Indiana political patronage faults spark reform hopes
A column traces long running state office patronage from Fleming to Smith and Kunkel, noting audits and misfiled records at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Fish and Game. It cites Remington Rand findings on duplications, calls for merit in hiring, and urges independent voters to favor cleaner government over partisan patronage.
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State House
Charles F. Fleming
Ralph E. Gates
Fleming
Leland F. Smith
State Board of Accounts
Remington Rand Corporation
Indiana Traffic Safety Council
State
Council
Remington Rand
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Kenneth Kunkel
John Nigh
Fish and Game
Indiana
Anti Secrecy Welfare Bill Suffers Setback in Indiana Senate
Indiana Senate defeats an anti secrecy welfare bill 25 to 24 after GOP absence. The measure would publicize names and monthly amounts of welfare recipients. Senator Kendall was ill, preventing a potential 26th vote required for passage. Democrats, led by Stemle, oppose federal confidentiality limits.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Senate
John Kendall
Danville
Kendall
Leo Stemle
Jasper
Judson West
West
Stemle
Indiana Consults On Soldier Bonus For Objectors
Indiana officials weigh a state soldier bonus for about 200 World War II conscientious objectors. The proposal aims to provide compensation or relief in recognition of service conflicts and wartime exemptions. Further details expected in continued coverage.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Phone Company Petitioned Court For Rate Increase
Indiana Bell Telephone Co asks Marion Circuit Court for a temporary injunction to raise annual rates by 4.9 million dollars while the Indiana Public Service Commission studies its request. The company serves 445,000 customers in 76 exchanges across 52 counties and cites a two year PSC delay and past revenue losses.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Marion Circuit Court
Indiana Public Service Commission
Linton
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Dugger
Bell
PSC
U S Submarine Halfbeak Runs Aground Off Portsmouth
The U S Submarine Halfbeak ran aground off Portsmouth late today but was floated seven hours later without serious damage or casualties. Officials said the Halfbeak and the Submarine Torp were approaching Portsmouth when the Halfbeak hit a sandbar.
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Portsmouth
England
U.P
U.S
Senate debates Europe troops issue and other Capitol notes
Senate Democrat urges a slow approach to troops for Europe and seeks more information on commitments before approval. House rent control extensions face a March 31 deadline. Senate armed services drafts 18 year olds. Morse to air objections. Judiciary panel to hold hearings on subversives board nominees. RFC nominees face scrutiny over influence in agency loans.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Europe
Walter F. George
Congress
George
Armed Services Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
U. S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congressional
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wayne Morse
Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
Subversives Activities Board
RFC
Burnet R. Maybank
Senate Banking Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hand Rites for Mrs. Maggie Hand in Lyons
Funeral services for 89 year old Mrs. Maggie Hand, former Lyons resident, will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the First Christian Church Lyons. Burial in Switz City cemetery. She is survived by son Fred Hand, brother John Dye, six grandchildren, six great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Husband J Milton Hand and three daughters preceded her in death.
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Maggie Hand
Lyons
Fred Hand
West Walnut Street
Canton
Ill
First Christian Church
Switz City
Ark
Zelia Waggoner
Bessie
Gertrude Hand
Visits Change for Washington Birthday Visit to Linton Sullivan
The Washington birthday moves the Social Security Representative visit to Linton and Sullivan to Wednesday February 21. Workers age sixty five with six quarters of coverage are urged to apply for retirement benefits before April to avoid losing September benefits. Benefits are payable retroactively for only six months from filing.
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Washington
Linton and Sullivan
Social Security Representative
Scientist Explains Flying Saucers as Balloons Overhead
Washington report quotes Dr. Urner Liddel, chief of the Navy Nuclear Physics Research program, who says so called flying saucers are large plastic balloons used in atomic research. He notes balloons reach 19 miles high, travel up to 200 miles an hour, and carry instruments while sky hooks reflect sunlight creating misperceptions by observers.
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Washington
U.S
Urner Liddel
Navy
Liddel
Thomas F. Mantell
Air Force
Chinese Reds Fire on U. S. Tanker Near Hong Kong
The tanker Caltex II owned by a Texas company and flying the British flag was shelled by Chinese communists as it passed Lintin Island in the Pearl River estuary en route to Hong Kong. Casualties were not clear with Captain Adams and chief officer E A Anderson wounded in the leg and staff uncertain. Shore batteries from Lintin Island caused minor damage with at least two hits to the stern.
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Hong Kong
Caltex II
Texas Company
Lintin Island
Pearliver Estuary
Adams
E. A. Anderson
Kong
Reds
Car Crash Kills Local Man Near Logansport
Harry B. Demoss aged 68 of Logansport died in a head on collision with an automobile driven by Mabel G. Spencer 71 of Idaville on U S 35 north of Logansport. The crash occurred yesterday prompting police investigation and traffic delays.
