Truman Signals Smaller Red Ink for U S Budget
President Truman said congressional economizing and defense slowdowns from a steel strike will reduce the 1953 deficit. He revised down the deficit by 4.1 billion, with income and spending shifts shown against January projections. Republican lawmakers claim credit for the improved balance.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Congress
Gerald R. Ford, Jr
Wash
House
Senate
Congressional
Atomic Energy
Postal Service
U. S
KLINK PROMOTED TO GO TO SCHOOL
Douglas Klink of Sheppard Air Force Base Texas formerly of Linton has been promoted to Airman Second Class. His parents Mr and Mrs Ray E Fitzpatrick of Carlisle were informed. He enlisted in the Air Corps in January and expects assignment to a special Air Force school soon.
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Douglas Klink
Sheppard Air Force Base
Tex
Linton
Ray E. Fitzpatrick
Carlisle
Air Corps
Moose Lodge Convenes 64th International Convention
Chicago hosts the Loyal Order of Moose 64th international convention with new officers to be elected and installed at the closing session. Civic awards will be given in three classifications and 25 honorable mentions noted. The Parade of Dollars Tuesday raised $502,000 for the Mooseheart high school building fund.
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Chicago
U.P
The
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Mooseheart High School
Shortage in Funds at Medora Reported by Indiana Board
The Indiana State Board of Accounts reports a fund shortage of 5,892.30 in Medora involving two former clerk-treasurers and two town trustees. Officials must show cause by Aug. 29 or the matter goes to the attorney general. Charged are Orville Smith and Herbert Gardner for improper payments to firms with ties to town trustees. Gardner is also questioned over unclaimed checks including a 620 payment to K of P Lodge No. 239 where he served as treasurer.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana State Board of Accounts
Medora
Jackson County
Orville Smith
William Spray
Herbert R. Gardner
Spray
Smith
Gardner
Winfield Eglen
Indiana
Allis and Union End 14-Week Strike with New 3-Year Pact
A three year contract raise of 14 cents an hour plus four cent hikes in the next two Julys ends a 14 week CIO AFL UAW strike at Allis-Chalmers pilot plant in Terre Haute. Mayor Ralph Tucker mediated the deal and production resumes on compressor parts for J-65 jets for the Air Force.
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Terre Haute
Ind
CLO United Auto
Allis-Chalmers
Ralph Tucker
Cio-Afl
Tucker
Air Force
Carl Kranjek
Uaw-Cio
Allis-Chalmeys
Milwaukee
Raymond Berndt
Indianapolis
UAW
UN Admits Violation In Truce Talks Zone
In Panmunjom the United Nations admitted one violation of the neutral zone and rejected another amid the Korean armistice talks. Col. Charles W. McCarthy delivered two notes to North Korean Col. Chang Chun San. The notes confirmed an inadvertent UN plane overflight on Aug 16 and denied a Communist protest about Aug 13.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
United Nations
Charles W. McCarthy
U. N
Chang Chun San
Stalin Calls Congress to Chart New Soviet Constitution
Stalin announced the Soviet Communist Party will convene its congress on Oct. 5 to consider a new constitution replacing the Politburo with a presidium of the Central Committee. The move coincides with a five year plan seeking a 70 percent rise in industrial output.
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Moscow
U.P
Josef V. Stalin
Soviet Communist Party
Party
Central Committee
Communist Party Congress
Stalin
Pravda
Hospital Briefs From Bloomfield and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Betty Ingalls of Bloomfield underwent major surgery Tuesday. Mrs. William Watson of Linton welcomed an 8 pound 14 ounce boy yesterday. Mrs. Malcolm Burch of Jasonville had a major operation today. Mrs. Mary Waggoner of Lyons had minor surgery today. Charles Mattox of Jasonville was dismissed Tuesday. Mrs. Pauline Long of Jasonville went home this morning. Lee Corbin of Linton was dismissed today. Mrs. Charles Peltier of Linton is noted in the report.
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Betty Ingalls
Bloomfield
William Watson
Linton
Malcolm Burch
Jasonville
Mary Waggoner
Lyons
Charles Mattox
Pauline Long
Lee Corbin
Charles Peltier
Switz City youths join Navy recruit train at San Diego
Three Switz City youths Richard Dean Cletus Dale Bough and Leroy Flynn enlisted in the U S Navy at Indianapolis last Friday and are now undergoing recruit training in San Diego Cal Relatives report they left Indianapolis by American Airliner for the California base.
