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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
6
This explanatory piece compares Social Security to life insurance and outlines the fine print. It highlights survivor benefits for aged parents, eligibility criteria, and limits on benefits when earnings exceed thresholds. Reader questions are invited via mail to the newspaper.
At the Illinois state Democratic convention in Springfield Adlai E. Stevenson received cheers but no official endorsement as a presidential candidate. Mayor Richard J. Daley urged a united effort for a Stevenson victory, while delegates elected to national conventions remained unpledged. Former Gov. John Stelle, opposing Stevenson, predicted a 15 to 20 vote loss for the Illinois delegation.
DETROIT A woman learning to drive wrecked her car and killed her teacher in a supermarket parking lot. Mrs Alice Dixon 44 said she pressed the accelerator and hit another car then a parked truck. Mrs Eddie Mae Clark 48 instructor died. Dixon and her husband Wilbur 56 were seriously injured. John Houston 37 escaped injury. Officers said Dixon had no learner permit and would be held for involuntary manslaughter investigation.
Farmers will receive soil bank payments only for reductions they themselves implement by plowing under crops in surplus. Payments depend on the actual eliminated production, not drought or other natural losses, with 1956 rates set for corn, wheat, cotton, and rice and pending for peanuts and tobacco. The plan ties subsidies to underplanting and appraisal of outlook at application.
An annual church service and procession marks the shipwreck that brought St. Paul to Malta. The observance honors the voyage, includes prayers and a ceremonial walk through the harbor area, drawing locals and visitors alike.
In Fort Lauderdale two waitresses filed divorce suits against Joseph C. Phelps claiming repeated beatings. Assistant solicitor says bigamy charges will be filed. Helen Phelps said she left after five months in September. Eunice Phelps said she married Phelps May 12 in Georgia and was also beaten.
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