Nixon backs brink of war claims in defense of policy
Vice President Nixon aligned with Secretary Dulles on the brink of war remarks saying crises since Korea could have led to war. He argued U S policy should keep peace without surrendering territory or principles and that the Eisenhower Dulles approach will endure beyond the current tempest over the phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard M. Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Nixon
Korea
Life Magazine
Dulles
Secretary of State
United States
China
Senate to Open Closed Hearings on GI Bill Training Schools
Senate investigators will start closed hearings today on reports that certain private training schools may have received federal GI Bill tuition payments. The hearings, led by Sen. John L. McClellan, will be followed by public sessions. No schools or witnesses are named. Sen. Francis Case urged better use of highway funds, noting a lag in interstate projects and reliance on federal share estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
John L. McClellan
D., Ark
Francis Case
S. D
Case
Subcommittee
Vatican warns Catholics on new Communist smile campaign
The Vatican cautioned Roman Catholics last weekend against a rising Communist campaign aimed at influencing Catholic communities in Italy. Communist media coverage of Vatican news has increased during this intensified effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican
Italy
Mangan Names Evergreen Park as Temporary Capital
James T. Mangan, who holds a county deed to outer space, designated Evergreen Park Illinois a temporary capital of his empire during a Monday statement. The suburb near Chicago hosts his home base for the venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James T. Mangan
Evergreen Park
Thermal Inversion Affects Long Distance TV Reception
Long distance TV reception occurs across Alabama with signals from New York and Minnesota blamed on a rare thermal inversion. The weather man calls it extremely unusual, while want ads promote reliable daily sales such as a $100 Whirlpool electric dryer offered as a near new bargain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
New York
Minnesota
GM President Plans $1 Billion Investment in 1956
General Motors head Harlow H. Curtice announced at a New York luncheon that GM will commit a record one billion dollars in capital expenditures for 1956, 65 percent above 1955, signaling confidence in continued national prosperity and a strong GM outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Mr. Curtice
Quartz Firm In Observance 125th Anniversary Dinner
More than a hundred attended a dinner at the Top Hat on Ind 32 near Yorktown marking the Philadelphia Quartz Company 125 years of continuous business. Chester L. Baker vice president spoke. L L Stephens introduced him. the firm published a brochure Respected Friend detailing its 1831 founding by Joseph Elkinton as a soap and candle plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Top Hat
Ind. 32
Yorktown
Philadelphia Quartz Company
Anderson
Grant St
Chester L. Baker
L. L. Stephens
Jaspeh Elkinton
Neff On Trial For Murder In Frankton Case
Robert Lee Neff 31, a Frankton gas station operator, faces murder charges in Madison County Circuit Court for the fatal beating of his wife Vera Rosalie Neff 23. Neff surrendered in Cincinnati and was brought back to Madison County for the proceedings before Judge Russell E. Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lee Neff
Frankton
Vera Rosalie Neff
Madison Circuit Court
Russell E. Stewart
Neff
Madison County
Cincinnati
Ohio
Police Probe Series of Thefts and Robberies
City police and detectives continued their probe into a four day spree of break ins and robberies. State Police detectives hunt burglars who took 18 guns and 10 000 rounds of ammunition from a home near Alexandria Saturday night. A lone bandit entered Lines Doughnut Shop and fled with 300 in cash after holding up Vinita Redmond Friday midnight. Investigators also pursued a service station holdup attempt at 2245 Broadway with two men entering and striking Robert Wilson who was knocked unconscious. State Police detectives Epperson and Davis seek burglars after the gun theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Broadway
Vinita Redmond
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Charles Epperson
Filmore Davis
Informer Says Guilty In Brink's Case Involves New Witnesses
Indianapolis report details grand jury action in a Statehouse bribe solicitation inquiry. New witnesses were called, including former aide William Sayer and Ira Huntington, with State Auditor Bardin invited to present his side. Lt Gov Handley and other officials testified as prosecutors push for a February briefing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Statehouse
Cutis Bardin
John Tinder
Tinder
Rardin
Albert Wedeking
Handley
Wedeking
Crawford Parker
Bardin
Allen Lindley
Lindley
Judge Orders Innocent Pleas In Million Dollar Holdup Case
In Boston a judge ordered innocent pleas for six defendants in the Brink's holdup case while Joseph O Keefe pleaded guilty and agreed to be the state star witness. The six men face armed robbery and conspiracy charges with bail set at 200000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Joseph
Specs) O'Keefe
Daniel D. O'Brien
Joseph F. McGinnis
Anthony Pino
Vincent J. Costa
Henry Baker
Michael V. Geogan
Adolph (Jazz) Maffie
Brink
McGinnis
FBI
O'Keefe
George C.sweeney
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Four Injured On Icy Highways In Anderson Area
Sudden weather turn left roads slick with four people hurt in crashes on Ind 67 southwest of Anderson. Mayor Ferguson said Street Commissioner Toombs has crews applying cinders and chemicals at icy spots and at dangerous grades. One injured driver was Joe Melcher Jr., 30, of State Rd 67, with possible broken ribs after a collision near Fortville involving two Muncie residents.
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Ind. 67
Anderson
Ralph Ferguson
Earl Toombs
Joe Melcher Jr
State Rd
Muncie
Fortville
Melcher
Indianapolis
New Retail Head Outlines 56 Program Plans For Retailers
A. W. Heckaman, chairman of the Anderson Retail Association, outlined the 1956 program during a directors and officers meeting at the Anderson Hotel. He cited weekly Anderson payrolls near 3 million dollars, noting a favorable business outlook. Warren Marshall, vice chairman and program head, led the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Heckaman
Anderson Retail Association
Anderson Hotel
Anderson
Heckaman
Warren Marshall
Flood Peril Eases On Coast
SAN FRANCISCO The Feath er River flood peaked Monday at Yuba City as levees held and the river began a slow drop. The city of 9 000 was spared a Christmas week inundation. 33 people perished in the area and damage topped 75 million dollars. The flood area remains dangerous as soft levees face the massive river volume. Colonel William F Cassidy of the Army said the situation is not now critical. The river crested at 68 3 feet with levees as low as 70 feet high. Torrential rains that began Friday night continued.
