Lay Off Pay Tax Decision Is Forthcoming
IRS to decide if company financed unemployment benefits for laid off auto workers are taxable wages. Treasury may rule on whether these benefits trigger tax withholding and affect eligibility for regular unemployment compensation amid AFL CIO UAW plans. Weather and flood updates mixed with Indiana road closures and event delays accompany the report.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Afl-Cio
United Automobile Workers
Rotary To Hear Dr Morrison At Noon Meeting
At a noon Rotary Club gathering at the YMCA Dr John A Morrison president of Anderson College will speak on Americanism as a Memorial Day feature. He will be introduced by Rev Wilbur V Day program chairman.
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Rotary Club
YMCA
John A. Morrison
Anderson College
Morrison
Wilbur V. Day
West German Navy Starts Sea Trials From Kiel
Bonn reports the new West German navy will launch three 130 ton patrol boats from Kiel on Tuesday. Each craft has a top speed of 40 knots as the Defense Ministry announces the maritime test.
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Bonn
Germany
Kiel
Defense Ministry
Miss Meier of Anderson College Plans Mission Return to Brazil
Miss Meier, long-time South America resident and Anderson College student leader, plans to return to Brazil after completing graduate studies at Duke within two years to serve as a mission teacher. She last visited South America in mid 1954 and has held multiple campus roles including president of Student Volunteers and secretary of Future Business Leaders of America.
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Page One
Brazil
Miss Meier
South America
Argentina
Duke
Anderson College
Future Business Leaders of America
Sao Paulo
United States
Flood Emergency Strikes Indianapolis Area Roads
Marion County and suburbs faced rising floods as Fall Creek reached its highest since 1943 and the White River neared its 1938 crest. A motorist was rescued from his car as waters covered an underpass on the northeast side. Eagle Creek flood forced evacuations near Zionsville while Sugar Creek rose eight feet in 12 hours and Crawfordsville recorded 5.59 inches of rain.
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Logansport
Madison
Ohio River
Seymour
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Freetown
Jackson County
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Indianapolis
Ind
U.S
Carmel
Crawfordsville
Winchester
Redkey
Markleville
Greenfield
Zionsville
Knightstown
Marion
Columbus
Greencastle
Elwood
Kokomo
Anderson
Terre Haute
Washington Park Cemetery
Fountaintown
Page One
Ravenswood
Fall Creek
Eagle Creek
Sugar Creek
Morocco objects to air base clause in Franco American accord
Balafrej letters deny knowledge of the Dec 22 1950 France United States base pact. Morocco reserves its position as France and the United States reportedly agreed to five bases in Morocco costing about 375 million dollars. France says the deal was a secret defense arrangement under protectorate status with land purchases covered.
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Balafrej
United States
Morocco
Russia
France
Hoover report honored speaker to address governors group
One son, a member of the House Congressional Committee on Government Operations, will be an honored speaker. C. D. Alexander will preside as chairman of the Indiana Hoover report committee. Charles Bailey presented a detailed Hoover program report to the local legislative committee, which passed a resolution backing implementation action by Congress. Copies will go to local congressmen and Indiana Chamber of Commerce groups. John Scott and Jack B. Campbell are co chairmen.
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P Oneson
House Congressional Committee
C. D. Alexander
Indiana
Hoover
Charles Baily
Action of
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
John Scott
Jack B. Campbell
Eisenhower critiques farm bill amid soil bank debate
President Eisenhower signed the soil bank measure and voiced cautious support while criticizing remaining provisions. He warned that advancing farmer payments for 1956 is unlikely and noted provisions on cotton sales and imports as problematic. The article notes political battles with Congress over 1956 farm policy and a local family story tied to the broader piece.
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White House
Democratic Congress
Congress
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Sherman Adams
Gerald Morgan
Great Plains
Egypt
Japan
Former City Official to Lead Water Works Filter Operation
Park this week by Mayor Ralph Ferguson, Fisher to assume duties as filter operator at the Water Works next Monday. Former city councilman and city chairman of the Democratic party, he previously served as superintendent of parks since January.
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Ralph Ferguson
Fisher
Fire-Killed Boy Leweldon Born 1949 in Indianapolis
A fire on Haynes Street fatally burned Leweldon 9 and seriously injured two brothers as their father and three coworkers rushed to help. The blaze started in the boys’ rooms and clothing caught fire when doors opened into the flaming hallway. Firemen arrived at 7:30 a.m. and damage was about 1200 dollars. The body was taken to Davis and Stridler Funeral Home.
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Billy
Alexandria Fire Department
Haynes Stellite
Herman Mack
Fred Courtney
Joe Auler
Leweldon
Rocky
Alexandria
Here
Anderson
St. John’s Hospital
Davis
Senate highway plan boosts federal role and funding
Senators backed a long term plan for a 42 state highway network with nearly 30 billion from the federal government. The bill would raise about 14.4 billion in taxes over 16 years while distributing funds by population area and rural mileage, with Bush favoring state based cost estimates over Gore’s population and area method.
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Senate
Gore
Public Works
Bush
Winkle Car Crash Ties Howard Gilmore And Max Zent
Investigators Gilmore and Zent report the Winkles were in a passenger car traveling north on Ind 9 while the Skinner truck moved south near a drive in. Mrs Rosemary Webb and Otto Britton suffered multiple injuries in a separate collision and were taken to St Johns Hospital in the Baker Brothers ambulance. Russell Manifold is listed as involved.
