29 Jul 1954
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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1954
Page
1
An obituary style note on Krishna Menon, once in touch with Nehru and later seen as a powerful adviser in India. The piece recalls his London origins, India League leadership, controversial political stances, and long life as a writer and publisher with ties to leftist circles.
Trudy Tollin and her horse Bebe were found shot dead in Fairmount Park Pennsylvania. A rifle rigged to a tree branch caused both deaths. a note tied to the tree trunk bore a cryptic inscription. Police say Tollin appears to have shot the horse then killed herself in a fatal tableau.
Nearly 400 Michigan communities swapped mayors for a day during Week observance. Detroit Mayor Albert E. Cobo was sent to Britton while Britton mayor Robert Wallace took over in Detroit as part of the program.
Arthur Bretton thirty two cried get back then shouted for Father Kehoe to be sent for He urged a talk then slipped from a five story roof and fell Bretton was taken to a hospital in critical condition His wife said they had quarreled and he had said you ll see no more of me
Dr James D Bump director of the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines discusses why camel species migrated from North America 30 million years ago and why later lines became llamas in South America and Arabs elsewhere. He notes insects’ vast mass and questions whether humans will dominate the next era.
Civil Defense directors from 22 western counties will meet in Butler to discuss fossils and prehistoric life found in silt layers. Speakers note the fossil record spans about 200 million years with saber toothed cats, three toed horses, camels and rhinoceroses, while modern humans emerged 50 000 to 80 000 years ago.
In Rolla Missouri AP reports a famous 90 year old bugdy whip tree was cut down. The sprout planted by early sheriff Robert Love of Phelps County outlived him, survived a great flood, and the silver maple branch used for a buggy whip was left in mud after the sheriff saved his team and himself at the Gasconade crossing.
In Salina Kansas two days after a Republican governor race rally reporters asked 20 adults on the street to name the aspirants. Only two could name all three, five named one, and eighteen could name none of the candidates.
An advertisement touts lined slacks with extra buttons and special shoulder details for a smoother neater fit. Seams are underpressed by hand for a permanent tailored look, with matching suspender slacks sized 3 to 6X, flannel lined. A wind shield feature at the ankles is noted.
Friends said Miss Tollin was moody as she faced recent distress. Her father, with whom she resided, noted she had been low in spirits due to difficulties in finding work.
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