Fans Declare Holiday Grid Play Best Yet
The holiday bowl football parade, watched by millions on TV and radio, was the best in seven years for excitement despite the lowest scoring since 1951. Eight major games from Sat December through Mon Jan 2 totaled 158 points for winners and 85 for losers, a 7 point average margin. One lopsided game occurred in the Shrine game in San Francisco where the East beat the West 29 to 6.
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San Francisco
Dallas
Eliott
Nebraska
Michigan State
Ditc
UCLA
Pasadena
Georgia
Tech
Pitt
Panthers
Texas‘Tech
Oklahoma
Maryland
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Michigan for Elliott To Honor Kaiser At Gala
Lansing officials plan a gala reception for Michigan State University end Dave Kaiser, who kicked the winning Rose Bowl field goal. Kaiser arrives 7:50 p.m. Wednesday at Capital City Airport. A motorcade through Lansing and East Lansing will feature four bands.
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Lansing
Mich. c
East Lansing
Dave Kaiser
Michigan State University
Spartans
Gue
Capital City
Cage Scores From Various High Schools and Colleges
AP cage results list numerous high school games including Anderson 43 Shalbyville 38 and Madison 62 Solan 57, plus scores from Brownsburg Decatur Central Jefferson Twp and others. College and university results feature West Virginia 98 Washingto noyoto Chivegs 77 and Richmond 130 Furman 92, with NBA scores New York 107 Boston 97 and Philadelphia 102 Fort Wayne before final.
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The
Associated Press
Anderson
Shalbyville
Eston
Summitville
Connersville
Greensburg
Franklin
Lawrence
Brownsburg
Decatur Central
Jefferson
Tipton Co
Westfield
Madison
Solan
Sand Creek
Paris
Seymour
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Mitchell
Jeffersonville
Marshall
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Ollege
West Virginia
Washingto
Noyoto Chivegs
S. Dakota
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Furman
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Virginia
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North Carolina
Louisiana State
Indiana Tech
Lawrence Tech
DePar
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Vincennes University
Marin
Kent State
Toledo
Wash
Jee B. Wafford
Davidson
Vanderbilt
William & Mary
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Fort Wayn
Elliott named Nebraska football coach after Orange Bowl win
Orwig announced Elliott accepted the Nebraska job after Oklahoma routed Maryland 26 6 in the Orange Bowl. Elliott praised Nebraskas untapped potential while vowing to rebuild the program using a split T formation. Wilkinson expressed pride in Elliott as a top protege and Glassford offered best wishes despite ending his tenure amid verbal abuse concerns.
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Emge
Jaho
Manville
Anacor Lincoln
Neb
Peterdo
Lecaitis
Philadelphie Quarts
Elliott
Forse Tool
Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Spimercial
Heague-Fridsy Nighy
Teeyngtan
Statilemer ‘Lumber
Nebraska
Schuster
Indiana
Ae Walkerford
Michigan
Wilkinson
Bill Orwig
Board For Regents
Jallott
Orwig
Sooners
Maryland
Bill Glassford
Glassford
Lafayette GOP Women Convene in January Meeting
The Lafayette Township Women's Republican Club held its January meeting last night at the Lafayette vicinity venue. Members discussed upcoming events and coordination for local community outreach with emphasis on civic participation and party activities.
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Lafayette Township Women’s Republican Club
New Officers Elected at Club Meeting in Anderson
In Anderson Rt 5 Mrs Raymond Purdue led a meeting with new officers named including Mrs Glen Pierce as president and Mrs Purdue as recording secretary. Others appointed are Mrs William DeLawler treasurer and Mrs Victor Burke as secretary. A program featured pictures from a California trip and remarks by Mrs Eddie Mosier. The next meeting is set for February 7 at Mrs DeLawler's home.
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Raymond Purdue
Anderson
Charles Barrell
Meet New York
Best Belsing
Glen Pierce
Purdue
William DeLavw
Dodgers
Yankees
Victor
Brooks Burke
Johnny Podres
DeLanter
California
Eddie Mosier
DeLawler
WSCS Meeting at Middletown and local notes
Middletown WSCS will meet at 1 30 p m January 11 at Mrs C P Fleming's home. The report covers community dinner guests from Middletown including Superintendent Harry Neimyer and Middletown School Board members with wives, local moves and visits, plus brief notes on sports and public figures from Cincinnati, Chicago and New York referencing contracts, Olympic plans and college football.
