Madison County Faces School Reorganization Vote
The Indiana Commission approved a one unit school plan amid mixed public opinion in Madison County. HB 200 allows a 90 day petition period, a potential special election around Oct 23, and possible removal of the current County Reorganization Committee if voters reject the plan.
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Tax Dollars Down The Drain In County Courthouse Closeout
County officials plan to close the Madison County courthouse on Saturday mornings through Sept. 9 costing taxpayers 550 per Saturday in salaries. A 44 hour week funds 6 055 weekly in key offices while critics urge a 40 hour five day week and payroll cuts to reflect reduced open hours.
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Recount Delays Highlight District Five Results
Reader Mrs. Everett Hunt notes the slow pace of the 5th District recount after six months since the election and four months of a current Congress. The Ashmore led committee reported about 500 ballots remain and questions about precincts with more votes than voters registered in Madison County. A separate downtown dining anecdote ends with patrons getting a meal served on the roof.
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Pendleton
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Madison County
Elkhart Police Deny Siding With Strike Vexes Plant
Elkhart Indiana AP reports police deny siding with management in a strike at Elkhart Products Co. appliance plant. Chief Van Kessler says officers enforce laws amid violence including brick throwing and fuel tampering. UAW rep Ronald Nelson accuses police of aiding scabs at the plant.
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Brief Items Of Nation's Business
Jobless relief shrinks as almost 600,000 find work between mid March and mid April raising unemployment to 4,962,000. Harvard professor Throop Smith warns tax reform is needed to avoid moral collapse and stagnation. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway reports a 9 percent rise in April carloadings signaling a traffic upturn. Ohio Oil Co executive cautions area pricing of natural gas will fail if based on public utility formulas. First quarter earnings show mixed signals as Lockheed Boeing Bristol-Myers Crane rise while RCA and Kennecott Copper lag. Western Union expands Telex by adding 19 cities. Auto production drops to 139,136 from 149,560 units last week.
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Cuba policy dilemma and Kennedy stance in 1961
Joseph Alsop analyzes the Kennedy administration’s struggle over Cuba and Soviet influence, arguing non-intervention cannot block a Soviet base in Cuba. He notes Kennedy may act alone if needed and cites naval and world-power movements shaping U.S. response.
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Folklore Reflections by William Wade
A compact collection of maxims and observations on life and character. It offers parables on kindness sense humor and prudence while noting the restless push of daily life and the value of civility and self restraint.
Diamonds Worth Billions Pack 75 Bushels of Rock
National Geographic notes the world production of diamonds totals about 23 million carats, mostly from South Africa, enough to fill 75 bushel baskets. It takes roughly three tons of ore to yield one carat in the most modern mines.
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National Geographic Magazine
Case Notes on Dr Crane and the Newspaper University
Frank Simison recounts Dr Crane answering why he joined newspapers and left academia. He explains newspapers as a mass educator reaching nearly all readers, offering proved psychology for everyday life beyond college walls and PTA audiences.
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Crane
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
PTA
Readers Question Ideals of Heritage and Public Education
A reader argues Madison County high schools should allow Dr. Fred Schwarz of the Christian Anti Communist Crusade to address students about communism. The letter urges timely moral education and cites past political unrest as warning. The message reflects midcentury concerns about anti communism and civic values in schools.
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Madison County
Madison Heights
Fred Schwarz
San Francisco
Dr Brady Defends Radiation Therapy In Public Letter
A reader letters column includes Dr Brady defending radiation and X ray therapy for cancer patients. He cites cervical and laryngeal cancer outcomes, mentions combined modality treatments, and invites anonymous audience questions to be answered in print from his Beverly Hills address.
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William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
Calif
Railways Claim Argentina Leads South America
The report notes that Buenos Aires Argentina is said to have more miles of railways than any other country in South America.
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Argentia
South America
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