Politicized shakeup at Muscatatuck School probes failure
A provincial probe into Muscatatuck State School for mentally challenged youth, led by Supt Alfred Sasser who resigned amid political pressure, found no misconduct by Sasser but blamed political meddling and supplier schemes. Gov Harold Handley defended Sasser, while grand jury scrutiny and welfare concerns over rickets and diet were discussed amid broader accusations of communist influence and institutional neglect.
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Muscatatuck State School
Alfred Sasser
Grosheck
Jrtate
Jenning County
Vernon Ander Nh
Air Vinedici
Sasser
Tata
Anderson
Harold W. Handley
Asser
pRandley
Peter
Jroud
Bgreedy
Craw
Dor Handley
Indhans
Anderum
Pass Tn
Grosbeck
Jack Mosier
New Castle State School
Muscatotuck
Psaxser
Boone Blood Bank Doctors Day set at Lebanon Armory
Boone County Red Cross Blood Program Committee met at the Courthouse in Lebanon to approve Doctors Day on Wednesday July 17 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Lebanon Armory. Physicians on the Witham hospital staff and others will recruit five donors each for the July 17 visit. The drive aims to collect 110 pints per quarter and 150 volunteers per visit to meet quotas, with special outlying recruiting in Zionsville.
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Boone County
American Red Cross Blood Program Committee
Lebanon
Red Cross
Witham Hospital
Beene
Ned? Boatright
Red Cross Blood
Charles Do Weddle
Dy Coons
Ritchie Coons
Do Schiaat
Witham
Boone
Cour
Zionsville
Boone's
Cabout
Bigod Bank
Eizebeth Morton
Charles Hopkins
Biood
Arthur Richands
Mies Cyn Fastior
Bio Program
Indiana superhighway plan advances to Washington
A billion dollar Indiana plan for 52 miles of new highways is sent to Washington for tentative approval. Costs exceed the state’s 44 years of highway spending, with major urban work in Indianapolis and Calumet, plus toll road integration and connections to Chicago and Louisville corridors.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Washington
Fuginneers
State Highway Department
Federal Bureau of Potdic Roads
Jletin Peters
Camins Sin
Sod
Indiana Toll Roadrail
Peters
Indianapotis
Columbus
Albany
Wheatland
Lebanon
Harsmead
Marion
Fort Wayne
Waterloo
Metz
Is City
Calumet
Lake Michigan
Michigan City
Hammond
Chicago
Chicago Lawn
Vincennes-New Albany
Jeffersonville
Louisville
Plan for Russ West pact alarms Western powers
A London report details a proposed Russ West Limited Pact plan presented to UN subcommittees outlining arms transfers and limited weapons control. The plan suggests wartime quantities of aircraft and armaments under informational control and contemplates a phased reduction program with inspections and a broader restraint framework involving the United States and allied states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Uni
Harald
United Nations
Hix
Redet
Trenton
Hold Ice Cream Supper Tonight At Sipeny East Club
Proceeds from the ice cream supper will support the Conservation League. Gus Zohorake president and Mrs Ralph Stark head a large committee with Mrs Stark leading the Women’s Auxiliary. A Kids Fishin Derby is planned as part of the event.
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East Ord
Gus Zohorake
The
Conservation League
Ralph Stark
Women's
Indiana 5 Day Weather View Forecast Update
Indiana forecasts show temperatures averaging around 24 while readings vary between 53 and 71 in southern areas. Expect below normal readings in the north with scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight into Friday and again Monday as precipitation totals average near an inch across the period.
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Perth
National Steel Chairman Ernest Weir Dies in Philadelphia
Ernest T Weir, chairman and CEO of Nobonal Steel Corp and founder of the steel group, died in a Philadelphia hospital after heart complications following back surgery. His death ends a long career marked by government interference debates and leadership at a major U S steel firm. He had announced retirement earlier this year and faced questions about company operations amid industry pressures.
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Philadelphea
Philadelphia
Ernest T
Strearoid Steelmester
Ardent
Nobonal Steel Corp
Weir
Spk
Smart
Weir Hedi
Florida
New York
Chaiman
Contiaurd
Teamster Vice President Found Guilty in Contempt Case
Washington court convicts Frank Wester Brewster, longtime Teamsters leader, on 31 counts of contempt of Congress before the Senate Investigations subcommittee. Judge John J. Sirica orders no sentence yet, pending pre-sentence report. Brewster to remain free on bond.
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Washington
Frank Wester
Toasters
Congress
John J. Siriea Aun Brewster
Senate
Hannary Browoter
Belison
Max- PD
Simon
Brewster
Subcommittee
DAFFYNITIONS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY STARTS AT HOME
A fragment notes a shift in a youth who ceases asking parents about sources of money and begins directing them on where to go. The line hints at early signs of defiant behavior in adolescence within a family setting.
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Sil
Local Doctors Plan N. Lebanon Location
A new residential style office building at 1720 North Lebanon Street will house the medical offices of Dr C G Kern and Dr Paul Honan. The one story colonial brick building will be air conditioned with electric ceiling radiant coils and provide ample parking. Dr Kern's practice marks 25 years in Lebanon with a large reception and multiple exam rooms, while Dr Honan, formerly in Lebanon 1955–63 and then at Indiana University Medical Center, will have eye care facilities including refraction rooms and a dispensing area. Temporary quarters will be used until the July completion date.
