New Fight for Power in Russia Is Hinted
Washington reports a potential internal power struggle within the Kremlin after Khrushchev denounced Stalin and hinted at possible plots. Diplomats say internal intrigue may intensify as Khrushchev consolidates influence, with questions raised about Stalin's death and targeted rivals.
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Russia
Washington
Stalin
Kremlin
Moscow
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
State Department
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Anastas Mikoyan
Communist Party
Retail Advertising Clinic Set for Linton in June
A three day Retail Advertising Clinic will be held in Linton June 11 12 13 to help merchants improve ads radio announcements and sales promotion. Lead presenter John R Walsh Indianapolis retail advertising specialist will discuss ad writing advertising production films and community sales strategies. Sponsored by Associated Retailers of Indiana Indiana University State Department of Public Instruction Greater Linton club and local schools with no charge for the program.
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Linton
Joe Haseman
Greater Linton Club
John R. Walsh
Indianapolis
Mr. Walsh
Butler University
John Herron Art Institute
Associated Retailers of Indiana
Indiana University
State Department of Public Instruction
Greater
The
Daily Citizen
Klusmeier
Linton Daily Citizen
Japanese Captain Accuses Americans of Hydrogen Bomb Test
Captain Shinkichi Muratake of the Mizuho Maru said U S forces detonated a hydrogen bomb near Bikini on May 28. He reported his crew drenched in radioactive rain and several crew members with low white blood cell counts. Japanese observers claimed shock wave recordings support the test. Washington has not commented.
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Tokyo
United States
Kikini Atoll
Shinkichi Muratake
Tyo
Bikini
Earth
Muncie Council OKs Fluoridation Plan
The Muncie City Council approved fluoridating the water supply by a 7 to 2 vote, effective next December. The decision followed a lengthy debate with opposition from a loose citizen group, while the Delaware County Dental Society and the Delaware-Blackford County Medical Society supported fluoridation.
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Muncie
Ind
Delaware County Dental Society
Delaware-Blackford County Medical Society
Peru registry reports first traffic fatality since 1952
Peru Indiana records its first traffic death in 42 months as Verona Wulf, 48, of Peru, was fatally struck while crossing a downtown street on Memorial Day. The previous victim occurred November 19, 1952, a 3 year old child in a similar accident.
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Peru
Ind
Verona Wulf
Youth Drives Dad’s Car Fined In Local Court
A 14-year-old Dagger boy was fined for driving a car without a permit or parental consent. Arrested by State Policeman Joe Feeney, he paid 1 dollar plus costs totaling 15 dollars. Charles Sturgell of Terre Haute faces a 5 PM court appearance for passing on approaching hill on state road 59, arrested by State Policeman James O. Smith.
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W. E. Laughlin
Linton
Joe Feeney
Charles Sturgell
Terre Haute
James O. Smith
Seven Couples Granted Marriage Licenses in Greene County
Seven couples received marriage licenses at the Greene circuit court clerk office in Bloomfield. Licenses went to Kenneth Drake Solsberry and Marilyn Floyd Bloomfield Norman Beedie Bedford and Carol Sue Baker Owensburg Chester Wilson Dugger and Carolyn Hoffeditz Linton Marion Graves Brookston Phyllis Speer Brookston Larry Lutes Indianapolis Beverly French Linton Hargla Willison Scotland Linda Atkerson Jasonville Bernard Roy Veatch Greene County.
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Norma Linton
Greene
Bloomfield
Kenneth Drake
Solsberry
Marilyn Floyd
Norman Beedie
Bedford
Carol Sue Baker
Owensburg
Chester Wilson
Dugger
Carolyn Hoffeditz
Linton
Marion Graves
Phyllis Speer
Brookston
Larry Lutes
Indianapolis
Beverly French
Hargla Willison
Scotland
Linda Atkerson
Jasonville
Bernard Roy Veatch
Betty Marilyn Allen
Greene County
Greene County Board Approves Livestock Testing Contract
The Greene County Commissioners authorize continuation of brucellosis and tuberculosis tests for county cattle after reviewing an Indiana Attorney General opinion. The AG said counties must heed 75 percent cattle-owner petitions, then approve eradication programs. The board also awarded a county truck bid and approved courthouse improvements and electrical work, while rejecting illuminated courthouse signs over cost.
