08 Jun 1951
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1951
Page
1
The Board of Public Works awarded Brooks Construction of Fort Wayne a $16,000 contract to resurface the street from Low Street to Ulen Drive in North East.
Statewide wage hike anticipated as Bell Telephone Co and the Communications Workers union reach a new contract. A $2 per year raise would lift wages to about 6,550 a year, with most increases effective immediately pending Federalization Board approval and final ratification by June 16. Plum, Bell vice president, cites need to keep pace with costs and retain qualified staff to provide telephone service.
Rites planned after the death of Jude Brown 95 a Lebanon native who lived in Alvin. Survived by cousins Mrs Clem Higgins Harvey and Mrs Mary Harros and others. Services at a funeral home in Danville with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Lebanon to follow.
Auxiliary plans a carnival tonight at the Eagles Hall beginning at o'clock with a membership drive. Open to members and invited guests, the event invites families to attend.
Washington June B UP Price Controller Michael V. DiSalle told Congress he will stand firm on beef price rollback to stabilize all food prices. He backed 4 to 5 cent and 4 to 3 cent rollbacks planned for Aug and Oct, saying alternatives would wreck wage and price controls. He argued post rollback cattle prices would stay 25 percent above January 1950 while farmers’ purchase prices rose 13 percent.
A recent report describes General Marshall visiting the Korean front in secrecy and expressing high optimism about the mission. The article notes his entourage and the strategic context of the visit.
Secretary of State Dean Acheson testified to the Senate that 30 Americans remain on the Chinese mainland under dangerous and delicate conditions. He said the State Department is working with their employers and religious groups to secure their release, as the issue arose during questions about a 1949 telegram criticizing both sides in the Chinese civil conflict.
In suburban Cantigny Woods near Bedford Park a tame bear escaped from a carnival and prompted a dawn chase by seventy five police and forest rangers armed with guns. The hunt stalled as rain fell and officials warned the starving animal could turn dangerous.
London reports reveal that two British diplomats Donald D. MacLean and Guy Burgess vanished after messages to their families appeared in unfamiliar handwriting. Originals from Paris are being checked for authenticity as authorities search Western Europe. The men, seasoned in Anglo-American diplomacy, disappeared May 28 leaving luggage behind on a Channel steamer.
Alvin B. Tillinghast age 98 dies in Toledo Ohio. His funeral features Bach and Chopin with no casket per a 1936 contract. A reception at Bennet Mortuary is planned this afternoon. He will lie in state on a slumber bed and mourners receive cards inviting pleasant recollections.
Tokyo reports United Nations troops threaten the Chinese Communist Iron Triangle in Central Korea as Reds pull back possibly before a major retreat. Allied forces push toward Chorwon and Kumhwa amid heavy artillery, air bombardment, and tank patrols while Reds defend positions southwest of Chorwon and near Kumhwa.
London June 8 A prominent British woman doctor Kathleen Vaughan 79 argues in the British Medical Journal that all great men were breast fed babies She claims civilizations rise and fall based on how babies are weaned asserting bottle raised children are weaker and that outstanding athletes and leaders likely were breast fed.
Robert A. Vogeler, former ITT executive held 17 months in a Hungarian prison on espionage charges, told a National Press Club luncheon that any confession attributed to him was signed under brutal torture. He described sleep deprivation and interrogation aimed at breaking his will, and urged that no price is too dear for freedom, noting the danger of such methods to anyone.
Police halted a near riot by 300 locals in medieval armor during Arezzo's annual jousting event begun in 1300s. Four armored teams attacked a dummy knight after a rusty cannon signalled the start. Judges awarded Porto San Spirito the victory, others cried fraud, but no casualties occurred beyond dented armor.
Indiana readers learn from the Weather Bureau of an extended outlook calling for cool temperatures and frequent showers over the next five days. Weekend rain is expected with highs near 80 to 85 and lows around 57 to 61. Monday cool, Tuesday warm, Wednesday cool. Conservation officers report good fishing statewide though unseasonable weather could spoil weekend angling.
About nine Boone county residents will join roughly 2000 Purdue degree candidates at the university dual commencement in the Hall of Music. Engineering graduates speak at 10 30 am, others at 2 30 pm, with President Hovde presiding and conferring degrees. Names include Vogel Laflin Chambers Hodges Jarrett Shoemaker etc.
Vancouver June 8 A taxi driver Bob East received a gift of an airplane from a grateful passenger who had paid a 100 bill with no change and later hired East for two days. After a missed Victoria flight the passenger chartered a plane and, upon landing, bought a plane for East, signing papers to make him owner. East, with about 20 hours of WWII Royal Canadian Air Force time, plans to take flying lessons.
Defense Secretary George C. Marshall returned to Tokyo from a secret Korea trip and said the war is not a stalemate, likening it to Berlin Blockade pressures. He praised the 8th Army as a “military classic” and noted future focus on logistics and troop strength.
New York June 8 Jeanne Courtney a stage and TV star finished a 12 hour kissing marathon for the Veterans of Foreign Wars. She toured Manhattan spots offering her bosses to any man who would buy a ticket to a Madison Square Garden benefit for war veterans. In the event she kissed more than 500 men and rated those with thinning hair as ineligible for another kiss.
Mostly cloudy through Saturday with occasional north rain drizzle and scattered afternoon showers or thunderstorms in the south. Showers expected across the state tonight with little temperature change.
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