Eisenhower Eyes $2 Billion Budget Increase to Boost Defense
President Eisenhower proposes at least a two-billion-dollar rise in next year’s federal outlays focusing on defense, foreign aid, highways, and social welfare. If approved, the increase would surpass the current fiscal year’s 63.8 billion spending and delay tax cuts until spring.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Administration
Congress
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
John Marshall Butler
R-Md
House
Senate push to curb communism through persuasion and prosecutions
Senate investigators advocate a two way anti Communist drive with a 100 page handbook to counter misinformation about the Communist party in the United States They urge re education of Communists and use of full legal penalties for recalcitrant members The Commerce Department reports 1955 business boom continuing through November and December with rising factory output and non farm employment though sales lagged inventories rose.
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Senate
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Communist Party
Commerce Department
Department
Eisenhower Arrives in Key West for 12 Days of Rest
President Eisenhower flies into Key West to begin a 12 day sun filled stay. He practices golf chipping at the base and takes a 55 minute walk around the naval facility. The 73 degree day follows a Washington freeze and a long flight in Columbine III.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Key West Naval Base
Washington
Denver
Columbine III
H. H. Henderson
Key West Naval Station
C. B. Harvey
Boca Chica Naval Air Station
George N. Craig
Keys
Naval Base
Ford
Quar- Motor Co
Defense Change Seeks Swift Attack Response
Air Force Secretary Quarles announced a new air power defense and production policy aimed at immediate readiness for a rapid, devastating atomic war. The plan prioritizes rapid production and all-out mobilization, with details classified and tied to a longer term 17 air wings goal.
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Washington
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Quarles
Far East
Nathan F. Twining
Burglars Steal Feathers From Local Company
In Chicago thieves lifted 2450 pounds of feathers from the Progressive Feather Co. The caper highlights bold pilfering of valuable material used in bedding and insulation. No arrests reported at this time.
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Chicago
Progressive Feather Co
King Size Results From Tiny Classified Ads
A small B H Classified listing drew twenty calls on day one and a sewing machine sold quickly. The seller notes the tiniest ad can produce king size results and encourages readers to call 3 5371 as Charge It.
Whitman's Diary Returned After Theft Denial
The Detroit Public Library received Whitman diary a note claiming it was borrowed not stolen and the diary returned in a large manila envelope. The diary valued at $25,000 disappeared last March from a glass case at the library.
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Detroit
Walt Whitman
Whitman
Detroit Public Library
Ralph Ulveling
Charles Feinberg
Quints Family Rift Seen as Privacy Move
Four surviving Dionne quints Yvonne Annette Marie and Cecile held council to ask a friend to explain their decision to live away from their parents home The Montreal Star quoted a businessman friend saying the girls were low in spirits and upset by outsiders and media
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Montreal
Dionne
Oliva Dionne
Yvonne
Montreal Star
Annette
Marie
Cecile
The
Star
Malayan Communists Offer Peace Rejected in Talks
Chin Peng met government officials in a guarded Malaya village schoolhouse for peace talks after eight years of conflict. The Communists sought legal recognition and amnesty for surrendering members but were rebuffed, with authorities citing Communist atrocities.
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Baling
Malaya
Chin Peng
Reds
David Marshal
Singapore
Engku Abdel Rahman
Federation of Malaya
Chin
Communist Party
Rahman
News Deadlines Adjust For Holiday Schedule
Pre holiday plan for The Herald shifts deadlines for Saturday and Sunday editions. News staff will work today and Friday but not Saturday until after 8:30 pm. Society desk will process Sunday material Friday evening and accept Tuesday pieces Saturday noon.
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The
Herald
Herald News Department
Society Department
Inmate Stabs Accomplice at Pendleton Reformatory
Richard Wayne Sarvis, 20, Anderson, stabbed Fred Woolbright, 20, Indianapolis, after Woolbright was brought to the Indiana Reformatory. Woolbright, wounded in the arm and chest, was taken to Robert Long Hospital in Indianapolis in fair condition. Sarvis, serving 10 to 20 years for a 1955 Anderson Speedway Oil Co. holdup, used a knife obtained in the institution equipment room amid an inmate dispute over an informer claim.
