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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1956
Page
3
CHICAGO officials reported a record 3,170 traffic fatalities in May raising the five month total for 1956 to 14,720, a new high and the 15th straight month of year over year increases. Officials warned highway deaths may be rising faster than travel.
Alice accuses Cristina Lash of hidden links to her late husband and a forged identity. A found envelope and an implied past tie to Cristina's father spur a tense, evasive dialogue. Cristina insists on guarded answers as an unseen figure in the house approaches. To be continued.
Ina Ray Hutton will launch a new NBC weekly program on July 4 featuring an all female cast with no men shown or credited in staff lines. The show will focus on pure music with limited guest appearances and eschew bop. Howard Barlow of The Voice of Firestone argues for English translations of foreign operas to aid audience understanding.
Denver reports a humorous exchange where George H. Allan Colorado internal revenue director endorses a tax tale. A federal agent questions a tardy taxpayer about occupation He answers tavern operator The agent asks if the taxpayer files jointly with his wife The reply clarifies it is a first class tavern despite the joking premise.
Nine Holden Hospital board members sue to liquidate Holden Hospital Corp in Jackson County Circuit Court Murphysboro. Defendants include State's Attorney General Latham Castle Methodist Church WSCS and Southern Illinois Methodist Conference. Complainants say the hospital owes suppliers cash and has run losses since 1953 with recent debt rises. The suit seeks court to declare by laws valid and liquidate assets while owners plan to repurpose the building as a SIU girls dormitory.
Dr. George W. Kisker of the University of Cincinnati reports that 50 TV students and 50 campus students took the same course. TV pupils made better grades, though intelligence tests suggested video students had lower brain power on average.
Paul Whiteman, famed conductor, will serve as master of ceremonies for an R and B rock n roll concert July 11 at Westport Stadium Baltimore. Bill Haley will lead the show with Whiteman promising a possible nationwide tour if the tryout succeeds in Jersey City New Jersey.
Poultry researchers report hens nearly halt egg production as temperatures exceed nine degrees. The finding highlights thermal stress in cages and potential impacts on poultry farming efficiency.
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