Stablin digs up charges in war on Mackie
Sen. John Stablin accuses the highway department of a costly topsoil error near Monroe. He cites seven inches of miscalculation that raised the road contract by 117,632 and total overruns of 821,418, 17 percent above the original 1,349,000. Mackie defends cost savings from fewer studies and calls overruns common in road projects.
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Jul C. Mackie
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Stahlin
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Senate
Mackie
Bureau of Public Roads
Cambodian forces repulse South Vietnamese border attack
Cambodian government reports its armed forces repelled a cross border assault near Chando. It says 31 South Vietnamese troops were killed, 2 captured, and six Cambodian soldiers wounded in the Tuesday clash amid long running border tensions with South Vietnam. Both nations receive U.S. aid. Cambodia remains non aligned between East and West.
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Cambodia
Chando
South Viet Nam
U.S
Forger's Life Is a Poor One in San Franglo
Earl W Baker, 54, charged with stealing from mail boxes and forging government checks. Authorities say he cashed about 150 dollars worth of checks over 33 years, spending 28 years in jail. He explained he avoided guns and burglary.
British mother gives up four day old son for adoption
In Brighton Mrs Yvonne Moore handed her four day old son to American wife Mrs Gladys Linton from New York who intends to adopt. The British-born Mrs Simon will stay six months in the country or complete legal steps. The infant will be christened Francis after Mrs Simon’s husband.
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Yvonne Moore
Gladys Linton
New York
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Frands
French Capture Bridge Title in World Olympics
In Turin Italy last night the French won the first World Bridge Olympics title beating Italy 112 to 335. An American team Spingold III tied Britain 88 to 84, as Britain and France headed with 12 victory points each. Vanderbilt T team placed third with nine points. Spingold I and Spingold I finished fourth with eight points. Naly once, noted as the ruler of international bridge, had four points.
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Italy
Brdons
Spingold III
Britain
France
Vanderbilt
International Bridge
Stone in Window Causes Passenger Death on Train
A stone shattered a commuter train window in Philadelphia, sending a glass splinter into Bridget Lydon's neck. The 60 year old died from a severed neck artery at Germantown Hospital. Detectives and officers questioned four boys seen near the tracks as police say several youths were rounded up.
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William Judge
Bridget Lydon
Germantowns Hospital
Tydon
Know Your Neighbor Day Proclaimed in Battle Creek
Raymond Turner announces May 11 as Know Your Neighbor Day in Battle Creek to highlight city advantages and curb population and industry decline revealed by the census. He cites a drop from 48 466 in 1950 to 43 858 this year and plans to form an advisory committee of Battle Creek couples for community betterment.
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Battle Creek
Raymond Turner
Turner
Sattle Creek
Beauty Parlor Operation Prohibited by Court Order
A temporary injunction bars the Ballards of 709 Loveland Drive from operating a beauty shop in their home in Adrian. Circuit Judge Rex Miein cited city zoning and Michigan case law, noting cosmetics provide no licensed profession and that a home occupation is restricted. The city had sought the injunction after Delores Ballard testified about salon activities.
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Todge
Alexander M. DesChenés
Fin Residealial
Moulin
Ballards
Nity Commission
Adrian Population Count Reported by Census Official
John H. Thomson Jr. of Jackson, a census official, announced Adrian’s 1960 population at about 20,229 with a tentative possibility of minor revision after final checks. Lenawee county is projected between 76,000 and 77,000, while Adrian’s growth over the past decade neared ten percent. The 1950 Adrian census was 18,140.
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John H. Thomson Jr
Jackson
Bureau of Census
Thomson
Lenawee County
Thomson Sail
Lenawee
Adrian and
Cuba Accused of US Flight Plot by Castro Government
A federal grand jury charged two American pilots William J. Shergalis and Howard L. Rundquist with flying to Cuba without filing a flight plan. The case ties the operation to the Fidel Castro regime and notes they were reportedly held by Cuban authorities. A separate indictment accuses them of acting as Castro agents without Foreign Agents Registration Act registration.
