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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1953

Page

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End Seen To Pier Strike By Taft Hartley Action

Striking longshoremen await a quick settlement as President Eisenhower uses Taft Hartley to create a three man inquiry board. Expected reopening by Tuesday or Wednesday follows the board’s first meeting in New York. The ILA and AFL connected unions contend for dominance amid wage disputes and a broad port crisis affecting about sixty thousand workers.

New York Eisenhower Portwe Maine Hampton Roads International Longshoremen’s Assn ILA AFL New York-New Jersey Ila-Afl New York Shipping Assn NYSA

New Approach To Kidnappers Indicated In Bobby Greenlease Case

Kansas City, MO The five day old Bobby Greenlease kidnapping case sharply escalates as the family signals a new approach if no word emerges from the kidnapers. Robert Letterman, a Tulsa business associate of the father, warns action may be taken in the coming days.

Kansas City Bobby Greenlease Bobby Robert Letterman Tulsa Ledterman

Trailer Stay Limit Upheld in Brooklyn Ohio

A common pleas judge upheld Brooklyn Ohio's ordinance limiting trailer residents to a 60 day stay. The ruling, appealed, concerns statewide enforcement and involved Earl L. Stary, owner of the town's only trailer park, with the Ohio Trailer Coach Assn. in the suit. Mayor Coyne said the city would consider enforcement pending higher court action. Other Ohio communities have similar clauses but have not enforced them.

Cleveland Common Pleas Brooklyn Earl L. Stary Ohio Trailer Coach Assn John M. Coyne Akron Columbus Berea Ohio

Hitchhiking Sailor Survives B-25 Crash Near Manchester

Five of six airmen aboard a B25 died when the bomber crashed in fog on Pine Mountain near Manchester Georgia. A sailor hitchhiking aboard was injured but not seriously. The five dead were crew members.

Manchester Air Force Pine Mountain Here

Brooklyn Eagle Pleads With Dodgers On Page One

The Brooklyn Eagle urges the Dodgers with a bold two inch plea on page one, shouting Egad Men, Wake Up to rally support and morale for the beleaguered team.

New York Brooklyn Eagle Dodgers

Acheson Says Negotiation With Soviets Possible and Desirable

Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a Waldorf speech that talks with the Soviet Union are possible and desirable and may be productive. He urged preserving Western coalition strength as the foundation of U S foreign policy and credited Truman with building the coalition that checked Soviet aggression.

NEW York Dean Acheson Soviet Union Acheson Waldorf-Astoria Woodrow Wilson Foundation Woodrow Wilson Foundation Adlai E. Stevenson State Department Europe Asia Stevenson Moscow Ache

Union Leader In New Role

Hazleton Pa John L Lewis the longtime union figure has moved into a sales role to promote anthracite as the preferred home fuel He described a plan to boost production and efficiency to confront competition and maintain industry standards during testimony before a union panel.

Hazleton John L Lewis Lewis

World Series Fans Win Parking Break in Prescott

In Prescott Arizona traffic officers are ordered not to tag cars for over parking during World Series games while fans pack the streets and stadiums for the event. This courtesy pause shows the city’s effort to ease game day congestion.

Prescott Ariz

Buffalo Bank Robbery Suspects Captured In West Virginia

Three men robbed the Buffalo bank of 9738.50 then fled before state police and local officers set up a regional roadblock. Clair Starcher Harold Page and Robert Combs were captured near the Kanawha Putnam Jackson County line around 12 30 p m with the money returned to the bank.

Point Pleasant Buffalo Clair Starcher Near Givens Jackson County Harold Page West Charleston Robert Combs Martin Wade Putnam County Page West Virginia M. A. Murphy Chelyan Maciecyzek South Charleston Charleston Roane County D. Coyner R. C. Dilley C. R. Smithers

Dodgers Favored In Today's Game

The World Series shifts to Ebbets Field with the Yankees favored 3-1 to win the title while the Dodgers, led by pitching ace Carl Erskine, are slight favorites to win as Vic Raschi faces him. Weather is reported as perfect.

Brooklyn Yankee Stadium Ebbets Field New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Dodgers Carl Erskine Vic Raschi

Fresh Meat Fakes Target Crackdown In Ohio

Ohio state officials crack down on meat adulteration with chemicals. Five dealers were fined for surphuting meat, including C Holderby of Proctorville and Roscoe Sites of Chesapeake. Two Belmont County men pleaded guilty and were fined in July.

