Mass funeral march follows Louisiana hurricane toll figures
Lake Charles reports 267 dead at the receiving center with total feared near 500 as Cameron parish lies uninhabitable. Red Cross officials warn returning residents face disease risk while cleanup and rebuilding await weeks of water and sewage restoration.
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Louisiana
Lake Charles
Val Peterson
Eisenhower
Cnerl
Washington
Cameron
Don Stout
Atlanta
Red Cross
House Committee Cuts Foreign Military Aid by 622 Million
The House Foreign Affairs Committee voted 22 to 6 to slash 622.667 million dollars from Eisenhower's foreign military and economic aid package, authorizing 3.242 billion for the coming year. It also approved 1.5 billion for allied military aid and kept the emergency fund at 250 million, with a three year development loan plan capped at 500 million per year. Chairman Gordon called the cuts a tightening of requests and urged floor action next week.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Senate
House
House Committee
Thomas S. Gordon
Ill
Hot Fourth of July Weather and Flood Impact Across Indiana
Forecasters predict a hot humid Fourth of July with light showers in places. White River floods ease, Spencer flood crest expected, Red Cross provides relief for 50 people at Spencer armory. Indianapolis north end sees thousands return to water damaged homes. Speedway City remains largely uninhabitable after the worst flood since 1913.
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White River
Athletic Park
Spencer
Indianapolis
Red Cross
Spencer Armory
Speedway City
Clay County
Juvenile Center Is Dedicated in Anderson
Formal dedication and open house mark the opening of the City-County Juvenile Center at 122 E 8th St Anderson. Speakers include Rev Kenneth Lash and officials from juvenile court and city county government. Cost shared with the city paying 10000 and the county 20000 for the 30000 project.
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Kenneth Lash
First Baptist Church
George A. Harris
East Lynn
E. 8Th St
Anderson Juvenile Department
City of
Anderson
Val Clear
Harold Gallagher
William Harper
Ted Stewart
FourYearOld Ernie Koop Dimes Vanish in Downtown Adventure
Four year old Ernie Koop wandered downtown with saved dimes and spent them in penny weighing machines and other vending slots. His parents located him after the coins had disappeared, leaving him funfully occupied with the machines.
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Ernie Koop
Ernie
Rent That Lake Cottage Through A Want Ad
Vacation planners can reserve or buy lake cabins by renting through Classifieds in the Bulletin and Herald. An example ad highlights a Four room cottage on Little Barbee with screened porch and reasonable price. Weekly cottage rentals are advised to maximize exposure, with a daily Want Ads readout and a phone number to place ads.
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Bulletin and Herald
Little Barbee
Government offices to close for four day Independence holiday
Madison County courthouse and other city offices will close from Thursday evening to Monday morning. County clerk Joseph Armington says the clerk’s office stays open Wednesday evening to 5 PM while others close at 4 PM. Banks post offices and downtown stores will observe the four day weekend starting July 4.
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Madison County
Joseph Armington
City Hall
Handley asks aides to seek jobs for GOP loyalists
Indiana Governor Handley urged department heads to place several hundred loyal GOP supporters in jobs. State Chairman Matthews says no mass layoffs and payroll won't rise, as Handley aims to strengthen the party for 1958. Cast named to the Indiana Toll Road Commission at $5,000 a year, succeeding Enlow as term ends.
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Indianapolis
Handley
Robert Matthews
Matthews
Craig
GOP
Handle
George Craig
Three Year Old Traffic Victim Improves
Thomas Platt Jr., 3, son of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Platt, is described as still on the critical list but a lot better at St. John's Hospital after being struck by an automobile three miles north of Anderson on Ind 9. Ray G. Richards of Indianapolis drove the car and the boy suffered a fractured skull, broken leg and internal injuries.
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Thomas Platt Jr
Thomas Platt
St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Ind. 9
Ray G. Richards
Indianapolis
200 Guardsmen To Aid Holiday Traffic In Indiana
Nearly 200 Indiana National Guardsmen were assigned to reduce Fourth of July traffic accidents. They will patrol highways in radio equipped vehicles from Wednesday night through Sunday, supplementing state, county and city police. Officials hope flooding the highways with patrols during the 102 hour period will cut crashes.
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Ndianapolis
Indiana
National Guardsmen
Retirement of Anderson City Court deputy clerk Ella Clendenin
Mrs. Ella Whitton Clendenin, long time public servant and former Indiana Women's Democratic Club president, announces retirement effective Wednesday. A luncheon will honor her in the city court staff. Virginia Stottlemeyer will assume the deputy clerk duties next Monday.
