Weather Warms Today Snow Starts to Fall
Indiana faces a warming trend but a new snow period arrives as a cold wave lingers. Temperatures reach the 20s with a 30 degrees high in Evansville and snow forecast across the southern two thirds of the state. South Bend remains heavily snowbound with a recent foot on the ground.
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Indiana
Evansville
M. E. Brock
U.S
Elliston
South Bend
Hoosierland
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Break in Marathon Cold Wave Spreads Across East
The fourth freeze of winter hits northern Florida with snow while the West, Great Lakes and Northeast see fresh snows. A warming trend began in the eastern two thirds as southern winds lift temperatures up to 20 degrees in parts of the Mississippi Valley. Overnight, readings rose but stayed near freezing as far south as Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle. eastern cold snap continues.
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Florida
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Ohio Valley
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Rail Firm Seeks Closed Station at Regent Mine
A petition to abandon a car load freight station at the Regent mine near Linton has been filed with the Public Service Commission of Indiana by the Pennsylvania Railroad company. The filing notes the mine has been closed since June 4, 1955.
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Regent Mine
Linton
Public Service Commission of
Indiana
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Uncle Sam Aids Britain in New Missile Development
The Defense Department says the United States helped Britain develop a new ballistic rocket with underground launch capability. A British white paper credits U S aid and a joint advisory group for the project and notes a deal to station IRMMs in Britain. Western intelligence, meanwhile, doubts Soviet ICBMs pose an immediate threat to U S cities.
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Washington
Defense Department
United States
Britain
America
Pentagon
U.s.united Kingdom
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Duncan Sandys
U.S
General Electric
New Advanced Research Projects Agency
Annual Session Highlights Conservation Value at Greene District Meeting
Greene County Soil Conservation district held its annual meeting in Lyons with 90 attendees including Harvey Wright re-elected as supervisor. Dr N J Volk from Purdue outlined research progress and agriculture’s future needs while a panel and farm forester discussed soil conservation benefits and farm woodlot management. An entertainment segment featured a Little German Band.
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Greene County Soil Conservation District
Fine Arts
Lyons Municipal Park
Oscar Kramer
Owen York
Thad Cory
Harvey Wright
Center Township
Kramer
Robert Woodruff, Jr
Morris White
Woodruff
White
Washington Township
N. J. Volk
Pulaue University
Volk
Purdue
H. F. Helfenbein
Vincennes
Marcus Bartley
Stockton
William Maddock Jr
Sandborn
Willard Padgett
Worthington
Hill
John Datena
Indiana Department of Conservation
Fred Jewell
Warren Hines
Howard Lynn
Linton
Indiana GOP congressmen face renomination in May primary
Indiana Republicans hold nine House seats with incumbents favored for renomination. Only Cecil Harden faces a formal challenge in the 6th District from Robert Webb, while others are seen as secure. Several names are floated as possible Senate contenders, including Halleck, Adair and Bray, with district dynamics and Handley faction tensions noted.
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GOP
Indiana
Cecil Harden
Covington
Robert Webb
Arcadia
Indiana House
Harden
Robert Matthews
Handley
Webb
Matthews
U.S
Charles Halleck
E. Ross Adair
William Bray
Congress
Ray J.madden
Donald K. Stimson Jr
Gary
Charles U Halleck
Jay Nimtz
South Bend
Nimtz
W. O. Hughes
Fort Wayne
Senate
Beamer
John Beamer
Martinsville
Walter Koch
Evansville
Vanderburgh County
Winfield K. Denton
D. Bailey Merrill
Denton
Earl Wilson
Bedford
Ralph Harvey
New Castle
Charles Brownson
Indianapolis
Donald Bruce
Terre Haute Murder Trial Delayed to March 24
The first degree murder trial of Thomas Whitaker a 37 year old Terre Haute man is rescheduled for March 24 in Vigo Circuit Court. The case involves the June 25 death of Whitaker s 9 year old daughter Regina and related alleged killings in a wife swap incident.
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Terre Haute
Thomas Whitaker
Whitaker
Vigo
Regina
Herbert A. Criss
Warren Everett
Criss
N. George Nasser
Stewart Martin
Jack
Martin
Private Enterprise Rescues 33 Snowbound Families
In South Bend Indiana a private enterprise stepped in after the county failed to rescue 33 people stranded by heavy snow since Sunday. Eight families were cut off, plows and graders could not clear 6 to 6 foot drifts, so a 16 ton bulldozer was used to clear a half mile path to a main road. Charles Campbell led the effort as the community sought to return children to school and workers to their jobs. Campbell’s son Jon delivered food Wednesday to the snowbound group on a toboggan.
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South Bend —Io
Charles Campbell
Campbell
Jon
South Bend
Worthington Church Plans Fellowship Hour
Worthington Christian church hosts a fellowship hour and covered dish supper at 6 30 Sunday evening led by Rev. Lewis Marsh. Evangelistic campaign teams for March 2 to 16 will be presented to finalize plans after a short prayer meeting following dinner.