Columbus Ohio Clark W. van Scheik Food and Dairies Division State Agriculture Department C. Holderby Proctorville Roscoe Chesapeake Lawrence County Belmont County van Scheik

Beam appeals to yank PWs in Korea relatives urged

Hollywood reports relatives of 23 POWs who chose to stay with the Reds in Korea will be invited to record appeals. KECA and KECA-TV began one minute spot announcements asking parents and relatives to come in and have their appeals recorded. Recordings will be flown from Travis Air Base to Tokyo for the Far Eastern Command to present to the truce commission and to GIs who refused to return home.

Hollywood Reds Korea KECA Keca-Tv Travis Tokyo Far Eastern Command Truce Commission

Bank Officers Charged with Embezzling $114,500

A former mayor Theodore Roosevelt Beahm Sr and a bank director Don R Simpson of New Market Virginia were charged with embezzling 114500 from their bank. They allegedly fled to Canada with cash and negotiables. one man later returned. Charles R Simpson, nephew of Don Simpson, is described as aiding the escape. Beahm posted a 2500 bond.

New Market Shenandoah Valley FBI Theodore Roosevelt Beahm, Sr Beahm Don R. Simpson Simpson Somerset County Canada Charles R. Simpson

Water Piped To Dry Town In Bethel Ohio

Water will be pumped from Lake Grant into a pipe line to Bethel to end a weeklong dry spell. 80 000 gallons daily will feed Cloverlick Creek toward the town reservoir while crews lay aluminum pipe and the water travels about 14 miles to restore supply to residents.

Bethel Ohio Lake Grant Cloverlick Creek S. N. Leonard Clermont County

Few Truckers Signed For Ohio Tax Stamps

Columbus state officials warn the number of trucks displaying the new highway use tax stamps is far below projections. R. E. Foley, state motor vehicles registrar, says only about 50 500 truckers had bought the required $2 stamps by Thursday, far short of the expected 150 000 trucks to be taxed.

Columbus R. E. Foley Ohio

Local Responsibility In Civil Defense Cited

Arthur S. Flemming director of the Office of Defense Mobilization and president of Ohio Wesleyan University says federal leadership is essential while the heavy workload rests with state and local governments industrial firms and citizens. He spoke with state civil defense directors in Washington on Thursday.

Washington Arthurs. Flemming U. S. Office of Defense Mobilization Ohio Wesleyan University

Fisherman Drowns at Port Clinton Catfish Spot

Port Clinton Ohio reports the drowning of Howard R shortly after he fell from a cat while fishing. Local authorities investigated the incident and identified the victim. Authorities remind anglers to wear life jackets and exercise caution near water.

Port Clinton Ohio P— Howard R

Jets Guns Spray City In Accident

FARRELL Pennsylvania recounts an Air Force Sabre jet fault causing a burst of 50 caliber fire over the town. Twelve cars damaged or burned while about 30 buildings were struck. No injuries reported as Maj. A F Martin Jr and Police Chief Stosito investigated the incident and Air Force promised to cover damages.

Farrell Air Force Sabre Pennsylvania John J. Stosito Maj A. F. Martin Jr Vienna Air Force Base Warren Ohio Martin Air Force

Gallia County Man Dies After Family Scuffle

Gallia County coroner rules death natural causes in a home scuffle between 59 year old Robert Massie and his son in law Granville Williams of Springfield. Autopsy found no trauma. Massie died at 4 10 p m near L river road on the porch after a dispute over a tire repair.

Gallipolis Donald R. Warehime Lower River Road Robert Massie Gallia George Ehman Granvile Williams Springfield Massie Miller Warehime Williams Raccoon Creek

Rhodes Puts Damper on Governor Drive

Rep. James J. Barton announces a drive to draft State Auditor James A. Rhodes as a candidate for governor. Rhodes, former Columbus mayor, stifles the effort saying he cannot permit petitions or a draft at this time.

Columbus James J. Barton Cuyahoga James A. Rhodes Rhodes Barton

Second Dynamite Blast Tied to Labor Fuss

The second dynamite explosion in five days rocked Pitkin eight miles from Elizabeth amid a strike at a paper mill. Police said a moving car threw dynamite into a ditch near a residence as about 500 attended a fair and rodeo at Pitkin High School. No injuries were reported.

