Argentine Cabinet Officers Quit Jobs As Peron Reshapes Government
Argentine cabinet members resigned after talks with military leaders as a three man junta, with Lucero as strong man, Tessaire as potential third, was predicted. Government said troops would return to barracks and calm prevailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Peron
Franklin Lucero
Alberto Tessaire
Montevideo
Uruguay
Lucero
Tetsaire
Weron
Indiana to fund 1955 57 hospital projects
Indiana state mental health officials approve a six million dollar construction program for the 1955 57 biennium. Projects include upgrades at Richmond Central Fort Wayne Muscatatuck Logansport Epileptic Village Evansville and Madison state hospitals with new dormitories wards roofs and housing for staff.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Margaret Morgan
General Assembly
Richmond State Hospital
Central State Hospital
Fort Wayne State School
Muscatatuck State School
Logansport State Hospital
New Castle
Evansville State Hospital
Madison State Hospital
Frog carving found in ancient Mesa ruins
In Mesa Grande Indian ruins near Mesa Arizona a carved seashell frog, turquoise inlay, was uncovered with the remains of an infant. Dr Kenneth Stewart of Arizona State College said the frog indicates rich artifacts in the site and a small bowl and beads were found in the same area likely attached to the child's clothing.
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Mesa
Ariz
Mesa Grande
Kenneth Stewart
Arizona State College
Stewart
Clubs to Conduct Safety Campaign for Fourth of July
Federated Women from this area join a national program to cut traffic deaths from 348 last year. A 2 00 p m discussion on WBTO radio features Miss Margaret Cooper with Second District clubwomen from Daviss Greene Knox Martin Morgan Owen and Sullivan Counties. Local club presidents named for telephone chain calls.
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Federated Clubwomen
Linton
WBTO
Margaret Cooper
Indiana Federation of Clubs
Daviss
Greene
Knox
Martin
Morgan
Owen
Sullivan Counties
Bay View Club
Clyde Kirkham
Alpha Delphian
Earl T. Aikin
Elite
Marland Haines
George Jones
J. F. Dant
United States
Lightning Strikes Knock Two Greenskeepers at Speedway Course
Two greenskeepers Commodore Littoral and Harrison Denham were knocked unconscious beneath a tree at Speedway golf course. A bystander revived them with artificial respiration. both were taken to Methodist Hospital in fair condition.
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Indianapolis
Speedway Golf Course
Commodore Littoral
Brownsburg
Harrison Denham
Methodist Hospital
Families Visit In Indianapolis And California
Mrs James Bullington of Indianapolis and Mrs Lyle Wilett with daughter Rhondi of Anaheim California stay a week with Mrs Grace Cox. Cox and Bullington are sisters.
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James Bullington
Indianapolis
Lyle Wilett
Rhondi
Annaheim
Cal
Grace Cox
Cox
Bullington
Federal spending near wartime total in 1955
Treasury figures show the public debt at 277.009 billion by May 31 1955 with the 12 month deficit around 4.504 billion and an expected 1956 tax cut as Congress may approve. The piece compares current spending to World War II peaks and notes Eisenhower era restraint.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Truman
House
Senate
Korea
Holden to Be Officer At State Moose Convention
T. K. Holden of Linton will serve as sergeant at arms at the 32d annual Indiana Moose association convention in South Bend from Thursday to Sunday. More than 1,000 officers and delegates from 75 lodges are expected. Initiation ceremonies Thursday. sessions Friday and Saturday. new officers elected Sunday morning. Events include the 25 club party and Moose night at South Bend Speed Way. Women of the Moose hold a two day conclave in conjunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. K. Holden
Linton
Indiana Moose Association
South Bend
Prisoners Again Fail To Make Appearance At Border
In Hong Kong three American ex prisoners who stayed with the Communists after the Korean War failed to appear at the border for the fourth day running. Consulate Officer S M Backe searched the Canton border and the usual exit route by train but found no trace of the men who chose to remain in Communist China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Red China
Europe
S. M. Backe
China
Canton
Slightly Cooler Weather In Indiana Ahead
Indiana to see a dip in heat with highs 80 to 85 across the state and a two degree cooler change in the central region. Tuesday posted a 94 degree high in Evansville, while Indianapolis reached 89 and received heavy rain in a afternoon storm. Lows tonight expected 53 to 60, with Friday forecast for fair and mild conditions and highs near 80 to 85.
