Hoosier towns push for highway by passes and safe shopping centers
Hoosier cities and towns seek relief from growth and fast traffic as the state highway department promotes limited access by passes. Planners favor building away from inter streets with rear planting to reduce noise and danger, shifting commerce toward off highway centers and away from main streets and railroad tracks. Businesses near highways may decline while mot orist services prosper.
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State High Department
Highway Department
Hirouati
Butler University
Hoosier
Weather Outlook With Warm Humid Air
Partly cloudy and warm with humidity through tonight and Thursday. A few scattered evening showers likely. Overnight low 68 to 73. Thursday high in the 90s.
Eisenhower Says No Thought Yet On 1956 Run
President Eisenhower refused to commit to running in 1956 noting no decision has been made. He spoke at a news conference about a forthcoming Churchill summit aimed at addressing rumors of a rift between the United States and Britain and discussed potential political implications if Republicans lose Congress.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Churchill
United States
Iain Fisenhower
Whip House
Ade Shirmas Adams
Siltgessi
Remn Licans
Congress
Evernh
Ani
Pentagon Window Security Scare Shocks DC Staff
Unclear April window incident at the Pentagon triggered lax security alerts. A May memo by a janitorial foreman ruled out his workers, while officials investigated who unlocked windows. The episode disrupted air conditioning and raised concerns over building security and access controls.
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Flton
Washington
Tom
Corps of
Hensel
Aodsostos
Pentagon
Sssa
Conscience Bests Burglar at Grosse Pointe Woods Home
Mr and Mrs J D Molloy report a weekend burglary at their home in Grosse Pointe Woods. A thief stole 150 pennies and a .22 caliber pistol from four dresser drawers, then left a note saying conscience stopped them and that they ruined their life. The couple later found the pennies and gun back inside a screen door.
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Detroit
J.D. Molloy
Grosse Pointe Woods
Indiana defense unit seeks 81 percent operating funds hike
The Indiana State Budget Director and the defense department request an 81 percent rise in operating funds for the next fiscal year. The budget would lift allocations from 70,000 to about 126,000, funding new area coordinators, two assistant directors, clerks, and higher operating expenses and equipment contracts. The proposal, from Frederick Cretin, awaits the State Budget Committee review and would need contingency fund approval from the governor if lawmakers do not grant new appropriations.
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Indianapolis
Popard
Clarks
State Era
Defense Department
S2 Ae
Personel Ha
Clark
WH Defense
Frederick 7 Cretirs
State Budget Committee
Launch Safety Drive To Check Summer Deaths
Indiana launches a statewide vacation safety campaign amid peak driving months July and August. Traffic officials warn of higher congestion and longer, unfamiliar trips as travel rises about 20 percent. Last year July and August losses were 120 and 114, above the six month average of 92. Safety slogans encourage careful driving, walking, and return home safely.
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Indiana
J L. Lingo
Indiana Assembly candidates hear on highway funds and tax disputes
About 1000 candidates for the Indiana General Assembly learned that highway appropriations must rise to maintain federal matching funds and that tax disputes could drain the state surplus. Officials cited potential 39 million federal funds loss, 3 million in refunds, and 7,805 new classrooms costing around 258 million over five years.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
General Assembly
Assembly
Legislat Ailoyieory Commission
Carl Vogelgesang
State Highway Department
Vogelgesang
Dome
Alto Clark
Clark
Bendix Aviation Corp
South Bend
Genwal Motors Corp
Margaret Morgan
Wilbur Young
Two Local Boys Enlist In Navy For Training In Maryland
Announcement by the US Navy Recruiting Service reports Allen and Crestreet enlistments from here and Whitestown. Allen, son of Mr and Mrs Harry Floyd Allen, graduates from Lebanon High School with basketball standout record. Crestreet, son of Mr and Mrs Byron Crestreet from Whitestown, attended Whites Town High School and played basketball. They begin an 11 week boot training at Bainbridge Maryland, departing from Indianapolis Recruiting Station.
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Harry Floyd Alien
Lafayet's Avenue
Armond
Byron Crestreet
Whitestown High School
Class Valedictorian Is Grandmother
Anita Karoll 44 is named valedictorian of Central YMCA High School and serves as president of the student council secretary of the senior class and chairman of the YMCA World Service Committee. She plans to continue studies at Northwestern University.
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Chicago
Central Ymca High School
Anita Karoll
Hometown Boy Becomes New Officer in Battery C
1st Lt. Robert L. Sharpe, a Lebanon native and Conners Clothing Store employee, was assigned to Battery C 139th Field Artillery Battalion of the Indiana National Guard. He will join the unit for a weekend Camp Atterbury drill and small arms firing, then return to Lebanon Sunday night.
