Kennedy Attacks Ike and Nixon on World Policy
Senator John F Kennedy criticizes President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon in a foreign policy speech. He argues for a strengthened non communist world, tougher U.S. defenses, and closer handling of China, Berlin, and Middle East issues while faulting the summit fallout and Khrushchev.
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Washington
U.S
Kihrushchev
Kennedy
Eisenhower
State Department
Nixon
China
Peiping
United Nations
Geneva
Russia
Berlin
Middle East
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Khrushchev
Paris
America
Toll Free Wabash Bridge In Sullivan County Ill
The Sullivan county Hutsonville Illinois bridge over the Wabash will stop charging tolls in July. Carl Medsker and Wendell Tennis announced the move, noting bonds funded its 1939 completion from a 1929 act. The five member Bridge Commission will dissolve when the bridge is handed to the state.
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Sullivan county-Hutsonville
Ill
Wabash
Carl Medsker
Bridge Commission
Wendell Tennis
Indiana
Sullivan County Board of Commissioners
Dana Pigg
Alex Davidson
Tom Brunker
Paul Bolenbaugh
Robert Monroe
Red Ana Pauker Reported Dead at 66
The Daily Express reported ex foreign minister Red Ana Pauker of Romania may have died from a heart attack last week at age 66. The Express said her body was cremated and Bucharest officials would not confirm or deny the report.
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London
UPI
The
Daily Express
Ana” Pauker
Romania
the Express
Bucharest
Handley Controls Indiana GOP Convention Prospects
Indiana Governor Handley is set to lead the state Republican convention with backing for Nixon’s presidential bid and a conservative platform likely opposing federal aid to education. Statehouse forces appoint convention leaders to carry the line, with a key lieutenant governor contest between Richard Ristine and Robert Webb.
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Eugene J. Cadoll
Indianapolis
UPI
Handley
Indiana
Statehouse
Richard M. Nixon
Edwin W. Beaman
William G. Bray
Martinsville
E. Ross Adair
Fort Wayne
Ralph Harvey
New Castle
James G. McDonald
Princeton
Gibson County
Herman Yearby
Rockport
Spencer County
Thomas Wertenberger
Wabash
Wabash County
James Abstine
Page
Bray
Adair
Charles A. Halleck
Rensselaer
Chicago
Vance Hartke
Soviet 300000 Spy Corps Reported by State Department
The State Department told a Senate Foreign Relations panel that the Soviet Union China and allied parties maintain a trained espionage and security network of about 300000 operatives worldwide. It cites 360 convictions in 11 free world countries with 13 in the United States.
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Washington
UPI
Soviet Union
Red China
State Department
Senate Committee
Department
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Free World
United States
Christian A. Herter
J. William Fulbright
D+Ark
Communist Bloc
Kremlin
Two Teens Drown After Car Plunges Into Ditch
In Jasper Indiana a 16 year old Petersburg girl Norma Freeland and 31 year old Winslow man Jack Richardson died when their car ran off U S 231, hit a guard rail and overturned into eight feet of water. State police said rain made the road slick and the car submerged inverted in the water.
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Jasper
Ind
UPI
Petersburg
U.S. 231
Norma Lee Freeland
Jack Richardson
Pickle Pack Grounded on Provo Highway Mishap
A pickle packer accidentally dumped about 10 tons of pickles on U S highway 19 in Provo Utah when the end gate opened on a hill. Driver James Christiansen picked the pickles from the pavement to satisfy law enforcement.
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Provo
Utah
UPI
U.S. Highway 19
James Christiansen
Flash Flood Hits Downstate Town Inundates Homes
In Borden Indiana Clark County nearly half the 450 residents evacuated as Muddy Fork Creek spilled over its banks flooding more than five homes and forcing 200 people to flee. The flood damaged at least a dozen homes and flooded about 40 more while wells and underground fuel tanks were affected. No injuries reported as residents used boats and rafts to reach high ground and recover belongings.
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Borden
Ind
UPI
Clark County
Muddy Fork Creek
Callum
Jeffersonville
Henryville
Charlestown
Borden Town
Abe Callam
Ohio River
Blue River
Father of Powers Obtains Passport for Russia Visit
Oliver Powers of Norton Virginia a 55 year old cobbler obtained a U S passport and a Soviet visa for a trip to visit his son Francis Powers a U S U 2 pilot jailed in Russia Khrushchev approved the trip Powers asked reporters to stop inquiries and said he would travel in about 60 days to see his imprisoned son he declined to name who guaranteed access.
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Washington
UPI
Virginia
Oliver Powers
Russia
Powers
Norton
State Department
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Francis G. Powers
Soviet Union
U.S
Floods Threaten Disaster-Hit Valdivia Chile
Heavy rains in the mountains raise flood risk in Valdivia after a quake. Lake Rinihue outlet blocked by landslides. water runs 36 feet above normal and near the overflow point. Police warn the natural dam could fail any moment as residents flee and relief work is halted.
