Penny drive helps Carmelita Booker hope for Christmas
In Dugger Indiana Carmelita Booker a 12 year old with cerebral palsy faces a bleak Christmas after thieves stole her $50 savings. Readers are urged to mail pennies to Miss Carmelita Booker Dugger Ind to restore her faith in Santa Claus and fellow man. The piece also notes open deer hunting in Greene county and calls for Boy Scout and Cub Scout leaders in Linton with local clubs offering sponsorships.
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Indiana Governor commutes two death sentences
Governor Craig commuted the death sentences of Opal Collins of Hammond and Elmer J. Flowers of Terre Haute on Monday, sparing them from execution. Collins had admitted killing her husband and in laws. Flowers was convicted of killing his estranged wife. Both were slated for the electric chair February 15.
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Polish Students Clash With Police in Stettin Uprising
Hundreds of Polish students clashed with police and workers militia in Stettin, overturning streetcars and smashing the Soviet consulate amid anti Soviet demonstrations. Army troops were deployed to quell the mass disturbance as arrests followed and punishments were promised.
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Father's Car Kills South Bend Boy
Randy Granet, 2, was killed when his father Frank C. Granet Jr backed a car from the garage at their South Bend home and ran over him. Authorities said the driver did not see the boy.
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Weather Turns Cold With Rain and Snow Across Indiana
Umbrillas and ear muffs move into focus as a warm spell gives way to a cold snap across Indiana. Showers dampen the state from Lake Michigan to the Ohio River while temperatures dip to 15 degrees tonight and a high around 49 in the north later today. Snow flurries are expected tonight with blizzard conditions and high winds in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
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Eastburgs Attend Funeral for Aunt in Galesburg
Rev and Mrs Carl Eastburg traveled to Galesburg NL after the death of Rev Eastburgs aunt. Funeral services are scheduled in Galesburg tomorrow.
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Galesburg
Eastburg
Major Chicago Narcotics Raid Nets Million Dollar Cache
Eight people were arrested in a Monday night raid on two South Side apartments. Police seized 15 pounds of heroin, two pounds of marijuana, cutting equipment, and related items. Ringleader identified as Willard Jones, 42, a city garbage truck driver, with investigators citing a possible national narcotics tieup.
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Hunger Forcing Sale Of Children In Kalimantan
Indonesian officials ordered the arrest of resettlement project supervisors after reports that farmers faced hunger and were forced to sell their children to buy food. Parliament members cited prices from six to eight dollars per child in the Kalimantan resettlement area.
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Second Turkey Day Planned Thursday in Linton
The second of three Turkey Day events sponsored by Linton merchants will be held at 1 50 PM Thursday on North Main Street just north of A Street. Stores will stay open until 5 PM Thursday and 8 PM Friday and Saturday for Christmas shoppers. A crowd of about 2500 attended the first Turkey Day last Thursday.
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Mrs Hasara 34 Dies in Linton After Illness
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Hasara 34 of northwest of Linton died at Freeman-Greene county hospital after a brief illness. She was born June 22 1922 north of Linton daughter of John and Anna Stefancik and lived in the Linton area most of her life with seven years in Gary. She married Joseph Hasara August 8 1942. he died in 1949. Survived by daughter Theresa Ann Hasara five brothers and four sisters plus her parents. Funeral at St Peters Catholic church with burial in Fairview cemetery after Rosary at Welch and Cornett Funeral home.
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Allen Park
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Welch and Cornett
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Christmas Tree Sale Opens by Linton Junior Chamber
The second annual Christmas tree sale by the Linton Junior Chamber of Commerce is underway on the lot north of the Linton Fire Department HQ. Jaycees members reported today.
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Missing Trans-Canada plane believed doomed as search deepens
In British Columbia a plane carrying 62 aboard vanished after last radio contact near Silvertip Mountain. An explosion near the peak was reported by lodge guests, guiding air force to widen search with Dakotas. If confirmed, it would be Canada's worst air disaster, with adverse weather hindering salvage efforts.
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Grandma in Northville accused of swindling for $10,000
Northville police seek Yvonne Chauvin a 65 year old woman described as softly spoken and wealthy she allegedly defrauded local merchants by borrowing sums from 20 to 30 dollars and later securing larger loans with false pretenses. A warrant is issued for her arrest as investigators estimate losses at least $10,000 potentially higher.
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Mich
Yvonne Chauvin
Detroit
United States Offers Britain Aid To Sustain NATO Defense
The United States plans to offer Britain millions of dollars to bolster defense commitments within NATO as the 15 member foreign ministers meet at Palais de Chaillot. The talks include Dulles Selwyn Lloyd and ministers of defense and economics amid Britain’s economic strain from the Suez crisis and possible defense cuts.
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Fusion power inches toward peacetime use at high temps
Scientists reported achieving 100 million degree temperatures in tiny deuterium samples for a fraction of a microsecond using shock waves and magnetic fields. A Stevens Institute of Technology physicist created miniature galaxies from hydrogen plasmoids, hinting a new view of universe expansion driven by magnetic energy.
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Batista Offers Surrender Guarantees as Cuba Invasion Crumbles
Havana dispatch says President Batista ordered Niquero commanders to guarantee rebel surrender and safety. The invading force is reported split into two groups with regular army units in pursuit, signaling the collapse of the revolt.
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Indiana Legislators Open 1957 Session Briefing
Indiana lawmakers met with Gov elect Harold Handley to hear proposals ahead of the January 10 start. The Legislative Advisory Commission, eight members strong, invited all 150 legislators including GOP and Democratic members. Handley backs scrapping the 15 cent property tax and raising the gasoline tax by 2 cents.
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Senate
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S. Paul Clay
John C. Meliett
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