Though 87 He Still Leads Large Flock
Grace Metalious, 35, author of Peyton Place, won a divorce from her second husband in Laconia New Hampshire. The decree, granted by Superior Court Judge William Grimes, follows her claim that her husband nagged her into nervous breakdown and medical treatment. They married in February 1958.
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Laconia
N.H
Grace Metalious
Peyton Place
T. J. Martin
Superior Court
William Grimes
Suit Filed Alleging Discrimination by State Employment Office
A Wichita man sues the State Employment Service alleging racial discrimination. He claims a job applicant score was ignored after an interviewer said he was too intelligent for the position, noting no Negroes were employed there. The suit, filed in U. S. District Court, seeks redress for his race on behalf of others.
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Wichita
U. S. District Court
Office of
The
State Employment Service
Donald L. Pryor
Pryor
Desire To See A Sod House Strong in Colby Visit
Retha A Gentry 34 and her mother Jes isle F Gentry 90 of Stratton Colo walked three miles with the mother in a wheelchair to view a sod house near Colby Kan The pair longtime Soddy members said the trip fulfilled a longtime wish They returned to Colby by taxi W A Kear organized the Sons and Daughters of the Soddy five years ago The club has members in all 50 states and Canadian provinces and is building Sod Village near Colby with a sod house a frame school house and a planned sod museum described as the biggest sod structure ever
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Colby
Kan
Retha A. Gentry
Jesisle F. Gentry
Stratton, Colo
Miss Gentry J
Miss Gentry
Local village sues for sod and plans new buildings
The speaker notes limited progress and fear in tackling the project. He describes difficulty obtaining suitable sod, requiring hauling from as far as 25 miles. Kear outlines plans for two more structures in the village a sod school house and a sod barn. A cafe is expected to be ready next summer.
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Kear
Census estimates 107 million eligible to vote in November
Census Bureau projects 107 million civilians will be of voting age by November with about 64.12 million expected to actually vote if 1956 participation holds. Women 36.1 million will outnumber men by 5.2 million, aliens and inmates excluded. The total includes many ineligible due to residence or registration rules.
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Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Hawaiian union endorses Nixon amid mixed feelings
In Honolulu, the 2,500 member Hawaiian local of the longshoremen and warehousemen’s union backed Richard M. Nixon for president. Leaders called him “the lesser evil” though the endorsement was not wholehearted, as the union’s position reflected broader internal divisions after the international board rejected both major candidates.
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John F. Kennedy
the Demon Honolulu
Thes
al Longshoremen
the International
Iousemen’s Union
United Mandates
Alan Dracidant
Rye
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Nesser
ILWU
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U. S
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R. M. Clogston
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R. D. Mahoney
R. S. Hanes
W. E. Hegberg
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Franklin County
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W. B. Devilbiss
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