Heavy Firing Breaks Out In Beirut And District Meeting Elects WSCS
Heavy firing reported in three sections of Beirut as the Lebanon District Methodist Women’s Society of Christian Service convened a district meeting. Twenty-two officers were elected by about 170 delegates from 53 churches, with Rev. Donald F. McMahan installing the officers. Mrs. Donald Michell was named president, with a slate including vice president Mrs. Harry Cartlidge and recording secretary Mrs. Allen Beesley among others. Miss Prystal Bland was appointed head of the Wesleyan Service Guild, and Miss Fort Harsh and Mrs Clifford Shaub named as representatives. The day included church officer instruction and a rural church relations session.
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Plainfield
Hoosier travel boom and Bloomfield factory revival
An interview with Richard Jamies of the Hoosier Motor Club highlights travel as a booming national industry with 308 clubs, 7 million vacationers, and a growing westward flow as Florida faces weather setbacks. Bloomfield plans to revive a furniture plant, aided by a large eastern firm and state aid to attract new industries.
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Richard
Dick) Jamies
Hoosier Motor Club
Daniel
Tean
James
United States
USA
Southland
Florida
Indiana
Winiter
Sunshine State
AAA
Iers
Niger
Dick James
Bloomfield
Nician
Mamfield Engens
Church of the A
Lieute
Crawford F. Parker
Whitestown Planning Unit Forms To Guide Local Projects
A Whitestown long range planning unit comprised of civic leaders and businessmen will oversee community and district improvements. Officers elected include Carl Livingood president Bill F Smith vice president and Harold Allen secretary treasurer with directors Gene Baker and Charles Thomas. Town board members will serve on the committee by virtue of their positions. The group discussed a teen activity project playground equipment for Community Park uptown cleanup and the potential for a telephone and dial exchange system. Members of the Willtestown Lions Club reported progress on shelter house at Community Park and a meeting schedule was set for July 7 officers and July 12 a general session with other members named for future gatherings.
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Whitestown
Carl Livingood
Bill F. Smith
Harold Allen
Gene Baker
Charles Thomas
Wiltestown
Robert McMakin
Cecil Plunkett
Charles Merril
Elmer King
Noah Burkett
Donald Sorter
Charles Hine
Harold Thomas Marling
Byron Stern
Charles Carey Oates
Local Choir Joins Concert at Purdue Campus
Thirty two members of the Presbyterian Church Chances Choir join five other choirs for a special program Thursday night in Elliott Maxie Mall on the Purdue University campus. Mrs Frank Laughner director and Miss Alma McNeal organist will sing with the choristers. The theme The History of Church Music spans tunes from the third century to today as Russell Manor directs a massed chorus of 200 voices.
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Presbyterian Church Chances
Indiana
Elliott Maxie Mall
Purdue University
Frank Laughner
Alma McNeal
Russell Manor
Central Presbyterian Church
Lafayette
Daffynitions Instatement Plan Report
A cryptic note outlines a plan described as the only method known to persuade some people to take action. The phrasing is terse and uncertain, reflecting a puzzling or satirical statement rather than a concrete event or decision.
Capehart Snub Baffles Indiana GOP Over Jenner Gala
Washington notes report Sen Homer Capehart was not invited to plan or attend the Jenner going away dinner, a rift traced to Indiana Republican Chairman Robert Matthews. Jenner denounces the controversy as a tempest, while Capehart laments a 100 percent snub and distance from party leadership. Indiana House members plan to attend if time allows.
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Robert D. Novak
Washington
Hoosier
Homer Fo Capehart
William E. Jenner
Indiana
Matthews
Capehart
Tanker collision causes inferno on East River
A Swedish oil tanker collided with a freighter in the East River causing a riverfront blaze. Three people died or were missing and thirty seven were hospitalized as flames covered the water and the Manhattan Bridge area was briefly closed to traffic.
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New York
Poston
Manhattan Bridge
Coass Guard
Lebanon Mayor Promotes Public Fogging Program
Mayor Max Edwards of Lebanon announces a single spray machine ready for use amid damp weather. Volunteers will tour the city to combat a pest, with equipment available at the Fire Department for private owners to operate at evening hours. The spray solution is described as not harmful to humans and suitable for homes with children and adults.
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Anen
Lebanon
Max Edwards
Edwards
Fire Department
Lebanon Fire Department
Tornado warning and Senate bid in Indiana headlines
The Weather Bureau issued a tornado warning with expected activity from 1 pm to 7 pm CDT across a region south of a Terre Haute to Muncie line, with severe storms likely. Separately, the Indiana Supreme Court allowed Gov Harold W Handley to run for the U S Senate despite a constitutional clause restricting governors from seeking other offices during their terms.
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Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Pam
CDT
Terre Haute
Muncie
Evansville
Madison
Mansfield
Ohio
Cincinnati
Handley
Indiana Supreme Court
Harold W. Handley
U.S. Senate
Rash of 3 Car Wrecks Extends in Boone County
A Brownsburg man, LeRoy Smith, 28, was arrested for drunken driving and reckless driving after his southbound car struck two parked autos on Indianapolis Avenue, causing the Likens vehicle to crash. Police note this was the fourth such crash in three days in the county. Smith received treatment at Waham Hospital for minor injuries.
