Dress Rehearsal Ends in Fatal Accident Aboard Mt McKinley
A ground crewman died after stepping into a helicopter tail propeller during the final dress rehearsal for the atomic test aboard the USS Mt McKinley near Bikini Atoll. The incident, part of Operation Crossroads, followed a string of mishaps as 42,000 personnel prepared for the bomb drop by the Dave’s Dream crew despite radar failures and poor weather.
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Mt. McKinley
Bikini
Harold Wood
Nevada
Independence
Bikini Lagoon
Kwajalein
Col
W. H. Blanchard
Blanchard
Indiana Violent Deaths Total Six
United Press reports six Indiana violent deaths from the weekend. Four were traffic victims including Hugh M. Miller and Frank Bariger in a truck motorcycle collision south of Indianapolis in Johnson County. A pedestrian near South Bend was struck twice by cars after walking mid highway on U. S. 31. Lea R. Elder died when his car went over an embankment near Brookville. A man fatally struck by a train at an Indianapolis crossing was identified as Alman Hobart Smith while another decapitated body was found near Auburn by the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, identity still sought.
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United Press
Indiana
Hugh M. Miller
Indianapolis
Frank Bariger
South Bend
Johnson County
Sid South Bend
Rinbalers
U. S
Ernest R. Malinberg
St. Joseph
Mich
Sherman E. Strasser
Lea R. Elder
Rushville
Brookville
Ax Alman Hobart Smith
Auburn
Baltimore and Ohio
Five softball nights scheduled at Memorial Park this week
Marion Robbins of the Boone County Softball League announced six games set for Memorial Park Diamond this week weather permitting to make up for rainouts. Regular games start tonight with White Cabin versus Eagles Lodge at 7 and D X against Wagoner Bulldogs at 9.
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Marion
Andy) Robbins
Boone County Softball League
Memorial Park
White Cabin
Eagles Lodge
D-X
Wagoner Bulldogs
Eagles
Odd Fs
Winklers
Winkler
Pinneil
Pirates
Odd Fellows
Mile
Moose
Milo
Thorntown
Coachman’s
The
Mooses
Boone Red Cross Appoints New Employee
Delue Akerman announced Mrs Doris Lewallen has joined the Boone county Red Cross as typist and assistant to executive secretary Mrs John Edwards. He praised five years of faithful volunteer typists in the home service department and credited their loyalty for the chapter's service to Boone county. Continued on page four.
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Delue Akerman
Boone Counts Red Cross
Doris Lewallen
Boone County Red Cross Exec
John Edwards
Red Cross
Lewallen
Akeriman
Uni
Boone County
Indiana University to launch cancer education booklet program
Preliminary steps in Indiana aim to create a state wide cancer education booklet for high schools. Mrs. Jaber Baumeister of Lebanon and Boone County chair leads effort with Indiana University, Indiana Cancer Society and State Department of Public Instruction. Dr. Franzen and Dr. Rice oversee a six teacher workshop to prepare the text for statewide use.
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Indiana University
Jeancer
Jaber Baumeister
Lebanon
Boone County
Indiana Cancer Society
Indiana Department of Public Instruction
The
Indians Cancer Society
C. T. Malan
State Department of Public Instruction
Carl G. F. Franzen
J. A
Thurman B. Rice
University
School of Medicine
Democrats Name Indiana Ticket At State Convention
Indianapolis June 24. Indiana Democrats meet to name their ticket for the coming election by acclama tion barring shifts. Delegates expect a ge ographically balanced slate with Sen Clifford Townsend governor Harry McClain and others as listed from Hartford City to Columbus. The convention centers on nominations for U S Senator and statewide officers with talks of reforms and party platform. The session scheduled for 10 am will appoint permanent officers and name appellate court judges.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Greenlee
U. S
Clifford Townsend
Hartford City
Harry McClain
Shelbyville Insurance
10Th District
George Barnhart
Brazil
Clay
State Highway Department
Sennel
Timothy Sex
Marion County
Supreme Court
George W Long
Columbus
Bartholomew Cuit
Edward W Furnish Vevey
Ince
Marion
Earl Cox
Charles E. Donovan
Bedford
Claude Repper
Florida
Donovan Warinaind
Big Four Again Unable to Agree on Territorial Claims
The Big Four failed to reach a definite agreement on French claims to the Tes and Brique valleys in the Franco Austrian frontier region. The impasse occurred as ministers opened a speed up program to finish five peace treaty studies in five days and set a midsummer peace conference timeframe.
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Paris
Big Four
Austria
Italy
Pustertal
South Tyrol
Tar
William Hart dies at 75 in California hospital
Hollywood reports actor William Hart aged 75, famed for silent era Westerns and a later stint as a gunfighter in Talkies, died in his sleep after a three week illness. His death comes days after a custody ruling over his fortune and guardianship, with his son William Hart Jr. at his side. The veteran actor retired twenty years ago as the industry shifted to sound.
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Hollywood
William Hart
Broadway
Hart
California Lutheran Hospital
Hospital Spfficisis
van Fleet
Wiliam
Frost Ole
Hut
Quake Jolts Cities Killing Pensioner in Seattle
A powerful quake rattled Vancouver Island and Seattle area causing buildings to sway and a 63 year old pensioner, Ja Leroy Kingston, to collapse and die of a heart attack. A Mercer Island bridge cracked slightly while a Courtenay schoolhouse chimney collapsed. panic spread as streetcars moved slowly and chaos touched coastal communities.