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Greene County Board of Commissioners
Indiana
Fallowell Brothers
Jasonville
Sinders’ Chevrolet Company
Wilson Chevrolet Company
Bloomfield
Cliff Strong Motors
Linton
White River Motor Sales
Jay Bixy
Bailey Electric Services
Bedford
William E. Berger Company
General Contractors
Gas blasts endanger 1200 in Gary propane blast
A fierce blaze in Gary caused about 100 propane gas tank explosions on Monday. One man was injured when trapped beneath a truck while Earl Bennett of Chicago diverted a burning fuel truck to prevent a larger explosion. Officials declined toEstimate damage.
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Gary —Ip
Earl Bennett
Chicago
Henry Cowan
Knox
Pennant Gas Fuel Co
Flood recedes as Greene county flood crest moves on
The White river in Greene county is falling after peaking at 25.68 feet last Friday. M. E. Brock reports the river dropped almost four feet in 24 hours to 15.85 feet this morning, easing flood damage to river-bottom farms. Temperatures rise toward normal with highs near 80, and a dry five day outlook suggests little rain through Friday or Saturday.
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White River
Greene County
M. E. Brock
U.S
Elliston
Indiana
Mercury
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Solsberry Postmaster Examination Announced
The Federal Civil Service Commission announces an exam to fill the Solsberry postmaster position with a salary of 4190 dollars annually. The written test will be at Bloomington post office and applications must be filed in Washington by June 24. The Solsberry post office is a third class office.
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Solsberry
The
Federal Civil Service Commission
Bloomington
Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Festival of Song by Triad group at Terre Haute
Zeta chapter of Triad at Terre Haute presents a spring festival of song at 7:30 Sunday evening June 10 at Westminister Presbyterian Church Twenty second and Wabash streets Terre Haute. Miss Betty Kent will perform on the vibraharp.
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Zeta Chapter
Triad
Terre Haute
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Twenty-second
Wabash Streets
Betty Kent
Seaton Named Cabinet Nominee For Interior Post
The Senate Interior Committee unanimously approved Fred A. Seaton to be secretary of interior. Seaton, ex Nebraska senator and White House aide, was chosen by President Eisenhower to succeed Douglas McKay who resigned to run for the Senate. The panel approved by voice vote after questioning Seaton about federal power policies and related department matters. The nomination moves to the Senate floor for final action.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Fred A. Seaton
Seaton
Nebraska
White House
Eisenhower
Douglas McKay
Senate
Boston Brink's Loot Recovered In South End Raid
Federal and city investigators recovered about $100000 of the Brink's robbery haul from a South End office in Boston after breaking through a fake wall. Two men were arrested on charges of accessory after the fact and receiving stolen goods as FBI counts the aging bills. The loot tied to the January 12 1950 Boston counting house incident. several suspects remain jailed for trial.
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Boston
FBI
South End
Brink
North End
Massachusetts
Jordan Perry
Baltimore
Perry
Justice Department
Washington
City honors traffic safety with year without a fatality
Linton and 861 other cities over 5000 population earned spots on the National Safety Council Honor Roll for 1955, up 32 from 1954. Indiana cities Boonville Brazil Greensburg Franklin Jasper Martinsville and Sullivan also recognized. Mayor P H Ohern and the Linton Police will receive a scroll. Muskegon Michigan reported the largest no-death city population 48429. Hobart Oklahoma 5370 residents maintained a no death record since 1901. State College Pennsylvania 17227 residents led cities over 10000 with eight consecutive death free years.
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Linton
National Safety Council
Indiana
Safety Council
Boonville
Brazil
Greencastle
Franklin
Jasper
Martinsville
Sullivan
P. H. O’hern
State College
Linton Girl Returns From Europe After Grand Tour
Miss Yvonne Brown of Linton has resumed her secretary job at GE plant after a European circuit with Miss Martha Erwin of Terre Haute. The trip spanned Paris Rome Florence Venice Lucerne Mt. Rigi Cologne and London with stops in Belgium the Netherlands and New York. Brown calls the journey special and hints at future travel with Hawaii as the next destination.
