Indiana Delegation Faces Tax Policy Split in 83rd Congress
Indiana lawmakers debate Federal income tax limits as 28 states consider constitutional amendments to cap rates at 25 percent. Opponents warn of revenue loss and national security risk while supporters say polls favor the cap. Public health and state budgeting topics also appear, including rehabilitation outcomes and toll road plans.
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Indiana
Western Tax Council
Congress
Iincome
Reds Warn of New Korean Offensive Amid Doubts
In Korea, the Red Chinese warned U N troops along Sniper Ridge of a coming offensive set for Sunday, while Allied officers doubt the claim as propaganda. A woman announcer cited January 4, and U N forces repelled attacks near Old Baldy, Jane Russell Hill, and Sniper Ridge as sleet and cold hampered operations. American B 29s bombed Taegam near Pyongyang, a key rail and supply hub.
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Seoul
Korea
U. N
Sniper
Jane Russell Hill
Taegam
U S Traffic Toll To Get New Boost
Traffic experts project over 1200 deaths and about 35000 injuries during Christmas and New Year holidays. Officials blame speed drunken driving and law violations for a record toll. Final figures show 588 deaths in four days and 20020 injuries, with further losses anticipated into the New Year period.
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Chicago
Saffey
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
United Press
Nations
Safety Council
Hospitalized man spends Christmas at home before return
James Franklin, longtime patient at Good Samaritan hospital in Vincennes, was able to leave for Christmas at his Linton home but went back to Room 231 on Monday for continued treatment after six weeks in the hospital.
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James Franklin
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Linton
Richardson Undergoes Major Surgery at Methodist Hospital
Thomas Richardson was admitted to the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis last week for major surgery. His condition is reported as satisfactory and he is in room 250 A.
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Thomas Richardson
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
GE appoints MacKinnon GM of Linton unit in decentralization move
Harold A. MacKinnon of Schenectady elected vice president and general manager of GE's Component Products division at the Linton plant. He succeeds William C. Wichman who becomes GM of the new Industrial Power Components division in Plainville Connecticut. The changes mark GE Fort Wayne's first vice president directed works.
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General Electric Company
Harold A. MacKinnon
Schenectady
N.Y
Linton
Mr. MacKinnon
William C. Wichman
MacKinnon
Chelsea
Mass
Bentley School of Accounting and Finance
Boston
Wichmen
Ft. Wayne Works
Ralph J. Cordiner
Atterburry Soldier Is Shot Fatally
Edinburg Indiana authorities investigate the fatal shooting of 30 year old Camp Atterbury sergeant Sgt Clyde W Rose by his German wife Ursula 22 at their trailer home. Rose was found shot in the head Saturday afternoon. State police HQ at Seymour learned of the case last Monday. Witnesses say the couple entertained another pair when the gun discharged as Mrs Rose examined it. Mrs Rose was taken to Camp Atterbury hospital for shock.
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Edinburg, Ind
URJ
Camp Atterbury
Clyde W. Rose
Seymour
Rose
Ursula
Birth Announcement for Brent Douglas Gilmour
Mr and Mrs Phillip Gilmour of Linton route three announce the birth of a son on December 22 at Union hospital Terre Haute He weighs six pounds fourteen ounces and is their second child Grandparents are Mr and Mrs James Gilmour of Linton and Mr and Mrs Frank C Parsons of Dugger
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Phillip Gilmour
Linton
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Brent Douglas
James Gilmour
Frank C. Parsons
Dugger
Bill Clayton
Indianapolis
Thomas Jamer
Methodist Hospital
Clayton
Branconia Tucker
Club Will Meet for Home Economics Group
The Town and Country Home Economic Club will meet at Mrs. Kash Alexander’s home on Thursday January 1 for an all day session starting at 9:30 AM. Members should bring a covered dish and supplies for the lesson.
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Kash Alexander
Two Killed Two Hurt in Seymour Crash
A car and a truck collided on U S 50 near the junction with Ind 135 in Seymour Indiana. William Kindred of Fairview West Virginia and Isabelle Bibbs of Gorton West Virginia were killed. Isabelle Bibbs's son Wendall five was hospitalized with a possible skull fracture and her husband Corporal William Bibbs 34 was injured slightly. Police cited light rain and freezing on highway sections.
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Seymour
Ind
West Virginia
William Kindred
Fairview
Lawrence County
Isabelle Bibbs
Gorton
W. Va
Wendall
Cpl
William Bibbs
Taft Attends Hold Conference With Eisenhower
Senator Robert Taft arrives in New York for a luncheon conference with President elect Eisenhower at the Commodore Hotel. Taft, slated to be Senate majority leader, joins four other Republican leaders in the second cooperation meeting. Eisenhower earlier met FBI Director Hoover and discussed potential female appointments with Bertha Adkins.
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Robert A. Taft
Eisenhower
Senate
Commodore Hotel
Taft
Congressional High Command
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Bertha Adkins
Republican National Committee
Hoover
GOP
U. S. Senate
William F. Knowland
California
Ohio
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
International
Hospital Admissions and Births Reported in Local Homes
Clyde Workman of Lyons Amanda Huller Worthington Geneva Hollingsworth Linton Clyde McCain Linton James Hall Crane gave birth to a son weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces Donnie Brinson Lyons tonsillectomies Randy Carmichael Sandborn admitted for minor surgery Ray Barnard Linton Harvey Fearnot Sandborn dismissals Monday list several residents including Justus Switz City Davis Bloomfield Gregory Sandborn Broshears Linton Maybaugh YuskoMitterspaugh Bloomfield route 1 Willis Pirtle Linton Atone
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James Hall of
Crane
Charles Justus
Switz City
Pearl Davis
Bloomfield
Cora Gregory
Sandborn
Harold Broshears
Linton
John Maybaugh
Linton Atone
Roberta Yusko
Rex Mitterspaugh
Route 1
Willis Pirtle
Home for Holidays at Terre Haute and Lyons
Miss Betty Heshelman a student at Indiana State Teachers College Ter re Haute spends the holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Ralph Heshelman at Lyons.
