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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1956

Page

11

Leighton youths rewarded for finding missing mail pouch

In Leighton Alabama three youths Ingram Mitchell 18 first spotted a missing mail pouch containing 44000 in one dollar bills. For their find the Post Office Department awarded $300 to Mitchell and $250 each to William Mitchell 15 and Addie Chamblee 13. The pouch was found December 1 after vanishing from a railway shipment 85 days earlier.

Leighton Ala Post Office Department Ingram Mitchell William Mitchell Addie Chamblee

Moonshine Raid Sparks UN Force Talk in Labor Brief

Labor leader Walter Reuther calls for UN charter revision to create an international police force to handle world crises. A Florida trooper urges the United Nations and cites moonshine runner incidents as example of local law enforcement challenges. United Nations oversight is proposed to protect against global road hazards and crime.

Jacksonville R. L. Adkins LOS

Oldest state-funded U.S. university chartered in 1801

A fragment notes the University of South Carolina as the oldest educational institution in the United States entirely funded by the state. It also mentions the 4 UN police force of 25,000 parachuted in the first 48 hours of the Nagy government, with a reporter quoted about a bleaker outlook for Hungarian people.

University of South Carolina United States Innest Nagy

Starlet Across Down Puzzle Clues Brief Teaser

A crossword snippet lists clues such as Jolie, indian, sea eagle, New Guinea port, Greek letter, snare, indigent, permit, deserts carrier, motives, Greek god, and bev erage. The grid references young actress, radio dramatics, and various animals, tools, and terms.

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