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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1956

Page

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Three Wise Men Set to Reshape NATO Policy

A NATO task force of Lester Pearon, Gaetano Martino, and Lange departs for capitals to craft new strategy against Soviet tactics. They propose political cooperation, economic aid, and a US idea for an Atlantic policy panel to unify Western actions and preserve allied unity.

Pakiz—B NATO Atlantic Alliance Russia Atlantic Council Canada Lester B. Pearon Italy Gaetano Martino Norway Maivara Lange Kremlin U. S Avanuecanner Washington North Atlantic Treaty Organization State Dulles Mgex Lord Ismay Wise Men” Committee Pearson Martino Lange

ECOSOC Adjourns After Three-Week Spring Session

ECOSOC president Hans Engen adjourned the three week spring session praising a businesslike start for 1996. Delegates including Ohio University President John C. Baker exchanged cordial goodbyes before planning future work at July and August meetings in Geneva. Diplomat G. F. Saksin of the United Nations noted U S and Soviet aligned views on most issues with one exception.

St Am Economic and Social Coun Cil Zist Geneva Switzerland Ohio University John C. Baker U.S Ecosoc Baker United States G. F. Saksin Iat Unies Sak Sin Pees Baker

Steel Needs Its Rise to Meet U S Steel Expansion

United States Steel Corp. plans to expand capacity to meet national steel demand. Board Chairman Roger Blough argues that much of the earnings slated for expansion are phantom profits eroded by inflation. Plant and equipment costs have more than doubled, Blough says.

Hammarskjold Sets Mission Report Day

Secretary General Hammarskjold prepared his final report on the Middle East peace mission and expected to win Security Council approval at meetings planned for next week. He returned Sunday to thanks from welcoming diplomats as he reflected cautiously on his month’s accomplishments.

Hammarskjold Hemmarckild Middle East Security Council Hammarsk

Accused Man Surrenders After Sniping

New York police said Tony Tudorache a 60 year old handyman surrendered to the district attorney after a fatal shooting at St. Dumitru's Romanian Orthodox Church. Officers found a rifle and ammunition in his room across the street. Police had earlier said Tudorache alias Tony Savattlas Costachi Mihalachi admitted facts after about an hour of questioning.

New York Tony Tudorche Distict Tudorache St. Dumitru’s Vasili

IRS to shrink Clinton stamp on cigarette packs

The Internal Revenue Service will reduce the width of the Clinton image on cigarette tax stamps by three six tenths of an inch starting mid year. The change aims to save about 250000 dollars annually and affect roughly 20 billion stamps sold to manufacturers each year.

Washington Internal Revenue Service DeWitt Clinton Clinton

Arab Village Raided Near Tel Aviv After Border Attack

Police and troops surrounded Taibeh near Jordan, imposing a curfew after villagers were searched for alleged accomplices of Arab commandos who reportedly crossed from Jordan and blew up an uninhabited house 15 miles northeast of Tel Aviv.

Taibeh Jordan Telviv

Trial Starts in Christmas Eve Abortion Case

Two men Daniel and Pijuan face serious charges in General Sessions Court for the Christmas Eve abortion resulting in the death and dismemberment of Jacqueline Smith, a 12 year old fashion designer from Lebanon Pennsylvania. Police say her body was hacked into pieces and disposed of in city trash baskets wrapped in Christmas paper. none of the remains have been found. Evidence states she met Daniel last June and, pregnant at six weeks, agreed to an abortion at his East 27th Street apartment after he refused marriage. Pijuan, a hospital attendant, is accused of performing the operation with Daniel's help.

New York General Sessions Thomas G. Daniel Leo Pijuan Jacqueline Smith Lebanon Miss Smith Daniel East 27Th Street Pijuan

Bad Risk Refuses Soviet Spy Offer in Washington Scandal

Sidney Hatkin 40 of Washington refused a job to compile data on the American aircraft industry for the USSR after a hearing board offered the post. FBI reports tied the offer to a clerk and translator at the Soviet embassy. Hatkin, suspended as a government worker, has until Thursday to respond to the case.

