Local notes mix school sports plans and charity drives
Comments on supervision by a teacher spark a youth remark. Coach Carl Crabb eyes a Sixth grade or younger basketball league. Lyons and Marco schools prepare for consolidation into the Washington Stafford district impacting schedules. Christmas charity plans grow with local fraternal groups and a proposed central clearinghouse. Bill Reed promotes a Barbershop chorus meeting at the American Legion post. Loren McDonald lauds chorus director efforts.
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Carl Crabb
Marco High
Carl
Lyons
Marco
Washington-Stafford
Crabb
Herb Harrah
Herb
Linton Frank Courtney
American Legion
Bill
Loren McDonald
Bloomfield
Loren
Walleye Pike Tagged Moves 86 and 76 Miles Downriver
Minnesota fisheries biologists tracked tagged pikes from Guttenberg Iowa. One traveled 86 miles down the Mississippi River, another 76 miles. Anglers caught them at La Crosse Wisconsin and Savanna Illinois, among 387 tagged carpers.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Mississippi River
Guttenberg
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
Savanna
Subway Strike Crisis Pushes City to Breakpoint
The New York Transit Authority ordered 2,600 Motormen and six unions to return by 3:00 p.m. or face dismissal, offering bonuses and dormitories. Mayor Wagner called an emergency session as millions faced transit chaos, with trains halted and riders scrambling to find alternatives.
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New York
New York City Transit Authority
Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Transport Workers Union
Robert F. Wagner
Grand Central Terminal
Pennsylvania Station
Rocket Debacle Still A Puzzle in Washington
A U S space satellite project spokesman said experts need several more days to determine FRidays rocket fizzle. The denial of an already determined cause followed a Defense Department official promise full public disclosure and unchanged Pentagon policy on satellite launches.
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Washington
U.S. Space Satellite Project
Defense Department
Pentagon
Fred Spinks Named Foreman at Linton GE Plant
Fred Spinks of Linton has been appointed foreman of first shift winding and finishing operations at the Linton General Electric plant, announced by Walter Stoppenhagen. Spinks joined after the plant opened in 1952 and rose from die grinder to toolmaker and Technician, Pro cess and Equipment Planning, with training at GM and in tool making. He and wife Helen reside at 1089 Fourth street northeast with children Pamela Helen Katherine and Freddy Eugene.
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Fred Spinks
Linton
General Electric
Walter Stoppenhagen
Mr. Spinks
Linton GE
Spinks
General Motors
Indianapolis
International Correspondence School
Fred
Helen
Pamela
Helen Katherine
Freddy Eugene
Fourth Street Northeast
Killing confession branded as hoax in Ky cheerleader murder case
Indiana State Prison inmate Minor Caldwell Taylor confessed to killing Muriel Baldridge, a Prestonburg high school cheerleader, on June 27, 1949. A lie detector test disproved his story and authorities branded the confession a hoax.
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Michigan City
Ind
Indiana
Prestonburg
Caldwell Taylor
Muriel Baldridge
Two Bandits Steal $95 637 in Louisville Bank Holdup
In Louisville Kentucky two bandits robbed Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Co taking 959,637 from cash drawers and the night depository. They herded six customers and 13 employees into a line before fleeing in a stolen car later found abandoned. FBI notes it was the largest such theft in the area.
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Louisville
Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Co
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Ird
Ohio River
Don Riley
Riley
Ray L. Fausst
FBI
Warning Relayed To Merchants In Linton
Mrs. Esther Wolford the Linton postmaster relayed a warning from Indianapolis postal authorities about a man and a woman attempting to cash stolen money orders. The woman is described as blonde about five foot two. the man reportedly shows signs of a recent facial stroke.
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Esther Wolford
Linton
U.S
Indianapolis
Decorate Thursday for Freeman Greene County Hospital
The Hospital Guild will sponsor Christmas decorations at Freeman Greene County Hospital. Mrs Henry Taylor committee chair asks members and volunteers to meet in the hospital clinic room at 9 00 Thursday morning to begin decorating.
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Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Henry Taylor
Hospital Guild
Snow Flurries Forecast as Indiana Braces for Deep Freeze
The weatherman warned Hoosiers of an Arctic air mass bringing zero degree readings Wednesday night. Lows near zero to 10 above expected with 2s at peak points Thursday, as heavy snow squalls threaten far northern Indiana and flurries elsewhere. Temperatures will fall tonight across the state with a cold Thursday ahead.
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Hoosiers
Indiana
Minnesota
North Dakota
Navy Demonstrates Regulus II Guided Missile at Edwards AFB
The United States Navy unveiled its Regulus II hypersonic guided missile in a semi public test at Edwards Air Force Base California. The missile capable of nuclear warhead delivery flew about thirty minutes and landed on retractable gear after a chase plane aided recovery.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Navy
Desert
Vermont map publisher aids public atomic education
A Vermont map publishing firm will publish 10,000 engineering drawings for the Atomic Energy Commission. The National Survey will distribute the drawings to educate the American public on unclassified nuclear energy information and stimulate scientific progress.
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Chester
Vermont
National Survey
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Linton Christmas Lighting Contest Rules Set
The Linton Civic Garden club announces a Christmas lighting contest open to the public with judging based on outside decorations across private homes, public buildings, and business places. Entries must be registered by noon December 23 with committee chairs Mrs. Frank Hart and others. Junior Chamber of Commerce assists with judging and ribbons will be awarded for top entries.
