Vincennes Puts Its Faith In Massive Flood Walls
VINCENNES Ind UPI The crest of the flooded Wabash River moved toward Vincennes as thousands of acres of Indiana and Illinois farmland flooded. Authorities said flood walls in Vincennes have held back Wabash waters up to 13 feet above flood stage as Guardsmen and civil defense volunteers assist in the emergency along the river.
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Ind
UPI
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Illinois
Mount Carmel
Palestine
Russellville
Terre Haute
West Terre Haute
Emison
Prairieton
Oaktown
National Guardsmen
Civil Defense
Washington
Small Business Administration
White River
Greene
Elliston
M. E. Brock
Mr. Brock
Hazelton
Porter participates in Army field training near Baumholder
Sergeant First Class Gene R. Porter 24, son of Mrs Fern L. Porter of Linton, took part in a field training exercise with the 8th Infantry Division near Baumholder Germany. Porter joined the Army in February 1951 and serves as platoon sergeant in Headquarters Company of the 28th Infantry. His wife Leve and children Danny and Shiela Ann accompany him in Germany. Porter attended Linton Stockton High School.
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Baumholder
Germany
AHTNC
Gene R. Porter
Fern L. Porter
First Street
Linton
8Th Infantry Division
28Th Infantry
Porter
Leve
Danny
Shiela Ann
Linton-Stockton High School
Glasper Hale Omitted From Surprise Birthday Guest List
The Citizen reports that Glasper Hale was unintentionally left off the guest list for Mrs. Hale's surprise birthday party held Wednesday, causing a minor oversight in the event plans and invitations.
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Glasper Hale
Mrs. Hale
Citizen
Vincennes Youth Drowns After River Wading
Emil Francis Wagoner age 17 of Vincennes drowned in the White River backwater near Decker Knox County while boating with three friends. He stepped into water over a county road near a bridge and disappeared in deep current.
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Vincennes
Ind
UPI
Emil Francis Wagoner
White River
Decker
Knox County
Wagoner
Reds Offer to Restart Parleys Over Nine Prisoners
East Germany expressed willingness to resume talks with the United States over the release of nine American soldiers detained since June 7. UPI reports the U.S. Army negotiators would seek Washington's date for a new meeting after a breakdown at a third session between Col. Robert P. McQuail and East German Deputy Foreign Minister Otto Winter. The talks centered on prisoner release amid U.S. refusal to recognize East German sovereignty, with the Soviets directing negotiations.
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UPI
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Washington
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U.S
Otto Winter
Iron Curtain
Linton School Honored as Participating Guidance Project Site
Principal J R Hahn notes Linton-Stockton High joins North Central Association in a two year study to identify and motivate superior students for college. Fifty pilot schools will send principals and teachers to a five day workshop at Northwestern July 7 to 11 to develop identification and motivation techniques with Carnegie Corporation funding.
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J. R. Hahn
Linton - Stockton High School
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
North Central Association
Linton - Stockton
Margaret Sahm
John R. Hahn
Northwestern University
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Linton
Indiana
Bridge Collapse Toll Reaches Eighteen In Vancouver
The toll from the Burrard inlet bridge collapse rose to 18 with 14 bodies recovered and four men still missing but presumed dead. The partly completed 16 million dollar span collapsed, plunging 40 workers 145 feet into the inlet and sending twenty to hospital.
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Vancouver
B.C
UPI
Burrard Inlet
Second Narrows
Mack demands immediate jnvestigation into Adams case
Democratic investigator Rep. Peter Mack Jr. urged the Justice Department to probe Sherman Adams relations with Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine. House staffers also seek Goldfine tax returns to assess deductions claimed for gifts to Adams and others. President Eisenhower will consult on releasing files.
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UPI
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Boston
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Gas blast rips through Logansport two-family home
A gas explosion at a Lake Cicott residence in Logansport Ind injures no one. Mrs Marjorie Penny moved from the lower apartment just as the blast occurred blaming a bottle gas water heater leak. Neighbors extinguished a blinds fire as fire crews responded and the Pennys and Orr families were affected.
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Ind
UPI
Lake Cicott
Marjorie Penny
Penny
Dwight Orr
Orr
Burnettsville
Pennys
Four Fined Under New Indiana Boating Law
Four Greene county residents were fined under a new Indiana boating law requiring life jackets in boats. Rodney Townsend Wendell Booker Wayne Foster and Lee Miller of Newberry and Bloomfield faced $10 fines plus costs totaling $24 for operating on the White River.
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Life Mpre
William G. Franklin
Greene County
Marion Lindsey
Lyons
Rodney F. Townsend
Wendell OD. Booker
Newberry
Wayne Foster
Lee Miller
Bloomfield
Franklin
White River
Reds Hold Meeting To Stamp Out New Resistance Moves
Soviet leaders were reported meeting in Moscow to plan drastic actions against Marshal Tito and others seen as deviants following Imre Nagy’s execution. The Nagy case sparked protests, riots, and international condemnation from free nations, with widespread student demonstrations and editorials across Europe.
