Jackson Students Visit Chicago on Annual Class Trip
Bea PERKINSVILLE The Eighth Grade of Jackson Township School toured Chicago visiting the Museum of Science and Industry Field Museum Planetarium Wrigley Building and Chinatown. A Lake Michigan boat ride was enjoyed. Dick Kreps Gene Murray and Mary Beck led the group.
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Jackson Township
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Field Museum
Planetarium
Wrigley Building
Chinatown
Lake Michigan
Dick Kreps
Gene Murray
Mary Beck
Armed Forces Event Features Music and Flyover Tribute
A large crowd gathered as the Don Maines Orchestra and union musicians performed in coordination with James C. Petrillo to honor the Armed Forces. Lt. Cmdr. W. B. Scott announced a flyover by three B 47 jet bombers set for Saturday evening. Ray Stanesy chaired the event with Maj. Robert Slattery coordinating Army involvement.
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James C. Petrillo
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W. B. Scott
Naval Reserve Center
Ray Stanesy
Maj
Robert Slattery
Army
National Guard
County agencies seek temporary youth detention center and funds
County council considers using social and welfare groups to run a temporary detention center for youthful offenders and to house juvenile officers in the Anderson area. Other requests include 5000 for bridge repair, 1750 for a fifth deputy in Anderson Township assessor, 1900 for assessor supplies, plus additional minor county requests.
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Anderson
Anderson Township
County Planning Commission Approves Four Subdivisions
The County Planning Commission met at the courthouse with President Ray Wood in charge and approved plats for four new subdivisions in the county. Plats include Pine Oaks Addition with 45 lots in Anderson Township, Elmer Hayden's Second Addition of five lots on Water Street, Kenneth Ballinger Addition of seven lots in Anderson Township, and the Third Continuation of Clearview Addition with 26 lots.
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County Board of Education
Election Board
Planning Commission
County Planning Commission
Ray Wood
Anderson Township
City
Elmer Hayden
Water Street
Pendleton
Kenneth Ballinger
Clearview
Indiana Democratic Party Factional Ties Highlight State Chair Race
Article surveys the 11 district elections for state committee chairs and vice chairs amid factional rivalry between Craig and Handley. It notes governor Craig's waning influence, contested district votes, and bids to name a new party leader as patronage power shifts.
Probable shift in state party leadership eyed as primary nears
Reports indicate Mrs. Snyder may be replaced as 11th District vice chairman while Thomas Mahaffey Jr. could face ouster as state committee treasurer. Opposition to paying $800 monthly to William B. O Connell surfaces, but most expect only the vice chair change. Handley says he won t seek a turnover and would work with Cast if he wins the governor nomination, though Craig s forces may hinder him.
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Handley
Craig
Fred Ferrini
Munster
Vernon C. Anderson
Hammond
Marie Miller
Gary
Iane Harrington
Chesterton
Charles Ainlay
Goshen
Stewart W. Robertson
Plymouth
Thomas A. Gallmeyer
Fort Wayne
Roy B. Jones
Topeka
Louella Ifer
Keystone
Emmett Hall
Auburn
George Chambers
Anderson
Clara Coyner
Frankfort
John Lauer
Williamsport
Ray Spaw
Rockville
Ferrini
Gaimeyer
Cast
Snyder
Thomas Mahaffey Jr
Indianapolis
William B. O'Connell
Chicago
Farm Bill Prospects Stir Congress and Campaigns
Senate Leader Knowland predicts a satisfactory farm bill by week’s end after talks with Eisenhower. He favors altering mandatory price support provisions for feed grains and two price supports for rice and cotton. Benson warns price supports breed surpluses and controls, while farm policy stays central to elections.
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William F. Knowland
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Eisenhower
White House
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Senate Agriculture Committee
New York
Ezra T. Benson
Union League Club
National Association of Newspaper
Rollis Nelson
GOP
Wesley Mce Cune
Chambers Wins Day and GOP State Meeting Notices
Chambers and Mrs. Hollingsworth will attend a GOP state committee meeting in Indianapolis today. C. B. Cartwright and Mrs. Madge Mitchell were re elected to Democrat county roles and will attend a Fifth District meeting at Marion today. Paul Hillsamer, district chairman, will open the session.
