07 Mar 1957
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1957
Page
1
Arthur E. Summerfield says combined franked and penalty mail for Congress and federal agencies has shrunk, not grown, and warns against blaming citizens. He says only way to cut the postal deficit is higher obsolete postage, outlines 1956 penalties and franked mail totals and overall workload.
The Blue Water bridge linking Port Huron Michigan and Sarnia Ontario, completed in 1938, is described as one of the nine longest cantilever spans in North America, per The Gazette Classified Ads.
The Associated Press lists multiple deaths of public figures including Hollywood director William Cameron Menzies aged 60, baritone William Johnson aged 35, actor Harold J.Lea royd aged 89, editor Samuel J. Dornan aged 73, diplomat Harry E. Ewing aged 73, and sports editor Walter E. Campbell Sr. aged 53. The notices cover origins in New Haven, Baltimore, Belfast, Dayton and Savannah with careers in film, stage, publishing, government service and journalism. Local notes mention wills and related legal matters.
The legislative committee chair said hearings resume next week and aim to clear Erie County cases. He noted uncertainty over the $20,000 funding for the probe and discussed testimony about Gov. Leader’s interest in possible commutations. Atty. Gen. McBride may call Gardner to testify.
Harrisburg court asked by Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to place Mann Mine Research and Development Corp under receivership and award the commission 11.3 million dollars. Named are Mann Mine president Charles W. Stickler Jr. and Thomas J. Evans formerly a turnpike commissioner. The suit seeks injunction against asset distribution and record destruction.
New Delhi prime minister Nehru apologizes to Queen Elizabeth II for an editorial in the Congress party journal deriding the British monarch. His sister Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and the Economic Review editor also issue apologies as India seeks to annex Goa and other Portuguese territories. The statement calls the piece intemperate and in bad taste while noting the Queen’s remarks during a state visit to Portugal.
An incomplete report notes apologies by Congress leaders including Narayan and Nehru for an editorial written during a campaign trip. The piece mentions Absence from New Delhi and the party's oral secretary expressing regret over the situation.
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