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WSCS
Middletown Methodist Church
C. P. Fleming
Harry Neimyer
Middletown School Board
Copper Kettle
Morrisstown
Neimyer
Howard Reddington
John Heninis
John Craig
William Davis
Max Zirkle
Harley Anderson
Locust Street
Artie Wood
Ralph Martz
Gaston
Carolyn Summers
Allanta
William Penrce
Tabor
Lavien Painter
Automatic Pay Raises To Be Given
Washington AP Automatic pay increases will affect about 2.75 million workers in 1956 under long term wage contracts. Gains range from 3 to 30 cents an hour, with roughly 1.5 million workers in automotive, farm equipment, and electrical goods sectors receiving about 6 cents more per hour. The increases come from 1956 wage rises due under contracts signed last year or earlier with employers employing at least 1,000 workers.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Iong
Jea
Lyon Inc
Detroit
Structural and Ornamental Iront Association of New Jersey
Two quads die in Lancaster hospital tragedy
In Lancaster Pennsylvania two of quadruplet boys born to Regina Hohenwarter and Norman Hohenwarter died Tuesday. John Philip was the third to be born and died earlier. Mark Anthony, the last to be born, died about three hours later. Norman Charles was reported in a deteriorating condition and Carl Conrad survived.
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Lancaster
Lancaster General Hospital
Regina Hohenwarter
Norman
Mark Anthony
John Philip
Norman Charles
Carl Conrad
Three Harvard students die in Mont Tremblant chalet fire
A fire at Mont Tremblant Park chalet during a Harvard holiday weekend kills three students Thomas Gates Herrick and Jedediah McLane. Five others escape or are injured as a passerby Lawrence Coolidge raises the alarm and helps with rescue efforts.
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Quesh
Harvard University
Thomas S. Gates
Thomas S. Gates Jig
Devon Pay
Myron Timothy Her
Rick
Brookline
Mass
Myron T. Herick
Jong Ambassdor
France
Jedediah YH. McLane
Mill‘brook
Lawrence Coolidge
Topsfield
Hidge
Marshall Jeanes
Harvard
Laurentian
Montreal
Coolidge
L. Taillon
Nantes
Herrick
Ieanes
I McLane
James
Mont ‘Tremblant Park
Gates
McLane
Bills Flood Congress Opening Day Sparks Wide Legislation
Opening day in Congress brought a flood of bills from disaster relief to a constitutional amendment on presidential fitness. Proposals included a 200 million disaster fund, administrative vice presidency plans, and safety measures against intoxicants on flights. Late hours halted new bill disclosure until Wednesday.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
Spence
D-Ky
Wolcott
Frelinghuysen
John Bell Williams
D- Miss
United States
Eisenhower
Rayburn
D-Tex
Rep
LeCompte
Congress
Paul Brown
D-Ga
Lis
Agriculture Department
Brown
State Department
Woodchuck Divorce Testimony Shocks Court
Edith Fownes of Newtown testified in Superior Court that her 64-year-old husband Henry Gaither Fownes once ordered her to sleep with a dead woodchuck as part of a pattern of intolerable cruelty that began on their honeymoon and led to her separation from the wealthy man.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Edith Clark Fownes
Newtown
Superior Court
Fownes
Henry Gaither Fownes
Editor Gets Chicago Job
Robert M. White Jr the editor and publisher of the Mexico Ledger has been named special consultant to Marshall Field Jr of the Chicago Sun Times. White 40 will start January 16 on a temporary part time basis dividing time between Mexico and Chicago. His grandfather founded the Ledger in 1876 and he serves on the boards of the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the Inland Daily Press Association.
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Chicago
Chicago Sun-Times
Robert M. White Jr
Mexico, Mo
Ledger
Marshall Field Jr
The
Sun-Times
Field
White
Mexico
American Newspaper Publishers Assn
Inland Daily Press Assn
Collectors Say Work Harder in Repaid Debts
The American Collectors Assn said Americans struggle more to pay bills, with its collection index dropping from 93.6 in September to 69.3 in December. The group attributes much of the decline to year end creditor efforts to liquidate past due accounts, noting the index gauges debtor paying ability.
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Minneapolis
American Collectors Assn
ACA
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JSE
21St St
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Jackson St
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DR. & Fassenger
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