Deaths In Japanese Storms Reach 309 and 97,000 Homeless
Floods on Kyushu island kill 309, leave 97,000 homeless, with 125 injured and 287 missing after 32 inches of rain. U S and Japanese relief teams airlift food and supplies, while Isahaya and Omura suffer severe inundation and road and rail access are disrupted.
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Tokyo
Kyushu
Coast Guard
Nobusuke Kishi
Japan
Central Disaster Relief Council
U. S
U. S. Navy
Itazuke
Fukuoka
K Isakaya
Care
Nagasaki
Isahaya
Kumamoto
Omura
Shimabara
Self-Defense Forces
U. S. Air Force
Omura-Isakaya
Church World Service Organization
Knowland reports on President's stance on jury trials in voting rights cases
Senate Republican Leader Knowland relayed President Eisenhower's no com promise stance at a closed GOP meeting. He cited a July 16 statement opposing jury trials for contempt of court in voting rights violations and urged senators to vote against amendments. Southern senators backed Sen. O Mahoney's compromise proposal granting juries in criminal contempt only. The measure faces a likely tight vote next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D-Wye
O’mahoney
O'Mahoney
Hoffa Declares Candidacy to Succeed Beck as Teamsters President
James R. Hoffa 44, defiant and ready to fight the AFL CIO, announced he will seek the Teamsters presidency at the Miami Beach convention. He spoke after 500 supporters unanimously endorsed him and pledged to seek reversal of a Fifth Amendment ruling, while criticizing intra union opposition. Hoffa claims broad backing from Central Southern and Eastern conferences and says he will not leave voluntarily the Organization he aims to lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James R. Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Beck
Senate
Teamsters
The
Afl-Clo
Aflcio
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Hearaa
Hyematige
Radha Long
Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Detroit
Mich
Friends
John T. Sandy O’brien
Morning Chuckle From Water Tower Rescue
Jack Holzer, 36, fell 35 feet into Rock Island water tower while cleaning it. He was taken to a hospital and asked for water, saying the fall made him awfully thirsty as the tank was empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island, Ill
Jack Holzer
First day quiet then sales soar on second day ad
South Anderson resident touts 100 percent success from a classified ad. The message says calls came on day two and everything was sold. The ad offered a child's roll top desk, swivel chair, play pen and pad, dresser with mirror, and more. Classifieds in Bulletin Herald claim lowest cost and wide circulation of 36,000 readers with daily delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Anderson
23Rd St
Bulletin-Herald
Misuse of Union Funds Alleged by Textile Union Official
Senate Rackets Committee charged Lloyd Klewert secretary treasurer of the United Textile Workers with misusing 101963 dollars of union funds for personal purchases. They cited theater tickets and items including a color television, tuxedo and trampoline lessons for his wife. Klewert argued the expenses came from a 6500 dollar expense fund approved in 1948. The hearing ended with a call for his resignation and next hearings on the Teamsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Lloyd Klewert
United Textile Workers
Klenert
Alphonse F. Calabrese
Teamsters Union
New York City
Ann Jenkins Cited With Junior Heart Board Honors
Miss Ann Jenkins and eight other Hoosiers were presented $25 government bonds at the Junior Heart Board’s third annual summer meeting in Indianapolis. Jenkins, a Madison Heights High School senior, and peers Barbara Sims, Don Funk, Sue Buffenbarger, Kay Thinehart, Janice Slagle, Jill Carroll, Reed Stewart, and others were recognized for efforts to educate the public on heart care and support heart fund activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Jenkins
Carlos Jenkins
Dresser Dr
Miss Jenkins
Barbara Sims
Greenfield
Don Funk
Osgood
Sue Buffenbarger
Columbus
Kay Thinehart
Rensselaer
Janice Slagle
Argos
Jill Carroll
Frankfort
Reed Stewart
Brazil
Delco Remy retirees and pension figures announced
