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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1956
Page
12
The four engine Argonaut bound for London crashed near Kano Nigeria during a Sunday night storm killing 30 people. Among the dead was American G K Eysaman 32 of Mohawk New York. Fire and wreckage occurred two miles from the Kano runway end.
Hollywood pushes realism and character in today's Westerns while keeping action and spectacle. Notables like The Searchers and Gunsmoke star James Arness are cited, with industry figures predicting bigger, more authentic stories and more true life subjects in future Westerns.
In a Senate Judiciary Committee session, Mississippi figures defend state civil rights records amid criticism of last year’s Till case. Attorney General Joe Patterson says prosecution was strong but verdicts were based on circumstantial evidence. Lawmakers decry federal intrusion while Mississippi officials tout law enforcement pride.
Alexandria social notices report Tony Haron’s second birthday party at his E First St home with family and friends. Other items mention Ladies Aid meetings, Jolly Workers Club, Garden Club luncheon and garden tour, plus Rome’s President Gronchi planning a fall trip to Lebanon Turkey and possibly Syria.
Wyant's Shoe Shop at 1510 Meridian seeks to buy good used men’s shoes from public sellers. Proceeds support shop inventory and offers immediate appraisal.
Brenda Jean Scantland one day old of William and Mae Scantland Alexandria died Sunday in Clinton County Hospital Frankfort where born Saturday. Burial at Park View Cemetery after services at Davis and Strider Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Cecil Bowker. Survived by parents a brother and grandparents. Also notes a broken leg incident at 611 W Adams and admission of Mrs Jack Albertson to St John’s Hospital.
Harry S. Truman dined with Prime Minister Anthony Eden and his two predecessors Sir Winston Churchill and Lord Attlee at 10 Downing Street. He called it a wonderful occasion and noted sharing a table with three British prime ministers. Truman plans to lunch with Queen Elizabeth II and had tea with Nehru and Bandaranaike earlier in London.
A Ceylon Soviet friendship league has been formed in Colombo to promote trade and cultural exchanges between Ceylon and Iron Curtain countries, aiming to strengthen ties with the former British colony.
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