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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1946

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Predict UNO Clash Over Russian Delay of Iran Debate

New York reports a British American clash with Russia over a Soviet bid to delay discussion of the Iranian case in the United Nations Security Council. Diplomats said only new instructions from Moscow to Ambassador Andre Gromyko could avert a sharp debate, and the Prime Minister weighed in on the matter.

New York Russia United Nations Seciety Council Moscow Andre Gromyko

Britons Fly to Iran to Verify Withdrawal Reports

London two Conservative Brigadier A H Head and Labour MP Michael Foot departed for two to three weeks to inspect Iran and confirm reports from Moscow and Tehran that Red Army troops were withdrawing. The issue remains disputed as Stalin claims the withdrawal is settled under a Soviet Iran agreement while Byrnes and Cadogan push to bring the matter to the U N council for review.

London Britain Middle East Iran Moscow Tehran Red Army A. H. Head Michael Foot Daily Herald

Hun Diplomat Denies Crime at Nuremberg Trial

Joachim von Ribbentrop told the international military tribunal he accepted responsibility for his acts as German foreign minister but pleaded innocent on all counts of the war crimes indictment. The court rejected defense evidence claiming Versailles was unjust and signed under duress. Sir David Maxwell Fyfe called the claim remote and irrelevant.

Mernberg Joachim von Ribbentrop International Military Tribunal Germany Hermann Goering Rudolf Hess David Maxwell Fyfe

Victim of Auto Chase Dies at Youngstown

Ping Glasgow, 45, died of a skull fracture after being chased by a motorist who rammed his car into him on a sidewalk in Youngstown. Glasgow told police he fought with a man who then pursued him down a sidewalk. Coroner Belinky said police investigate.

Youngstown Ping Glasgow David A. Belinky Glasgow

Protection of Ohio Wartime Savings Meeting Planned

Columbus officials and Gov. Lausche will host a Friday meeting with law enforcement to discuss safeguarding Ohio wartime savings from gambling houses unsound deals and liquor sellers who ignore responsible drinking. a broader public safety focus amid wartime economies.

Ohio Columbus Frank J. Lausche

Denaturing Plutonium Aims To Ease Peaceful Energy Sharing

Washington AP reports scientists may render plutonium useless for bombs while leaving it usable for industry. Under Secretary Acheson presented a study urging UN licensing to control fissionable materials and peaceful production. The plan envisions UNO oversight, world inventory, and inspections of licensed plants.

Washington Senate Special Atomic Committee Dean Acheson Acheson TVA David E. Lilianthal State Department United Nations Organization UNO United States UNO Commission

Judge Criticizes Mount Vernon OPA in Price Case

Columbus dispatch reports Common Pleas Judge John R. King critiqued Mount Vernon Office of Price Administration methods used to catch price ceiling violators. He affirmed a $5050 motorcycle overcharge judgment against Don Rife, noting OPA officials pressured the buyer and waited to seize funds. The case involved Floyd Truex and a $900 sale at a $395 ceiling. The judge said the Price Control Act aims to prevent intentional enrichment. City council rejects proposal to abolish daylight saving time. opts for Eastern Standard Time year round.

Columbus Common Pleas John R. King Mount Vernon Office of Price Administration King Floyd Truex OPA Truex Don Rife Rife

UAW Election Nears in Spirited Leadership Clash

Atlantic City, N J The battle for CIO Auto Workers Union leadership nears a showdown as 2 000 delegates vote tomorrow on whether to retain FR J Thomas or replace him with Walter Reuther. The contest grew heated after a bid to force a debate, with Thomas blasting Reuthers leadership of the GM strike and accusing him of irresponsible wage demands. Reuther rebutted that Thomas lacked courage for avoiding a debate.

Atlantic City N. J CIO Auto Workers Union J. Thomas Walter Reuther Reuther Thomas General Motors CIO UAW

Wants Square Deal for Vets

Rep Frances Bolton urges government departments to end civilian preference in federal hiring. She says veterans are being treated shabbily in many agencies and calls for self examination and action before Congress presses to secure a decent break for returning veterans.

