Khrushchev Retains Firm Soviet Control
Moscow reports say Premier Nikita Khrushchev maintains firm control amid Western speculation of a leadership rift. Observers note economic strains, farming woes, and the China dispute as major internal threats while foreign policy gains remain elusive.
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China
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Cuba
French colonial possessions span vast areas and populations
Paris reports that colonial holdings in the western hemisphere, Africa, and Asia cover about 4 621 000 square miles and house more than 80 million people.
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France
Africa
Asia
Key Witness Missing Freezes Beatrice Oliver Murder Trial
Seymour mother Beatrice Oliver was freed on Tuesday after a key Indianapolis physician witness failed to appear for her second degree murder trial. Judge John M. Lewis ordered an immediate probe into the witness’s absence while seven prosecution witnesses testified before the abrupt halt. Oliver had been accused in the fatal October shooting of her husband Luther Oliver at their home in Brownstown.
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John M. Lewis
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Churchill Bill Gets Approval
The Senate approved legislation to grant honorary U S citizenship to Sir Winston Churchill. President Kennedy is expected to sign, creating the first congressional grant of honorary citizenship in U S history. Lafayette’s prior status involved state actions, not Congress.
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The Case of the Tattoed Mourning Dove Gridiron Dinner
The annual gridiron dinner at the Indianapolis Press Club on April 27 features James Carroll, political editor of the South Bend Tribune, as roast master.
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Indianapolis Press Club
James Carroll
The
South Bend Tribune
Manitoba Sets Aside Lands for Public Schools
Manitoba became the first province in the Dominion to reserve at least two sections of land per township district to fund and support public school development.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Dominion
Week-Long Chrysler Strike Ends at Indianapolis Plant
Indianapolis Chrysler plant resumes operations as about 1500 workers return after a week long strike over starting times for skilled workers overtime provisions and time study methods. The deal ratified by United Auto Workers Local 1226 covers back pay grievances changes in production standards and time study methods.
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Chrysler
United Auto Workers Local 1226
Michigan approves new state constitution after tight win
Detroit AP reports Michigan voters pass a new state constitution by 10 760 votes amid a statewide tally of 5 209 precincts. Democrats hint at possible recount while Gov Romney faces scrutiny over the close result and official canvass margins.
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Detroit
Michigan
George Romney
Zolton A. Ferency
Ferency
Former Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Sentenced for Tax Filing
Former Lake County deputy prosecutor Robert F. Garrett was fined 1000 dollars and sentenced to three months in jail after pleading guilty to failing to file a 1957 income tax return. He reported about twenty thousand dollars in 1957 income and had paid withholding taxes.
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Indianapolis
Lake County
U.S. Dist
William E. Steckler
Robert F. Garrett
Metro Holovachka
Holovachka
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Chesterfield Kiwanis Club Hosts First Farmer's Night
The Chesterfield Kiwanis Club held its first Annual Farmer's Night at Pine Manor with guest speaker Walter Haines former Madison County agriculture agent and current planning commissioner. Joe Stuart presided and Fred Jones chairs the program with Vera Black of Anderson set to speak next.
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Joe Stuart
Pine Manor
Walter Haines
Madison County Agriculture
Madison County Planning Commission
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Fred Jones
Vera Black
Anderson
Rise of Working Couples Reaches One-Third of Marriages
Government figures show about 12.5 million married couples, 31 percent, have both spouses earning paychecks. The Labor Department notes the rise reflects financial need and family living standards, with more than 24 million women employed nationwide.
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Labor Department
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Woman's Bureau
Trunk Line Gas seeks new facilities funding
Trunk Line Gas Co of Houston has filed with the Federal Power Commission to authorize $5.6 million in additional facilities. The move aims to supply more natural gas to Indiana Michigan Kentucky Illinois and Tennessee.
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Trunkline Gas Co
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Tex
Federal Power Commission
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Michigan
Kentucky
Illinois
Tennessee
Railways in Cuba Owned by Sugar Firms
About 3000 miles of Cuba’s railway network are owned by sugar companies, reflecting the sector’s control over transport infrastructure.
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Cuba
Clear Air Turbulence Studied for Aviation Safety
The Weather Bureau reports clear air turbulence CAT as a major unsolved aviation weather problem. It afflicts high altitude jets, can occur without warning, and has been linked to deadly incidents including the 1960 Tell City crash. Research aims to forecast CAT regions and times to warn pilots and reduce risk. Also notes potential detection ideas via atmospheric scintillation.
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Weather Bureau
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Tell City
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Eastern Europe economy slows per U.N. survey 1962
The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe reports a slackening in growth across the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc in 1962. Output lagged due to bad weather and repeated slow progress, with national income gains in the region around three percent.
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Indiana professor named dean at Pacific University
William R. Baldwin, assistant professor of optometry at Indiana University for five years and 1959 Jaycees outstanding young man, is appointed dean of the College of Optometry at Pacific University of Oregon in Bloomington.
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Kennedy Letter Considered Pressure On South Korea
Seoul reports Gen. Park Chung Hee received a letter from President Kennedy urging a return to civilian government in South Korea. Ambassador Berger delivered the note amid a military civilian power struggle with Park signaling resolve to extend military rule despite risks.
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UPI
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U. S
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Drag Racing Outlawed in Indianapolis
Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh signed a law banning drag racing on public highways. The measure, approved by the General Assembly, imposes penalties up to 90 days in jail and a $250 fine for violators.
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Indiana
Matthew E. Welsh
General Assembly
Publisher Mahoney dies after operating room explosion
Daniel J. Mahoney 75 publisher of the Miami News died at Doctors Hospital New York after a lung surgery. Anesthetic gas exploded near the operation’s end injuring the windpipe, according to officials.
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UPI
Daniel J. Mahoney
Miami, Fla
News
Mahoney
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Milton Helpern
Space Cuts Opposed After Russian Moon Shot
NASA official G Brainerd Holmes and Democrats push back against cuts to Kennedy’s 5.7 billion space program after the Soviet Moon 4 rocket. Holmes warns against speeding the U S program, urging steady funding to reach a 1970 moon goal while noting potential benefits from Soviet data. Senator Mansfield supports the needed funding, saying space work is important and not shaky.
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UPI
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G. Brainerd Holmes
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Moon
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House Space Subcommittee
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Rise Above Fear of Death and Easter Insight
In the April Reader's Digest Dr. Norman Vincent Peale argues for evidence of life after death and reflects on the moment in the Holy Land that clarified Easter's meaning. The issue promotes the April edition now on sale.
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Reader’s Digest
Norman Vincent Peale
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