14 Killed In Colombia Student Police Clashes
In Bogota clashes between students and police left 14 dead and 26 wounded, including five soldiers. A curfew was ordered as government and Red Cross reports conflicted on fatalities. Students protested the prior day’s police gunfire at a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Gonza lo Bravo Perez’s death and demanded resignations.
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Colombia
Lucio Pabon Nunez
Red Cross
Gonzalo Bravo Perez
Pabon Nunez
Bogota University
Critics attack anti communism at New York dinner
Sen Ralph E Flanders calls foes of communism foolish and short sighted at a $100 a plate fundraiser by United World Federalists in New York. Gov Robert B Meyner says television exposure may reveal Sen Joseph R McCarthy methods as nearing totalitarian tactics.
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United States
Ralph E. Flanders
Vermont
Flanders
United World Federalists, Inc
New York
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Mayner
Wisconsin
Dog Argo Recovers Wallet After Market Loss
Good Morning Bologna reports Aldo Toschi and his dog Argo who was saved from death at a pound. After Toschi misplaced eighty dollars at a market, Argo returned home with the wallet in his mouth, lifting the owner’s spirits.
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Bologna
Italy
Aldo Toschi
Argo
Toschi
Bulletin Herald Want Ad Sells Fridge and Stove
A reader reports selling a Crosley Shelvadoor refrigerator and a small gas stove from a Bulletin Herald want ad at 000 W. llth. The customer received over twenty calls about the ad, suggesting strong local demand and quick turnover. The buyer likely used proceeds to acquire replacements.
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Bulletin- Herald
Crosley Shelvadoor
Bulletin Herald Want Ads Impress Community
A brief note praising the Bulletin- Herald Want- Ads for helping people and their service, highlighting pride in the ads' accomplishments. The text also provides a contact phone number, 5371.
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Bulletin- Herald
Ike In Address Tonight Will Seek Program Backing
President Eisenhower will address the nation by television and radio Thursday night from the Statler Hotel in Washington to urge support for his legislative program. The half hour speech begins at 7 p.m. CST with networks carrying it live or delayed. Hagerty said MBS radio will air at 9:30 p.m. CST and ABC will carry it at an unspecified time. The address follows his push to accelerate congressional action on the administration's program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Statler Hotel
National
Citizens For Eisenhower
Congressional Committee
James C. Hagerty
MBS Radio
ABC
Congress
Welch Clarke McCarthy clash peaks in Army hearings
In a dramatic hearing, Army counsel Joseph Welch accuses Sen. McCarthy of recklessness and cruelty. McCarthy testifies amid applause, criticizes Welch and references a civil liberties lawyer’s alleged “Communist front record.” Welch weeps after cross examination. McCarthy then lectures on communism from a map, calling for a November Congress election.
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Washington
McCarthy Army
Army
Joseph N. Welch
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Welch
Wisconsin
Roy Cohn
National Lawyers Guild
Frederick G. Fisher
Cohn
Eisenhower
Truman
Congress
GOP Predicts November Win In California
California Democrats fielded a full party slate for the first time in 40 years while Republicans outpolled the Democrats. The GOP forecast a November victory as Democratic candidates including James Roosevelt and Robert L. Condon won their party races but lost Republican nominations. Roosevelt credited a new party affiliation ballot law, while Richard Graves, once unknown, won the Democratic governor bid.
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San Francisco
California
Stephen A. Mitchell
Mitchell
James Roosevelt
Robert L. Condon
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Graves
Atty
Gen
Edmund
French Premier Faces Confidence Vote Over Indochina
Premier Joseph Laniel sought a formal confidence vote as deputies attacked Indochina policy during an all-night session. The Assembly rejected a government motion 324 to 269, prompting Laniel to suspend the session and meet with his cabinet at the Elysee to prepare the vote. Bidault defended Paris at Geneva while urging a strong hand for talks and offered to step aside if another could do better. Laniel signaled no more delays on the Indochina showdown.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Laniel
Indochina
Elysee Palace
Assembly
Geneva
Far East
Dien Bien Phu
Georges Bidault
France
Bidault
V. M. Molotov
Chou En-lai
Daniel
Anderson Area Sees $87,000 Building Permits Granted
City and county inspectors issued permits totaling $87,000 for new business construction in Anderson area over the past days. James Shartz heads the county office reporting $243,000 in June permits to date. Floyd Hancock granted a $20,000 addition permit to Prime Battery Company at 2001 W 8th St. Russ Reynolds Motor Co. received a $27,000 building permit at 211 Pendleton Ave. M T Pitcock secured a 90 by 60 foot concrete block structure near Park Road and Ind 32 west of the city for a supermarket. Linder's Restaurant at the junction of Ind 67 and Ind 9 south of Anderson has two permits totaling $12,000 for a drive in lunch room and dining facilities. The county agency has issued 19 new homes since June 1 and plans another suburban subdivision southwest of the city. Terrance O'Neil asked the County Planning Commission, meeting Monday, to approve a 29-lot subdivision (Continued on Page Column 2).