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Switzerland
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Oslo
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Tito
Kremlin
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Warsaw
Poland
Radiation exposure damages blood forming tissues at Oak Ridge
Specialists at Oak Ridge Institute report five men exposed to Monday radiation suffered damage to blood forming tissues. United Nations calls Hungarian investigating committee to meet Friday to review the case.
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Oak Ridge
United Nations
UPIT
U.N
Two youths taken into custody in dynamite case
Greene County Sheriff and State Police report James Ray Jerrells 17 of Linton route one confessed stealing about fifty pounds of dynamite blasting powder and caps from Friar Tuck coal mine on March 9. Gary Wilson 17 of Midland aided in moving explosives. Jerrells faces second degree burglary and grand larceny charges with $3000 bond. Wilson may face accessory charges. Jerrells was a member of Midland High School's 1953 basketball team.
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Jack Blakely
Joe Feeney
James Ray Jerrells
Linton
Friar Tuck
Sherwood- Templeton Coal Company
Gary Wilson
Midland
Jerrells
George Swaby
Robin Hood
Hymera
New Castle
Sullivan
Sullivan County
Harold Conners
Wilson
Midland High School
Indiana VFW Convention Opens in South Bend
A four day Indiana Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention and its auxiliary opened in South Bend. A parade is planned for Saturday with Richard L. Roudebush of Indianapolis attending as national commander.
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South Bend
Ind
UPI
Indiana Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Richard L. Roudebush
Indianapolis
End Vacation Trip of Mr and Mrs Ed McQuade
Mr and Mrs Ed McQuade have returned to their home after a three months vacation in Arizona and Oklahoma.
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Ed McQuade
Arizona
Oklahoma
Gle' Salesman Testifies At Pay-off Trip In Florida
Indiana bribery trial testimony centers on Arthur Mogilner who says he took William Clarkson on a Florida trip as repayment for political favors linked to a $1.6 million state equipment deal. Defense seeks to show payments were solicitations not bribes and questions a key secret meeting timeline.
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George Craig
Florida
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William E. Sayer
Clarkson
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Cecil McDonough
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Red
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Smith
Big Safe-cracking Ring Said Broken By Arrests
Eight men were arrested in Indiana on charges of belonging to a statewide ring that robbed safes in at least 14 counties and may have stolen from up to 25 counties since January. Police seized six suspects in New Castle and Rushville areas, with two more previously jailed. one more fugitive is sought. The group targeted rural grain elevators and farm supply stores, hauling safes to roadsides after breaking them open, aided in part by red paint chips from a fire engine red car. One safes reportedly weighed 1,200 pounds.
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Madison
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Gail Duncan
Jackie
Henry County
Cecil R. Bell
Joseph
Roy L. Manis
Kenneth Burnett
William E. Catron
William L. Blackburn
Blackburn
James
Penna Enrolls in Northrop Aeronautical Course
John Michael Penna son of Paul R Penna of Linton has been accepted by Northrop Aeronautical Engineering Course. Located in Southern California Aircraft Industry it is a major source for training. Penna, a Linton Stockton HS graduate, previously attended Indiana State Teachers College and Purdue University. He plans to work for a major airline or aircraft maker.
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John Michael Penna
Paul R. Penna
Linton
Northrop
Southern California
Penna
Linton- Stockton
Indiana State Teachers College
Purdue University
Birth Announced for Daughter Susan Kay Jones
Mr and Mrs Ronald Jones of Linton route three announce the birth of a daughter at Freeman Greene county hospital on June 13. The baby weighed eight pounds seven ounces and is named Susan Kay. She is the couple’s second child, with a sister named Ronna Joann. Grandparents include Mr and Mrs Norman Jones of Jasonville and Mr and Mrs Harry ays of Linton route three. Great grandparents are Mr and Mrs Henry Masters of Bicknell and Mrs Lora Fields of Clay City.
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Ronald Jones
Linton
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Susan Kay
Ronna Joann
Norman Jones
Jasonville
Harryays
Henry Masters
Bicknell
Lora Fields
Clay City
Wheat farmers vote Friday on 1959 marketing controls
Wheat farmers in 38 states will vote Friday in a national referendum on whether to keep rigid government marketing controls for the 1959 crop. The Agriculture Department remains neutral, leaving the decision to growers. An estimated up to one million eligible voters will cast ballots at county offices, with a two thirds majority required for quotas to become effective. Past trends show strong support for quotas except in four states in 1958. Eligible voters are growers with more than 15 acres in 83 commercial wheat states. feed-wheat signers with 30 acres are excluded.
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Agriculture Department
New York
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Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Nebraska
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Oklahoma
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