Ohio Bridge Decision Will Be Made Soon
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Public Roads aims for an early ruling on building a 1200 foot bridge between Mauckport Indiana and Brandenburg Kentucky. Projects would cost about six million with 50 percent federal funding and 25 percent from each state. The bridge is seen as a catalyst for regional industrial growth led by Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. and a 4000 acre site waiting development.
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Congress
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Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Thruston B. Morton
John Sherman Cooper
Louisville
Brandenburg Bridge Commission
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Poe Street
Olin Mathieson
Compact cars to exceed half US sales by 1961 says AMC official
Richard T. Purdy treasurer of American Motors predicts compact and small cars will make up more than 50 percent of U S auto sales by year end 1961. He notes Rambler growth and says AMC aims for a 50 million dollar expansion while referencing historic compact gains and a Mormon temple built in Utah in 1879.
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Dorothy Gardner Lifts Bid for Indiana State Auditor Nomination
Dorothy Gardner, former Indiana senator and Indiana women's prison superintendent, announced her candidacy for state auditor as a Republican. If she secures the nomination and defeats the Democrat, she would become the first woman to hold the post in Indiana. Gardner previously served as Allen County clerk and led the Indiana women’s prison since 1959. She emphasized housekeeping and administrative efficiency as core requirements. The Republican convention meets June 24. Democrat William A. Wilson of Crawfordsville is also a candidate.
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Mamie Eisenhower to Stay Home During Ike’s Far East Trip
The White House announced Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower will not accompany President Eisenhower on a two week Far East trip. She is hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center with acute asthmatic bronchitis and is reportedly improving but no release date is set.
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Boat Club Open 10 A.M. to 2 A.M. Noon Luncheon
The Boat Club will host a noon luncheon open to members and guests from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. at the clubhouse. Members are invited to bring guests and enjoy a midday meal followed by social activities.
Boswell Runs in Democratic Lt Governor Race in Indiana
Indianapolis Mayor Charles H. Boswell entered the Democratic contest for lieutenant governor, seeking city official support and pledging home rule and a bigger share of tax receipts for Hoosier cities. He favors repealing the right to work if elected presiding officer of the Senate and backs Sen. Matthew Welsh for governor.
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Boswell
Hoosier
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Crawford F Parker
Matthew E. Welsh
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Welsh
Marion County
Robert O'Neal
Paul Bitz
Evansville
Earl Utterback
Kokomo
Jean LaGrange
la Porte
Kenneth Luckett
Phillip Bayt
Bayt
Growth in Multicar Homes and Dual Car Ownership
Detroit statistics show multicar households nationwide up 67 percent over five years. More than 18 percent of car owning families now own two or more automobiles.
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Detroit
United States
Logansport Bank Robbery Suspect Pleads Innocent
Edward Reiley 38 pleaded innocent in federal court to an indictment charging the January 29 Logansport Eastgate branch robbery of 19 827. Judge Grant set a jury trial for July 25. Reiley arrested May 24 in Rockford Illinois. He faces up to 20 years for robbery and 25 years for an assault accompanying the charge. His wife attended with their four children.
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UPI
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Robert A. Grant
Reiley
Hamlet
Grant
Metro M. Holovachka
Rockford, Ill
Eastgate
Farmers & Merchants State Bank
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
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Hobart
Turkish Governors Lay Ataturk Wreath in Ankara
The civilian governors of Turkey's 67 provinces joined a wreath laying at Mustafa Kemal Ataturk's tomb in Ankara as a show of loyalty to the new military government led by Col. Ertubul Alatli and the National Unity Committee.
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UPI
Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
Ertubrul Alatli
National Unity Com
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