Washington Frances Bolton Ohio

State Police Keep Order at Westinghouse Electric Strike

Police moved into East Pittsburgh to aid in maintaining order as a milling crowd booed and jostled salaried workers entering the strike bound Westinghouse Electric plant in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Kickback Act Ruled Only for Employers

Washington The Supreme Court ruled the federal kickback act does not apply to labor union officials. The decision affirms the act covers only employers on federally financed jobs and prohibits inducing employees to surrender pay through threat or intimidation.

Washington Supreme Court Justice Department Massachusetts U. S.district Court

GM Auto Workers Will Be Recalled in New Decision

Detroit AP report says General Motors will recall about 175 000 idle production workers after a shift in stance. A GM spokesman noted most of nearly 100 plants will resume production following a telegram from GM VP Harry W Anderson to UAW CIO leader Walter P Reuther. Local grievances in 19 striking plants remain unresolved though most locals are expected to return, with wage agreement reached March 13.

GM Auto Detroit General Motors Corporation CIO United Auto Workers NBUAW Lotyfulr Uluti Harry W. Anderson Walter P. Reuther Uaw-Cio Atlantic City N. J Anderson Reuther

Farmers Meet About Parity in Central Ohio Counties

Eight Central Ohio counties gather at South Scion in Madison County to discuss the parity price plan from the Agricultural Adjustment Agency. Attendees include United Farmers of Ohio, Farmers Vigilante Committee of Nebraska Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Ohio Orange Farmers Guild of Ohio and Wheat Protective Association near Mansfield. H W Binegar of Dayton, meeting publicist, says farmers may go on record opposing parity based on 1909 1924 prices.

London Ohio Anight South Scion Madison County Agricultural Adjusttment Agency United Farmers of Timois Farmers Vigilante] Committee Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation Orange Farmers Guild of Ohio Wheat Protective Association of Mansfield H. W. Binegar Dayton

Desperate sign at Idaho cafe seeks farmer’s daughter

Colin MacKenzie posted a tongue in cheek notice in his Idaho Falls cafe offering to marry any farmer’s daughter who owns a cow and can churn butter. The sign reads Will marry any farmer's daughter who owns her own cow and can churn butter. Signed, Desperate.

Idaho Falls Idaho Colin MacKenzie

Airman Seeks All Weather Flight After World-Wide Test

Captain Robert Buck, a 22 year old TWA pilot loaned to the Army Air Forces, led a 34,000 mile 73 day around the world flight in a B-17 Two Kind Words. The crew tested electronics and cameras to survive severe electrical and static conditions, aiming to develop all weather year round flight with better traffic control and reduced turbulence. Buck predicts all weather flying within two to five years.

Dayton United States Robert Buck Army Air Forces Wweather Wright Transcontinentair Western Air, Inc RAF Materiel Command Here Buck Westfield N. J

Mine Owners Expect Strike In Soft Coal Pact Fight

Washington officials awaited John L Lewis to announce end of the soft coal contract in five days with a strike possible. Miners adhere to no contract no work as a negotiative push continued. Operators and UMW reps moved toward a new pact, presenting counter offers to six of the nine proposals.

Washington John L. Lewis United Mine Workers UMW Lew

Largest Navy Post Office to Close Next Month in San Francisco

The twelfth naval district announced the fleet post office in San Francisco, the largest of its kind, would close within 30 days and mail delivery to Pacific naval personnel would return to the US postal service. The facility employed 5,500 sailors and WAVES and handled over a billion pieces of mail in 1945, its peak year.

San Francisco Naval District Fleet Post Office Naval Pacific US Postal Service

Bares Spy Accusation By Msgr Sheen In New York

The Rt Reverend Msgr Fulton J Sheen, Catholic University faculty member in Washington DC, charged that an unidentified congressional committee disclosed one of its employees as a full fledged Soviet agent. Washington sources offered no further details.