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Howard Gilmore
Max Zent
Winkle
Ind
Rosemary Webb
Main St
Otto Britton
Fletcher St
St. John's Hospital
Baker Brothers
Russell Manifold
Andover
Injury in Saturday wreck leads to hospital transfer
A person was injured in a Saturday evening wreck on Rd. and transported to St. John's Hospital for treatment.
River crest and flood warnings after weekend rains
Thundershowers pushed White River to a crest of 10.64 feet before receding to 10.62. A record rainfall of 2.85 inches over the weekend raised the river more than three feet above the usual 7.5 feet, flooding lowlands and Edgewater Park. Basements flooded as farmers face delays but no damage expected.
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White River
Edgewater Park
TEMPO Corp Sees $24 Million Loss If Strike Prolonged
TEMPO Corporation warned that a strike extending through month end would cause at least 24 million dollars in economic losses as 250 railroad workers idle the Birmingham mills and the Tennessee Coal and Iron Division with 25 000 employees. A Hoosier delegation traveled to Washington to press for 324 million to restore highway aid in Indiana amid a cut from 926 million to 602 million in the Senate.
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Page One Corporation
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal and Iron Division
House
Senate Road Committee
Indiana
Senate Committee
Methodist Conference Invites Negro Pastors into Meeting
The Pittsburgh Conference of the Methodist Church last weekend invited Negro pastors and their congregations into the conference for the first time. The invitation came as a resolution adopted by an overwhelming vote at the conference’s annual meeting.
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Pittsburgh
the Methodist Church
Fountain dedication in Brazil Indiana links Brazil and U S relations
A fountain donated by the Republic of Brazil to Brazil Indiana was dedicated after rain postponed much of the ceremony. Brazilian ambassador Joao Carlos Muniz presented the fountain and praised ties between the two nations as Mayor Ted McCoy accepted the gift.
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Brazil
Ind
Republic of Brazil
Joao Carlos Muniz
United States
Ted McCoy
Water Meter Reader Confesses Murder in Cincinnati
A city water meter reader with a clean record confessed last weekend to killing Mrs. Aubrey Pugh of Cincinnati, a prominent social matron, fearing she would report his persistent door knocking. Robert Lyons, 43, a 20 year city employee, is held without bond on a first degree murder charge.
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City Water
Aubrey Pugh
Cincinnati
Robert Lyons
City Water Company
Local Union Officers and Board Elected
Stan Park Cochran trustee Lucille Waddell financial secretary John Hodson treasurer Robert Brandt Guide George Bannister chairman of the bargaining committee Shop committee members elected Norman King Bob Stevens Russell Utter Executive board members listed in this segment.
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Page One
Cochran
Lucille Waddell
John Hodson
Robert Brandt
George Bannister
Norman King
Bob Stevens
Russell Utter
Local Delegates Named to District Auto Council
Letha Thompson Earle Osborne John Croke Raymond Walker Frances Shelton and Virginia Randt listed as delegates. Delegates to district auto council include Mr Stevens John Hodson Jerry Needler Von Cochran Virginia Brandt and Bob Car.
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Letha Thompson
Earle Osborne
John Croke
Raymond Walker
Frances Shelton
Virginiarandt
District Auto Council
Mr. Stevens
John Hodson
Jerry Needler
von Cochran
Virginia Brandt
Bob Carter
Seaton Seen Favorable for Senate Confirmation
Sens. Artur Watkins and George W. MaJone voiced satisfaction with Seaton's appointment and backed quick confirmation. The former Nebraska senator, a soft-spoken figure, earlier supported Eisenhower and helped on his campaign train before returning to Hastings to run newspapers and broadcasting interests across the Midwest. He was recalled to Washington in September 1953.
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Artur v . Watkins
Utah
George W. Ma Jone
New
Seaton
Senate
Kenneth Wherry
Neb
Gen
Eisenhower
GOP
Hastings
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Washington
Seaton Appointed Assistant Defense Secretary and White House Aide
Eisenhower named Seaton assistant defense secretary in charge of relations with Congress, the press, and the public. In February 1955 he moved to the White House as deputy to Sherman Adams, becoming the administration’s key troubleshooter and liaison with the Republican National Committee.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Seaton
White House
Sherman Adams
Republican National Committee
Olive Tablets Claim Relief for Constipation in Trials
Doctors at a prominent medical center tested laxatives on 261 patients with acute and chronic constipation. Dr Edwards Olive Tablets reportedly gave thorough, gentle results in 9 of 10 cases and were 58 percent more effective with fewer unpleasant effects than others.
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Promin Medical Center
Edwards
Olive Tablet Company
Station A
Columbus
Ohio
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Rotary
Dr. Morrison
Marion County
C. Ofc
Lucy
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
National
William Flook
Wally Falk
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Minneapolis
Stan Park
Scholl
Ijrug Sh
Leife
Scholls
DR. Edwards
Lincoln Loan, Inc
Meridian Street
Anderson Bank
Coie
Osterling Brewers, Inc
Evansville, Indiana
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