Final talks between Hammarskjold and Chou over U.S. fliers
U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold and Chinese Premier Chou En Lai held a brief final meeting in New York on the 11 imprisoned U.S. fliers accused as spies. The outcome remains undisclosed as Hammarskjold departs for Canton after a farewell at the Swedish embassy.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Red China
Chou En-Lai
U.S
Peiping
Hammarskjold
Chou
Canton
United Nations General Assembly
Hammerskjold
Hospital report of admissions and births across several towns
admissions listed for Friday through today include Mrs. Anna May Phillips and Mrs. Daisy Sims in Linton and Jasonville for medical treatment and a fractured arm, plus major surgeries for several patients. births reported: a daughter Annetta Kay to Mrs. Robert Keller and a daughter Karen Elaine to Mrs. Harold Zimmerly. multiple dismissals follow from Linton Jasonville Evansville Scotland Coal City Switz City and Chandler Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna May Phillips
Linton
Daisy Sims
Jasonville
Edith Gallagher
Robert Keller
Annetta Kay
Karen Elaine
Harold Zimmerly
Switz City
Michael Collins
Charles Hollars
Albert Kinnaman
William Davies
Chester Swaby
Fred J. Dreyer
Evansville
Hannah Farrig
Earl Hamilton
Dess Fougerouase
Vera Mullis
Scotland
Harold Wright
Coal City
Edsel Wells
Roy Greves
Lucy Feathers
McCarthy Loses In Peress Dispute
Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy left Washington after canceling a subcommittee meeting to question Army officials about Major Irving Peress. Democrats expected to take over the panel and seek sworn testimony on the discharge delay and Peress’s refusal to answer about his Communist ties.
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Washington
Iip
Joseph R. McCarthy
Peress
McCarthy
Senate
Subcommittee
Army
Irving Peress
New York
James N. Juliana
Wisconsin
Sourges
First Robins of the Year Reported by Local Residents
Two residents report sighting the year’s first robins. Johnnie Morris of Ninth Street Southeast and Mrs. L. E. Spinks of E Street Northeast each observed robins on Saturday near their homes.
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Johnnie Morris
Ninth Street
L. E. Spinks
E” Street
Rhode Island Budget Office Cuts Request in 1954
The Rhode Island budget office set a good example in 1954 by trimming its annual budget request by 4550 dollars.
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Providence
Rhode Island Budget Office
M C Wilson 78 Taken by Death at Soldiers Home
Morton Cleo Wilson age 78 of southwest of Pleasantville died this morning at the Soldiers home in Lafayette after a long illness. A Spanish American War veteran and former owner of Wilson Orchards he belonged to Indian Prairie Baptist church Carlisle Masonic lodge and Terre Haute camp US Spanish War Veterans. Survived by widow Grace two daughters Berniece Johansson Detroit and Doris Becker Indianapolis two sons Don Carlisle and Phil Ft Worth four brothers Lacy Indianapolis Amarine Carlisle Clyde Lawrence Mich Elmer Carlisle and one sister Lizzie Miller Danvers Minn a son John Wilson predeceased him. Body to Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger with funeral arrangements pending.
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Morton Cleo Wilson
Pleasantville
Wilson Orchards
Soldiers
Lafayette
Wilson
Soldiers’ Home
Indian Prairie Baptist Church
Carlisle
Berniece Johannson
Detroit
Mich
Doris Becker
Indianapolis
Don Wilson
Phil Wilson
Ft. Worth
Tex
Lacy Wilson
Amarine Wilson
Clyde C. Wilson
Lawrence Mich
Elmer Wilson
Lizzie Miller
Danriver
Minn
John Wilson
Newkirk
Dugger
Polio Canisters Distributed Here
Greene County marks 1955 March of Dimes canister drive with Linton Kiwanis Club coordinating efforts. Don House serves as city and township chairman, with B R McGriffin and Cliff Strong distributing canisters in Linton. George Brown chosen as Marco and Stafford township chair, completing countywide appointments by Mike Trott and Norval Raney.
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Greene County
George Brown
Marco
March of Dimes
Stafford Township
Mike Trott
Norval Raney
Mr. Brown
Linton Civic Garden Club Meets at Mrs Cheever’s Home
The Linton Civic Garden club will meet at the home of Mrs. Fred Cheever located at 90 Eleventh street northeast at 7:00 this evening, officers announced today.
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Linton Civic Garden Club
Fred Cheever
Eleventh Street
Four Linton youths to faces charges in wire theft
Four Linton youths aged 16 to 20 will face grand larceny charges in Greene circuit court Bloomfield for stealing copper wire from a Monon railroad line. They admitted cutting No 9 wire along a five mile section from Victoria to Midland and sold it for junk for over $50 in checks.
