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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
10
About eleven thousand workers in Coventry Britain end a 15 day walkout in the car industry following fears over robots. The strike ended with workers voting to resume production.
French forces with fighter planes and artillery scattered rebel bands in Algerian hills. Heavy insurgent casualties followed several clashes with French troops outnumbering opponents three to one. Reported attacks on 46 villages aimed to liberate Algeria drew talks of a Coty visit as siege rules expanded in Constantine and Oran areas.
New York actor Jed Prouty aged 77 has died on Thursday. He gained fame as the father in the Aldrich Family through film and radio after a long career on stage and in television.
Samuel C. Hadden, 73, longtime Democratic chairman of Indiana's State Highway Commission, died at home in Indianapolis after months of illness and a stroke. He helped build the Tri-State Highway linking Chicago to Hammond and served as an ex officio Toll Road Commission member. Survived by a son Don of Rockford and a daughter Mrs. Phyllis Ferry, with services pending.
Richard B. Alexander of Anderson will join a panel on employer employee relations at the Indiana Manufacturers Association spring conference in French Lick Indiana May 23 25. He will discuss A New Wrinkle in Profit Sharing along with Howard J Berkel R J Anton and Yandell C Cline from Carrier General Electric and Arvin Industries respectively.
Chesterfield Town Board announced Makepeace Memorial Park is now available for public use with new lights and water fountains installed recently. The park preparation completes improvements and invites residents to visit.
A west Gary Indiana fire killed two year old David Ringer and left his one year old brother Richard in critical condition with pneumonia. Fire officials say the blaze began in a bedroom closet, causing about 2000 dollars in damage. The parents and two other children escaped unharmed.
Woodbridge New Jersey state police arrested James B Little 36 of Newark for traveling 100 miles an hour on the Garden State Parkway early Thursday. He said he was celebrating his engagement.
Assistant Secretary of State George V. Allen departed New York Thursday for a three week mission visiting U.S. embassies and consulates in West Africa.
Governor Craig presents President Eisenhower with 50 pairs of fledgling quail to stock the Gettysburg farm. The gesture aims to bolster wildlife and hunting resources at the presidential property.
Floods grip Grand Rapids Flint Shiawassee and Red Cedar rivers flood several cities. Grand Rapids pump station out of service then restored. 36 families evacuated. Kelvinator plant basement flooded halting work. hundreds of telephone lines knocked out. fields flooded ruining early celery and onion plantings.
The article outlines defense allocations across Army Navy and Air Force including manpower and ship counts for 1957. It notes a 23 ship building program with six Forrestal carriers and nuclear submarines while Navy aircraft strength reaches 12 600 with room for 2 000 more. A House debate centers on whether comments about radar evasion during a mock war leaked classified information and whether journalists reported the maneuvers accurately.
Guide officials trace the company’s 1,200,000 square feet Anderson factory expansion and a series of headlamp innovations from 1908 to 1955. They list the first electric headlamp in 1908 and key advances including adjustable mounting in 1919, “hot spot” beam in 1920, two beam headlamps in 1924, non symmetric lower beam in 1932, automatic beam control in 1952, and the T-3 Safety-Aim with built-in aiming in 1955.
Gordon Jarrett Dale Michael and William Thomas won in Fall Creek Township precincts. Morris C Widdifield was elected Republican precinct committeeman in Precinct 1 Union Township over Cassell Otto, per recheck confirmation.
The Hamilton Associates of Minneapolis have been contracted to plan the new hospital. A firm representative will meet the local group May 24 to discuss plans. Dr. P. T. Lamey leads the site committee touring sites today with the city engineer and will report May 24 on the better locations. Dr. Herman Smith of Chicago will meet the group in June.
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