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Worthington Christian Church
Lewis Marsh
Mr. Marsh
Calming Drug Eases Horse Shoeing Says Veterinarian
Dr Samuel F Scheidy of Ithaca New York says tranquilizing drugs ease the work of blacksmiths and keep horses calm during shoeing. The veterinarian notes the drug makes horses as placid as possible while being shod.
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Ithaca, N.Y
Samuel F. Scheidy
Delinquents Increase Activities Across New York Schools
Senate juvenile delinquency investigators meet New York officials over rising school violence after a daylight robbery at Macombs Junior High. The case includes two suspects aged 16 and 19 who robbed seven monitors and a 13 year old girl. a 16 year old girl found beaten and burned in a Manhattan home. a teen gang warlord testimony. a bomb threat to the Board of Education. and a get tough policy suspending over 643 students with a plan to end April 1.
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New York
Senate
James L. Sullivan
William Jansen
Macombs
Bronx
Lillian Mojica
Manhattan
Richard
Egyptian Dragons
Board of Education
Brooklyn
Luncheon Menu Announced For Next Week
Linton Stockton school cafeteria supervisor Mrs. June Lowe released the weekly lunch plan. Meals include Barbecue on bun with buttered hominy and milk Monday. Wieners with sauer kraut and buttered potatoes on Tuesday. Baked liver with broccoli and escalloped tomatoes on Wednesday. Hamburger on bun with baked potato on Thursday. Vegetable soup with cheese lettuce sandwich on Friday.
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Linton- Stockton
June Lowe
Public works boost eyed as pump primer policy shift
The Nixon era plan accelerates federal public works spending amid calls from governors and senators for faster action. Proposals include easing credit, higher farm supports, and tax cuts for low income families. Johnson, Rayburn, and Flanders push for aggressive highway building and urban renewal to revive business.
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Washington —i
Averell Harriman
New York
Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Senate
Ralph ©. Flanders
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Burglars Loot Two Jasonville Businesses in One Night
Burglars hit Near Texaco at 205 East Main and the Clint Craig grocery east of Coalmont, stealing cigarettes, fluids, coffee, sugar, ice cream and more worth about 130 dollars, plus coins from a Neal filling station vending machine and small cash. Investigators name Chief Oscar Luthard and officers as leads. two burglaries were committed by different groups.
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Jasonville
Texaco
East Main Street
Clint Craig
Bert Kramer
Coalmont
Oscar Suthard
Joe Feeney
Guy Parr
Arthur Reese
Luthard
Kramer
Neal
Clay County
Buley cites UNESCO line as cause of poor U S history knowledge
Pulitzer winner R C Buley reports eight of 90 Indiana University history students know what the Bill of Rights is and four know what a right to work law is in a test he gave his class. He blames progressive education and UNESCO influence for widespread ignorance and questions whether colleges follow the same path.
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Bloomington
Ilp
Indiana University
R. C. Buley
United States
Unesco
Gress
Buley
UESCO
Fea
Porchlight Drive Set in Jasonville For Polio Fund
A one hour porchlight drive to benefit the 1958 March of Dimes National Polio Foundation will run from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. in Jasonville. Mrs. Marcia Reese chairs the effort with the Friendship class of the Jasonville Christian church urging residents to light porches and donate. If missed, contributions can be picked up by calling 448. the siren will signal the start.
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National Polio Foundation
Jasonville
Marcia Reese
Extension School Will Be Held Here
The final Purdue Extension school of the season will be held Wednesday February 18 in the shelter house at Humphreys Park in Linton. Henry Mayo and Dick Holland Purdue beef cattle and swine specialists will speak. Sponsored by the Extension Service and White River Valley Feeder Auction association, Greene and neighboring county producers are invited.
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Purdue
Humphreys Park
Linton
Greene County Extension Office
Henry Mayo
Dick Holland
Beck
Purdue Beef
The
Extension Service
White River Valley Feeder Auction Association
Greene
Twins Born to Crist Family in Indianapolis Notice
Mr and Mrs Robert Crist announce the birth of twins a girl and a boy born February 11 The girl Ronda Ann weighed six pounds eleven ounces the boy Ronald Leon weighed six pounds three ounces They are welcomed by brother John Alan The mother is Patty Lucas formerly of Marco Grandparents include Charles Lucas and Everett Crist and great grandparents Frank McKim and John C Lucas all of Marco
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Robert Crist
West Sixty-third Street
Indianapolis
Ronda Ann
Ronald Leon
John Alan
Patty Lucas
Marco
Charles Lucas
Everett Crist
Coalmont
Frank McKim
John C. Lucas
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Holyoke
Mass
National Allied Youth Week
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Scouting
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Uncle Sam
London
Russia
Lyons
John D. Veale
Kiki
Kenneth
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Veale
Japan
International Soundphoto
Sam Newland
Hoosiers
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New York City
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