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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1950
Page
1
Heat from a burning coal pile in the Murray City High School basement damaged the east part of the building. Ventilators melted and smoke reached first and second floor classrooms. About 310 pupils face uncertain return date as the two story brick school, built in 1915, copes with heavy losses.
The Truman administration advances a new foreign economic program to boost American imports of Western European and other goods. President Truman names Gordon Gray as special assistant to craft a bipartisan plan to reduce the dollar gap, while Secretary Acheson sends Feis to Western Europe to study the regional impact on policy. Gray will become UNC president in September.
A convicted arsonist admitted starting the Belle Vista Sanatorium fire in Bringfield Township, killing nine elderly patients. Nicholas Verna, 29, said a sick feeling prompted the blaze, which investigators say involved lighting a basement tower vent. Verna was later sent to Valley Forge General Hospital after his confession.
In New York Robert Taft argues in Collier's Magazine that President Roosevelt's fair deal mirrors Great Britain's Labour Government. He says the U S could approach a similar state of economic class and regimentation if British policies are adopted.
The annual county Maple Festival, planned for three days, is expected to draw thousands of visitors to Ghardon Ohio. Festivities showcase local culture and community participation with vendors, crafts, and food arranged across multiple venues.
Early today a night blaze ripped through a staff dormitory at Manhattan State Hospital for the Mentally Ill, sending 69 female employees fleeing in nightgowns. One woman was injured in the 24 story brick dormitory.
Government lawyers race against a 30 day deadline to rescue Lustron Corp from receivership while production continues. The Reconstruction Finance Corp seeks an feasible reorganization plan to save the company before Wednesday and requires approval from the U S District Court in Columbus. Negotiations proceed with private investment groups unnamed.
Atlantic City report quotes Evan Clague, U S Labor Department commissioner, warning 1950 college graduates face fewer jobs than any postwar period. He notes the economy runs hot but the labor force grows by 600000 to 700000 yearly, with best openings in medicine dentistry nursing social work and allied fields.
Miami dateline notes former president hopeful James M Cox marking his eightieth birthday with little fanfare. The man who lost the presidency decades ago and later built a newspaper empire observed the date quietly, avoiding interviews even in his own papers.
Cleveland police report a second plot to tamper with a juror in the Shondor Birns bomb blackmail trial. Safety Director Alvin J. Sutton identified the key figure as a “beautiful blonde” being held as a material witness. Birns is described as the go-between.
Eureka California reports a mystery submarine sighting five miles off the coast prompting the destroyer Colahan to search the Pacific with planes. The Navy, noting prior reports from pilot Chisholm who had RAF service, treats this as a serious event with a surface hunt underway.
Canton Ohio April 4 State Treasurer Don H Ebright Republican candidate for Governor called for a proposed budget to evaluate services in each state department. He argued current budgets rely on past spending and departments have grown unwieldy with new functions.
Milton J. Scott, 77, a longtime Ross County political figure, died Thursday of a heart attack while driving near his home. His car struck a parked vehicle and stopped. Scott chaired the Ross County Republican executive committee for 16 years and previously served as county treasurer post master bank cashier state senator and was a real estate broker.
Senate support appears likely for President Truman's picks W Stuart Symington as NSRB chairman and Frank Pace Jr as Secretary of the Army. Both on the Senate Armed Services Committee praised the nominees across party lines.
The largest local in the CIO United Auto Workers Cleveland area withdraws from the district Auto Council citing communist domination. Local 32 represents 5000 White Motor Co. employees. Council members could not be reached for comment.
Price reductions ranging from 40 to 120 dollars were announced by Willys-Overland on its vehicle models, signaling a notable adjustment in the region including Toledo.
One hundred students at Jackson High School protested outside the campus demanding the rehiring of Head Basketball Coach Howard Teifke. Supt. Kermit Daugherty said Teifke did not apply for reemployment and would not be rehired.
In Canton South High about 25 of 100 striking students remained out as classes resumed. Canton classes at Middlebranch High had also resumed after a day and a half walkout over a teacher’s contractual dispute. In Sharonville, Mills Smiley's reappointment as athletic coach appeared likely after 60 to 80 students struck earlier in the week and returned to class.
President Truman’s point four program for aid to underdeveloped nations faces its first major congressional test as the House continues debate on a three billion dollar foreign aid bill. About 45 million dollars in requests would launch the program July 1, with critics calling it only the start of a Marshall Plan in 1952. The plan aims to provide technical aid to boost productivity and living standards worldwide.
Capt. Charles Yeager of West Virginia, first Air Force pilot to break sound barrier, receives third Distinguished Flying Cross for the first powered takeoff of the X-L rocket plane at Edwards Air Base Muroc Calif and remains the field’s top experimental test pilot.