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San Francisco
Feather River
Yuba City
William F. Cassidy
Army Division
Wapehami Girl Scout Council Elects Officers
In a basement First Presbyterian Church meeting a special election named new officers for the Wapehami Girl Scout Council. New president is Mrs Robert E Skinner with a two year term. Other officers include Mrs Graydon Hellman as first vice president and Mrs Victor Heritage as second vice president.
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First Presbyterian Church
Wapehami Girl Scout Council
Robert E. Skinner
S. Park Dr
Graydon Hellman
Muncie
Victor Heritage
Pendleton
Trains Detoured Through Anderson After Wreck
Pennsylvania Railroad trains diverted through Anderson over New York Central lines after a 250 ton wrecker crane toppled onto both tracks near Philadelphia west of Greenfield. The crane toppled while lifting a tank car loaded with lard and was removed by derricks from Indianapolis and Richmond.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Anderson
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Greenfield
Indianapolis
Richmond
Dulles Criticism Surges Over Brink Of War Claim
House Speaker Rayburn calls Secretary Dulles brink of war remarks dangerous. Republican senators defend Dulles while Vice President Nixon says political campaigning need not follow. Life article quotes Dulles on three near wars in Asia and the art of approaching verge without war.
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Washington
Dulles
House
Rayburn
Dtex
Nixon
New York
Life Magazine
Asia
Mr. Dulles
Sens. Thye
R-Minn
H. al
Eisenhower Submits Balanced Budget For 1957 Fiscal Year
President Eisenhower sent Congress a balanced 65.9 billion dollar budget for 1957 starting July 1. He urged utmost cooperation to keep it balanced and withheld tax-cut recommendations while forecasting slim surpluses to reduce the national debt. God’s help he added that prosperity and well being depend on prudent taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Capitol Hill
Bombay Riots After Separate State Decision
Rioting broke out in Bombay within hours of Nehru announcing Bombay would become a separate state. Police fired on crowds blocking streets with furniture and burning rubble. At least two people were wounded as workers, about 100000 strong, protested in the industrial district with left wing activists active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bombay
India
Nehru
More Slick Highways Predicted For State After Snow
Weather experts warned of more slippery highways for the state after a Sunday snowstorm. Five deaths were reported as lingering ice and fresh cold air raised travel hazards through midweek.
Worst Florida Cold Ends With Tragedy and Loss
Florida's harsh cold wave ended with four deaths in gas filled homes and a $50 million crop loss for truck farmers. In Miami a family and a visitor died in a gas heater incident while others were hospitalized. The Weather Bureau signaled warmth as tourists flocked to beaches.
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Miami
Florida
Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Florida Keys
Kathy
Karlene
Eisenhower and MacArthur Enter Illinois Primary
On filing day for the April 10 Illinois Republican presidential primary President Eisenhower was entered by Gov. William Stratton with 5,000 signatures. Sen. Knowland and Gen. MacArthur also entered their names. MacArthur may withdraw and Jenner could be substituted. The primary is a nonbinding popularity poll.
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Raymond R. Coffey
United Press
Springfield
Ill
Eisenhower
Illinois
William F. Knowland
California
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
Lar Daly
Chicago
MacArthur
William Jenner
Indiana
Stratton
Indiana Bell Wins Fourth Consecutive Management Citation
Indiana Bell Telephone Company received the Excellent Management citation for 1955. Manager J. E. Flanagan noted it is the fourth consecutive year the firm has earned the honor, awarded annually by the American Institute of Management. Four Hoosier firms, including Indiana Bell, received the distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
J. E. Flanagan
American Institute of Management
The
Telephone Company
New Arrivals in Anderson and Vicinity
Born at St. John's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Dale Alexander Alexandria a boy. Mr and Mrs Dick Weaver 1900 Broadway a girl. Mr and Mrs William Baker 2203 Pearl St a girl. Mr and Mrs Arland Davis 3207 Forest Terrace a girl. Mr and Mrs John Baker 1320 Lincoln St a girl. Mr and Mrs Killes Hull 213 E 31st St a girl. Mr and Mrs James Kingery 3024 Sherman St a boy. Mr and Mrs William Palmer 21 Milton Ave a girl. Mr and Mrs Leion Coleman 1419 Cedar St a girl. Mr and Mrs Lowell Johnson 1424 Main St a girl.
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St. John’s Hospital
Dale Alexander
Alexandria
Dick Weaver
Broadway
William Baker
Pearl St
Arland Davis
Forest Terrace
John Baker
Lincoln St
Killes Hull
E. 31St St
James Kingery
Sherman St
William Palmer
Milton Ave
Leion Coleman
Cedar St
Lowell Johnson
Main St
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Guide Lamp
March of Dimes
Kathryn McGinnis
Ruth Weaver
Bob Land
Jean Cox
Bob Green
Hubert Edwards
Cleo Hunt
Guy Louderbaugh
Herald
Red School Inquiry
Federal Road
Milton
G. M
H. D. Dawson
Delco-Remy
Motorama
C. A. Michel
GM Motorama
Robert Neff
James C. Allen
Brink's
Mass
Allen
Scout Council
Ike
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Brooklyn
N.Y
Robert Thomas
James P. DeWolfe
Howard Melish
Melish
Indiana Bell
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