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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1956
Page
1
Ware Mass school board considers canceling the annual Washington visit for seniors after chaperones complain of disinterest and babysitting duties. For decades groups from Ware High School have gone to Washington to view national shrines, but the hearing heard students regard the trip as a simple outing.
RAIFORD Fla Prison riot at Florida State Prison left one inmate dead and several wounded among 225 rioters. Warden DeWitt Sinclair said the clash began over food and hotheaded youths sparked the disturbance which lasted about an hour. Casmir J Bonis, 31, was killed during the guard response as 12 to 16 armed guards fired to end the riot.
In New York two months earlier a red-haired gunman robbed Woolworth manager Kenneth Fagan of 1400 from a store safe after closing. Last night he returned, pistol drawn, demanded the same, and obtained 900 more. Berkeley notes a diameter statement on Earth.
William M. Stewart, recently on a 14 day furlough at his parents home in Rochester Mills, has returned to duty in San Francisco aboard USS Fire Drake AE 14. He sailed back on April 26 and is listed as Seaman William M. Stewart SA 4093 69 17, in care of Fleet Post Office, San Francisco California.
The Hague reports Sir Mohammed Zafrullah Khan 65 a Pakistani ICJ member has taken an 18 year old second wife. The bride Bushra Rabbani Arab refugee from Palestine engaged to her 25 year old cousin before meeting Khan in Damascus. Khan reportedly settled 45600 Syrian pounds about 12600 on his bride amid Muslim four wife allowances sparked controversy.
A Senate approved measure to allow beer sales at Forbes Field Pittsburgh and Connie Mack Stadium Philadelphia was defeated by the House last night by 47 to 132.
Separate contract negotiations between the United Steelworkers and three major steel producers will begin in Pittsburgh on May 28. USW President David J. McDonald said wage and other demands will be presented to U.S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, and Republic Steel.
James W. Shacknessy chairman of the Ohio Turnpike Commission said the panel will consider financing a north to south Ohio Turnpike. He quoted Gov Lausche as a mandate to build from Conneaut to Cincinnati if financing is reasonable and asked for proposals for two toll routes.
A Philadelphia boxer Fred Terry aged 19 from Germantown faced a reported intimidation to fight while unwell as Gov Leader and Senate RepublicanMa yany urged full fact finding. The State Athletic Commission was accused of pressuring him to box amid questions of health and possible political embarrassment.
Harrisburg reports 12 Gov Leader appointees to a state reform commission were before the Senate for confirmation. Appointees include Genevieve Blatt, A J Drexel Biddle Jr, John S Rice, Dent, Readinger, Wage, Johnson, Albert M Greenfield, Leonard P Fox, Paul H Wueller, and William J Keefe.
The Junior Women's Club of Altoona Pennsylvania captured first prize in Class B for a project to reduce juvenile delinquency and rehabilitate delinquents. The General Federation of Women's Clubs sponsored the community achievement contest. Lansing Michigan led states permitting women jurors in 1915 with Maine and Utah soon following.
Washington tentative agreement on a 1 cent rate hike moves to House Post Office Committee for formal approval Tuesday. Committee reportedly backed 4 cent per ounce for first class mail and 7 cent per ounce for airmail, with larger increases for second class newspapers and magazines and third class advertising mail. President Eisenhower seeks these boosts to lessen the postal deficit in the next five years.
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