Tornadoes Hit Illinois Indiana Thursday Night
A spate of twisters struck Illinois and Indiana, damaging barns and buildings and injuring several in Pulaski county Indiana. A second tornado flattened structures at Woodford county Poor Farm near Peoria. Four injuries reported. overall damage estimated in the tens of thousands.
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Illinois
Indiana
West
Pulaski County
Woodford County
Peoria
Delvie Masterson
Star City
Pulaski
Winamac
Ind
Masterson
Woodford County Sheriff's Office
Eureka
Ill
Lake Michigan
Lake Bluff
Great Lakes Training Center
Pocahontas Visit to Chickateth Council Meeting
The Great Pocahontas will visit the Chickateth Council of Pocahontas at its regular meeting in the hall on Monday evening at 7:30. After the meeting a birthday and anniversary party will follow and members are asked to bring sandwiches.
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Great Pocahontas
Chickateth Council of Pocahontas
Killer Suspect Sought In Three Midwest States
Detroit report says 27-year-old Warren Lee Irwin is charged with the corn field murder of Adelina Shagena near Oxford Michigan on June 8. FBI and police in five states pursue leads as witnesses and guards monitor possible revenge. Irwin is believed armed with two guns and remains at large.
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Detroit
Warren Lee Irwin
FBI
Irwin
Cornfield
Adelina Shagena
Oxford
Mich
Vote Is Nearer On Biggest Tax Hike in History
Washington staff report the House ready to vote on a record 7.2 billion dollar tax increase as Republicans move to recommit the bill to Ways and Means. President Truman presses for defense and civil defense funding while other Capitol actions include wage controls and Hollywood inquiry revival.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph W. Martin
GOP
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
Senate
Capitol
Wage Board
House Labor
Robert A. Taft
Wage Stabilization Board
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Congress
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
British Oil Men Consider Departure From Iran
In Tehran on June 22, about 3000 Anglo Iranian Oil workers weighed possible departure amid nationalist moves. Officials asked them to stay as tensions eased, though some resignations had occurred. A British delegation warned of mass resignations threatening Abadan refinery. Eric Drake’s fate could trigger broader walkouts.
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Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Mohammed Mossadegh
Abadan
Eric Drake
Drake
Massrut Ans To
Fish Fry and Meeting At Lee Sherrard Park
About two hundred people are expected at 6 pm for a fish fry and guest meeting of the Greater Linton club at the Conservation clubhouse in Lee Sherrard park. White river catfish with ex tras, soft drinks and coffee will be served followed by an entertainment program. Members wives and helpers for the Fourth of July celebration are invited.
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Greater Linton
Lee-Sherrard Park
White River
Linton
Delta Theta Tau Plans Monday Hamburger Fry
Members meet at 6:00 PM Monday at the West shelter house in Shakamiak park for a hamburger fry. They will bring their own table service.
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Delta Theta Tau Sorority
West Shelter House
Shakamiak Park
First Bonus Checks Presented in Greene County
Mr and Mrs Bloomfield and Robert Gordon of two sons John were killed during ar Il will be honored at a Special Fourth of July ceremony at Linton. They will receive the first next of kin state veterans bonus checks for Greene county. Two checks for 600 dollars each to be presented at 2 00 p m at High School park. Others receiving next of kin bonus checks include Pearl Gilbreath Newberry Frank R West Bloomfield Matel G Gee Bloomfield route 4 and Josephine O Bannon Owensburg.
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Bloomfield
Robert
Roy Gordon
John
Ar Il
Linton
Greene County
High School Park
Pearl Gilbreath
Newberry
Frank R. West
Matel G. Gee
Josephine O'Bannon
Owensburg
Wilson Warns Congress to Extend Defense Production Act
Defense Mobilizer Charles F. Wilson warned that the entire mobilization program could collapse if Congress does not extend and tighten the Defense Production Act beyond its June 30 expiration. He cited inflation as a key risk and urged swift action as Congress prepares to debate an eight month extension and related controls.
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Washington
Defense
Charles F. Wilson
Congress
Senate
House
Armed Forces Industrial College
Wilson
Politbureau
Senate Democrats
Senate Banking Committee
Senate Banking Committees
Michael V. DiSalle
Senate Committee
Youth Sentenced In Death of Sister in Indiana
Marvin Gordon King, 16, was sentenced to two to 21 years for the manslaughter of his half sister Doris Jean Daniel, age three, shot April 19 at a farm home near North Vernon. He will be transferred to a state reformatory next week after a Jennings circuit court verdict.