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Coyner
GOP
Indianapolis
C. B. Cartwright
Madge Mitchell
Marion
Paul Hillsamer
Motorist in City Parks Faces Death Row After Appeal
A motorist described as 24-year-old Graham faced execution in Canon City after a 17 day trial. Prosecutors argued for the death penalty while his attorneys pressed for an appeal. The case involved damage to wedge shaped flower beds and lost plants started from seed in the city greenhouse. The judge indicated executions in Colorado occur in the Canon City gas chamber and death would likely occur August 31 if no appeal is filed.
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Graham
McDonald
Colorado
Canon City
Supreme Court
Denver
Appeal Sought in Longmont Airlines Murder Case
Defense argues for all practical purposes and a stay if the Supreme Court accepts jurisdiction. Graham, convicted of murder in the death of his mother Mrs. Daisie E. King in the United Air Lines explosion near Longmont Colorado on November 1, seeks a swift execution or possible injunction. He admitted signing a dynamite bomb statement to the FBI but said it was untrue.
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Graham
Daisie E. King
United Air Lines
Longmont
Colo
Federal
Bueau of Investigation
World’s Largest Tent Draws Lions Show Crowd
Hundreds of Anderson area visitors viewed booth displays last night as Lions Club leaders forecast a record turnout for the remaining three nights. Williams Hammons chairs the spring show with Charles Roof as co chair. Exhibits span recreation to insurance, autos to appliances, hardwood to household goods. Admission is free. tickets are available from exhibitors to determine nightly door prizes.
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Anderson Area
Lions
Lions Club
Williams Hammons
Charles Roof
Hamons
Roof
Harriman Campaign Candidacy and Wyoming Delegation
Tempted by convention, Harriman seeks support from westerners while Wyoming appoints 28 delegates, about 12 Harriman backers, who will cast Wyoming’s 14 votes as yet uninstructed. Harriman remains an inactive candidate despite his bids in Montana and Wyoming. The British House of Commons backs Eden policy on Cyprus with 314 to 236 after Labor force a no-confidence attempt.
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Chicago
Wyoming
Cody
Harriman
Montana
House of Commons
Cyprus
Alan Lennox-Boyd
Anthony Eden
Labor Party
Lennox-Boyd
Britain
Mediterranean
Russia and Japan sign fisheries pact after withdrawal
Russia and Japan signed a fisheries agreement this week following Moscow’s withdrawal of a controversial proposal that had sparked debate over fishing rights and regional access. The accord aims to regulate catches and coast guard cooperation between the two nations.
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Russia
Japan
Negotiations Collapse Over North Pacific Fisheries Treaty
After two weeks of talks the agreement covering long-term fisheries and sea rescue treaties for the 1956 North Pacific season broke down an hour before the Japanese depart for home. Pius XII gave conditional approval to using eyes of the dead to restore sight and to transferring animal cells to humans in certain grafting contexts. He spoke to international eye specialists including Prof Riccardo Galleazo-Lisi.
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North Pacific
Pius XII
Paul Niehans
Riccardo Galleazo-Lisi
Sparks Seeks GOP Harmony Mission to Capitol Hill
Former Wabash College president Frank H Sparks leaves Indiana to rally the Republican group harmony effort with the state delegation on Capitol Hill. Sparks, now a gubernatorial candidate, aims to unify party forces for Indiana elections.
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Frank H. Sparks
Washington
Capitol Hill
Sparks
Wabash College
Republicans seek unity to avoid factional defeat
A Republican leader urged conference with Indiana senators and congressmen to ease internal divisions. He warned that a party divided against itself cannot win and called for Republicans to put their own house in order rather than rely on opponents failing to unite by next fall.
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