Kefauver Exits to Boost Stevenson at DNC
Sen Estes Kefauver announced he would withdraw from the Democratic presidential race and throw support to Adlai Stevenson. Indiana delegates pledged to back Stevenson on the first ballot, citing Kefauver's move as a moral obligation and a path to nominating Stevenson on the initial vote.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Chicago
Harriman
Truman
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Hoosiers
Tennessean
Charles Skillen
Hoosier
Skillen
Sen
Stuart Symington
Frank McKinney
National
Three Tots Unhurt In Evansville Blast
An Evansville blast and basement fire injured no one as three children Otis 2 Debbie Grimwood 5 and Steve 3 escaped unharmed. The fire started from a short circuit igniting a gas can in the Osborne family basement. Debbie Grimwood led the escape with Mrs Osborne helping others to safety.
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Evansville
Otis Osborne
Debbie Grimwood
4 H Club Show In Full Swing
An appreciative group of parents and friends visited Humphreys park as the 1956 Greene county 4 H club show opened. About one thousand 4 H club members from across the county exhibited summer project work with judging continuing through Saturday.
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Humphreys Park
Greene County
Linton-Jockton High School
Linton
Mable Spriggs
Sue Hutchens
Solsberry
Aluminum Strike Halts Major Aluminum Plants Nationwide
More than 28,000 aluminum workers walked off the job at dawn, closing 21 plants operated by Aluminum Company of America and Reynolds Metals Co. Picket lines formed as talks stalled with the United Steelworkers union. Federal mediators joined efforts to avert a longer walkout affecting defense production.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
Reynolds Metals Co
United Steelworkers Union
USW
Aluminum
Alcoa
Reynolds
Gambling Payoffs In Detroit Spur County Grand Jury Probe
A former Ecorse official testified that gamblers paid more than $100,000 in protection money to suburban Detroit officials. State and county prosecutors requested a Wayne County grand jury to probe alleged crime and bribery in Ecorse and across the county. Montry said he worked two years as a payoff man for a gambling outfit and faced threats, leading to police protection and a secret hideout.
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Detroit
Wayne County
Ecorse
Mich
William H. Montry
Montry
Thomas M. Kavanagh
Kavanagh
Gerald K. O'Brien
Ecoise
Suspected Slayer Of Three Is Nabbed In Chicago
Lawrence Neumann, sought for the June 8 triple murder at the Miracle Bar, was captured early today by a 200 officer manhunt. A police detail found him under a rear stairway after a bedroom noise was heard by a resident. He surrendered with a gun dropped and hands up, taken to the Central Detective Bureau for processing.
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Chicago
Lawrence Neumann
Neuman
Miracle Bar
North Side
Alberta Rogan
Neumann
Ike Indicates Nixon as OK Running Mate in 1956
President Eisenhower told 311 reporters that Richard Nixon is perfectly acceptable as a 1956 running mate and said Harold Stassen is within his rights to back alternatives. He indicated he will seek another term and praised Stassen while declining to name other possible VP choices. He emphasized his improved health after surgery and discussed the Suez crisis as a global issue.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Harold E. Stassen
Nixon
Fleitis
United States
Stassen
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John Foster Dulles
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France
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White House
Eden
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
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Egypt
Suez Canal
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D-Mont
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western Europe
U. S
Mediterranean
6Th Fleet
Paris
Guy Mollet
National Assembly
Rome
Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Hospital Admissions and Births Across Multiple towns
Admissions were recorded for Tuesday and today including Mrs. Delbert Denny Linton George Douglas Bloomington Mrs Don Liston Jasonville Herbert Michael Britton Linton and a birth to Mrs Everett Malone Dugger a son unnamed and a daughter to Mrs Robert Koehler Lyons unnamed. Dismissals included Elijah Lynn Linton Mrs Edgar Meek Odon home of daughter Mrs Henry McGriffin Linton Mrs Ira Lynn Linton Mrs Lida Brewer Glenburn Rest Haven and others listed.
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Delbert Denny
Linton
George Douglas
Bloomington
Don Liston
Jasonville
Herbert Michael Britton
Everett Malone
Dugger
Robert Koehler
Lyons
Ida Falk
Freedom
Elijah Lynn
Edgar Meek
Odon
Henry McGriffin
Ira Lynn
Lida Brewer
Glenburn Rest Haven
Claude Fullom
Dairy tour set in Greene county Aug 6
Arthur Haseman announces a Greene county dairy farm tour on Monday afternoon August 6 starting at 1 00 p m at the Bob Holtsclaw dairy near Switz City Central school. Second stop at 2 00 p m at Arthur Rollison dairy with walk in milking stalls silage feeding and established pasture.
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Greene County
Arthur Haseman
Bob Holtsclaw
Switz City Central School
Arthur Rollison
Holtsclaw
Sam Gregory
Purdue Dairyman
Haseman
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Birdsall Funeral Arrangements Nearing Completion
Mrs. Jennie Birdsall 70 of Worthington died Tuesday after a five year illness. She died at her daughter Mrs. George Wampler’s home in Waterton Wisconsin. Funeral services are set for 2 00 Friday at Myers Funeral Home Worthington with burial in Worthington Cemetery.
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Troy Ham
Bloomington
Linton
Mr. Ham
Valhalla
Ham
Robert Long
Indianapolis
Harley Ham
Jennie Birdsall
Worthington
Birdsall
George Wampler
Waterton
Wis
Myers Funeral Home
Worthington Cemetery
Mrs Tennessee Perkins Has Two Sisters Missouri And Indiana
Memphis item notes Mrs Tennessee Perkins has two sisters named Missouri and Indiana.
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Memphis, Tenn
Tennessee Perkins
Missouri
Indiana
August Arrival Brings Showers and Warmth Across Indiana
Cool showers and moderately warm air usher in August with temperatures from 63 to 70 early morning and 80 to 90 by afternoon across Indiana. Reports cite varied rainfall with Kokomo 1.14 inches and Indianapolis 0.04. Forecasters expect a cool night then a return to near normal, with a five day outlook near normal to slightly above in the southwest and notable shower potential Thursday or Friday.
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Indiana
Mercury
Kokomo
Covington
Greencastle
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Evans Ville
Mississippi Valley
Springfield
Kirksville
Lamont
Iowa
Stockville
Neb
Grand Marins
Mich
Needles
Cal
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Fort Worth
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Rockies
Great Lakes
4-H Members In Cass Township Dugger Affected By Death
An announcement said that due to the death of Mrs. Gingher, Robert Gingher's mother and adult leader, she cannot take the exhibits to the Sullivan County Fair. All 4-H members will be responsible for their own exhibits at the Sullivan event.
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Cass Township
Dugger
Sullivan County
Robert Gingher
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