Memorial Day Road Toll Near 110 Fatalities
Memorial Day traffic deaths rose toward 110 as the nation logged 71 highway fatalities plus 13 drownings and 22 other deaths for a total of 106. Indiana reported three traffic deaths and one drowning, with state toll at 401 for the year.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Associated Press
Midwest
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
South Dakota
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Flame-Haired Flaherty Wins 500-Mile Speedway Race
Pat Flaherty, a 29 year old from Chicago, nips Sam Hanks in a wreck spattered 500 mile Indianapolis race finishing 22 seconds ahead as eleven cautions slow the event. The winner’s average speed was 128.49 mph. twelve cars were involved in crashes, with all but one driver walking away.
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Flaherty
Indianapolis
Pat Flaherty
Chicago
Sam Hanks
Dick Rathmann
Hanks
Don Freeland
Redondo Beach
Trenton
N. J
Bob Sweikert
Rodger Ward
Los Angeles
Bob Veith
Oakland
Calif
Jimmy Reece
Oklahoma City
Cliff Griffith
Bill Vukovich
Sweikert
Tempo Topic Seeks Peiping Leader Visit
Tempo reports on international leadership visits with Peiping hosting an incoming delegation. The piece notes German influence and postwar alcohol policy debates as regional powers consider Indonesia's role in broader Asian diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
Indonesia
Strauss Defends U S Lead in Atomic Power Progress
Lewis L. Strauss told a Congressional hearing that the United States holds genuine leadership in the economical development of atomic energy. Responding to Senator Albert Gore’s charge that the U S lags behind Russia and Britain, Strauss denied the claim and argued the U S leads in scientific and technological progress.
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Lewis L. Strauss
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Albert Gore
Tenn
Russia
Britain
Gore
Strauss
Nasser Accepts China Visit Amid Shift Toward UN Seat
Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt has accepted an invitation to visit Communist China with Chou En-lai, following Cairo's recognition of the Peiping regime. Talks likely cover United Nations admission, trade, cultural ties, and a broader Africa Asia alliance. An Egyptian writer argues Israel seeks peace with the Arabs and notes tourism as part of preparing for that day.
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Feypt
China
Chou En-lai
Egypt
Cairo
Nasser
Peiping
United Nations
Ibrahim Izzat
Israel
Izzat
Alcoholism Seen Rise in West Germany
West Germany reports 200000 alcoholics, up 25 percent since 1952, with average age dropping from 55 to 35 and more women affected. Health agencies call the trend alarming as 35000 receive treatment and 1000 are deemed hopeless cases.
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West Germany
Upside Down U S Flag At Ames Police Station
Police in Ames Iowa received an anonymous call claiming the U S flag on the station flagpole was flying inverted full mast. The message indicated distress.
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Ames
Yowa
United States
Fishermen Target World Records in 1956 Season
Anglers anticipate bold marks with a 37-pound Rainbow trout from Pend Oreille Lake in 1947 and a 32-pound Dolly Varden from the same lake in 1949 among notable catches, plus an 83-pound Chinook from the Umpqua River in 1910. Bulletin Herald Ads push concise sales notes like a 38 dollar Schwinn bicycle and a quick buyer response.
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Idaho
Pend Oreille Lake
Umpqua River
Oregon
Bulletin-Herald
Stevenson Narrow Victory in Florida Primary Boosts Delegates
Adlai Stevenson edged Estes Kefauver by about 12 000 votes in Florida, earning 22 national convention delegates. He carried all at large delegates and most district slots, while Kefauver won six district delegates. Stevenson travels to California to campaign for 68 convention votes as Kefauver praises the South showing.
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Miami
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Florida
Illinois
California
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Kefauver
South
Legislator Urges Domestic Spending With Less Abroad
Rep. Otto Krueger of North Dakota urged the United States to focus more on domestic spending as the national debt tops 270 billion dollars. He criticized foreign loan outlays while supporting defense and farmer aid, saying the country has discharged its world obligations and must fund domestic needs.
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Washington
LLP
Otto Krueger
R-Nd
United States
Krueger
A C Foreign Language Chairwoman Begins New Church Service Career
Dr. Anna Koglin ends a 34 year tenure at Anderson College where she helped found the foreign language department and serves as its chair. She departs for Europe to fulfill speaking engagements in four languages, attends a world WCTU convention, joins The Laymen's Congress, and then teaches with the Church of God in a renewed ministry.
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Anna Koglin
Anderson College
Church of God
Department of Foreign Languages
Europe
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Mid Hoosiers Struck By Winds As Floodwaters Recede
Flood waters in central Indiana began to ebb Wednesday after earlier weeks of severe damage in the central state. Crests moved downstream as estimates of the losses remained unavailable. The situation prompted emergency responses as communities assessed the impact.
Baccalaureate Service for Class of 1956 at Anderson High
The Anderson High School baccalaureate Sunday evening at 7 30 features five local ministers including Dr W H Bransford and Rev Monroe G Schuster. The ceremony includes processional, prayers, scripture, congregational singing, and choral selections before the benediction. Commencement follows Thursday June 7 at 8 p.m.
