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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1956

Page

4

Marine officer charged after fatal recruits march mishap

A court martial is ordered for Staff Sgt. Matthew McKeon, platoon leader in a deadly night march that resulted in six recruits drowning. The case prompts a Marine Corpswide training redesign to eliminate mass punishment and establish a clear chain of accountability up to the commanding general, with broader service-wide review of training practices.

Matthew McKeon Marine Corps Pate Vinson House Armed Services Committee Congress Armed Services Columbus Dispatch

Smathers Proposal Would Block Most Supreme Court Appointees

In a Senate speech Senator Smathers of Florida urged a rule requiring at least five years of prior judging experience on a federal court or a state supreme court to serve on the Supreme Court. He argued this would assure a judicial temperament, though critics noted most past chief justices and current members would not meet the standard.

U.S James Marlg Washington Senator Smathers Supreme Court William Howard Taft Fred M. Vinson Sherman ‘Minton Warren Smathr Senate Morse D-Ore Smather Smathers Neuberger Congress High Court Potter John Jay John Rutledge Oliver Ellsworth John Marshall Roger B. Taney Salmon P. Chase Morrison R. Waite Melville W. Fuller Edward D. White Charles Evans Hughes Harlan F. Stone Earl Warren

Earnings trend shows most firms gain but growth slows

A sample of 506 corporations reports a 12 percent average profit gain in the first quarter, with 301 posting higher earnings and 115 showing declines. Auto and rail sectors slip while rail equipment soars. aircraft profits fall, electronics dip due to Westinghouse loss, but steel, nonferrous metals, and metalworking surge. Overall profits total $2.471 billion, up from $2.24 billion a year earlier.

Sam Dawson New York Bell-Wether Westinghouse

Dr Crane Seeks Airliner Safety Over Alcohol Saloons

Case history of Dr Rowland K Quinn Jr, head of the AFL union of Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses, opposes liquor sales aboard planes. He cites incidents of drunken passengers, notes pilots refusing takeoffs, and backs a congressional move to outlaw flight deck alcohol sales.

Prome Rowland K. Quinn, Jr AFL Unnion Air Line Stewards and Stewardesses Tor D Daily News Guinn Quinn AFL Air Line Pilots Association Mr. Quinn Thomas Macaulay

Night Walk Through Locked Windows and a Missing Rifle

A troubled figure wanders at night toward lighted windows avoiding sound as memory fragments dissolve. She recalls a hospital, a dangerous plan born of fear and drugs, and observes Cristina's ruby watch, a missing rifle, and a gun rack with the rifle gone, suggesting a crime or flight scenario unfolding in eerie quiet.

Cristina

Time Stopper Ends For Now In A Harrowing Dream

A woman enters a room through a window, finds a loaded rifle on a table, and contemplates returning it to the rack. She handles the weapon, experiences a disorienting sensation of weightlessness, and discovers Christina dead with a gory wound and a blackened hole in her forehead. The scene closes with a cliffhanger as Alice faints and the narrative promises to continue.

Cristina Alice

Public Forum Urges Incorporation Vote In The Plains

The Messenger urges voters in The Plains to support incorporation, arguing growth and future progress. It notes eligibility basics, highlights Route 33 relocation and post office remodeling as benefits, and stresses the need for a majority to avoid wasted effort and funds.

Falter U.S State Highway Department U S. Post Office Department

Stars Say For Tomorrow Horoscope Teaches Harmony

The piece urges harmony by avoiding petty matters and adapting to others moods. It warns of irascibility this period, advises sticking to routines in business and avoiding financial changes, and notes opportunities and caution for Birthday individuals with a focus on tempering impulsive decisions.

Sayre Family Social Notes From Chauncey Area Visit

Mr and Mrs Fred Sayre were guests of Mr and Mrs Les Kettle. Ella Bartlett visited Betty Sayre. George Chapman is ill. A wiener roast hosted by Cecil Antles. Attendees included Laurence Myers Columbus. Bill Sanders and family Newark. Jack Antle and family Chauncey. Victor Sayre and family. Maynard Sayre group Chauncey. Adrian Sayre returned to Toledo for work.

Concord Fred Sayre Les Kettle Ella Bartlett Betty Sayre George Chapman Cecil Antles Laurence Myers Columbus Bill Sanders Nancy Bob Antle Tommy Newark Jack ‘Antle Tamra la ‘Donna Chauncey Victor Sayre Barbara Eleane Hester Georgia Antle Ronald Williams Orland Sayre Maynard Sayre Adrian Sayre Toledo

Saturday May 5 Breakfast and Event Schedule

Breakfast at 9:00 on Chub avenue features Dow and McBrideane and gear talk. Pivber and Molly perform. Toward buer TM cbe om ciartin caeieetee Necro.

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