Steel Crisis Solution Still Awaits Action
Washington reports the government scrapped plans to relax building curbs amid a steel strike entering its 12th day. The NPA may tighten controls. Ford plants may shut by month end, with other automakers likely to follow. Congressional attempts to empower seizure failed as the crisis deepens.
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Compensation Claims Drop Twelve Percent
Indianapolis file notes show unemployment compensation claims fell about 12 percent for the week ending June 7, while initial claims rose by 500. The Indiana Employment Security Division cited a steel strike impact and worker recalls at several plants, with agriculture replacements more than doubling amid favorable weather and outdoor activity.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Employment Security Division
Fire damages church sacristy in Assisi lowering basilica
Fire destroyed the sacristy of the lower basilica of St Francis in Assisi Italy. Friars estimated several million dollars in damage to medieval fixtures religious objects and ancient frescoes. Firefighters from Assisi and nearby fought winds that threatened the upper church before containment.
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Italy
Weather outlook with scattered storms Friday night
Partly cloudy and humid with little temperature change through Friday night and Saturday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the north and east Friday night, sultry Saturday. Lows Friday night 65 to 72, highs Saturday 78 to 88 in the northeast and 88 to 93 in the southwest.
Labor Head In Defiant Mood Defends Steel Strike
Pittsburgh reports Labor Head Philip Murray rallies CHO United Steelworkers leaders and wage policy committee to carry the steel industry dispute to the end amid an 11 day strike affecting 650,000 workers. He condemns politicians for turning lives into a political football and criticizes Byrd for Taft Hartley injunction plans. The statement signals resolve against opposition in Washington and Congress.
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Hmarey Byrd
Boone Farmer Dies Last Night
Harry McMains 86, a Boone county farmer of 60 years, died last night at Stoker nursing here near Michigantown after a heart ailment. Born February 3, 1866 in Illinois, he married Levina Wilcox in 1886. Surviving include his son Charles and six other children, 26 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, and a sister and brother deceased. He belonged to the Christian church at Waveland. Services Sunday at 2:30 pm at Myers mortuary, burial in Old Union cemetery. viewing after 7 pm.
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Mary Ellen (Lee) McMains
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Richmond
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Montrose
Henry W
Plano
Mary Ann Hartman
Seattle
Wash
Elizabeth N. Davis
Crawfordsville
Christian Church
Waveland
Myers Mortuary
Old Union Cemetery
Wage Price Rent Controls Move Ahead In Congress
Washington reports the House as the final hurdle to extending wage price and rent controls under the Defense Production Act beyond the current expiration. The Senate approved an eight month extension and the House Banking Committee recommended a one year extension despite sharply differing bills. A key House amendment would suspend retail and wholesale record keeping if prices stay 7 percent below ceilings, a move aimed at easing implementation while maintaining price discipline.
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Brent Spence
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Kentucky
Senate
Favorite Movie Lures Him Back To County Jail
Maree John Conningham and Delbert Size escape from Delaware County jail. Conningham admitted burglarizing three service stations and a drive-in, as police recover him Friday after an arrest. Authorities say he was hiding before being recaptured and faced a return to jail.
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Vorktown
Delaware County
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Beanstalk
Conningham
Delbert Sizemere
Tncdianapolis
Muncie Mandas
Mili
Abolition of Gross Income Surtax Favored
Indiana taxpayers face pledges from both major parties to end the gross income surtax after funding a 160 million soldier bonus. Republican plans were set at the state convention, while Democrats weigh a June 24 platform pledge. Representative Joseph Klein backs abolition after bonus completion.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Democratic State Platform Advisory Committee
Joseph Klein
Gary
Witner
Deadlock Rules In Korea At Panmunjom Talks
Panmunjom Korea reports that UN truce negotiators accuse the Communists of keeping combat troops in the 1000 yard neutral zone. General Harrison said UN may request or impose a new recess such as the three day walkout that ended Wednesday. A whispered meeting with Maj Gen Turner and Rear Adm Libby followed a North Korean proposal for a Saturday talks.
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Korea
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United Nations
Howard Turner
Adm
KE. Libby
U. N
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Brother Of Lebanon Woman Dies Yesterday
Mrs WA Mirtue of 1121 North Lebanon street learned last night of the death in Detroit Michigan of her brother Robert Millikan. An employee at Ford Hospital he died unexpectedly yesterday. Born and raised in Thorntown he had not lived here for about 40 years. Survived by his widow and three children. Services will be held Monday afternoon time and place not learned.
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North
Lebanon Street
Detroit
Mich
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Ford Hospital
Millikan
Virtue
Thorntown
AMA Opposes Social Security Plan At 101st Annual Session
American Medical Association delegates condemn a social security bill to be considered by the House, calling it a step toward socialized medicine and accusing it of granting permanent disability power to Oscar Ewing. Dr Edward J McCormick of Toledo was named president elect for 1953 54.
