Miss America Pageant Opens in Atlantic City Air
Fifty beauties vie in the U S competition with 24 bands and a two hour boardwalk parade. Julius La Rosa to grand marshal as 50 contestants from 46 states, Washington D C, Canada and Hawaii compete for 30000 in awards. Finalists narrowed to ten for a 90 minute nationwide broadcast, winner crowned by Miss America 1956 Sheron Kay Ritchie of Denver.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Julius la Rosa
Chicago
Washington
D. C
Canada
Hawaii
Wittner
Mf America 2956
Sheron Kay
Ritchie
Denver
Colo
Evangelical Church Delores Integration Stance Reported
Lancaster scene reports the Evangelical and Reformed Church committee urging strong support for the U S Supreme Court segregation decision. The report notes wisdom and discretion in action and condemns evasion of the ruling while planning a meeting for 1957 to lay groundwork for a new two million member United Church of Christ denomination.
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Lancaster
Vfi—Ajl
Evangelical and Reformed Church
U. S. Supreme Court
Commission
Christian Social Action
I Serch
Aigeek
Elmer J. F. Arndt
Webster Groves
James E. Wagner
Philadelphia
United Church of Christ
Congregational Christian Church
Pulitzer Winner Leviero Dies at 50
Anthony H. Leviero, 50, a New York Times reporter for 25 years and a Pulitzer Prize winner, died of a heart attack while vacationing with his wife in Lee, Massachusetts. He collapsed and died at St. Luke's Hospital after being stricken near his Washington staff tenure. Leviero won the 1952 Pulitzer for national reporting on the Wake Island talks between President Truman and General MacArthur in 1950.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Anthony H. Leviero
New York Times
Lee
St. Luke's Hospital
Leviere
Times
Washington
Truman
Ger
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
Nina Fonoma Reva Sparks London Police Controversy
Soviet Olympic discus champion Nina Fonoma Reva hid at the Soviet Embassy as London police sought her on charges of stealing hats worth 4.60 and a $14 bond issue. A Russian spokesman said she would depart England in two or three days, while authorities considered dropping charges. Her case strained Britain Soviet ties amid a weekend meet and a pending warrant for her arrest.
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London
Nina Fonomareva
Russia
England
Temu
Nina
Pothey
Lta
Texit
Helsinki
Mos
Iss
Oxford St
Iday
Classified Ad Offer to Sell Unused Articles
A notice urges readers to drag out valuable unused items from closets and cupboards to sell via a classified ad. It suggests turning dormant possessions into extra cash and hints at a simple process for placement.
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Dosser Motors
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