House Hearing Keeps Giant Indiana Budget Largely Intact
The Indiana House debated a 675 million two year state budget with little change from the Ways and Means Committee. A lone cut reduced new state police posts from six to three, while efforts to trim university construction and other areas failed. Senate opposition grew, with Treasurer Peters calling the budget camouflaged and urging a three month stopgap.
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Indianapolis
Indiana House
Ways and Means
House
Senate
Indiana
David Dennis
Richmond
John Peters
Senate Finance Committee
Dennis
GOP
Joseph Klein
D-Hammond
Luther Yager
Muscatatuck State School
New antibiotic Seromycin hailed after TB trial
In Indianapolis researchers from Commercial Solvents Corp Terre Haute and Eli Lilly & Co Indianapolis announced Seromycin as a promising new antibiotic. Dr Israel Epstein and colleagues reported 37 severely ill pulmonary TB patients treated over three to four months with most showing clinical and radiographic improvement and weight gain though one did not improve.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Commercial Solvents Corp
Terre Haute
Eli Lilly & Co
Atlanta
Veterans Administration-Army-Navy
Israel Epstein
New York
Business as Usual on Lincolns Birthday
Lincoln Birthday observance brings mixed closures with a partial holiday on February 22 to honor Washingtons Birthday. Stores banks barber shops and post offices keep normal Saturday hours while the Linton post office and auto license office close. February 22 residents face full closures of banks and the post office.
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Lincoln
Washington
Linton Auto License
Linton
Bugs Reported in Big HBomber
Senate Armed Services Chair Richard Russell said the B 52 jet bomber faces early development bugs but that officials expect them to be ironed out. The aircraft, built by Boeing in Seattle, costs about 8 million dollars per plane and aims to replace the B 36 as the Air Force’s intercontinental striking power.
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Washington
United State
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Georgia Democrat
Russell
Defense
Charles FE. Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Air Force
Boeing
Seattle
Wash
Traffic fatalities just below 1954 figures in Indiana
Indiana traffic fatalities through last Sunday midnight ran four per cent below the 1954 total. State Police provisional figures show 93 killed since Jan 1, vs 97 the prior year, with January at 75 compared to 82. In early February, 18 deaths vs 15 last year, and 40 per cent of 1955 victims in 13 multiple-death crashes.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Jasonville Man Appointed to Greene County Election Board
Peter Fougerousse of Jasonville is named the Democrat member of the Greene County Board of Election Commissioners succeeding Rex E. Poe. He was appointed by Gene B. Inmen, Democratic chairman. Republican member is William Slough. county clerk Norma Linton serves by virtue of office.
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Greene County Board of Election Commissioners
Peter Fougerousse
Jasonville
Fougerousse
Gene B. Inmen
Greene County
Democratic Central Committee
Rex E. Poe
William Slough
Bond
Norma Linton
Constellation Club Dinner Meet Hosted by Mrs Olive Strong
Mrs Olive Strong will host Constellation club members at her home at 6 30 Friday evening for a covered dish supper and meeting.
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Olive Strong
Constellation Club
Evacuation of Tachens Accelerates as U S Troops Deploy
The first regular troops to be evacuated from the Tachens under 7th Fleet protection arrived at Taipei and officials said the operation was far ahead of schedule. About 80 Tachens troops, 700 civilians, and supplies were moved from Nanchi, with Nanchi possibly becoming a northern Nationalist outpost as Communist forces remained largely silent.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tachens
7Th Fleet
Adm
Alfred M. Pride
Tachen
Ching Kai-shek
United Nations
Formosa Strait
Nanchi
Drivers Licenses Will Be Studied
Nine teen Indiana residents who receive state and federal aid for blindness hold valid drivers licenses according to The Indianapolis News. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles confirmed the count of 19 recipients with licenses and noted one has twice been convicted of reckless driving while another was involved in an accident. Commissioner Morris J. Carter said those 19 will be cited to show cause why licenses should not be revoked while Carter and Welfare Administrator Richard Schweitzer pledged to share information to prevent issuance of permits to drivers with faulty vision.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Pulliam
Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Morris J. Carter
Carter
Richard H. Schweitzer, Jr
Merchants Plan Meeting Friday in Linton for Street Lights
Linton merchants were urged to attend a 2:00 pm Friday meeting at the J C Penney store to discuss a downtown street light turnout celebration and a special sales event. Ken ney Baker, president of the Linton Retail Merchants association, said the meeting aims to coordinate events. Mayor Robert McFadden noted the new street lights are expected to turn on around Feb. 25.
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Linton
J. C. Penney
Kenney Baker
Linton Retail Merchants Association
Robert McFadden
County Offices to Close for Lincoln Birthday
All offices in the county courthouse will close Saturday in commemoration of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, officials announced today.
