Parking suggestion for Central school lot draws mixed views
A Linton resident urged Industries for Linton Committee to convert the old Central school site into a central parking area citing existing utilities and downtown access for trailers. The piece notes local candidates and events, including John Ax for judge and Bud Lenning for secretary of state, plus World’s Fair visitor estimates and garden tips.
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Linton
Central School
Industries For Linton Committee, Inc
Greene County
John Ax
India
Frank A. “Bud” Lenning
Bloomfield
GOP
Burcham Takes Fitness Tests in Germany
First Lt. Jerry J. Burcham age 25 son of Mr and Mrs Joseph V Burcham Jasonville recently took part in a physical fitness test by the Seventh Army near Baumholder Germany He arrived overseas in April 1957 and serves as a platoon leader in Company D of the 12th Infantry in the 8th Division He is a 1951 Jasonville High School graduate and 1956 United States Military Academy graduate His wife Mary accompanies him in Germany.
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Baumholder
Germany
OHTNC
Jerry J. Burcham
Joseph V. Burcham
Jasonville
Seventh Army
Burcham
8Th Infantry Division
12Th Infantry
Jasonville High School
U.S. Military Academy
Mary
Murnau
AHTNC
Ronald L. Neidigh
Genny
Army European Engineer Ordnance School
Neidigh
3D Infantry Division
3D Quartermaster Company
Werzburg
Army
Fort Benning
Europe
Bloomfield High School
Clifford Neidigh
Bloomfield Route Four
Witness testifies Mogilner tried a $1000 shakedown in highway scandal
Indianapolis UPI report: Robert Seastrom, a manufacturers' agent with dealings with Arthur J. Mogilner, testifies Mogilner sought a $1000 payoff to quiet a newspaper story on highway irregularities. He says Mogilner also discussed lavish trips and bribe schemes linked to state business and officials including Virgil Smith.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Arthur J. Mogilner
Mogilner
Robert Seastrom
Elmer Sherwood
William Sayer
Seastrom
Virgil “Red” Smith
George Craig
Canada
Cuba
Sherwood
Sayer
Smith and Thers
Two Chicago teens held on auto theft charges
In Cass County jail, Russell Bays, 19, and a 16 year old boy were held on auto theft charges. Police say the pair admitted stealing a car in Chicago, abandoning it in Francesville, and stealing another in Monticello after their Delphi arrest.
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Logansport
Ind
UPI
Chicago
Cass County
Russell Bays
Delphi
Monticello
Francesville
Two Rodeo Shows Canceled Here
R-Bar-L Rodeo company canceled two showings scheduled for Saturday and Sunday north of Humphreys Park due to wet grounds. Owner Red Lunsford did not know if the troupe would return later in the season.
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R-Bar-L Rodeo Company
Linton
Humphreys Park
Red” Lunsford
Regions Flood Loan Eligibility Declared for 42 Indiana Counties
Farmers in Greene Clay Daviess Knox Owen Sullivan and Gibson counties were named eligible for emergency farm loans after a governor appeal. Loans from the Farmers Home Administration cover rebuilding equipment and operating costs at 3 percent interest. White River receded to 24.15 feet with a crest at 26.50 feet Monday. 42 counties receive flood relief.
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White River
Greene
M. E. Brock
U.S
Elliston
Indiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Harold W. Handley
Clay
Daviess
Knox
Owen
Sullivan
Gibson
Sullivan County
Wabash
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
William G. Bray
Linton-Stockton High Schools Reports Adequate Math Science
Principal J Robert Hahn reports Linton Stockton High School keeps pace with national standards in math and science. Freshman algebra and general math enrollments total 151. geometry 55. advanced algebra 17. senior solid geometry and trig 22. Biology 123 of 128 freshmen meet state requirements. chemistry 25. physics 28. Increases stem from nationwide science publicity better counseling and lab facilities.
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Linton - Stockton High School
United States
J. Robert Hahn
Hahn
Linton-Stockton High School
State Department of Public Instruction
Linton
Gradua
UN Eyes Lebanon Peace Plan Amid East West Tensions
UPI reports Dag Hammarskjold racing to avert an all out conflict as Lebanon faced a rebel challenge backed by Syria. The UN aims to deploy 110 observers by Monday to monitor border tensions while Italy supports aerial surveillance and Lebanon seeks sea patrols.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
United States
Britain
Tripoli
Baalbeck
Vanguard Rocket Stays Earth-bound at Cape Canaveral
Navy technicians halted the Vanguard launch after repeated countdowns near zero due to technical difficulties. The 20-inch satellite inside the rocket was designed to relay solar X-ray data and micro meteorite intensity from space, with no reschedule time given.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Navy
Vanguard
Indianapolis Man Killed by Train Collision
Phillip Bowen aged 36 of Indianapolis was killed when his small truck was struck by a New York Central Railroad passenger train at a crossing. Authorities said the vehicle skidded on fresh oil as Bowen braked.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Phillip Bowen
New York Central Railroad
Bowen
Indiana Flood Forecast But Rain Won't Lift Crest
Heavy rains across Indiana, totaling up to nearly two inches, slow crest drops but won’t raise river stages. The Wabash at Vincennes is seen cresting near 27 to 27.5 feet, with forecasts indicating crests in Lafayette Terre Haute and Mount Carmel areas. White River at Petersburg to crest around 22.5 feet, while conditions ease in Indianapolis and surrounding flood zones.