Delco Remy Division announced the retirement of 14 veteran employees led by Henry P. Kessler with 44 years of service. The group totals 336 years of local GM Division service and the Plant reported 25,996.52 paid since June 1 for 301 suggestions accepted at Anderson and Muncie plants, with more than 1,553 employee suggestions offered in the period. Also noted is the death of Zane Grey's widow at 73 in Pasadena following a heart attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco-Remy
Anderson and Muncie
General Motors
Henry P. Kessler
Mounds Rd
Floor Completed On Indian Creek Bridge Near Here
Pre cast bridge floor slabs completed on the new county bridge over Indian Creek on Cross Street Road northwest of here. Stover Construction Company of Upland installed the first such floor in the county. Officials plan inspections and a formal opening in about two weeks. The project included channel straightening and widening approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Creek
Cross Street Road
Here
Stover Construction Company
Upland
Harold C. Smith
State engineers study Anderson sewage plant overloads
Two Indiana Health Department teams survey Anderson's sewage system including open ditches and White River dumps. Plant head A E Hollenbeck says Moss Island plant handles 6 to 8 million gallons daily but now averages 12 to 15 million, prompting possible immediate facility enlargement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Indiana Department of Health
F. Orme
J. Williams
White River
A. E. Hollenbeck
Moss Island Rd
Hollenbeck
State Bureau of Sanitary Engineers
State Bureau
Muncie
Assessors Gather for Indiana Assessment Institute at IU
Bloomington Ind The third annual Indiana Assessment Institute opens at Indiana University Monday showcasing practical assessment methods. An assessor will evaluate a roomful of furniture and a local board of review will hear an appeal from a real estate subdivision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana Assessment Institute
Indiana University
Board of Review
Middle East oil clash tests British and American ties
U S policy in the Middle East faces pressure amid the Oman-Oman crisis over the Buraimi oasis. Britain seeks to maintain its Gulf influence as Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan alignment shifts. The dispute raises questions of oil interests and Western unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Middle East
Oman
Persian Gulf
Britain
Arabian Peninsula
Buraimi Oasis
Egypt
Nasser
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
Iraq
Cairo
Muscat
bin Taimur
Galeb bin Ali
Moscow
Aramco
State Police Join Search For Escapee From Elwood Jail
Elwood police and state officers hunted Richard Munns 18 for escaping Elwood Jail after being jailed for AWOL from Ft Bragg since June 5 He allegedly sawed through cell bars with a hacksaw blade smuggled by his sister and reportedly left unnoticed A custodian saw him in his cell an hour before noon and police suspect a locally stolen car was used by the escapee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Richard Munns
Munns
Bill Riser
Humane Society seeks court ruling over IBM stock funds
Marion Probate Court hears Indy Humane Society seeks permission to use donated IBM stock proceeds for broader programs including animal care and possible elderly home. President Archie Kuoppla notes bequest from Mary Powell Crume valued around 750000 to 1 million if fully retained, with current holdings about 750000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Kuoppla
Marion
Kuoppla
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Humane Society
Stoc
International Business
Chines Corp
Veterinary Science School
Miss Due University
Mary Powell Crume
Apolis
Dayton
Ohio
IBM
Miss ‘Crume
Indianapolis Society
Miss Crume
YW Fund Drive Nears Goal With $1,717.75 Left
Andersons drive to build a new YWCA home for local girls and women appears assured as YMCA reports a $6,028.75 addition to gifts, bringing the total to within $1,717.75 of the $300,000 goal. A final report meeting is set for next Wednesday at noon at the YMCA with 250 donors urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bagot
W. K. Stilson
Frank Allis
Donald Houser
