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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1954
Page
1
Lincoln campus police officer C M Lane sought aspirin for a headache and found the Agricultural College service building ablaze. His quick call helped firefighters start fast, limiting damage though Lane says the excitement cured his headache.
In Minneapolis the University of Minnesota reports three successful pediatric open heart procedures using a donor patient circulatory loop. Dr. C. Walton Lillehei leads the team linking patient and donor circulations to repair ventricular septal defects in children, enabling previously impossible surgeries.
WASHINGTON Senator McCarthy faces questions over G David Schine and family ties as Schine’s wartime service and postwar careers are reviewed. The piece recounts Schine’s Army Transport Service, Harvard return, WPTR Albany role, and Schine theaters, noting indictments against Meyer Schine for anti trust issues while detailing Roy Cohn’s involvement and Schine’s remarks on his government service path.
A fragmented puzzle text describes a daily satralogical message tied to birth dates. It mis-shapes a cycle of date ranges from March to November and clever wordplay. Readers are told to circle a jetter and read a chart from left to right for a daily message.
Folklorist Henry W Shoemaker says Mount Jura in Clinton County hosts a large stone fort known as the Indian Fort. It marks Col John Hambright’s 1756 expedition against Great Island Indians. The fort’s spring and Phillips Falls descend Bald Eagle Mountain, with Hambright buried near Weaverland. Roosevelt lauds Hambright as Pennsylvania's greatest colonial warrior.
The transcript recalls G David Schine facing questions about Army physicals and classification LaA. Schine confirms taking several medical exams on both coasts while a Senate committee member presses for details. The exchange underscores the broader tension over what should be published.
New York observers report a mix of events in the city. Loyalist groups plan a five hour Fifth Avenue parade with about 250000 marchers plus 60000 in Brooklyn and a 10 hour tally in Union Square. Left wing demonstrations face restrictions and Union Square remains a focal point from 530 to 7 EST. Extra police will guard after loyalty day events. An unrelated note mentions Edward Whymper reaching the Matterhorn in 1865.
Hollywood film star Robert Taylor age 41 is engaged to Ursula Thiess a 29 year old German born actress. Taylor confirms they plan to marry but have not set a ceremony date. Thiess has two children by a former husband. The couple met two years ago after his divorce from Barbara Stanwyck in 1951.
Uf CBS says singer Jo Stafford will wear more than two million dollars in diamonds on her TV show Tuesday. Half the amount will be on her gown, the rest in bracelets earrings and a necklace. A network spokesman says she is the only other vocalist besides Bing Crosby with record sales reaching 25 million.
A gunman’s mask slipped during an attempted holdup, leading to arrests of four men on charges of attempted robbery. Mrs Josephine Russell, a bookkeeper, identified her brother in law as the mask wearer, prompting police to arrest Gifford Russell 20 Marblehead Harry Bennett 19 Nahant Irwin 20 Nahant and Wanima G White 21 Nahant. The holdup was foiled when other employees opened the office and a $2000 payroll had been distributed hours earlier.
Los Angeles publicist Russell Birdwell filed suit against actor Charles Laughton seeking 35000 claiming a May 1 1952 agreement for five years of public relations services at 50000 was not fully paid. Birdwell says only 15000 was paid and no further payment since last August.
Generalissimo Francisco Franco of Spain argues Gibraltar is vulnerable and useless as a fortress-base under modern conditions. Britain recalls Napoleon's remark on Gibraltar as a costly bad harbor, while Spaniards insist its role as an antisubmarine and naval base remains valued despite damage and age.
Excerpts from remarks by Chiang Kai shek Eisenhower Lester Hunt Kaiser and Dr Daniel Poling touch on war memory indo China church and school as targets of Communist influence and the resolve of American society to defend faith and liberty.
Q What do the stone images on Easter Island represent They remain a mystery and cannot be read No known linguistic connection outside the island Q Is there such a thing as empty spree A No Q Why are copper and nickel spins smooth on the edges while silver and gold coins are milled A Milling them would not be worthwhile Q How fast does an average escalator travel A About 40 feet a minute Q Why is nicotine named so A It is named after Jean Nicol who introduced tobacco to France in 1560 China Sinkiang province has area 706000 square miles Korea is separated from Japan by 110 miles of water
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