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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1955
Page
5
President Eisenhower led tributes as Gen. George C. Marshall turned 75. Messages from Western Europe and NATO nations poured in from military, government, business and labor leaders recognizing his postwar role and wartime service.
Cleveland firm Worsted Mills Company plans to liquidate with 1,450 workers in Cleveland and 400 in Ravenna. President Louis Poss confirms no stockholder notices for a Jan 18 meeting as the company dissolves after a weak year and no plan to reopen if a strike ends. Former general and Nobel laureate Marshall is mentioned in local telegrams as a distant inspiration and healthful in retirement.
U S officials said there is nothing to be ashamed of in how they treat Liu Suiqing, a former Chinese student confined at the Missouri State Hospital in Farmington. Beijing had complained that he was being detained in the United States.
A VA hearing board weighed claims by James Kutcher, a Newark amputee who called North Korea and China an unmitigated lie and faced possible loss of his $229 monthly disability payment for socialist activities. Attorneys clashed as the panel prepared a ruling for early 1956 regarding续 the pension.
In Moscow Premier Bulganin warned that thermonuclear war remains possible despite mass weapons on both sides and urged vigilance for peace in the New Year. In Ontario, the Dionne quintuplets reported a misunderstanding has been ironed out, though concerns for their father’s health linger as three sisters returned home for New Year.
Two top potential Ohio Democratic candidates may announce next week. Former Toledo Mayor Michael DiSalle was expected to announce his candidacy for the Democratic nomination next Tuesday. Bulganin discussed questions from Charles E. Shutt and said atomic deadlock results not from nuclear weapons, but from powers’ unwillingness to ban them.
The Eisenhower administration faces strong Democratic criticism after a report shows farm prices fell seven percent in the past year. Sens. Humphrey and Sparkman urge fast action in the new session to aid farmers, noting predicted further price declines. The parity ratio hit a new low as hogs cattle and cotton prices slid.
Supporters of ex premier Mitterrand clash with Poujade backers in Nevers France as the final campaign events wind down. Police guard the hall after Mitterrand's departure while Poujadists jeer and shout accusations, with polling set for Monday and results expected late that night.
Ford Motor Co files registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering about 3.06 million shares for employee stock option plans. The filings do not affect next month’s public sale of 10.2 million common shares. The first statement covers 2.16 million shares issued or to be issued to key employees under the plan.
The Guatemalan constitutional body forces a new Congress into session in Guatemala City. Officials report shifts in power and legislative capacity as the assembly opens proceedings amid ongoing political restructuring.
The Post Office Department has received about 5 proposals from firms in Ohio and beyond for a Sandusky parcel post station and lubritorium annex. No formal bidding. negotiations will determine the selected contractor, with final approval by the Cincinnati district and Washington headquarters before award.
The CIO weekly Cincinnati Sun announced Friday it has suspended publication under current operation. The notices cited operational difficulties and unspecified factors affecting ongoing production.
Week-old Westinghouse Electric Corp dispute lingers as bargaining talks between management and the International Union of Electrical Workers resume after Thanksgiving. In Sharon a hearing is set next Tuesday on charges that IUE strikers violated an anti mass-picketing injunction at the transformer division.
The IUE representing 44,000 members in 3 percent of Westinghouse plants has been striking since Oct 17 over wages and company time studies. The United Electrical Workers union plans to resume negotiations next Friday after adding more than 10,000 workers to the strike since Oct 25.
A Columbus boy, Melvin E. Reed, 19? suffered head injuries while aiding a beaten girl in a roller rink parking lot Friday night. Reed was taken to Grant hospital by police. The attacker fled with companions after striking Reed with a wrench or blackjack.
In Gaffney South Carolina Ralph Bellis, a bakery worker and truck driver, reported a siren incident he endured while a rival car attempted a theft. He claimed the other vehicle, not a police unit, signaled with a siren and caused him to stop. The incident involved a $40 loss.
In New York an exploding stove ignited a three story building on the top floor. Theresa Duper, 78, and her son Gerald Duper, 43, died in the blaze. Police say the stove exploded, starting the fire in their apartment while the second floor was empty and a shop occupied the ground floor.
A fire at the Ohio Match Co plant in Wadsworth caused about 3100,000 in damage. Firefighters from the firm contained the blaze after crates toppled and ignited a stack of matches.
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