Indiana Ad Campaign Highlights State Attractiveness
Indiana markets itself to attract new industry with national ads costing about 8000 dollars. It touts 10500+ industries 3rd in durable goods employment and steel output along with tax advantages and no state debt. It emphasizes power supply, natural resources, housing, climate, recreation, and strong education system to lure plant expansion.
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Indiana
U. S
Hoosier
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal
Lake Michigan
Eisenhower Opposes Tax Cuts as Democrats Push Exemptions
President Eisenhower plans a radio address to resist a Democratic effort to cut income taxes this year while pressing his own plan without general rate reductions. Senate and House debates continue on tax exemptions and union liability. Warren nomination moves forward. Morse seeks restraint on investigative hearings.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Walter F. George
D-Ga
House Labor Committee
Bricker
Senate
William F. Knowland
Lyndon B. Johnson
Coffee Deals In Kansas War Reported
Details of a national coffee war at Laurel Kansas were reported by O J Owen visiting his parents in Linton route one He brought a Burks restaurant menu listing four coffee deals including self service no sugar no cream and other odd terms A footnote claimed imported coffee and requested even party size for seating with humorous lines about seats and games of chance.
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Laurel
Kans
O. J. Owen
Oliver Owens
Linton
Owens
Burk’s
Polio Chapter Reports 1953 Finances and Debts
Greene county National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reported 1953 polio relief totaling 10198.11 with 12 pre 1953 patients and 3 new cases, borrowing 5325 and finishing with 36.88 cash and 498.40 owed. Paul Warrick and Vance Sappenfield released the annual figures.
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Greene County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Paul Warrick
Jasonville
Vance Sappenfield
National Foundation
Pope Pius XII Shows Slight Improvement in Illness
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII in the second month of illness with a weak but slightly improved condition. He had a fairly restful night and his general state, though extremely weak, was better than Wednesday night, marking the first signs of improvement since the setback last Saturday.
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Vatican City
U.P
Pius XII
Vatican
Thompson Now Serves in Korea with Tropic Lightning
Pvt. Robert Thompson Jr. arrived in Korea for duty with the 25th Infantry Division, the Tropic Lightning, which saw heavy fighting and is now in post truce training. His wife lives in Switz City and his parents on Route two, Springville. He entered the Army in July 1953 and was stationed at Camp Del Mar, California.
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Korea
Robert Thompson Jr
Switz City
25Th Infantry Division
Thompson
Route Two
Springville
Army
Camp Delmar
Calif
Rebels claim control as Syrian president orders troops
In Syria, President Adib Shishekly orders loyal army and air force to quell an army revolt claiming control of northern, western, and eastern regions. Early clashes reported at Attourk Barracks in Aleppo. rebels say they liberated large areas while government remains largely in control in Damascus and the south.
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Beirut
Lebanon
U.P
Adib Shishekly
Syria
Attourk
Aleppo
Damascus
Shishekly
Homs
Sheriffs Favored In Court Ruling Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court ruled that dozens of sheriffs who served terms before the 1951 amendment may seek new four year terms. The decision affects about 76 sheriffs including Jefferson County Sheriff Walter Sauley who had two 2-year terms before the change. The opinion states it is immaterial whether Sauley served before Jan 1, 1951 since a new term started under the constitution.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Jefferson County
Walter Sauley
Madison
Supreme Court
Sauley
Dan Flanagan
Holdup Man Nabbed Shortly After Crime
Gerald Morris a 19 year old from Iowa City Iowa admitted an armed gas station holdup thirteen minutes before capture He confessed taking 162 dollars from a Gaseteria station and holding up attendant Ralph Quinteri Morris was arrested in a car with Iowa license plates along with a pistol a rifle and a pint of whiskey found inside his vehicle
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Indianapolis
U.P
Gerald Morris
Iowa City
Iowa
Morris
Ralph Quinteri
Iawa
Quinteri
Phone Service Here Is Improved in Linton
Indiana Bell manager S F Greene announced completion of part of a 13000 dollar service improvement project for Linton. New central office equipment adds a switchboard and 10 toll line relays, increasing capacity to 80 more phones. Remodeling of the 150 North Main building, contracted to Montgomery Doyle, Inc., is nearing completion.
