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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1952

Page

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Demand Death For Red Spies VIENNA Trial Hears Death Demands

The Czechoslovak communist regime seeks death by hanging for 14 former leaders amid treason and espionage charges. Prosecution demands extreme penalties as Prague reports close of its summary. anti-Semitic rhetoric and allegations against Zionist rivals spark regional fear.

Vienna Austria Czechoslovakia Prague Rudolf Slansky Moscow Communist Party Vlado Clementis Israel Bratislavia Slovakia Josef Urvalek Rude Pravo Europe Hungary Romania Land East Germany Matyas Rakosi Minist

Security tight as Eisenhower visit looms in Seoul

Seoul deploys thousands of troops and police while rounding up security risks ahead of President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower's planned Korea visit. Jails fill with detainees as guards line main routes and a Cabinet meeting in Seoul discusses welcoming him.

Seoul Dwight D. Eisenhower Korea Syngman Rhee Eisenhower Vist Kan van Fleet Ike Germany Eisenhower Rhine Remagen Third Corps West Point

Doomed Pair Make Appeal

Federal Judge Irving H. Kaufman will consider Friday a bid by Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell to disqualify Kaufman for prejudice. The Rosenbergs face the electric chair the week of January 12 at Sing Sing. Sobell is imprisoned at Alcatraz after a 30 year sentence. The trio seek to overturn their sentences on constitutional grounds.

New York Irving H. Kaufman Juling Ethel Rosenberg Morton Sobell Rosenbergs Sing Sing Sobell Alcatraz Kaufman Russia

Nash Case Sees Two External Judges Appointed

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Weygandt named two outside judges to join Common Pleas Judge U S McGonagle in the first degree murder trial of Vincent Nash at New Lexington. Nash, 38, pleads innocent to killing his wife and four children with an axe in 1944 and declined a jury trial. Hellsberry of Newark and Tedrick of Cambridge will sit on the three man panel.

Columbus Supreme Court Carl V. Weygandt Common Pleas U. S. McGonagle Vincent Nash New Lexington Nash Weygandt Charles E. Hellsberry Newark Delbert L. Tedrick Cambridge

Ashland College to Receive $80,000 Gift

Ashland College expects about $80,000 from inventor Charles F. Kettering. President Dr. Glen L. Clayton said details remain before the grant is official. Funds will build a new chapel and aid rebuilding Founders Hall damaged by fire.

Ashland Ashland College Charles F. Kettering Glen L. Clayton Founders Hall

Firemen Respond to Chimney Soot Fire at 10 Coss Street

Athens firemen were called to the Paul Aikman residence at 10 Coss Street at 7 20 p m Wednesday when soot in the chimney caught fire. No damage was reported by Fireman Robert Gett.

Athens Paul Aikman Coss St Robertgett

Rhodes Names Ex Athens Man As Supervisor

John H. Price of Athens has been named deputy supervisor of the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices by Mayor James Rhodes. Price, a 1933 Ohio University graduate and 37th Division veteran, has 27 years in public accounting and prior roles with city and state offices.

John H. Price Athens Bureau of Inspection and Supervision James Rhodes Price Rhodes John Price Tracy Columbus A. E. Price Ohio Bureau of Supervision Athens High School Ohio University

Adenauer Wins Vital Vote in Pact Drive

Bonn reports Chancellor Konrad Adenauer secured a key victory in his push to ratify twin treaties for West Germany rearmament in alliance with the free world. The Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, backed by the governing majority, recommended ratification over Socialist opposition.

Bonn Germany Konrad Adenauer West Germany Free World Bundestag

Eisenhower Names Vandenberg White House Secretary

President elect Eisenhower selected Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr. as White House secretary and William P. Rogers as deputy attorney general. Vandenberg, 45, has served on the campaign staff and will handle presidential appointments. Rogers, 39, is a Washington lawyer and ally of Gov. Dewey.