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Anderson
James Shartz
Floyd Hancock
Prime Battery Company
W. 8Th St
Russ Reynold Motor Firm
Pendleton Ave
M. T. Pitcock
Park Road
Ind. 32
Linder’s Restaurant
Shartz
Terrance O'Neil
County Planning Commission
Park Selected for Building a State Office
The State Office Building Commission unanimously approves Military Park as site for a 15 million dollar state office building near the Statehouse in Indianapolis. Lt. Gov Handley predicts plans could be ready for the 1955 legislature and Indiana architects will compete to design the project. Governor Craig favors funding from the 82 million dollar treasury surplus to avoid bond interest. The panel also considers playground relocation and raised ramps in Statehouse lot No. 2 to boost capacity.
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Indianapolis
Military Park
Statehouse
State Office Building Commission
Handley
Indiana
Craig
Treasury
Hubert Lee Mislisted in Primary Expense Report Story
Hubert Lee Fall Creek Township trustee who won the Republican renomination in the last month’s primary was erroneously listed as a defeated candidate in a Herald story about expense reports filed by all primary candidates.
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Hubert Lee
Fall Creek Township
Herald
Bond Remonstrance Check Narrows Signers to 2605
County Auditor John Walkey and staff completed verifying signatures on a remonstrance petition against a 147000 county bond for a White River bridge on Anderson Chesterfield Road. Of 2996 total signatures, 346 were removed as ineligible and 45 requested removal, leaving 2605 remonstrators. The remonstrance, paired with the bond petition showing 1771 valid names, will go to the State Tax Board. The project has been halted by remonstrance and cannot advance for at least one year.
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John Walker
White River
Anderson- Chesterfield
Walker
Senate finalizes tax revision bill changes for 1955 extension
Senate Finance Committee finished work on the administration's bulky tax revision measure approving it nearly as requested by President Eisenhower. The panel kept key corporate and individual benefits while adjusting revenue estimates and extending the 52 percent corporate tax rate to April 1, 1955, preventing a drop to 47 percent.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Eisenhower
President
Treasury
House
Finance Committee
Madison County Chorus Fund Drive Underway
Madison County Home Demonstration chorus members pursue fund raising and plan a California trip for Indiana Home Demonstration choruses. A massed chorus of 1500 will sing at the Hollywood Bowl on Aug 22 to support the Children's Hospital Society of Los Angeles. Albert P. Stewart notes 800 reservations already made and expects more as the Home Economics conference nears Purdue June 16 to 18.
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Madison County
Indiana
California
Hollywood Bowl
Albert P. Stewart
Purdue University
Home Economics
Children’s Hospital Society of Los Angeles
Stewart
Purdue
Lafayette
Progress Report On Anderson Beautification Drive
Progress reported in the Anderson Council of Women's campaign to raise funds for the More Beautiful Anderson project. A report by chairwoman Mrs. Charles Reynolds and treasurer Mrs. A L McKee shows $255.64 in contributions received to date for beautifying the White River banks through the city.
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Anderson Council of Women
Anderson
Charles Reynolds
A. L. McKee
White River
Special Judge Deliberates on Water Utility Lawsuit in Indiana
Special Judge Robert Cain of Marion heard Tuesday in Madison Superior Court defense motions to dismiss a suit by 13 Anderson water utility patrons against the Public Service Commission of Indiana and city officials. The suit challenges a PSC order approving a rate increase and a $1.9 million bond issue to finance a water system improvement plan and the appointment of a receiver during the current city administration.
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Robert Cain
Marion
Madison Superior Court
Anderson Water Utility
Public Service Commission of Indiana
PSC
Mayor to name two for School Board seats
Mayor Nolande C Wright will present two Democratic candidates for the Board of School Trustees at the June City Council meeting. The appointees, one to be a woman, must be approved by the Council to take effect. VanderGrift and Riggs terms expire next month. A Council spokesman said only routine business would be transacted. Dr Earl Martin presides. Names not released. Simone Silva seeks change from visitor to work visa in Los Angeles. Immigration will verify background for about a week before decision.
