Fulbright bill would curb secrecy by aligning banks and big firms with SEC rules
Washington columnist argues the Fulbright bill extends investor protection to listed and unlisted firms alike, removing exemptions for banks and utilities. He cites NASD shifts, NYSE support, and fears of small firms being bullied by giants, urging passage for full disclosure and investor safety.
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J. A. Livingston
Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Lodging House Fire Kills Four Men in Somerville
Four men perished in a three story lodging house fire in Somerville Mass. Rescue attempts by landlady Mrs Mary Lacey 63 fellow residents and fire fighters could not save them. Identified by police as Edward Johnson 76 Charles Kenney 65 John Eagan 70 and Robert Davis 37.
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Somerville
Mass
Mary Lacey
Edward Johnson
Charles Kenney
John Eagan
Robert Davis
56 Y Boys Tour Navy Lab At Miami University
Fifty six YMCA Boys' Division Summer Fun Club members toured the U S Naval Science laboratory on Miami University campus in Oxford. They viewed fire-fighting gear three and five inch guns machine guns radar ship models aerial torpedoes and a life raft in the half million dollar facility tied to the university's Naval ROTC program. Tour leaders were T E Belcher and D F Katuse with supervisors Harry ter Braak Richard Roof St Clair Leavell Jim Clark Fred Giltrow and Don Young. The next rubberneck trip is set for 2 p m Tuesday to the Naegele Auer Printing Co.
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U. S. Naval Science Laboratory
Miami University
Oxford
YMCA
T. E. Belcher
D. F. Katushe
Harry Ter Braak
Richard Roof
St. Clair Leavell
Jim Clark
Fred Giltrow
Don Young
Naegele-Auer Printing Co
Wrong Group Get Message
Chicago switchboard at Crystal Sugar Co. handled a flood of calls about a new 30 second inspirational message service by the Young Men's Christian Association. A newspaper error routed callers to the YMCA, which then managed a high volume all day, processing up to 600 messages hourly.
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Chicago
Crystal Sugar Co
Yong Men's Christian Assa
YMCA
Liquor Violator To Attend Church Or Land In Jail
Sam Zolp tavern operator from Waldo Wisconsin must attend church every Sunday for a year due to liquor law convictions. In circuit court Judge F H Schlichting placed Zolp on probation, revoked his licenses, and warned imprisonment if he misses church attendance during probation.
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Waldo
Wis
Sam Zolp
F. H. Schuchting
Sam
Leiter
Schlichting
Zolp
Man Fined in Hair- Cutting Assault Case
James Milton Waters aged 23 confronted his wife over moving to Oklahoma City. In court, he admitted cutting her hair with a butcher knife and razor blade causing emotional distress. He was fined 250 dollars for aggravated assault. divorce proceedings are underway.
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Houston
Tex
James Milton Waters
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Waters
Waters
Real Estate Transfers in Middletown and Surrounding Areas
Deeds record transfers including William Frisby to Tailor ed Homes Inc for lots 9736-7 and 9743 at 6.60 dollars. Elmer Meyers to Horn Krauss Lumber for Shank Farm lot 13 at 381.47 dollars. Hazel Miller to A G Kemme Jr et al for West Chester pt lot 78 at 2.50 dollars. William Gross to First Nat Bank Somerville jot 17 at 4000 dollars.
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Middletown
William Frisby
Tailored Homes, Inc
Elmer Meyers
Horn & Krauss Lumber
Shank Farm
Hazel Miller
A. G. Kemme Jr
West Chester
William Gross
First Nat. Bnk
Somerville
Naval Academy Midshipman Joins First Practice Squadron of 1955
News notes cover midshipman Hugh L. Palmer son of Mr and Mrs Walla R Palmer of 133 Garfield St as he joins the first Midshipman Practice Squadron of 1955. More than 3,000 NROTC and Naval Academy midshipmen depart Norfolk on June 6 aboard 18 Atlantic Fleet ships for a two month cruise with shipboard training and a Guantánamo Bay gunnery climax before returning August 2. Pvt Stanley P Dudley 21 son of Mr and Mrs William F Dudley Mason Rt 1 is to be sent to Europe from Fort Riley Kansas in July as part of Operation Gyroscope the Army rotation plan. Dudley s 10th Infantry Division will be the first to move under Gyroscope replacing the 1st Infantry Division, a 1951 graduate of West Chester High School who was a farmer before enlisting last January.
