02 May 1956
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1956
Page
1
Oakland youth uy-Le F. Whaley, 19, paralyzed since childhood, pleaded guilty and was placed on three years probation. He must attend a trade school and pay 1743 dollars to the car owners from whom he stripped automobiles.
Two strong earth tremors struck Beirut Lebanon with no initial casualties or material damage. They hit the same district as the March 16 quake that killed 103 people and left thousands homeless. The report also notes about 9 million motor vehicles are registered worldwide.
Senator Gore says testimony by Maston Nixon and industry footing shows the oil and gas lobby backed efforts to influence a Senate hearing on a 1954 bill to exempt natural gas producers from direct federal regulation. Eisenhower vetoed the measure amid questions about industry activity.
President of Southern Minerals Corp. testifies about the General Gas Committee funded largely by oil and gas firms. He says the group collected 118,625 dollars from 249 contributors and spent 119,800 in 18 months, denies illegal lobbying, and explains his decision to appear before the Senate investigators.
A 21 year old civilian clerk at Lowry Air Force Base was fined 200 for reckless driving and destroying city and private property after driving through a fence at Stapleton Airfield onto a runway and into a warming up Trans World Airlines plane. He escaped with head cuts and claimed amnesia of the party before the incident.
Actor Keefe Brasselle accuses wife Norma of obtaining a divorce March 14 through fraud and seeks to set aside the decree. He says he returned from New York for reconciliation talks but received divorce papers instead. He signed a property settlement and agreed to $616 monthly alimony and $150 monthly support for their son Erin, 12. Mrs Brasselle denies fraud allegations.
In El Centro California Milo Ploof assigned to a downtown beat by Chief Wyatt Brigg as trusted. Ray Roe assistant chief staked out in a department store after thefts. Early yesterday Roe arrested and booked Milo Ploof on suspicion of burglary. The U S has two-thirds of the world's motor vehicles.
The House opens debate on a new farm bill backed by Democrats to satisfy President Eisenhower and avoid a veto. It centers on a soil bank loan program allowing up to 500 million dollars to farmers who withdraw surplus acres from cash crops in 1957, with Republicans seeking advance payment authority and other changes. Debate begins today with votes expected tomorrow amid partisan lines and uncertainty over the bill’s fate.
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