Pitkin Elizabeth Pitkin High School

Ohio Enacts 99 New Laws Across Daily Life

Ohio begins enforcing 99 new statutes as of 12:01 a.m. including a switchblade ban with fines and jail, a heat-treated garbage rule for swine and poultry, noise and disturbance limits, school bus stopping rules on four lane highways, and tweaks to witness fees sheriff allowances and weekly bank closings. The measures also address horse meat labeling and age-based liquor arrests.

Columbus Ohio

Indians Use Guns and Clubs in Panmunjom Clash

Indian guards in the demilitarized zone killed two Chinese prisoners and wounded five others during a breakout attempt by anti communist POWs at Panmunjom. One riot earlier by North Koreans left one dead and five wounded as tensions rise over repatriation.

Panmunjom UN Command

Civil Rights Actions Filed in Ohio Federal Court

Frank Culkin of Mansfield seeks to void Mansfield drunken and disorderly laws and $250,900 for alleged police brutality. Paul Allen, inmate at Ohio State Reformatory, seeks $250,000 after parole from auto theft and a later arrest for car theft.

Cleveland Mansfield Ohio State Reformatory Frank Culkin Paul Allen Reformatory Allen

Weekend forecast promises warmth with no showers

Forecast shows warm temperatures and mostly fair weather from Saturday through Wednesday. No showers expected with only a slight chance of scattered showers Sunday as conditions turn cooler but remain above normal.

Lattimore Brief Attacks Perjury Case in Appeals Court

Attorneys for Owen Lattimore argue the government case on perjury would threaten freedom of speech. The brief claims a man’s view of his own sympathies cannot justify an indictment for perjury and warns Congress could probe news editors’ contributors and punish evaluations of political writings.

Washington Owen Lattimore Lattimore Johns Hopins University U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Senate Internal Security Subcommittee

Army Officer To Supervise H Bomb Work

Maj. Gen. Kenneth D. Nichols, a key figure in the Manhattan Project, named general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission. He will replace Marion W. Boyer on November 1 after retirement from military service arranged with the Department of Defense. Nichols graduated West Point in 1929 and has long served as an Army officer.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission AEC Army Kenneth D. Nichols Manhattan Nichols Marion W. Boyer Department of Defense West Point

UN Assembly moves to admit new member nations

The UN Assembly shifts focus to admitting new members as a Russian push brings 14 eligible states into debate. Gov James F Byrnes of South Carolina was to lead the U S position in the committee, with a first speech anticipated early next week.

United Nations N. Y Red China UN Assembly Assembly South Carolina James F Byrnes U. S United States

Gun Sales Boom After Parker Murder in Dallas

In Dallas the Parker killing intensifies fear as police report no leads on the attacker and gun shops see a surge in sales. Neighborhood patrols form while a spate of minor sex crimes worries residents and stores rush to supply firearms and ammunition to anxious citizens.

Dallas Tex H. C. Parker Parker Fondler

Humphrey Sees Possible Split on Intergovernmental Panel

Senator Humphrey said the Stonemaber Commission on Intergovernmental Relations may not reach unanimity on recommendations. He cited a sharp conflict between strong states rights advocates and others favoring federal involvement in social and economic programs. A minority report could emerge amid debate over dropping federal activities viewed as important to progress.

Washington Humphrey D-Minn Eisenhower Coe Stonemaber Commission On Minnesotan Commission

Lausche Opposes Ohio Highway Bond Plan

Gov Frank Lausche denounces a proposed million dollar highway bond issue to be voted on November 3. He favors a pay as you go method and argues funds should be tied to speeding arterial highway construction across the state.

Columbus Frank T. Lausche

Springfield man killed by train near New Carlisle

William W Shoemaker aged 88 of near New Carlisle was struck and killed by a New York Central passenger train on Thursday in Springfield Ohio.

Springfield Ohio William W Shoemaker New Carlisle New York Central

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Taft-Hartley Yankees Billy Martin Ed Lopat Mickey Mantle Mantle Eddie Lopat Yankee Dodger Starcher Beam Pws Gallia County Labor U.S Rylie Louis Amos Lausche News Index Athens Chauncey Logan Nelsonville Pomeroy- Middleport
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