Anderson College Grants Five Foreign Scholarships
Anderson College awarded 21 scholarships to top Indiana high school students and members of Church of God in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Kansas, plus five from foreign countries. Dr Vila Deubach announced for the 1956 57 year, with seven students arriving from Greece Jamaica Korea Japan and Germany for the first time.
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Anderson College
Indiana
Church of God
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Vila Deubach
Greece
Jamaica
Korea
Japan
Germany
Eisenhower signals no tax cut with 1.8 billion surplus
President Eisenhower reportedly told aides the Treasury surplus of about 1.8 billion dollars is too small to justify a personal income tax cut. He plans to brief Congressional leaders at Tuesday's meeting and insisted a cut requires at least an additional one billion dollars.
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Eisenhower
Treasury
The
Dispatcher’s Chuckle: Man Keyed Meter Rampage in Marshall
MARSHALL Ill UP Ron ald Medsker 30 admitted not liking parking meters and used his farm truck to knock down 33 meters around the town square Sheriff Milo Pearce attempted to halt him and was knocked from the truck He was later arrested at his home and jailed
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Marshall
Ill
Ronald Medsker
Milo Pearce
Medsker
Classified Ad Returns 35 For 1.92 Investment
A family reports a quick sale from a Want Ad after spending 1.92 and receiving 35 in cash. The ad, run for three days, drew many calls for an electric water heater they no longer needed.
50 Gallon Electric Water Heater For Sale
50 gallon electric water heater in good condition listed at 35 dollars. Contact phone number XxxXxx for inquiries. Ads are delivered to over 36 000 subscribers in Madison County offering low cost marketplace access. Dial 3 5371 to place your ad.
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Madison County
UAW CIO Locals Plan 20th Anniversary Week
Local United Auto Workers unions announce observance of the 20th Anniversary Week from June 4 to 10. Mayor Ralph Ferguson proclaimed the period during ceremonies at city hall with Gene Pitts of Local 662 and Herman Stephens of Local 663. A six day program features dances speeches banquets children's films and other activities for UAW locals including Delco Remy 662 Guide Lamp 663 Lynch 777 and Pierce.
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United Auto Workers
Ralph Ferguson
UAW
Gene Pitts
Herman Stephens
Delco-Remy
Guide Lamp
Lynch
Pierce
Retail Association Committee Meets At Y Today Noon
Anderson Retail Association membership committee meets today at noon in a YMCA luncheon to plan the spring drive. Burton McCullough and Wilbur Roby lead, with W T Walker R H Roberts M M Buck John L Kirkman Warren J Marshall Francis Creek and Al Behrens on the committee. Ed Bronnenberg chairs the Fathers Day promotion with George Hurt as vice chair. group is headed by U W Heckaman.
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Anderson Retail Association
YMCA
Burton McCullough
Wilbur Roby
W. T. Walker
R. H. Roberts
M. M. Buck
John L. Kirkman
Warren J. Marshall
Francis Creek
al Behrens
Anderson Merchants
Ed Bronnenberg
George Hurt
U. W. Heckaman
First American air dropped hydrogen bomb test details
Nuclear scientists studied data from the Bikini Atoll blast as they evaluate the impact of the H bomb dropped from two miles high. Officials report minimal damage to Namu and nearby islands with fallout drifting away from inhabited areas. The test, led by Rear Admiral Hanlon, produced an estimated 10 million ton TNT yield.
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Uss
MT. Mckinley
Bikini
Mid- Pacific
Namu
Bikini Atoll
Adm
B. Hall Hanlon
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
British Soldier Slain In New Cyprus Outbreak
In Nicosia the murder mile section saw a British soldier killed and at least 12 injured as rioting Cypriot school girls sparked a fresh outbreak. South Staffordshire Regiment troops patrolled and were ordered to shoot if needed to halt grenade fire from balconies. The girls shouted enosis and eoka, torn a Greek flag from soldiers, and tear gas failed to fully disperse the melee before a grenade wounded a police jeep and a chief officer.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
South Staffordshire Regiment
Enosis
Union With
Greece
Eoka
Pentagon chief moves to quell interservice quarrel
Secretary of Defense Wilson hosted an unprecedented news conference with the leaders of the Army Navy and Air Force after leaked documents stirred headlines. He dismissed the dispute as overblown saying honest differences strengthen defense and warned against partisan airing of sensitive material. He saw no need for congressional investigations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Doctor opposes Eisenhower Colorado vacation plan
President Eisenhower’s personal physician Maj. Gen. Howard Snyder said he would oppose a high altitude Colorado trip this year after the heart attack. He stressed he was not consulted on such a trip and would prefer a conservative choice away from high elevations this summer. Denver, altitude, and past vacations in Colorado frame the context of ongoing uncertainty.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Colorado
Howard M. Snyder
Snyder
White House
Denver
U S Airliners Get Soviet Bid
Russia signaled it would allow Pan American Airways to operate the first regular U S commercial flights into the Soviet Union. A Pan American spokesman said talks with Soviet officials had revived, while the State Department confirmed it was studying the matter and Russia’s interest in U S flights to Moscow. Article notes turn to page 3.
