Legislative Deadlines Shape Early 1955 Congressional Agenda
A 1955 calendar of deadlines could steer Congress on key items. Expiring tax rates from the 1951 Revenue Act require early action to extend excise taxes and the corporation tax cut. Senate ratification of pacts, nominations to high offices, and potential extensions of commissions also loom, with deadlines in April, June, and beyond.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
House
French National Assembly
Formosa
John Marghall Harlan
U.S. Supreme Court
Seph Campbell
Commission of Intergovernmental Relations
Meyer Kestnbaum
Fecawa
Hoover Commission On Organization
Executive Branch
Commission
Foreign Operations Administration
Ald
State Department
Legion figure named PA Graves head joins department panel
Arthur J. Schaub of Post 365 is appointed vice chair man of the Department of Graves Registration Committee of the American Legion of Pennsylvania. Corry residents face a major election with many city and county offices to be filled. Howard K. Blakeslee graduates from Edinboro State Teachers College with a B S in education. A chimney fire hit Dr Bennett’s East Smith street home causing little damage. Walter J. Gregory recovers from a fractured hip after a slip on East Wayne street. The first verified meteorite fall in the U S was witnessed in Weston Connecticut in 1807 by Yale professors.
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Arthur J. Schaub
American Legion
Department of Graves Registration Committee
American Legion of Pennsylvania
Corry
Howard K. Blakeslee
Edinboro State Teachers College
G.£. Bennett
East Smith Street
Walter J. Gregory
Ridge Street
East Wayne Street
Corry Hospital
United States
Yale
Eston, Conn
Battle over sewer line prompts damages suit demand
Mill Creek Township supervisors faced a demand from residents near Caughey Road and Linden Avenue to file suit against Edward S. Mando Co. for $93,100 over alleged bid overcharges. Attorney William Knox said the 1953 bid was too low and a 1963 rebid led to a higher contract, with residents seeking legal action once the letter is reviewed by officials.
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FRSE
Millcreek Township
Caughey Road
Linden Avenue
William Knox
Knox
Edward S. Mando Co
Mando
Sui
Edward Haratine
James Evans
Author Michener sued for divorce in Philadelphia
Author James A. Michener, 47, famed for Tales of the South Pacific, is being sued for divorce by his wife Mrs. Vange A. Nord Michener, 33. The couple married in 1948 and the suit was filed yesterday. no further details were available.
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Philadelphia
James A. Michener
Vange A. Nord Michener
Erie carpenter kidnapped and robbed to Cleveland
Laddy Lindell, a 23 year old Erie carpenter, told Cleveland police he was kidnapped near his home Sunday and forced to drive a 100 mile roundtrip to Cleveland by two gunmen. He said he stopped for gas twice under threat, was robbed of 80 dollars, and escaped at a Cleveland rooming house after the men slept.
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Erie
Cleveland
Laddy Lindell
Pennsylvania
Lindell
Ohio
Bad Check Passer Seeks Diamonds In Jamestown Case
Jamestown woman Marjorie Scoggin, 43, sought to cash two bad checks totaling 1,540 dollars for a diamond ring. A hidden 60,000 dollar check was found in her girdle when searched by a police matron in Phoenix jail. She claimed employment by the U S Secret Service and fled Jamestown before capture. She, with two companions, discussed buying a Phoenix motel for 420,000 and an Arizona ranch for 650,000 as a down payment.
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Jamestown
Marjorie Scoggin
Phoenix
Ariz
U. S. Secret Service
Miss Scoggin
Helen Virginia Bowman
Floyd L. Perry
Arizona Ranch
de Kalb
Phoenix Hotel
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Corry Evening Journal
Herbert Works
Captain Duffy
Louisville
J. Hamilton Daly
Mississippi
Ohio River Sand Co
Las Vegas
Nev
John Barrymore Jr
Corry Ministerial Association
Salvation Army Citadel
Rev
J. Emerson Low
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Aya
Corry’s Smart Women's Shop
Dodd
Aea Is
Firestone Town and Country
Barney
South Center Street
R&t
Chevrolet
Cub
FORD
Buesink
West Smith St
Erieman
T Tomas Edison
LEED
Sala Price
Clothes
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