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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1955
Page
11
John H. Noble, an American released after nearly eleven years, said fellow captives told him eight U.S. Navy crew survived a Soviet attack over the Baltic Sea. The Privateer crew, shot down April 8, 1950, were reportedly in Russian hands. two others died.
A spring training schedule for the Black River Girl Scout Council has been announced by Mrs. J E Shreffler. Two group leadership courses are planned an outdoor training session and a day of workshops to cover promise laws financing and program building. Registrations are open with 72 officials reporting for start times at Oberlin. The outdoor course runs March 2 through March 30 at various camp sites and lessons include cooking fire building first aid and camp skills.
In Paris, Premier Pierre Mendes France faced a sharp political defeat in the National Assembly Tuesday night as opponents and some allies rejected his choice for 1955 assembly president and elected Pierre Schneiter of the MRP. The vote underscored mounting troubles for Mendes France after his birthday. Andre le Troquer had been his pick for president in 1934.
In Rome Nixon faced European arms plan debates as Mendes-France struggled for a center majority. Eisenhower endorsed Nixon amid French balloting that left Le Troquer and Marcel Cachin short of a majority. The vote did not doom Mendes-France or trigger a clear political collapse.
In Cleveland Nixon aides face Democratic charges amid a contemporaneous illness of Dr. Richard S. Sheppard Sr., father of a convicted wife killer, gravely ill with pleurisy. The piece links Republican leaders to McCarthy era tactics and argues for a shift in strategy during the 1954 campaign.
A United Press report details 139 people including 69 paratroopers escaping death in four near plane tragedies. Involving Flying Boxcars, incidents occurred near Nashville and other locations with pilots fighting to land and save crew. Some crashes resulted in fatalities or missing persons as planes ferried troops toward Alaska.
Ohio city plans to install new street lights near off street parking areas to improve safety after dark. Safely Service Director Lotko says work will begin soon with Ohio Edison, covering three blocks on North and West streets and Lodi Street. Mayor Keys says the lighting aims to boost public confidence in evening parking.
Mayor J Grant Keys said the city is surveying options for off street parking decks. He noted data is insufficient to report and that a single decked lot is years away. The city will monitor usage of current lots and may later name a preferred option while possibly delaying any decking for up to a decade.
Democratic Rep. Daniel J. Mahaney proposed providing an ash tray to protect a new rug in the House. Republican Leader Norman K. Parseils objected, calling ash trays potentially tempting as missiles in debate. The proposal was defeated.
Washington sources say chances of a drastic U S move to compel Red China to release American airmen sentenced as spies remain slim despite mounting pressure. Officials say no report from UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold has arrived and hopes for a face saving deal appear remote, with Peiping unlikely to concede early relief.
UPI reports Cincinnati leaders push for full clergy rights for qualified women as the Methodist church prepares for the 1956 general conference in Minneapolis. Organizers note progress in national support and urge equal access to ordination and leadership roles within the church.
A March of Dimes campaign office will open in Elva at 33 Broad Street run by the Jaycees with Mrs Hager Burk as campaign secretary. The office will operate daily 9 to 6, two telephone lines 2270 and 3389 installed for the drive.
Ohio lawmakers spar over Governor Lausche’s education board appointments and school funding. Republicans and Democrats critique the plan, with calls for elected board members, bond-financed construction, and per capita funding. Supporters praise the proposals, while critics warn of costs and oversight.
A proposed constitutional amendment would require Ohio counties including Huron and Ashland to share state representatives. The plan aims to shift control toward big cities by creating a district combining Ashland, Huron, Holmes, and Coshocton counties, always with one representative plus one more in two of five sessions.
Introduced by Rep. Frank Gorman the measure would reduce the House from 136 to 100 106 seats with bigger counties retaining their current shares while smaller counties lose representation. Portage Sandusky Darke would pair with neighboring counties to form blocks. The plan requires a three fifths vote in both houses and then a statewide vote in November. A separate civil suit in Denver seeks sale of the Denver Club skyscraper to satisfy a multi million dollar bill.
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