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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1953

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Talks urged between United States and Communist China over Koreas conference

An influential UN diplomat privately urged face to face talks between the United States and Communist China to resolve who should attend the Korean political conference. US chief delegate Lodge offered to send an American representative, but the Communists have not responded. The peace conference, set to open Oct 28, faces dim prospects due to demands to invite neutrals, which the UN has banned.

United Nations N. Y United States China U. S Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Brazil New Zealand Council Assembly South Carolina James F. Byrnes Italy Japan Ireland Portugal Austria Finland South Korea Ceylon Libya Nepal Jordan Cambodia Laos Viet Nam

General Clark Ends Duties In Far East

Gen Mark W Clark bid farewell to Far East Command troops in Tokyo after leading UN forces since 1952 He retires Oct 31 and will visit San Francisco and Washington before formal retirement The ceremony honored Korean veterans and top Far East and UN officers with a band and fond goodbyes

Tokyo Mark W. Clark Far East United Nations California Clark John E. Hull Goodby Washington

Tito Dampens West Hopes In Yugoslavia Speech

President Tito reaffirmed faith in communism and warned Yugoslav reactionaries against power bids. Addressing about 200000 in a Croatian wheat market city he said the regime would keep its policies and rejected rumors of dissolving the Communist party. He likened rightists to boils needing surgery.

Biesovar Yugoslavia Tito Communist Party

Quiet Election in Fayette Maine amid empty polls

In Fayette Maine a town clerk four ballot clerks a constable an election officer and a janitor stood by at eight dollars each at the polls Monday for a special State Senate election. None of the town's 150 voters showed up to cast ballots.

Fayette Maine Senate

Messenger Drivers Safest in Nation

The American Newspaper Publishers Association reports Messenger truck drivers had the best safety record in the U S during the first six months of the year among newspapers in their circulation class. They traveled 135 572 miles with no accidents despite the longest mileage in The Messenger class (up to 20 000).

Messenger United States American Newspaper Publishers Association Anpa - International

Indian Units Won't Halt Riots at Seoul

Panmunjom report quotes Lt. Gen. K. S. Thimayya saying Indian troops will not intervene to stop a mass breakout of anti Communist war prisoners amid Seoul demonstrations against Indians guarding POWs. He cites the UN Command and Communist forces at their disposal and mentions Clark's letter on prisoner freedom of choice.

Panmunjom Korea K. S. Thimayya Seoul Thimayya South Korea Mark W. Clark Far East United Nations

Dock Workers Return to Work Under Court Order

Longshoremen on New York docks resumed duties at several piers after a court ordered halt to the no work strike under Taft Hartley provisions. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association and a rival AFL union reported for duty, with no mixed gangs observed as unions operate at separate piers. The 10 day injunction leaves the jurisdictional dispute unresolved and signals possible future walkouts.

New York International Longshoremen’s Assn AFL TILA

B36 Bomber Global Mobility Exercises Planned

The Air Force will test global mobility by sending two B36 squadrons on overseas exercises this month. One river from Walker AFB Roswell NM to Thule Greenland for a week. The other from Carswell AFB Texas to a North Africa forward base in French Morocco for about 11 days.

Washington Air Force Walker Air Force Base Roswell N. M Arctic Thule Greenland Carswell Air Force Base Tex North Africa United States French Morocco

Pay-Off Man Ignites Police Bribes Probe

Philadelphia police face a wide probe after Harry Lowry accused officers of taking bribes to provide protection for a numbers gang. Police Commissioner Thomas J. Gibbons summoned 12 officers to City Hall and District Attorney Richardson Dilworth questioned Patrolman Joseph Keenan Jr. amid suspicions tied to a $25 000 home and bank holdings. Dolores Perry, linked to the case, denied knowledge.

Philadelphia Thomas J. Gibbons Harry Lowry Dist. Atty Richardson Dilworth Lowry Delaware County Gibbons Dilworth Joseph Keenan Jr Clee) Coleman Numbers King

U.S. Dips Into Red Ink Again

The government spent more and took in slightly less in the first quarter of this fiscal year than a year earlier. Expenditures for July through September totaled 18.228 billion dollars, up from 17.29 billion, driven by farm price supports and higher military spending.

Washington

Six Children Die in Crash Near Los Angeles

A mother and six children perished when a steel truck struck their sedan at a red light in Montebello. Helen Virginia Lee 28 Norwalk and her six youngsters Karen 4 Linda Sandra Randy 4 5 2 Timmy 3 and Susan Shiney 3 were in the car. The truck and trailer carried 20 tons of steel and traveled about 45 miles an hour, the impact sending the wreckage across nearly 300 feet.

