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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1953
Page
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In Cincinnati Taft called for negotiating a truce and warned that failing talks should lead to withdrawal from UN peace efforts in Korea. He argued for unification of Korea under free Koreans and a broader push to curb Communist expansion, signaling a shift from UN-led diplomacy to unilateral options.
Allied fighter bombers hit Communist lines in North Korea with no opposition as Red MIG jets avoided combat in overcast skies. Sabres claimed 12 MIGs destroyed and 51 shot down this month, while some MIGs moved south of the Yalu with no engagement. Only scattered patrols occurred along the 155 mile front.
The Ohio Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Mrs. Davie Dean, 54, convicted of fatally poisoning her husband Hawkins, 68, in Clermont County. A final determination is pending, with no hearing date or briefs filed yet after the appeals court upheld the conviction and defense sought a stay pending another appeal.
Canton Ohio Ford plant resumes work after a 36 day strike by 1460 workers ending the walkout with a pact signed in Detroit. The strike caused nationwide shortages and layoffs of about 85,000 Ford employees.
South Korean lawmakers urge withdrawal of the UN proposed truce plan calling it dishonorable and surrendering. They seek a meeting with Lt Gen William Harrison to press scrapping. Harrison plans to arrange talks as Britain and India endorse the proposal and press for a quicker ceasefire.
Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin announces a ten day mission for his Senate investigations subcommittee saying he will depart soon. He does not disclose destinations or topics and hands off demands for action against nations trading with Red China. He expects the Navy to possibly declassify names of British owned ships used to move Chinese troops during the Korean War.
Communist liaison officers charged that two armed South Koreans in disguise as Red soldiers were picked up in the Panmunjom neutral zone. They claimed the incident violated neutrality and filed a protest. Allied liaison officers said the UN command would conduct its own investigation as talks on the armistice are in recess until Monday.
Moscow asserts the Soviet government charged four men with parachuting into the Ukraine from an unmarked American plane on April 26. The four, identified as Alexander Lakhand, Alexander Makov Gorbunov, Sergi Kozisimovich Gorbunov, and Dmitri Remigi, reportedly confessed to diversionist and espionage roles and were executed by firing squad.
A federal judge ordered the Air Force to prove it had the right to transfer Robert W. Toth 21 of Pittsburgh to Korea for trial on murder charges. Judge James Morris signed the order after Pittsburgh attorney Anthony McGrath argued Toth had been denied constitutional rights. Toth, discharged from the Air Force last December, was arrested May 13 in a Pittsburgh steel plant and flown to Korea in connection with a September 1952 slaying of a South Korean civilian.
Francis Carolinal Spellman urges an American letter writing campaign to Italian friends and relatives to vote against communism in Italy's national elections on June 7. The call seeks broad public pressure through personal appeals to influence foreign voters.
Queen Elizabeth II met 750 delegates from 52 parliaments at Westminster Hall for a luncheon before her coronation. She pledged to carry on her father’s tradition and praised the shared parliamentary heritage of the Commonwealth nations.
New York reports the death of Albert Spalding at age 64 from a cerebral hemorrhage in his apartment. The Chicago sporting goods family member retired in 1950 after a celebrated career and prolific output, including 60 violin works and a novel. He studied in Bologna at 15, debuted in Paris in 1905, and in America at Carnegie Hall in 1908. Survived by widow Marit Vanderhof Pyle and brother H Boardman Spalding.
Mr Spalding spent the week of April 26 at Ohio University giving violin and chamber music master classes. He performed two concerts with Dr Ernest Dohnanyi, one at a convocation and a second chamber program on April 30. He stayed with Dr and Mrs John C Baker.
Funeral services are set for George L. Goins a 66 year old Plantsville resident whose body was found in the Hocking River. An Athens County coroner ruled the death accidental by drowning after an inquest. He disappeared May 10 after leaving his sister's home in Athens. Firefighters freed him from a fallen tree limb in the river. Surviving are two sisters Lydia Nero of Athens and Nancy Norman of Plantsville. Funeral arrangements are at Jagers funeral home doors open after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
A 19 year old Tennessee man, on parole for auto theft, confessed to stealing a car to report to his parole officer. He was stopped in Portsmouth, Ohio for reckless driving and sentenced by Judge D A Cook to Ohio Penitentiary.
