Hoosier GOP ouster sparks intra party power clash
The Hoosier State GOP removes Chairman Noland Wright in a swift coup led by Jenner allies and Cyr supporters. Craig forces fear loss of committee access and warn of retaliatory bids as weapons and financial war chests come into play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoosier
GOP
Noland Wright
U. S
W. E. Jenner
George N. Craig
Herbert R. Hill
Jenner
Homer E. Capeheart
Craig
Kansas
Elmer W
Doc) Sherwood
Wright
Washington
Eisenhower
W. E. Sayer
Capehart
Ralph F. Gates
Cyr
Dale J. Holder
Lyons
Vernon Anderson
Craig Joe
Lake County
Calumet
D. Bailey Merrill
Shepherd J. Crumpacker
Earl Wilson
Hoyt Moore
Marion County
Senate
Eighth District
Mallet
H. Dale Brown
State Committee
Reed's Overland Journey Faces Jeep Breakdown
Don Reed, 26, Linton's traveling jeweler, reports from Tehuantepec Oaxaca that his jeep transmission bearing failed leaving him stranded at least five days. He aims to resume travel soon and notes plans for a water trip as he attempts an overland North America to South America crossing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Reed
Linton
Tehuantepec
Oaxaca
Mexico
Mexico City
Reed
North America
South America
Overheating blamed for Patricksburg school illness outbreak
Indiana health officials investigate a fainting epidemic at Patricksburg School Owen County affecting 32 students mainly in sixth and seventh grades. Dr Albert M Marshall Jr cites overheated classrooms and poor ventilation as the likely cause noting more girls affected. Heating improvements urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Patricksburg
Owen County
Albert M. Mashall, Jr
State Health Department
Marshall
Lewis W. Spolyar
Division of Industry and Hygiene
Indians Refuse Plea for US Home for War Prisoners
At Panmunjom Lt. Gen. K S Thimayya refused a request by 64 unrepatriated war prisoners to be sent to the United States. The repatriation commission chair said the men must choose a neutral country or be returned. The prisoners balked at Korea or Formosa as destinations, seeking US resettlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
U.P
K. S. Thimayya
United States
Repatriation Commission
South Korea
Formosa
Thimayya
Hawkins Dies in Indiana Car Crash
William S. Hawkins age 31 from Vevay was killed when his car left State Road 56 near Aber deen and struck a tree after apparently falling asleep. State police described the crash as an overnight accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrenceburg
Ind
William S. Hawkins
Vevay
Aberdeen
New GOP Chief Outlines Grass Roots Campaign in Indiana
Indiana's new state GOP chairman Paul Cyr spoke from desk tops in three statehouse offices in a desktop speech campaign aimed at mobilizing capitol workers for the 1954 elections. He urged unity to elect all 11 Indiana congressmen and warned that failure could cost Republicans control of Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Capitol
Paul Cyr
State Committee
Craig
William E. Jenner
Homer E. Capehart
Cyr
Statehouse
Hoosierland
Indochina War Intensifies As Laos Siege Grows
In Indochina the French navy and air force bomb and strafe advancing Communist units bracing for a stone by stone defense near Luang Prabang. 12,000 to 15,000 Reds push toward Muong Ngoi as 40,000 besiege Dien Bien Phu. U S and French aircraft bolster Luang Prabang airlift with new planes and around the clock raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
U.S
Luang Prabang
Muong Ngoi
Dien Bien Phu
Groundhog Editor Sees No Shadow as Spring Near
The Goosepond Groundhog fails to reveal a sun shadow during the thirteenth annual trip, signaling spring may be near but sun weather remains uncertain. The writer notes light sunshine and jokes about vacations and marmot forecasts, with humorous asides on prints and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Ernest Hemingway
Black Creek Ditch
G. Hog
Mr. Marmot
Spring
Mana
Yro
Meeting Postponed by Linton Legion Auxiliary Tonight
The Women's Auxiliary of the Linton American Legion postpones its meeting to next Tuesday due to illness among members. The notice was released today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Auxiliary of the Linton American Legion
Russian Diplomat Rostovorov Flies To U S Asylum
Tokyo reports a Soviet second secretary, Yuri Rostovorov, sought asylum Jan 24 and disclosed intelligence on a Far East spy ring. He reportedly surrendered after planning to return to the USSR a day later and is held in U S custody, with details kept secret for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Berlin
