21 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1955
Page
1
U S District Judge J Cullen Ganey sentenced nine Philadelphia area defendants to two to three years in jail for Smith Act violations. Names include Kuzma Dubensky Nabried Davis Lowenfels Katz Kronsky Gobeloff Weiss and Labovitz. Some defendants spoke before sentencing while Ganey dismissed bail pleas as a torrent of words.
A 700 pound bell from Tokyo's Gochizan Soji temple, seized by U S sailors in 1946 and housed at Pasadena City Hall, will be shipped back to Japan. The Board of City Directors cited international goodwill as the reason for returning the bell to the Gochizan Soji temple after being found in a Japanese shipyard post VJ Day.
A Tirana radio broadcast reported Albania has again requested admission to the United Nations after previous bids were defeated. The decision was not stated, but the report reiterates Albania’s effort to join the world body.
NEA reporting from Hollywood outlines James Dean planning a Broadway return after Rebel Without a Cause. He seeks artistic growth over Oscars, aiming to study the tools of acting rather than Hollywood stardom. The piece also notes Jean Simmons, Joanne Dru, and others again in playful industry vignettes and a wry tour through local curiosities.
The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania promotes home telephone service with multiple rooms for under 30 per day and a one installation charge. It highlights color options and emphasizes convenience, privacy, and loss prevention from missed calls while inviting readers to call the business office.
Ellen Cubbin a rich recluse of Douglas Isle of Man left an estate of 850000 pounds to be distributed. Major gifts include 40000 pounds to nurse Jimima Campbell four houses and a small castle, 10000 pounds to John Symonds yacht skipper and the yacht to an orphanage with 70000 pounds to train boys for the sea. Ji rogun mansion to Liverpool city for a holiday home for children and 100000 pounds for lifeboats and a fire engine for Isle of Man. Rest to friends and charities all in memory of her son Robert Colby Cubbin who died two years ago.
Frederick John Hooper, noted Antarctic explorer who helped locate Captain Scott's body near the South Pole, died at his home aged 64. Hooper, who sailed the world thrice, joined Scott's 1912 expedition at 18 and aided in the search after Scott's party failed to return.
Dallas reports a 42-year-old post office clerk, George Harold Lemmons, as the city's first polio death of the year. He died four hours after hospitalization after falling ill while laying brick for a patio. A second child treated with the Salk vaccine was stricken, a girl in good condition with only a mild case. Doctors at Parkland Hospital said neither case could be attributed to the vaccine.
New Delhi police blamed an astrologer's prediction for a family tragedy. Maden Mohan Lal, 41, a government cashier, believed he would die by his own hand before June 130. He stabbed his wife and three children to death before throwing himself under a train.
LOS ANGELES Former U S Sen D Worth Clark who moved to Los Angeles from Boise last November died yesterday at 93. He served as a congressman in 1934 38 and as a senator 1944 44. Also Vienna based Polish opera singer Danina Karoliewkcy Wajdowa died yesterday at 75.
A fragment mentions Mariano Bertuchi, 79, a painter known for Moorsh subject works and a refugee report to the U.N. Economic and Social Council. Another item references James E. Pew, 55, manager at Sun Oil Co. Gas and Natural Gasoline Division, who died Sunday, and notes 800000 refugees from North Indochina.
Grand Forks North Dakota report says farmer Leo Mondry was flying a crop dusting plane about three feet above the ground when a jackrabbit jumped up and struck the propeller and sand spraying mechanism. Mondry was forced to land the aircraft with damage.
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