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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1956

Page

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Northern Ohio Farm Belt May Hold Key to State Vote

A Toledo area snapshot along U S 20 across northern Ohio shows farmers and small town businessmen split over Eisenhower and Stevenson. Voters like Clarence Danklefsen, Harry Kaufman, and Clarence Mosier weigh farm profits, costs, and Lausche’s popularity as they assess the GOP and Democratic contenders for president and Senate.

Northern Ohio Toledo Cleveland Norwalk Maumee River Senhower Adlai E. Stevenson Senate Eisenhower Stevenson Frank J. Lausche Lausche George Bender William L. Coleman Ray Bliss Fisenhower Bender

Telephone Service To Be Restored In Ohio Strike

Gov. Lausche ordered Ohio patrol protection for Ohio Consolidated Telephone crews and exchanges in Portsmouth and Scioto County as a 92 day CWA strike prompts restoration efforts. Patrol will guard installations, and deputies may be used. parties urged to form new bargaining teams while workers may return to jobs during renewed talks.

Columbus Portsmouth Scioto County Frank J. Lausche Ohio Highway Patrol Ohio Consolidated Telephone Company Lausche Communications Workers of America CWA J. Curtis Fletcher

President To Start Busy Week

Eisenhower begins a rapid campaign sprint with five straight days of speeches including filmed five minute talks on national TV. The series Your Government and You launches with broadcasts at 8 25 p m EST and 9 25 p m on Tuesday night and coast to coast CBS and ABC airings. The pace marks a major intensification before the November 6 election as Republicans expand TV time and public appearances.

Washington Eisenhower West Coast Nation Television ABC CBS

State Auditor Announces Ohio Worth 21 Billion Plus

State Auditor James A. Rhodes says Ohio's appraised value totals 21.804 billion dollars. The grand duplicate of real estate public utilities and personal property is up nearly one percent from last year.

Columbus Ohio James A. Rhodes

Five Day Forecast Near Normal Temperatures Temperatures Rise Ahead

The forecast shows temperatures averaging near normal to two degrees above. Normal highs range from 63 to 67 with a normal low of 43. A cooler day is expected Tuesday or Wednesday, little change Thursday through Saturday, and precipitation around three tenths to one tenth inch in scattered showers tonight or Tuesday.

Ex-Premier's Party Divides in France

Conservative members of France's Radical Socialist party quit the faction in protest of ex-Premier Pierre Mendes France's leadership. Elder statesman Edouard Herriot resigned as party president, saying he supported Mendes France but could not lead a divided party. The convention left the presidency open to lure Herriot back. Both sides were expected to back Socialist Premier Guy Mollet's government in the coalition.

Lyon France Radical Socialist Party Pierre

Stevenson Focuses on Nixon as Campaign Target

Libertyville, Ill. Adlai E. Stevenson expands attack on Vice President Nixon as a prime issue in the final three weeks of the 1956 campaign. He outlines a policy to halt H bomb testing and urges Russia to follow suit in a Chicago radio TV address. He plans to win New York’s 45 electoral votes next week.

Libertyville Ill Adlai E. Steveson Nixon Stevenson James A. Finnegan ABC Chicago New York

Parts Found From Missing USAF Plane

A British ship recovered wheels and part of the undercarriage from a U S military air transport plane missing since Wednesday in the East Atlantic with 50 U S servicemen. The debris was found about 250 miles southwest of Land s End by the British tanker Navicella. US Air Force authorities in London said verification of serial numbers is needed before confirming the find.

London Royal Air Force U. S East Atlantic Cornwall U. S. Air Force Land’s End Britain

North Should Lead Housing Desegregation

Eleanor Roosevelt urged Northern cities to lead housing desegregation. She said the North must show it can do the job as a model for the South and to pave the way for full school integration. She spoke at a Women's Democratic Club luncheon in Cleveland and at a Steenson Kefauver committee event.

Cleveland Eleanor Roosevelt North South Women’s Democratic Club Cuyahoga County Northern Ohio Volunteers For Steenson and Kefauver Committee

Ohio Kiwanis District Convention Opens in Cincinnati

The 39th annual Ohio District Kiwanis International convention began in Cincinnati with about 1300 delegates registered. Chief Justice Carl V. Weygandt of the Ohio Supreme Court is set to address the group tonight.

Cincinnati Ohio Kiwanis International Carl V. Weygandt Ohio Supreme Court

Kefauver Attacks Nixon In Republican Stronghold

Sen Estes Kefauver charging Nixon seeks to win the White House on false premises blasted the vice president in Burlington Vermont. He warned Vermonters that Nixon could become the center of power in the Republican party if Eisenhower cannot seek a third term. Kefauver embarked on a coast to coast tour after a brief Washington stay, covering about 6000 miles in a week with stops in Essex Junction and Winooski and planned speeches in New York City.

Burlington Kefauver Washington Essex Junction Winooski New York City Queens Nassau County Nixon Republican Party Eisenhower

Eisenhower and Stevenson Pledge Against Prejudice

In New York both leaders pledged to bar campaign appeals based on religion or race and to push for full civil rights. Eisenhower urged unity and warned against divisive prejudice while Stevenson called for completing minority rights and defending free speech amid intolerance.

NEW York Eisenhower Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson National Conference of Christians and Jews American Civil Liberties Union Congress United States

Ear Will Be Good as New in Cincinnati Surgery

Ronald McElfresh, 17, lost an ear in a farm tractor accident near Butler on Saturday. A Cincinnati surgeon sewed the severed ear into the youth’s neck to nourish it, with plan to transplant back within a year barring infection. The boy is at St Luke Hospital in Fort Thomas awaiting further recovery.

