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Newspaper
Chanute Tribune
Location
Chanute, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1956
Page
8
In a small New England town a parent prefers rumor of an illicit romance involving his teen daughter over the scandal of her stealing a nickel candy bar. The remark underscores small town reputations and moral scrutiny in tight-knit communities.
Grace Metalious, a 32 year old mother of three from Gilmanton New Hampshire, writes Peyton Place a lurid small town novel. Her husband George a teacher faces job risk but supports her rise from obscurity to a book deal and film option with Columbia Pictures.
Louis H. Roddis of the Atomic Energy Commission says the government will cede full scale atomic power plant development to private industry. He notes manpower and cost factors favor private firms, with top technicians moving from government contracts to enterprise investing their own capital.
Mrs. George D. Taylor reported a rare 1804 silver dollar worth about 10 000 dollars missing from her collection after returning from Portsmouth Virginia. Also missing were three other 1850s silver dollars and roughly five dollars in old nickels. A Washington expert notes only about five such 1804 dollars exist.
Mrs. Amelia Rosario, 31, delivered a 5 pound 12 ounce girl in Central Park after an ambulance transporting her to a hospital caught fire last night.
Enrollment in Humboldt elementary began today and runs until noon tomorrow. Supt John McCoy led the opening and spoke at teacher clinics in the high school. Teachers Association held meetings, social plans were made for an all teacher social at Community Park.
Vice President Nixon's father Frank A. Nixon, 77, is in critical condition from a stomach ulcer in Whittier California. Dr I N Kraushaar said he had a poor night but is resting comfortably now.
The Chanute Tribune notes the patient’s condition was critical with stomach ulcer trouble showing recurrence and a possible risk of hemorrhaging as of Wednesday August 29, 1956.
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