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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1954

Page

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Delegates Seek OK for Atom Plan at UN Assembly

United Nations delegates plan speeches to push Eis enhower atoms for peace program. Co D Jackson, former adviser, takes major UN role urging immediate action for an international atomic agency and a world science congress. Russia’s Vishinsky signals unsure stance on joining Western proposed small committee to organize next year's scientific congress on peaceful atomic energy.

Andrei Vishinsky U.S Henry Cabot Lodge United King Anthony Nutting Vishinsky Eisenhower UN General Assembly Russia International Atomic Energy Agency UN Security Council United Nations N. Y U. S UN Assembly Co. D. Jackson Assembly Jackson

Four Crewmen Rescued After Navy Plane Ditching

In Pamlico Sound 75 miles south of Elizabeth City N C four of five crewmen from a Navy patrol plane were rescued in a life raft. Coast Guard aircraft spotted them and transported to Elizabeth City Air Station. One survivor had head injuries and another a broken leg. No names released. Marine Corps jet from search effort disappeared with two aboard and had fuel to stay aloft only until 10 p.m.

Norfolk Pamlico Sound Elizabeth City N. C 5Th Naval District Coast Guard Marine Corps Navy

Ohio Lawyers Study Plan To Name Judges

The 8200 members of the Ohio State Bar Association will consider a proposal to change appellate and supreme court judges from elective to appointive offices. Association secretary-treasurer Joseph B. Miller said the council of delegates agreed to refer the question to the full membership with no submission date set.

Columbus Ohio State Bar Association Supreme Court Joseph B. Miller Council of Delegates

Nationalist Press Calls for Retaliation Over Taiping Sinking

Taipei reports top Nationalist officers discuss immediate retaliation after the Taiping destroyer escort sinking north of Formosa. Four Red torpedo boats attacked near Tachen and Yushan Islands. 28 of 180 crewmen reported missing, rescue ships recovered survivors. Communist victory seen as warning of stronger actions to come.

Taipeh Formosa China Taiping Redhina Chiang Kai-Shek Chung Han Daily News Soviet Russia Tsingtao North China Decker Tachen Islands Cheking Province Yushan Island

Hunters Start Season Opens Across Ohio With Warden Support

Ohio hunters begin rabbit and pheasant seasons as about 200 to 250 game wardens join efforts to enforce laws and prevent accidents. Squirrel season ended Oct 12 with six killed and 41 wounded. 1953 saw four killed and 28 wounded. Pheasant season runs to Dec 4, rabbit to Jan 1, with daily hours 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. conditions, limits: rabbits four daily four in possession, pheasants two daily four in possession after first day, grouse three daily six in possession, partridge two daily four in possession.

Columbus Ohio Division of Wildlife

Man Ends Life After Family Separation Move

Oklahoma City police reported Jett E. Wilson a 61 year old boarder hanged himself from a garage door after learning he would be separated from the family he lived with. Mrs. Bennie Jean Lambert said he was deeply attached to her children and that she would find him a new place to live.

Oklahoma City Jett E. Wilson Bennie Jean Lambert

Ohio Weekend Traffic and Fire Toll Reaches 12

The Associated Press reports nine people died in Ohio traffic crashes over the weekend. Two children perished in Portsmouth and Cleveland fires, and a man died after consuming antifreeze, totaling 12 accidental deaths.

Associated Press Ohio Portsmouth Cleveland

Ohio axle mileage tax eyed for overhaul next year

Ohio lawmakers plan a rugged overhaul of the axle-mile truck tax in the 1970 session. A survey of 69 legislators shows most expect no repeal, citing untested effects after a year with $11.23 million collected vs $20 million projected. Sixty-three percent favor amendments. 24% want outright repeal.

Akron Ohio

Government Blacklists 20 Contractors

Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell announced that 20 building contractors were blacklisted in the last fiscal year for violating wage and labor standards. He said the number was five times the total for 17 years and pledged vigorous action. He cited Texas and New Mexico examples without naming firms.

Cincinnati James P. Mitchell Mitchell AFL United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Texas New Mexico Air Force Base

Search Ends for Missing Mother in Springfield Hunt

Clark County Sheriff says he will not extend the search for 26 year old Jessie Fox mother of five last seen Saturday night in South Charleston. About 500 volunteers scoured roughly W square miles from South Charleston to Cedarville but found no trace. Sheriff suspects amnesia as she has been under medical care for a nervous disorder.

