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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1950

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Ohio U. Drops 23 0 Game to Cincinnati

U S troops form a solid new battlefront in North Korea as six Chinese divisions and renewed Korean Red Army attacks loom near the Manchurian border. American officers estimate 75 000 Chinese soldiers in Korea with vast forces massed along the frontier and within muting distance ready to strike.

Seoul, Korea United States North Korea Red Army Korea Manchuria U. S Eighth Army Changjin Reservoir MacArthur Tokyo Unsan Kunu Island U. S. First Cavalry Division Chongju Chongchon River U.S. First Corps

Iran and Russia Sign 20 Million Trade Pact

Iran and Russia signed a 20 million dollar trade pact in a palace ceremony framing it as a new era of friendship. Details were not disclosed but Iranian northern province products are expected to move to the Soviet Union soon as several Russian ships reportedly arrive at Caspian ports to unload goods.

Tehran Iran Russia Soviet Union Caspian Sea

Two Pedestrians Die In Ohio Highway Accidents

Mansfield. Edward Guy Green 58 of Lucas died after being struck by a car on Route 30 about half a mile east of Mansfield. New Lexington. Frank Dutlel 68 of New Lexington was fatally injured when struck by a car on Route 37 about four miles south of New Lexington.

Ohio Mansfield Edward Guy Green Lucas Mans New Lexington Frank Dutlel Route 37 Here

Baby Sitters at Marion County Polling Places

A sitter will join election officials at 55 Marion County polling places next Tuesday to watch children while parents vote. The Marion League of Women Voters will also run a car pool to transport parents and children to the polling sites.

Marion Marion County Marion League of Women Voters League

Truman St Louis Speech Attacks Isolationists in 1950 Campaign

President Truman denounced isolationist Republicans in St Louis as he warned that a vote for isolationism next Tuesday would invite national peril amid communist pressure. He praised U S leadership in Korea as key to world peace and credited the Democrats with strong anti communism while security around Kiel Auditorium and travel precautions were tightened following last week’s assassination attempt.

ST. Louis Truman Korea Democratic Party League of Nations McCarthy R-Wis State Department Washington Missouri Scott Air Force Base Jefferson

Stassen Blames Truman Policy For Korean War Casualties

New Haven, Conn. Harold E. Stassen charged that Truman administration coddled Chinese Communists, causing high American casualties in Korea. He attacked five years of China policy, undermining MacArthur, and criticized domestic finances, inflation, and diplomacy in a St. Louis speech response.

New Haven Conn Harold E. Stassen Truman St. Louis Stassen North Korea MacArthur Mao Tse-Tung GOP

White House Officer Buried With Full Honors

The White House policeman Pvt. Leslie Cofield received hero’s rites at Fort Myer Army Chapel. President and Mrs. Truman attended the services and the burial at Arlington Cemetery. Extra police guarded the ceremony as investigators broadened the murder plot probe tied to Blair House shooters and Puerto Rican independence activists.

Washington White House Truman Pvt Leslie Cofield Army Chapel Fort Myer Arlington Cemetery Blair House United States St. Louis Mr. Truman

Ohio Election funds Listed

At least 73 600 dollars were contributed to Ohio congressional campaigns this year with nine candidates and several committees still lacking reports. Donations came from Democratic and Republican organizations and major labor groups. Reports filed with the House clerk by 38 candidates, the CIO PAC, and AFL LEP show GOP and Democratic contributions and late October dates.

Washington Ohio House of Representatives Congress CIO Political Action Committee Labor League For Political Education AFL GOP Ohio Republican Finance Committee

Lausche to Decide Tuesday Which Candidate Gets Vote

Governor Lausche told the City Club he would vote Tuesday for either Taft or Ferguson. He praised Ferguson as honest and capable while criticizing Ferguson for blocking the Ohio turnpike and insisting he would audit vouchers via court action. He also praised Taft for opposing pressure groups and opposed Taft on George Marshall.

Lausche Cleveland Frank J. Lausche Robert Ay Taft Joseph T. Ferguson City Club Don H. Ebright Ohio Taft Ferguson Marshall George Marshall Defense Joe Ferguson

Washington Coca Cola official held on grand larceny charge

A 49 year old Washington DC Coca Cola Co official James N Eschelman was arrested in Athens for grand larceny after officers found 13360 dollars in cash at his hotel room. He allegedly left DC with 16000 dollars in company funds and claimed he used the money to pay bills calling it a foolish mistake.

Washington, D.C Athens Joseph B. Grogan James N. Eschelman Washington Eschelman Capital Police Coca Cola Co C. M. Baker Grogan Parkersburg W.va

Army Reveals Expanded Counter Intelligence Corps Work

The Army lifted some secrecy on its Counter Intelligence Corps CIC at Fort Holabird Maryland and disclosed a new set of techniques for foiling enemy agents. Maj. Gen. John K. Rice said CIC expansion meets Korean War needs and later rearmament demands. The CIC emphasizes preventive action to stop espionage and subversion within the Army and its contractors.