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Hoosiers
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Evansville
South Bend
Indianapolis
Heat Wave Breaks Across Nation With Severe Storms
A cold front ends a major heat wave as storms sweep the country. New York City saw a dramatic drop in temperatures after a thunder and hailstorm. Long Island and Connecticut bore the brunt. Tornado sightings appeared near Gypson Kansas Miami Oklahoma and Corpus Christi Texas. Large hail and flooding affected the plains and northeast as cool Canadian air collided with heat.
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Plains
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New York City
Long Island
Connecticut
Long Island Levittown
Gypson
Kan
Miami
Okla
Corpus Christi
Tex
Emporia
State Hospital Plan Approved for Indiana 1955
The U S Public Health Service approved Indiana 1955 hospital plan announced by State Health Commissioner A C Offutt. The plan inventories facilities and guides federally aided hospital construction, recommending more general hospitals in 62 areas, chronic disease facilities in 15, nursing homes in 66, and rehabilitation centers in Gary and Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
U. S. Public Health Service
A. C. Offutt
Hoosier
State Board of Health
Gary
GM Plants Return to Full Schedule After Walkouts End
GM plants nationwide resume normal production after regional walkouts ended at the Fisher body plant in Livonia and others. The national union council recommended ratification of the new contract, with local votes to follow at 109 UAW locals. Ratification must occur by June 29.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Livonia
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW Council
UAW
John W. Livingston
National Council
Purdue Announces New Wheat Varieties at Agronomy Day
Purdue University announced two improved wheats and two new spring oats at Agronomy Day. The breeding team includes researchers from the agricultural experiment station and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Indiana introduced Hessian-fly resistant Dual durum wheat, usable for grain and forage. Vermillion wheat and Newton Bentland spring oats were also named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Agricultural Experiment Station
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Indiana
Hoosier Traffic Toll Higher Than in 1954
Indiana traffic deaths through June 19 total 457, compared with 450 at the same point in 1954. State Police say high speeds and heavier traffic caused most of this year’s fatalities, with 354 rural and 103 urban deaths.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoosier
Frank A. Jessup
Officers to Install Chapter 19 Moose Officers at Bedford
The Women of the Moose Chapter 19 will travel to Bedford on Sunday to install officers for the chapter there. Members involved in the installation should contact Senior Regent Edna Clayton for transportation.
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Chapter
Women of the Moose
Bedford
Edna Clayton
McCarthy Concedes Defeat On Conference Plan
Senate debate looms as Senator McCarthy forecasts defeat over a resolution demanding US insistence on discussing Soviet satellite nations at the Big Four conference. Administration and key committees oppose the move while a floor fight is promised. The House considers Social Security tax rises and a delay strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Herbert Hoover Jr
Johnson
Bolten Family Named WTTV Farm Family of the Month
The Bolten family of Linton rural route chosen as WTTV Farm Family of the Month for June. Mr Bolten and son in law Don Worth were interviewed by Jack Davenport on RFD-4, discussing apples peaches nuts and other farm products. A citation signed by Sarkes Tarzian and station officials accompanies the honor.