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Nolande C. Wright
Wright
Howell G. Vandergrift
Victor H. Riggs
Earl Martin
Simone Silva
Robert Mitchum
Cannes
France
U. S. Department of Immigration Office
Los Angeles
Hollywood
County Civil Defense To Get Test June 14
The Madison County civil defense unit earned praise from the Indiana Department of Civil Defense for planning the June 14 and 15 nationwide exercise. Robert W. Shoemaker Jr. directs the county program and will lead operations at the Alexandria county center in the city building. Zone centers are in Anderson, Summ Mitville, Alexandria, and Lapel with named directors including Ralph Working Jr, James Vinson, Rev. Clayton Steele, and Clayton Graham heading Lapel.
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Madison County Civil Defense Force
Indiana Department of Civil Defense
Robert W. Shoemaker Jr
Shoemaker
Alexandria
Anderson
Ralph Working Jr
Summitville
James Vinson
Clayton Steele
Lapel
Clayton Graham
Coroner Reports 17 Year Old Drowning Death
Madison County coroner Fred Hiday ruled Ronald A Southworth 17 died from drowning after stepping into a deep hole in White River while wading near Perkinsville School The autopsy was performed by Dr D L Buckles at St Johns Hospital and his remains were moved to Baker Brothers Funeral Home then to Christian Temple for 2 pm Friday services conducted by Rev Paul Jordan
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Madison County
Fred Hiday
Ronald A. Southworth
Arvie Southworth
Rt. 6
Hamilton
White River
Perkinsville
D. L. Buckles
St. John’s Hospital
Hriday
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Christian Temple
14Th
Brown Sts
Paul Jordan
Church of God board nominations for General Assembly
Church of God boards nominate candidates to fill expired terms with two boards voting yesterday and a third preparing to meet. Foreign and home mission boards submit names including Dr A F Gray and Rev Denver Smoot to stand before the General Ministerial Assembly opening on Tuesday June 15.
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Church of God
Board of Church Extension and Home Missions
Foreign Missionary Boards
General Ministerial Assembly
Foreign Missionary Board
A. F. Gray
Portland
Ore
Denver Smoot
Houston
Tex
Gray
Roscoe Snowden
Anderson
Hallie Patterson
Patterson
J. Edgar Smith
Smith
Forest Carlson
Louisville
Warren Roark
Canton
Vernon Shields
Waverly
Warren Rohr
Lester Crose
K. Y. Plank
Spring
New Authority Needed To Spend Billions Piling Up In FDA Funds
Washington The Foreign Operations Administration holds about nine billion dollars in unexpended balances from prior foreign aid, with most obligated for military equipment. Director Harold E. Stassen testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that new spending authority is needed to keep the program moving despite large unspent funds.
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Authority
FDA
Washington
Foreign Operations Administration
Harold E. Stassen
Jassen
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Stassen
Sen
H. Alexander Smith
Europe
Smith
Open House At Indiana Bell Starts Today
Open house and guided tours of the telephone exchange begin at the Indiana Bell office at 121 E lith St. Tonight and on Friday June 11 and Monday June 14 and Tuesday June 15 visitors may view from 6 30 to 9 p m. J E Flanagan Lucille Harris and W R Peacher head the organizing committee while Anderson Rotary and Optimist clubs plan a noon tour today in place of their YMCA luncheons.
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Telephone Exchange
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Elith St
The
Telephone Company
J. E. Flanagan
Lucille Harris
W. R. Peacher
New Arrivals In Anderson and Vicinity
Born at St. John's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Joseph Cox Alexandria a son Mr and Mrs Glenn Hoppes Summitville a son Mr and Mrs James Harlow Ingalls a son Mr and Mrs Walter Widebrink 1814 Broadway a daughter Born at Las Cruces NM to Pfe and Mrs Marc E Lane a son The maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Marvin Swart 819 W 4th St and the paternal grandfather is Paul B Lane this city.
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St. John’s Hospital
Joseph Cox
Alexandria
Glenn Hoppes
Summitville
James Harlow
Ingalls
Walter Widebrink
Broadway
Las Cruces
N. M
Pfe
Marc E. Lane
Marvin Swart
W. 4Th St
Paul B. Lane
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Maine
Barbara Turner
W. 27Th St
Tempo
Mrs. Fdr
Ike
Lauiel Stakes
George Wallace
Gop
Senate
Madison County Chorus
County Civil Defense
Indiana Bell
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