Drunk Convicts Cause Alarm at Reformatory
PENDLETON Indiana Two drunk convicts armed with home made knives held two guards hostage for under an hour at the Indiana Reformatory and state troopers rushed to the scene. Officers said the inmates were intoxicated by home brewed liquor and remained in solitary confinement after the incident with no injuries or property damage reported.
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Pendleton
Ind
Indiana Reformatory
Handley
Paul B. Whelchel
Whelchel
Charles Capps
Marion County
Bill Young
Elkhart County
Kenneth Buell
Anderson
Bernard Vaughn
New Castle
State House
Arthur Campbell
State Correction Board
Ancil Jewel Fined for Public Intoxication in Linton
Ancil Jewel of Linton was fined $5 and costs or $20 in the court of Mayor P H O Hern this morning after arrest by local police Wednesday night on a charge of public intoxication.
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Ancil Jewel of
Linton
P. H. O’hern
Officers Release Two County Men In Missouri Detention
Charles Red Lash 43 of Linton and Billy Francis Lewis 37 of Switz City were arrested in Poplar Bluff Missouri for investigation and released with no charges filed, according to State Police Detective Sgt Joe Feeney and Greene County Sheriff Jack Blakely.
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Charles “Red” Lash
Linton
Billy Francis Lewis
Switz City
Poplar Bluff
Greene County
Joe Feeney
Jack Blakely
Lash
Lewis
Plane crash near Broken Bow kills four occupants
A single engine Bellanca plane from Harrison Arkansas crashed and exploded in a pasture three miles southeast of Broken Bow Wednesday night killing all four people aboard. The Belanca was believed chartered by the Say a Stop Drug and Pharmaceutical Corp of Harrison.
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Broken Bow
Okla
Son
Harrison, Ark
Say
Middle East Crisis Drives Talks Between Kuwatly and Nasser
Syrian President Shukri El Kuwatly met Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Cairo amid the Jordanian Egyptian dispute. They discussed Arab neutralist bloc unity as Suez operations continued, a tanker struck a harbor mine, and Lebanon accused Russia of meddling. Jordan eased ties with Britain by allowing commercial flights to Amman airport.
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Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Kuwatly
Alexandria
Jordan
Egypt
Middle East
Suez
World Jury
Lebanon
Russia
Britain
Amman
Alexandia
United Press
Wilbur G. Landrey
Neighbor Harold Long Saves Woman From Fire
Harold Long carried Mrs. Elva Terry across a porch and down a ladder to safety as flames and smoke from a refrigerator engulfed her Ladoga home. The elderly woman was trapped inside and saved from possible death by fumes.
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Ladoga
Elva Terry
Vicious Storms Sweep Across Indiana Today
A rash of violent storms swept Indiana causing heavy rainfall and power outages. Two deaths in Terre Haute were linked to earlier wind and lightning, while lineman William Stultz Clinton died repairing damaged lines. New Harmony and Indianapolis faced strong winds with gusts near 50 to 57 mph and disruptions continued into Friday.
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Indiana
Hoosierland
Terre Haute
White River
Charles Higginbotham
William Stultz
Clinton
Indianapolis
New Harmony
Weather Bureau
Wabash River
Mount Carmel
Ill
Judge Rules State Withholding Tax Is Constitutional
Marion Circuit Judge John L. Niblack ruled Indiana's new wage withholding law constitutional though not favored. The ruling supports withholdings effective July 1, aimed at reducing tax evasion, while critics warn of added payroll burdens and governance burden. The case arose from a Beech Grove cleaners shop challenging the measure.
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Indianapolis
Marion
John L. Niblack
Indiana
State Revenue Commission
Edwin Beaman
Niblack
Beech Grove
Jack Akers
Taneyer
Tern
Little League Opens Delayed By Weather For Monday
Play suspended due to rain and wind at the new Little League diamond. Officials announced the season will begin Monday with Elks versus Citizens Bank at 5 30 p.m. Next week features five games including Linten Iron and Metal vs General Electric and GE vs Citizens Bank.
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Elks
Citizens Bank
Linten Iron and Metal
General Electric
Peoples Trust Company
Larris Record Shop
Citizens’ Bank
Winds Cause Wide Damage Across Indiana Towns
A 50 mph windstorm damaged the Linton Drive-In screen in Indiana and caused tree and line damage in several communities including Jasonville Hymera Switz City and Newberry. No serious injuries reported and some properties like the drive-in and homes sustained moderate damage with ongoing repairs.
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Bloomfield
Sullivan
Jasonville
Dugger
Newberry
Midland
Lyons
Switz City
Marco
Sandborn
Worthington
Linton Drive In
Indiana
Linton
Daily Citizen
Charles Cassidy
Denver Hadley
Vincennes Street
Mary Woodburn
Second Street
Robert Lindsey
Eighth Street
Arthur Bruner
Lindsey
Lester Keene
Gary Street
Hickory Street
Oscar Suthard
Hymera
Earl Swaby Jr
Jeannine
Red China warns Americans after air clash near Taiwan
Washington reports Communist China pledges retaliation after coastal batteries fire on an American carrier plane near the mainland. Peiping claims two Nationalist planes were shot down and that the US plane was damaged, while the State Department awaits Navy findings.
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Washington
China Today
U.S
China
U.S. Navy
Petting
Formosa
State Department
Navy
Peiqing
Peiping Peoples Daily
Peiping Radio
Red China
Far East
Taiwan
Taipei
Lu Ho-tu
Peping
Body of Coal Miner Found by Rescuers
SHAMOKIN Pa IP The body of 19 year old Frank Punnock trapped Tuesday beneath debris in a shale slide at his father's mining operation was recovered Wednesday night by a weary rescue crew. He was found 80 feet inside a tunnel 38 hours after burial under 50 tons of rubble. The youth worked for his father to earn money for college this fall.
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Shamokin
Frank Punnock
Worthington business leader Fred A. Dyer dies at 80
Fred A. Dyer of Worthington dies after two years of declining health. A longtime attorney and banker, he led the Worthington State Bank, owned Worthington Lumber, and held farming interests. Survived by widow Ethel, daughter Abby DeFrees, grandchildren, a sister, and five great grandchildren. Funeral services set for Saturday at the family home. burial in Worthington Cemetery.
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Fred A. Dyer
Worthington
Mr. Dyer
James M
Alda Crull Dyer
Worthington Odd Fellows Lodge
Abby Griffith
Indianapolis
James Schloot
Lewis Marsh
Worthington Cemetery
Hogan withdraws from U S Open with back ailment
Ben Hogan quits the U S Open in Toledo Ohio due to a chronic neuralgic back problem. He was about to tee off in the first round when forced to withdraw, aiming for a record fifth championship.
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Toledo, Ohio
Ben Hogan
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