Burglars Face Charges Over Tavern Theft in Baltimore
Two men, Frank Williams Jr. and James Richardson, 38 and 35, were brought to a Baltimore police court for stealing 61.75 dollars worth of liquor from a tavern shut after a fire. Police say the pair drank seven fifths of whisky on the spot and were held in eight thousand dollars bail each for grand jury action. Williams told the magistrate they drank because they thought no one would mind, noting the liquor tasted burnt.
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Baltimore 5
Frank Williams Jr
James Richardson
Williams
John A. Janetzke
Atomic Tests Safe at Present Rate Says Harvard Doctor
Dr. Shields Warren of Harvard and AEC adviser tells St. Louis audience that recent fallout measurements show tests may continue for years. He cites 250000 readings and says strontium 90 levels in air water soil and foods have not reached disturbing or pathological levels.
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ST. Louis
Shields, Warren
Harvard
Atomic Energy Commission
St. Louis University School of Medicine
Warren
Lumber Output Share: Boxes and Crates Take About Ten Percent
The article notes that boxes and crates account for roughly 10 percent of the United States lumber output, indicating the sector's significant share in domestic production and industrial demand.
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United States
Take A Peek At Your 1956 Income Tax Return Now
Taxpayers should anticipate receiving their 1956 income tax forms by mail after Christmas. Early filers can speed refunds. those owing tax have time before the April 15 deadline. A January 15 payment is due for estimated taxes unless farming, with farmers due January 31.
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The
Revenue Service
Tax penalty rules and due date for 1956 estimated tax
The text explains penalties for underpaying estimated tax and the 6 percent annual interest rule. It notes exemptions if payments plus withholding meet the 1955 tax or a computed 1955 income based tax. It states a final 1956 return filed by January 1 1957 acts as a January 15 1957 estimated tax declaration, with farmer dates adjusted.
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Internal Revenue
Blanket Controls Are Confused Joke Backfires on Couple
Denver couple Mr and Mrs P R Martin confessed the holiday mishap when a dual control electric blanket left them shivering and switching heat. They discovered the switch on Mrs Martins side controlled her husband and vice versa, ending with an old non electric blanket.
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Denver
P. R. Martin
Mrs. Martin
Porch Smashed to Free Boy
Los Angeles firefighters used a sledge hammer to free 2 year old Chuckie Davidson whose leg wedged in a drainpipe. The boy laughed and kissed each rescuer as the porch was damaged in the effort.
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Los Angeles
Charles Davidson
Chuckie Davidson
Hungarian athletes stay in Australia after Melbourne Games
Of the 176 members of the Hungarian team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 46 star athletes chose to remain in Australia rather than return to their Soviet dominated homeland, signaling a defection wave during the political upheaval.
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Melbourne
Australia
Boy With Leg Fracture Walks In After 11 Days
In Phoenix area, 10 year old Teddy Cokenour with a thigh fracture from a tree fall arrived at a hospital in Tolleson after 11 days with the broken leg in traction. His father Roy Cokenour recalled the boy did not complain and that going to the doctor hurt more.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Teddy Cokenour
Teddy
Tolleson
Roy B. Cokenour
Philadelphia adopts color photography for drug case evidence
Philadelphia police begin using a microfilm color camera to photograph needle puncture marks on addicts. Dr. Saverio Brunetti, chief fire and police surgeon, says the color photos will be used to support convictions when suspects dispute surgeons' testimony.
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Philadelphia
Saverio F. Brunetti
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