29 Jun 1948
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Newspaper
Lebanon Daily Reporter
Location
Lebanon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1948
Page
1
Reports from Fukui and Osaka describe widespread devastation after the tremor. Officials say up to 3,155 dead in one area, with thousands injured and many towns left homeless. Rescue workers and military units rushed aid while roads and rail lines lay ruined and cities emptied into streets in a mass evacuation.
Fragmented OCR notes describe Butler University summer course enrolment and multiple named individuals. The text cites Dr Tednaril and several faculty or staff members, with scattered locations and dates.
A weather summary notes fair and warmer conditions with sunny days and cooler nights. Temperatures ranged from 60 degrees tonight to highs around 99 in Indianapolis and 88 in Fort Wayne with Lafayette at 87 and South Bend at 86.
London reports a Prague communist paper stating Bulgarian communists promise help to end Marshal Tito if he refuses to return to the communist fold. The claim arises as talks on regional alignment continue amid Soviet pressure.
Medical sources warn mystery diseases resembling tuberculosis in causing scars may spread nationwide. Histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis are named, with outbreaks noted in Missouri and scattered U.S. locales postwar. New York reports two cases. arid West regions may harbor illness.
Diplomatic sources describe the 1948 Cominform crisis as a bid to tighten Soviet control over Yugoslavia. Tito, though suspected by some to oppose Moscow, remained a national hero among Yugoslav communists, with Moscow's move aimed at easing pressure and discrediting dissent.
Lindy reported a 84,000 cash and 662,840 in company checks stolen at 1th and Bremen streets by two Black men. The satchel was later found on the highway between Venice and Lovejoy, IL, with the cash missing. Suspect Leo Beothers, a 6 percent convict described as a notable businessman, was taken into custody after a cruiser pursuit on the Mississippi River and brought to Penrose Street Police Station. Costello denied involvement. Lindy identified no part by Costello.
A garbled report discusses retail projects and a civic debate. It mentions commerce officials, local districts, and proposed developments with unclear names and dates, focusing on planning and potential impacts on the community.
Boone County exhibitors earned fourteen placements at a Sunday horse show and rodeo under the Kirklin Saddle Club and Kirklin Lions Club. Events included entries from Joan Bennett Zionsville Ven Walters Thorntown V Phillips Zionsville Earl Burdsall stake race and pairings of Mr and Mrs Ray Everetts Lebanon Carter Dillman and Carl Burdsall Clermont and Lebanon Violet Walter and Martha.
In Berlin the German authorities and Berliners appeal to the United Nations for relief during the crisis. Reports describe street unrest and the transfer of some military governance duties to Frankfurt as British rail and air operations adjust. The American Aerial Freight Service pressed near capacity with the road-the-clock schedule.
A Santa Fe streamlined Super Chief passenger train derailed on a curve near Winslow today. The wreck occurred after the train left the route yard and toppled several cars, with at least one coach and the mail storage car damaged. Santa Fe officials reported injuries among passengers and crews as emergency crews responded to the scene.
The junior and senior life saving classes started Monday with Vogel assisting and slated to teach next summer at LaGrange. the test camp aims to seed aquatic school programs nationwide under Red Cross auspices.
Police say two youths confessed to a string of burglaries in the city, including entries at Ottinger's Cafe, Reval Garment Cleaners, Lebanaty Battery, and hatcheries. The suspects, identified as Jase Mheht and Canter Clauter, were questioned after a stabbing incident at 4 West North Street and linked thefts, with Victim Shera recovering at Witham Hospital.
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