Terre Haute Denied Return of $20,000 State Funds
Indiana State Finance Board refused to return $20,000 in withheld alcohol tax receipts to Terre Haute after a 1947 loan, noting repayment from a sewage project fund was not feasible. The board cited legal and ethical grounds and pointed to pending litigation and other local loan approvals.
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Indianapolis
State Finance Board
Terre Haute
Frank P. Crawford
Crawford
Finance Board
Gov
Handley
Roy T. Combs
Adolph L. Fossler
Ralph Tucker
Curtis E. Bardin
Bardin
Combs
John M. Fitzgerald
Indiana
Shelbyville
Jones
Boro
New Laxative Claim Promises Overnight Constipation Relief
An ad touts Cononaro as a revolutionary laxative that moistens and bulks the colon to trigger normal urge and purge. It claims safety for pregnancy, no vitamin absorption issues, and superior results to bulk or salt laxatives, offering 60 tablets for 98 cents.
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Colonad
State Budget OKs BMV funds for re-exam program
The board approved a $272,500 request for the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to start the compulsory driver re-examination program enacted by the last Legislature. The State Budget Committee approved the request last Saturday.
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
State Budget Committee
Dental Setup Investigated Amid Antitrust Probe
The federal government probes professional dental societies for boycotts of labs selling teeth to the public. Subpoenas target major associations in Chicago and Illinois as 150 labs handling over 150 million dollars yearly face scrutiny.
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Chicago
Earl A. Jinkinson
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Laboraories
Chicago Dental Society
Chicago Dental Laboratory Assn
Illinois State Dental Society
American Dental Assn
Northwest Indiana District Dental Society
Indiana State Dental Assn
Illinois State Dental Laboratory Assn
Jinkinson
Indianapolis
Hand
Ley
Harold Zeis Ahs
Anderson High School
John McCullough
Gav
Insj
YMCA
Nene
Handley’sjat
Vernon
C. Anderson
Bureau Ofnterested
Anderson
Albert Huber
Washington
U.S
Partment of Agriculture
Third Generation at the Wheel Cadillac Families’ Distinct Tradition
The article notes several Cadillac families with three generations at the wheel, illustrating Cadillac’s consistent quality for fifty-five years. It highlights the brand’s enduring goodness and the prestige of its owners, implying a storied lineage among motorists.
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Cadillac
Belated wedding for McAllister and Dudan after 44 years
In Buena Park Italif a 72 year old Ben McAllister and 68 year old Nina Dudan wed forty four years after engagement. Reverend Howell Foster performed the ceremony at the Church of the Reflection with about a hundred attendees. The couple had delayed marriage to care for ill relatives and first met in 1902 in Downs Kane. They later moved to the West Coast in 1924 and kept their romance alive through letters and visits.
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Buena Park, Italif
Ben McAllister
Nina Dudan
Howell Foster
McAllister
Downs
Kane
West Coast
Allister
U P Writer Wins Pulitzer Prize For Reporting
New York based United Press staff correspondent Russell Jones won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his ongoing coverage of the Hungarian revolt against Communist rule. The awards honored other journalists and works across categories including public service, local and national reporting, drama, biography, and poetry.
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New York
United Press
Russell Jones
Chicago Daily News
Ilinois
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tribune
Grand Canyon
Wallace Turner
William Lambert
Portland
Ore
Oregonian
Teamsters Union
Eugene O'Neill
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
George F. Kennan
State Department
Kenneth Roberts
Richard Wilbur
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Norman Dello Jiio
Jones
Budapest
Clock Stopped Awhile On Independence Hall
The Independence Hall clock in Philadelphia stopped during electrical system work. Superintendent Melford O. Anderson said the halt was planned and not an accident, with the contractor aiming to finish within 30 days. Installment credit buying in the United States rose 25 percent in 1955.
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Philadelphia
Independence
Melford O. Anderson
Independence National Historical Park
Anderson
United States
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Jack Jourdan
UAW
Ralph Ferguson
Union
Guide Lamp
Herald
U.P
Russia
Kennan
The
Institute of Advanced Studies
Princeton, NJ
City
Paul Greene Co
Pratt & Lambert
Wasurr Paints
Madison Ave
Orn
American Security Corporation
Curt Stephenson
George Rauserman
Sears
Independence ‘Hall
Sterling Bell
Perera
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