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Lebanon
139Th Field Artillery
Indiana National Guard
Robert L. Sharpe
Conner’s
Uni
Camp Atterbury
Lebanon Armory
Sharpe
Lois Jean Melloberts
Conners Store
Witbur Sharpe
West
Chicago Street St
Breckenridge
Fort Bliss
Tex
Ft Bass
Stokes School
Tigh School
Robert Welner
Crayfordsville
Batters
Thorntown High School Dedication Set in June
Sugar Creek Township's new 4000 high school, funded by the Thorn town School Corporation, will be dedicated Sunday afternoon June 27 at 2 pm. Thorntown E Barker, president of the holding company, will turn the building over to Trustee Allan Beesley and the Township Advisory Board to furnish. State Superintendent Young of Pisgond will give the dedicatory address, Lebanon Boone County Superintendent Dr C T Malan also on the program.
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Sugar Creek Township
Liuit
Thorntown School Corporation
Thorntown
E . Barker
Funl
Allan Beesley
Young
Pisgond
Public Instruction
C T Malan
Lebanon
Boone County Superintendent of Schools
Barker
Beesley
Thorntown Bank
Richard Beesley
Boone County Recorder
Fred C
What's In The Name Of Salemies Cities
A quarry town northwest of Bedford derived its name from the local limestone that powers its industry. Across the nation the adjacent industry popularized the Bedford stone name through its prominent rock trades and historic quarries.
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sAlemies
Bedford
Woman Driver Hits Boy on Bike Near Memorial Park
Dick English, 14, son of Herman and Mrs English, suffered severe facial cuts and body bruises when a parked car door opened, striking him as he rode past near Memorial Park Seashore Pool. The driver, who reportedly offered to pay medical costs, did not stop. Police Chief Ray Large will investigate. the driver may have failed to report the accident. Dick received stitches and injections. doctors fear possible eye infection. The family urges motorists to watch for children during summer.
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Dick English
Herman English
West Washington Street
Memorial Park Seashore Pool
Ham Gick
Bob Jane
Ray Large
Out-of-Town Men Conduct Canvass in Lebanon
City police investigated a report of unauthorized canvassers visiting Lebanon homes to offer furnace repairs. Four men claimed to be employed by a Crawfordsville firm. They were advised to register with city authorities before continuing solicitation.
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Lebanon
Crawfordsville
28 Fewer Unemployment Claims Filed Here Today
Twenty eight fewer unemployment compensation claims were filed today than last week. Holliday, Claims Adviser of the Indiana Employment Security division, said today’s claims totaled 125, down from 153 the prior week. Five new claims were filed today, vs 12 last week, with Miss Mary Louise Metzger assisting Holliday at the City Council chamber. The drop is due partly to claimants finding new jobs and partly to exhausted benefit rights.
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Holliday
Indiana Employment Security Division
Mary Louise Metzger
Holliay
Oppenheimer Torn Between Loyalty and Secrets
Dr Edward Teller urges caution about Oppenheimer custody of atomic secrets while Teller questions his wisdom. Teller calls Oppenheimer a potential American risk, yet many colleagues defend him as loyal and devoted to the nation amid top secret projects.
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Washington
Robert Oppenheimer
Edward Teller
Earteld University of California
Oppenheimer
Weller
Holcom
Teller
Cone
Sey
William L. Borden
Execu
Cats Observe Be Kind To Parakeets Week
Local cats are reported to be observing Be Kind To Parakeets Week. Mickey owned by John Harris returned Monday with an unharmed green parakeet in its mouth, and Butch owned by William Murphy arrived Tuesday with a chartreuse parakeet, both uninjured. Cat owners await word from the bird’s owners in St. Louis.
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P —St
Mickey
John Harris
Green
Butch
William Murphy
ST la
Developments In Guatemala Seizure Pattern Alarm U S
President Eisenhower called recent Guatemala events disturbing and linked them to a possible Communist takeover pattern. He said constitutional rights are suspended, arrests and exiles occur, and the United States seeks Latin American input while stressing the Caracas anti Communist resolution and Rio Treaty options.
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Washington
Fisenhower
Guatemala
Caracas
Eisenhower
U. S
Dulles
Survey Finds Large Recoverable Coal Reserve Near Dugger Indiana
A geological survey reports about 158 million tons of recoverable coal beneath less than 12 feet of overburden near Dugger in Sullivan County Indiana. The study by the Interior Department in partnership with Indiana Conservation Department outlines coal bed thickness, dip, and soil and rock coverings across a S-square mile area, highlighting stripping considerations and governing geologic factors.
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Washington
Sullivan County
Ind
Ciary
Interior
Douglas MiKas
Indiana Conservation Department
Division of Geology
Dugger
Youths Under 18 Barred From Conservation Park
Boone County Conservation League restricts under eighteens from visiting or using Conservation Park unless with an adult. Burress says few misbehaving youths prompted rule enforcement after incidents of bird shooting and damage to wildlife. The park will offer supervised Thursday fishing for youths from 1 to 5 starting June 24, with Ralph Houser directing activities. deputies and city police will enforce rules to keep swimming areas safe.
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Boone County Conservation League
R. Burress
League
Burress
Howard Adams
Burress Contin
Orter
Ralph Houser
Houser
Burress Ron
Herbert Ransdell
Lebanon
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