06 Jan 1955
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1955
Page
1
A sprawling mix of Hollywood rumor, star chatter, and finance briefings. Names include Don Taylor Avery DiMaggio Purdom Lanza Bogart Sinatra Pickford Caron and more, with bits on government bonds and thrift plans impacting savings. The item threads gossip with fiscal policy and trust purchases across a chaotic array of people and topics.
Treasury announced changes effective January 1 1955 allowing personal trusts to purchase Series I and H Savings Bonds under the same annual limit of 20 000 in maturity value as individuals. Previously only individuals, owners, co owners or beneficiaries could buy. The rule expands the purchaser base for savings bonds amid other budget notes.
New York and nationwide population rose about 2.83 million in 1954, a 5.7 percent increase. Gains were led by births and immigration with California adding over 2.3 million since 1950, boosting states along the Pacific Coast and the Rocky Mountain region. West Virginia lagged behind the national surge.
Washington resumption of a Communications Commission inquiry into Edward Lamb of Toledo Ohio, publisher and broadcaster, was postponed to January 18 at Lambs lawyers request to allow more time for cross examination of four government witnesses. Lamb and his publishers deny allegations of prior associations with Communists and donations to the Communist Party.
Lambs lawyers seek to recall four witnesses to complete direct case. The witnesses named are William Garfield Cummings of Toledo Ohio, Mrs Marie Natvig of Miami Beach, Frs Clark Wideman of Columbus Ohio, and Lowell Watson of Olathe Kansas.
A dance band played wedding music for Jack Philbin, executive producer of the Jackie Gleason show, and actress Jean Harris at the Bel-Air Hotel. Superior Judge Stanley Mode officiated the civil ceremony with Gleason as best man. The band performed That's Aplenty as the bride entered and offered barrelhouse versions of I Love You Truly and Who's Sorry Now after the ceremony.
Washington lists the timetable for messages Eisenhower will send to Congress this month. January 6 states the Union while January 10 covers foreign economic policy and a renewal of the three year Reciprocal Trade Act with a plan for a gradual 15 percent tariff cut.
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