Dayton reports four youths feared drowned after a river accident near the Miami. Robert Edwards Jr age 8 and Dolores Ritchie age 10 were found dead, with Dolores sister Ella Mae 11 and another Edwards friend missing and presumed drowned as rescue teams search the Miami River. A witness described the sequence as a chaotic effort to save others.
Dr. K P Harnwell a 49 year old atomic physicist who aided in submarine warfare during World War II is nominated to become the next president of the University of Pennsylvania He is set for formal election by the Board of Trustees on June 10 and will assume office on July 1.
Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd, at age 64, says another Antarctic expedition will follow the Korean War, citing an unexplored land area with coal oil uranium and other deposits. He suggests future methods could include melting ice with nuclear devices but delays arise from avoiding use of planes and ships needed in Korea.
Congress man Norris Poulson wins the non partisan election to become mayor of Los Angeles ending Fletcher Bowron's 15 year reign. Poulson, a 57 year old Republican, will take the $18 000 a year post on July 1.
Syracuse New York reports clashes on the picket line at two General Electric plants. Two sheriff's deputies were hospitalized and five pickets were arrested as 4000 white collar workers resumed work after a CIO led strike that began April 6 and ended the plants' closing.
Raymond Link 3 was killed Tuesday when a section of concrete block garage being built at the family home collapsed on him. No other injuries were reported and the incident is under investigation by local authorities.
In Glacier National Park Montana an avalanche swept a snow plow and four men from a 2000 foot drop. William Whitford was killed while George Beaton and Eugene Sullivan were buried or missing with one later found alive. Rescue teams used dogs and lights to reach the slide as they searched for the missing worker and recovered the crashed vehicle debris across a wide area.
Republican leaders look to President Eisenhower for backing as they face Democratic opposition to a five billion dollar cut in Air Force funding. Senator Margaret Chase Smith pressed Defense Secretary Wilson on fund usage while House Democrats initiate their own review. Some Republicans remain supportive, while others urge the President to defend the Air Force program in a national radio address.
Chicago reports Rodney Dee Brodie, the surviving head joined Siamese twin, moved from critical condition to a stable state. He greeted photographers as he was prepared for public viewing ahead of the June 4 telecast of the March of Medicine program during the American Medical Association meeting.
A three member congressional inquiry team arrives in Columbus to investigate Postmaster Allen Rowe amid complaints he serves as an officer of several firms with government contracts. The House government operations subcommittee led by Rep. Bender of Ohio plans to review the Mansfield post office after Cleveland. The chairman did not disclose specifics.
President Eisenhower names General J Lawton Collins to serve on NATO's military committee and the standing group. The move expands U S influence within the alliance as tensions with the Soviet bloc persist.
William N Oatis, AP correspondent released from a Czech prison, will enter a sanitarium in a few days for a lung condition likely linked to confinement. Doctors say he is in good physical shape except for a possible active tuberculosis spot. length of stay undetermined.
Defense counsel Emanuel H. Bloch filed in federal court to vacate Julius and Ethel Rosenberg death sentences, arguing the maximum penalty should be 20 years. The move follows Supreme Court refusals and a pending appeals hearing set for Monday.
The House approved 1.980 billion for the Labor Welfare Departments for the fiscal year starting July 1, cutting 10 million from Eisenhower's hospital funds request. The vote followed a failed Democratic bid to grant 75 million for federal hospital construction to states. The House kept to 50 million for the hospital grant fund, below the President's 60 million request.
In South Petersburg West Virginia a two story frame house burned with 17 people inside. Five children died after becoming trapped on the second floor. four were siblings and the fifth was a cousin. The families involved were all related across three households.
A bomb exploded Tuesday night at the rear of the William Building Co on Cleveland's West Side, causing about $1000 in damage. Police ordered all cars to evacuate and all homes under construction by Frick were to be sealed. Frick offered no explanation for the bombing.
The American Woolen Co. says it has raised prices for men’s and women’s wear woolen cloths by 10 to 15 cents a yard effective immediately. The J P Stevens Co. announced similar increases last week.
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