Springfield Clark County J. Arthur Shuman Jessie Fox South Charleston Cedarville Shuman

Ike Rayburn To Talk On Foreign Policy

Rep. Sam Rayburn plans to travel to Washington to confer with President Eisenhower on U S foreign policy. The veteran Democrat, expected to become House speaker in the new Congress, said the president needs guidance on handling foreign affairs.

Ike Rayburn

Police hunt lead in Bowling Green supermarket theft

Police seek a lead in a theft at Dixie Food Town in Bowling Green over the weekend. About 12 000 to 15 000 was stolen from a small safe within a larger safe that was pried open after entry through the roof. Store Manager Paul Pope estimated the loss after discovering the break yesterday morning.

Bowling Green Dixie Food Town Paul Pope

Shopbreaker Nabbed: Officer Is Slugged

Flint patrolman Richard Voight 35 stopped a man breaking into a motorcycle shop early yesterday. He handcuffed the suspect but a second thief turned off the lights and struck him, leaving Voight unconscious and missing his handcuffs and keys.

Flint, Mich Richard Voight

Killer of 2 Hangs Self At Jail

Lancaster AP report: 20 year old Joe Chamberlin, who confessed to beating his infant son to death and to harming his wife’s grandmother Elizabeth King, hanged himself in his jail cell after a prior suicide attempt.

Lancaster Joe Chamberlin Elizabeth King Donna

Carpenters Head Seeks Red Ban Proposal

Cincinnati republication reports AFL Carpenters Union President Maurice A. Hutcheson urged amending the constitution to authorize local unions to require non Communist affidavits from members under suspicion. He noted the union bars Communists since 1926 but said stronger rules could target hidden communists.

Cincinnati Maurice A. Hutcheson AFL Carpenters Union Hutcheson United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America United States Canada Teamsters American Federation of Labor Carpenters

Ike Asks OK Of Arms Pact

President Eisenhower asked the Senate to approve treaties freeing and rearming West Germany on the Western side. He called the accords a step toward peace and sent London Paris signed documents to Congress. The measures would restore German sovereignty, end occupation, and align West Germany with NATO and the Brussels Pact with Italy.

Washington Eisenhower Senate West Germany Free World London Paris Germany North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Italy

Cause Undetermined In Four Factory Fire

Fire in Wadsworth damaged four factories Saturday night with total losses pegged at 500000. Fire Chief Charles Albers said the blaze cause was undetermined after preliminary damage estimates of Enjay Co 300000 Wadsworth Lumber Co 90000 Agri-Industries 10000 and C W Cope Machine Shop 1500.

Wadsworth Charles Albers Enjay Co Wadsworth Lumber Co Agri-Industries C. W. Cope

Actress Fay Baker Kirk Dies in New York

Stage and screen actress Fay Baker Kirk died Saturday in New York. Her career spanned theater and film across several decades.

New York Fay Baker Kirk

Dead Girl’s Eyes To Go On Seeing

In Cincinnati two residents will receive eyes from Marianne Brothers, a 12 year old girl who died after injuries. The donor’s eyes were donated to the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital in New York and will be selected for recipients by the hospital. Marianne was an only child.

Cincinnati Marianne Brothers Mia Soria Heuthoes Reading Manhattan Eye & Ear Hospital New York Marianne

Boy Shoots His Brother in Cleveland

Police report a 4-year-old, John Klein, was shot by his older brother Douglas with a deer rifle in Cleveland. The rifle was found loaded in the attic. the bullet damaged multiple internal organs and required a three hour operation to remove the spleen.

Cleveland Walter Klein John Klein Douglas

Father of Cardinal Collects Own Insurance

ABINGTON Mass William S S Spellman father of Francis Cardinal Spellman Catholic archbishop of New York enjoys collecting on his own life insurance He outlived the policy Insurance experts say that happens to only one in 100000 Union Central Life Insurance Co said the cardinal s father would be handed a check for several thousand dollars representing full payment on the po

Abington Mass William S.S. Spellman Francis Cardinal Spellman Archibishop New York Spellman Union Central Life Insurance Co

Frost to Receive UC Honorary Doctorate Tonight

Cincinnati reports poet Robert Frost will be awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree by the University of Cincinnati. The 79 year old New Englander will deliver readings of his poetry after the ceremony.

Cincinnati Robert Frost University of Cincinnati New

Susan Hayes to Testify in Sheppard Murder Trial

The seclusion of Susan Hayes ends as she prepares to testify in the murder trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard. The fifth week of the trial aims to finish the state case in the sixth. Hayes is described as the state's star witness and is expected to appear soon.