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County Court House
Abraham Lincoln
Hospital Report From Local Clinics
Mrs. David Swan of Jasonville admitted for medical treatment. Mrs. Marjorie Douda of Crane admitted for treatment. Gary Woodall of Switz City had an appendectomy. A girl born Wednesday to Mrs. William Rusher of Mareo named Inez Lource. Mrs. Frank Simms of Jasonville admitted. Albert Kinneman of Linton had minor surgery. Mrs. Bonnie Bough of Linton home Wednesday. Henry E. Myers of Worthington dismissed. Mrs. William Reynolds of Linton released. Bob Allen taken to his Bloomfield home. Scotland school grades donate two scrapbooks to hospital staff.
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David Swan
Jasonville
Marjorie Douda
Crane
Gary Woodall
Switz City
William Rusher
Mareo
Inez Lource
Frank Simms
Albert Kinneman
Linton
Bonnie Bough
Henry E. Myers
Worthington
William Reynolds
Bob Allen
Bloomfield
Scout Troop to Govern City in Local Civic Exercise
Boy Scouts Troop 50 of Linton will simulate city government for two hours on Saturday. About 25 to 30 boys will hold elective and appointive offices, greet the public, answer calls, check meters, issue tickets, and patrol in city offices and vehicles under mayoral guidance.
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Boy Scouts of
Linton
Robert C. McFadden
Orin Harter
Troop 50
Chili supper closes school building sale campaign
Members of the Parents Working Organization of Black Creek school will host a chili supper at 6:00 tonight in the school building. It serves as the closing feature of the share sale for the holding company financing the new school building. Mrs Derall Wellington reports and evaluates the campaign.
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Black Creek
Derall Wellington
Lyons Myf Plans Supper At Masonic Hall
The Youth Fellowship of Lyons Methodist church will sponsor a chili supper at the Masonic hall Saturday evening at 5 00. Officers announced today the public is invited to attend.
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The
Lyons Methodist Church
Masonic Hall
Man and hostage killed in Jersey City crash
A fugitive and his teenage hostage died when their car crashed after a 60 mile per hour chase across New Jersey highways. Leonard Pasco 27 of Bound Brook and Constance Cobb 17 of Milltown were trapped as the vehicle hit a police cruiser at a roadblock and burst into flames.
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Jersey City
New Jersey
Leonard Pasco
Bound Brook N.J
Constance Cobb
Milltown
N.J
Pasco
Hylan Perry
Petry
Lovers Lane
New Brunswick
Constance
Elizabeth
Red Officials Identify Planes Belonging to North Korea
Washington reports that North Korea admitted two MiG-15s shot down by American Sabres off the Korean coast belonged to North Korea. The incident, during a patrol with 12 US jets, violated the armistice prohibiting Soviet allied aircraft in the area. Officials expect the matter to be handled by the Military Armistice Commission.
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Washington
North Korea
United States
Men Keep Teeth Longer Says Chicago Report
A Chicago Dental Society study shows women at age 70 more often need complete dentures than men. About 80 percent of women versus 70 percent of men require full dentures, highlighting gender differences in dental aging.
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Chicago
Chicago Dental Society
Senate approves defense pact with Nationalists
The Senate ratified a defense treaty with Chiang Kai shek's Nationalist government by 64 to 6. The pact covers Formosa and nearby islands and is permanent, unlike a earlier temporary authority. The agreement avoids ruling on Formosa's sovereignty, despite calls to state otherwise.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Red China
Formosa
Chiang Kaishek
Eisenhower
Congress
Pescadores Islands
Quemoy
Matsu
Foreign Relations Committee
Morse
Langer
Lehman
Pinay Drops Bid in New France Cabinet Crisis
Paris reports Antoine Pinay abandons efforts to form a new government as France faces a six day cabinet crisis. President Rene Coty must name a successor to Pierre Mendes France with Pierre Pflimlin, Pineau, and Edgar Faure named as potential premiers amid MRP influence.
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Paris
Antoine Pinay
France
Pinay
Rene Coty
Coty
Pierre Mendes
MRP
Mendes-France
Mendes - France
Christian Pineau
Edgar Faure
Indiana Supreme Court Votes to Hear Unusual Veteran Permit Case
The Indiana Supreme Court set March 8 for oral arguments on a petition for rehearing challenging the free hunting and fishing permit law for veterans. Observers note this rare session contrasts with the court’s usual practice of deciding rehearings without oral arguments.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
High Court
Shoals Man Dies of Injuries After Auto Crash
Shoals Indiana William Moffitt aged 77 died from injuries sustained February 1 after stepping into the path of a car on U S 50 three miles west of Shoals State Police reported he walked into traffic after a side road approach.