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Yvonne Brown
Linton
General Electric
Europe
Miss Brown
United States
Martha Erwin
Terre Haute
TWA
Indianapolis
Paris
New York
Miss Erwin
Nice
Rome
Florence
Venice
Switzerland
Lucerne
Mt. Rigi
Weisbaden
Germany
Cologne
Belgium
Holland
London
Crown Jewels
Windsor Castle
Stratford On Avon
Westminster Abbey
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Idlewilde
Ea Murrow
Adlai and Estes Face Big Test in California
In San Francisco Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver faced a pivotal California primary with over 3 million Democrats eligible. Polls opened at 10 a.m. and closed at 11 p.m. in San Francisco, with Stevenson and Kefauver seeking the 68 California Democratic votes while Eisenhower ran unopposed on the Republican side.
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San Francisco
Sipp
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
California
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Stevenson
Illinois
Ike “Unity
Richard M. Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
U.S
William F. Knowland
Body of Alberta legislator found in muddy ditch
John E. Clark 41, Alberta provincial legislator farmer linked to seven deaths, was found in a ditch near his farm with a bullet wound. The rifle lay beside him. police say self-inflicted forehead shot. An inquest was planned as neighbors noted a recent nervous breakdown and odd behavior after campaigning.
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Stettler
Alta
John E. Clark
Alberta
Clark
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
G. Curleigh
Margaret
George Anderson
William Olah
Royal Canadian Air Force
Social Credit
Two Cass County Jail Inmates Escape In Logansport
Two Cass County inmates John Grace 19 Logansport and Phillip Greer 30 Lucerne escaped Monday night after Grace lured Turnkey Arthur Woodruff into a cell with a request for aspirin and then slammed the door. A fellow prisoner Robert Mote freed Woodruff. Grace a jail term for improper vehicle fines and suspended license, faced later sentencing at the State Reformatory. Greer had prior escape from State Farm on May 13 with Elmer Stewart and was recaptured near Winchester four days later. Greer awaited trial on vehicle taking and auto banditry charges in Cass Circuit Court.
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Logansport
Ind
Cass County
John Grace
Phillip Greer
Lucerne
Grace
Arthur Woodruff
Woodruff
Greer
Robert Mote
State Reformatory
State Farm
Elmer Stewart
Brazil
Winchester
Stewart
Reformatory
Cass
Jasonville Man Is Given Sentence
Orval Purcell of Jasonville was sentenced to one to seven years at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City after pleading guilty in Greene circuit court Bloomfield to failure to support his children. Judge Edwin B. Long presided.
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Orval Purcell
Jasonville
Indiana
Michigan City
Greene
Bloomfield
Purcell
Edwin B. Long
Glenburn church to host final family night
The Glenburn church will hold its monthly family night on Thursday evening with a covered dish supper and social hour. This will be the final family night of the current conference year and next Sunday marks the last service before the new conference appointment.
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Glenburn
Mrs. Anna Collins 66 Dies in Terre Haute
Anna Collins formerly of Linton and widow of Raymond Collins died at 8 10 p m Monday after a lengthy illness in Union Hospital Terre Haute She resided in Linton for years and worked at the old Walford store Survivors include sister Emma Little of Los Gatos California and three nieces two nephews plus sister in law Mrs Della Wiggs and brother in law Ralph Collins Burial plans unknown but body taken to Gillis Memory Chapel Terre Haute
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Anna Collins
Terre Haute
Linton
Union Hospital
Collins
Raymond Collins
Walford
Emma Little
Los Gatos
Calif
Mack Wiggs
Mabel Perkins
Evansville
Della Wiggs
Ralph Collins
Sullivan
Gillis Memory Chapel
Fairview Cemetery
Cigaret Sales Recover From 1952 53 Slump
The Internal Revenue Service reports cigarette smoking nears normal levels after a three year decline caused by health concerns. Cigar and pipe use fall while snuff persists, with overall tobacco taxes showing rebound from the 1952 53 downturn.
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Washington
Snuff
Internal Revenue Service
Paint and Glass Beads Cost for Toll Road Guidelines
Indianapolis notes the East West Indiana Toll Road will spend about $80 000 on traffic guideline paint and glass beads. The writer quips that drivers may not appreciate the costly decorative approach.
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Indianapolis
Eastwest
Indiana
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