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Valdivia
Chile
UPI
Lake
Rinihue
King and Queen Baby Contest Opens in Linton
Parents in the area may enter their children in a king and queen baby contest tied to the 1960 Linton Fourth of July celebration. Officials list participating merchants, set entry deadline at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, voting June 22 to July 1, with winners announced July 2.
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Linton
Doris’ Children Shop
P. N. Hirsch and Company
Mercury
Indiana County Populations Decline In 19 Counties
Preliminary census figures show 19 of Indiana's 92 counties lost population since 1950, mostly in the south. Morgan county shows the largest loss at 9,820. Pike 2,264. Knox 2,023. Vermillion 2,192. several other counties list smaller declines. Northern counties generally gained as figures await final revisions.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Department of Commerce
Indiana
Crawford
Daviess
Gibson
Greene
Jay
Allen
Blackford
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clinton
Decatur
Delaware
Hamilton
Hancock
LaPorte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Montgomery
Perry
Pulaski
Randolph
Rush
Tipton
Vanderburgh
Vigo
Wayne
Wandering Balloon Sails Over Pacific
The Navy's wandering 40 story research balloon drifted about 850 miles west of San Diego as radar tracked its ascent at 50 000 to 60 000 feet. Sixteen sailors from Miramar chase crewed the gondola loaded with cosmic ray instruments awaiting data. The balloon's ocean landing design ensures the gondola would float if it lands in water.
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San Diego
Calif
UPS
Navy
Pacific
Georgia
Miramar Naval Air Station
Laughlin Sentenced to Two Years for Bank Burglary Attempt
Lester H. Laughlin 33 of Linton is serving a two year federal term in Springfield Missouri for attempted bank burglary. He pled not guilty at first but changed to guilty in U S District Court Evansville after a pre sentence investigation. He was accused of entering the Peoples Trust Bank Lyons and attempting to force the vault. The Greene County Sheriff's Office moved him from Bloomfield jail to Springfield.
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Lester H. Laughlin
Linton
Springfield
Greene County Sheriff's Department
Laughlin
U.S. District Court
Evansville
The
Peoples Trust Company
Lyons
Greene County
Bloomfield
Indiana
Robert McFadden
Sheriff's Department
Eisenhower greeted by vast Filipino crowd in Manila
Two million Filipinos welcomed President Eisenhower for a two week Asia tour. He arrived after a lengthy jet flight and traveled by car and convertible through Manila as thousands cheered Mabuhay Ike. Security kept order amid confetti, balloons, and dense crowds.
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Manila
UPI
Eisenhower
Asia
Philippines
United States
Far East
Alaska
mid-Pacific
Wake Island
U.S. Clark Air Force Base
Here
New International Airport
Carlos P. Garcia
Malacanang Palace
Philippine Republic
Frank H. Bartholomew
Tokyo
Japan
Garcia
U.S. Secret Service
Congo Independence Precarious as Rift Moves Toward June
In Leopoldville 16 days before independence, divisions threaten Congo’s unity with Abako pressing for federal status and Kasavubu as president. Leaders fear secession could delay independence beyond June 30 and some whites flee as South Africa eyes resettlement aid.
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Leopoldville
Belgian Congo
UPI
Belgium
Equator
Congo
South Africa
Texas
Ass'n of
Lower Congo
Abako
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo Republic
French Equatorial Africa
British Submarine Seadevil Hits Its Own Training Torpedo
The British submarine Seadevil torpedoed itself during maneuvers off Malta. The weapon was a training model with the warhead removed, causing minor damage. No injuries occurred as the sub surfaced and returned to base with the dud torpedo protruding from the conning tower.
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Malta
UPI
Seadevil
Mediterranean
Navy
Home League to Meet at Mrs Speirs’ Glenburn Home
The Salvation Army Home League will meet at 1:00 PM Thursday at the home of Mrs Florence Speirs on Glenburn road. Officers urge all members to attend the meeting.
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Salvation Army Home League
Florence Speirs
Glenburn Road
Heavy Rains Hit Indiana Towns and Surrounding Areas
United Press International reports heavy rain across Indiana with a flash flood at Borden in Clark County forcing about 200 residents to flee. Other areas logged widespread rainfall with Louisville and Scottsburg recording notable amounts and towns reporting multiple inches in a 24 hour span.
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United Press International
Indiana
Clark County
Borden
Louisville
Scottsburg
Petersburg
Elliston
Bluffton
West Baden
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Shoals
Muncie
Seymour
Wabash
Columbus
Elwood
Anderson
Vincennes
Bedford
South Bend
Evansville
Reelsville
Greencastle
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Summer school planned at Linton Stockton Elementary
Plans outline a summer program at Linton Stockton Elementary for junior high pupils to complete makeup work and advance with their class. The program runs three hours daily for ten weeks with a qualified teacher and a required entrance fee, and textbooks may be rented. interested students should call 206-R or 1056-J before Thursday.
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Linton Stockton
Wheat Marketing Cards Mailed for 1960 Crop
Greene county Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee chairman Clina E. Hasler announced the 1960 Wheat Marketing Cards were mailed Monday. He urged keepers to hold the card as it is needed to market the 1960 wheat crop.
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Clina E. Hasler
Greene County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
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