Floods devastate Iowa towns leaving dead and missing
Debris and rising waters swept Audubon Hamlin and Extra as 14 people died with more missing. Red Cross and National Guard moved in, shelters set, and inoculations given while Des Moines warned of record flooding on the Raccoon River.
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Airport Meeting Set For Tuesday At City Hall
A public meeting of the Anderson Airport Commission is set for Tuesday July 8 at 7 30 PM in City Hall. Chair Brown says the session will review airport progress and discuss strategies to address an injunction suit filed in Madison Circuit Court by three residents seeking to halt the project. Mayor Ferguson and City Attorney Campbell will attend as legal efforts proceed to obtain airport operation soon. The FAA has approved the tract east of Anderson for the project with pledged federal aid up to 300000, and local support including 50000 donated by residents and GM matching funds. The plan includes leasing 240 acres and purchasing 155 more with a 4300 foot runway.
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Con vict escape linked car thefts and new confessions
State Police obtained further confessions from a captured convict who escaped from the Indiana Reformatory on Tuesday and tied car thefts in Fortville Marion Mount Etna and Huntington to two others who also escaped. Gaines 18 of Indianapolis admitted rape and robbery involving a 23 year old farmwife during a flight from the reformatory while denying the rape allegation.
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Split Council Vote Blocks Road Project
Madison County Council split vote disapproved a $20,000 county match for the Madison Avenue Road 600W reconstruction project, risking loss of 59,000 county share and federal aid. State Tax Board rejected the appropriation for lacking two thirds support, potentially halting the county road program for the year.
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Chamber Plans Safety Review With National Safety Council
Chamber of Commerce officials announced a guest from the National Safety Council will speak next Friday at the Anderson Country Club. Hallie Meyers, a prominent Safety Council figure, will review Anderson’s 1957 activities and provide a comparative evaluation of local safety programs and facilities.
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State Files Criminal Action Against Quarry
Late yesterday a criminal action was filed against Standard Materials Corporation of Indianapolis over the Lapel quarry blast damages. The suit charges the U Arabs republic interference and maintenance of a public nuisance as Lebanon crisis tensions rise.
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Goldfines Gift Deductions Prompt Tax Disclosures
Washington UPI report shows millionaire financier Bernard Goldfine told staff he deducted gifts to Adams as business expenses and counted a rug loan as a tax deduction. White House aides say Adams did not list these gifts as income or deductions.
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YMCA Drive Chairmen Named in 1958 Campaign
Read B Canaday and Carringer of Read-Canaday Whale Campbell named general co chairmen for the 1958 YMCA drive. Russell Hulse announced the goal of 59000 as the five day drive runs Sept 22 27 with lunch reports on Mon Tue Wed and Thu. Campbell and Canaday pledged to announce division leaders soon.
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Stolen $800 Pocketed From Brassiere, Woman Says
Paterson New Jersey Mrs Blanche Addison told police that while she and her husband were shopping someone stole $800 pinned inside her brassiere.
Full Set Of Golf Clubs Sold First Day
The Westender recounts a classified ad success with a full set of Spalding Top-File golf clubs selling the first day after twenty inquiries. The note highlights quick action from Want Ads and mentions a weekly rate with cancellation privileges for credits in good standing.
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Lincoln flatboat re enactment set for July 12 in Rockport
In Rockport Indiana a re enacted flatboat trip from Rockport to New Orleans will begin July 12 with a replica of the 1828 voyage by young Abraham Lincoln. Actors portray Lincoln and neighbors while a parade through Memphis marks the event. The craft will carry flour grain meat tobacco whiskey mail and pitts as in the original voyage.
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Permit Issued For 115000 Shopping Center
A building permit for a 115000 Marsh Foodliner shopping center was issued by County Building Inspector Floyd Hancock to W. Anderson Investment of Indianapolis. The site at 2812 Nichol Ave covers 230 by 662 feet with 26,000 square feet and 232 parking spaces. Initial structures include a Marsh Foodliner drug store. site access is temporarily blocked due to drainage issues. During June permits were issued for 24 new Madison County homes worth 301000, mainly in Anderson and suburbs.
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