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Fidel Castro
William J. Shergalis
Hollywood
Fla
Howard L. Rundquist
San Rafael
Calif
United States
Federal Aviation Agency
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Rundquis
Justice Department
Washington
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Rundquist
Castro
Matanzas
Grand Jury
Tea
Casito
Hector Garcia Sota
Mismi
Inside Today's Telegram Highlights and Page Notices
A compact recap of features in Inside Today's Telegram lists senior features at Sand Creek, an old photo gallery, a Clinton swim page, a boat building piece, a Michigan Wee eel item, Madison school district debt payment on an elementary building, a Paris In Spring May Party theme photo, and a 16 widget project across pages 2 to 26.
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Clinton Swimminyg Salovays
Michigan
Madison
Paris
Freshman Enrollment Climbing at Adrian College
Adrian College reports freshmen enrollment rising to 274 for next September up from 202 this time last year. President John H. Dawson told the trustees executive committee Wednesday that total enrollment will be the largest in school history. The committee reviewed reports and budget items ahead of the May 28 trustees meeting, including faculty salary increases and expansion plans. Construction on the Peelle Science Building is complete and outfitting will occur this summer, with use planned in September at a cost of 650000 funded largely by donors. Remaining equipment funding of 7000 is expected soon. Plans include a new men’s dormitory and administration building, with additional women’s dormitory space to meet rising enrollments.
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John H. Dawson
Board of Trustees
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Lngicatonaire
May Peelle Sciente
Mrident Deweson
Mney Way
Man Who Killed Wife 15 Captured in New Buffalo
Elm Ingle, exhausted and bloodstained, surrendered to police in New Buffalo after a manhunt of more than 24 hours. Prosecutor Lange issued a first degree murder warrant. Ingle, 37, from Union Pier, confessed he hoped to be arrested near the Indiana border. He killed his wife, Mrs. Ingle, during an argument outside her Union Pier home Tuesday. She died Wednesday night in a Michigan City hospital. Ingle cited seven months of pressure from the divorce proceedings and his anger over the wife’s treatment of their 19 year marriage and two daughters.
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Union Pier
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Het Rot
Michigan City
Ind
Bodies of Canadian airmen recovered from Lake Michigan
Deep water divers retrieved the bodies of Air Commodore John G. Stevenson and Sgt Laurence Bisson after a Royal Canadian Air Force plant crash near Milwaukee. A third body, Flying Officer Robert P. Howard, of London Ontario, was also recovered. Three others remain missing.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
Lake Michigan
Robert P. Howard
London
Ont
John G. Stephenson
Windsor
Laurence Bisson
Wainwright
Alia
Census Taker’s Guess Sparks Humorous Name Mixup
A Memphis classified notices feature presents a humorous exchange as a census taker asks for a name at a door and guesses "Ray" before the resident reveals the name is "Gues." The item sits amid quirky Mother's Day advertising, including a slogan about thinking of a mother when you think of an antique.
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Memphis
Tenn
Swainson Opposes Con Con Project In Detroit Speech
Detroit governor candidate Jain B Swainson criticizes a constitutional convention calling it a failist approach He notes confusion over his stance and mentions his wife Alice signed a petition to place the issue on the ballot He favors submitting amendments rather than drafting a full new constitution.
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Jain B. Swainson
Swainson
Alice
Vane
Lansing 7-Bids For Constitution Links May 21
State highway department to open seven bids May 21 for a Mackinaw bridge project named constitution links. The Mackinaw Road bridge will span the Kawkawlin river north of Bay City costing about $60,000 and replacing an earlier structure.
