Plans for Shakamak Meet Are Reported
The 18th annual Shakamak Swimming and Diving Championships will be held August 21 and 22 at Shakamak State Park near Jasonville. The 50 meter course is regarded as one of the nation’s best and is expected to draw national swimmers and divers. About 150 athletes and coaches are anticipated. In 1953 there were 40 events with 12 new course records. Trial heats run Saturday and Sunday mornings with afternoon finals. The event is organized by the Jasonville Industrial Bureau and local groups with the Indiana A A U and Department of Conservation. Visitors may fish, picnic, and use the campground. entry forms are available from W Leo Sanders in Indianapolis.
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Shakamak State Park
Jasonville
W. Leo Sanders
Division of State Parks
Indiana Department of Conservation
Indianapolis 9
Earth Sun Distance Shifts Through December and July
The Earth reaches its closest approach to the sun in early December and is farthest from the sun in early July. These orbital positions affect solar radiation and seasonal patterns.
Maine Senator Smith Reels in GOP Primary Victory
In Portland Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith defeated Robert L Jones by about five to one in the Republican primary with 613 of 623 precincts reporting She won 93 567 votes to 19 673 and will face Democrat Paul A Fullam in November Smith declined to credit the McCarthy issue for the win citing need to evaluate returns.
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Portland
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Robert L. Jones
Biddeford
Paul A. Fullam
Colby College
Jack Webb Dominates Dragnet Control Claims
New York INS notes Jack Webb’s supremacy over Dragnet as Stan Meyer loses influence and may exit to Warner Brothers. The piece covers Meyer’s stake sale, industry shifts, and broader parallels in radio and record business including Glenn Miller royalties and Gary Crosby’s rising radio rating.
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New York
Jack Webb
Stan Meyer
Meyer
Hollywood
Warner Brothers
Dragnet
Stan
Webb
Pat Damper
Paramount Theater
Times Square
Eddie Fisher
Paramount
RCA Victor
Glenn Miller
Gary Crosby
Poppa Bing
Decca Records
Garys
Bing
Gary
Rca-Victor
Mendes France to Meet Chou En Lai in Berne on Indochina War
French Premier Pierre Mendes France announced plans to meet Chinese Communist Premier and Foreign Minister Chou En Lai in Berne Switzerland on Wednesday to discuss the Indochina War.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
Chou En-Lai
Berne
Switzerland
Greene County Students Win Distinguished Rating at Purdue
Seven Greene county students joined 1 731 Purdue scholars with Distinguished Rating for second semester 1953 54. Recipients include Jasonville Harry Motto and Fredie J Rowe from agriculture, Linton Harley Justus and Willis Justus in agriculture, Newberry Earl Barter and Joseph Hasler, Worthington Robert York in agriculture.
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Lafayette
Greene County
Purdue University
Jasonville
Harry L. Motto
Fredie J. Rowe
Linton
Harley A. Justus
Willis D. Justus
Newberry
Earl E. Barter
Joseph W. Hasler
Worthington
Robert D. York
Local Women Attend Tea for Frances Kilinger
Dr. Violet Bull and several Linton women attended a tea honoring Frances Kilinger of Bloomfield at the home of Mrs. Bryan Martin in Bloomfield. Kilinger is the newly elected director of District 11 of Indiana Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
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Violet Bull
Gertrude Risher
Rosemary Risher
Margaret Cooper
Madge Chapman
Ann Toney
Linton
Frances Killinger
Bloomfield
Bryan Martin
Miss Killinger
District 11
Indiana Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Facts Mix From History and Science
A collection of assorted facts notes erasing crayon marks with bread on parchment, counts 250000 elevators in the U S, identifies the dawn horse as the oldest fossil horse with three hind toes and four front toes, mentions about 700 private schools, and states Quebec is the only walled city on the North American continent.
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Quebec
Hoosier Day highlights postwar policy debate
The item notes ITVA cited as creeping socialism in a conference discussion. It reports Washington fights over removing Uncle Sam from the electric power business. It cites approximately 75 million dollars in United States fire losses monthly. It adds a historical travel note: stagecoaches took a day and a half to travel from New York City to Philadelphia.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
United States
New York City
Philadelphia
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