Seth Corbin
M. M. Buck
George Surbaugh
Dan Quickel
Robert Greene
Read Canaday
Loren Cox
Charles Hardy
Russell Hulse
E. E. Pearson Dies News Photo Veteran at 74
Ernest E. Pearson, 74, veteran newspaper and commercial photographer, died Friday at Fairmount after a three year illness. A native of Fairmount he worked for the Indianapolis Times the Springfield State Journal and the Nashville Banner. His son Leonard E. Pearson is with the Associated Press in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, Ind
Ernest E. ‘Pearson
Fairmount
Pearson
Indianapolis Times
Springfield
Ill
State Journal
The
Nashville
Jenner Uraes Court Change Urges Congress to Strip Supreme Court
Senator William E Jenner proposes immediate legislation to remove the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction over cases involving subversion and contempt of Congress. He argues constitutional authority to limit such jurisdiction and seeks swift Senate consideration. He cites Article III and outlines two broad categories: committee acts including contempt and executive agency functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William E. Jenner
Ind
Congress
Supreme Court
Jenner
Indiana
Body of man blown from airliner found near Daggett
The body of S. F. Binstock 62 year old North Hollywood jeweler was found on a desert hilltop eight miles southwest of Daggett after an unexplained blast tore a hole in the tail of a Western Airlines Convair en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. Investigators consider explosive decompression or a detonated explosive while police search for blood spatter. Binstock had purchased 125 900 in round trip insurance before the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorville
Calif
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Binstock
Western Airlines
Las Vegas
Nev
Los Angeles
Daggett
George Air Force Base
FBI
W. S. McNamara
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lockheed
Scattered Showers and Warmth Forecast for Indiana
The Indianapolis Weather Bureau predicts partly cloudy skies with widely scattered showers and warmer temperatures across Indiana. Northern and central areas may reach 83 degrees while southern Indiana could hit 86 to 90. Yesterday’s readings ranged from 60 to 80 as weekend highs in the 80s are forecast after Saturday night lows in the 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis Weather Bureau
Zane Grey's Widow Dies in California Hospital
Mrs. Zane Grey, 73, widow of the famous Western novelist, died Friday at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. Her husband passed away in Altadena on October 23, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zane Grey
Huntington Memorial Hospital
Pasadena
Calif
Altadena
New Arrivals in Anderson Area Reported at St Johns Hospital
Born at St Johns Hospital to Mr and Mrs Max Harper 1810 St Rd 67 W a boy. Rex Frazier Alexandria a boy. James Wiley Rt 2 a girl. Larry Mechem 625 High St a boy. A Leroy Alexandria a girl. Douglas Welker 1811 Horton Dr a boy. Ronald Ward 3902 Main St a boy. James Newman 1643 W 19th St a girl. Mike Bright 431 W 7th St a girl. Richard L Shock 2407 Lincoln St a boy at Robinson Ill. Grandparents George Collins Eaton Ill Kenneth Shock Forkner St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
Max Harper
St. Rd
Rex Frazier
Alexandria
James Wiley
Rt. 2
Larry Mechem
High St
A. Leroy
Douglas Welker
Horton Dr
Ronald Ward
Main St
James Newman
W. 19Th St
Mike Bright
W. 7Th St
Richard L. Shock
Lincoln St
Robinson, Ill
George Collins
Eaton, Ill
Kenneth Shock
Forkner St
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Ishaya
David Lynn Knipe
Oklahoma City
David
Morris Knipe
Wally Falk
Textile
Junior Heart Board
Mary P. Spaulding
Marvel E. Myers
Arthur V. Cox
Clyde B. Morton
George W. Garrison
J. Ray Evans
George Cummins
H. A. Gholston
Gale E. Gammon
Indian Creek Bridge
U.S. Mideast
Associated Press
Arthur Nagle
Lester C. Ellerhorst
James Tierney
Garden City
Ellerhorst
Nagle
Humane Society
E. E. Pearson
News Photo
Jenner Uraes
Catherine Marie Elvins
Burlingame
Elaine Soule
Keith Sorenson
Seattle
Wash
Miss Soule
Air Victims
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