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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1956
Page
1
East Germany's ruling Communist Party is in turmoil over the anti Stalin campaign. The Politburo says there will be no purge of top leaders and condemns criticism of the three senior officials.
Louisiana moves to interpose state authority against federal courts by approving a resolution to void federal racial integration decrees. The measure stops short of Alabama Georgia and Mississippi in language calling it null and void. Illinois Senator Paul Douglas urged Congress to investigate highway deaths and injuries and consider federal safety standards for autos.
President Eisenhower, while joking with British Labor leader Hugh Gaitskell after an informal chat, floated the idea of a high level European leaders meeting at his Scotland country place. He mentioned an upcoming Panama summit with American republic presidents.
Early commencements take place at several Indiana colleges with graduation ceremonies mainly planned for the first two weekends in June. St Mary’s College in South Bend will graduate 115 seniors on Sunday and confer honorary doctor of laws degrees for the first time to Helen Hayes Francis Cardinal Spellman and Baroness Maria Augusta Van Trapp. Cardinal Spellman will deliver the principal address.
Tommy Wayne Russell aged 7 son of Mr and Mrs Fred P Russell Jr of 1823 Ohio Ave drowned in a gravel pit near Indiana 109 east of the city around five pm yesterday he was recovered from 15 feet of water about 15 to 20 minutes later by William Pinyon city police and firemen and deputy sheriffs spent nearly two hours trying to resuscitate him but he was pronounced dead at 6 45 pm by Dr Spurred by the drowning Sheriff Joe E Brogdon ordered deputies to remove children loitering at pits and river banks not with an adult and bring them to the sheriff office when parents would call for them to prevent further drownings in unprotected pits
In East St. Louis a 55 year old man named Henry Byrd explained to detectives that his capture during a gambling raid was caused by a lookout’s delayed warning. He referenced a World War I tune "Over There" as the alert. Byrd, not as spry as others, received a $25 fine for tardiness.
In Checktowaga New York, city water officials tell a resident that fire plugs must be painted yellow. A homeowner painted a plug chartreuse and black to match his house, prompting notice before praising the Bulletin Herald Want Ads.
Towels and bedspreads fluff dried at West 8th, phone XxXxxx. Advertising line asserts the Classified can connect customers and seekers alike. Dial 3-5371 if you need washings or ironings handled.
Sheriff Joe L. Brogdon identified the victim after authorities were alerted to a deadly incident. Charles Armington arrived at the scene shortly after officers were called, as investigators reviewed the continuing case.
Anderson earns a National Safety Council Certificate of Achievement for 1955 traffic safety work. Mayor Ralph Ferguson and Police Chief Robert L. Morgan received word by telegram. The award recognizes accident records and public safety education in Anderson.
President Eisenhower proposed a U S universities and foundations backed effort to help lagging nations develop science and technology. Speaking at Baylor University he framed it as a dynamic corollary to atoms for peace and urged broader NATO and an eventual United States of Europe while stressing local control of programs.
A suspected racketeer named Clarence Michael Campbell, 55, was blown to pieces by a dynamite bomb Friday. Police say he dropped the bomb while targeting another. Campbell, once a truck driver for a horse racing publication, was found near John G. Olinder’s Northwest Side home with two Illinois auto license numbers found in his clothing.
Indiana report: Roy Lee Stuard of Anderson, aged 29, arrested by FBI on a federal transporting charge for passing a forged $325 check interstate. Investigators say the suspect, who escaped a Louisiana jail last October, circulated a bogus Citizens Banking Co. check in Burns. He remains in custody under $5,000 bond.
City and county offices, banks, schools, and many businesses will close on May 30 for Memorial Day. Memorial services are set for 9 a.m. at the courthouse square with Rev. Levi Sutton, plus a tribute service at the 9th Street bridge over the White River. Graves will be decorated with memorial flags. The Memorial Day Committee includes the Women’s Relief Corps US Veterans groups and major veterans organizations.
