U S Candidate Seated After Local Primary Count Dispute
Judge Sid M Cleveland ruled that Ralph McCord of Frankton replaces Cletis Bair on the North District county commissioner ballot for November 4 after finding election irregularities in the May 6 Democrat primary. The decision follows an absentee ballot review that overturned the May canvass, which had listed Bair as winner by 10 votes over Mel Cord. Floyd Fortson Lester Ligier and Jack R Willis were other Democrat contenders in the race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid M. Cleveland
Superior
Ralph McCord
Frankton
North District
Cletis Bair
Summitville
Bair
Mel Cord
Cleveland
Floyd Fortson
Lester Ligier
Jack R. Willis
Beut
McCord
Fortson
Sigler
Willi
MteCord Cwst
Monroe Town Ship
Anderson Township
Jackson Township
Duck "Creek "Township
Anderson City
Colum
County lawmen crack $3 000 burglary ring
The raid traced a $3,000 burglary ring active since April with 9 suspects. Sheriff Joe Brogdon and city police arrested three in Elwood after a tip left several others at large. Stolen items included baby furniture boat motors power tools and four TV sets across Elwood Noblesville Fort Wayne Lapel and Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilwood
Joe Brogdon
Elwood
Anderson
Brandon
Fortune
Lapel
Noblesville
Indiana
Dick ‘Roller
Marion Reed
Eee
Anaitron Elwell
Young Hus
Tele Bames
Argry
Wile
Evonia Helen Cray
Anderson St
Bert
Roy Hullman
Reery
Robert Cecharges
Hensley
Howard Gilmore
Sher
SSS
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Anderson i
Racketeering inquiry urged federal action against unions
Senate investigators pressed for strong federal measures to curb a national underworld affecting labor management relations. They called for expanded FBI powers, a national crime commission, and federal action where interstate commerce is corrupted. Testimony cited threats and violence in alleged Chicago union and employer graft, with officials debating the impact on unions versus restaurateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Congress
FBI
National Crime Commission
Chicago
John L
McClellan
D-Ark
Karl E. Mundt
Rs.d
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Sen Frank Church
Idaho
Mundt
Surtis
Navy Plans For 5 Satellites In 1958
The Navy reports it aims to launch five Vanguard family satellites in 1958, including a 20 inch satellite at 21.5 pounds and a 100 pound final stage mockup, with the next test satellite weighing about 64 inches and 3.5 pounds, using a higher performance third stage for the final launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Vanguard
I P
Sailors and Marines Freed by Cuban Rebels
Guantanamo Bay reports 14 of 50 American and Canadian captives released in four groups and airlifted back to the base. Navy man John L. Bondi says rebels cited Lebanon as reason, indicating they did not want to interfere with the U.S. government’s plans. The releases end a sequence aimed at dramatizing opposition to Batista’s regime and the Cuban government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guantanamo Bay
Cuna
U.S
Lebaon
Heropter
Falzensio
Batista
Navy Aviation
John L. Bondi
Norfolk
Navy
Lebanon
Bondi
Middle East
Morning TV Moment On Plane Ends With Upside Down Note
Washington AP reports Goldfine boarded a plane to Boston amid a tense moment with a TV crew. He sought a prepared statement but found a single upside down paper strip reading Gentlemen, I am happy to be ok In Bos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nern Goldfine
Boston
Heart
Eleven Year Old Is 11th Child Hit By Auto Here
A parked car blocked view as 11 year old Danny darted into Arrow Avenue and was struck by a car driven by Thayer L. Klusmeier. He survived with bruises and cuts, while police urged greater vigilance from motorists and parents after ten prior incidents in 16 days. The nine year old victim, Steven Helms, is recovering at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm Sewrsear
Vanny
Danny
Thayer L. Klusmeier
Lon Arrow Avenue
1812
Arrow Ave
John Heiden
Steven Helms
Dakota Dr
St John's Hospital
Appropriation Delay Delays White River Flood Study Near Anderson
Local planners report Congressman Beamer conveyed to David Condon that Congress must provide an appropriation before further White River flood control studies near Anderson can proceed. General Person indicated funds won’t fit in this year’s Public Works bill, delaying the project. Local input suggesting a modified plan led to the Anderson effort being placed in a deferred for restudy category.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Beamer
Anderson
Chester
Tela
Beamer
David Condon
Madison County Planning Commission
J. L. Person
U.S. Army Engineers
White River
Condon