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State Highway Department
Constitution Links
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Mackinac
Kawkawlin River
Bay City
Rer Lang
Aeilerslevetine
Violent Weather Strikes Southwest Chicago and Regions
Severe storms tore through Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and Kansas with powerful winds and heavy rain. At least 20 people were injured as property damage surged, especially in north central Texas and southern Oklahoma, with high winds and hail reported across the affected areas.
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Kansas
U S Protests Expulsion Of Diplomat In Dominican Republic
The U S Department protests the expulsion of a diplomat from the Dominican Republic as part of a broader clash with Rafael Trujillo’s regime. The incident follows a long series of U S actions and criticisms of the dictatorship.
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Sts. Department
Dominican Republic
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
United States
Car
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Ciudad Trujillo
Deel
Republic
Humphrey Kennedy Debate Shows Mild Campaign Clash
Senators Robert Humphrey and John Kennedy met in a televised debate in Charleston West Virginia. The exchange was calm with both sides agreeing on issues and praising the tone as pleasant. Humphrey asserted he still has a fighting chance for the Democratic nomination despite Kennedy’s contention that his own prospects are strong.
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Robert H. Humphrey
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John F. Kenedy
D- Mass
Charleston
WoVa
Kennedy
Humphrey
West Virginia
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India To Get Surplus Grain Under Big 1954 Deal
President Eisenhower signed a large Food for Peace program with India to supply 17 million tons of surplus grain over four years starting July 1. The U S will sell India 7.1 million bushels of wheat and 1.0 million bags of tea annually, totaling about 31.3 billion rupees in loans and payments. India gains a reserve stock of four million tons of wheat and one million tons of rice by 1954 for emergencies, with three million tons of wheat delivered yearly for immediate use and one million tons for reserves. All rice is for emergency stocks.
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Dadia
Hiss
United States
India
Tobacco Firm Wins Lawsuit Over Smoking Link
A US District Court ruling favors a tobacco firm in a civil case arguing no proven link between cigarette smoking and lung cancer. Plaintiff’s attorney plans appeal as witnesses, including Dr. Leo Henry Gare, testify that evidence fails to prove causation. The plaintiff, Ota Pritchard, alleges his lung cancer is linked to Chesterfield cigarettes.
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Khrushchev attacks American flights and tax reforms
Premier Khrushchev denounced U S planes over Soviet territory and warned the summit era, saying pilots sought to intimidate Moscow. He noted April and May crossings, criticized Eisenhower, and urged peace with no coercion. He announced a tax abolition plan and a new ruble, plus a shakeup in party leadership and government posts.
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Turkey
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Mol R. Kazlow
Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Youth Trapped in 425-Foot Well in Trenton OH
Ohio and West Virginia rescue crews work to free a youth and others from a 425 foot well in Burlington near Huntington. Collapsing walls, shifting soil, and heavy crowds hinder efforts as one worker, Warren Payne, died under sand and soil. Rescue teams fear a long entombment.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Oe Burington
Ohia
Betta
Warren Payne
No pay for preacher at Margaret’s royal wedding
A distorted report says Margaret’s bridegroom will not pay the preacher at Princess Margaret’s wedding to Antony Armatrong. The ceremony would be led by Archbishop Geoffrey Fisher with no fee raised, according to a Church of England official.
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Geoffrey ‘Fisher
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All England
Church of Angad
Motorcyclist Killed in Breckenridge Accident
Breckenridge resident Gary Schleneger 23 died Tuesday night when a motorcycle ran off a city street and struck a tree. Rider Rodney L. Wright 20 from Kawkawlin was injured.
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Aullander
Gary Schleneger
Breckenridge
Rodney L. Wright
Kawkawlin
Wright
U S says research craft is missing amid summit tensions
In a Washington briefing, President Eisenhower ordered a full inquiry into the disappearance of an American U2 type research plane after takeoff in Turkey near Lake Van. Khrushchev, addressing the Soviet Parliament, demanded retaliation threats and accused the United States of escalatory behavior ahead of the summit, signaling strained relations and security concerns.
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