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Linton
Chamber of Commerce
Arctic Blast Sweeps Northern Plains with Dusty Winds
A shaft of Arctic air and snowy flurries crossed the Canadian border into the northern Plains with winds up to 50 mph. Temperatures plunged 49 degrees at Billings after a 69 degree day, while Montana North Dakota Minnesota and the northern Great Lakes saw light snow.
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U.S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Billings
Mont
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Great Lakes
Charges Filed in Terre Haute Gambling Case
Prosecutor John R. Jett filed state gambling charges in peace court Monday against six men arrested November 2 in a federal gaming raid. Former Marion County Sheriff Charles L. Sumner is named among the defendants. Five of the six are on bond on federal charges of failing to buy $50 gambling stamps.
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Terre Haute
John R. Jett
Jett
Marion County
Charles L. Sumner
Indianapolis
Agricultural plan eyed to cut surpluses and save resources
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson announced an experimental program to convert whole farms to grass or trees. He said the goal is crop surplus reduction and natural resource conservation if the trial succeeds, with a likely expansion if positive results appear.
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Washington
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Indonesia Moves to Prosecute Dutch Ship Captains
Indonesian officials say captains of the Dutch KPM line who tried to flee with ships after Indonesian workers seized the company will face prosecution and up to four years in jail. Government plans to expel Dutch nationals were reported but exit visas had not been granted. The KPM seizure followed Indonesia's campaign over New Guinea.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
KPM Line
Netherlands
Singapore
British Overseas Airways Corp
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
KPM
New Guinea
New Charcoal Milo Plant Promises Quick Firewood Fuel
A new plant in Milo Me will produce charcoal for outdoor fireplaces in 20 minutes instead of 72 hours. The factory uses chemical treatment and automatic equipment to replace the old slow method of cooking wood.
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MILO
Miss Sharon Templeton Undergoes Surgery at St Anthony
Miss Sharon Templeton of Linton submitted to surgery at St Anthony hospital in Terre Haute yesterday. She is listed as a patient in room 132.
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Sharon Templeton
Linton
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Army May Fire Missile Replan Moon Launch
Cincinnati reports Oscar Robertson scoring 36 points as Cincinnati upset Temple 80 57. Meanwhile at Cape Canaveral plans for a third Atlas ICBM launch continue amid Navy Vanguard failure and talk of Jupiter C tests.
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Army
Cincinnati
Oscar Robertson
Indianapolis Attacks
Temple
Queen City
Robertson
Indiana State
Hoosier
Will
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Vanguard
Naval Plane Crash Kills Ten in Corpus Christi
A twin engine Navy P5M exploded after takeoff from Corpus Christi Naval Air Station killing nine of ten aboard and injuring one survivor Sam Gariffo. The aircraft, en route from San Diego to Jacksonville with a refuel stop in Corpus Christi, carried eight other crewmen and a hidden aviation machinist identified by dog tags. Live ammunition aboard ignited during the wreckage response.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Navy
Baltimore
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Aviation
Carl P. Renn
Renn
Sam Gariffo
Gariffo
Naval Base Hospital
Patrol Squadron
San Diego
Calif
Jacksonville
Fla
Ultimore
Duck Hunter Rescued After Gun Signal In River Incident
In Martinsville two Brownsburg men Louis Witham and Emery Shumaker were thrown from a rowboat on White River when it struck a tree limb. Witham grabbed his shotgun and fired several shots to attract help, guiding nearby residents to alert the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. staff who then rescued them. Witham received hospital treatment for exposure.
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Martinsville
White River
Louis Witham
Emery Shumaker
Brownsburg
Witham
Indianapolis Power & Light Co
Watham
Revival Services At Switz City Pentecostal Church
Revival services are in progress at the Switz City Pentecostal church led by George Jerrells. Evangelist William Carpenter of Indianapolis speaks each evening at 7 30, with an invitation extended to the public.
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Switz City
Pearson Wins Nobel Peace Prize for 1957 in Oslo
Lester B. Pearson of Canada received the Nobel Peace Prize for 1957 in Oslo for his diplomacy and role as architect of the U N Middle East Emergency Force. Gunnar Jahn praised him as helping save the world from a third war during the ceremony at Oslo University.
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Oslo
Norway
Lester B. Pearson
Oslo University
Canada
U.N
Pearson
Gunnar Jahn
Jahn
Norwegian National Assembly
Peason
Liberal
Lester Pearson
John
Brazil Police Doubt Link to 77-Year-Old's Disappearance
Authorities planned a town tour for Billy Earl Stevens 27 a former carnival worker who may have knowledge of the disappearance of 77 year old Billy Earl Martin last summer Stevens was brought from Brighton Colo where he was arrested on burglary charges and questioned about the case but Sheriff Downing and Brazil Police Chief Russell said they doubt any connection Stevens allegedly confessed then recanted during transport.
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Brazil
Billy Earl Stevens
Billy Earl Martin
Stevens
Brighton
Colo
Billy
William Downing
Downing
Joseph Russell
Mrs Orville Blackburn Undergoes Major Surgery
Mrs Orville Blackburn of Lin ton underwent major surgery at St Anthony hospital in Terre Haute on Friday and is listed as a patient in room 306.
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Orville Blackburn
Linton
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
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YULE
Garden Club
United Press
Bulletin
U. S
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Moscow
Llewelyn Thompson
Nikolai A. Bulganin
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Redstone
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