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Toledo
Ohio
Edward J. McCormick
AMA
Ewing
Allies Repulse Night Attacks Across Armistice Line
American infantrymen beat back Chinese counterattacks in fierce night fighting near the armistice line. Oklahoma 45th Division with tanks and air support drove Reds from hills west of Chorwon and southeast of Kuitsung, marking the deepest penetration since November. At least 97 Chinese were killed as night bombs roared and smoke covered the front.
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Korea
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Oklahoma
Chorwon
Kuitsung
Weather forecast warm with showers across Indiana weekend
Forecasters expect scattered thundershowers and continued warmth across Indiana this weekend with temperatures four to eight degrees above normal. South stays warm while the north warms. a cooler turn is forecast for Monday or Tuesday. Precipitation averages about half an inch with possible Friday night to Sunday showers.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hugh Read
Fort Wine Marton
Cars Collide At Local Intersection Near West South Street
City police investigated a two car crash in the 700 block of West South Street yesterday. Vehicles driven by Mrs. Jennie Williams of Route 2 Jamestown and Bernard Hooten of 620 West Main Street collided as Williams traveled east on South Street and Hooten emerged from Ryan Street.
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King Frederick IX of Denmark Pushes Bath Attendant In
Copenhagen reports King Frederick IX, 53, returned from a school pool swim in jovial mood and joked that he pushed the bath attendant into the pool after admitting a long held wish to do so. The royal anecdote surfaced in local papers this Thursday.
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Marines Quell Prisoners Riot at Camp Pendleton
Marines used riot control measures including bayonets and tear gas to quell a disturbance by prisoners at Camp Pendleton Disciplinary Barracks last Tuesday night. Maj Gen Olver Po Smith confirmed a demonstration was suppressed after guards responded to rocks and melee in the stockade, with injuries reported and witnesses describing the chaos near Oceanside.
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Battle Forest Fire In Colorado
A massive forest fire in Colorado is described as being fought by about 350 firefighters. Winds, heat, and ongoing flare ups hampered containment as volunteers battled to protect timber and prevent spread. The blaze reportedly consumed hundreds of acres of spruce and timberland, with crews coordinating under forest service supervision amid challenging conditions.
Dr Hugh Ramsey Dropped From Bloomington Welfare List
Bloomington Indiana Dr Hugh Ramsey was dropped from the Monret County welfare department’s list of physicians after offering his services free of charge He had asked to continue prescribing patients but not be paid for care He was informed he was no longer on the welfare department’s rolls and notices were sent to his patients with copies of the letter
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ULP
Hugh 5. Ramsey
Monret County Welfare Department
Lst of Physicians
Ramsey
Owen Monroe County Medical Society
Mary K. Sears
Kamaey
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Air Force Plane Crashes At Sea
A U S Navy crash boat and patrol bomber searched the Central Pacific after a U S Air Force B29 crash 125 miles west of Rwasalem Island. Ten were feared dead and one survivor, an Air Force captain, sustained a broken leg. The pilot reported the plane broke up after takeoff from Kwa Jalen bound for Guam and that only one other man escaped before sinking. The rescue party remained on scene hours later seeking any other possible survivors.
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Gift From Coworkers Honors Indiana Water Company Retiree
Indiana Water Company staff presented Miss Hazel Whittinghill with a matched luggage set on her retirement after over 30 years of service. She previously received a 30 year pin with the company insignia and a diamond setting. Whittinghill, the chief clerk, is supported by Ira Vo Hayes.
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Harassing Allies In Berlin Backfires In Eastern Germany
Soviet policy intended to pressure the Allies in Berlin has triggered panic in Eastern Germany. Berlin informants report rapid runs on government stores for flour sugar fats and other essentials at old prices. Stores face hoarding and rationing, while Soviet authorities threaten further curbs to bar diversions and smugglers amid tense lifeline traffic cuts.
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Russia
Germany
Lfred Neumann
West East
Initial Poli Case Reported
The first polio case in Boone county was revealed at a Boone county polio chapter meeting. The patient is Donald Ray Cummins, 1 year old, son of Mr and Mrs Chester Cummins of Jamestown. He is hospitalized at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. Stanley Hall, chair man, spoke of a five state regional conference in Chicago with chairmen from 306 chapters across Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Illinois, and Ohio. He predicted polio may be eradicated in coming years but cautioned the disease remains a threat this year with grim past years’ figures.
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Cove
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Airman Rescued After 51 Hours in Gulf Waters
Ensign Charles Gene Lewis, 22, of Seymour Indiana, bailed from a stricken plane over the Gulf of Mexico and rode a man sized raft for 51 hours before being rescued by a tanker and delivered to Houston. He credited prayer with his survival saying he never gave up hope and prayed frequently while adrift.
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Gulf of Mexico
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