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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1952

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Truman Attacks Eisenhower as Front Man for Lobbyists

President Truman, on a whistle stop in Fargo North Carolina, denounces Eisenhower as a front man for an unholy crew of lobbyists and accuses him of using slogans and scare words to win the election. He claims corruption in government and pledges to rid his administration of wrongdoers amid Republican opposition.

Truman Train Truman Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower Fargo N.C Eisenhower Congress Wall Street United States

House Group Backs North African Air Base Project

A House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction praised the Moroccan air base program worth 421 million dollars, noting earlier Senate criticism was based on partial records. The panel said progress was real and two bases were in use, with a third nearing readiness, under Army Corps of Engineers oversight led by Lt. Gen. Lewis Pick.

Washington House House Appropriations Morocco Senate Armed Services Preparedness Committee Senate Army S Corps of Engineers Lewis Pick

Meigs County Reports Tenth Polio Case

Meigs County confirms the tenth polio case this year as Gail Stivers nine, sister of a boy who died last week, shows muscular weaknesses and will be treated at Children's Hospital Columbus. Gary Wayne Stivers eleven died after admission to Columbus hospital. Central Elementary enrollment drops to about half, with ninety of 180 pupils absent amid fears of polio.

Catherine Shaverinsky Gail Stivers John Stivers Spring Ave Children’s Hospital Columbus Gary Wayne Stivers Columbus Hospital Gary Wayne Gail Central Elementary School

Four Children Die in Blaze in West Virginia Home

In a mountain area near South Charleston a fire destroyed a small frame house killing 25 year old mother Mrs. Imogene Bays and four of her five children Gloria 4 Evelyn and Terry 2 and Brenda Sue 5 months with the father Teddy Mack Bays escaping critically burned and the remaining child with a great grandmother. The cause of the fire was not determined.

South Charleston W. Va Imogene Bays Gloria Evelyn Terry Brenda Sue Teddy Mack Bays

Roundup in San Salvador Nets Over 1000 Suspected Rebels

In San Salvador authorities arrest suspected supporters of last week's failed communist revolt. More than a thousand people are detained in a sweeping roundup amid ongoing crackdown.

San Salvador el Salvador

Rumor of Two Deaths Unverified at Mason

A Mason report claimed two people were found dead this morning causing village excitement but could not be verified. Acting coroner Dr E A Schaekel said he was tracing the report while a state trooper noted the episode appeared to be rumor.

Mason E. A. Schaekel Mason County

Hurricanes Charlie and Dog Swirl in Atlantic Seas

Hurricane Charlie, the season’s third, moved northeastward off Nova Scotia with winds near 100 mph. Hurricane Dog weakened to a squally 30 to 40 mph wave east of San Juan, Puerto Rico, about 600 miles ENE of its center and 1600 miles east-southeast of Miami, moving slowly northwest.

Miami Fla Charlie Atlantic Nova Scotia Dog San Juan Puerto Rico

Sparkman Doubts Nixon Fund Scandal Will Shift Election

Senator John Sparkman doubts the Nixon private fund controversy will sway the November election. In CBS radio and NBC TV interviews he said he would not accept such a fund and noted he has never had a campaign fund, saving money since 1936 after entering the House.

Washington John Sparkman Alabama House Senate

Polio Toll Rises in Northeastern Ohio

Two more infantile paralysis deaths were added Sunday to Northeastern Ohio's 1952 polio toll, bringing the total to about 70. Seven year old Paul Gottshall of Euclid died at City Hospital in Cleveland, the 23rd polio fatality in Cleveland hospitals this year. Jack Halter, 23, of New Philadelphia died at Aultman Hospital in Canton, the fifth 1952 death there.

Cleveland Ohio Paul B. Gottschall Euclid City Hospital Jack Halter New Philadelphia Aultman Hospital Canton

Ohio Stove Co Strike in Portsmouth Over Pay Rise

About 125 workers at the Ohio Stove Company in Portsmouth go on strike demanding a 25 cent per hour wage increase.

