Grandma and Shorty Reach Milestone in 11th Year
LOUISA Ky June 7 Grandma Sprouse at 90 and her 29 year old husband Shorty mark 11 years since their 1945 wedding when they trudged 25 miles to be married in the county courthouse The aging pair endured a 1956 fire that destroyed their log cabin and left Grandma with high blood pressure and a need for a rocking chair Shorty often stays home and struggles to light fires as winter bites with cold and quilts.
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Shorty
Catt Creek
Louisa
Mattie Large Lyons
Delbert
Shorty) Sprouse
Grandma
Salvation Army
Eisenhower vows to push GOP platform pledges
President Eisenhower told fellow Republicans he would use every power to carry out the party platform. He urged facing internal GOP disagreements and closing ranks to promote the 1956 promises, defending his $71.8 billion budget and program against critics. He urged selflessness and loyalty to the party.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Manufacturer Goes To Prison Of Own Accord
NEW YORK June 7 A manufacturer who defrauded the Navy chose prison for himself preferring to start his sentence rather than await an appeal Malcolm L Steiner 49 president of a Long Island firm that made plastic canopies for Navy jet fighters was convicted in U S District Court in Brooklyn last month of taking government approval stamps from good canopies and placing them on rejects then resubmitting the good canopies to gain more stamps The firm was fined 45000 Steiner received a year in prison Yesterday Judge Walter Bruchhausen released Steiner on bail pending appeal but Steiner asked to begin his sentence and the judge obliged
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New York
Navy
Malcolm L. Steiner
Long Island
Steiner
U. S
Brooklyn
Walter Bruchhausen
Graham Appeals for Donations to New York Crusade
In New York Billy Graham appealed for larger private donations as his Madison Square Garden crusade drew 19 000 attendees. He noted average gifts of about 35 cents per person and a funding gap of 175000, with 165000 more needed for a planned three week extension to July 21.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Graham
Meeting on Monroe Street road route at Ouachita Parish HS
About 250 gathered as Congressman Passman and Mayor W L Jack Howard debated an elevated highway over Monroe. Wayne Huckaby outlined feasible plans while supporting a bypass. Passman cited public letters in favor of bypass and warned about slums and reduced property values.
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Otto Passman
W. L
Jack) Howard
Monroe
Ouachita Parish High School
Passman
Washington
Wayne Huckaby
Howard
Congressman Passman
Louisiana Highway Commission
Huckaby
Jake Ursery
State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Brunette Tells Nothing About Tie With Union
A Los Angeles testimony recounts Albert Barclay stating a "lady organizer" linked to union president received $75 weekly and use of a union car. An affidavit from jeweler Stephen Knight claims Kay Lower bought a diamond ring with a $500 union check, challenging John D. Nelson's testimony. The committee ordered Nelson's testimony sent to the Justice Department for possible perjury.
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Los Angeles
Albert Barclay
Local 37
Elsie K. Lower
Barclay
Stephen Knight
Kay Lower
Bakers’ Union
John L. McClellar
Dark
Knight
John D. Nelson
Nelson
Justice Department
Lower
Vanderkamp
Worst truck crash in history claims two more lives
Fayetteville North Carolina reports the 19th and 20th deaths from a two truck collision that killed many Negro farm workers packed into a seven year old truck. Doctors warn two more of the 16 survivors are in danger as authorities tally up to 41 aboard potential. The potato truck driver Gilbert Peters Jr. 25 of Wapwallopen Pennsylvania escaped with minor injuries.
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TT & Hidtarw
Gtd Wiekensmenage
U.S. 301
Here
U.S
Texas
Gilbert Robert Peters Jr
Wapwallopen
Zoli Captures Confidence Vote In Italian Chamber
In Rome on Saturday June 8 Premier Adone Zoli secured a 305 to 255 confidence vote for his minority Christian Democrat cabinet with 11 abstentions. The session exposed Italy’s most chaotic politics since WWII as MSI deputies insulted the premier while he rejected Fascist votes.