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Indiana Bell
S. F. Greene
Linton
Linton Exchange
Green
North Main Street
Theater
Montgomery Doyle, Incorporated
Revolt in Egypt report sinks Naguib as council reshapes leadership
Egypt's revolutionary council accepted President Mohammed Naguib's resignation and placed him under house arrest. Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser was named premier and council leader, with a new plan to elect a president while the cabinet largely remained unchanged.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Revolutionary Council
Mohammed Waguib
Farouk
Naguib
Jury Clears Hoosier of Murder Charge
Willle Skaggs 23 Rome City was acquitted by a 12 man jury of second degree murder in the stabbing death at a drinking party in Albion Indiana.
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Albion
Ind
U.P
Willie Skaggs
Rome City
Rail Unions Demand Disciplinary Action Against Benson
Fifteen non operating rail unions demand Secretary Benson be disciplined or fired for interfering in wage talks. They accuse him of flagrant misconduct after he sent a letter to the fact finding board opposing wage increases that would raise freight rates for farmers. The White House negotiates facts as Eisenhower may speak.
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Washington
U.P
White House
Ezra Taft Benson
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Chicago
Benson
Presidential
National Farmer’s Union
NFU
James G. Patton
Birth Announcement for Connie Lou Lind
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lind of Whiting formerly of Sandborn welcome their daughter Connie Lou born February 18 she is the family’s first child Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Walter Lind of Sandborn and Lewis Taylor of Linton
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Morris Lind
Whiting
Sandborn
Connie Lou
Walter Lind
Lewis Taylor
Linton
McCarthy Claims Army Surrender in Washington Meeting
The London Times reports from Washington that Senator McCarthy achieved what Burgoyne and Cornwallis did not bringing about the surrender of the American Army in a meeting with Army Secretary Robert Stevens.
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London
U.P
The
London Times
Washington
Joseph McCarthy
Robert T. Stevens
McCarthy
Burgoyne
Cornwallis
Odon Navigator Declared Dead By Air Force
Lieut. Richard D. Hugunin of Odon was officially declared dead by the Air Force for a jet crash on a training flight from Yuma to Denver. He is survived by his wife Josephine Ann Knute and daughter Rebecca, plus his parents and several siblings. The service was held in Denver with an honor guard from Sault Ste Marie based unit.
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Richard D. Hugunin
Odon
U.S. Air Force
Rocky Mountains
Ernest Hugunin
Central Assembly of God
Denver
Colorado
Charles E. Blair
Ferguson
Lowry Air Force Base
Hugunin
Sault St. Marie
Mich
Air Force
Biloxi
Miss
San Antonio
Texas
Waco
Yuma
Ariz
Collier's Mountain
Josephine Ann Knute
Rebecca
Elbert and
James
Linton
Opal Davidson
Terre Haute
Wilma Hugunin
Chicago
Mona Byrd
Rapid City
South Dakota
Joyce Merritt
Houston
Helen Sparks
Fort Hood
Mae Byrd
Tom Hugunin
Cyr Urges GOP Members to Fund 1954 Election Effort
Indiana Republican chairman Paul Cyr appealed to party members for funds to back 11 congressional candidates to be nominated May 4. He called electing congressmen the party’s top 1954 priority and warned against contributing to a Craig faction campaign fund.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Paul Cyr
Cyr
Craig
GOP
Army Secretary Faces McCarthy Showdown Over Beliefs
Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens seeks a White House meeting with President Eisenhower to resolve his clash with Senator McCarthy over alleged abuse of Army officers. He denies capitulating after releasing portions of testimony defending Brig. Gen. Ralph Zwicker and criticizing McCarthy's questioning.
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Joseph McCarthy
Senate Investigations Sub-Committee
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Sec. Stevens
Irving Peress
Ralph Zwicker
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Joseph R. McCarthy
Stevens
White House
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Sen
Subcommittee
Ralph W. Zwicker
New York
Churchill Backs Relaxed Trade With Soviet Union
Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons he favors a substantial relaxation in trade restrictions with Russia and its satellites. He said increased nonmilitary commerce could improve living conditions while ruling out any traffic in military equipment or machine tools capable of making heavy weapons.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Churchill
House of Commons
Combined Legion and Auxiliary Meeting Tonight
A combined meeting of the Linton Frank Courtney American Legion post and Auxiliary will be held at 7:30 this evening at the local Legion home. Officers urge all members to attend.
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Linton Frank Courtney American Legion
Legion
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Hoosier State
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U.S
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Clarence Mantion
Noah M. Mason
Illinois
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Dudley White
Norwalk
Sandusky
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Pope
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Herbert Hoover
International Soundphoto
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John Hvasta
Czecho- Slovakia
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