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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
5
In loving memory of our dear mother Mary French who passed away two years ago today. Sadly missed by Mr and Mrs Virgil Cullison and family and Mr and Mrs James French.
In Lafayette Indiana on August 6 17 year old Mexican aerial artist Roberto Rolan performing with the Barnes Brothers Circus fell 40 feet during the iron jaw act. He landed in the sawdust ring knocked unconscious but recovered and was helped to a hospital by police ambulance.
Some armor suits in the Middle Ages weighed more than 100 pounds. Chain mail was the lightest and weighed around 30 pounds.
Martha Wage, 19, mother of two from Wisconsin, pleads not guilty to first degree jealousy murder of her U S Air Force sergeant husband Dana Wage at Fuerstenfeldbruck billets. Hearing in Munich court sets trial for September 22 before three American judges, potential life sentence if convicted.
PANMUNJOM Aug 6 Armistice negotiations halted today with only a few Allied and Communist soldiers on guard at the dusty deserted village United Nations and Communist staff officers stayed at their bases in Munsan and Kaesong after agreeing on minor word changes in the draft. High level negotiators will resume Monday to tackle the stalemate over exchanging prisoners. Interpreters were busiest at the United Nations base camp comparing English Korean and Chinese versions of the draft.
The historic note records that Alexander Graham Bell referred to the telephone in its infancy as the harmonic telegraph, a label reflecting early conceptions of the new device.
Washington reports a fresh burst of IRS corruption tied to the Alcohol Tax Unit. House investigators, aided by the Treasury, allege liquor dealers settled large federal claims for tiny sums and licenses were issued to former bootleggers and other shady figures. Political influence is said to have secured favored positions. The Ways and Means subcommittee led by Rep Cecil King will publicly air the findings later this year.
West Virginian Jesse Garrett says his wife the former Ette Crosbie will divorce him after a July 2 wedding won through a newspaper want-ad. He plans to seek another bride, claiming she refuses to live in his West Virginia hills or share his state.
Five Auburn girls Ep interior rented hearse converted as a travel truck decorated with red and white curtains plan a trip to Washington. Sisters Eleanor and Marion Lewis are among the group traveling with three other friends.
A collection of short facts on language meanings, myth beliefs, primate dentition, starfish learning, Greek art peak in 459 B.C. , Panama hats origin tale, and Rockefeller Center scope with staff over 22 000.
Gov. James F. Byrnes declared support for the Stevenson Sparkman ticket at the South Carolina reconvened state convention. He condemned backing the Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower and urged pledging electors to Stevenson, signaling the likely endorsement of the Democratic ticket by the state party.
The article notes air transport of mail started in spring 1918 and that the Post Office department assumed control of the service later in the same year. It mentions the Earth travels about 1 million miles per hour around the sun.
In a tense House debate on the controls bill Rep. Clare Hoffman clashed with Rep. Paul Brown over an amendment, prompting laughter from members. Mills presided and denied a parliamentary inquiry as Hoffman sought time to praise a colleague. Separately, Pentagon officials celebrate tests of air to air missiles with cheap electronic brains enabling production and single-shot intercepts.
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