Los Angeles Helen Virginia Lee Norwalk Karen Lee Linda Sandra Randy Diller Timmy Pulliam Susan Shiney Montebello

Southern Ohio Gas Rate Boost Sought

The United Fuel Gas Co of Charleston West Virginia seeks approval to raise rates for customers in New Boston Chesapeake and rural Lawrence and Scioto counties. It proposes sliding scales to replace current flat rates and did not specify total increase.

Columbus United Fuel Gas Co Charleston W. Va Boston Chesapeake Lawrence Scioto Counties

Eisenhower frames peace as outcome of Western military strength

In Atlantic City Eisenhower told the United Church Women that peace must be won slowly and by building and paying for military power to deter a nuclear attack. He warned Russia seeks world domination while urging faith and family life as the nation’s foundation for world leadership. The president contrasted arms buildup with a path to peace through cooperative international effort.

Atlantic City N. J Eisenhower Russia Free World Oe Sena

Ex-Egyptian Chief Given Life Sentence

Former Wafdist Minister Ibrahim Farag is sentenced to life by a revolutionary court for high treason and conspiring with a foreign power against state security. He is the third convicted in a week as Egyptians accused of plotting against President Naguib await trial.

Cairo Egypt Ibrahim Farag Mohammed Naguib Russia North Atlantic Treaty Organization Farag

State School Board Urged by Ohio Parents and Teachers

In Cincinnati a speaker urged members of the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers to vote for a state school board. Charles B. Crouch, superintendent of Hamilton County schools, said the state education department is remote without an elected board and that the organization should be created by a democratic procedure.

Cincinnati Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers Ohio Charles B. Crouch Hamilton County State Department of Education Crouch

Lausche Backed Korean Vet Bonus Move Faces Session

Ohio lawmakers are weighing a proposed Korean War veteran bonus. Rep. Ray T. Miller Jr. asks colleagues if a special session is desired, noting Gov. Frank Lausche has shown a favorable stance and that a constitutional amendment would be needed.

Cleveland Ohio Ray T. Miller, Jr Cleveland Democrat Miller Frank J. Lausche

FBI Seizes Six More Red Party Chieftains

The FBI and police denied progress in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping as speculation grows. A missing spokesman Robert Ledterman, tied to the Greenlease family, remains unseen at the mansion near Kansas City. President Eisenhower's broker and other financiers visited, but officials gave no new information.

Kansas City Bobby Greenlease Robert Ledterman Tulsa Robert C. Greenlease Ledterman Eisenhower Arthur B. Eisenhower Joseph Williams The Commerce Trust Co Greenleash Greenlease Chicago Paul Greenlease FBI Washington

Real Estate Profits Dip in Ohio Convention Debate

Staleny W. Arnheim of Pittsburgh warned that vacancy signs are rising nationwide at the 44th annual Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards session. He urged owners to hire skilled managers versed in real estate law and market pricing to slow the downswing and protect investment yields.

Columbus Institute of Real Estate Management The Ohio Assn. of Real Estate Boards Staleny W. Arnhelm Pittsburgh Arnheim

Five Day Forecast for Ohio Temperatures Cooler Early Then Warmer

Five day outlook for Ohio shows temperatures about 3 to 5 degrees below normal from Wednesday through Sunday. Normal highs range from 65 to 70 and lows around 44. Period starts cool, warms by Friday, then cools again. Scattered showers near the Great Lakes early and late in the week with total rainfall of one tenth to one fourth inch.

Great Lakes

Ohio Penitentiary Escapee Surrenders to FBI

Charles Allard, 75, who escaped from the Ohio Penitentiary two years ago, surrendered to FBI agents in Chicago. He had been sentenced to life in 1906 for killing a tavern keeper during a robbery near Columbus and is being extradited to Ohio.

Chicago Charles Allard Ohio Junction City Allard Columbus FBI

Liquor license fee distribution tops Ohio cities

The first distribution of liquor license fees in Ohio for the 1953-54 fiscal year totaled 1 720 739 dollars.

Columbus Ohio Cities

Ambassador Peurifoy Named U S Ambassador to Guatemala

President Eisenhower designates John E. Peurifoy former ambassador to Greece and a Democrat to serve as the United States ambassador to Guatemala.

Washington Eisenhower John E. Peurifoy Greece Guatemala

Knowland Attacks Stevenson Plan on Russia Pact

Sen Knowland harshly opposes Stevenson's nonaggression guarantee idea with Russia and criticizes Indian policy toward China. He says he speaks for himself not the White House after talks with Eisenhower and Dulles. Green questions whether his views reflect the administration.