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Wabash
Vincennes
Greencastle
Terre Haute
Monticello
Lafayette
Loransport
Portland
Kokomo
Peru
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
White River
Petersburg
Mount Carmel
Ill
New Harmony
Ind
LDS Conference Set for June 22 at Local Chapel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold its Southern Indiana Quarterly Conference Sunday June 22 at the First and D Streets Northwest chapel. Mission president Reuel E Christensen and Fort Wayne counselors will speak. First session begins 9 15 a m. Public invited.
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Southern Indiana
D” Streets
Reuel E. Christensen
Fort Wayne
Shifts in Soviet Policy Threaten Western World
The report notes rising Soviet hardening toward Yugoslavia and East West tensions. Khrushchev hints at a Stalinist turn after Nagy's execution, while China pressures satellites to stay aligned. Moscow warns Japan on U S weapons and blames Denmark over Nagy events.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
China
Tito
Moscow
Central Committee
Soviet Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Russia
Peiping Peoples Daily
Hungary
London
Imre Nagy
Japan
U. S
East Germany
Denmark
Copenhagen
Nagy
Communist Party
Pravda
Eisenhower
Six Women Injured as Drunk Driver Strikes Sidewalk
In Indianapolis six women leaving the Radio Corporation of America plant were struck by a car driven by Marvin Lyle St Martin 25. All suffered serious injuries three with bone fractures and one with a leg amputated. St Martin faces drunk driving and failure to stop charges after abandoning the vehicle with two companions.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Radio Corporation of America
Michigan
LaSalle Sts
Methodist Hospital
Johnnie Maiden
Ruth Busbee
Amanda Boal
Faye Hicks
Sophia Tekourius
Lena McElrath
Lebanon
Maiden
McElrath
Marvin Lyle St. Martin
Lie Tests Clear Two Youthful Suspects in Bank Burglary
Two boys from Crawfordsville, Michael Esra 17 and Larry Fields 18, were released by Washington County Sheriff Milton Owsley after lie detector tests cleared them in the Citizens Bank burglary in Pekin. Police had arrested two others near Salem on Ind. 60 after a side door was forced open but nothing was stolen.
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Pekin
Ind
UPI
Citizens Bank
Washington County
Milton Owsley
Michael Esra
Larry Fields
Crawfordsville
Ind. 60
Salem
Goble Explains Terms of New Unemployment Act
Lewis Goble announces the extension law allows qualified residents to file for unemployment compensation at the Linton office starting Monday June 23. Claims will be taken 6 AM to 4 30 PM Monday through Friday with Social Security number based registration to reduce lines.
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Linton
Indiana Employment Security Division
Lewis Goble
Goble
Friay
Centennial Queen to crown Mrs Etta Taylor in Jasonville Jubilee
Jasonville marks its 100th anniversary from July 14 to 20 tied to the Tri County Fair. The celebration features a Kourt series June 28 to July 19, old fashioned bargain days, a Centennial museum opening, street dances, grand Ole Opry stars, a two hour pageant, and a Centennial Queen crowning of 78 year old Mrs Etta Taylor who has lived in Jasonville 54 years.
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Jasonville
Indiana
Main Street
Jasonville Fairgrounds
Lonzo
Oscar
Fairgrounds
Jimmie Dickens
Judy Lynn
Grand Ole Opry
Illinois
Jasonville High School
Etta Taylor
Taylor
Hugh
Mrs Rehmel Dies At 49 In Freeman Hospital
Mrs Harvey Rehmel aged 49 died suddenly at 1 30 this afternoon at Freeman Greene county hospital. Her body was taken to the Anderson Poin Dexter Memory Chapel for funeral arrangements.
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Harvey Rehmel
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Mrs. Ella Wyatt Dies at 82 in Dugger
Ella Wyatt 82 lifelong Dugger resident died at 4 30 this morning after four months illness. Born May 7 1876 south of Dugger she was daughter of John H and Loucynthia Alsman. Survived by husband Elmer Wyatt three sons Russell Long Beach California Raymond Detroit Michigan Rex Dugger one brother Ira Alsman four grandchildren. Body at Evans Funeral Home call after 10 Saturday. Services at Dugger Methodist Church Sunday 2 pm burial in Dugger cemetery.
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Ella Wyatt
Dugger
Wyatt
Sullivan County
John H. and
Loucynthia Willis Alsman
Eisenhower Signs Bill for 10 Percent Pay Raise
President Eisenhower signed a bill granting classified government employees a 10 percent pay increase retroactive to January 1. He asked Congress for a supplemental appropriation to cover the adjustment for fiscal 1958 through June 30 and to include back pay for January.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Sam Rayburn
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