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Ella Whitton Clendenin
Anderson City
Indiana Women's Democrat Club
Clendenin
Madison County
Democratic Central Committee
Ernest W. Coburn
Coburn
Anderson Township
John A. Boone
Democratic Party
Indiana Women’s Democratic Club
Order of Eastern Star
American Legion Auxiliary
Eagles Auxiliary
Cobuin
Virginia Stottlemeyer
Wheat crop support unchanged at $2 a bushel farm rate
The Agriculture Department said the support rate for this year's wheat crop stays at the $2 a bushel farm price, the level tentatively set last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
British Bloc Seeks Peiping In Arms Pact
London reports that ten British Commonwealth nations urged including Red China in final disarmament negotiations. US hints at two changes to its nuclear truce plan, seeking a test ban by 1957-58 if Russia agrees to cut production by 1959 and a three nation declaration limiting atomic use to self defense.
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United States
Russia
Britain
Harold E. Aa
United Nations Disarmament Commission
London
Red China
Peiping
China
U. N
Madison County ARC aids ten flood families
Robert Hallam reports ten Madison County families affected by the flood are receiving Red Cross assistance from the local chapter. Volunteers are on duty around the clock with shelter arranged at the Church of God Camp Grounds if dikes fail.
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Robert Hallam
Madison County
Red Cross
Steel Smith
Church of God
Park Place
Hallam
Madison
Hoffa Defense Seeks Mistrial Over Racial Views Testimony
Defense lawyers in the Jimmy Hoffa bribery conspiracy trial moved for a mistrial alleging that the star witness Cheasty made racial remarks that prejudiced the jury. Judge Matthews planned to rule the next day as prosecutors argued the cross examination prompted the issue.
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Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
U. S
Midwest
Teamsters Union
Hyman J. Fischbach
Miami
Tallahassee
Florida
Maher
Cheasty
Williams
Hoffa
Fischbach
Mogilner Bond Posts $36,000 Bond In Indiana Highway Scandal
Arthur Mogilner, a central figure in Indiana highway bribery inquiries, surrendered at Marion County Jail and posted $36,000 bond. He faces a 12 count indictment alleging bribes tied to state equipment contracts during Gov. Craig's administration and declined to discuss his connections or motives.
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Indianapolis
Arthur Mogilner
Marion County
John Royse
Mogilner
Smith
Moginner
Craig
William Sayer
Elmer
Doc) Sherwood
Switchman Will Get Medal for Heroism
Evansville Indiana radar switchman Herman J. Schaefer 34 will receive the Presidential Medal of Honor for a 1954 on the job act when he pulled 3 year old Timothy Roberson from death. The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad worker saved the boy during a grave peril, earning the nation’s highest honor.
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Evansville
Ind
Herman J. Schaefer
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Timothy Roberson
Eisenhower marks 41st wedding anniversary with golf
President Eisenhower celebrated his 41st anniversary with 18 holes of golf at the Gettysburg country club and a quiet lunch at his farm home with Mrs. Eisenhower. Telegrams from friends worldwide poured in while golfing partners praised his 250 yard drive. The couple wed on July 1, 1916 in Denver.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Eisenhowers
Country Club
D D. Heaton
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Arthur S. Nevins
Heaton
Denver
Fireworks crowd marks opening night at fair
A large crowd at Athletic Park witnessed a 30 minute fireworks display by the Free Fair Association. Officials reported favorable prospects for the fair despite flooded parking areas. Childrens bicycle races were postponed to later in the week. Water pumps from city departments kept busy pumping water from the track and infield. Harness racing starts tonight with a record field of horses entered and runs through next Friday. Annual Children’s Day events are set for today with guests from Madison and Knightstown Homes.
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Athletic Park
Free Fair Association
Free Fair
Fire Department
Sewage Department
City Water Department
Earl McCarel
Treas
Urer
Fair Association
Madison County Children’s Home
Knightstown
Fair Board
Hector Kirk
Speed
McCarel
Kirk
Hal Kelley
Montpelier
Walter Hughes
Charles Armington
Kenneth Foust
John Benefiel
Ward Davis
John Sokol
H. B. Wilson
Lowell J. van Metre
Robert Wherle
Portland
Kenneth Hall
New Arrivals Born at St. Johns Hospital
At St John s Hospital new births include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Robert Godwah 826 W Lith St a son to Mr and Mrs George Schmitz 327 W Vineyard St a daughter to Mr and Mrs Kirby Buck 625 W 24th St a son to Mr and Mrs Jerome Kelly Noblesville a son to Mr and Mrs John Fuller Alexandria and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Carlis Hummel Chesterfield and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Billy Haston 1204 Indiana Ave
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St. John’s Hospital
Robert Godwah
W. Lith
George Schmitz
W. Vineyard St
Kirby Buck
W. 24Th St
Jerome Kelly
Noblesville
John Fuller
Lexandria
Carlis Hummel
Chesterfield
Billy Haston
Indiana Ave
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Bethesda
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Far East
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Gordon
8Th St
Nursery Rd
Mother Nature
Herald
Worthington
Greencastle
Hulman Bed
Terre Haute
A. D. Luers
Vigo County
U. S. 40
Lafayette
Tippecanoe County
Associated Press
Elliston
By Wally Falk
City Court
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FBI
Daniel B. Maher
National Assn. For ‘Advancement of Colored People
Switchman
Mamie
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