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Naval Academy
Hugh L. Palmer
Walla R. Palmer
Garfield St
NROTC
Norfolk
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Stanley P. Dudley
William F. Dudley
Mason Rt. 1
Europe
Ft. Riley
Kan
Army
Pvt. Dudley
10Th Infantry Division
1St Infantry Division
U. S
West Chester High School
Bear Contest Mixup At State Beer Event
In Lansing Michigan Deputy State Treasurer Charles N Lentz mistakenly attended a beer contest thinking it was a beer event, but it turned out to be a bear contest hosted last weekend. Officials clarified the mix up and commended Lentz for his good humor.
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Lansing
Mich
Charles N Lentz
Petition to Vacate Street Elmer Drive Middletown Ohio
Notice of petition by owners near Elmer Drive asking the City Commission to vacate the street from Creek View Drive to Hannah Drive. The petition is pending with final action due on or after August 17 1955. Carmody, City Commission chairman, signs the notice.
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Elmer Drive
Middletown
Butler County
Ohio
Creek View Drive
Hannah Drive
Epa Cis
Rough On Burglars San Francisco Grocery Brawl
Charles Siacotos a 55 year old grocer battled two burglars in a San Francisco store yesterday. He wrestled a gun from one bandit as they tried to force him to a back room. The gun misfired and he struck the robber with it. The weapon broke and the thieves fled, with one man captured by a parking lot owner and the other escaping.
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San Francisco
Charles Siacotos
Siacotos
Sincotos
Boehm Realty sues over Cincinnati project contract
Buller County Courts report Boehm Realty and Conn Hamilton seeking 5879.50 in cross petition against Edward C. Bentz in Common Pleas Court over a Losantiville Road construction project. Bentz, hired as subcontractor to lay brick, allegedly left wall section incomplete requiring removal and rebuilding. Also listed are multiple divorce filings and a divorce granted to Nancy Heiffner from Frank Heiffner by Judge Fred B. Cramer.
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Boehm Realty and Connamilton
Common Pleas
Edward C. Bentz
Cincinnati
Losantiville Road
Bentz
Nancy Heiffner
Hamilton
Frank Heiffner
Fred B. Cramer
Knights Templar Picnic Scheduled in Middle Town
Middle town Commandery 71 Knights Templar announces a 4 p.m. Sunday picnic at Miami Valley Chautauqua. Coffee soft drinks and ice cream provided. basket meal served in the picnic house. free rides for youngsters. Commander Melvin Ashcraft and Mrs. Gladys Pell lead the event.
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Middletown
Knights Templar
Miami Valley Chautauqua
Melvin Ashcraft
Gladys Pell
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Ewing T. Bowles
Columbus
National Association of Securities Dealers
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Singer Manufacturing Co
M. A. Hanna & Co
Insurance Co
North America
Safeway Stores
Radio Corp. of America
General Motors
SEC
A & P, Singer, and Insurance Co
Securities & Exchange Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Security & Exchange Commission
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
U. S. Comptroller of the Currency
American Telephone & Telegraph
Navy
Ant
Buller County
Allan Selby
Trenton
Mollie Alene Selby
Jesse Tudor
Julia Eileen Tudor
Dayton
Hazel Young
William Young
Betty L. Clontz
Earl Clontz
Provy Young
Donald W. Young
Patricia Burkhardt
William Burkhardt
Alice M. White
James W. White
Jack Armstrong
Oval Room
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