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Boone County
Brownsburg
Indianapolis Avenue
Lebanon
LeRoy Smith
College Street
Brownsbury
Charles Wiikens
Smith
Likens
Earl Serge
Indianapolis
Avene Likens
Samut
Waham
Ernest E. Lewis Named To Wabash College Dean's List
Ernest E. Lewis of Lebanon, a senior at Wabash College, appears among 46 students on the dean's list for outstanding scholarship. He has a 2.5 GPA or better. 82.5 averages denote A work in half the courses and B work in the rest, with thirteen students achieving straight A grades.
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Ernest E. Lewis
South East Street
Lebanon
Wabash College
Lewis
Wabash
Russ Incited Embassy Mob Sparks US Soviet Tension
Washington denounced Soviet actions after a mass Soviet demonstration outside the US Embassy in Moscow. State Department stated the incident risks increased international tension, while Moscow officials claimed demonstrators voiced anger but differed from violent upheavals seen in Copenhagen, Bonn, and New York. About 1,000 Russians gathered, police kept order as fists were shaken and epithets hurled.
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Washington
United States
Moscw
Stat Department
State Department
Lincoln
Los Hiss
Moscow
Copenhagen
Bonn
New York
Pickets Storm Missile Plant
A wildcat strike by United Auto Workers disrupts the Jupiter Redstone missile plant near Fan. Pickets paraded, bottles were thrown, and deputies formed a cordon to move nonstrikers into the plant. Two pickets faced investigations for alleged attacks and jostling. Walter Reuther urged the plant’s Local PMA to explain administrator removal.
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Datrow. Mbeh
Ution
Kecalier Corp
Parkur
UAW
Walter Teather
PMA
International Executive Board
Junior Legion Game Postponed by Rain at Lebanon Park
Rain postpones the Junior American Legion baseball game between Lebanon and Advance at Memorial Park. If weather permits, the game shifts to Thursday at 7 30 p.m. Lebanon travels to Fort Wayne on Friday night with all players to meet at 4 38 p.m. at the Legion Home.
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Memoria! Park
Lebanon
Advance
Bud Webb
Lebanon Pine
Frankfort
Webb Sai
Jaycees Prepare Golf Program for International Junior Event
Den Heusten, chair of the Junior Chambers program, announces the 18th International Junior Golf Championship, with 210 contestants from 48 states plus Hawaii, Canada, and the Canal Zone. The event will be held at the Rio Gealo Corse course in Tucson, and entrants must be under 18 by August 13.
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den Heusten
Hawaii
Canada
Canal Zone
Tucson
Arigna
Nogist
Eligibia T. Compet
Bastion
Inurnament Tere
Vien Caetry Chic
Prayer text from The Upper Room devotional entry
Prayer excerpt featuring Our Father and a call to be witnesses. It asks God to help believers live so that strangers recognize they have been with Jesus. Includes phrases about being mindful of being witnesses and ongoing prayer.
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Jesus
Nomination Of Hartke Sparks Hot Campaign
Hartke enters a fierce campaign as the Indiana Democratic nomination looms at the state convention. The 34 year old mayor faces a Republican opponent to be named Friday, with Hartke's aggressive rhetoric and city leadership under GOP scrutiny as strategists weigh campaign material. Strong parties and county operatives shape the race ahead of the final nomination.
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Hartkes
GOF
Harald W Handley
William Jenner
Remibligan
Hartke
Wearsiong Company
Nermipatior
Vampalenen
GOP
Mater
Indiana adds 4200 jobs as unemployment falls in May
Indiana reports 4200 more Hoosiers employed in May than April. Total employment reaches 1,977,000 with unemployment dropping to 9.7 percent. Factory hours rose slightly, overtime jumped, and weekly earnings advanced. Transportation, construction and durable goods industries show mixed changes amid a cautious upturn.
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Indiana
Iigiana Employment Security Division
Stonces
Attack Flares as Lebanon Seeks UN Aid
Beir ut reports heavy firing as Lebanon requests an armed UN emergency force to seal its frontiers with the UAR. President Chamoun warns of a possible major rebel push, with clashes across Beirut including Ghandok Ghamik and Ashra Sah. UN observers monitor border traffic while Syria's influence and internal strife escalate regional tension.
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Beirut
Lebanon
APTS
Camille Chamoun
Ghandok Ghamik
Busta
Rete
Saeb Salam
Firag
Ashra- Sah
Sami Soli
U N
Nasser
United Arab Republic
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
New York
Chamoun
Middle East
Soth Sad
U.A.R
DLN
Security Council
Ike Receives Flood Measure
Washington dispatch reports a compromise version of a flood control bill awaiting President Eisenhower's signature. The bill authorizes about 150 projects including navigation, flood control, beach erosion and power works at a total federal cost of 1.556 billion dollars, with Indiana flood control points listed for approximately 4....
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Buletin Washington
Eisenhow
Congress
Indiana
Wabash Rit
Monroe
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