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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1950

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U N Reacts Slowly On Red Peace Move

United Nations diplomats cautious on new Russian peace and atomic control proposals branded as propaganda by the State Department. Malik answered four questions from a Maryland peace group, stressing action over words while U N Lie works on a broader ten point peace program for later debate.

U. N NEW York United Nations Tienartment Jacob A. Malik Maryland U.N. Assembly Russia U.S State Department Washington Malik Stockholm Tyes John Wertheimer Baltimore U.N Soviet Union Trygve Lie Truman Stalin Lie Security Council

Seoul Captured as U.N. Forces End Red Resistance

General MacArthur announced that Seoul has fallen to United Nations forces ending North Korean occupation. Allied units enveloped and seized the city with minimal damage to civilian infrastructure. The capture follows three months and a day since invasion began and marks a major initial victory for the U.N. peace-enforcement mission.

Tokyo MacArthur United Nations Seoul U.N Republic of Korea 20K U.S. Tth Army First Marine Division

School Strike Closes Ironton Area Schools Amid Tensions

More than 700 students stay home as opposition to consolidation grows in Lawrence County. Court actions are pending while residents fund legal fees. A drainage ditch blocks a road to Hanging Rock schools and a rope flag reads School on strike.

Aulumn County Board of Education Hanging Rock

Mine Strikers Return After Weeklong Ohio Walkout

About 2400 miners in Ohio resumed work after a four day weeklong strike. The walkout involved Revoy RN BellaireP personnel and affected coal production in the region.

Bellairep Ohio

Judge Rules Red Leaders Remain Free

Justice Jackson of the Supreme Court kept 10 Communist party leaders free on bail pending appeal citing risks of harming American rights and possible martyrdom if jailed now. The government pressed to deny bail as the men face conspiracy to overthrow charges from New York conviction. Eugene Dennis remains jailed for contempt. Bridges of CIO Longshoremen also noted in related ruling.

Washington Justice Jackson Supreme Court Communist Party Jackson High Court New Yor Eugene Dennis Congress U.S. Circuit Court San Francisco Harry Bridges Bridges CIO

Polio Cases Surge In Paulding County

Public Health Service team reports 31 polio cases in Paulding County, about one per 1 000 residents, making it the nation's worst per capita outbreak this year. Five deaths have occurred and officials expect the outbreak to clear by October 1. no new cases in four days. All cases are paralytic, with efforts focused on identifying common factors, while schools remain open.

Paulding Y. S Public Health Service William H. Caine Paulding County Caine

Flyers Survive Labrador Cold Escape Tells Part in Rescue

Halifax reports 16 to 17 U.S. military men survived a B 50 crash in Labrador after three days in a frigid wasteland. Royal Canadian Air Force crews spotted smoke signals and coordinated drops. A medical officer parachuted to the site before a helicopter and amphibious plane evacuated the men to Goose Bay for treatment.

Halifax N. S Labrador Goose Bay Royal Canadian Air Force

Ohio Moves to Bid for Crile Veterans Hospital

Columbus reports Ohio seeks Crile Veterans Hospital in Cleveland as a potential state mental health facility if the Veterans Administration plans to abandon it. Welfare Director Joy Lamneck writes VA head Carl Gray that Ohio is ready to negotiate as Crile may be closed for being underused.

Columbus Onio Crile Veterans Op Cleveland Veterans Administration Joy H. Lam Carl R. Gray Lamneck

Selective Service to Shift to Continuous Induction in October

Selective Service Director Chester W. Goble announced a change from weekly inquiries for the armed forces this month to an almost continuous induction process starting in October. The new system aims to streamline conscription and speed up personnel mobilization.

Columbus Selective Service Chester W. Goble Armed Forces

Agriculture Officials Track War Impact on Farm Plans

Washington officials monitor the global situation as the Agriculture Department prepares a 1951 farm production program. The department must balance potential surpluses or shortages and plans to set wheat acreage at 72 509 000, likely retain cotton and tobacco controls, and adjust corn allotments depending on crop outcomes and weather.

Washington Agriculture Department Cotten Jy

Koster Takes Hoffman Post

Paul G. Hoffman is leaving the Economic Cooperation Administration he organized and headed for two and a half years. President Truman names William C. Foster to succeed him as head of the agency operating the Marshall Plan. Hoffman's resignation states the agency remains useful and may have its peak ahead.

Washington Paul G. Hoffman Economic Cooperation Administration Truman Wiliam C. Foster Bea Im. Hoffman Foster Hoffman

Wherry Urges Ouster Of Acheson And Harriman

In Columbus at the Franklin County Republican kickoff Gen Kenneth Wherry urged ousting Secretary of State Dean Acheson and adviser W Averell Harriman. He defended Sen Robert Taft’s record while sharing the platform at the campaign event.

Columbus Dean Acheson Averell Harriman Truman U. S Kenneth Wherry Neb Wherry Senate Robert A. Taft Ohio Taft Franklin County

Girdle Nets $15,500 From Lone Gunman in Bronx Apt

A lone gunman forced entry into a Bronx apartment and extorted $15,500 from Mrs. Aaron Zaderman who lived there with her three year old son. The Zadermans, Polish immigrants who had arrived a month earlier, planned the money to start a jewelry business.

New York Bronx Aaron Zaderman Poland Zaderman

Extended Forecast for Columbus Temperatures Near Normal

Temperatures will average near normal with a high around 70 and a low near 50. A rising temperature trend is expected through Thursday. Precipitation averages a quarter to a half inch with showers on Sunday.

