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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1955

Page

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Conspiracy to Kill Peron Reported Sparks Buenos Aires Riots

In Buenos Aires police halt anti-Peron protests with tear gas near the presidential palace amid clashes in Cordoba. Authorities say an alleged plot to assassinate President Peron and Army Minister Gen. Franklin Lucero prompted the crackdown. Sixty-eight calm returned after 40 arrests as patrols were boosted.

Buenos Aires Cordoba Peron General Labor Confederation Franklin Lucero Plaza de Mayo

Terre Haute Workers Vote for Strike at Allis-Chalmers

About 98.9 percent of 1,000 CIO United Auto Workers at the Allis-Chalmers plant in Terre Haute Indiana voted to strike. Local leaders in West Allis Wisconsin said no strike deadline has been set while negotiations continue over a master contract covering all Allis-Chalmers plants.

Terre Haute Ind CIO United Auto Workers Allis Chalmers Corp James Harmon James Brashears West Allis Wis International Union Broshears Allis-Chalmers

Peanut Removed From Lung Of 14 Month Old Child

Surgeons removed a peanut from the left lung of 14 month old Timothy Reidenbach at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago. The child slept well after the operation and had a good appetite the next morning. He was brought to the hospital from Bluffton Indiana by his mother Bonnie Reidenbach and his aunt Oral Fulton under police escort.

Chicago Timothy Reidenbach Bluffton Ind Children's Memorial Hospital Bonnie Reidenbach Oral Fulton

Aged man killed in car collision near Reynolds

Monticello Indiana. Herman Schroeder eighty four of Reynolds was killed Monday when he drove his car into the path of another auto on Ind. 43 west of Reynolds. He was thrown from the car and pinned beneath the wreckage. Paul Kruger twenty three of Francesville the other driver escaped injury.

Monticello Ind Herman Schroeder Reynolds Paul Kruger Francesville

Indiana faces growing shortage of privately run airports

Indiana aviation officials say privatized airports are vanishing fast with only 77 remaining from 121 last year. They blame weak laws, crowded communities, and limited public interest while noting scarce state aid and pilots' needs for safer landing options at rural counties and state parks. Five communities seek aid to build or improve airports.

Indianapolis Indiana Hoosierland Cunningham Illinois Turkey Run Commission New York Colorado California

Brakeman Killed in Indiana Rail Accident

WARSAW Ind ip A Nickel Plate brakeman Robert John Treece 30 of Payne Ohio died when he fell under a fre ight train he was on near Sidney as the engine moved toward a stop. Engineer Earl Hiatt of Fort Wayne said 15 cars passed over his body before the train stopped.

Warsaw Ind Nickel Plate Railroad Robert John Treece Payne Ohio Sidney Earl Hiatt Fort Wayne Treece

Twenty Die As French Boat Wreck Off Brittany

St Brieuc France police say they recovered twenty bodies from an excursion boat wrecked on Brittany coast. Many victims were children in Sunday best for Assumption Day. total passenger count unknown and toll feared higher.

St. Brieuc France

Protests Fury as Indian Demonstrators Clash Over Goa

Tens of thousands of Indians confront police in Bombay and Goa protests over the Goa deaths. Reports indicate 15 to 23 killed and many injured as authorities defend the Portuguese enclave with reinforcements. Nehru labels Portuguese forces brutal and vows Goa's union with India.

Bombay India Portugese Goa Indian Secretariat Secretariat Morarji Desai Idp New Delphi Jawaharlal Nehru Nehru United Press James Berry Damao Diu

Local GE Workers Return After 1955 Vacations

More than 400 employees at the Linton General Electric plant resumed work after a two week vacation period. Maintenance staff kept operating, installing part of a new matching conveyor. The conveyor is nearly complete but special assembling and testing equipment is due to arrive by about November 11.

Linton General Electric George W. Auer

Jail Sentence for Peeping Tom in Terre Haute Case

Max Fisher of Jasonville, 28, pleaded guilty before Judge Edward S. Everett to a peeping Tom charge. He was fined 23 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail after Claude Foote reported Fisher peering into his bedroom window at 1715 Harding Avenue.

Terre Haute Max Fisher Jasonville Edward S. Everett Fisher Claude Foote Harding Avenue

Troopers Patrol New Castle Plant Amid Strikes

Police and state troopers patrolled the Perfect Circle Corp. New Castle foundry after a mass picketing clash. Nine people were released after a disturbance, with rocks hurled at cars and two non striking workers’ homes reported stoned.

New Castle Ind Perfect Circle Corp Hagerstown Richmond Fred Hall Hall Perfect Circle Fred Sumpter

Peaceful Atom Use Theme of Meeting

About 800 union officials and apprentices met at Purdue University for the second United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters conference focused on peaceful uses of atomic energy. Registrants include 600 officials plus 150 apprentice instructors and 77 apprentice plumbers and pipefitters. Apprentice contestants will compete for 3500 in cash prizes, with opening remarks by Purdue Vice President Frank C. Hockema and Peter T. Schoemann, assistant to the general president.

Lafayette Ind United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Purdue University Plumbers Union United States Canada Frank C. Hockema Purdue Peter T. Schoemann United Association

Married Couples Class Plans Social at Humphreys Park

The Linton Evangelical United Brethren church Married Couples class will meet at 6:30 PM Thursday in the Shelter house of Humphreys park for an ice cream social hosted by the group.