New York Eisenhower White House Arthur H. Vandenberg, Jr Michigan Matthew Connelly Willam P. Rogers Bethesda James C. Hagerty Columbia University Mamie John Doud John Eisenhower Korea Vandenberg Grand Rapids Mich Sherman Adams New Hampshire Dartmouth College Washington Congress Rogers Washington, D. C Thomas E. Dewey Theodore McKeldin Maryland

Airliner Makes Safe Emergency Landing With 21 Aboard

A Pan American Stratocruiser with 21 passengers and eight crew made a safe emergency landing at Galleno Airport after the nose landing gear failed. The flight had departed for Montevideo before the pilot returned to the airport.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Galleno Montevideo

Columbus Editor Attacks Bid To Bar Court Case Pictures

Columbus Dispatch editor George A. Smallsteed Sr denounces a proposed Ohio Bar Association canon that would ban news photographs in courtrooms and recesses. He warns the rule could restrict public access and empower judges, threatening free information flow in the courts.

Columbus Committee On Freedom For Information Ohio Newspaper Association Ohio State Bar Association George A. Smallsteed, Sr The Columbus Dispatch Bar Association Ohio Supreme Court Smallsreed Smallsteed

Doe killed after bell accident at Hearn farm near Marietta

A yearling doe rang the dinner bell with its head during a dash across the W. H. Hearn farm yard near Marietta, collapsing unconscious. Game Protector Harry Wehrs ordered the animal destroyed.

Marrietta W. H. Hearn Marietta Hearn Harry Wehrs

Court Rejects Film Request in Ohio Case

The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a request to compel Ohio film censor Dr Clyde Hissong to review the film M The case arose from an appeal by Superior Films Inc of Hollywood and state education officials The court acted under an agreement with the parties and Hissong was unavailable for comment.

Columbus Ohio Supreme Court Ohio Perior Films, Inc Hollywood Clyde Hissong Ohio Division of Film Censorship Hissong

Crime Probe Starts Wildcat Dock Strike

On the North River piers where the world’s largest liners dock a spreading wildcat strike begins after a state crime commission investigation into waterfront crime. ILAs Joseph P. Ryan says many hiring stevedores were subpoenaed and workers will not go back until they appear.

North River New York Joseph P. Ryan International Longshoremen’s Association AFL State Crime Commission

Snowstorms Hit Midwest Leave Nine Dead and Widespread Disruption

Severe weather walloped the Midwest with up to a foot of snow and 50 mph winds. Nine people died across Iowa Nebraska Kansas and nearby states as railways and highways suffered closures and hundreds were stranded. The Santa Fe Super Chief stalled near Macksville Kansas and rescue efforts followed as communities formed chains to reach stranded students.

Midwest Colorado Wyoming Kansas Nebraska Iowa Minnesota Illinois West Yellowstone Montana Santa Fe Chicago California Macksville Kan Union Pacific New Cambria Ick Hie City

DiSalle Invited to High Level Curbs Talks in Washington

Former price administrator Michael V. DiSalle is summoned to Washington for talks on the nations price and wage controls. Administration leaders clash over extending or lifting controls ahead of the April 30 expiration. DiSalle left OPS last spring after a failed bid for the Ohio senate.

Washington Michael V. DiSalle Roger L. Putnam Truman DiSalle U. S Ohio John Bricker Ellis Arnall Tighe Woods Arnall Woods

Ohio Cabinet Meeting Sets Budget Boundaries for 195? Session

Gov. Frank J. Lausche plans Thanksgiving in Cleveland and will attend the Case Tech versus Western Reserve football game. He chaired a cabinet meeting urging members to have proposed legislation ready for the January 5 general assembly and to keep budget requests within anticipated revenue.

Columbus Frank J. Lausche Cleveland Case Tech Western Reserve University Lausche General Assembly

Wedding Fainting Bride Marries Widower in England

In Owymeswold England a 72 year old bride fainted as her groom Frederick Shipley placed the ring on her finger. Widow Kate Morris recovered and reassured her husband to be. Albert Morris, her son, gave her away.

Owymeswold England Kate Morris Frederick Shipley Albert Morris

Murray Re elected President of Ohio Manufacturers Group

Charles H. Murray of Middletown was reelected president of the Ohio Manufacturers Association at the annual meeting held Tuesday in Columbus.