Hatkin Sidney Hatkin Ten Sun Harry Day P. Cain FBI Jewish Labor Committee New York Methiov Cain Aucceasful Ture

Mid East Key Held By USSR

W RYR: UN chief Hammarskjold eases immediate threat in Middle East with stopgap results while Moscow retains leverage. Khrushchev and Soviet statements hint at cautious moves, but a binding peace requires clear commitments, halting arms shipments, and unified UN opposition to aggression. Israel Arab standoff centers on maps refugees and Jordan waters with limited settlement prospects.

William L. Ryan Dag Hammarskjold Middle East Moscow United Nations Khrushchev Soviet Union Middle E Jordan Waters Israel

Wanted Six More Davenports For Sale

Classified ad urges readers to sell six more Davenport items with low cost Messenger Want Ads. Noting quick calls and immediate results, the message highlights a second buyer and ongoing inquiries, ending with a partly garbled endorsement of Davenport items.

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Remarriage Vote Shapes Methodist Approach to Divorce

In Minneapolis a church conference debated remarrying divorced persons under new rules. The committee, led by Rev. James A. Chubb, proposes exceptions where remarriage is permitted after clearly proven adultery or cruel or dangerous conditions, and when divorced couples seek reconciliation. The conference also approved Discipline changes endorsing birth control within Christian conscience.

Minneapolis James A Chubb Grand Island Neb

Maryland Primary Seen With Strong Senate Fight

Political attention focused on Maryland's primary with a five way Democratic race for senator led by former Sen. Millard E. Tydings and George P. Mahoney. Eisenhower and Kefauver faced only uninstructed delegations in their primaries as cross party voting is restricted. Balloting also set for Indiana Ohio West Virginia New Mexico and Florida with Florida’s vote for state offices ahead of the May 29 presidential primary.

Maryland Indiana Ohio West Virginia New Mexico Florida Eisenhower Estes Kefauver Hetter Millard E. Tydings George P. Mahoney

Sleeper Burned by Lye in Columbus Incident

A 37 year old Columbus man, identified as Sleeper, is in serious condition at Grant Hospital after immersion in lye. Doctors report third degree burns cover a large part of his body and say there is a risk of losing sight in both eyes. Police hold his wife as part of the investigation.

Nah Columbus Grant Hospital

New Attack Hits Algiers Amid Independence War

Algiers and western Algeria face a fierce new surge in rebel violence as nationalist forces kill, kidnap, and burn in a 10 month struggle for independence from France. French reports put about 20 European farmers dead and claim rebels have wiped out over 100 fighters in Ain Temouchent area near Oran, with telecoms disrupted before raids on the farming zone.

Algiers Algeria France Ain Temouchent Oran Mooccan Rich Farm

Weekend Fatalities Rise. Eight Die on Highways

A site associated Frese reports 13 weekend fatalities with eight deaths on Ohio highways. Poland undergoes a government purge with Deputy Premier Jacob Berman resigning amid a broader political shakeup. In Japan, Shimokawa suffers a deadly blaze driven by 90 mph winds, destroying 390 homes in the northern town.

Ohio Poland Vienna Austria Poand Jacob Berma Oaster Ge. 1 Moscow Radio Berman United Workers Communist Party Shimokawa Hokkaido Japan

Mystery deaths and violent incidents reported nationwide

An Associated Press survey notes a series of grim events from Athens to Portsmouth and Gallipolis. Reports describe gas asphyxiation deaths in a home, a killer shooting spree in a chaotic incident, a fleeing suspect killed by accidental gunfire, a car theft ending in a fatal crash, a knife point robbery, and an exploding dynamite accident near a television trailer, with multiple fatalities listed.

Athens Associated Press Chauncey Comics Lin Gallipolis Portsmouth Hamilton County Logan Nelsonville Point Pleasant Jen Pomeroy Middleport

Delayed hydrogen bomb test amid weather near Bikini Atoll

Dr William E Ogle, acting test director for Joint Task Force 7, said the American Big Bang at Bikini Atoll may occur Thursday Bikini time but warned a May 15 delay is possible. Weather has repeatedly postponed the shot, which aims for several thousand feet altitude after warning notices, recalling Fukuryu Maru No 5 fallout in 1954. Japanese press tempered at the need for tests but urged an end to them. Tokyo Shimbun noted the U S is taking precautions to avoid harm from the experiment.

