30 Aug 1956
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
1
The Paris City Commission voted to continue daylight saving time until October 28, extending the period after an earlier plan to switch back to standard time. This keeps Paris in daylight time longer along with nearby towns Beton and Lobiaville.
In Kimball Nebraska a neighbor reports a woman complained the dog chased her chickens and later phoned to plead the dog be turned loose, saying she feared a peeping neighbor window.
The article reports that the Democratic party denies talk of a write-in campaign in a Virginia Senate race. Chandler and aides deny any plan to substitute or spoof candidates with write-ins for Humphreys or Wetherby, while officials insist there is no campaign and reference a mistaken or unrelated historical note from The Journal of Major George Washington.
A congressional briefing features General Motors Ford and Chrysler on a test track as lawmakers study vehicle safety. The event, led by Rep Kenneth Roberts, challenges the nation’s highway death toll and explores vehicle design enforcement and public education. Officials defend auto industry safety efforts while critics urge faster progress and stricter enforcement.
Washington reports a Defense Department top-level committee will settle the inter-service fight over Nike and Talos anti aircraft missiles. Congress criticized competing systems as Army Nike and Air Force Talos clash near strategic bases. The move aims to define each service’s roles in homeland defense.
The article notes a rugged political campaign ahead with Democratic National Chairman GoM predicting a difficult presidential race. It mentions substantial sums of money flowing to campaigns and the expectation of large spending as the process unfolds.
Hospital notes list various individuals including Robert H. Miller James Russell Ione Sharp Alfred Botdwi Michael W. Rome Cardwell Mrs Lige Harry Shellman Rose Hitt Bill Cantwell Hubert Hubble and Mrs James Smith with a birth announced a girl in the city setting.
In Seattle convenience, Army sergeants James K. Moser and Edie Moser arranged a weekend marriage after re-enlisting for six years. They transferred to Fort Ord California, with the sergeant major stationed in Seattle and the other sergeant stationed in Oregon during their first year.
At Travis Air Force Base Navy officials refused to allow newsmen to interview families of the six crew members killed when the Mercator patrol plane was shot down about 50 miles south of Shanghai. The plane, part of the latest Navy patrol fleet, was returning from a Far East mission when it was attacked. A search recovered one body, and a medical exam showed the victim had been killed by machine gun fire.
A scant OCR fragment notes population groups with phrases like 1200 fives to Jest th boat and seven Catallites per person. The text is unclear on places dates and authorities but hints at counts by age or category. The exact entities and context are not recoverable from the readable lines.
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