Lost Air Force Pilot Returns After 54 Days
Lt. David Steeves, 23, from Trumbull Connecticut, parachuted from a T33 jet May 9 and survived 54 days in Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. He crawled 12 miles to a ranger cabin at Simpson Meadows and lived on rations, fish, a deer shot with his pistol, and wild foods. He walked an estimated 25 to 40 miles in total while navigating high Sierra terrain before rescue.
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Trumbull
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Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Craig Air Force Base
Selma
Ala
High Sierra
Carl Schreiber
Cedar Grove Camp
Escape Attempts Cut by Snow Melted Waters
After days of being trapped by rising floodwaters a man struggled to exit but found his path blocked by high water from melting snows. He reached Granite Basin and spoke with Albert Ada of Orange Cove and Dr. Charles Howard of Fresno. On Monday he reached Cedar Grove camp where he spoke with his wife by telephone.
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Granite Basin
Albert Ada
Orange Cove
Charles Howard
Fresno
Ade
Cedar Grove Camp
New Rotary Officials Being Installed Today
Today at noon the Anderson Rotary Club meets at the YMCA for a lunch session to install new officers. Read Canaday becomes president and will receive the gavel, with Thom Gephardt as vice president, John Showalter secretary, J B Martin treasurer, and directors J Dye John Peters Dr Richard Swan.
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Anderson Rotary Club
YMCA
Read Canaday
Thom Gephardt
John Showalter
J. B. Martin
Joe Dye
John Peters
Richard Swan
Mr. Canaday
Frank Allis
Ward Stilson
M. E. van Meter
Geneva
Switzerland
Job Opportunities Rise for IU Graduates
Bloomington Indiana University reports higher job opportunities and starting salaries for graduates. J Douglas Snider of the Bureau of Personnel Relations notes a 6.5 percent rise in visiting firms and a 20 percent increase in opportunities. A total of 232 firms with 1 036 openings interviewed graduates, while non visiting firms offered 1 635 more positions.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
J. Douglas Snider
I.U. Business School
Bureau of Personnel Relations and Placement
Snider
Far East Commander Warns Communists of Severe Losses if War Breaks Out
Admiral Felix B. Stump, new Far East commander, said the Chinese Communists would "take an awful licking" if they start another war. He asserted the U S would use nuclear weapons if needed and saw no current threat in Korea or Formosa. His remarks followed the transfer of UN command from Tokyo to Seoul. Nicaragua contracts for 120 planes from the United States each season to dust cotton.
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Far East
Felix B. Stump
Pacific
United States
U.S
Douglas Madge
United Nations Command
Seoul
Giant Sun Explosions Coincide With IGY Initiation
A second gigantic solar explosion was observed on Monday as scientists study effects from Sunday’s flare. The events disrupted communications temporarily while IGY efforts involve 62 nations including Russia. The first flare appeared three days earlier and was detected by Russian scientists.
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Washington
IGY
Russia
Earth
July outlook has above normal temperatures nationwide
The Weather Bureau projects a warm July with average temperatures above normal across the southern half of the nation including the Ohio Valley and middle Atlantic. Below normal temperatures are expected in the northwest, with above normal rainfall in the Pacific Northwest and Northern Plains, and near normal elsewhere.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Northwest
Plains
New England
Postal Rates Rise Across the Nation Postmaster Advises
Postmaster Wendall Hollingsworth in Anderson warns that mailers will see higher charges after a new rate order takes effect. Many services gain increases from 5 to 10 cents, with special delivery, insured, registered, return receipts, and parcel post handling all adjusted.
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Wendall Hollingsworth
Anderson
Emergency Fund Of Dulles Used To Buy Liquor
Investigators revealed that Secretary of State Dulles confidential emergency fund paid $223.49 to Gold liquor store. Rep Reuss questioned the use for liquor while probes focus on $350,000 in public opinion poll contracts since 1954. GAO says polls do not qualify as an unforeseen emergency and fund’s exemption blocks recovery.
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Secretary of State
Dulles
International Operations Subcommittee
Rep
Reuss
Dwis
State Department
U.S
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hardy
D-Va
Harry Goldman
National Opinion Research Center
University of Chicago
Campbell
GAO
Cast Named Member of Toll Road Group
INDIANAPOLIS Gov Handley announces Alvin C Cast is appointed to the Toll Road Commission to replace C B Enlow for a four year term. Cast is an insurer and real estate man from Kentland and takes over immediately. Enlow's term expired Monday.
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Indianapolis
Handley
Alvin C. Cast
Toll Road Commission
C. B. Enlow
Evansville
Cast
Kentland Insurance
Enlow
Henry F. Schricker
Craig
John A. Kendall
Danville
Robert Kirby
James Cronin Jr
Hartford City
State Highway Commission
John Peters
New Safe Iodine Treatment for Athlete's Foot
New York announces a complete home treatment using safe iodine to kill fungus and relieve itching. The kit includes a antiseptic solution and a medicated powder to prevent reinfection, protects against odor, and keeps feet dry. Priced at $1.39 with money back guarantee at pharmacies.
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New York
N. Y
Publisher Dies in Shreveport Journal Leader Doug Lass Attaway
Doug Lass Attaway, 79, longtime president and publisher of the Shreveport Journal, died Monday after a long illness in Shreveport Louisiana. He led the paper and guided local journalism for decades.
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Shreveport
Douglass Attaway
The
Shreveport Journal
Red Cross Disaster Help Urged for Madison County
The article notes Red Cross expenditures this year exceed 19 million dollars and quotes a telegram from national headquarters to Mr. McMahan. President Eisenhower urged citizen contributions from the White House on June 29 to aid disaster relief. Residents may send funds to the American Red Cross at 350 Citizens Bank Bldg. for forwarding to disaster areas.
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National Headquarters
McMahan
Eisenhower
White House
Madison County
American Red Cross
Citizens Bank
Floods and road closures hit Indiana towns as crests rise
Heavy rains trigger crest with 80 percent crop damage forecast at Petersburg while the Wabash and White rivers flood banks from Vincennes to Edwardsport. Gov Handley praises Civil Defense volunteers and National Guard. State Highway Dept lists 15 road closures from Redkey to Battle Ground and 9 washouts including U.S. 31 and U.S. 136 across multiple counties.
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Edwardsport
Petersburg
Hazleton
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Seymour
Governors
Williamsburg
Handley
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Indiana National Guard
Crawford F. Parker
State Highway Department
Redkey
Noblesville
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