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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 18, 1956

Page

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Nations Open Talks On Suez Crisis In London Meeting

Eighteen nations convene in London to discuss the Big Three plan for international control of the Suez Canal after Nasser nationalized the canal. Dulles arrives from Washington as talks aim to avoid war while a test convoy seeks passage through the waterway.

Lonoun Nasser Suez Fredoeeday Dulles Washington Eisenhower London Ethiopia Suez’ Canal Co Association Tion of War Estion United Nations Egyptia Port Said Canal|t Company

Wreck Ends 80 mph Chase in Ohio Towns

An 8 mph chase through Middleport Pomeroy and Racine ended when a stolen 1940 car ran a dead end street and struck a mowing machine. Two men fled on foot. pursuit continued by Night Patrolman I R Neal and state troopers. Car stolen from Huntington.

Middleport Pomeroy Middle Racine I. R. Neal P Ito Neal State Highway Patrol Harold Sl Duckworth Lyons Howard Frank Huntington

Ship Traffic Drops to 31 Ships in Suez Canal

PORT SAID Egypt ship traffic in the Suez Canal fell to 31 vessels the fourth day of operations by Egyptian and Greek pilots. Daily transit averaged about 38, down from 40 before the walkout of foreign pilots. Forty-seven ships passed Saturday including some attempting to beat the deadline. Five of 16 ships leaving Port Said joined the canal directly from the Mediterranean as pilots boarded onboard. Fifteen Russian ship masters in training observed Egyptian pilots at work.

Port Said Egypt Suez Canal Suez Canal Mediterranean Canal Authority

Firestone Announces Coral Rubber Passes Army Tests

Harvey S. Firestone Jr announces that a synthetic rubber material named Coral met all Army ordnance test requirements for military truck tires. The statement was issued by Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. as part of ongoing defense cooperation.

Akron Army Ordnance Harvey S. Firestone Jr Firestone Tire & Rubber Co

B 52 Crashes Near Busy Highway Killing Five

A B 52 intercontinental bomber crashed near U S 9 in California, destroying a farmhouse and injuring no one aboard. Five crew members died, two parachuted to safety, and debris covered about two square miles while Air Force investigations began at Castle Air Force Base. Names of the dead were withheld.

Madera Calif U. S.9 California Satcine Air Force Castle Air Force Base Tracy Air Fore William E. Burbank, Jr Castle Castle Base Benjamin P. Ostlind San Marino William J. Vetter Atwater Eubank

Prisoners Cut Selves In Protest Over Food

In Huntsville Texas twenty eight of the toughest inmates lashed themselves with razor blades Monday night as part of a food protest. The strike involved 76 prisoners in the maximum security unit last week. Ten men injured heel tendons and eighteen suffered superficial wounds to arms and legs. Prison General Manager C B Ellis defended the food as good as any prison. Inmates in the maximum unit do no work and receive two meals daily plus a nighttime snack.

Huntsville Tex Texas C. B. Ellis Ellis

Police Find New Evidence in Kidnapping Case

Investigators report new evidence supporting Mrs. George Latham's account of being abducted by two women, who allegedly beat and left her for dead. Victoria Winn and Lucille Whisenand, both 57, pleaded innocent to charges of kidnapping murder attempt burglary and robbery. Detectives found corporate seals checks and handwriting under a mattress in a Tijuana residence occupied by Whisenand's cousin. Latham, 51, says the seals were taken from her and forced to sign checks.

Ban Uieau Yolive Omi George Atham Victoria Beatrice Winn Lucille Whisenand California A. E. Jansen

Weather Patrol Plane Crashes All Saved

A Navy Constellation weather patrol plane forced down in the Pacific about 100 miles south of Guam early today. All 18 men aboard were rescued, with two picked up by a Navy helicopter taken to Guam, and the remaining sixteen pulled from the sea by the Coast Guard Cutter Buttonwood and a Navy landing craft. The cause of the crash was not reported.

Pacific Guam Coast Guard Buttonwood

Elevators Safest Form Of Transportation

Ohio state officials cite elevators as the safest transport mode in a study. The Industrial Commission notes few deaths and injuries from passenger elevators versus higher risks in freight units. A health note mentions donations and hospital care linked to emergency transport scenarios.

Columbus Donald Hutchings Ohio State Service Industrial Commission Bath Memorial Hosapessoveterpital Trans- W Emer

Stevenson Stands with Truman on Hiss Inquiry

Adlai E Stevenson distanced himself from Truman on Alger Hiss, saying he doubts the term legal racketeers fits. He argued Truman’s remarks miscast Eisenhower’s record and praised Truman as a help to the ticket while signaling unity with party leadership on campaign strategy.

Lausche Plan Is Opposed by Ohio Highway Council

The Ohio Highway Construction Council stood firm against Gov. Lausche and the state highway director by reaffirming its position that Ohio cities should pay 10 percent of interstate highway costs. The council rejected the governor’s plan for a shared-cost approach and instead considered the broader major thoroughfare system, with the federal government covering 90 percent of interstate costs.