Newport Ronald McElfresh Cincinnati Butler St. Luke Hospital Fort Thomas Ronald

Woman shoots husband after wrangle over nothing in particular

Mrs Marian Malcomb aged 28 grabbed a revolver and shot her husband Richard aged 32 in the chest after weeks of wrangling over nothing in particular. Police Capt John Stewart reported Sunday.

Marian Malcomb Richard John Stewart

Quiet Weekend Lost With Sunday Accidents

An Associated Press survey reports a 54 hour period from Friday evening to Sunday midnight in Ohio with 18 people killed accidentally. Fourteen deaths occurred in traffic accidents during the weekend.

Ohio Associated Press

United Nations weighs new mediation in Suez dispute

UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold plans a fresh effort to unite Britain France and Egypt over the Suez Canal dispute after the Security Council endorsed six settlement principles and a Soviet veto blocked a British French plan for international control. Dulles and Lloyd discussed the 15 nation canal users association as a possible path forward.

United Nations Dag Hammarskjold Britain France Egypt Suez Canal Securit Council Hammarskjold U. S Dulles Washington Selwyn Lloyd Lloyd Suez Canal Users’ Association SCUA Christian Pineau Mahmoud Fa Suez Canal Company Nasser London

H Bomb detection debate on TV and Eisenhower aide notes

Harold E Stassen says scientists cannot guarantee all Russian H bomb tests could be detected outside that country during an ABC TV discussion with Senator Sparkman. Adlai Stevenson suggests the US lead in halting tests if other powers agree. Secretary Wilson says he would not be interested in making or testing bigger bombs but sees potential gains in tests at Eniwetok.

Washington Harold E. Stassen Stassen Eisenhower Abc-Tv Sen. Sparkman D-Ala Adlai E. Stevenson Stevenson Defense Wilson Eniwetok

Florence artists protest over loan of 40 famous paintings

Florence residents flood papers with letters opposing Rome's plan to send 40 famous paintings to American museums for four months. The government remains firm, showing no sign of backing down.

Florence Italy Rome

Used coal furnace sold. calls keep coming in Chauncey

Complete coal furnace price is 15 dollars. Call 2413 Chauncey Ohio to buy. it was sold to the first caller. As nine or more inquiries came in, seller Guy canceled the ad noting many still want a used furnace. Tiny cost big results. Dial 31242 to place your ad.

Guy Spaulding Chauncey Ohio Guy

Tension Rising as Jordan Talks with Iraq Loom

Israel recalled ambassadors from four capitals as Jordan held military talks with Iraq about moving about 3000 troops to Jordan. King Hussein's meetings with Abdul Ilah were described as purely military. Britain considered security council action while Israel vows to resist the threat to its integrity.

Jerusalem Israel-Jordan Israel Iraq Jordan Amman Hussein Abdul Ilah States Britain Golda Meir Security Council

Russians Japs Seek Total Peace Talks in Moscow

In Moscow, Soviet leader Khrushchev and Bulganin meet Japanese Premier Hatoyama to pursue a total peace settlement ending the 11 year war status. Hatoyama urges resuming diplomatic ties to aid world peace as Tokyo seeks a treaty free of Kurile island disputes with Russia.

Moscow Soviet Union Japan Ichiro Hatoyama Kremlin Council of Ministers Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Bulganin Hatoyama San Francisco Russia Kurile Islands

Ike Urges Speed Up In Atom Ship Design

President Eisenhower ordered federal agencies to accelerate design and construction of the United States first atomic powered merchant ship. He said the vessel would lead to atomic merchant and passenger fleets that would unite nations through peaceful trade.

Ike Washington Eisenhower America

Duke of Edinburgh Opens 36000 Mile Commonwealth Tour

The Duke of Edinburgh departed by plane on the first leg of a 36000 mile air and sea tour through the Commonwealth. The trip aims to reach the Melbourne Olympic Games next month and continue around the world.

London Duke of Edinburgh Melbourne

Ohioan Ordered Out Of Czech Embassy

Vera Margaret Osso, a 31 year old Ohio State University graduate from Yorkville Ohio, was ordered out of Czechoslovakia by the Communist government and took refuge in the American Embassy in Vienna. She will depart for the United States on the first available plane.

Vienna Vera Margaret Osso U. S Czechoslovakia Miss Osso Prague United States Ohio State University Yorkville Ohio

Fur Theft in Columbus Worth 250000 At Furriers

Police report the largest fur theft in Columbus history after a downtown burglary at De Cirota Furriers. Owner Juan We Cirota says about 300 fur pieces were stolen, valued at roughly $250,000.

Columbus Juan We Cirota de Cirota Furriers

Nixon urges election of GOP House and Senate in Dayton rally

Vice President Nixon told a crowd at the Dayton Biltmore that Americans must elect a Republican House and Senate to work with President Eisenhower. He defended the Eisenhower record, criticized the Democratic Congress, and urged re election of Sen. George H. Sender and Ohio Republicans. Howard Young estimated 2000 attended, with overflow into corridors. Nixon called this his most intensive Ohio campaign day and warned the Stevenson campaign was on the downgrade.

Kaufmans Clyde U. S. 20 Clarence Mosier Eisenhower Stevenson Ike Dayton Nixon America Eisenhower Road House Senate U. S George H. Sender Ohio Dayton Biltmore Hotel Howard Young Montgomery County Republican Committee

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