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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1956
Page
11
The government ended fiscal 1956 with 2,382,276 civilian employees, down 2,012 from the year before, while the federal workforce has risen for six straight months. Senator Byrd reports June 30 figures and notes Asia remains the most densely populated continent.
Miss America 1955 Lee Ann Meriwether denied any romance or engagement with ex baseball star Joe DiMaggio on NBC Today. Canada issued 88 711 citizenship certificates in 1955, with Poles and Russians among the new naturalizations. Kagoshima volcano sputtered twice, with turtles heard, but no damage reported. Modern major league baseball record keeping began in 1901.
A puzzle style clue set lists entries such as Screen Performer, Hindu queen, Vipers, and others with cross references. It culminates with a note that the world's record rainfall for a single day was 45.99 inches recorded in Baguio Philippines.
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