Landslide Victory for Ike
State police broke a mutiny at Southern Michigan Prison after convicts seized the tunnel from Block 15 aiming to reach the arsenal in the administration building. Ten guards were hostage as leaders demanded Gov Williams join peace talks and sign any agreement. A 600-strong force battled to regain control amid rioting that caused major damage. one convict was killed and several injured.
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Jackson, Mich
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Julian N. Frisbie
Ins
Gov. Williams
Earl Ward
Block 15
George Bacon
Ward
Frisbie
Hewitt Buchanan Win County GOP Race in Indiana
State Rep Earl E Hewitt Sr won renomination for the General Assembly in Indiana County leading a GOP ticket in a county primary. William G Buchanan, a first time nominee, surged to second place among assembly candidates, while Sen Murray Peeler ran unopposed for the state senate.
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Earl E. Hewitt
Indiana
Hewitt
General Assembly
William G. Buchanan
Assembly
Buchanan
Rep
Sen
Murray Peeler
Senate
Peeler
Waldo C. McKee
Blairsville
Earl R. Streams
William H. Jones
Charles Frank Martin
Rice Avenue
Green Township High School
Commodore
Kansas City braces for new floods
Kansas City workers raised levees with wooden flash boarding amid fresh Missouri River floods and ongoing heavy rains. The Mississippi and Missouri rivers threaten towns along their borders as Red Cross counts exceed 26,500 families displaced. Army engineers estimate nationwide damage near 94.8 million dollars, with substantial agricultural losses and hundreds of thousands of acres expected to flood.
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Larry Hall
Kansas City
Missouri
Mississippi
Red Cross
Omaha
Nebr
Council Bluffs
Kan
Nebraska
St. Louis
Melotones
E.E. Browning
Kansas
State Voters Give Eisenhower Proof Of Support
In the Pennsylvania primary Eisenhower wins by a likely 700,000 votes over Taft as he fulfills NATO duties. Taft’s backers call the results meaningless for delegate division. Stassen trails in third. Taft urged write-ins won’t alter the lineup. In Pittsburgh, Eisenhower leads in six of eight delegate races, Taft slate two. Indiana County joins the majority in backing Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower
Indiana County
Philadelphia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
NATO
United States
Taft
Harold EB. Stassen
Minnesota
Tafti
Pittsburgh
Jones New Store Ready For Opening
The Jones Furniture Co of Indiana unveils a grand re opening of an entirely remodeled store with a $10,000 model apartment on the newly added third floor. Revamps include basement and ground floor upgrades, five modern third floor rooms and bath, cushioned carpeting, expanded maple section on the downstairs department, and a new lighting system highlighting new bedroom suites living room furniture and chairs.
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Jones Furniture Co
Indiana
Anc
Jones
Algo
Min
Many See Big Atom Bomb Test
At Yucca Flat Nevada soldiers and five congressmen entered trenches near the blast to witness an unprecedented A-bomb event. Witnesses described a hollow fire cloud rising miles high with red flames and yellow gases, the largest U.S. test yet. The blast surpassed any previous Japanese or Bikini tests and remains officially secret.
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Nev
Yucca Flat
W. S. Cole
R-Ny
Olen Teague
D-Tex
Melvin Price
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Carl Hinshaw
R-Calif
Atomic Cohart
Japan
Bikini
United States
Niagara Falls
Charge Reds Dodging All Big Issues
Allied truce negotiators accused the Communists of dodging key points on enforcing a Korean armistice. The Communists demanded a change in UN Command attitude before progress. The 19 minute Panmunjom session yielded no agreement on truce supervision, while a separate prisoner exchange dialogue continued away from public view. Allied artillery shelled near the Panmunjom neutral zone as Col Don O Darrow opened with a call for action on proposed solutions.