Portsmouth, O Ohio Stove Co

Jet powered boat crash claims famed speed ace Cobb

In Loch Ness Scotland the Crusader hydroplane disintegrated at about 200 mph killing British speed star John Rhodes Cobb during an attempt to break the world hydroplane record. Witnesses said the 31 foot craft exploded mid course as Cobb disappeared in spray and wreckage.

Loch Ness Scotland John Rhodes Cobb Cobb Crusader G. E. Nicholson Nicholson Utah Flats

GI, Caddy Old Pals

In 1940s Italy near Naples a paratrooper, Pfc. Norman Reeves of Painesville, Ohio, befriended a family. Now playing golf in Ohio, he learns his former caddy Vito La Creta from Mantua near Aurora and, along with his brother Tony and mother, recently met the veteran’s offer to reunite at Reeves house for a ham and eggs welcome.

Cleveland Naples Norman Reeves Painesville France Aurora Country Club Reeves Italy la Creta la Cretas Vito Tony Mantua Aurora

President Truman Draws Large Crowd in Wooster Stop

President Harry S. Truman and his daughter Margaret visited Wooster Ohio for a 2.5 hour church stop drawing about 15,000 people, roughly 1,000 more than the city population. He made two brief back platform appearances before leaving on a 14-state campaign, offering no Sunday speech. The crowd carried three young men with Eisenhower campaign standards.

America Eisenhower

Rome Police Lift Ban In Religious Dispute

The American led Church of Christ Sunday held its first public services in three weeks as police temporarily lifted their ban on activities of the evangelist group. Cline R. Paden of Brownsville Texas led the church in Italy and said authorities called the concession temporary. Services were also allowed in Milan Como and Padua.

Rome Church of Christ Sunday Cline R. Paden Brownsville Tex Italy Milan Como Padua

Two Bible Versions Mark Milestone In Religious History

New Protestant and Catholic Bible projects are hailed as major milestones. A 15 year interdenominational Protestant effort completes a full revision, while Catholic scholars publish a new translation of the first eight books of the Old Testament.

New York

Stevenson Bares 10 Year Earnings in Tax Listing

Adlai E Stevenson disclosed paying 211980 in federal income taxes over 1942 to 1951, challenging Eisenhower to publish similar figures. Eisenhower aides viewed the tax ruling on his Crusade in Europe earnings as a political issue, while Stevenson emphasized the total income and taxes paid. Eisenhower worked on campaign speeches at home with Sherman Adams.

NEW York Adlai E. Stevenson Ilinois Dwight D. Eisenhower Stevenson Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon California Bureau of Internal Revenue Bureau Europe Sherman Adams New Hampshire

Health Plan's Fees Rebuked

Dr. Paul Magnuson head of President Truman's Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation urged organized medicine to stop claiming it alone can decide what doctors should think. He told every doctor in the country it is a duty to lead national state and community efforts to improve health conditions in America.

Washington Presidential Health Commission Paul Magnuson Truman American Medical Association America

Boy 2 Hurt By Gun Blast In Columbus

Doctors said Michael Lee McMullen will recover use of his arm after a shotgun blast severely damaged his cheek shoulder and neck. The incident occurred when his father Charles McMullen allegedly triggered the weapon while showing it to a friend. police report the gun was unloaded.

Columbus Michael Lee McMullen Michael Charles McMullen Guft

UMW Policy Leaders Due To Approve Pact

United Mine Workers Policy Committee prepared to ratify a new contract with Northern soft coal operators. Union President John L. Lewis and Harry Moses finalized terms over the weekend. The agreement includes a $1.90 daily raise to $18.25 and a 10 cent per ton increase to the royalty fund.

Washington Northern Soft United Mine Workers’ Policy Committee John L. Lewis Harry Moses

UN Planes Bomb Allied Troops in Battle Error

Allied artillery and warplanes pounded Chinese forces on Korea's Western Front. Greek troops with U S forces held hill positions as Chinese assaults stalled. U S Air Force jets claimed downed MiG 15s while some bombs fell short on the southern slope. Capitol Hill and Finger Ridge remained in UN hands with one hill captured four miles east of Capitol Hill.