Russia
M. V. Molotov
France
John Foster Dulles
Georges Bidault
Anthony Eden
International Radio-Soundphoto
Tokyo
Far East
Yuri Rostovorov
Japan
United States
Rostovorov
Soviet Union
Washington
Rastovorov
U.S
Okinawa
U.S. Far East
Terre Haute Man Slain After Shootings at Home and Fire Attempt
Elmer Seely, 68, killed his wife Ethel 48 and daughter Peggy 18 and wounded daughter in law Patricia 18 during a home argument. He tried to set fire to Tulips Inc. police shot him as he hid with kerosene near the firm. Patricia notified police after feigning death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
Elmer Seely
Seely
Ethel
Peggy
Patricia
Tulips, Inc
St. Anthony's Hospital
Injured Elephant Kills Mesker Zoo Superintendent
Mesker Zoo in Evansville grieves as superintendent Roger F. McGraw dies from injuries after elephant Kay hurled him against a wall. McGraw, 30 years in charge since 1937, helped build Mesker into a major national zoo after joining in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
U.P
Mesker Zoo
Roger F. McGraw
McGraw
Kay
Mesker
Milk prices cut by Linton Milk Company
The Linton Milk Company announced price reductions with quart milk dropping from 21 to 20 cents and half-gallon milk from 41 to 39 cents. This good news aims to ease costs for families and shoppers across the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Milk Company
Senate May Shelve Bricker Amendment Amid GOP Pressure
Senator Walter F. George warned the Senate would shelve Bricker's treaty limiting amendment unless a compromise is reached. White House and Senate leaders met with little progress as negotiations continued, while Republicans fear leaving a key issue unsettled in an election year. Other items note Quantico training inquiry and a farm price support bill conference, plus NLRB nominee Beeson backed amid Democratic opposition and McCarthy's call for court martial over alleged communist activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate
Bricker
George
White House
John W. Bricker
Judiciary Committee
Eisenhower
Capitol Hill
Congress
William H. Bates
Mass
House Armed Services
Quantico
Commodity Credit Corp
House
Beeson
H. Alexander Smith
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Two Linton Men Arrested After Bloomfield Burglary
Two Linton men, Tommy Shoptow Jr. and Adolph Lechien Jr., are jailed in Greene county on grand larceny charges. Police recovered a large cache of stolen goods from the Bloomfield area after a truck wreck near the old White River bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Tommy Shoptow, Jr
Adolph Lechien, Jr
George Campbell
Bill Branstetter
White River Bridge
South Linton
Holtsclaw
Campbell
Branstetter
Shoptow
Lechien
Joe Feeney
Elnora
Feeney
Paul Haywood
Curbs on Coffee Said Impossible
The New York Coffee Exchange president Gustavo Lobo Jr tells the Senate Agriculture Committee that federal regulation of coffee trading is impossible and would alienate South American producers. He argues the exchange is a buyer seller meeting place and prices follow supply and demand, not exchange control, despite claims by a New York broker that Brazilians influence the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
New York Coffee Exchange
Gustavo Lobo, Jr
Senate Agriculture Committee
Guy M. Gillette
Lown
New York
Lobo
Gillette
New York Exchange
Knights of Pythias Hymera meeting announced
The Knights of Pythias 18th district will meet at the Hymera lodge hall at 7 30 p m Thursday February 4 Harold W McIntosh Jr Bloomfield district deputy grand chancellor says a Page rank will be conferred on a class of candidates A film on Indiana K of P history will be shown and the Worthington K of P string band will perform refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Lodge
Hymera
Harold W. McIntosh, Jr
Bloomfield
Indiana
Worthington K. of
PTA Will Meet at College Hill School
The Parent Teacher Association will hold a meeting at the schoolhouse at 7 00 oclock Thursday evening. A five dollar basket of groceries will be given as a door prize, officers announced today, urging all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association of
College Hill School
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Mabel Lyons
Auburn
Martha Whitehead
Shelby County
Bulletin
Lankford
Thomas J. Lankford
Sandborn
Commission On Judicial and
Congressional
Bernard G. Segal
Philadelphia
Penn
Charles S. Rhyne
Washington, D.C
K. OF
Hymera Meeting
PTA
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