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Shoals
Ind
William Moffitt
U.S. 50
Here
Moffitt
Hoffmans Welcome New Son Robert Paul in Linton
Linton couple Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hoffman welcome six and a half month old Robert Paul to their home after adopting him in Quebec Canada. The infant had lived in a Catholic orphanage since birth and this was his first trip outside his homeland. Mr. Hoffman manages a J C Penney store in Linton.
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Linton
Bob Hoffman
Robert Paul
Hoffmans
Quebec
Canada
Indiana
Mr. Hoffman
J. C. Penney
One Pound Girl Born in Canada
Montreal doctors fought to save a one pound baby girl born prematurely to Mrs. Yvon Gohier. The 11 inch infant weighed 1 pound 3 ounces at birth and faced a fragile early life with limited feeding until glucose and water solution could be given through a tube.
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Montreal
Yvon Gohier
Pierre A. Perrin
Children’s Memorial Hospital
District Meeting Of Legion Planned
A seventh district meeting and seminar on Americanisms and other Legion activities will be held at the Linton Frank Courtney American Legion post Sunday. Elmo Tincher reported the program with a district business session 9 40 to 11 00 am followed by workshops from 11 00 am by committees including Athletic Educational and Post Activities and Publicity Religious Emphasis and Un American Activities. A noon luncheon precedes a 1 30 pm joint Legion Auxiliary and visitor meeting. Ralph Storms noted the seminar was approved at the last district session and Tincher urged Linton members to attend.
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Linton Frank Courtney
American Legion
Elmo Tincher
Legion
Auxiliary
Ralph Storms
Tincher
Linton
Coffee Price War Expands Across Nation
A price war in coffee spreads to major distributors Albert Ehlers Inc. and Standard Brands Inc. with cuts of 8 and 10 cents a pound. The trend follows recent supermarket reductions, dropping prices from about 1.50 to as low as 0.79 a pound. Don R. Grimes of the Independent Grocers' Alliance foresees further declines and calls the cuts a victory for the American housewife.
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Chicago
Albert Ehlers Inc
Standard Brands Inc
Alliance Stores
Don R. Grimes
York, Hoosier temperance leader, dies at 81
Indiana anti alcohol crusader L. E. York, 81, longtime superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League from 1926 to 1947, died Wednesday in Methodist Hospital. He delivered hundreds of talks across the state urging abstinence in churches and public meetings.
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Indianapolis
L. E. York
Methodist
York
Indiana Anti-Saloon League
Cold Wave Heads For Hoosierdam Arrives Tonight
A deep cold wave moves into Indiana with a 35 degree temperature drop. Highs today range from the low 30s to 50, with tonight lows from 10 to 15 and only a slight rebound Friday. Northern Indiana sees heavy snow and slick roads. fog slows traffic in Cass Kosciusko and Fulton counties.
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Indiana
Cass
Kosciusko
Fulton
Indianpolis
South Bend
Weather Bureau
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Icy cold wave grips central states with record lows
United Press reports a broad Arctic front chills the nation from Canada to Texas with up to 44 degree drops. Warnings cover the Southwest while snow storms plague Iowa and the Plains. A Midwest birth occurs in a car in Minnesota as winter storms hit Rapid City and Minot.
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Canada
Texas
Oklahoma
Southwest
U.S. Weather Bureau
New England
Rapid City
S.D
Minot
N.D
Dickson
Pierre
Grand Rapids
Boy Undergoes Jaw Surgery After Toy Cannon Injury
An 11 year old boy named James Matterson of Collingdale faced surgery at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Philadelphia to remove a jagged metal fragment embedded in his jaw after a toy cannon loaded with homemade gunpowder exploded.
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Philadelphia
James Matterson
Collingdale
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Plan Would Take Considerable Time
Memphis Tenn Dr John H Lamb of Oklahoma City Okla offers a home remedy for housewives to avoid dishpan hands. Soak hands 30 to 40 minutes daily in a solution of six to eight teaspoons vinegar in one quart water.
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Memphis
Tenn
John H. Lamb
Oklahoma City
Okla
Birth Announced for Pritchard Family Daughter Delores
M Sgt and Mrs Don Pritchard of Arlington Virginia announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday at the local hospital. She weighs six pounds eight ounces and is named Delores. This is their second child. The mother is the former Miss Althea Hunter. Mrs Mary Pritchard of Linton is the paternal grandmother, with both parents former residents of Linton.
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Don Pritchard
Arlington, Va
Delores
Althea Hunter
Mary Pritchard
Linton
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