Fort Holabird John K. Rice CIC Europe Rice Drace Counter Intelligence Corps

Would-Be Assassin Identified in New Jersey

In Raritan New Jersey a garage attendant and a local policeman reported spotting Griselio Torre sola as a suspect in the Truman assassination plot. They identified him in a crowd of eight in a car stalled along the route to Washington and provided photos to Secret Service agents.

Raritan N.J Truman Carl Engle Circle Garage Ralph Petrone Secret Service Griselio Torresola

Taft's Son Predicts Victory for Father

William H. Taft II predicted his father Senator Robert A. Taft would win re election in Ohio but said the going was tough. He spoke aboard the liner America returning to Ireland where he serves as a special assistant in industrial development for the Economic Cooperation Administration. He noted he had not campaigned due to the Hatch Act restricting federal employees from campaigning.

New York William H. Taft Robert A. Taft Ohio America Eire Economic Cooperation Administration Taft

Bearcats Rout Ohio in Rainy MAC Clash

Cincinnati surged to a 23 to 0 home win as Ohio University dominated the second half but failed to score. Crowds of 18,000 braved heavy field conditions while Bobcats captain Quinn Stumpf and Bob Haug carried the ground game. Cincinnati improves to 3-0 in the conference and 6-2 on the season.

Cincinnati Ohio University Bears Cats Ohio Bearcats Bobcats Quinn Stumpf Bob Haug

UN Lists Four Year Block on Franco Spain

The United Nations voted to lift its four year block on Franco Spain allowing membership in UN specialized agencies while retaining the 1946 embargo on full UN membership. The roll call was 38 for and 10 against with 12 abstentions. The move leaves member states to decide on restoring full diplomatic ties and Madrid ambassadorial posts.

New York United Nations Today Spain World Health and Postal Organizations United Nations UN Assembly Assembly Madrid United States Truman Guatemala Israel Mexico Uruguay Yugoslavia Franco Hitler Mussolini Britain France Australia Burma Cuba Denmark Ethiopia India Indonesia New Zealand Norway Sweden

Phone Strike Starts Early Across States

A coast to coast telephone strike began early in the St. Louis area with about 3000 workers from the CIO Communications Workers of America striking to protest suspensions. National mediators met in New York to avert a nationwide walkout set for 6 a.m. Thursday involving Bell's 300,000 employees.

New York St. Louis CIO Communications Workers of America Bell

Service Halts Ship Arrival and Cargo Information

The Coast Guard Saturday discontinued providing information on ship arrivals and departures destin­ations and cargoes.

Washington Cus

Election Campaign Proves Tough Like 50-Cent Steak

Washington notes the 1950 election race delivers tougher days and quirky moments. New Jersey Republicans distribute blue potatoes to mock surplus programs while Connecticut figures deploy comic books and radio quizzes. Marquette County Michigan features a jailed mental hospital candidate who still wins the Democratic primary. Helen Gahagan Douglas in California and Chester Bowles in Connecticut leverage helicopters and televised events as campaign tools.

Washington New Jersey California Calvin Coolidge Marquette County Mich Connecticut Chester A. Bowles William Benton Benton Helen Gahagan Douglas Senate

Ohio colleges and eastern teams clash in varied football scores

Cincinnati 23 Ohio 0 leads a slate of college football results across multiple conferences. Ohio State wins 32 0 over Northwestern and notable scores include Notre Dame 19 Navy 10 and Alabama 14 Georgia 7.

Cincinnati Ohio Miami Wichita Illinois Mich Ohio State Northwestern Wittenberg Denison Ohio Wesleyan Mt. Union Muskingum Marietta Bluffton Defiance Findlay Cedarville John Carrol Dayton Kenyon Hamilton Oberlin Rochester Ohio Northern Capital Hiram Bethany Wooster Allegheney EAST Penn State Boston Col Boston U W. and Mary Bucknell NYU Columbia Cornell Holy Cross Syracuse Lafayette Lehigh Muhlenberg Notre Dame Navy Army Pennsylvania Pitt W. Va Princeton Colgate Rutgers Brown Temple Delaware Dartmouth Yale

RAF Bomber Overshoots Target Kills 11 at Utan Simpan Estate

An RAF bomber crashed near Rawang on the Utan Simpan estate in Malaya killing 11 workers and wounding 24 as bombs exploded. The incident occurred Saturday during operations over Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur Malaya Utan Simpan Estate Rawang

Logan Man Killed in Auto Crash Near Norfolk Base

Harold W. Burns gunner's mate first class Logan Ohio was killed Friday in an automobile accident near Little Creek Amphibious Base where he was stationed.

Norfolk Harold W. Burns Logan Little Creek Amphibious Base

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