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North
Lebanon Street
C. G. Kern
Paul Honan
CC. G. Kern
Lebanon
K of P
Ema
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Honan
Nursing Home Operator Dies in Lebanon Indiana
Mrs Sarah Trammel aged 78 who ran the Trammel Nursing Home in Lebanon died at Witham Hospital after a month long illness. Born November 9 1878 in Hendricks county she married Wallace Trammel in 1909. Survived by two sons Guy and Clay and three daughters Beatrice Kitchey Ava Woods and Miriam Senders with grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral at Rossel and Hitch funeral home Friday 1 30 pm Rev Wilbur Sharp officiating burial in Old Union cemetery. Friends may call after 7 pm tonight.
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Sarah Trammel
Trammel
Lebanon
North
Clark Street
Witham Hospital
Hendricks County
Jamestown
James
Elizabeth ‘Slater’ Scammahorn
Danville
Ind
Wallace Trammel
Methodist
Boone
Hendricks
Guy Trammel
Clay Trammel
Indianapolis
Beatrice Kitchey
Ava Woods
Guilford
Miriam Senders
Noblesville
Rossel and Hitch Funeral
Wilbur Sharp
Old Union Cemetery
Power Parley Faces Power Shortage Crisis at NY Convention
The American Public Power Assn opened its annual meeting in New York and immediately hit a crisis as a light failed on the speakers’ pedestal. Exhibitors found power too weak for equipment, and a visiting radio engineer accidentally blew a DC socket while recording speeches.
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New York
American Public Power Assn
Ealy
Five Years To Produce Clean Hydrogen Bomb
President Eisenhower told reporters scientists say a clean hydrogen bomb would take five more years of testing and development. He described hopes for peaceful uses of atomic energy while noting Russia discussions and U S disarmament ideas, including limited inspections and manpower reductions. He also addressed inflation, warning against government control of prices and wages, and commented on Supreme Court decisions with cautious remarks. Continued on Page 4.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Tesssenhower
Howe
Russia
Sta
Dalles
Fireobewer
Petters
Wage Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Esenhonwer
United States
Knowls
Attack Victim Still Critical At Hospital
Dames Wo Isenhour, 44, was found unconscious in front of his home and remained on the critical list at Witham hospital. Sheriff Slagle said state police were not yet called in as detectives investigated the Sunday assault. Suspected robbery motive faded. Isenhour wore a valuable diamond ring and carried money.
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Dames Wo
Slagle
Sherif Slagle
Isenhour
Dale McCurdy
McCurdy
Boone County
Boone
Eugene Burns
Isenimur
Sal
Isenbour
Neighbor Boy Slays Girl Ten Year Old
A body found near Kansas City is identified as Shirley Alice Kyle, ten, with the arrest of Sabatere Joseph Falbo, a neighbor boy with a child molesting record. Det Verda Reynolds says Falbo admitted the slaying after an intensive manhunt. The inhuman act occurred behind an abandoned excavation in the industrial northeast edge of downtown, with signs she was strangled and injuries noted on her body.
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Kansas City
Shirley Alice Kyle
Hee
Sabatere
Joseph Falbo
Verda Reynolds
Young Falbo
Shirley
Robert J. Poo Flegee
Prayer and a Gospel Message of Peace Remain
A religious prayer excerpt expresses gratitude for divine guidance and asks God to use believers to spread the gospel of peace. The text reflects devotion to reverence for Scripture and the Holy Spirit guiding present acts in Christ.
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Christ
Whitaker Held On 1st Degree Murder Count
Thomas Whitaker 36 held on first degree murder charges for fatally shooting Alma Whitaker Martin 36 and injuring Regina Louaane Whitaker 9 in a home defense case. Whitaker surrendered after hiding near the scene and reportedly told police he planned to move to Florida with the children. His divorce from Alma Martin had occurred last October. Martin’s first husband and Whitaker’s former wife had been close friends.
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Terre Haute
India
Thomas Whitaker
Alma Whitaker Martin
Jack Whitaker
Whitaker
Regina Louaane
Stewart Marlina
Westwond
Martin
Dorothy Marti Whitaker
View County
Whitker
Lost
Florida
Zand
Tinoe
Manton
Court Rejects Remonstrance in Ditch Clean-Out Case
Boerne County Circuit Court denied the remonstrance of 35 demonstrators over the Owens- Riggins ditch in Jefferson township. Judge Charles F. Thompson issued the decision after reviewing evidence. Remonstrators, including petition signers, have 3 days from June 13 to file an appeal. Ernest Stewart of Parr, Parr and Parr represented them.
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Boerne County
Owens- Riggins
Jefferson Township
Charles F. Thompson
Ernest Stewart
Me Parr
Parr and
Parr
Indiana Promulgates Law on Union Membership Conditions
Indiana Gov. Crawford Parker issued the promulgation papers as the 1957 legislature acts take full effect. The measure bars new employer union agreements from forcing union membership, while existing contracts remain valid unless renegotiated beyond their term. Legal tests loom on contract extensions and surrounding shop clause questions, with industry-wide contracts under scrutiny.
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Irwin J. Miller
Gav
Crawford Parker
Indiana
Frank Lenning
Kosciusko
Parker
Gov Handley
Gevtiwrs
Williamsvury
L,ver
Burglars Hit Boone County Firms Near Lebanon
Sheriff Wilbur Slagle reported two burglaries in Boone County near Lebanon. Thieves broke rear door of a town building, stealing flood lights, two electric fry pans, gas, and change totaling about 60 dollars. A safe was pried at Herr Elevator Station four miles south, with six wrenches and a fire.
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Wilbur Slagle
Lebanon
Suich
Florence
Boone County R.eomlc
Ville Road
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Robert Senate
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MD Pearson
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Krishna Men
USA
Boone Blood Bank
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