U S, British Units Press Lebanon In Middle East Crisis
UPI reports U S and British troops move into Lebanon and Jordan amid a stiff Soviet ultimatum to withdraw. Khrushchev met with Nasser, who pledged Arab nations would bear arms if needed, while Moscow warned action and vetoed a UN police force plan. The United States demanded a response as tensions rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unney Naliund
N.Y
UPI
Russia
Fruay
U.S
United Nations
Lebanon
United States
General Assembly
Cabot Lodge
U.N. Security Council
Vapan
Jordan
Sweden
Japan
Arkady A” Sobolev
Middle East
Sobolev
U. S
Moscow
Nding
Foc
Lodge
It Nation Council
Security Council
U.N
Beirut
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Damascus
Syria
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Aboscow
Britain
United Nations Security Council
Prisoners to Undergo Mass X Ray Checks at County Jail
Madison County officials announced that sheriff Joe Brogdon agreed to test all county jail inmates with TB X rays. A mobile unit from Indianapolis will begin next Wednesday at 10 a.m. Testing will include jail staff. About 40 inmates are held currently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Bronx
Madison County Tuberculosis Association
Sherif Joe Brogdon
Indianapolis
Brogdon
State approves grant for new Anderson Armory project
The State Budget Committee approved a 91 191 grant to finance part of the new Anderson Armory on Indiana 100 by-pass. Total cost 326 146, funded three quarters by federal government and one quarter by the state. Baystone Construction Co. of Muncie won the contract, grading complete and foundation work underway. The armory will be larger than the current facility at 7th and Main, include locker rooms, vaults, offices for units, conference rooms, classrooms, kitchen, library, and a 99 by 69 foot drill hall, with a central parking area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ew Anderson
Ind
Neady
Baystone Construction Ompany
Muncie
7Th
Main St
1Sist Infantry
Moscow Embassies Targeted in Mass Demonstrations
A crowd of over 100,000 Russians attacked the U S Embassy in Moscow in a three hour protest against American and British troop landings in the Middle East. Stones ink and sticks damaged windows while placards denounced Western aggression. A British Embassy assault followed in Red East. Similar protests occurred in Bucharest and Peiping with thousands marching toward Tiananmen Square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Mideast
Red East
Potsdam
Bucharest
Romania
Gos
China
Peiping
Pei
Tienanmen ‘Quare
Ex-Resident Dies In Train Crash On U S 40
Relatives say Earl A. Sylvester of Maxwell killed when an eastbound auto collided head on with a heavy truck driven by Jack Miller near Greenfield on U S 40. Sylvester’s body sent to Westerville for funeral services. wife Mrs Regner and sister Mrs Jones survive. Coroner reports he swerved to avoid a driveway. Funeral services set in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lam
Edgewood
Birmingham
Mich
Beck
Anderson Ments
Michigan City
Greenfield
Coldwater
Jack Miller
Rt. 1
Monrovia
Ned Stegner
Earl A. Sylvester
Maxwell
State
Pendleton
O F Regner
Sylvester
Richard Jones
India
2Apolis
Geral
Westerville
Hancock County
Jack
Ohio
New Arrivals in And Vicinity
Birth notices from St Johns Hospital and local homes list a girl for Mr and Mrs Richard Elmore nine F 19th St and a boy for Mr and Mrs Dennis Rich 16 Rd 67 W plus girls for Mr and Mrs E C Philly Scatterfield Rd and Mr and Mrs Lewis Owen 1595 W St a boy for Mr and Mrs Robert Jackson 2230 Dewey St a girl for Mr and Mrs Paul E Sykester 21 W 40th St a girl for Mr and Mrs Lloyd Cain Frankton a boy for Mr and Mrs David Cade Chesterfield a girl for Mr and Mrs Robert Hart 2025 Jackson St a boy born at an Indianapolis hospital a girl for Mr and Mrs John W Quinn 44 Norfolk St Speedway City and a girl to Mr and Mrs John R Quinn 2919 George St with Mrs Joseph Thoennes West Lafayette as maternal grandmother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
Richard Elmore
F. 19Th St
Dennis Rich
E. C. Philly Scatterfield
Lewis Owen
W. St. St
Robert Jackson
Dewey St
Paul E. Syke Vester
W. 40Th St
Lloyd’ Cain
Frankton
David Cade
Chesterfield
Robert Hart
Jackson St
Indianapolis
John W. Quinn
Norfolk St
Speedway City
John R. Quinn
George St
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Kecount
Francine
Michael Crego
Minne
Tyle
Atien
Long Beach
Calif
Adalgisa Colombo
Brasil
Jeanette Ashton
Greta Anderson
Norway
Khalde
Camille Chamoun
T Nasser
United ‘Ab Republi
Egypt
Mar
Aye
Tom
City Armory
TLAS
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Ced
Convair Astro- Autics
Atlas
Yon
Adana
Turkey
Nevie
East
Saratoga
Essex
Sixth Fleet
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