Columbus, C Charles H. Murray Middletown Ohio Manufacturers Association

Farm Bureau Vote Splits Over Price Support Program

The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's 1952 annual conference rejects a resolution to broaden social security laws for farmers and adopts a study of farm price support. Debate featured Sen. Taft favoring flexible parity 75 90 percent and Rep. Cooley backing rigid 90 percent. Delegates also oppose higher farm truck license fees and urge highway funding by user.

Columbus Mth Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Farm Bureau United Nations Federation Robert A. Taft Harold D. Cooley DN. C House Agriculture Committee Lan

Pastor Cites Red Hatred in China Missionary Tale

The last American Methodist missionary to leave Communist China, Rev. F. Olin Stockwell, said in Honolulu that Chinese Reds are filled with hate and fear of America. He described gaining release from prison by signing statements as they desired and warned that arguing with Communists is as useless as arguing with a drunk.

Honolulu China America F. Olin Stockwell Stockwell Los Angeles

Wind hits Cincinnati as 62 mph gust damages lines

One person was injured and significant damage occurred when a 62 mph wind ripped through Cincinnati. Power lines, trees, and signs fell. windows and roofs were damaged per police reports. The Weather Bureau called the gust a glancing blow from a Texas to Northeast blizzard.

Cincinnati Weather Bureau Texas

VA Unwraps Long Secret Agency Study

The Veterans Administration released a long secret private study on its operations and announced it would not abolish most of its 70 regional offices. VA Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. said a reorganization plan granting autonomy to medical and insurance departments would be enacted, following a Chicago firm Allen and Hamilton 18 month study.

Washington Veterans Administration Carl R. Gray, Jr Chicago Allen and Hamilton

UN considers six power plan urging direct talks for Palestine conflict

A six power resolution was placed before the United Nations urging Israel and the Arab states to resolve their Palestine dispute through direct talks. Syria indicated the Arabs would not resist negotiations if they followed UN charter principles and obligations. The measure calls on both sides to desist from further acts of hostility.

United Nations N_ Y Israal Palestine Syria

Yanks Observe Thanksgiving Quiet Along Korean Front

Front line troops in Korea mark Thanksgiving with full dinners and services despite war. Col J D Bell notes large rations for all, while Gen Van Fleet says the fight targets communism, not North Koreans or Chinese civilians, amid quieter front lines.

Seoul Warnin Korea United Nations J. D. Bell Canada Calif Belloa Neb Eighth Army James A. van Fleet

Soviet Amendments to Indian Korea Peace Plan Debated

United Nations officials report Andrei Vishinsky proposed amendments to the Indian plan at the UN Political Committee. He aimed to replace the Krishna Menon version with his own cease fire and four nation repatriation framework. The committee was to vote on his changes, while the US and allies maintain support for the Indian plan despite a split with Britain.

United Nations, N. Y Russia Andrei Y. Vishinsky Red China India Korea Vishinsky Soviet Union United States Thon Dwight D. Eisenhower New Delhi China U.S Peiping Vv. K. Krishna Menon Menon U. S Britain

Coast Guard to Aid Lake Ore Shipping Through Ice Surveys

The U S Coast Guard will aid ore shippers by conducting aerial ice surveys and providing ice breaking support for Chicago port to maximize late season shipping. The Defense Production Administration reports efforts aim to recover a 22 million ton iron ore deficit from 1952 caused by the steel strike.

Washington US Coast Guard Great Lakes Defense Production Administration Joint Congressional Committee On Defense Production Coast Guard DPA Chicago

Funeral Rites Friday For Miami University President

Funeral services for Dr. Ernest H. Hanne 62 president of Miami University will be held Friday at 3 p.m. in the Presbyterian church. Burial is planned in Schaller Iowa. Dr. Hanne noted educator died after a lingering illness. Widow Helen Madeleine Jess survives with two sons.

Oxford Ernest H. Hanne Miami University Es Presbyterian Arch Schaller Iowa Hahne Helen Madeleine Jess

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