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Linton
Greene
Bloomfield
Monon Railroad Company
Eugene Myers
Kenith Myers
South Linton
William Miller
James Miller
Antioch Power Company
William Coleman
Coleman
Chicago, Illinois and Louisville Railroad Company
Victoria
Midland
Greene County
Jack Blakely
Joe Feeney
Paul Haywood
Monon
Harry F. Flack
Flack
Sullivan
Bloomfiel
Blakely
Indiana State Reformatory
Church Report Calls Bingo in Nation Immoral and Harmful
The Christian Herald reports 20 million Americans play bingo in churches or licensed venues with social and moral concerns. It notes New York City bingo takes 25 million dollars yearly, with churches winking at illegality and mob involvement. The piece links legalization pressure to rising national issues and cites a New York Protestant Council attorney on legal and social harms.
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New York
Christian Herald
New York City
The
New York Protestant Council
Hartford Dancer Cleared Over Immoral Exhibition Charge
Hartford judge exonerates dancer after police rely on still photos rather than film. Judge Francis Pallotti notes photos show nothing and suggests a movie would aid judgment in such cases.
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Hartford, Conn
Francis P. Pallotti
Popes Condition Still Serious After Near Fatal Illness
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XII remains seriously weakened after a gastritis attack last month. He now rises later and sleeps earlier, with doctors ordering extended rest though heart and lungs are strong. A first audience with French Premier Mendes France is planned, signaling partial recovery. A consistory to restore the College of Cardinals may wait until spring due to ongoing confinement.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Pius XII
Pierre Mendes-France
College of Cardinals
Kinder pupils learn road safety with miniature cars
Livingston New Jersey school authorities teach highway safety in kindergarten with miniature cars and an electric traffic light. Youngsters who learn to obey signals are issued small driving licenses.
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Livingston
Birth Announcement for Cheryl Lee Ames in Pittsburg
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ames of Pittsburg announce the birth of daughter Cheryl Lee born at Magee Hospital today. This is the third child in the family. The mother is the former Miss Whaneta O'Brian of Linton. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. George Sarmont of Linton.
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Edward Ames
Pittsburg
Cheryl Lee
Magee Hospital
Whaneta O’brian
Linton
George Sarmont
U.S. Pushes Effort to Free American POW Verdine
The United States will press Moscow to release Pvt. William A. Verdine from a Siberian prison camp where he has been held since 1949 after being reported AWOL in Europe. Officials consider contacting Russia regarding Erika Glaser Wallach's detention in a Siberian camp. Verdine may be in the same camp as two other Americans freed recently.
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Washington
United States
William A. Verdine
Starks
State Department
Moscow
Erika Glaser Wallach
Siberian
Verdine
John H. Noble
Detroit
William T. Marchuk
Brackinridge, Pa
Noble
Vorkuta
Siberia
Marchuk
Europe
Communist Law Test Case Starts in Chicago Trial
Claude Lightfoot, 33, executive secretary of the Illinois Communist Party, goes on trial as the first case to test the Smith Act crime of mere membership in a group that teaches or supports violent overthrow. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years and $10,000, and the decision could open prosecutions against many U.S. Communists.
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Chicago
Claude Lightfoot
U.S
Illinois
Communist Party
Lightfoot
Red China Attacks Tachen Island With Heavy Bombing
Red China staged its heaviest bombing raid in five years against the Nationalist outpost of Tachen Island near Formosa. 66 Communist planes bombed from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., dropping about 190 bombs on Tachen and triggering intense anti aircraft fire. One Red plane was shot down. no Nationalist fighters engaged.
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Taipel
Formosa
Red China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Tachen Island
United Nations
Tachen
Quemoy
Tachen Harbor
Taipei
McFadden Named U S Marshal Candidate Faces Turmoil
An Indianapolis Star Sunday item says Linton Mayor Robert C. McFadden will be the new U S marshal despite no federal law enforcement background. He faces opposition from Julius J. Wichser who may resist serving as chief deputy and seeks a field deputy role. The nomination is imminent.
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Indianapolis
Linton
Robert C. McFadden
Indianapolis Star
McFadden
Homer E. Capehart
Julius J. Wichser
Wichser
Capehart
Arthur J. Beck
Washington
Iff Wichser
Entertaining Guests at Sunday Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shannon of Linton hosted relatives at Sunday dinner. Attendees included the Lockwood and Oliphant families from Indianapolis, the Hasler, Havercamp, Taylor, Luster and Shannon households from Crawfordsville, plus Bruce Shannon of Greencastle and John Shannon of Clayton.