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North Vernon
Ind
U.P
Marvin Gordon King
State Reformatory
Jennings
King
Doris Jean Daniel
Doris Jean
Here
39 Are Believed Lost in Plane Down in Liberia
A Pan American Airways Constellation carrying 39 people from South Africa to New York disappeared after crossing over Roberts Field Monrovia Liberia. Radio contact was lost in a violent rain storm. search planes combed the jungle as pilots and crew were identified.
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French West Africa
U.P
Pan American Airways Constellation
South Africa
New York
Liberia
Roberts Field
Monrovia
Ivory
Africa
Pan American
Frank J. Crawford
Huntington Station
Long Island
N. Y
Johannesburg
Accra
British Gold Coast
Lisbon
Portugal
Atlantic
Boston
Status Quo Fix We're In Now in Korea War Debate
The piece laments leaders being grilled by a Senate committee instead of finishing the Korean War. It argues postponing blame for the prewar period and urges focusing on ending the conflict and securing peace, criticizing vaudeville style testimony.
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Douglas MacArthur
Senate Investigating Committee
Washington
United States
Japan
Korea
Patrick J. Hurley
Senate Committee
Two Linton Men Held in Thefts
Charles Duncan and Billy Joe Goodman, both of Linton, are jailed in Bloomfield after admitting involvement in two local robberies. Duncan confessed to stealing wheels and tires, a pistol, and items from a cabin, while Goodman faces larceny charges.
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Charles Duncan
Billy Joe Goodman
Linton
Greene County
Bloomfield
Bill Branstetter
Duncan
Goodman
Asel
Bob Lemonds
Russell
Lemonds
Hannum Motor Sales
Mr Russell
Branstetter
Jack Blakely
John A. Brandon
Community Sing at White Rose Church Sunday
A community sing will be held at White Rose church Sunday at two o'clock. The Smith quartette from Terre Haute and two local quartettes are expected to attend. Rev Stanley Sipes and Pastor Rev. John Jerrell invite the public to attend.
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White Rose Church
Smith Quartette
Terre Haute
Stanley Sipes
John Jerrell
Quartet to Sing at Jericho Church Sunday
Terre Haute based House of Prayer quartet to perform during the Jericho church Sunday evening services announced by pastor Rev. John Jerrells. Public invitation extended for attendance.
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House of Prayer
Terre Haute
Jericho Church
John Jerrells
Athlete Held After Attacking Three Men For Fun
Roach Jack 18 admitted slugging three men to test his strength after police saw him washing blood from his hands. He pled guilty to three assault and battery counts and remained jailed for an unpaid 300 dollar fine. Victims were strangers. two hospitalized. Roach a former track and football star at Streator Township High School.
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Streator
Ill
Jack Roach
John Gaydos
Roach
Gaydos
Streator Township
Reds Hold North Korea Front as Jets Clash Across Front
U S and United Nations air forces reported heavy fighting over northwest Korea with 29 enemy planes shot down or damaged in two air battles. Sabrejet pilots claimed two MiG-15s, while allied forces struck four communist airfields near the Yalu. Frontline patrols described Reds dug in near Kumchon and Pyongyang as commands warned of possible new offensives. No allied losses were reported.
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Tokyo
Korea
U.S. 5Th Air Force
Yalu River
Manchuria
Red Air Force
United Nations Tank
Kumehon
Pyongsang
Pyonyang
Kumchon
Pyongang
8Th Army
Pyongyang
Sea of Japan
Yanggu
Edward Almond
10Th Corps
South Korea
Manchurian
Ind
Samuel Pasecreta
Raymond Barton Jr
Augusta
Wayne Hamilton Elevated In Indiana Pharmacists Group
Wayne Hamilton president of Hamilton Drug company was advanced to second vice-president of the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association at the annual French Lick convention. Emery A. Badanish of Gary was elected president and Paul McCoy of Hamming first vice-president. Hamilton was third vice-president last year. About five hundred attended as Bert R. Mull of Eli Lilly and Company acted as toastmaster.
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Wayne Hamilton
Hamilton Drug Company
Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
French Lick
Emery A. Badanish
Gary
Paul McCoy
Hamming
Mr. Hamilton
P. J Maurer
Rising Sun
Frank Labraio
Indianapolis
Robert C. Heikowsky
Ft. Wayne
Joseph W. Williams
Washington
Bert R. Mull
Efi Lilly and Company
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