Two British Officials Flee to Russia Report
The British Foreign Office says two officials Donald MacLean and Guy Burgess disappeared from home May 25 and may have fled to France. Paris police and Scotland Yard joined the hunt with Britain’s military intelligence tracking possible Moscow ties.
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London
U.P
Tod
Russia
Ay Suse Sey Foreign Office
Donald MacLean
Guy Burgess
Scotland Yard
Paris
Foreign Office
Moscow
Fore Service
France
De Santis Twins Announced by Rooftop Aerial
Aerial Newton Massachusetts reports Mr and Mrs Guy De Santis announced the arrival of twin daughters by hanging two pink dresses from their rooftop television aerial.
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Newton, Mass
U.P
Guy de Santis
Last German War Criminals Hanged at Landsberg Prison
Seven black shirted Nazi mass murderers, linked to more than 200000 deaths, were hanged at Landsberg Prison in Germany after final appeals failed. They walked up the steps under U.S. guard and were executed one by one between midnight and 2:30 am, each making a final defiant statement before the noose. The executions bring the total to 282 Nazis hanged since Nuremberg trials.
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Landsberg
Germany
U.P
U.S
Nuernberg
Adolf Hitler
Supreme Court
S.S
Oswald Pohl
Warsaw Ghetto
Pohl
Tax Increases Get Approval
Washington June 7 UP Two House committees approved a plan to raise individual income tax by 1245 percent and corporate taxes to boost annual revenue by about 5.0 billion dollars. The bill would also raise excise taxes on liquor cigarettes gasoline and autos and increase excess profits taxes. The measure still needs House Senate approval and the president's signature before becoming law, with chances of passage described as likely in coming months.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ways and Means
Train and truck crash kills dozens near Rio de Janeiro
A commuter train collided with a fuel truck at Nova Iguaçu station, 25 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro, causing at least 51 deaths and 37 serious injuries as a fire raged following the collision.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Nova Iguassu
Rio
Horseburgers On Market Again In Indiana
Ground horse meat is being sold as hamburger in at least two Indiana counties. Investigations are under way in Marion County and another unnamed county. Health authorities say restaurants received mixed horse meat with hamburger, including a restaurant order of 300 pounds. Burney declines to name the second county.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
BE. Burney
Marion County
Burney
Purdue to host one day short course for Indiana publishers
Purdue University and the Hoosier State Press Association will host a one day agriculture short course at Purdue in Lafayette on June 16. The event aids Indiana newspaper publishers editors and their staffs with university officials stating participation is open to media professionals.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Indiana
Purdue
Hoosier State Press Association
Memorial Dedication Set for Depauw War Dead in Indiana
Depauw University in Greencastle Indiana will dedicate the Memorial Student Union building on Saturday to honor 105 alumni who died in World War II President Clyde E Wildmen announced.
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Greencastle
Ind
Depauw University
Depauw
Clyde E. Wildmen
More Slots Taken By Indiana Police
Evansville Indiana June 7 Twenty four slot machines seized in raids on four clubs by excise officers and state police were placed in safe keeping with Vanderburgh county Sheriff Frank McDonald. State Excise Chief C B France led the raids and said 14 were taken at the Elks club five from Central Turners three from the Clearcrest country club and two from the K of C. All had been stored after Governor Schricker banned slots.
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Evansvile
Ind
U.P
Vanderburgh
Frank McDonald
C. B. France
Elks Club
Central
Turners
Clearcrest Country Club
K of C
Schricker
France
Goshen Woman Kills Her Son
Goshen Indiana June 7 the widow Elizabeth Ann Pitts 27 a former Navy nurse held for medical exam after police said she choked her five year old son Byron to death and tried to kill her daughter Coleen and herself. The boy lay on a nearby bed while Coleen was threatened with the undershirt around her throat. The mother also attempted to choke herself with a towel in a farmhouse near Wakarusa. She had been despondent and had threatened to drive the car into the Elkhart river.
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Goshen
Ind
Elizabeth Ann Pitts
Howard Salisbury
Floyd Cook
Byron
Coleen
Legion Will Install Officers Tonight
The Linton Frank Courtney American Legion will install new officers tonight at 7:30 at the Legion home. Hugh Williams of Vincennes will serve as installing officer. A ham supper will follow and members are urged to attend.
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Linton Frank Courtney American Legion
Legion
Hugh Williams
Vincennes
Seventh District Legion
Bloomington Mayor Says City Violated Price Controls
Mayor Thomas L. Lemon said the city illegally raised burial fees at the municipal cemetery. The level of increase from 15 to 25 dollars for adult graves and from 5 to 10 dollars for children was implemented last April 16 and is now under review by the city attorney.
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Bloomington
Ind
U.P
Thomas L. Lemon
Ground broken on $87 000 Linton gas improvement program
Mayor Arthur M Grass reports the Greene Construction Company began boring under the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Pacific tracks near Linton Iron and Metal in West Linton. The bond issue totals 212000 including 15000 to retire existing bonds. The plan adds three six inch lines on Second and Fifth streets to serve West Linton and Bon Ton area, replacing old mains to boost pressure.
