Doctors remove half brain to curb unruly child
In Chicago on June 6, doctors at Wesley Memorial Hospital revealed they performed a hemispherectomy May 14 on a 6 year old girl, removing the right hemisphere to stop daily convulsions and reshape behavior. The operation left partial paralysis but produced a cooperative, friendly child with a normal outlook in an Indiana town. The cut left the brain stem intact and preserved vision guidance to the left.
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Chicago
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Wesley
Indiana
Bus Segregation in Memphis Sees Legal Challenge
Atlanta June 6 A federal court decision banning segregated seating in Montgomery Alabama faces boycott pressure in Tallahassee Florida. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed suit in Memphis Tennessee challenging state mandated bus segregation and seeking a speedy three judge panel hearing.
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Atlanta
Montgomery
Ala
Tallahassee
Fla
Memphis
Tenn
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Alabama
Butterfly Applique Quilt Pattern and Needlecraft Offer
Caura Wieder promotes a color quilt made from fabric scraps. Pattern 768 features butterfly patches with chart and directions. Send 25 cents plus 5 cents for first class mail to Terre Haute Tribune Needlecraft Dept. in New York for pattern. Also offers a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft 1956 book with gift patterns.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Needlecraft Dept
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York 11
N. Y
Laura Wheeler
Montgomery Bus Segregation Ruling Sparks Mixed Reactions
A Montgomery court ruling declares segregation on buses unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment but signals no immediate end to the six month Negro boycott of the city transit. White leaders pledge to use all legal means to oppose enforcement while boycott participants hail the decision as a victory.
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Montgomery
Tallahassee
C. C. Owen
Alabama Public Service Commission
Supreme Court
Singing Hoosiers to Visit Tokyo on USO Tour
The 28 members of Indiana University's Singing Hoosiers and Hoosier Queens depart Bloomington for Tokyo Friday as the first stop on an eight week USO tour of military bases in Japan and Korea. They are led by conductor George F. Krueger and his wife.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Singing Hoosiers
Tokyo
USO
Japan
Korea
George F. Krueger
Trio member in bank swindle gains release and dismissal move
Vigo County Deputy Prosecutor asked in circuit court to dismiss the conspiracy charge against Marion Goddard Jr., 23, of Vienna Illinois. Goddard had just served six months for accessory before the fact and was sent back to Terre Haute after release. Long received one to seven years and a $50 fine after a county court verdict.
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Vigo County
John Kesler
Marion Goddard, Jr
Vienna, Ill
Goddard
Indiana State Farm
Putnamville
Vigo
Long- Patton-Goddard
Terre Haute
Woman Seeks Divorce Over Heat Without Fuel Invention
Mrs. Jennie Paugh sues for divorce claiming her husband spent all time on an invention promising heat without fuel. The judge grants the divorce, awarding the home to Mrs. Paugh and the invention to her husband.
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Cleveland
Jennie Paugh
Paugh
Plea Change Yields Dismissal in Goddard Case
Judge Herbert R. Criss sustained the motion to change the plea to guilty as charged. The judge dismissed the cause and released Goddard.
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Herbert R. Criss
Goddard
Warned itinerant repairers roam Terre Haute streets
Chief of Detectives Willard Gantz warned residents that a group of itinerant workers travel like gypsies and fix roofs or other items for inflated prices, charging four or five times the original amount. He urged homeowners to protect themselves.
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Willard Gantz
Terre Haute
Chief Gantz
Wildlife hunt urged in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County residents were urged to aid in tracking bobcats and coyotes that threaten local livestock. Agriculture Commissioner Harold J. Ryan called for more hunters and trappers to reduce predation in the county.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Harold J. Ryan
Deal Only With Reputable Merchants, He Warns
A cautious directive urges dealing solely with reputable merchants, those you can rely on, to avoid fraud and unsafe transactions. The statement underscores the value of trust and verified credentials in trade.
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Uperior Fencing CO
Caura Wieder
Gordons
London
USA
TWE Distillers Company Ltd
Minden, Mew
Seasey
Roan Ee
Mid-America
Lincolns
Ieee Lorie Neat
Gordon
America
Gordon's Dry Gin Co., Ltd
Linden
Ford
Lincoln
Mercury
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Buick
Cadillac
Plymouth
Dodge
DeSoto
Chrysler
Imperial
Nash
Hudson
Studebaker
Packard
Standard Oil
Howard Caldwell
Wthi-Tv
Troth’s Superette
Margaret Ave
Wieners
Bologna
Sbi
OLEO
Midwest
Midwest Homes, Inc
Charleston
Ill
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