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Floyd Shannon
Linton
Jack Lockwood
Vivian Oliphant
Phillip Oliphant
Joe Collins
Indianapolis
Gerald Hasler
Otto Havercamp
James Taylor
Thomas Luster
Crawfordsville
Bruce Shannon
Greencastle
John Shannon
Clayton
Linton Boy Hurt After Pony Fall
Gene Spinks 11 of Linton was thrown from a neighbor's pony Sunday around 11 00 am. His left arm sustained fractures in two places and surgery is planned Tuesday to reset the bones.
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Linton Boy
Gene Spinks
L. E. Spinks
Linton
Gene
Indiana Legislature Resumes After Recess Amid Bills Debate
Indiana lawmakers opened a two month session with 900 to 1,000 bills expected. A sales tax replacing the gross income tax is under consideration along with a right to work bill that could trigger a quorum walk. Governor Craig plans administration proposals including the 669 million dollar biennial budget and higher unemployment benefits.
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House
Senate
Merrett Monks
R-Winchester
Monks
Indiana
California
Nevada
AFL
Craig
sHouse
Three Marriage Licenses Issued by Greene County Clerk
Greene circuit court clerk Mies Norman Linton issued three marriage licenses in Bloomfield. The couples are John W. Denman and Evelyn Rose of Linton, Curtiss Cox and Erma J. Cox of Linton, and William Ferguson of Sandhorsa with Shirley Ann Myers of Oak town.
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Mies Norman Linton
Greene
Bloomfield
John W. Denman
Evelyn Rose
Linton
Curtiss Cox
Erma J. Cox
William Ferguson
Sandhorsa
Shirley Ann Myers
Oaktown
Two 15-Year-Olds Apologize After Deer Killing
In Pittsfield Massachusetts two 15-year-old boys apologized to conservation officers after killing three deer before hunting season. They said they mistook the animals for rabbits and expressed regret for the act.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Snow Forecast Covers Southern Indiana With Up To Six Inches
Weathermen predict 3 to 6 inches of snow downstate with a thin layer in the north as a southern storm moves eastward. Temps stay in the 30s statewide today and tomorrow with little difference between high and low readings. Evansville 29, Indianapolis 41, South Bend and Fort Wayne 38, Lafayette 37. White River level drops from 16.06 to 14.95 feet. No precipitation recorded in the past 24 hours.
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Indiana
Virginias
Evansville
Elliston
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Southwest Snow Storm Strands Thousands In Two States
The second major snow storm in two weeks hits Texas and Oklahoma with depths over six inches. Highways are dangerous but police say a repeat of mass stranding from the prior storm is unlikely as winds remain light and snow does not drift much.
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Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
William Bedwell Dies Near Dugger
William Bedwell 68 a coal miner dies at home south of Dugger after a brief illness and heart attack. Lifelong Sullivan county resident born Oct 5 18386 survived by widow Nellie two daughters Pauline Enoch and Lorene Pigg a brother Dan Bedwell a sister Lena Cox and a grandson Gary Gene Knochs. Funeral at Mt Moriah church with burial in Mt Moriah cemetery.
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William Bedwell
Dugger
Mr. Bedwell
Sullivan County
Nellie Bedwell
Pauline Enoch
Carlisle
Lorene Pigg
Sullivan
Dan Bedwell
Paxton
Lena Cox
Pleasantville
Gary Gene Knochs
Newkirk
Mt. Moriah
Former Linton Resident Merie Roland Dies in Tennessee
Merie Roland aged 86 a former Linton resident died at 8 48 Sunday morning at her home in Merriman Tennessee after five years illness from spinal meningitis. She leaves Roy Roland her second husband a son Frank Russell Dorraugh in Korea two brothers Charles Ritter Linton and Fred Ritter West Virginia and two sisters. Funeral arrangements pending word from her son. Charles Ritter left Linton for Harriman to attend the funeral.
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Merie Roland
Linton
Merriman
Tenn
Reland
Roy Roland
Frank Russell Dorraugh
Korea
Charles Ritter
Fred Ritter
West Virginia
Harriman
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Voice of Red China
Communist “Asia News Service
John K. Arnold
Virgil Abrams
Virgil Ray
Sgolsberry
Paul Macer
Chandler
Ind
Tommy Vandeventer
M. C. Wilson
Church
Joel Katz
J. Victor Carton
Matawan
New Jersey
Anthony Starkos
Young Katz
Staikos
International Soundphotos
New McFadden
Laws
United Press
White River
O. M H. Brock
Billston
Brock
Tennnesse
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