White House Stands Put On McCarthy Army Hearings
The White House maintained a pause on the McCarthy Army hearings as a presidential order kept officials from discussing talks with Senate investigators. The directive left the fate of the inquiry in limbo between temporary and permanent eclipse.
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White House
Washington
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Mundt
R-Sd
Brownell
Republican Policy Committee
Army
Stevens
Coleman
Roosevelt Declares NY Governor Bid In Democratic Push
Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. signals use of Democratic backing to run for New York governor in November. He criticizes Gov. Dewey as misleading while recalling his father’s 1944 victory and suggesting a possible end to Dewey’s Albany era. Roosevelt spoke at Amalga mated Clothing Workers convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
New York
Roosevelt
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, C. I. 0
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Albany
Lions Club Home Show Draws Thousands at Athletic Park
The huge tent at Athletic Park drew thousands to the Merchants and Manufacturers Home Show and Expositions opening last night for a four night run. Exhibit hours are 7 to 10 p.m. with no matinees, and organizers J. Luther Elsen and Harvey Neal praised the unusually good exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletic Park
Lions Club
Merchants and Manufacturers
J. Luther Elsen
Harvey Neal
Cochairman
FBI Solves Theft of 192 Boxes of Candied Popcorn
The FBI reported solving the theft of 192 boxes of candied popcorn from a train in Evansville. Suspects aged 12, 12, and 14 were captured without resistance and turned to juvenile authorities. The loot was diverted to toy prizes and popcorn dumped in Pigeon Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
FBI
Evansville
Pigeon Creek
Anderson Proposes May 27 Special Session Annexation Vote
Anderson city council schedules a May 27 special meeting at City Hall to consider a third reading of an annexation ordinance adding Forest Hills and adjacent areas to the city limits. About 2,500 residents live in the districts targeted for inclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson City
City Hall
Forest Hills
Earl Martin
County Club Estates
Woodlawn Heights
Grandview Addition
Grandview Terrace
Boulevard Heights
Raible Ave
Noland C. Wright
Clarence V. Windsor
E. 3Rd St
College Dr
Nursery Rd
Oscar Melson
Madison Ave
14Th St
New York Central Railroad
Gar rett Installed East Side Club President
John Garrett, an Anderson businessman, was installed as president of the East Side Community Club in ceremonies at the Anderson College Dining Hall last night. He succeeds Wahn Dean as head of the civic group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Garrett
Anderson
East Side
Anderson College
Garrett
Wahn
Appellate Court Rebukes Trial Judge For Barring News Reporters
New York, Minot F. Mickey Jelke, once a prominent figure in vice prosecutions, had his conviction for case society pandering upheld in part by the appellate division but with a rebuke to Judge Francis L. Valente for barring press and public during the state's case. The court ordered a new trial, calling the ban unorthodox and unwarranted and affirming that press access is essential to a fair trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Appeals Court
Valente
Jelke
Case Society
General Sessions Court
State Supreme Court
Appellate Division
Talks in East West Indochina End Without Breakthrough
Secret talks among nine delegations including the Big Four and Vietminh failed to reach a cease fire accord in Indochina. Disputes over Vietminh withdrawal from Laos and Cambodia and evacuation access at Dien Bien Phu dominated discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Red China
Vietnam
France
Laos
Cambodia
Gravel Pit Searched For Missing County Youth
Police and rescue workers dragged a gravel pit two miles southeast of Summitville for seven hours searching for 14 year old Alvin Leroy Wable missing since Sunday afternoon. A jacket and gloves found near the pit led authorities to resume the search if needed, with floodlights, and divers ready to continue Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Graham
Anderson Police Department
Summitville
Anderson
Gas City
Alvin Leroy Wable
Herald
Wable
Union Presents 1954 Demands To U S Steel
In Pittsburgh CIO United Steelworkers outlined 1954 contract demands for U S Steel Corp as negotiations begin. VP John A Stephens heads the company team and will study the demands before the next meeting. David J McDonald notes the union has presented issues for 600000 basic steel industry workers. Benjamin F Fairless attended the session and spoke to negotiators before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
Basic Steel Industry
John A. Stephens
David J. McDonald
Anderson area awards dinner honors local fire prevention leaders
Officials of the Anderson Association of Insurance Agents and the Fire Prevention Committee of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce report a heavy response for the awards dinner at the Anderson Country Club. At 6:30 p.m. tonight, city officials from Anderson and Alexandria, along with Guide Lams, will receive NFPA awards for 1953. Anderson won first place among cities 50 000 to 100 000 population, with Guide, Small Industries, and Alexandria programs placing high in the contest. Awards will be presented by Indiana Fire Chiefs Association officials.
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Anderson Association of Insurance Agents
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Anderson Country Club
Anderson
Guide Lamps
Small Industries
Alexandria
National Fire Protection Association
Guide, Small Industries
Indiana FireChief's Association
Chamber of Commerce
Cooler-Than-Normal Weather Continues In Indiana This Week
The Weather Bureau expects cooler than normal conditions to persist through the rest of the week in Indiana with average temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal. Daytime highs may reach the low 70s, with cooler weather and a chance of light showers Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Tornadoes and deluges strike Roswell and Lovington NM
Severe weather swamps southeastern New Mexico with tornadoes and flash floods. Roswell and Lovington suffer millions in damage with 400 evacuated as guards and Red Cross coordinate rescue efforts. No injuries reported though homes flood and waters rise to two to three feet in a four square mile area.