Mild weather with increasing cloudiness and a high near 80 is forecast for central Indiana. Scattered afternoon and evening showers are possible, with recent 24 hour temps from 46 to 70 degrees. Sunday outlook calls for mild temps partly cloudy skies and scattered showers across the state.
Margaret Truman cancels planned TV spots due to laryngitis. Her husband Clifton Daniel, NY Times editor’s assistant, says she is not bedridden but cannot perform. NBC postpones her George Gobel show June 2 and Matinee Theater June 8 in Hollywood.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to restore the full 123,200,000 requested by President Eisenhower for the Federal Civil Defense Administration for the next fiscal year starting July 1. If approved on the Senate floor, the measure would erase a 37,100,000 House-cut. The agency had received 68,675,000 for the current year.
The Post Office Department will convene June 5 with five canine authorities including a dog psychologist to reduce mailman dog bites. Postmaster General Arthur Summersfield cites 6000 bites last year and delays plus costs from dog incidents while promising peaceful co existence and new safety measures.
Two Anderson men aged 27 and 28 were stopped by Indianapolis police at 2 a.m. Thursday and said they were headed to a funeral. Burglary charges were filed after officers found several hundred dollars in copper in their car.
Indiana Attorney General Edwin K. Steers ruled that the state unemployment compensation law bars operation of employer layoff pay plans. The ruling affects more than 100,000 workers covered by supplemental benefits from General Motors and Chrysler contracts and points to a 1957 legislative amendment.
Seniors at St Marys High School prepare for the annual honors convocation held yesterday morning with 32 graduates. Rev Frederick Potthoff of St Ambrose Church will give the commencement address and diplomas will be handed by Rev Francis Kienly. Beverly Eckstein delivers the valedictory and William McKinney the salutatory. Baccalaureate mass is set for next Friday at St Marys Church followed by a senior breakfast at Linders and a day of social action.
The Navy says 17 year old Maurice G Everett died of heat stroke after a drill at Great Lakes Naval Training Station. An autopsy was ordered while a Navy board of inquiry investigates the death, with no findings expected for about a week. Everett had been reprimanded for a rule violation before collapsing in a washroom during training.
Secretary of State Dulles told aides the US has not altered its view of the Soviet threat despite talks of high level military visits with Russia. He noted invitations to Soviet Aviation Day ceremonies and said he did not consider a Moscow visit by US officers highly significant.
Anderson College announces 104 graduates from 24 states plus Mexico Japan and Canada for the 1951 class the second largest in its 39 year history Dr John A Morrison will deliver the baccalaureate sermon June 17 at Park Place Church of God and Robert H Reardon will give the commencement address June 18 in the Church of God tabernacle east of campus the 68th annual convention of the Church of God accompanies the rites with graduates from arts science theology and divinity led by local students including Robert Eugene Garris James Loren Smith Edward Charles Hook and others.
Campaign expense reports were filed by two Republican candidates at the County Clerk’s office. Paul W. Kelley listed $242.70 in expenses for the Superior Court 2 nomination, and Lewis E. Jones reported $101.15 for state representative. Deadline set for June 7.
Informal gatherings by Republican and Democrat groups as state conventions approach. Republican delegates to the June 29 GOP state meeting invited to a noon YMCA luncheon with Dr. Frank Sparks of Crawfordsville, a Republican governor candidate, presiding. A number of county Democrats were present.
City police checked 345 cars during a 242 hour period at the Madison Ave bridge last night and found ten mechanical defects. Sgt. Donald Davenport led the check with seven faulty rear lights and three bad headlights. assisting officer details continued on page 2.
New arrivals include a boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Palmer at 1718 Broadway, another boy for Mr. and Mrs. Dorie Jeffries of 507 Lincoln St, a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Manis at 1429 Fletcher St, a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Ozell Clanton of Louise St, a girl for Mr. and Mrs. John Cox of Alexandria, and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. John Riddle on Lynwood Rd.
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