Harriman accuses Eisenhower aides of breaking unions
New York Governor Averell Harriman charged that Eisenhower appointees are using Taft Hartley to bust unions while addressing the merged CIO and AFL union convention. He singled out Nixon Wilson McKay and Teeter as unfriendly to labor and urged repealing Taft Hartley. Secretary Mitchell urged unity of the two labor bodies and defended wage and social programs.
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New York
Averell Harriman
Eisenhower
Harriman
CIO
AFL
Richard M. Nixon
Defense
Charlies E. Wilson
Interior
Douglas McKay
Commerce
Lothair Teeter
NLRB
UAW
Indiana
James P. Mitchell
Afl-Cio
Truck Strikes Train in Lafayette. Driver Fatally Hurt
Cecil L. Cayce, 49, of Versailles, died when his Silver Fleet semi struck the sixth car of a Wabash Railroad freight train at an unmarked crossing on the U S 52 bypass near the Ind 26 junction. The collision derailed two empty box-cars and blocked the highway for nearly five hours.
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Lafayette
Ind
Cecil L. Cayce
Versailles
Cayce
Terre Haute Youth Held in Oklahoma
John C. Travis an 18 year old Terre Haute Indian facing charges of car theft and burglary in Chandler Oklahoma. Sheriff W A Moore said Travis is being held for the FBI for allegedly transporting a stolen car across state lines. A Bristow burglary is also linked to the case. Travis was captured near Straut after a companion fled. The stolen car from Brazil Indiana contained tires new clothing and $20 in rolled coins.
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Chandler
Okla
John C. Travis
Terre Haute
Ind
W. A. Moore
Travis
FBI
Bristow
Moore
Straut
Brazil
Statement Declares Ronnie Weitkamp Case Closed
Capt. Harnly of NAD Crane says Greene County Coroner Hasler's report that Ronnie Weitkamp died of exposure is official and final. The missing boy’s body was found near Crane after a wide search. authorities found no foul play. Funeral arrangements follow, and NAD Crane staff donate a memorial fund for the parents.
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Ronnie Weitkamp
Crane
H. S. Harnly
U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Harnly
Greene County
Delmar Hasler
Ronnie
Navy
Earle Street
Hasler
Jack Blakely
Harry Wade
Paul Haywood
W. G. Opel
Eugene Cox
George Campbell
Indiana State Police
FBI
NAC Crane
Jenkins Funeral
Bloomfield
Nass
Huntingburg
Fairmount
NAD Crane
Mrs. Tryon Celebrates 35 Years with Indiana Bell
Mrs. Martha Tryon longtime chief operator for Indiana Bell in Linton marks 35 years in telephone work. She began in 1929 after time with several prior companies and has served since 1940. A party by Indiana Bell staff will honor her on December 20 with guests from Evansville and Indianapolis.
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Martha Tryon
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Linton
Tryon
New Home Telephone Company
Southern Telephone Company of
Indiana
Central Union Telephone Company
Indiana Bell Service
Columbian
Order of Eastern Star
First Baptist Church
Industries For
Jane Sargent
Evansville
Indianapolis
A. M. Taylor
Princeton Slaying jury Almost Set
Princeton Indiana spectators believed Leo Benkert a Hautstadt farmer might be the twelfth juror in the murder trial of Leslie Irvin 31 Evansville. Irvin on trial since November 14 for the shooting death of W Wesle Kerr an Evansville filling station attendant last December and accused of killing five others in a four month crime wave blamed on a Chinese executioner.
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Princeton
Ind
Leslie Irvin
Evansville
Leo Benkert
Hautstadt
Irvin
W. Wesle Kerr
Mrs. Florence McDonald 84 Dies in Jasonville
Mrs. Florence Emma McDonald 84 longtime Jasonville resident died at 10:45 AM in Rogers Nursing Home after four years of ill health. Born August 20, 1871 in Ohio, she was from the Sill family and a member of the Weolanon Baptist Church. Survived by six daughters, two sons, two brothers, 26 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at McClanahan Funeral Home.
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Florence Emma McDonald
Jasonville
Rogers Nursing Home
McDonald
Ohio
Joan and
Sarah Clark Sill
Weolanon
Thekla Larr
Farmersburg
Carrie Hart
Hazel Hart
Linton
Edna Gwynney
Millie Neal
Rowena Foster
Allen McDonald
California
Harry McDonald
John Sul
Quincy
Bert Sill
McClanahan
Jaycees Plan Charter Night in Linton
The Linton Junior Chamber of Commerce will finalize charter night plans at 7:30 p.m. at the Linton Public Library. The charter night dinner will be held Tuesday Dec 13 in the Glenburn Rest Haven dining room where the new Jaycees chapter will receive its charter, with Norval Raney urging members and eligible young men to attend.
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Linton
Jaycees
Hospital admissions and discharges listing
Admissions for the week include John Chinn Crane Elmer Hair Dugger and Ernest Delph Coal City Indianapolis. Mrs James Craig Crane, Mrs Bonnie Lee Malone Newberry. Miss Bonnie Lee Malone listed as patient with remissals Mrs Edward Parsley and baby Owensburg. M Mrs Cora Alien Worthington.
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John Chinn
Crane
James Craig
Elmer Hair
Dugger
Ernest Delph
Coal City
Samuel Heaton
Indianapolis
Edward Parsley and Baby
Owensburg
Cora Alien
Worthington
Mobilized Defense Forces in Nine Hour Operation Crackerjack
The United States and Canada staged a nine hour alert named Operation Crackerjack with CONAD coordinating the simulated attack exercise. Interceptors went airborne and 400000 civilian spotters joined the nationwide defense readiness while about 1200 Indiana Guardsmen prepared at Hulman Field and Baer Field for ground support roles.