Seoul Korea Air Force Capitol Hill Finger Ridge Kumsong

Weekend Ohio road crashes kill nineteen

Nineteen people died in Ohio over the weekend from traffic accidents and other incidents. Don Bradford, 22, of Portsmouth, died after being thrown from a motorcycle near Portsmouth. Dr. MacDonald Browne, 45, of Cleveland, perished in the blazing wreckage of a plane south of Cleveland. Ernest Freeman, 43, and Mildred Supp, 21, both from Cleveland, died when an automobile overturned in Boston Heights. Also killed were Mrs. Rachel Hicks, 20, of Cleveland, and Robert Elza Sowards, 42, of near Rubyville, electrocuted at Detroit Steel Corp. plant in Portsmouth.

Ohio Don Bradford Portsmouth MacDonald Browne Cleveland Ernest Freeman Rachael Hicks Mildred Supp Boston Heights Robert Elza Sowards Rubyville Detroit Steel Corp

State Still in Fold Louisiana Democrats Say They Will Vote Democratic

Four Louisiana Democratic party officials at a six state strategy conference say Louisiana will vote the Democratic ticket in November. One delegate calls Governor Robert F. Kennon a mugwump for endorsing Eisenhower Nixon. The group says intra party rifts are shelved.

Little Rock Ark Louisiana Robert F. Kennon

Big Three meet to press Austrian independence talks

London reports deputy foreign ministers of the three Western powers meet to seek progress on an Austrian independence treaty amid Soviet refusal to attend. The stalemate persists as Moscow demands rejection of abridged treaties and inclusion of the Trieste issue with any Austrian settlement.

London Russia Moscow Trieste

Showman Bars Door To Estranged Wife

Billy Rose locked the Manhattan mansion he shared with Eleanor Holm keeping her from entering the home she had barred him from since October 1951. The incident created a public scene as the showman staged an impromptu display amid the estrangement.

New York Billy Rose Manhattan Eleanor Holm

Fulbright criticizes both parties over bonus funds in campaign

Sen. J William Fulbright says Republicans and Democrats dwell on each other's expense funds, harming the presidential campaign. He disputes corruption claims, notes large state salary concerns, and criticizes Nixon's use of a California fund for items like Christmas cards.

Fulbright Edwin B. Harkinson Washington J. William Fulbright Arkansas Democrat Nixon California Congress

Stevenson reveals ten year tax returns showing 500000 income

Gov Adlai E Stevenson disclosed that over the decade 1942 through 1951 his total income was 500,052.84 with 211,980.42 in taxes paid. His earnings came mainly from stock dividends, with 81,532.57 in salary. state salary and outside income for 1949-1951 totaled 186,419.94 and taxes 84,459.35. He noted minor farming loss and past small contributions to the Institute of Pacific Relations. He urged Eisenhower to release his tax returns as well.

Dwight D. Eisenhower Stevenson Illinois Institute of Pacific Relations Senate Internal Security Sen. McCarran D-New IPR John J. Sparkman Alabama Eisenhower New York GOP Ilinois Sen Richard M. Nixon California

Bricker Attacks Fed Growth at Communion Breakfast

Senator John W. Bricker of Ohio charged that expanding federal government and secrecy in departments have under mined consent of the governed. Speaking at a Catholic Young Men and Women's Clubs communion breakfast, he called liberty his central theme and argued voters must understand government to consent to it.

Cleveland John W. Bricker Ohio Republican

Call Off Strike At TWA After Wage Offer

Kansas City union spokesman says engineers cancelled their threatened strike against Trans World Airlines after receiving a new wage offer from the company. The action was called off at the last moment before any walkout began.

Kansas City Trans World Airlines

Cleveland Plain Dealer backs Lausche for re election

The Cleveland Plain Dealer Sunday endorsed Gov. Frank J. Lausche for reelection, urging support for continuity in leadership.

Cleveland The Cleveland Plain Dealer Frank J. Lausche

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