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Anderson Hig School
Thomas Clem
W. H. Bransford
First Methodist Church
God
Mary Ruth Palmer
W. Dale Oldham
Park Place Church of God
Kenneth Losh
Monroe G. Schuster
Central Christian Church
Judy Norris
A. Vernon Hess
Windstorm Leaves Damage Across McCordsville and Fairmount
Severe winds hit Wednesday evening causing major damage in McCordsville and Fairmount. A house, barn, grain storage elevator, and church were damaged. many roofs torn off and trees downed. About 100 trees reportedly blocked Fairmount streets, with cars damaged and live wires scattered. State patrolman Aubrey Snider sustained burns after stepping onto a live wire while clearing others. He was stunned but not severely injured.
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McCordsville
Fairmount
Aubrey Snider
Weekend rains cause millions in Marion County damage
Floods and crests along the White River caused damage estimated up to 2 million dollars in Marion County Indiana. The article notes 6 to 7 inches of rainfall and directs readers to turn to page 3 for further details.
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Marion County
Indianapolis
Crash Victim Found In F9F6 Cougar Wreckage
Wreckage of an F9F6 Cougar Navy jet missing since early Tuesday was found Wednesday in a cornfield in northwestern Illinois. Parts of a body were found in the cockpit. The pilot, Charles Eichenberg, 32, Irwin Pennsylvania, disappeared while flying from Columbus Ohio to Olathe Naval Air Station in Kansas.
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Rock Island
Illinois
Charles Eichenberg
Irwin
Columbus
Ohio
Olathe Naval Air Station
Kansas
President Eisenhower Leads Silent Memorial Day Observance
At Arlington National Cemetery and St. John s church near the White House President Eisenhower observed Memorial Day with silent prayer for fallen service members. Army Secretary Brucker laid the wreath on the Unknown Soldier tomb as officials joined the president in prayer and in readings from the Book of Common Prayer.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
U.S
Arlington Memorial Cemetery
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
14 Year Old Questioned In Sandbox Shooting
Indiana State Police said a 14-year-old county resident admitted firing a rifle toward the victim's home last Thursday after a 9-year-old was wounded in the foot and two toes. The bullet lodged in the ankle and the boy is reported good at St John’s Hospital. A 24-year-old Alexandria man was arrested in Kentucky on bad check charges and will be returned after extradition.
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Indiana
Charles Epperson
St. John’s Hospital
Epperson
Alexandria
Irving
Fortville
Marion
Twining Accepts Soviet Air Show Invitation
Gen. Nathan F. Twining with White House approval will attend the official Soviet air show in Moscow on June 24. Air Force Secretary Quarles, secretary Dulles, and Defense Secretary Wilson confirmed the trip, amid debate in Congress over reciprocal invitations and broader Cold War exchanges.
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Washington
Nathan F. Twining
Eisenhower
Moscow
Twining
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
United States
Senate
William F. Knowland
Calif
Quarles
Wilson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
William S Williams 91 Elwood Pioneer Dies
William S Williams 91 a pioneer Elwood resident died Memorial Day afternoon at Citizens Nursing Center after a brief illness. A native of Wales he came to Macon County then Elwood where he lived until moving to Anderson to be with his son Sydney Williams district manager Hook Drug Co. He was longtime employee of American Sheet and Tin Plate Company Elwood plant and member of First Baptist Church.
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William S. Williams
8Th St
Citizens Nursing Center
Mr. Williams
Wales
Mac
Elwood
Mary
Anderson
Sydney Williams
The
Hook Drug Company
W. 8Th St
American Sheet and Tinplate Company
Williams
First Baptist Church
Highway Bill Accord Near as Senators Predict
Senate and House edges over a multibillion highway bill near a conference. Lawmakers expect about 14 to 16 billion dollars over a 16 year period to modernize roads linking major cities, with a two thirds population and one sixth area funding formula debated against a needs based plan. tax rises to pay for the program include a penny gasoline tax and levies on tires diesel fuel and other transport items.
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Washington
Senate
House
United States
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Federal Bureau of Public Roads
Public Roads Bureau
Pope Pius XII Shelves Audiences For Rest
Vatican reports eighty year old Pope Pius XII is fatigued from worry and heat and has suspended all audiences until further notice. An electrocardiogram showed a sound heart, with circulatory disturbances attributed to fatigue. Doctors ordered reduced activity though officials say there is no immediate alarm.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Riccardo Galeazzi- Lisi
Rome
Vatican
Vatican Palace
New Arrivals In Anderson Area At St Johns Hospital
New births reported at St Johns Hospital in Anderson include a boy for Mr and Mrs Jack Kirchenhauer of 1416 East Lynn Street a girl for Mr and Mrs Harold Downham of 2427 Browne Street a boy for Mr and Mrs Robert Burkhart of 129 Court Street a girl for Mr and Mrs Albert Smith of 1512 East 30th Street a boy for Mr and Mrs Gerald Whitton of 2413 East 5th Street and a girl for Mr and Mrs William Colvin of 2332 West 24th Street.
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St. John’s Hospital
Jack Kirchenhauer
East Lynn St
Harold Downham
Browne St
Robert Burkhart
Court
Albert Smith
30Th St
Gerald Whitton
E. 5Th St
William Colvin
W. 24Th St
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Bulletin Herald
East Maplewood Cemetery
Calabria American Legion Post
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Levi Sutton
Dave Antrobus
Anderson High School
George Hackett
Ninth Street
White River
Women’s Relief Corps
United Spanish War Veterans
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
A.C. Foreign Language
Ann Koglin
JoDee
Nancy Lee Keefer
Greenville
D. C
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Pope Pius
Anderson and Vicinity
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