Camp Atterbury Waste Spurs Indiana War Surplus Probe
A critical look at Camp Atterbury highlights wasteful wartime expansion and plans to lease 3500 more acres of farm land, with 2 500 maintenance staff to be released. Indiana state officials press savings from centralized storage and surplus sales, while probing postwar disposal practices and local sheriff fee incomes.
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Indiana
Camp Atterbury
William W. Atterbury
New Castle
France
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pearl Harbor
Atterbury
Johnson, Bartholomew
Brown Counties
Corps of Army Engineers
Fifth Corps
Chicago
W. E. Clarkson
Charles Bronson
Clarkson
Alaska
Pacific
Rep Sterling Cole Calls for Vast Atomic Missile Buildup
CHICAGO AP Rep Sterling Cole urged the nation to build tens of thousands of atomic missiles and a continental defense system to deter a hydrogen bomb attack. He warned Russia could strike in 1 3 years and pressed for all weather interceptor planes radar range extension and more anti aircraft missiles to prevent a destructive Pearl Harbor style strike on cities such as Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Chicago
A.P
Sterling Cole
Cole
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
New York Republican
America
Russia
United States
Linton Company Receives Frigidaire Merit Award
Correll's of Linton receives the 1953 Award of Merit for outstanding customer service from Frigidaire. Twenty one of about 250 Frigidaire dealers in the state earned the honor for meeting and maintaining the franchise service standards.
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Correll's
Linton
Frigidaire Company
Wickard Attacks GOP Farm Price Support Plan at Rally
Former Agriculture Secretary Claude R. Wickard challenged the GOP administration's proposal to cut government support prices for commodities. He warned Corn Belt farmers would see a 40 cent per bushel drop in corn support and a fall in hog prices if prices decline, criticizing the party for misrepresenting 1952 campaign promises and calling for continued farm aid programs.
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Hagerstown
Ind
U.P
Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
Camden
Department of Agriculture
Indiana Toll Road and School Studies Shake Indiana Legislature
Indiana legislators mapped an investigation of the Toll Road Commission and a study of overcrowded schools aiming to craft remedial bills for the 1955 General Assembly. They debated limiting Toll Road powers as Lt. Gov. Handley appointed two Republicans to study highways and schools.
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Indianapolis
UFR
Indiana
Toll Road Commission
General Assembly
Highway Commission
Albert J. Wedeking
Craig
Legislative Advisory Commission
Harold Handley
Robert L. Brokenburr
Hoyt Moore
Wedeking
Warren Martin, Jr
Jeffersonville
Senate
Martin
Fin Ax 76 Former Resident Dies in Indianapolis
Fin Ax 76 longtime Lyons and Linton resident died suddenly at 3 00 am at 146 West 43d street Indianapolis after a heart attack. He was a retired railway mail clerk survived by widow Mae two daughters Helen Brown and Louise Hawkins two sisters Mrs Arthur Foster and Mrs Jack Barber one grandson Bruce Hawkins and two nieces. Funeral 2 00 pm Saturday at Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary Indianapolis burial Crown Hill cemetery Indianapolis.
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Fin Ax
Lyons and Linton
West 43d Street
Indianapolis
Mr. Ax
Lyons
George W
Ellen Myers Ax
Mae Ax
Helen Brown
Louise Hawkins
Lafayette
Arthur Foster
Jasonville
Jack Barber
Bicknell
Bruce Hawkins
Lawrence Sherer
Linton
Flanner and Buchanan Mortuary
Crown Hill Cemetery
City
Elderly Woman Fractures Hip in Linton Fall
Mrs. Annie F. Rea aged 86 of Linton sustained a fractured hip in a fall at her home last night and is hospitalized at Freeman Greene county hospital. She resides with her son Rev. Royden Rea and family.