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Colorado Springs
Colo.p
United States
Canada
Continental Air Defense Command
CONAD
Strategic Air Command
America
SAC
Indianapolis
Maxwell
Exploding manhole covers shut Woodward Avenue in Detroit
Police probe a string of blasts that hurled manhole covers as high as 10 feet off Detroit's busiest street. A trunk was torn from a passing car but no injuries reported as a power substation sparked outages and alarms. Officials cite a possible underground streetcar cable fault.
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Detroit
Woodward Avenue
Detroit Street Railways
Newberry Cooperative Telephone Petition Filed
Forty four customers ask the Indiana Public Service Commission to declare the Newberry Cooperative Telephone Co service area open territory. Patrons allege inadequate facilities noisy lines and poor service.
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Indianapolis
P Fortyfour
Newberry Cooperative Telephone Co
Indiana Public Service Commission
Oolitic Pupils Protest Dismissal Of Four Net Players
About 100 pupils at Oolitic high school protested in front of the building over the dismissal of four basketball players by Coach Russell Jackson. Principal Wagoner and athletic director Jackson defended the action. the team has lost its last three games and hosts Bloomfield Friday.
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Oolitic, Ind
Oolitic High School
William Wagoner
Wagoner
Russell Jackson
Rodney Bough
Doug Hatfield
Jim Bennett
Marion Andis
Jackson
Waggoner
Bloomfield
Kidnaper and Baby Hunted in Indiana
FBI agents joined Indiana state and local police in a search for Ruth Marie Hillin 22 and a 13 month old daughter Georgia Carol Waltz. Hillin faces a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution. Authorities traced a suspect who bought a Detroit bus ticket and disappeared after visiting downtown Indianapolis with a child. The search spread to Detroit as agents pursue all leads while in Indianapolis Hillin may still be nearby with a ticket in her purse.
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Indianapolis
FBI
Ruth Marie Hillin
Miss Hillin
Little Georgia Carol Waltz
Michigan
Detroit
Santa Claus
Robert E. Reilly
Leonard Blaylock
Evelyn McLaughlin
First Turkey Day Program Planned for Thursday in Linton
Stores in Linton will stay open Thursday afternoon and the first Turkey Day program is set for 1 30 p m Thursday announced by the local Retail Merchants association. Additional Turkey Day programs are scheduled for Dec 15 and Dec 22 with the first on North Main between A and B streets. Merchants were told to submit their Turkey Day tickets to the Wright Brothers store by noon Thursday.
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Linton
Retail Merchants Association
North Main Street
Wright Brothers
Dulles Blames Russia for Encouraging Goa Tension
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles charged that Soviet leaders sought to incite India to use force in Goa while defending a U S Portuguese statement that Goa is a Portuguese province. He said Moscow aimed to foment trouble as Bulganin and Khrushchev toured India and Burma.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Russia
India
Portugal
Goa
Dulles
Paulo Cunha
U.S
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Burma
United States
Bulgaria
Khrush
Grills Plans Run for Indiana Governor Nomination
INDIANAPOLIS P E Eleven District Democratic Chairman Nelson Grills confirms he will seek his party's nomination for governor at the state convention. A former Indiana University law professor and Marion County chairman since 1952, Grills is the first Democrat to enter the race amid recent municipal election gains. He aligns with the McKinney Mc Hale faction, opposing Schricker Butler leadership.
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Indianapolis
First Methodist Alpha Bible Class to Hold Christmas Party
Members of the Alpha Bible class at First Methodist church will meet at Mrs Henry Freunds home at 7 30 Friday evening for their annual Christmas party A 29 cent gift exchange will be enjoyed
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Alpha Bible Class
First Methodist Church
Henry Freund
Meeting Postponed by Bay View Club Indefinitely
The Bay View club postponed its scheduled meeting for tonight indefinitely, officials announced today. The lack of a new date leaves members awaiting further guidance from leadership.
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Bay View Club
Indiana Sees Warmer Trend After Subzero Plunge
Temperatures rose toward the low 40s across Indiana after morning lows near 12 at Fort Wayne and Lafayette and 15 at Indianapolis. A frigid subzero wave blanketed northern states with readings down to 15 below zero in parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota as a five day outlook calls for overall cooler shades in the north and near normal in the south.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Wisconsin
Min
Nesota
Evansville
Sub-zero cold grips nation as Pacific storm hits West Coast
A surge of extreme cold swept the nation with freezing temperatures in the northern Midwest and central Rockies. Grantsburg Wisconsin registered 15 below, Fraser Colorado hit 16 below as winds gusted to 52 mph. The Pacific storm brought rain from central California to the Pacific Northwest and heavy mountain snow.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Wausau
Eau Claire
Rockies
Fraser
Colo
Wyoming
California
Pacific Northwest
Malenkov Not Promoted to First Deputy Premier
The Soviet Foreign Ministry said Malenkov remains a deputy premier and has not been elevated to first deputy premier. London reports citing Moscow Radio claimed he was named among six first deputy premiers in the cabinet, but the ministry promised to verify the promotion rumor.
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Moscow
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Georgi Malenkoya
London
Malenkov
U.S.S.R
Man Dies In U S 20 Crash West Of La Grange
Peter J. Mangano 40 of South Bend was killed when his car failed to negotiate a curve on U S 20 seven miles west of La Grange Indiana. The vehicle rolled, he was thrown and pinned beneath it.
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LA Grange
Ind
Peter J. Mangano
South Bend
U.S. 20
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