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Switz City
U. S. Navy
Indianapolis
San Diego
Cal
Richard Dean
Cletus Dale Bough
Orman Bough
Leroy Flynn
Roy Flynn
ABC Tells Views On Gambling Laws
INDIANAPOLIS August 20 UP Mayors and city police must enforce state anti gambling laws more than the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission ABC Chairman Bernard Doyle said. He cited Hammond Mayor Vernon Andersons request to help wipe out tavern gambling and disassociate known gamblers. Doyle said the commission would discuss the letter but noted the AB C law contains no gambling provisions and the mayor should enforce the law.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission
ABC
Bernard Doyle
Doyle
Hammond
Vernon C. Anderson
Anderson
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Indiana
Malik Will Revive Germ Warfare Propaganda at UN
United Nations reports indicate Russia's Jacob A. Malik warned he will restart the Kremlin’s germ war propaganda before the Disarmament Commission. He asserted U S blame for bacterial warfare in Korea and arrived at a session prepared to speak for about 40 minutes amid Chinese and North Korean backing.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Kremlin
United States
Malik
United Nations Disarmament Commission
Korea
Labor unions push for wage hikes in rail and coal disputes
Negotiators meet in Washington over 58 NYC rail union grievances and a separate hard coal contract. Mideast talks aim to avoid broad strike risk as unions seek wage increases and a union shop. farm equipment and meat packing sectors face potential action.
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Federal Meditation Board
New York Central Railroad
Washington
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railway Conductors
NYC
Test May Affect Linton School Construction in Indiana Courts
A constitutional test of a plan could allow the Linton School Corporation to build a consolidated elementary school in Indiana. The Indiana School Building Authority approved a 5,000 building for Shoals and two rural townships, paving the way for a court challenge. A taxpayer will file suit challenging the authority’s right to function, with bonds to be repaid from lease payments.
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Linton School Corporation
Indiana
United Press
Snoals
Shoals
Halbert
Center
Gov. Schricker
Phil Harris Returns to Linton for Short Visit
Phil Harris, once a hometown figure in Linton, is back for a brief visit with home folks. He arrived at the Roosevelt Hotel with Walter Scharf and Barney McDevitt after a nonstop trip from Columbus Ohio. He plans to stay through the weekend then head to Indianapolis for the Indiana Centennial State Fair preparations and to reconnect with relatives and childhood friends. He spent the afternoon fishing near the strip mine pond.
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Phil Harris
Linton
Walter Scharf
Barney McDevitt
Phil
Roosevelt Hotel
Columbus
Ohio
Indianapolis
Herb Shriner
Indiana
American Colonel Stoned in Tehran Unarmed but Unharmed
Iranian communists pelted a jeep carrying U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Stelzenmuller and an Iranian driver in Tehran as protests roiled the city. Police clashed with demonstrators as Premier Mossadegh called a security meeting and the U.S. ambassador warned Tehran against interference in Iranian affairs.
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Tehran
Iran
William Stelzenmuller
Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Millvisory
Down
U.S
United States
Russia
Mohammed Mossadegh
Security Council
Stelzenmakier
James Hagan
Atlanta
Hagan
Switz City Youth Among 11 Escapees From Indiana Boys' School
United Press dispatch reports an escape from the Indiana Boys' School at Plainfield. Two Indianapolis youths, Donald Cross and Charles Myers, led the group about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, with eight others missing two hours later including Edward Barnett of Switz City and seven teens from Fort Wayne Marion Lafayette and Auburn.
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Switz City
Indiana
Plainfield
United Press
Indianapolis
Donald Cross
Charles Myers
Edward Barnett
Lloyd Brown
Michael Mathews
Donald Parish
Larry Long
Fort Wayne
Robert Sutton
Marion
Vernon Robson
Lafayette
Billy Wyatt
Auburn
Spider bite fatal for Logansport infant in Missouri trip
Four month old Michael Roland son of Mr and Mrs William Roland Logansport died after a spider bite last week while the family vacationed in Missouri. He passed away Tuesday, funeral plans not announced.
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Logansport
Ind
U.P
Michael Roland
William Roland
Missouri
UN Planes Bomb Namyang Red Center Blast 300 Buildings
UN fighter bombers and carrier planes struck Namyang on the Korean west coast, destroying about 58 buildings and damaging five. American Sabrejets engaged Communist MiG-15s, claiming damage to one enemy jet. The 5th Air Force reported 200 sorties on the target as Allied air power pressed the campaign.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Namyang
Sukchon
5Th Air Force
Pyonyang
United Nations
Officials Oppose Explosive Trucks on Public Highways
Indiana and nine government units joined opposition to permanent authorization for trucks hauling explosives. A brief to the Interstate Commerce Commission noted 20 firms with 568 trucks and 4,468 semi trailers seeking to move explosives on Hoosier roads. Indiana Attorney General J Emmett McManamon warned of potential dangers to citizens and property.
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Washington
Indiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Whode Island
West Virginia
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Cleveland
St. Louis
Peoria, Jr
Pittsburgh
Indianapolis
J. Emmett McManamon
Hoosier
McManamon
Pinkston Transferred Between Bases In Monday Move
Jack A. Pinkston of Linton is transferred from Lackland Air Base Texas to Lowry Air Force Base Colorado as reported to his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur M Pinkston He joins a school squad at Lowry base.
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Jack A. Pinkston
Linton
Lackland Air Base
Texas
Lowery Afb
Leaver
Colo
Arthur M. Pinkston
Lowery Base
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Allis
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