Fulton J. Sheen Catholic University Washington, D. C New York Congressional Washington

Government halts many building projects to aid veterans homes

The Civilian Production Administration ordered immediate restrictions on new commercial and industrial construction to free scarce materials for 2.79 million veterans homes. The rule covers stores, offices, theaters, factories, and more with job limits per type. Regional CPA offices will oversee approvals with local advisory committees to screen projects.

Washington Civilian Production Administration Wilson W. Wyatt CPA John D. Small United States Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Alaska Hawaii National Housing Administration Federal Housing Administration Small

Penicillin Yield Doubled by New Mold Strain Q176

Wisconsin researchers report ultraviolet light on mold spores yielded a new strain Q176 producing 761 penicillin units per cubic centimeter versus 369 units from the old strain. The Q176 strain, not patented, is being supplied to England France China and other nations, potentially doubling national production.

Madison Wis Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Foundation England France China

Saltonstall Talks Civilian Control of Atomic Power

Senator Everett Saltonstall of Massachusetts urges complete civilian control over atomic energy while endorsing that scientists may take good advice from the military. He sits on a presidential study panel for Operation Crossroads and spoke at a federation clubs conference in Cleveland.

Cleveland Everett Saltonstall R-Mass Truman Saltonstall Senate Naval Committee Middle West Middle Atlantic National Federation of Women's Republican Clubs Massachusetts Conant Harvard

Tojo's Memory Fading As Trial Approaches

Tokyo reports former premier Hideko Tojo in deteriorating memory ahead of trial for war crimes. Sources say American officials are dissatisfied, suspecting Tojo is failing.

Tojo Tokyo Hideko Tojo Japan

Soviet Spy Suspect Aimed to Recruit in U S

Evidence at the preliminary hearing shows Fred Rose a communist Canadian MP was tasked to recruit Soviet agents in the United States. Documents also reveal that on August 22, 1945, Moscow ordered Col. Nicolai Zabotin in Ottawa to obtain all possible information on the atomic bomb.

Montreala Fred Rose United States Russia Nagasaki Moscow Nicolai Zabotin Ottawa

Ohioan Is Slain After Drinking With Killer

In Youngstown William Caul ton, 31, was shot to death while seated in a tavern. A 32-year-old man, who surrendered after the incident, is held as the alleged slayer. Coroner David Belinky said Caul ton was struck twice, in the chest and neck, after a prior drink.

Youngstown William Caulton Caul _ton David A Belinky Caulton

Ohio School Closed After Meningitis Death

Chillicothe district health commissioner ordered Dawson-Bryant School near Coal Grove closed for 10 days following the meningitis death of pupil Lucian Jordon, 7. The boy was son of Mr and Mrs W. Jordan. Mrs Clara Boggs Smith, 78, widow of George Smith, died yesterday.

Tronton County Health Smith J. W. Payne Yester Chillicothe Clara Day Dawson-Bryant

Strike Defying Workers Pour First Castings at Crawford Steel

Independent unionists at Crawford Steel Foundry poured the first finished castings yesterday amid a 63 day CIO United Steelworkers strike. Company officials reported 120 employees living in the plant over the weekend used a pass system to allow group departures for home, baths, and clothes changes.

Bucyrus Crawford Steel Foundry CIO - United

Columbus Steel Strike Settlement Reached

Columbus officials say Ralston Steel Car Co and CIO United Steelworkers have agreed on an 18 percent hourly pay raise for 600 production workers at the strikebound plant. Union district director Howard N. Porter says ratification by members at tonight meeting will end the nine week strike.

Columbus Ralston Steel Car Co Cio-United Steelworkers America Howard N. Porter

Emergency Landing Attracts Much Help

An Northwest Airlines tri engine airliner en route from New York to Detroit made an emergency landing in Youngstown without mishap. After one engine failed near Philipsburg, Pa., airport manager Edward Turner issued calls that brought six fire companies, a Red Cross truck, city ambulances, nine private ambulances, and a Warren fire crash crew.

Youngstown Northwest Airlines New York Detroit Philipsburg Edward Turner Red Cross Warren

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