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New Mexico
Roswell
N. M
Lovington
Lea County
Edwin Mechem
Red Cross
Meadowbrook Sewer Project Petition Filed In Madison Circuit Court
Petition signed by 767 property owners seeks establishment of the Greater Meadowbrook Conservancy District to plan finance and build sanitary sewer improvements in the Stanley Ditch watershed. The plan includes an interceptor sewer and laterals feeding areas south of 38th Street and into Bock addition, with current sewers draining into an open Stanley Ditch ordered closed since 1947.
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South Anderson
Madison Circuit Court
Greater
Meadowbrook Conservancy District
Stanley Ditch
Conservancy District Plan
Vincent Kelley
Anderson
Conservancy District
Bock
Main Street
38Th Street
Kelley
Indiana State Board of Health
Anderson City
Conservancy
25Th Street
Whetstone Road
Scatterfield Road
Raible Avenue
State Official Holds Hearings on Assessments and School Funds
Ray Harris of the State Tax Board conducted hearings at the courthouse on petitions from county residents seeking $47,441 in reductions across ten townships. He also heard an additional $12,000 appropriation request for Lindberg School in Anderson Township, with county officials preparing for a June 2 opening session.
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Court House
Ray Harris
State Tax Board
Harris
Lindberg
Anderson Township
DePauw President Humbert Named Commencement Speaker
Dr Russell J Humbert president of DePauw University since 1951 has been named commencement speaker for Anderson College ceremonies on Monday June 14 announced by Dr John A Morrison president of Anderson College Over 80 candidates have applied for graduation Morrison said Commencement follows the end of the academic year with final exams moved up this spring Baccalaureate services are set for Sunday morning June 13 at Park Place Church College church Humbert a noted Methodist leader has strong ties with Morrison and the Anderson community and has appeared here before
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Russell J. Humbert
de Pauw University
Anderson College
John A Morrison
Morrison
Park Place
Official College
DePauw
Anderson
Hoosier
Indiana College and University
Greencastle
Humbert
Fooster School
Trinity Methodist Church
Youngstown
Miss New England Crowned at NPPA Meet in Williamstown
Carlene K. Johnson of Rutland Vermont wears an Indian headdress of victory after being chosen Miss New England at a regional NPPA meeting in Williamstown Massachusetts She will represent New England at the national NPPA convention June 9 to 12 in Atlantic City AP Wirephoto
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Carlene K. Johnson
Rutland
Williamstown
Mass
New England
National Press Photographers Association
Madison County awaits state approval for road and bridge funds
County Auditor John Walker announced the Indiana State Tax Board has given final approval to appropriations authorized by the Madison County Council. Funds cover county agency needs and road projects including bituminous material and a $31 350 grant for a new Bridge over Pipe Creek on Madison Avenue Road near Alexandria. Highway crews work on blacktopping and widening shoulders in preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walker
Indiana State Tax Board
Madison County Council
Pipe Creek
Madison Avenue Road
Alexandria
Martin Milling
Giant plastic balloon soars 22 miles up in sky
A giant polyethylene balloon built for the Office of Naval Research by General Mills rose over 22 miles Tuesday, surpassing previous heights for its type. The super skyhook, nearly the length of a football field when inflated, carried scientific instruments to study upper atmosphere conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Office of Naval Research
General Mills, Inc
Five Anderson Students Win IU Scholarships for Fall 1954
Three Anderson high school seniors join two peers from Madison County in earning Indiana University scholarships for the September 1954 term. Winners include William Cumberland of 2020 Euclid Drive Jane Elinor Drennen 625 College Drive and Elinor Rossin 1733 West 11th Street with Byron Doenges noting IU as director of scholarships.
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Anderson High School
Madison County
Indiana University
Byron Doenges
I. U
Anderson
William S. Cumberland
Euclid Dr
Jane Elinor Drennen
College
Elinor Rossin
W. 11Th St
School Board Hears Enrollment Outlook For City Schools
Anderson Board of School Trustees met in regular session at the superintendent’s office. Miss Katherine Langell reported an enrollment outlook for the first eight grades, with emphasis on the first six elementary grades in Anderson.
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Anderson Board of School Trustees
Superintendent of Schools
G. E. Ebbertt
Katherine Langell
Ander
New Babies Reported in Anderson Area
Born yesterday at St. John's Hospital to Mr and Mrs David Cook 24064 Central Ave a daughter Mr and Mrs Wayne L Wright 1733 W 22nd St a daughter Mr and Mrs James Chambers 11119 Chester St a son Mr and Mrs Samuel Cornelius 1820 E 19th St a daughter Mr and Mrs William Cochran 2126 Alexandria Ave a son Mr and Mrs Wayne Carroll Fortville a daughter Mr and Mrs Woodrow Carr 3702 Clark St a son
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St. John’s Hospital
David Cook
Central Ave
Wayne L. Wright
W. 22Nd St
James Chambers
Chester St
Samuel Cornelius
19Th St
William Cochran
Alexandria Ave
Wayne Carroll
Fortville
Woodrow Carr
Clark St
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Richard Hi. Poff
Virginia
United States
Peyton C. March
United States Army
Robert T. Stevens
March
Walter Reed Hospital
Bulletin-Herald
Snarl
Robert Grant
Charles K Gamewell
Slang
al Tibbetts
J. D. Coen
Union
U.S. Steel
Meadowbrook
Mage
Joseph McCarthy
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