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Munsan
United Nations Command
Panmunjom
Russia
Don O. Darrow
U.N
Hat Plant Fire Changes Costly to Taxpayers
Danbury, Conn report notes Walter Wanger subject to four month term starting June 4 after a blaze at a former hat factory leveled the building. Damages estimated around 375000 to 475000 dollars as investigators describe the scene and the public debate over the cost to taxpayers.
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Danbury
Conn
Santa Monica
Caif
Walter Wanger
Farmer
Clarence L. Fox
Hammond
Near- F
John Tax
Jennings Lang
Wanger
Joan
White House
Bennett
Harry J. Borde
Ivan
Carpenters and Decorators
India
Harry Truman
East Gate
Noday
Mabel Hargrave
Homer
San Francisco
Calif
John Steving
Indiana
Indiana County
Silas Streams
Church Street
Church Street. Mr. Steving’s
Co electors choose Ike in Indiana County vote
Indiana County voters backed Dwight D. Eisenhower by more than five to three over Taft and Stassen in unofficial counts with 5 815 votes for Ike, 2 029 write ins for Taft, 1 285 for Stassen. Kefauver led Democratic write ins with 779 votes while Truman drew 175.
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Indiana
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
U. of Penn
Harold Stassen
General MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Sen
Bjetes Kefauver
Truman
Gov
Stevenson
Ilinois
Russell
Georgia
Unofficial Vote On Page Eight
Indiana Evening Gazette reports unofficial election returns for the county on page eight. The Gazette staff thanks election boards countywide for their cooperation in tabulating the vote and extends sincere appreciation.
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Indiana Evening
Gazette
General Andrus Visits ROTC at State Teachers College
Major General Cliff Andrus deputy commander of the Second Army Fort Meade Maryland toured the U S Army Quartermaster ROTC at the State Teachers College in Indiana today. He conferred with Dr Willis Pratt and other ROTC administrators and presented Bronze Star Medal to Sergeant First Class Richard II for exemplary conduct in the Tunisian campaign.
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Cliff Andrus
Second Army
Fort George G. Meade
Maryland
U. S. Army
18Th Infantry Regiment
Tunisia
Andrus
Clark Narrowly Beats Machine Back Home but Loses Senate Bid
Clark of Cherry Tree, former Indiana County commissioner, ran against the Republican machine and carried his home county by 6,966 to 3,108 against Edward Martin, but failed to win the Senate renomination. statewide results had Martin leading, with Clark in second and Scoblick third.
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Steele Clark
Cherry Tree
Indiana
Denih
Clark
Edward Martin
Republicans
United States Senate
Sen
Martn
Quistate
Pennsylvania
Martin
James P. Scoblick
iClark
Scoblick
Queen Elizabeth Pay Debate Warns Parliament
A London report notes Parliament must decide Queen Elizabeth II’s Civil List amid royal expenses and the cost of maintaining the monarchy. A 21 member committee will study wage hikes and pensions, with debate on austerity versus funding the royal household for future reigns.
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Robert F
Jones
London
Elizabeth
Fereign
Britain
George VI
George
Buckingham Palace
Elderton Borough Adopts DST Beginning April 27
The Elderton Borough council voted to adopt Daylight Saving Time and set the change to occur on April 27 at 2 a.m. Residents are advised to adjust clocks accordingly and note the time shift applies city services and schedules.
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Elderton
Mrs Watson Wins White Township Committee Seat
Mrs Helen C Watson defeated Mrs Margaret R Craig in White Township committee contest by 277 to 162 ending a vigorous behind the scenes campaign.
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Helen C. Watson
Margaret R. Craig
White Township
Memorial service for H. L. Essle Weston announced
Amaranth members will hold a memorial service for H. L. Essle Weston Thursday evening at 7 30 at Robinsons Funeral Home by order of Royal Matron Virginia B Mer Mullen. A dance follows at Hotel Romer with music by The Five Chibuiga.
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Amaranth
H. L. Essle Weston
Robinson
Hotel Romer
The
Five Chibuiga
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