For cash offers place your ad by calling 31242.
James Marlow analyzes a four by four Senate lobby probe panel split along party lines. The panel faces delays in hiring, rules, and subpoenas as it works toward a January deadline, risking partial action or paralysis amid election-year pressure.
Columbus officials state the new State School Board has no plan to bar newsmen or the public from sessions. Board president Robert A. Manchester, Youngstown attorney, says the board will follow the open meetings law, though executive sessions may occur if no final action is taken.
President Truman and Mrs Truman disclosed that their daughter Mary Margaret is betrothed to Daniel Cliten, with word of the engagement coming via a New York Times correspondent. Officials expect wedding plans to be set in Independence, Missouri, with arrangements to be finalized by the couple. In a separate dispatch, North Korea’s forces reportedly possess atomic artillery, prompting concerns from South Korea’s defense minister.
Greek authorities ban mass protests over Archbishop Ios of Cyprus deportation and suspend English classes in schools. British buildings are stoned, buses’ tires slashed, and police clash with demonstrators as strikes spread. Cyprus violence reported with injuries to a British Major and a 17 year old Cypriot hurt by a grenade incident.
The debate over farm support continues as Ohio farmers show a fluctuating income trend. Agriculture Department data indicate Ohio farm income rose to $204 in 1950 then fell to $2106 last year, with Congressman Price aligned with Republican support while Democrat James G. Polk questions expected legislative gains.
In Manchester New Hampshire Kefauver seeks victory in the state’s presidential primary era. The campaign features Kefauver and Stevenson as the main contenders with Eisenhower unopposed, voters facing a choice between Kefauver’s past win and Stevenson supporters.
Britain announces the Fairey Delta 2 set an air speed record at eight point twelve miles per hour on a nine mile course. The Royal Aero Club notes the Delta 2 known as the Droop Snoot, recaptured the record from the United States. In Morocco a French Air Force F100 Super Sabre exploded in flight near Port Say, with search crews seeking the missing craft and crew.
Three day old quadruplets, all girls, born to Mrs. Shaia in Richmond, weigh 16 pounds 3% ounces combined and placed in two incubators. Dr. Carolyn McCue reports feeding started with sugar and water and no adverse reactions expected. Parents Shaia and family plan to name the babies after consulting with the mother.
Flames swept through seven large suburban Tu yanga houses early today as a half mile front raced along brush and scrub timber. Evacuations were ordered for nearby residences while more than 100 firefighters battled the fast moving blaze driven by 70 to 85 mile per hour winds.
James C. Stump, 55, of Laurelville, died after being struck by Lloyd Hedges, 25, of Kingston Route 2, while walking on Route 190 near South Perry School Sunday night about 7 15. Hedges, held for questioning, said he swerved to avoid the man, but struck him with the car’s right front fender. Stump, a farm laborer, was pronounced dead at the scene by county coroner Dr J Ward Doering. He leaves four brothers and two sisters. funeral arrangements are by Defenbaugh Funeral Home Laurelville.
Henry Ford and executives faced Senate Commerce subcommittee questions about private fundraising for Eisenhower. Powell alleges funds from Ford dealers supported the campaign, with some dealers contributing while others abstained. He warned the Montgomery improvement line could affect buses in other cities, urging a reexamination of the Montgomery situation.
UTICA NY freight ranchers and shipping clerks resumed a strike against New York Central Railroad protesting a new work schedule. About 125 union members gathered in Utica with another 125 in Buffalo. The Weather Bureau forecast light rain ending soon as river levels remained high along the Ohio River valley. Burma's government proposed sending 10 000 tons of rice to Pakistan to help with an East Pakistan food shortage. A family tragedy reported in Rangoon as a fire killed a year old boy, while parents and seven siblings escaped unharmed.
A Kaukauna High senior was arrested after a girl, 18, was found suffocated in a basement alcove. District attorney described the case as a murder linked to the student, with authorities reporting beating and a brass shell case used in the crime. Police say the suspect, 18, was detained after a statement and investigators pursued the motive and sequence of events. The body was discovered Sunday in the basement of a neighbor’s house where the girl had been visiting.
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