Linton

Hospital Admissions and Discharges Report

Admissions included Mrs. Elizabeth Bramble Jasonville James Griffith Jasonville Mrs. Oscar McDaniel Shelburn Mrs. Earl Rollins Odon. Dismissals included Mrs. Leland Craig and baby Owensburg Mrs. Dorothy Allen and baby Linton.

Elizabeth Bramble Jasonville James Griffith Oscar McDaniel Shelburn Earl Rollins Odon Leland Craig Baby Owensburg Dorothy Allen Linton

Eisenhower backs second Atoms for Peace conference

Adm. Lewis L. Strauss said President Eisenhower authorized a second Atoms for Peace gathering after the first congress in Geneva. He noted the interval before another conference could be two to three years to allow new scientific advances. Delegates hope progress warrants continuation as world officials study atomic cooperation.

Geneva United States Eisenhower Adm Lewis L. Strauss U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Strauss American Club of United Nations

Large Batch of Polio Vaccine Scheduled for Indiana

Indiana will receive 25,000 CCs of Salk polio vaccine from Wyeth Laboratories for distribution to pharmacists and doctors next week. Dr. Bertram Groesbeck Jr., chair of the governor's advisory committee, said it can inoculate two doses for 12,500 children aged five to nine.

Indianapolis Indiana Bertram Groesbeck, Jr Wyeth Laboratories Groesbeck

50 Radar Stations To Be Constructed On Arctic Frontier

The Army says 3,000 troops will unload over 200,000 tons of construction material to build more than 50 radar stations along the DEW line from Alaska to Greenland. The joint U.S. Canadian project aims to provide four to six hours warning of bomber attacks.

Washington — i Arctic Frontier High Arctic Coast U.S Polar North America Alaska Greenland Canada Army Seattle Point Barrow Arctic Baffin Island Norfolk Navy Dew Line

English Soldiers On Watch For IRA Threat

British police warned the IRA was stockpiling arms for large scale future operations. Eden held a special cabinet session to discuss raids on army camps and Parliament security measures. Scotland Yard denied comments about a master plan to invade Northern Ireland in 1957.

London Irish Republican Army Ireland Anthony Eden IRA War Office Britain Parliament Scotland Yard Northern Ireland Dublin Daily Mirror News Chronicle Cabinet Eden Gwilym Lloyd George Antony Head John Harding Imperial General Staff

Legion Auxiliary to Install Officers at Linton Meeting

Officers will be installed at a meeting of the Auxiliary of the American Legion at the Legion home in Linton at 7 30 tonight. President Miss Martha Heitman announced the event.

Auxiliary of the American Legion Linton Legion Martha Heitman

Truck Overturns Kill Hoosier Driver on U S 6

Plymouth Indiana state police report Leon Rozanski 35 of Highland died when his heavy truck overturned in a ditch along U S 6 north of Plymouth. The crash occurred after the vehicle hit a road hole and Rozanski swerved to avoid oncoming traffic.

Plymouth Ind Leon Rozanski Highland U.S. 6 Here Rozanski

Craig Sees Second Toll Road Nearing Reality Today

Indiana Governor Craig outlined a north south toll road from Hammond to Indianapolis and an extension to Miami with a 1956 start target. He cited November survey results, a $12 million New Albany Louisville toll bridge, and bond financing with Indiana Kentucky cooperation. He plans a southern Indiana tour this week.

Craig Indianapolis Indiana Miami Lake Michigan Unio River Chicago Hoosier Hammond Hammond-Indianapolis New Albany Ohio River New Albany-Louisville Kentucky Wabash River Mt. Vernon Madison State Hospital Evansville State Hospital Muscatatuck State Park New Albany Tuberculosis Hospital Morgan-Monroe State Park

Hurricane Diane Nears Carolinas After Crossing Offshore

Hurricane Diane slowed after 800 miles offshore and is projected to hit the South Carolina or North Carolina coast late tonight or Wednesday morning. Winds near the center reached 115 miles per hour with hurricane force extending outward. evacuations and preparations ramped up along the Georgia and Carolinas coast as military and Red Cross units mobilized.

Charleston S. C Diane Seaboard Connie South Carolina North Carolina Navy Air Force Savannah Beach Georgia Carolinas Fernandina Fla Wilmington N.C Cape Henlopen Delaware Breakwater Chesapeake Bay Gordon Dunn Miami Civil Air Patrol Myrtle Beach S.C Charleston Harbor Red Cross National Ft. Bragg

Heart Piercing Antenna Tragedy Hits Fort Wayne Boy

In Fort Wayne Indiana a 12 year old boy Larry La Tourette was impaled by a broken car radio antenna that pierced his heart. He and friend Michael Hildenbrand were bicycling home from a pool when the accident happened. Larry’s heart stopped twice but he survived and gave a full account.

Fort Wayne Ind St. Joseph's Hospital Larry la Tourette Michael Hildenbrand Larry Michael

Three Motorists Fined in Bloomfield Court

In Bloomfield, Justice of the Peace Frank Dean fined three motorists for traffic violations. John Bovenschen, 26, Switz City, paying 19 dollars total for failing to yield the right of way after a collision. Leslie L. Silvers, 58, Bloomfield, 15 dollars total for violating the truck speed limit law. William E Freeland, 18, Indianapolis, 16 dollars total for driving 90 miles per hour on state road 54.

Frank Dean Bloomfield John Bovenschen Switz City James O. Smith Leslie L. Silvers George Campbell William E. Freeland Indianapolis Smith

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