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Washington
Russia
Pan American Airways
Soviet Union
Pan American
U.S
Moscow
State Department
Department
Lincoln White
Pleasant Weather Expected Across Anderson Area
The region faces a break in the cold as a warm spell is forecast reaching near 90 degrees today. Thursday saw Fort Wayne at 84, Lafayette 77, Evansville 83, while Anderson recorded notable readings on official instruments.
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Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Evansville
Anderson
Commission Buys Rest Room Roof Paint Yesterday
Madison County Commission awarded a contract to The Panther Company of Fort Worth for 40 gallons of primer at 1.47 and 40 gallons of roof paint at 1.87 per gallon to furnish the rest room structure on the courthouse lawn.
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Madison County Board of Commissioners
Panther Company of
Fort Worth
Tex
Indiana GOP Meeting Delayed To June 1
Indiana state committee meeting postponed from May 25 to June 1 to discuss Gov. Craig publicity agent William B. O Connell salary. State Chairman Alvin C Cast must attend San Francisco arrangements committee for the Republican national convention. Robbins will not accompany Cast.
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Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Craig
John V. Sellers
Alvin C. Cast
San Francisco
Sellers
Cast
Russell Robbins
Robbins
Indiana
State Committee
William B. O'Connell
Chicago
Anti-Craig
Delco Remy Division Cuts Hit 13 500 Jobs
General Motors Delco Remy division announced a reduction of 1,726 workers effective Friday amid lowered production schedules for cars trucks buses and farm tractors. After the cuts employment stands at 13 500.
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Delco-Remy
General Motors
Delco- Remy
Flood battle joined by troops as Idaho river rise sets record
In Bonners Ferry Idaho the Kootenai River hit a record 35.4 feet flooding 1000 acres and threatening 39000 more. The Army sent 500 troops from Ft Lewis to reinforce dikes and stop seepage while water supply was cut and schools closed.
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Idaho
Bonners Ferry
Kootenai
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Kootenai Valley
Stassen Optimistic Over Russian Arms Reduction Move
MINNEAPOLIS (UP) Harold Stassen, former Minnesota governor and Disarmament Adviser, called Russia's plan to cut armed forces grounds for cautious optimism. He urged verification and open sky inspection, stressing vigilance and patient negotiation for lasting peace in the atomic age.
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Minneapolis
Russia
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Minnesota
Farm Measure Compromise Worked Out
Washington reports late Monday that Senate and House conferees reached a tentative farm bill compromise. The accord would align feed grain price supports with the Senate and bar them from the soil bank, set a start for the soil bank program, and drop two controversial wheat provisions tied to sales for feed and marketing quotas.
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Washington
Senate House
Sen
Ellender
D-La
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Justices Rule Rights to Work Laws Hit by Rail Ruling
The Supreme Court's 9-0 decision preserves union shop access in railroads under the 1951 Railway Labor Act while leaving state right to work bans in other industries intact. The ruling clarifies that railroad employers and unions may enter union shop agreements despite state laws opposing such membership.
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Washington
Supreme Court
National Railway Labor Act
Douglas Davis Hurt In Auto Bike Accident Last Night
A 13 year old son of a city detective sustained injuries in an auto bicycle crash on E 21st Street between Columbus Avenue and E Lynn Street. Police reports say the bicycle rider was Douglas Davis son of City Detective and Mrs William.
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Douglas Davis
E. 21St St
Columbus Ave
E. Lynn St
William
Newborns Reported at St Johns Hospital
New arrivals in Anderson and nearby areas list births at St Johns Hospital. Families include Humphries Alexandria a girl Keesling Rt 3 a boy Merritt Middletown a girl Walker 133442 W 9th St a boy Dirkes 2417 Sunset Blvd a girl Carlin Lapel a girl Watson 22232 Martindale St a girl Lane 1117 Madison Ave a boy Malden 2809 Jackson St a girl Parkhurst Rt 5 a girl.
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St. John’s Hospital
Ray Humphries
Alexandria
Ralph Keesling
Dallas Merritt
Middletown
Don Walker
9Th St
Alexander Dirkes
Sunset Blvd
Joseph Carlin
Allen Watson
Martindale St
Branson Lane
Madison Ave
Robert Malden
Jackson St
Robert Parkhurst
Rt. 5
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