Elton Fay MT. Mckinley Bikini Atoll William E. Ogle Joint Task Force 7 Bikini U. S America Tokyo Shimbun United States

Columbus Primary Seen Wide Open As Seven Run

In the Columbus primary seven men seek the governor nomination with five Democrats and two Republicans. Observers expect a close race but avoid firm predictions as to vote splits among metropolitan counties. The lieutenant governor and attorney general races also draw attention with 23 candidates overall for the two offices and governor. Secretary of State Ted W Brown forecasts 1,487,900 votes across 10,714 polling places.

Columbus Ted W. Brown

Fire Chief Cites NYC Location for Rediker During Fire

Fire Chief George Woods states Mr. Rediker was in New York City when the fire occurred. The cause of the blaze was identified immediately.

George Woods Rediker New York City

Phillip Sporn Optimistic on Nuclear Power Share

Phillip Sporn, president of American Gas and Electric, said nuclear fuel power will be relatively small in the next two decades and likely to provide about 52 percent of power needs by 1975. He spoke in prepared remarks for the American Mining Congress opening, noting obstacles will be overcome and costs reduced.

Rhillip ‘Sporn American Gas and Electric Co Sporn American Mining Congress

Lighting Up Coal Mines Is Explained

CilvasiNasuh-A Wess vir ginia coal-mining executive said today that successful experimental lighting systems for mines have been devised. S. P. Carter, maintenance superintendent for Armco Steel Corp., Monteval, W. Va., told the opening session of the American Mining Congress that the design of a lighting system was a difficult task. He noted the first model, set up in Owings, W. Va, proved the mine lighting could work. The model was moved to a Montcoal mine in May 1994, and since then the section using it saw more clean coal produced and fewer accidents.

CilvasiNasuh Wess Virginia S. P. Carter Armco Steel Corp Monteval W. Va American Mining Congress Owings Carter Montcoal

Tito greeted by French officials in Paris welcome

Communist President Tito arrived in Paris and was greeted with a red carpet ceremony by France's top officials, including Foreign Minister Koca. The visit highlights ongoing Franco Yugoslav relations and Tito's outreach to Western allies.

Paris Yugoslavia Tito France

Eisenhower Flags $12 Billion in U S Aid to NATO

President Eisenhower told Congress the United States has shipped about 12.4 billion dollars in planes and munitions under the NATO aid program. He said half of 1985’s shipments went to strengthen NATO forces in Europe, including Greece and Turkey, with the U S providing roughly 15 percent of costs while NATO partners cover about 85 percent. The report notes U S arms buildup on the continent with missiles and weapons and outlines plans to supply NATO with modern defense equipment.

Washington Eisenhower Congress United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization Europe Greece Turkey NATO Bistmhower

Truman Aides Are Tried in Conspiracy Case

The conspiracy trial of Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle opens today. both held high posts in the Truman administration. Connelly begins with testimony from attorney Larry Schwimmer, a co defendant. The trio is indicted for conspiring to defraud the government in an evasion case involving tax matters.

Matthew J. Connelely T. Lamar Caudle Truman Connelly Larry Schwimmer Justice Department

Ohioans Smoke More Despite Tax Increase

Ohioans smoked more cigarettes in April than the same month last year. State Tax Commissioner Stanley J. Bowers reported cigarette tax collections totaled 2,000,770.63 dollars, up about 80,000 from April 1989.

Columbus Peniny Bowers

George Says He Wants Equal Bombing Force

Senator George, head of the Foreign Relations Committee, argues the United States must match Soviet long-range bombing capacity. He doubts the country will accept a permanent policy relying on one weapon and warns America must sustain base networks and mobile air power to deter Soviet strikes.

AU Us Oen Yeorge Eas D.ga Russia George Hhe Com Eisenhower United States America Etonhower

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