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Pendleton
Ind
Indiana Reformatory
Anderson
Richard Wayne Sarvis
Fred Woolbright
Indianapolis
Woolbright
Ralph Tahash
State Department of Correction
Sarvis
Tahash
Robert Long
Indiana University Medical Center
Madison County
Speedway Oil Co
Reformatory
Indiana State Police to Patrol Highways on New Year’s Eve
Indiana state police will deploy 420 cars on New Year’s Eve highway patrols to target drunk and reckless driving. Supt. Frank A. Jessup reaffirmed the policy that offenders go to jail, and 20 new cars are being prepared for the holiday effort manned by new troopers. Indianapolis police will run 14 moving blockades starting at 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Frank A. Jessup
City digs out after Alberta blizzard
Edmonton faced record snowfall as nearly 12 inches buried streets and disrupted roads rail and air traffic. A man collapsed and died while walking to work through deep drifts in the city.
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Edmonton
Alta
Alberta
Morgan Named Police Chief in Anderson
Robert L. Morgan, longtime Anderson Police Department veteran, was appointed chief by the Board of Public Safety and Mayor-Elect Ralph R. Ferguson. The appointment takes effect January 1 and was announced at a Safety Board meeting. Morgan, a lifelong Anderson resident and 1936 Anderson High School graduate, played on the state champion 1935 Anderson Indians basketball team.
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Robert L. Morgan
Alexandria Ave
Anderson Police Department
Board of Public Safety
Ralph R. Ferguson
Morgan
Safety Board
John Kuntz
Carl Moss
Carl Meiser
Anderson
Anderson High School
Alexandria Man Fatally Stabbed At Logansport
In Logansport Indiana Berdine G Goodman 40 of Alexandria was fatally stabbed during a drinking party at the home of Mrs Goldie Reish Police sought Glen Grace 42 of Logansport for questioning Grace reportedly stabbed Goodman with a butcher knife as the gathering grew heated Spillman 30 a cousin of the victim was jailed for public intoxication Reish identified Grace as the assailant and Grace later told Charles Clark I just stabbed a man before leaving.
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Logansport
Ind
Berdine G. Goodman
Alexandria
Goldie Reish
Floyd Spillman
Goodman
Glen Grace
Reish
Spillman
Grace
Charles Clark
Lone Gunman Robs Station For 150 At Crossthwaite
An armed man wearing a stocking mask robbed the Crossthwaite Service Station at 324 E 29th St of about 150 dollars after 8 30 pm. He fled west on 29th St then north toward an alley. Lee Roy Davis, 39 Ingalls reported the theft and authorities search for witnesses and a possible car getaway.
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Lee Roy Davis
Ingalls
Crossthwaite
Sta
Tion
E. 29Th St
Davis
Bud
29Th St
James Crossthwaite
Florida
Police Continue Probe Into Five Burglaries This Week
Police last night continued their investigation into five burglaries occurring early Wednesday. Binkers Hardware Store on Columbus Avenue was entered by breaking a rear door panel and a records safe was pried open. Perry Grocery on West 8th Street lost cash and merchandise, including cigarettes and wine. DeWeese Service Station at 22nd and Ohio reported robbed vending machines of cash. Dr James Brown’s office on West 29th Street was ransacked with no items missing. Jackpot Tavern at 16th and Locust saw a window broken and the premises ransacked with no liquor taken.
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Binker
Columbus Ave
Thurman Rinker
Perry Grocery
8Th St
Perry
DeWeese
22Nd
Ohio
James Brown
29Th St
Jackpot Tavern
16Th and
Locust
Cloudy Skies and Warmer Fronts Forecast Across Indiana
Central Indiana forecasts show cloudy skies with little temperature change and a high near 46. Recent readings ranged from 27 to 45 degrees. Friday expected to turn cloudy and colder with occasional rain changing to snow in northwest Indiana and highs 35 to 45 after lows 25 to 35.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Purdue Engineers Tour Delco-Remy Plants
Forty two members of Purdue University Engineering School faculty visited Delco-Remy Division facilities for a tour of production and engineering departments. The group, hosted by Delco-Remy executives, also toured laboratories and metal casting rooms and attended a luncheon in the new dining hall.