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Ford Bolten
Linton
WTTV
Bolten
Don Worth
Jack Davenport
Mr. Worth
Sarkes Tarzian
Jamison Family Visit Noted Before Air Force Assignment
Mrs S D Jamison of Terre Haute and her son Lt Robert D Jamison U S Air Force spent Tuesday with Mr and Mrs Bris Roush and relatives Lt Jamison recently graduated from Indiana University School of Dental Surgery this month and heads to Harlington Texas after a three week training period in Montgomery Alabama
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S. D. Jamison
Terre Haute
Robert D. Jamison
U.S. Air Force
Bris Roush
Lt. Jamison
Indiana University School of Dental Surgery
Harlington
Texas
Montgomery
Ala
Impulse Buying Counts For Large Share Of Purchases
A University of Illinois study shows impulse buying accounts for nearly one fifth of clothing furniture appliances cars and homes purchases. Three of five impulse buys cannot be postponed and about one in three of the unscheduled expenditures involve clothing or auto accessories like tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Illinois
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
Contested Policeman Chooses $16,000 Over More
New York police patrolman Redmond L. O'Hanlon, 39, won $16,000 answering Shakespeare questions on The $64,000 Question and chose to stop rather than risk losing it all for a shot at higher prizes. He said with five children to raise he preferred stability over further gains.
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New York
Redmond L. O'Hanlon
Shakespeare
O’hanlon
New York City
Eisenhower Heads For New England
President Eisenhower flies from Washington aboard the Columbine II for a six day speaking and fishing trip to New England. He will stop in Rutland Vermont and visit parts of Vermont New Hampshire and Maine making eight speeches and hoping for a weekend of fishing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
New England
Korea
Ruthland
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
White House
Linton Girls Attend State at Indiana University
Miss Saundra Haseman of Linton leads the Nationalist party ticket for mayor as Hoosier Girls State convenes at Indiana University Bloomington. Other Linton delegates include Linda Myers Kay Bales Julia Moss and Anita Smith. Sponsors are the American Legion Delta Theta Tau Tri Kappa Psi Iota Xi and the Linton Business and Professional Women's club.
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Saundra Haseman
Linton
Indiana University
Bloomington
Linda Myers
Kay Bales
Julia Moss
Anita Smith
American Legion
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
Tri Kappa Sorority
Psi Iota Xi Sorority
Linton Business and Professional Women’s Club
Army Secretary Stevens Resigns as Eisenhower Names Brucker
President Eisenhower accepted the resignation of Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens for personal reasons and named Wilber M. Brucker of Michigan to succeed him. Brucker, 61, was serving as general counsel of the Defense Department and had earlier been Michigan governor and attorney general.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Robert T. Stevens
Wilber M. Brucker
Michigan
Stevens
Storm Center
Army-McCarthy
Army Post
Brucker
Defense Department
Saginaw County
Joseph R. McCarthy
Signal Corps
Ft. Monmouth
White House
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
New England
McCarthy
America
Dangerous Prison Escapee Sought in Michigan
Statewide alert issued for James Vincent Ecker 19 of Saginaw. he escaped Michigan State Reformatory in a packing crate bound for shipment. Ecker, serving life for the 1953 slaying of Verda J. Odom Morris, is described as dangerous and possibly armed with a knife.
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Sonia
Mich
Michigan State
Kropp
Ecker
Four Couples Receive Marriage Licenses in Sullivan County
The Sullivan circuit court clerk issued four marriage licenses. Recipients include Charles Johanningsmeier of Sandborn Route 2 with Evaline M. Clark of Paxton Route 1, Walter A. Cox of Sullivan Route 2 with Shirley Ann Jarman of Linton, Rex E. Padgett of Bridgeport Route 2 with Velma Lorraine Street of Worthington, and Fred Alsman of Cass Township with Rosemary Roberts of Dugger.
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Sullivan Circuit
Sullivan
Charles Johanningsmeier
Sandborn
Evaline M. Clark
Paxton
Walter A. Cox
Shirley Ann Jarman
Linton
Rex E. Padgett
Bridgeport
Velma Lorraine Street
Worthington
Fred Alsman
Cass Township
Rosemary Roberts
Dugger
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Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
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