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Logansport
U.P
Harry B. Demoss
Mabel G. Spencer
Idaville
U.S. 35
Here
Four Injured in Inland Steel Blast in Indiana Harbor
An explosion at Inland Steel Co in East Chicago Indiana Harbor plant injures four men none seriously. Molten metal spilled from slagpots in a tunnel and contacted water causing the blast. Switchmen Arden Bratley Grant Pease Cecil Ogle and W Roberts treated at St Catherine's hospital. Roberts released.
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Chicago
Ind
U.P
Indiana Harbor
Inland Steel Co
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Bill Alexander Dies at 63 in Pontiac Sanitarium
William E. Bill Alexander aged 63 died this morning in a Pontiac Michigan sanitarium after a four year illness. His body is being returned to Anderson Poindexter Funeral Home for burial arrangements to be announced later.
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William E
Bill” Alexander
Pontiac
Mich
Alexander
Anderson-Poindexter
Prices Mount Labor Pushes Change in Curbs
Labor pressed for wage freeze relief as price controls on farm products including sugar milk eggs and chickens were lifted. Stabilizers faced a deadlock on a new wage formula while ceilings were set on several commodities to reopen idle markets.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus
Ching
Senate House Economic “Watchdog” Committee
Michael V. Disalle
Disalle
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Housewives' grocery bills con Continued on Page Sixt
A clipped note notes continued coverage on household expenses with further details promised on page 6. The item signals ongoing domestic cost discussions and grocery bill trends amid economic concerns.
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United Press
GOP Speakers Attack Democrat Policies At Lincoln Day Dinners
Senator Everett Dirksen and Representative Charles Halleck lambasted Democratic policy at Lincoln Day events across Indiana. Dirksen questioned Western aid partners and warned against being outsmarted by Russia. Halleck blamed Roosevelt and Truman era decisions at Yalta Teheran and Potsdam for world splits into two camps. Rep Glenn Davis criticized Truman for overreaching authority in a Fort Wayne address.
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Indiana
Russia
Halleck
Lafayette
Roosevelt
Truman
Yalta
Teheran
Potsdam
Glenn Davis
Wisconsin
Fort Wayne
Lost Weekender Winds Up in Jail
Edward Condon, 38, awoke in a city jail after a weekend blackout. Police said he was arrested while strolling downtown wearing only a wrist watch and a single shoe.
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San Francisco
U.P
Edward Condon
City
UN Troops Hold Fast as Red Offensive Presses Near Inchon
UN forces disengaged and moved south after heavy fighting around Inchon in central Korea. US 10th Corps abandoned Hoengsong, establishing a new line near Wonju as Chinese and North Korean forces mass for a broader front assault. Air power targeted Communist columns. MacArthur warned the war would continue with meat grinder tactics.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Inchon
U.S. 10Th Corps
Hoengsong
Wonju
Hoengson
Chipyong
Yoju-Wonju
Far East
Stanton T. Smith
San Antonio
Tex
Aurora
Colo
Sth
Air Force
Red High Command
8Th Army
Douglas MacArthur
Seoul
Western Front
8Th
MacArthur
Midwest Ice Storm Drives Flood Evacuees Across Washington
A midwest ice storm and cold wave swept south through Missouri Illinois and Indiana into Michigan affecting millions. In western Washington five thousand people fled floods from a record storm while north central states faced sub zero temperatures and hazardous driving conditions. Floods across the Pacific Northwest caused seven deaths 50 000 acres inundated and 50 million dollars in damage as river threats slowed.
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Midwest
Washington
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Texas
Weather Bureau
Wisconin
Iowa
Houghton
Mich
Bismark
N. C
Grantsburg
Pacific Northwest
Hospital Report Details Dismissals and Admits
Mrs. Edgar Brassfield of Linton was admitted for treatment Monday. Mrs. Violet Bedwell of Switz City route 1 underwent major surgery today. Mrs. Gertrude McClintock of Worthington had a major operation today. Mrs. Ruth Benham of Sandborn was dismissed yesterday. Mrs. Mista Sheilds of Linton has been dismissed. Mrs. Harry Tucker and baby were taken to their home in Linton today. Mrs. Leon Spice and baby were taken to their home in Bloomfield today. Curt Carr Jr of Linton route 2 was taken home today.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Rudolph Brown
Mt. Olive
Ill
Shawnee Air Force
Here
Niagara County Sheriff's Office
Air Force
Brown
Edgar Brassfield of
Linton
Violet Bedwell
Switz City
Gertrude McClintock
Worthington
Ruth Benham of
Sandborn
Mista Sheilds of
Harry Tucker
Baby
Curt Carr, Jr
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Lincoln
Hoosier
Bill Alexander
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