State “Highway Construction Council Ohio Frank J. Lausche Sam Linzell

Alligator on the Loose at Lincoln Park Zoo in Oklahoma City

Alfred the alligator remains at large in Lincoln Park Zoo's lake as curator Bob Jenni and assistant Mike Williams hunt with a bow and a makeshift arrow. Officials warn swimming is forbidden and plan a capture using a noose and tethered cord to restrain the eight foot reptile.

Oklahoma City Alfred Lincoln Park Zoo Bob Jenni Albert Jenni Mike Williams

Truths of Administration Can Not Win, Ike Says

President Eisenhower urged Republicans to tell the truth about his administration to win the election at a breakfast for Nixon and other leaders departing on campaign tours. He admitted no perfection, urged honesty over exaggeration, and warned that peace requires cautious restraint amid global tensions. Also accompanying him were Secretary Fred Seaton, Senators Knowland, and Representatives Martin and Halleck.

Washington Eisenhower Nixon GOP Party Fred Seaton Sen Knowland California Joseph W. Martin, Jr Charles Halleck Indiana

Kefauver charges sabotage of Rural Electrification Administration

Senator Estes Kefauver accused the Eisenhower administration of trying to sabotage the Rural Electrification Administration by cutting its funding and power sources. Speaking in Wisconsin during a campaign swing, Kefauver said White House pressure defeated key energy projects and argued for restoring REA support as he prepared to tour Minnesota.

Milwaukee Estes Kefauver Eisenhower Rural Electrification Wisconsin Minnesota Kefauver LaCrosse Oakdale Rea Congress White House Hells Canyon Snake River Idaho Oregon Niagara

Lawyer predicts finish of grand jury testimony in Geer case

E Raymond Morehart said she expects to finish presenting testimony today to the Fairfield County grand jury examining the deaths of two wives of Coroner Dr. Joseph A. Geer. She noted a few more witnesses would be summoned before the hearing ends and the jury's findings would be reported to Common Pleas Judge Larry Kilburger.

Lancadier E. Raymond Morehart Fairfield County Grand Jury Joseph A. Geer Morehart Common Pleas Larry Kilburger

Moon Rocket Trip May Be Possible Say Navy Scientists

Navy scientists Kurt Stehling and Richard Foster say a rocket to the moon could be launched with a payload as small as four pounds consisting of metallic dust. They note the impact might be visible from Earth if the probe lands on the moon’s dark side, a view in a Missiles and Rockets article. The ideas stem from a paper to be presented at the International Astronautical Federation Congress in Rome.

Waoninutu Navy Kurt R. Stehling Naval Research Laboratory Richard Foster Laboratory Propulsion Sterning Roster Rome

Catholic Knights Elect Cincinnati Leader at Ohio Convention

Delegates to the 20th biennial Catholic Knights of Ohio reelected Fred T. Beck of Cincinnati as president in Columbus. Field, amid international notes, said he is not sorry to stay and work in Hungary, while Navy scientists discuss lunar rocket concepts from Ohio figures and Hungarian refugees amid Cold War tensions.

Catholic Knights Cincinnati Catholic Knights of Ohio Suseren Fred T. Beck Cates St. Bernard Navy Department Budapess Hangary Jsewer Eagessing Mis Dent Stebling Foster Field Columbus James A. Ca Chillicothe Ohio Hungary Navy Moon Herta Lasnis Herman Rajk Robert Yugoslavia Mar- Wallach Jashal Tito United States Whittaker Hede Noel Washington Szabad Nep

Lost Ad: Finders Can Reach The Messenger Quickly

When something is missing contact The Messenger to place a Lost Ad. Report a loss and a finder is guided to the loser through Classifieds. For 60 cents an ad writer will handle the notice directing finders to contact the claimant.

Acid Suspects Still Hunted in Riesel Case

Manhattan district attorney staff are hunting a dressmaking firm executive named Theodore Rij forty three described as a close associate of racketeer John Dio Dioguardi. Rij is sought since the April five acid attack on labor columnist Victor Riesel, possibly one of Dio’s bodyguards amid indictments of six men.

Akw Ruma E—Meros Manhattan Victor Riesel Theodore Rij John Johnny Dio) Dioguardi Riesel Ray Dio Paul W. Williams Broad ¢Way

Nixon Backs Eisenhower Record In Indianapolis Rally

Vice President Nixon declares the Eisenhower administration deserves a vote of confidence providing peace and prosperity as he outlines wartime and peacetime gains. He attacks Democratic critics and notes record prosperity with more jobs and higher wages for 66,600,000 American earners. Also reports abandonment of search for 30 missing Pelagia crew by Bodoe rescue officials after the ship sank a storm.

Indianapolis Ind n—Vicw Nixon Eisenhower United States Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver Tennessee Arch Bodoe Norway Norweian Narvik Baltimore

Satellite Unveiled 20 Inch Sphere For 1957 Launch

A full scale model of a government funded satellite was shown at a conference. The 20 inch sphere weighs about 21 pounds with miniature instruments and four long radio aerials. Experts say it will orbit Earth at 18 000 mph for about two weeks before meteor collisions cause it to burn up. Plans target launch during the International Geophysical Year starting July 1, 1957.

Instrument Society of America Runn Navy Mas Wav Sages Earth Ets

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