Two Cass County Jail Escapees Captured After Ditch Hideout
In Indiana, Cass County Jail escapees John Grace and Phillip Greer were captured in a ditch near Grass Creek after a 12 hour manhunt by 40 officers. They had fled from a jail cell using a locked turnkey and abandoned a stolen truck. Grace, 19, was jailed for vehicle and license offenses. Greer, 19, faced separate charges.
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Logusspurl
Phillip Greer
Lucerne
Grass Creek
Here
Grace
Arthur Woodruff
Woodruff
Wodruff
Lonk
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Reforma Lory
Farty
Winchester
Cass
Union Offers Contract With Present Wages At Lautenbenburg Plant
Fort Wayne Ind I and MI Electric Co said Tuesday it offered to put present wages into contract form for a newly recognized union at its Tanners Creek plant at Lautenbenburg The Utility Workers Union had charged negotiations were broken off in Chicago because the company would not meet economic demands Wy E Clapper manager at Tanners Creek Crook said the company would adjust wages as needed next Nov 1 Present wages were set last Nov 1 to match those at other IM plants He added the company is willing to resume negotiations any time The UWA won bargaining rights at Tanners Creek March 7
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Ind
Indiana & Michigan Electric Co
Tanners Creek
Lautinebenburg
Utility Workers Union
Chivinnali
Clapper
Tun Jners
Crok
UWA
Indiana health center buildings crumble amid budget concerns
Indiana Budget Committee reports brick and mortar health facilities deteriorating. $20,000 set aside for repairs at the State Board of Health Building and Laltne Carter Hospital, both aged since 1949 and 1952. Contractors Service Construction Co and A Schenck tied to the project went out of business. Extra funds approved for five state officials salaries, including deputy secretary of state KC. Cunningham at the Aeronautics Commission received a raise.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Budget Committee
Service Construction Co
A & Sehenck
Richard Lb. Cunningham
State Aeronautics Commission i
Freetor
Bell seeks end to free long distance in Indiana counties
Indiana Bell asks the state Public Service Commission to end free long distance service in Delaware and Madison counties. The proposal would affect seven exchanges including Mount Summit Millville Springport Sulphur Springs Cowan Cael Mosreland and Mechanicsburg. Tolls would apply for calls between Cowan and Kountsville Springport Sulphur Springs.
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Indiana
Bell ‘Telephone Co
Delaware
Meary Counties
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Mount
Millville
Springpn
Sulphur Springs
Cowan
Cael Mosreland
Mechanicsburg
Harvester Cuts Working Force Amid Mixed Plant Outlook
International Harvester Co reports layoffs in some Midwest plants while motor truck business grows, with 170 jobs cut at the Highland Indiana farm implement plant and 200 at Canton, Ohio. Indianapolis and Fort Wayne plants also announce layoffs. The paper notes peak danger in driving from 4 to 6 pm.
Interpreting The News By J M Robarts AP Analyst
The piece discusses Khrushchev's 1956 critique of Stalin's policies and Western responses. It mentions the Yalta agreements, the Korean War, NATO tensions, and the UN's role. The analysis contrasts Stalin’s cult of personality with Khrushchev’s criticisms and legacy.
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Associated Press
Tuition Must Be Divided Between Townships
Indiana Attorney General Edwin Steers ruled that state tuition support should be split between two townships Center and Beech Creek in Irene County. Center trustees notified their withdrawal from a consolidation at Solsherry, effective end of the current school year. Steers said future funding should go to the two trustees rather than the joint school treasurer.
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Edwin Steers
Center
Beech Creek
Irene County
Solsherry
Steers
Supl
Withar Young
Paroles Granted at Indiana State Prison
Indiana State Prison parole board approved parole for a group of inmates on Tuesday. Named individuals include Homer Brown of Lawrence County serving 10 to 25 years for robbery and Robert Witkon of Delaware County with a seven year term for failure to provide.
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UFI
Indiana State
Homer Brown
Lawrence County
Robert Witkon
Delaware
Two Seek Divorces From Same Husband In Florida
Two Fort Lauderdale waitresses filed divorce suits against Joseph C. Phelps alleging beatings. Assistant Solicitor Thomas Coker Jr. said bigamy charges would follow as Eunice and Helen Phelps described marriages to Phelps in Georgia and that she was beaten.
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Fla
Ally
Fred Schumunk Jr
Schmunk
Thomas Coker, Jr
Joseph C. Phelps
Helen Phelps
Phelps
Eunice Phelps
Georgia
Sheriff Urges Non Political Deputy Setup
Indiana Democrat and gubernatorial candidate Sheriff Robert O Neal proposes removing deputies from politics and seeking a law to guarantee job security for deputies in populous counties. He argues patronage harms rural policing and supports a 30 50 political distribution to stabilize law enforcement in major areas.
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Indianapolis
Marior
Robert O'Neal
Indiana
O'Neal
Road Materials Bids Opened and Purdue Bids Scheduled
INDIANAPOLIS UP The Indiana Toll Road opened bids on supplying water and glass beads for traffic guidelines on the east west Indiana Inland Barker Bros Inc Indianapolis was likely lowest bidder at 46 including 15970 gallons of yellow and white paint and 95420 pounds of glass reflector beads for the 175 mile superhighway The commission did not award a contract pending a study of specifications Barker also was lowest when bids were opened April 20 But there were only a few bidders and one did not meet standards PURDUE BIDS SCHEDULED LAFAYETTE Ind UP Bids will be opened June 28 on four construction projects at Purdue Health including additions to the Life Science Building and Engineering Science Shop Building plus a ventilation system and steam line extension at the campus. The Gary item mentions Theophobis Buller killed in a car stuck accident at a hospital. The track nearing Science Shop Building Robert Fruit 48 Fortunist and extension of a steam ois was not hurt. A vibulion system.
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Indianapolin
Ilndiana
Barker Bros., Inc
Indianapolis
Barker
Commion
Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Purdy Henlity
Gary
Chronically injured man dies after three car crash
Joseph P. Vom Chic, 46, of Black Oak, died Monday two hours after a three car collision on I-68 near his Gary home. Police note he refused hospital treatment saying injuries were not serious.
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Gary
Ind
Joseph P. Vom Chic
Black Oak
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