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Purdue-Delco Group
Purdue University Engineering School
Delco-Remy
D. R. Mallett
Purdue
H. D. Dawson
James H. Bowman
B. H. Short
George V. Mueller
J. H. Bolles
A. R. Brewster
C. E. Damon
B. L. Stewart
F. L. Cason
H. L. Hartzell
O. C. Cromer
Purdue University Engineering Group
Delco-Remy Division
Anderson GM
Guide Lamp
Brooks H., Short
A R. Brewster
E. E
F. L. Gason
C. C. Cromer
Flanagan Names Chairmen For Chamber Groups
J E Flanagan president names chairmen and vice chairmen for Anderson Chamber of Commerce standing committees for 1956. An organizational meeting at the chamber office will finalize appointments and membership assignments.
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Flanagan
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
J. E. Flanagan
Chamber
Anderson Federal Savings and Loan Association
John Scott
Jack Campbell
T. E. Crook
Sam McWilliams
County Offices Plan Early Close For Yearend Work
Jackson County officials announce year end closing of the tax, auditor, recorder, clerk and assessor offices at 10 a.m. Saturday to balance accounts before noon. Individual offices urge filers of mechanic liens to act before 10 a.m. All county agencies and courts close Monday for New Year’s holiday. commissioners office open briefly for new board organization.
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Jackson
Walter Hays
Jesse Biddle
Eugene Creagmile
Joseph H. Armington
Joe Hartman
Anderson Township
Wahn Dean
Commissioners Office
New County Board of Commissioners
City Building Totals Rise With Yearly Permits
City Building Inspector Floyd Hancock reports yearly construction permits total $3,628,930 with December adding $224,375. Key items include a $141,000 Army Reserve Armory at Fairview Park, $55,000 for six homes, $18,600 for four business projects, and $295,500 for 20 business undertakings. The year’s totals also cover 226 new homes, multiple garage projects, church work, a school heating plant, and a gas bulk station, with signs and wrecking at $38,725 and roofing and siding at $225,000. The annual total is just shy of last year’s record.
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Floyd Hancock
Army Reserve
Fairview Park
Schultz Heads Order of Arrow Chief in Kikthawen Lodge
Alexandria Eagle Scout Norman Schultz was elevated to chief of Kikthawen Lodge Order of the Arrow in Madison. He passes duties to Randall Gordon and Gary Gilmore as secretary and treasurer while David Telfer will serve as Mounds District deputy lodge chief in 1956. Deputies across districts include John Trittschuh and Kay Essex.
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Order OF Arrow Lodge
Norman Schultz
Alexandria
Tom Alley
Anderson
Kikthawenund Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Boy Scout Camper Society
Randall Gordon Anderson
Alley
Robert Hinshaw
Elwood
Schultz
David Telfer
Mounds
Gary Gilmore
John Trittschuh
New Castle
Kay Essex
Westfield
Herald
Madison
Henry
Tipton
Hamilton
Anderson Eagle Scout
Randall Gordon
Explorer
Mounds District
Kikthawen
Council
Blue Ridge
Prairie Valley
Meeting of PTA Council Deferred to January Sixteen
The Anderson PTA Council reschedules its January meeting to 7 30 p m in the School Administration Building. Russell Osbon, chairman of the Legislation Committee, will present a report on committee activities and a brief update on the White House Conference.
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Anderson Pta Council
Russell Osbon
Council
White House
Babies Born to Several Families in City Hospitals
At St. John’s Hospital Shirley a girl was born to Mr and Mrs Cecil Keesling. A boy arrived to Mr and Mrs Gerald Lower of 20 E 22nd St. A boy was born to Mr and Mrs Howard Trueblood of 814 W 3rd St. A boy to Mr and Mrs Cleo Roeder of 1844 E 37th St. A boy to Mr and Mrs Estel Walker of 2808 Jefferson St. A boy to Mr and Mrs Robert Abel of 612 Nursery Rd.
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St. John’s Hospital
Cecil Keesling
Shirley
Gerald Lower
Howard Trueblood
W. 3Rd St
Cleo Roeder
Estel Walker
Jefferson St
Robert Abel
Nursery Rd
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Anderson and Vicinity
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