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Betty Heshelman
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute
Mrs
Ralph Heshelman
Lyons
Rosenbergs Seek Clemency In Rehearing Of Death Sentence
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg press a new clemency petition before Judge Irving Kaufman to commute their death sentences for sharing U S atomic secrets with Russia. A decision awaits after defense counsel Emanuel Bloch plans to appeal to President Truman if needed. The couple faces execution the week of January 12 at Sing Sing. An appeal to the U S Circuit Court of Appeals continues. Bloch cites 200 letters from scientists clergymen and educators urging commutation.
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New York
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
U. S
Russia
Irving R. Kaufman
Emanuel H. Bloch
Truman
Sing Sing
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bloch
Kaufman
Court of Appeals
Indiana's 1952 Traffic Toll Tops 1951 But Trails 1941 High
Indiana's road death count for 1952 reached 1 260 by morning, higher than 1951's 1 247 but well below the 1941 all time peak of 1 478. State police Sgt E C Paul notes population vehicle and fuel use must frame the toll, adding 1941’s high stemmed from wartime conditions and a permissive driving era.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
E. C. Paul
Paul
Indiana weighs drafting 19 year olds to meet quotas
Indianapolis news reports Brig Gen Robinson Hitchcock stating Indiana may draft 19 year olds to fill selective service quotas as ranks of 20 year olds and older thin. Indiana must induct 1 561 men in February, up from January�s 1 019, with older draftees likely but supply dwindling.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Robinson Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Selective Service
Bennett Family Holidays Visit in Linton
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Bennett and son Jesse Jr spent the holidays visiting friends and relatives in Linton.
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Jesse L. Bennett
Jesse Jr
Linton
Greene County to sworn in five elected officials Thursday
Five Greene county elective officers chosen in the Nov 4 General Election will be sworn in Thursday at 10 00 am in the Bloomfield courthouse. Edwin B Long will administer the oaths in the courtroom. Those taking office are Clarence Crow county treasurer Paul Haywood prosecuting attorney John Guy Benham Commissioner Second District Orval D Hunter Indiana state representative for Greene county and Lee Richardson county surveyor Wayne Burcham elected County Commissioner First District will assume Jan 1 1954. Benham election as County Commissioner faces possible court review after a recount petition by rival William Dowden. A coroner vacancy remains unfilled and may be appointed by the county Board of Commissioners.
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Edwin B. Long
Circuit Court
Clarence Crow
Paul Haywood
John Guy Benham
Orval D. Hunter
Indiana
Lee Richardson
Wayne Burcham
Haywood
Benham
Richardson
Crow
Hunter
Burcham
William Dowden
Mr. Benham
Judge Long
Dowden
Ofce
County Board of Commissioners
Salvation Army Reports 1952 Christmas Program Aid
The Salvation Army reports 408 meals were provided to local needy residents and 60 children received toys in the 1952 Christmas program. The food value is about 625 dollars with kettle receipts totaling 371.38 dollars, aided by community groups, grocers, and organizations including Junior Home Ec club Elks lodge and Scout Cub Den No 1.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Post
Grocers
Elks Lodge
Scout Cub den
Linton Eagles Move Meeting To Tonight
The Linton Eagles lodge will hold its weekly meeting tonight at 7:00 p.m. instead of Wednesday due to New Year’s Eve, officers announced today.
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Linton Eagles Lodge
Four questioned in $4500 daylight bank holdup in Indianapolis
FBI agents questioned four suspects after a bold daylight robbery at Union Federal Savings and Loan in a crowded North Side district. About $4500 in currency and silver was taken. three gunmen wore brown hats and sunglasses, fled in a car, no customers were present during the holdup.
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Anderson
Ind
U.P
FBI
Indianapolis
Union Federal Savings and Loan Association
Anderson City
John T. Fogarty
Patsy Williamson
Switz City Masons To Install Officers
Switz City Masonic lodge No. 676 will install new officers at a lodge hall meeting Thursday. Installed are Frankie Justus as Worshipful Master Alvin R. Miller Senior Warden Charles W. Bennett treasurer Max Lawson secretary H Warren Miller Senior Deacon Guy White Junior Deacon Wayne W Wakefield chaplain Charles L Yount Senior Steward Ernest Fines Junior Steward and William E Moore trustee.
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Switz City
City Council approves utility pay raises and studies dump
The council approved utility employee pay raises including police and fire supervision, street and cemetery staff, and clerical workers. They also discussed the municipal dump problem with Indiana officials slated to inspect and consider recommendations. Gas department rate increases were sought after a PSC hearing set for January 7 in Indianapolis.
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Police Department
SS Ed
Fairview Cemetery
Humphreys Park
Wnt
McFadden
Linton Municipal
Indiana State Board of Heeth
Indiana Public Service Commission
Texas Gas Company
PSC
Indianapolis
Watch Night Service at Jericho Pentecostal Church
Rev. Gene Fulford invites the public to a watch night service at Jericho Pentecostal Church this Wednesday evening starting at 7 30. Also mentions a social visit between Mr and Mrs Jess Meeks of Dugger and Mr and Mrs Dick Eslinger at Paxton.
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Jericho
Jess Meeks
Dugger
Dick Eslinger
Paxton
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