Columbus

Registration Hints at Big November Vote

Ohio voters show strong turnout potential for November 7 due to intensified registration drives by Republicans Democrats labor groups and CIO PAC. Official estimates predict record participation driven by national senatorial interest with 14 counties fully registered and others partially registering in larger cities. Smaller municipalities may set registration by vote under state law.

Columbus Ohio U.S Ferguson Taft Jacob Clayman CIO Political Action Committee Onio

Army seals call up 1644 women reservists for duty

The army invocates 936 officers and 708 enlisted women to active duty by November 29, excluding those with dependents. First call for army women since expansion began, with no drafting involved for those over 25.

Washington

Mine Disaster Kills 83 Men at Creswell Coal Mine

In Creswell England a underground fire trapped and killed 83 miners. About 80 men were missing as the blaze burned for nine hours. Rescue attempts were abandoned at 4 pm with the fire sealing off the burning section.

Creswell England Sir Hubert Fieyldsworth East Midlands National Coal Board

33rd Degrees Planned for Prominent Masons in Philadelphia

Rep Clarence J. Brown and General Robert Michelberger both retired and native of Urbana Ohio will receive 33rd degree Mason status on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.

Washington Clarence J. Brown Ohio Robert Michelberger Urbana Philadelphia

Crime Probers Sill Working On Road Trip

Senate Crime Committee to travel the nation in a stepped up drive to expose underworld operations in major cities. Chairman Levy S Dillaver D Tenn said they will work steadily until late October then take ten days off for campaign activity before the November 7 elections. Open hearings begin in Kansas City Missouri with three days of public sessions starting Thursday morning and will cover organized crime and gambling in Chicago Philadelphia and the New York New Jersey area before the election.

Washington Congress Senate Crime Committee Elauver D-Tenn Ake Kansas City Truman Chicago Philadelphia New York- New Jersey

Zanesville Woman Dies In Route 91 Wreck Near Cambridge

Lora Savage age of Zanesville died in a wreck involving an automobile and a utility pole on Route 91 near Cambridge. Ralph Lauer of Zanesville, a male passenger, was uninjured and returned for questioning after the crash. State highway patrolmen pursued further inquiries.

Cambridge Lora Savage Zanesville Here Highwa Ralph Lauer Lauer

Eclipse Observers Safe as Moon Moonshade Passes Without Incident

Moon eclipse occurs with clear skies in Detroit and Milwaukee while smoke from Canadian fires darkens some areas. Report notes observers largely unscathed and jokes about ancient astronomers, with dates of future eclipses and a sensational Fort Sill story.

Detroit Milwaukee Canada New York Bluefield Goyeen

Three U S Prisoners Freed as 24th Division Breaks Korean Reds

The 24th Infantry Division liberated three wounded American prisoners from a jail near Yongdong after recapturing the town. The trio Sergt First Class Frank Freede, Blaine Mackrall Jr, and Pvt James O Martin belong to the 2nd Division and 1st Cavalry Division. An American force moved toward Chonan, 25 air miles from Osan, as MacArthur’s Seoul offensive rapidly advances.

U. S. 24Th Division Yongdong 24Th Division Kumchon Seoul Frank Freede Blaine Jr. Mackrall James O. Martin First Cavalry Chonan Inchon MacArthur Beachead Osan South

Seoul Is Horror City in Furious Battle for Seoul

The dispatch reports flames and smoke enveloping Seoul as Marines push toward the city center amid flame throwers, artillery and air bombardment. General MacArthur announces the envelopment and seizure of the city, with Marines nearing the French consulate and capturing the railway station as Seventh Infantry clean up Namsan Hill.

Seoul MacArthur Tokyo United Nations Mapo St Seventh Infantry Namsan South Mountain Park Reda High Command

Archbishop Karl Alter Installed as Cincinnati Archbishop

Archbishop Karl J Alter was installed today as spiritual leader of about 300000 Catholics in the Cincinnati archdiocese. The 65 year old church dignitary arrived from Toledo where he has been bishop for 19 years and was escorted by Cardinal Samuel Stritch to St Monica Cathedral, the throne of the late Archbishop John McNicholas who served 25 years before his death on February 22.

Cincinnati Karl J. Alter Cincinati Toledo Samuel Cardinal Stritch Chicago St.onica John McNicholas

Korea bound C-54 crashes near Japanese airbase

A Korea bound C-54 transport crashed on takeoff from a southern Japan airbase. Of 51 aboard, 28 were rescued, 22 are missing, and one body was recovered. The aircraft carried 43 passengers and eight crew, according to General MacArthur's HQ.

Tokyo Japan General MacArthur

Shopping Service Nets Hidden Profits In Cincinnati

Dorothy Rorok, 34, a Hamilton woman running a personalized shopping service, is arrested on suspicion of larceny. Police say she stole items for three downtown department stores and held $88.61 worth of merchandise when taken into custody.

Cincinnati A_ Hamilton Dorothy Rorok

Milk prices rise in Tiffin with small increases

In Tiffin regular milk rose to 19 cents a quart today and home owned milk reached 20 cents. The change reflects a one cent increase for regular milk.

Eugene ONeill’s Son Dies by His Own Hand in Woods tone

Eugene ONeill Jr., 40, son of the playwright, killed himself in Woodstock New York spending time in deep despair after Ruth Lander, an artists agent, ended their engagement last Saturday. He sat in a bath and opened his wrist with a razor, a traditional Roman method noted by friends as his chosen form of death.

Woodstock N. Y Eugene O'Neill, Jr Self O'Neill Ruth Lander

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