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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1956
Page
1
Harrisburg AP Democrats prepare a package to lift the net income tax and add three accompanying levies to break a year long tax deadlock. Rep Readinger says the plan links a 2 percent personal net income tax with an excise tax for manufacturers, higher corporate net income tax, and an increase in a stock tax.
Philadelphia AP report on the Westinghouse strike violence. A 34-year-old picket died, eight hospitalized, and 88 jailed after clashes at a Columbus plant. Mediation chief Jams Finnegan met with union and company leaders in Philadelphia to restart talks.
More than 1,200 Indiana area residents attended Week of Prayer services in central churches of Indianapolis to hear Rev Dr Robert D Hershey of New York City. Officials note his direct delivery and thought provoking sermons inspired audiences as he attacked imitation substitutes in daily life and religion.
Three of quadruplet boys born prematurely Monday died yesterday at Lancaster General Hospital. The surviving child, Norman Charles Hohenwarter, is listed in fair condition. The four weighed a total of 14 pounds 7 ounces. The father, Norman C. Hohenwarter, a postal clerk, and his wife Regina, 2, had been expecting twins in about a month. The family has two older children, ages 6 and 3. Elks Party Wed nite replaces the rest of the item in the text.
Aliens living in Indiana County must report their addresses to the Commissioners, Immigration and Naturalization Service each January. Reports are made by obtaining an alien address report card at the local post office or the immigration office, filling it out, and returning it to the clerk. Cards are available at the Indiana County post office and at the prothonotary's office in the courthouse.
A glass jug of apple cider exploded in Governor G Mennen Williams Christmas office party in Lansing Michigan wounding several stenographers. The blast sent the jug neck across the room showering staff with glass and cider, prompting fears and minor injuries.
Paris reports a fractured National Assembly as Premier Edgar Faure seeks a cabinet longevity plan. Moderates suffered losses while the Communists and a Poujade faction of small shopkeepers rose, with Poujade signaling potential support for Faure but no immediate coalition.
Nicolaus California man George Champis returns to his bar and grill after a Christmas Eve flood. He had reopened a year earlier after his Auburn bar burned in October 1954. He forced through wreckage to reach the door finding mud on the pool table and mud on the floor, while the ball remained high on the wall rack.
Operation Blue Crutch proclaimed by three Indiana County Commissioners marks the start of a March of Dimes drive. A helicopter landing in Indiana's business district will kick off activities with VFW and Auxiliary members, county officials, and William McMillen present. Tag day spreads across the county Friday and Saturday with the VFW Auxiliary HQ at the Moore Hotel lobby Friday evening and all day Saturday.
Long Beach Calif Sea food importer John R Dillon died when his training type mono plane crashed just after takeoff yesterday at Municipal Airport.
London reports Prime Minister Eden faces shrinking prestige as Daily Sketch urges him to show guts or resign. Editorial flags indecision on foreign policy and inflation, noting rival papers criticize his leadership. Labor leader Gaitskell calls for Parliament recall amid political turmoil.
President Eisenhower plans to transmit a special farm program message to Congress Monday from Key West. White House press secretary James Hagerty said timing is not set but Monday is likely, as Senate and Agriculture Committee work toward a proposal on price supports and flexible aid. The plan includes keeping flexible supports, boosting aid to low income farmers, and a soil bank to reduce surplus crops.
Indiana borough new president James W. Mack Jr named four committees at the Community Center Building meeting. Finance chaired by N DeWitt Ray. Streets chaired by Mike S Steetle. Police chaired by Mark Drye. Property chaired by Paul C McGregor. Mack serves ex-officio on all committees and borough officials were reelected.
Marguerite Ventre, 21, accepted a $750 settlement after a publicity stunt left honey and feathers dumped on her head beside a Hollywood pool three years earlier. She had sought $70,000 in damages in Superior Court.
Hollywood figure Leo Durocher describes a nighttime robbery at his Beverly Hills home. A pistol-wielding thief demanded money, and Durocher handed over $20, with $1,500 in cash possibly available but not on him. His wife Laraine Day slept inside during the incident.
Five million workers will gain automatic pay hikes in 1956 as union negotiated increases and higher federal minimum wage kicks in. Raises range 3 to 30 cents hourly, with some up to 35 cents, affecting about 2% million workers under major contracts and many more in smaller groups. Most boosts occur in the second quarter, boosting purchasing power and possibly moderating inflation. Workers span metal, construction, transportation, soft coal mining and other sectors across the United States.
New York Times reports President Eisenhower will ask Congress on Monday for a plan to reduce surplus crops by up to 20 percent. Farmers who cut acres can choose cash certificates or government stock in exchange, aiding reduced plantings and surplus stock clearance. The plan is part of a broader soil bank concept in pending farm legislation.
Dr. Elmer Hess of Erie Pennsylvania president of the American Medical Association urged a four point program to cut traffic deaths and injuries in a Los Angeles Advertising Club speech. He called for stricter driving license requirements tighter night driving bans for teens stronger enforcement of traffic laws especially slow drivers and wider use of auto safety devices.
Swedish beauty Hillevi Rombin, crowned Miss Universe 1956, registered yesterday as an alien and said she plans to apply for U.S. citizenship if her acting career progresses as hoped.
Thieves broke into the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club in Youngwood yesterday and carried off a safe containing about 2500 dollars. Police investigated and reported the incident as a burglary with a significant cash loss.
Woodrow Phillippi of Indiana RD 1 was elected supervising principal of United Joint School District by the joint board last night. He succeeds Robert W. Davis who resigned to take the Bedford supervising principal post. Phillippi has served as high school principal since 1953. Foster Hill will become high school principal. Hill, a Blairsville graduate, was previously a commercial teacher and has been assistant principal for about a year. Phillippi is a native of Indiana County, married with two children.
A fragmented line hints at Inside Today event coverage titled Jaeles Party on a Tuesday. Details are unclear beyond party reference and odd capitalization. The item appears to be a brief local notice or column teaser with limited readable facts.
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