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Arthur M Grass
Greene Construction Company
Vincennes
Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific
Linton Iron and Metal Company
West Linton
Second Street
Fifth Street
Bon Ton
Grass
Green
Encoun
Two Penalized In Damage Suit
Charles Miller of Jasonville and Debs Myers of Linton faced penalties in Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield after a crash damaged the Palace Bar. Miller pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and was fined 50 dollars, plus costs, and jailed sixty days at the Penal Farm with a six month license suspension. Myers had a six month Penal Farm sentence for child neglect revoked and was ordered committed to the farm for the full term. The auto crash occurred on First Street Southwest at 3:00 AM, with the Palace Bar front damaged over 2500 dollars. Myers denied being a passenger despite police statements.
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Charles Miller
Jasonville
Debs Myers
Linton
Palace
Greene
Bloomfield
Miller
Edwin B. Long
Indiana State Penal Farm
Long
John A. Brandon
Myers
Prosedon
First Street
Palace Bar
Vincennes Street
Official Tells H bomb Plans Developments
New York report by Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Gordon Dean says the hydrogen bomb is nearing realization and the U S is developing atomic warheads for artillery and guided missiles He notes rapid progress requiring more frequent tests and a doubling of the production plant while predicting new uranium sources will sustain the program for years He cites plans for atomic engines for submarines and aircraft and a breeder plant at Arco Idaho to produce fuel and power Dean claims recent tests at Eniwetok contributed to both the weapon and its development
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Dean
Commission
United States
New York Chamber of Commerce
Russia
Arco
Ida
Dean’s
Eniwetok
Pacific Proving Ground
Las Vegas
Nev
Inspector Visits Regent Coal Mine
Inspector James A McCune re examined the Linton Summit Coal Company mine 7 miles east of Sullivan in June. He recommended better timbering in one section and dust control measures to reduce coal dust. He urged more air to last open crosscuts and elimination of electrical hazards plus safety apparel and no smoking for all workers.
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Vincennes
Ind
Regent
Linton Summit Coal Company
Sullivan
U. S. Bureau of Mines
James A McCune
Auxiliary Meet Sets New Officers for Linton Eagles Lodge
The Women's Auxiliary of the Linton Eagles lodge will install new officers at a meeting at the hall tonight at seven. Members are asked to bring a covered dish.
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Linton Eagles Lodge
McMahon Demands Probe Into Funds Sent to China
Sen. Brian McMahon accuses a corrupt network around Chiang Kai-shek of profiting from U S aid to Nationalist China and seeks a thorough inquiry into a 500 million dollar program that transferred 200 million in gold to China in 1942. The Senate session scrutinizes Yalta concessions and the fall of Chiang's regime.
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Washington
U.P
Brian McMahon
Conn
China
McMahon
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Dean Acheson
United States
Chiang Kai- Shek
Nationalis
Acheson
Russia
Yalta
Chiang
Japan
Connecticut
State Department
Alexander Wiley
Wis
Wiley
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Mass
Wayne Morse
Ore
Richard B. Russell
Lodge
Morse
David A. Barr
Barr
United Spanish War Veterans to Meet Monday
Members of the David D. Wiles camp of United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary will hold a meeting at 2:00 PM Monday at the home of Mrs Will Talbott, officers announced today.
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David D. Wiles
United Spanish War Veterans and Auxiliary
Will Talbott
Reds Race to Save Iron Triangle in Korea Stand
Communist reinforcements from Manchuria push along both Korean coasts to relieve the iron triangle defense near Pyongyang. UN forces gain ground south of Kumhwa while probing Chinese lines, with tanks and air support widening the front and the Reds counterattacking to hold the central bastion.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
Korea
Iron Triangle
Pyongyang
Kumhwa
Chorwon
Hwachon
Inje
South Korea
8Th Army
Kwangdok
Eagles Install New Officers Here
New Officers for the Linton Eagles lodge were installed at a meeting in the lodge hall. Installing officer was Felix Haffley. Officers include Charles White as worthy president Arthur Sargent as worthy vice president Russell Nunney as chaplain Francis Haffley as secretary Albert Shake as worthy conductor Thomas Hall as inside guard Dave Short as outside guard Pete Meeks Jim Haffley Bruce Hubbert as trustees Guy Moss as past worthy president Russell Pankey as treasurer Frank Krischak as auditor.
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Linton Eagles Lodge
Felix Haffley
Worthy
Charles £. White
Arthur Sargent
Russell Nunney
Francis Haffley
Albert Shake
Thomas Hall
Dave Short
Pete Meeks
Jim Haffley
Bruce Hubbert
Guy Moss
Russell Pankey
Frank Krischak
Ten year old boy drowns at Evansville lake
Evansville Indiana June 7 ten year old Alonzo Beasley drowned yesterday while playing in a lake near the city. His body was recovered.
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Evansville
Ind
Alonzo Beasley
Here
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