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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1956

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Nixon Wins Easily In New Hampshire Primary

In New Hampshire Kefauver wins a clear primary with 18 604 write-in votes for Stevenson 3419 and Nixon receiving 18 367 write-ins though not on the ballot. Eisenhower campaign delegates go to the Republicans and the Minnesota contest looms as next test. Gouvernor Lane Dwinell lauds Nixon as the ticket partner.

Nixon New Hampshire Kefauver Steveson Eisenhower Stevenson Minnesota Wadena Minn James A. Finnegan Democratic Arty Organization Truman Cand Lane Dwinell

Slayings tied to arsenic poison case in 1940s

A Montgomery prosecutor unveiled a tangled confession saga in a murder case spanning 1940 to 1944. A nurse-like suspect allegedly poisoned six victims, including her mother and two children, with arsenic and claimed insurance payoffs. The hearing focused on admissibility and motives amid broader court actions.

Montgomery Ala Eilyn Elzabeth Garrett Atorneys Saia Sne George Garrett Mary Plump Rhon- Frances Gibbons Garrett da Bell Marin Circuit Soli Claude Marti Martin’ Rm Bull Ronald Ccm Martin Thetford

Ohio Board of Education Weighs Action on Segregation Claims

The Ohio Board of Education met Tuesday to consider action against districts with unlawful segregation as ruled by courts. A motion to form a committee to study segregation allegations was not adopted. The board agreed to continue current emergency teacher certificates and studied lowering standards to address a teacher shortage. Harold Bowers said full staffing would take about 19 years, suggesting emergency certificates may rise.

Volummes Obi Board of Education Cleveland Charles Lucas

Fire kills rector at St Marys Cathedral in Trenton

A pre dawn blaze destroyed St Marys Roman Catholic Cathedral and the adjoining rectory in Trenton New Jersey killing Msgr Crean and leaving two women missing. Survivors say the rector perished warning residents. Two priests were injured with burns and other injuries.

Trenton St. Mary's Rom- Catholic Cathedral Crean Peter J. Mooney Joseph O'Connor

O’Neill Cuts Terms Of JPs To Two Years

Governor William O’Neill ruled that new justices of the peace beginning terms on January 1 will serve two years instead of four. In a Tuesday opinion to Secretary of State Ted W. Brown, elections for JPs may be held only in November of odd numbered years.

William O'Neill Ted W. Brown O'Neill

Greek Terrorist kills British Cop in Cyprus

A Greek terrorist shot and killed a British police sergeant in Cyprus amid Enosis tensions. Authorities say a bystander was wounded as gunfire erupted on a main street. Police intensified searches as a curfew spread, while a separate strike affected shipping and railway workers in the U.S. actions echo the Cyprus crisis.

Cyprus DSIA Ima Athet Ser Ity Nice Sin Enosis Ital Utica N.Y New York Central Railroad Britain Makarios Eoka Evosis Charles J. McNamee Ofranean Greece Cleveland

Page Boy Draws Fire in Segregation Debate at State Senate

A Senate page boy Raymond L. Morton was fired for an article in the Gamecock University of South Carolina weekly criticizing segregation. The House passed a measure to fire from state, county or local government any NAACP members.

Culumnin State Senate Ocal National Association For the Advancement of Colored People Senate Raymond L. Morton Gamecock University of South Carolina Morton

Democrat Appointed To Fill Kilgore's Seat

Gov William C Marland appoints Democrat William R Laird III to Harley Kilgore's Senate seat. Laird, 38, will serve until a successor is elected in November and sworn in January. The move restores the Democrats 4947 margin in the U S Senate.

T Sta W.va Senate William C. Marland William R. Laird Iil Harley M. Kilgore

Navy tests Terrier guided missiles on Hellcat drone

The Navy demonstrated its Terrier guided missiles from the Boston in the Caribbean Sea. A Hellcat drone flew at 350 mph, 15,000 feet up, as two Terrier missiles tracked and intercepted it. A spectacular explosion left burning debris drifting toward the sea.

Apuane Inn Vce Ampton Caribbean Sea Navy Boston

Ohio Republicans Back Bureau Supported Farm Bill

An Ohio GOP delegation backs Ohio Farm Bureau proposals for a new farm bill as Senate nears completion. Stanfield cited 17 House Republicans plus Bricker and Bender as endorsing reforms to price supports for crops, reserving land to curb surpluses, and maintaining current mild supports.

Ohio Ohio Farm Bureau Ohio Democrats Stanfield Congress Washington Senate

Ike Backs Nixon as Running Mate on Any Ticket

President Eisenhower said he would be happy to have Vice President Nixon on any political ticket with him. He stressed no one should drive a wedge between them and affirmed their close relationship and mutual trust as government partners.

Washington Eisenhower Nixon Dick Nixon Isenhower New Hampshire Nixon Eisenhower

United States presses Britons and Greeks on Cyprus conflict

Washington urged Britain and Greece to abandon violence and return to negotiations over Cyprus. The State Department stated the U S is not taking sides and emphasized support for a peaceful settlement amid tensions involving Archbishop Makarios and Cyprus’s strategic position in the eastern Mediterranean. The exchange followed Eden’s government ordering the British ambassador to assess U S stance on backing the Greek view.

Washington United States Cyprus State Department Britain Eden Roger Makins Makarios Mediterranean Turkey Greece Brita W. Cannon Athens

Australian Will Visit OU as Guest Speaker

Sydney based economist Sir Douglas Copian, an Australian representative to the U N General Assembly, will visit Ohio University Athens for a six day stay in March 1925. He will address a convocation at Memorial Auditorium on The United Nations as a postwar world agency.

Copian Canterbury Univer ‘Ou John C. Baker An|sity College U.S ECO Athens United Nations UN General Assembly Australia Douglas China

Personal Tax Cut Debate Moves on in Congress

Washington reports Senator George of Georgia says no further personal income tax cut is possible as the House passes a bill extending present corporation and excise rates. The measure would preserve a 52 percent corporate tax until April 1, 1957, with a future cut to 47 percent. In a related matter Representative Bow of Ohio pledges to oppose sending U S service members abroad for trial in foreign courts.

Wadshington George House Eishower Washington Ohio U. S

Ohio's Pike To Be Beauty

The Ohio Turnpike Commission plans to beautify the 241 mile toll road in southern Ohio. Chief engineer K J Lehman says landscape engineer Wesley Hiottenstein will lead erosion control and plant tree and shrubbery screenings to hide unsightly views and billboards and improve traffic conditions.

Columbus Obiturnpike Commission Ohio K. J. Lehman Ohio Turnpike Commission Lehman Wesley I. Hiottenstein Harrisburg

Coed Bride Feared Slain In Flaming Wreck Near Alva

The body of Mildred Ann, wife of Avard High School coach R. Reynolds, was found in a burning car near Alva. Authorities suspect homicide with possible assault as doctors theorize. Reynolds identified her and said she commuted daily from their home to Dalva for college classes.

Uva Unsa Northwestern State College Etca Alva D. R. Reynolds Avard High School Mildred Ann Dalva Woods County Ed Doe‘ter Crime Bureau

Game Warden Killer Baldridge Freed on Appeal

George Baldridge, Fayette County farmer and former Adams County sheriff, was freed on a bond while appealing a life sentence for the 1915 shooting death of Irvin J. Patrick. A court stay and May 12 briefing deadline were ordered as his appeal proceeds.

Ndridge Fayette County Irvin J. Patrick Baldridge Northwest Here Adams County B.S. Young Portsmouth Washington Pleas Court

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