Cleveland Susan Hayes Samuel H. Sheppard Miss Hayes

Watkins Testifies Before McCarthy Inquiry On Peress Case

Senator McCarthy resumed hearings and called Senator Watkins to testify about the Peress affair. The six member censure committee had alleged abuses during questioning about the Army major and the Peress discharge. Watkins arrived before 9 am and expressed readiness to cooperate, while McCarthy noted the session would be public.

Washington McCarthy Wis Senator Watkins Utah Senate McCarthy. Jr Watkins Army Irving Peress Peress Watkine Ralph W. Zwicker Peres Senator McClellan Arkansas

Egypt’s Naguib ousted as Nasser takes control

Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib was removed as president and placed under arrest after a power struggle with Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser who assumed acting presidency. Clashes in Heliopolis left two civilians dead and two policemen wounded as police targeted Brotherhood fugitives. Talaat admitted that Naguib approved a plot to assassinate Nasser.

Cairo Egypt Mohamed Naguib Gamal Abdel Nasser Naguib Farouk Mosiem Brotherhood Nasser Heliopolis Youssef Talaat Brotherhood Talaat

Honolulu Section Wrecked by Blast

A spectacular fire and explosions tore through an industrial block in Honolulu last night. Damage was estimated at several hundred thousand dollars. Tongg Publishing Co. suffered destruction along with two warehouses, one storing trucks and another belonging to a lumber firm. Paint stored in a building is suspected to have sparked the blasts.

Honolulu Tongg Publishing Co

Four Million Drunk Americans Cited By Temperance Leader

Dallas reports 4 million problem drinkers in the United States, with about 750000 described as true chronic alcoholics. Dr. Duke McCall, president of the National Temperance League, INC, announced the figures at the opening of the league’s three day convention. He also heads the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville.

Dallas United States Duke McCall National Temperance League, Inc McCall Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville

Pickets Reported In Towboat Dispute

Sheriff George Ehman and deputies ran off some pickets at Oban Harbor who tried to stop a towboat from taking the Frank W. Banta's five barges upriver after the vessel departed. The incident followed the ship's departure.

Gallipolis George Ehman Oban Harbor Frank W. Banta

French Premier Mendes France Visits Quebec Canada

French Premier Pierre Mendes France meets Quebec leaders in Quebec City and Laval University during his first Canada trip. He and wife Liliane attend university visits and a reception before heading to Montreal and Ottawa en route to Washington.

Quebec Pierre Mendes-France Canada Washington Que Province North America Laval Liliane Montreal Addres Ottawa

Boy Shot Accidentally While Handling Pistol near Thurmont

A 12 year old, Richard J. Hur, was killed near Thurmont Maryland when a pistol discharged as he attempted to store it on a shelf. He collapsed in his mother's arms before medical help arrived. The exact sequence described has inconsistencies in the account.

Thurmont Richard J. Hur

Cincinnati Starling War Continues with Heavy Casualties

Cincinnati reports over 1200 starlings killed in the ongoing third week of the city’s war on the birds. Officials say many survivors will return unless deterred by ongoing efforts.

Cincinnati Ing

Gas Sacks Rescue Effort at Jamison Mine No. 9 Hall

Deadly methane and carbon monoxide trapped 15 miners as Jamison Coal Co. Mine No. 9 was sealed after a blast. One man died, fifteen are missing presumed dead. Rescue teams faced dangerous air and planned long delays before entry.

Farmington W.va Jamison Coal Co No. 9 James School State Federal Mine Bureau Frank RB Jona L. Lewis Lewis

Politician Denounces Hen Treatment on Farm Near Moscow

Tokyo reports right wing specialist Ivamu Imaizumi writes that a collective chicken farm near Moscow last summer showed a food pipe forced into a hen’s stomach. He describes a shop pedal feeding mechanism causing the bird to swell and scream, calling it an outrage to chicken rights.

Tokyo Moscow Ivamu Imaizumi Imaizumi

Banker dies in San Francisco at 55

Wilfred L. Andrews, 55, senior vice president of Transamerica, parent firm of Bank of America, died Sunday. He was born in Douglas, Ontario.

San Francisco Wilfred L. Andrews Transamerica Bank America Douglas Ont

Narrowing the valve heart surgery aids rheumatic cases

In Atlantic City three surgeons described a heart tuck procedure to narrow a widened valve from rheumatic fever. They explain removing a wedge of heart wall and folding the inner layer to create a pleat that tightens the valve. Presented at the American College of Surgeons clinical session with Elliott Hurwitt Paul Hefert and Ruthven Femmes of Montefiore Hospital.

American College of Surgeons I Elliott S. Hurwitt Paul W. Hefert Ruthven

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