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Annie F. Rea
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Rev
Royden Rea
Linton Women Form Sports Organization
A new club for sports minded women named the Women’s Sport club was organized to boost outdoor recreation. Members plan fishing boating archery badminton hiking picnicking and other activities. Meetings set at 2:00 PM Saturday at the Linton public library contact Mrs Irene Yaw. Membership open to all women with no age limit and husbands may enjoy courtesy activities.
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Women's Sport Club
Linton Public Library
Irene Yaw
Linton
Conservation Club
Lee-Sherrard Park
Greene County Delegates Fixed for State Conventions
Greene County fixes delegate districts boosting both parties by one seat each for next spring’s state conventions. Democrats receive 19 delegates and Republicans 20, based on secretary of state vote tallies used to assign districts across townships including Jackson, Taylor, Center and Richland among others.
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Greene County
Greene County Election Board
Rex Miller
Bloomfield
Rex Poe
Jasonville
Frankie Justus, Jr
Viet Minh Slaughter Report Near Hanoi
French authorities said Viet Minh forces killed about 1400 villagers in a machine gun raid 40 miles southeast of Hanoi in Indochina. The incident was reported as a late bulletin from Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Reed scheduled to start return trip to home today
Reed, 26, of Linton, planned to fly from Guatemala City today via Pan American to New Orleans or Mexico City. He faced detours after his amphibious jeep bogged on a Pacific beach and was later jailed in a Mexican town on arms smuggling suspicions but released. Local reporters awaited his Indianapolis arrival, now expected Thursday with his wife remaining in Indianapolis.
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Don Reed
Linton
Guatemala City
Guatemala
Indianapolis News
Reed
North America
South America
Harold Truelock
the News
James Boyd
U. S
Boyd
New Orleans
Mexico City
Pacific
Indianapolis
Linton Girl 16 Hurt in Kokomo Auto Collision
A 16 year old Linton girl Naomi Ashcraft and two Kokomo residents are in critical condition after a Monday afternoon two car crash on a US 31 bypass in Kokomo. Ashcraft suffered multiple injuries including a fractured collar bone broken leg concussion back injury and facial cuts. She rode in a car driven by 18 year old Sherill Stout of Linton. The other vehicle carried a man his seven year old son wife and mother all reported in critical or severely injured condition. Stout was treated for a broken nose and facial cuts and released. The crash was attributed to a non functioning traffic signal and more details appeared on Page Six.
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Linton
Kokomo
St. Joseph's Hospital
Naomi Ashcraft
Morrison Cullen
Sherill Stout
George Shoner
Young Stout
Miss Ashcraft
Jobless Numbers Rise as U S Unemployment Debate Heats Up
Washington reports 3,087,000 unemployed in early January under a broader survey method. CIO leader Walter Reuther accuses complacency and political indifference while the U S Chamber of Commerce says the figures are not alarming. The shift to a new survey system follows prior charges that unemployment was underestimated.
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Washington
U.P
CIO
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Walter P. Reuther
Chamber
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
Meek Hoosier Kills Family Then Takes Own Life
In Columbus Indiana Kyde Ricketts 45 killed his wife Martha eight others and himself. Victims listed include Patricia Ann Sheeley 8 Marvin Eugene Davis 7 Gloria Davis 4 and Vicki Mae Ricketts 1. Police lack a clear motive as coroner cites a .22 revolver and neighbors recall prior threats.
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Columbus
Ind
Kyde Ricketts
Ricketts
Martha
Indochina War Costs U S Taxpayers Billions
The Indochina conflict costs the United States about 500 million dollars annually with the share rising from 40 to 60 percent under a September agreement. Senate hearings with Admiral Radford and Under Secretary Bedell Smith discussed fears of ground troops and broader U S involvement as Communist victory rhetoric grows.
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Washington
Indochina
Arthur W. Bradford
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Bedell Smith
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Smith
Berlin
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Peter Schloot Noted Ill At Home
Peter Schloot is reported to be ill at his home here with local residents awaiting further medical updates.
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Peter Schloot
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