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Italy
Adone Zoli
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democrat
Zoli
Tion
Italian Social Movement
MSI
Augusto de Marsanich
Antonio Segni
Roussel Pushes Probe Into Louisiana Insurance Scams
Louisiana lawmaker Roussel calls for a House committee investigation into insurance and stock promotion practices. The panel would include the insurance commissioner, bank examiner, state auditor, and five representatives, with subpoena powers and counsel. If evils are found, proposed legislation would follow.
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Louisiana
House of Representatives
Robbers Take $4500 From Jackson Loan Office
In Jackson Mississippi two unmasked men robbed a loan office of 4500 dollars. One brandished a pistol and forced assistant manager Robert Still and employee Mrs Evelrine Frazier to lie on the floor while the cash drawers and the safe were rifled. The pair then locked Still and Mrs Frazier in a rear office and left as if they had been customers.
Orleans School Board Slashes Salary Levels
In New Orleans on June 7 the Orleans Parish School Board cut by 64.4 percent the annual salaries of 1,500 non teaching employees effective July 1, reducing pay by $246,000. Superintendent James F. Remond cited insufficient state funds to support the 1956 salary schedule adopted in January. He warned further cuts to teachers’ pay may occur if funds remain unavailable. The non teaching pay status will be reviewed if additional funds appear in a possible special legislative session.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
James F. Redmond
Remond
Redmond
Puzzle Clue Analysis and Corrections
A reader focused breakdown corrects crossword clues by replacing vague terms with precise ones. Highlights include ABED over AGED, HAT over MAT, PLANE over PLANT, REGARDED over REWARDED, CAPE over MAPS, and RIDING over HIDING, with explanations on why each replacement yields a more exact answer.
Schools Grounds as City Hall Site Questioned in Monroe
In Monroe the suitability of the Ouachita Female Academy grounds for a city hall and parking lot was raised amid legal questions. Officials note a 1948 act vests school control in the Monroe City School Board, while plans to demolish the academy trigger debates on new offices and bond funding for a future city hall. The city seeks traffic studies and official guidance from the Highway Department.
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Father Enant
Monroe
John Coon
Shady Wall
Monroe City
Lester G. Hugh
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Highways i
Army engineers award 31300 contract at Columbus AFB Miss
Army engineers announce Chicago Bridge and Iron Co will erect a 10 000 barrel steel fuel storage tank at Columbus Air Force Base Mississippi for 31300 dollars. The award was announced in Mobile on June 7.
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Mobile
Ala
Army Engineers Today
Columbus Air Force Base
Miss
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co
Atlanta
Coci Claims No Gambling Devices Found
NEW ORLEANS June 72 Sheriff William S. Coci of adjacent Jefferson Parish said today his deputies found no illegal gambling machines while checking between 200 and 300 places. He expects to complete a probe of alleged racehorse hand books within a few days. A Times-Picayune reporter said he was paid off after winning on one machine in the parish today. Gov Earl Long had no comment.
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New Orleans
William S. Coci
Jefferson Parish
Cool
Times-Picayune
John Nick Brown
Jefferson Places
Brown
Earl Long
House Group Balks Again On Postal Funds
The full appropriations committee approved 41 million dollars and the House and Senate backed it. Neither Summerfield nor Eisenhower stated planned mail cutbacks if rejected. The Post Office Advisory Board warned of possible halts to Saturday mail, closures of hundreds of small post offices, and reduced mail handling.
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House
Senate
Summerfield
Eisenhower
Post Office Advisory Board
Finns Friendly With Russians By Necessity
In Helsinki a frank state banquet address by President Kekkonen to Soviet leaders Bulganin and Khrushchev defends Finland’s neutrality and says friendship with the Soviet Union is a national necessity. He calls Finland’s policy strong and stable and vows to maintain a live and let live stance for the world while noting some dissatisfaction.
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Finland
Urho Kekkopen
Bulganin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Kekkonen
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