Harold K. Cooper, 50, charged with second degree manslaughter for fatally injuring 72 year old Harry M. Devault in a truck accident on October 25, died of a heart attack.
Senator McCarthy laid fresh charges accusing Owen Lattimore of Soviet links and a 1936 Moscow instruction line, while naming a mystery witness. He also attacked Ambassador Philip Jessup as a “stooge,” and delayed handing documents to the Senate committee, leaving investigators unsure how to proceed. Lattimore called the accusations an unmitigated lie and prepares to respond at a public hearing next Tuesday.
A car driven by Paul L Webster in Springfield collides with another vehicle after left front wheel failure. Webster falls, breaks a leg, the car mounts a curb, hits a lawn and strikes a tree as bystanders point to the wheel.
Washington report says a 1951 defense budget increase faced opposition from Rep. Taber and Rep. Rogers. Taber vows to resist added funds beyond the omnibus measure, while Vinson pushes to boost Army Navy Air allocations amid Eisenhower concerns about defense item funding.
Attorney Paul M. Herbert announces support for Columbus Mayor James Rhodes in the Republican gubernatorial nomination bid. Herbert, a four time lieutenant governor, backs Rhodes as the party's candidate.
Sister Mary Zita died Thursday at Villa Angela age 94. She was the oldest nun in the Ursuline community’s century history, said Mother Marie the convent superior.
A brief supporting Ohio's case against Delbert Spencer was filed with the Fourth District Court of Appeals. Spencer, 56, was sentenced to death for the July 1946 slaying of Mrs. Pauline Bailey near Glouster. The state contends trial errors included jury exclusion for anti death penalty views and that no formal sanity hearing was required.
President Truman denounces Senate Republicans led by McCarthy and associates Bridges and Wherry as endangering world peace by sabotaging bipartisan foreign policy. He accuses GOP attacks on Acheson and anti communism charges, vows to carry the issue to voters in 1950. He defenses Acheson Jessup Lattimore and praises Senators Vandenberg and Saltonstall and Stimson.
Norfolk VA reporters report the Navy will not disclose recommendations of a general court martial for the Missouri battleship skipper until two other officers are tried. Capt William D Brown pleaded guilty to neglect of duty in the January 17 grounding in Chesapeake Bay. He said the orders caused the grounding. Capt Chester C Wood argued the punishment already endured is sufficient.
In Columbus Ohio deputy registrars prepared for a last minute rush in selling 1950 automobile license plates. Acting Registrar Robert Foley said 820 registrars will sell tags until 9 p.m. or later depending on demand. About 250000 motorists still must buy 1950 plates.
The National Safety Council reports a 6 percent rise in traffic deaths in the first two months of 1950 versus 1949. January-February toll reached 4620, up from 4350, attributed to heavier traffic from milder weather, said council president Ned H. Dearborn.
Temperatures will average near normal with normal highs around 54 and lows near 35. Saturday turns colder, then awarming trend through mid next week. Precipitation totals about half an inch with showers Saturday Sunday and again mid next week.
A Columbus woman reported she struck a man who tried to molest her with her pocketbook. Two unidentified men then exited a passing car, grabbed the assailant, and hauled him into their vehicle, saying they would take care of him.
Three Republicans harshly rebut President Truman over claims their attacks hurt U S foreign policy. Senator McCarthy says he would plead guilty to sabotaging Far Eastern policies and jokes about a zero batting average. Senator Bridges vows to expose subversives and security risks for removal from government posts. Senator Wherry challenges opening FBI loyalty files to a Senate panel.
Paris notes funeral services for Leon Blum longtime Socialist leader and former premier who died Thursday. A burial is planned in a Montmartre cemetery with his body lying in state Saturday in a Paris funeral home before services on Sunday.
A Democratic precinct captain and foreman in Chicago’s sewer department Ernest Potts, 64, was shot and critically wounded at his west side home after he noticed a car tailing him from a ward meeting. Three men confronted him with hands over his face.
After 81 days and over 2,000,000 words of testimony the Bridges perjury case goes to an eight men four women jury. Harry Bridges, 49, Australian born CIO longshore chief, is charged with lying about not being a Communist when he became a U S citizen in 1945.
Sarasota report details Minnie the Elephant grieving after the death of her mate Dolly. The Ringling Brothers Circus announced Dolly’s execution following a fatal incident involving a five year old boy, prompting crew to transport Minnie by railroad car with assistance from three other elephants.
Donovan D. Rum mel, 44, of McConnelsville, was appointed superintendent of Leetonia exempted village in neighboring Leetonia.
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