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Vancouver
Seattle
Ja Leroy Kingston
Mercer Island
Lake Washington
Courtnay
B. C
Unwelcome Paint Job Scrapes Car in Lebanon Crash
Walter Stewart and his son were injured as their painting runabout struck a tree at the Lebanon Chicago street corner after Walter Reynolds pulled into the intersection. Stewart swerved to avoid Reynolds but could not prevent the collision. Ten gallons of paint in the rear leaked over the car interior and exterior, staining occupants and the street.
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Walter Stewart
Lebanon
Chicago
Mr. Stewart
Stewart
Lebanon Street
Walter
Wally) Reynolds
Chicago Street
Reynolds
Mr Son
Main Street Resurfacing Project Underway in Frankfort
Workmen from the Frankfort highway department began resurfacing Main Street at Main and West with bituminous material. Two traffic lanes will be covered from curb to curb by Wayne paving, replacing old asphalt down to brick. Completion is expected late August or September after contract awards for state road 47. Local residents hope for smoother travel with reduced potholes.
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Uderneath
George of
Thorrtown
Frankfort
Wayne Paving Company
Boone Resort
Sell
Wayne Company
Wil maAkee
Ptetes
Jer
Willy
Wamistreet
Aiahart
Distanie Oast
Rom
Paige Contends Price Control Deadlock Deepens
Pro OpA groups press Congress with last minute appeals to save price control and call for a consumer strike if a weakened extension bill passes. Delegations from several cities urge action as Senate and House conferees plan to meet at 8 p m EST to break the deadlock amid split positions. Senator Robert A Taft notes conferees remain divided on major issues and warn a quick agreement is unlikely.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Robert A. Taft
Meat Shortage May Bring Strike of Coal Miners
United Press reports a meat shortage threatens miners across three states who warn of a strike for a full dinner pail. Beef production plunged to ten percent of normal, with butchers closing or curtailing. Miners cite scarce groceries and rely on company stores as they threaten to quit without more meat and food rations.
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United Press
Chester Bowles
Bowle
American Meat Institute
Meat Packer
Japan
Meat Institute
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Southern
Ashland
Homan
Gillespie, Tl
Progressive Mine Workers
Four Die in Storm on Great Lakes
Marinette Wisconsin June 24 Up Leatham Smith a Great Lakes shipbuilder and three others perished when a storm lashed Green Bay and Lake Michigan. Patsy Smith survived after a 13 mile swim in icy water aided by an air preserver her father reportedly forced on her before the boat overturned. The group was en route from Menominee Michigan to Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin when the vessel was swamped by rising waves during the late afternoon storm.
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Miss Smith
Menominee
Mich
Sturgeon Bay
Wis
Green Bay
Browder Placed Under British Surveillance
London June 24 UP Barol Browder former American Communist party leader was reported under surveillance today by British immigration officers. He landed at Croydon from Paris without a British transit and kept a British security officer with him at his own request. Browder refused to talk to reporters and was said to spend the night in London, returning tomorrow to Heathrow to depart for the United States.
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London
Barl Browder
American Airlines
Croydon
Paris
Gnd
Heathrow
Uniteds
Browder
Tenterrow
Army to fire Vo2 rocket high into skies at White Sands
Washington reports the Army will attempt a high altitude test of a Vo2 rocket at White Sands New Mexico on Thursday to push beyond the 71 mile record. Army and Navy researchers predict the data from scientific instruments will advance rocket knowledge and U S leadership in space development.
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Washington
Army
Outer Space
White Sands
N. M
Navy
United States
Army Ordnance
Township Poor Relief Debates Split Indiana Townships
Township poor relief costs in Indiana show a total of 13 million dollars across 688 jurisdictions. The Indiana Taxpayers Association notes shifting funds between agencies and reduced expenditures in some counties as trustees reassess direct aid to residents against past allocations.
Pravda Attacks U.S. Atomic Plan as World Domination Bid
Pravda denounces the Baruch atomic energy plan as an attempt by the United States to dominate world affairs. It argues the program would concentrate bomb production under private firms, circumvent international control, and gradually cede U.S. production to an international authority.
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Pravda Today
Baruch
United States
T Plen
Pravda
United Nations
Pra Sud
de Sours
Dlock
Torncely
Veda
United
Utes
Leon Plans Wily Fourth Program At Memorial Park
The American Legion Post No 113 in Lebanon and Boone County sponsors a full day of activities at Memorial Park. Commander Herbert Rans and committee members Ed Casey Robert Rhoades Charles Lusk Lawrence Swaits Brant Edwards Jr William Dodson Charles Simpson Er Moore Robert Swope Willams Richard Dam Laflin Velda Virtoryier oversee events including horseshoe pitching, a King’s Black Sox of Indianapolis game, a softball night contest, and a grand fireworks display supervised by Ed Casey.
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Rks
Moett Brown Post
Afmerican Legion
Rest- Lebanon
Boone Coun- 4
Memorial Park
American Legion
Tee
Herbert Ransss
Bureth
Memt
Ed Casey
Robert Rhoades
Charles Lusk
Lawrence Swatls
Brant Edwards, Jr
William Dodson
Charles Mpson
Er Moore
Robert Swope
Willams
Richard Dam
Laflin
Velda
Yierrey
Legion
Ahall
Black Sox
Indianapolis
Paul Schenck
Fd Casey
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REDS
U.S
Boone Red Cross
Cancer Society
Appellate Court
William S, Hart
Movieland
Pacific Northwest
Main Street
Paige
Great Lakes
India
Gal Walter
Ty Horns
Communist Party
Leon
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