12 May 1955
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
1
Paris report says American officials indicate the United States will decide within 12 hours how to respond to Russian proposals this weekend. The article notes negotiations and potential concessions and references the high level talks in Paris.
Two American soldiers held as POWs in North Korea for nearly three years face courts martial on charges of collaboration with the enemy and mistreatment and informing on fellow prisoners. Sgt James C Gallagher 23 of Brooklyn and Cpl Harold M Dunn 26 of Baldwinsville N Y are confined at Fort Jay Governors Island and have not set trial dates.
Austria's Minister Leopold Figl told parliament he expects the independence treaty with the Big Four to be signed soon. In Washington, U.S. officials indicated Secretary of State would delay a Vienna trip until further developments. Meanwhile the atomic submarine Nautilus, on its shakedown cruise, returned to Groton for repairs after an engine pipe break near Block Island.
A derailed train in Nevada halted the Atomic Energy Commission’s final 1955 test blast set for 5 am. One person was reported killed and about 20 injured as wind shifts forced a postponement for a second time in nine days.
Nine American veterans of the 1945 U S Soviet Elbe River link up arrived in Moscow for a five day visit hosted by the Soviet Union They rallied with Russian veterans at the Central House of the Soviet Army and asserted they remain right of center in politics fully supporting U S foreign policy including West German rearmament Polowsky of Chicago said they did not discuss politics and relied on an interpreter The group plans sightseeing through Friday and Polowsky invited Russian veterans to visit Washington hoping for a warm reception by Americans.
Champions of the Marines argued they could derail President Eisenhower's plan to trim forces as the House prepared votes on amendments. The measures would add 409 million to a defense bill totaling about 21.9 billion to finance the Defense Department. Representative Flood led opposition, insisting military strength should not be reduced below previously funded levels.
Unions for steelworkers map staged wage talks with six major producers in unprecedented parallel negotiations. The 110 member wage policy committee approved a substantial raise demand led by USW President David J. McDonald who did not reveal the exact amount. The union, with about 60,000 basic steel plant workers and many more in fabrication, will begin talks with U S Steel on June 7, with five other companies to follow in Pittsburgh.
United States France and Britain voiced support for Premier Ngo Dinh Diem as head of the South Viet Nam government. Bao Dai’s job was described as possibly renewed briefly while Saigon faced a complication over whether France would group its expeditionary corps at the 17th Parallel or withdraw. French forces total about 80,400 stationed mainly around Saigon with posts at Tourane and Cap St. Jacques.
Richmond construction worker Morris Barber, 20, plunged from a nine story scaffold, brushed a lower structure, and landed in soft earth. He suffered broken arms and minor cuts.
A Want Ad helped sell two registered Hereford yearling bulls at the Albena Livestock Show. Buyers who saw the ad at the sale expressed interest, demonstrating Classifieds usefulness for disposing of surplus livestock and used equipment.
A second story apartment blaze last night killed four brothers aged 3 to 4 in a family with no electricity for two months due to funds shortages. Investigator state a candle likely started the fire. 10 year old half sister Starkie Davenport was burned while caring for them and neighbor Wilbur Hamilton rescued her.
The Ohio House plans a vote today on a bill allowing school districts to exceed current debt limits up to 9 percent of district real estate value to fund new and equipped school buildings. The bill would raise the prior 8 percent cap. In Ravenna Mile? Clarice Gospiteh, 42, died from burns after an oil stove exploded in a Shallersville trailer home.
The Public Health Service reports 49 new polio cases for last week, up from the previous week and higher than the same week in 1954. Through May 7, total polio cases reach 16b1, compared with 2120 last year, in a weekly disease tabulation separating standard reports from the Salk vaccine inoculation list showing 62 confirmed cases and four deaths among over five million vaccinated.
A Congressional push gains momentum to grant President Eisenhower standby powers to regulate Salk polio vaccine distribution and pricing. Deputies on the Banking Committee praise the plan as a compromise between voluntarist and compulsory controls. Public Health Service inspectors recheck Parke, Davis in Detroit as Surgeon General Scheele agrees to testify. Critics target Mrs. Hobby over HEW oversight as polio case counts in vaccinated children rise.
In Washington President Eisenhower may face tough bargaining with Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin at the Big Four talks. Bulganin could push a disarmament program to end the Cold War, while Senator George urges a positive, proactive approach and warns against defeatist attitudes ahead of any heads-of-state meeting.
James A. Ong of Nelsonville was among several men honored for 40 or more years of service during the 102nd annual state convention of the Disciples of Christ in Cleveland.
The president and aides discuss 1956 plans with no public comment. A Senate lawmaker notes secrecy and questions whether nondisclosure applies to more than the president himself.
SEPHALIA. Earl Welton, 3 percent, has sworn off cigars and taken to ice cream instead. His mother says he has not smoked for six days but has eaten about 20 ice cream cones. A teacher’s remark about school attendance if he smoked cigars prompted the reform.
The House passed a large state spending bill totaling 943,262,390 for the July 1, 1950 start. It includes about 12 million more than the governor’s request, with most increases targeted at expanded mental health treatment and a restored 250,000 cadet training scholarship. Senate committee plans four weeks of hearings with a June finish amid lender pressure.
Divers recovered 133 corpses from the Inland Sea fog disaster, many of them schoolchildren, amid long lines of grieving relatives at a temporary morgue. 24 remain missing as 773 were rescued. Tokyo bound official Sonosuke Nagasaki resigns as National Railway Corp president, taking responsibility.
The Senate backed a postal pay compromise 66 to 11 and sent it to President Eisenhower after a House vote of 328 to 66. Senator Carlson said the veto would be sustained, noting White House signals to Republicans to expect a veto if the 88 percent raise bill is challenged.
Rodney, 35, was taken to a hospital near Ferris Til and found to be suffering from a brain hemorrhage. He remains on the critical list as the family reports slow progress for the Brodie twin brother who was separated from his sibling today.
London report says striking workers along the Mersey River waterfront have voted to return to work today, ending a seven day walkout that halted activity at the port of Liverpool. Negotiations continue on demands for higher pay and shorter hours.
A U S official says talks with the Philippines will begin soon on activating more U S military bases in the country due to growing tensions in the Far East. The discussions are described as technical and preparatory.
Senate passed a bill to help small communities dispose of revenue bond issues. Sponsor C Stanley Mechem of Athens says the measure requires issuing authorities to notify retirement fund boards of plans to issue bonds. The Dill would primarily affect sewerage plant bonds under pollution control orders.
Senate Banking Committee chair Senator P ehman says Louis Wolfson and Sewell Avery, key players in the proxy battle for Montgomery Ward control, will testify publicly before hearings set for February 28 on stock ownership and proxy fights.
Pine Bluff city officials search for an aged cat after a diphtheria patient reports feeding and petting it. A local sanitarian says responders may shoot the animal but would kill only if it is a carrier. The incident prompts discussion on federal coordination for civil defense.
Lt. Col. Robert E. Dawson reported a dogfight near the Yellow Sea with at least 432 Red Chinese MIGs engaging U S Sabre jets. He said two Sabres were shot down while others returned without damage, and Gen Maxwell Taylor ordered a strong protest to the UN committee.
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