Washington Knowland R-Calif Russia Ad- E. Stevenson India China Senate Flisenhower White House Theodore F. Green D-Ri

School’s Out In Waverly Pay Dispute

Twelve teachers at Western Local School in Latham walk off the job protesting late salaries. Bus drivers joined in yesterday with similar claims. Principal Donald Lewis said payroll was received a week earlier and pay should have gone out Friday. Some teachers reported only partial or improperly made checks. County Supt. J FE Way voiced sympathy. the board did not comment. No classes were held yesterday or today.

Waverly Ohio Western Local School Latham Board of Education Donald Lewis Lewis J. FE. Way Western Local

Plaque Dedicated to War Correspondent Ernie Pyle

At Indiana University ceremonies Sigma Delta Chi honors wartime correspondent Ernie Pyle with a bronze plaque. Gen Omar Bradley, known as the GI general, called Pyle a writer whose typewriter had a soul that told the world their story.

Bloomington Ind Omar Bradley Ernie Pyle Pyle Sigma Ita Chi Indiana University

Social Security expansion targets 10 percent more coverage

Mrs. Oveta Culp Hobby said the Eisenhower administration plans to add about ten million people to Social Security next year. Speaking at a Montgomery County Republicans dinner in Dayton Ohio she outlined coverage for self employed farmers farm workers domestic workers and more professionals including doctors dentists lawyers and accountants.

Dayton Ohio Oveta Culp Hobby Eisenhower

Solon Sees Hot Fight Ahead On Republican car Policy

Senator Aiken predicts stronger GOP criticism of the Eisenhower farm and power policies in next year’s campaign. He touts a expanded Rural Electrification Administration as the party’s strongest reply to Democratic charges. Benson’s remarks confuse farmers as the current price support law nears expiration next year.

Solon Washington Aiken Senate Agriculture Committee Vermont Benson GOP Sen Russell D-Ga

Six Communist Officials Nabbed in Midwest Roundup

Atty Gen Brownell announced a roundup of six Midwest Communist party officials plus a detainer on another functionary serving time in Columbus. Arrests occurred in Cleveland Lorain Steubenville Ohio and Newark New Jersey with charges under the Smith Act for conspiracy to advocate overthrow.

Washington Brownell Communist Party FBI Cleveland Lorain Steubenville Ohio Newark N. J Ohio State Columbus Midwest United States Justice Department Joseph Brandt Jelliff Street Clinton and Avon Avenues Hunterdon St David Katz Communist Political Assn. of E. 3Rd Street Superior Avenue Frieda Zucker Katz Cuyahoga County Lucille Bethencourt Rt. 2 Elvador Claud Ohio Communist Party E. Griene Joseph Michael Dougher Joseph Michael Walsh Pennsylvania Ohio State Penitentiary Frank Hashmal New York City

Conservancy District Faces End Amid Drought Funds Loss

The Scioto Sandusky Conservancy District across 17 counties risks dissolution as drought threatens its flood control and water conservation work. An Ohio Supreme Court ruling struck down the second levy aimed at funding the district, prompting officials to warn this could end conservancy operations unless funds are secured. The district, established in 1934, includes Crawford, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Highland, Madison, Marion, Morrow, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, Sandusky, Scioto, Seneca, Union, Vinton and Wyandot counties.

Columbus Scioto-Sandusky Conservancy Ohio Supreme Court Allen L Pretzman Crawford Delaware Fayette Franklin, Highland Madison Maerion, Morrow Pickaway Pike Ross Sandusky Scioto Seneca Union Vinton and Wyandot Couneries

Quads Make Even Dozen in Australian Births

Mrs Ethel Hudson aged 38 gave birth to quadruplets today, bringing her total to about a dozen children. Gilgandra Hospital reported a male and three females weighing 3 pounds 13 ounces each, mother and babies doing well. The family lives two miles from Gilgandra in tents as the father, R Hudson, works as a fencing contractor.

Sydney Australia Ethel Hudson Gilgandra Hospital Gliganares R Hudson

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U.S Gen. Clark West Martin Yankees Billy Martin Hank Bauer Dodger Clem Labine Southern Atlantic National Assembly of the United Church Women the National Council of Churches of Christ State School Board Lausche Red Party Hint Bernard Brannon Stevenson Dulles Nehru Asia Sen. Green Senate Foreign Relations Committee Republic Green Conservancy Project Hit Quads News Index Athens RT Olietine Dt Gall Nelsonville Point Pleasant Pomeroy-Middleport
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