Court May Free Gov Long Returns to Capital in High Drama
Covington La. Gov Earl K Long was released from a Mandeville mental hospital after a judge ordered proceedings in Covington. His attorney demanded the resignation of hospital director Jesse Bankston, claiming the official's ouster would free Long immediately.
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Gov
Covington
UPD
Earl K. Long
UPI
Louisiana
Covington Junior High School
Robert D. Jones
Carl Long
Long
Baton Rouge
WLCS
Jesse Bankston
J. Arthur Sims
Sims
Bankston
Gov. Long
Mandeville
Queen to Receive $200 Award in Linton Fourth of July
The Linton Fourth of July Queen will win $200 in merchandise certificates with $100 and $50 awards for second and third place. Fifteen other contestants will also receive certificates. No changes were made to the standings after the latest tabulation. the list remains as announced Thursday.
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Linton
Former Bucktown Resident Glynn Sumner Dies at 73
Glynn Sumner 73 a former Bucktown resident living in Indianapolis died at General Hospital Indianapolis after a long illness. Born June 11 1886 in Bucktown she was daughter of Calvin and Cora Bedwell. Survived by husband Rollie three sons Harry Sumner Richard Sumner Floyd Sumner two daughters Violet Howard Vera Dickerson two brothers Floyd and Roy Bedwell. Body returned to Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger for viewing. Funeral 3:30 Saturday at the home with burial in Mt. Moriah Bucktown.
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Glynn Sumner
Indianapolis
Bucktown
General Hospital
Sumner
Calvin
Cora Steele Bedwell
Rollie Sumner
Harry Sumner
Cincinnati
Ohio
Richard and
Floyd Sumner
Violet Howard
South America
Vera Dickerson
Gosport
Floyd
Roy Bedwell
Newkirk
Dugger
Mt. Moriah
Motorcycle Crash Fatality in Illinois-Indiana Route
Charles Conrad 22 of Vincennes died in a Lawrenceville Alabama hospital after injuries from a Sunday motorcycle collision on US 50 in Illinois with a car driven by Julie Jordan 16 of Indianapolis.
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Vincennes
Ind
UPI
Charles Conrad
Lawrenceville
Illinois
Julie Jordan
Indianapolis
Three Linton Men Attend GOP School in Indianapolis
Clifford Strong Frank Baxley and Jesse Rice attended a Republican campaign conference at the Claypool in Indianapolis. The session featured 18 political and publicity specialists acting as faculty, with three 75 minute seminars. They were guests of the GOP state committee at a luncheon.
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Linton
Indianapolis
Clifford Strong
GOP
Frank Baxley
Jesse Rice
Claypool
Senators Open Payroll Records Spur Public Scrutiny
The Senate voted to disclose its payroll records after a 15 hour session. Chairman Thomas C. Hennings Jr. led the resolution to make names, titles, and salaries of all Senate staff public. Critics have argued openness curbs nepotism and secretive pay practices seen since a decade.
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Washington
House
Senate
Scripps-Howard
Vance Trimble
Scout Troop 50 Plans Honor Court
Scout Troop 50 will hold a court of honor at 7 00 Monday evening in the grove north of the local Elementary school. Scoutmaster Wes Wright announced Tenderfoot Jim Sitterding Second class Bruce Curry and Curtis Wilkinson First class Jim Williams and Bob Flickinger and merit badges Dean Russell 2 Marc Russell 1 Barney Ford 3 and Richard Wright. Eleven Scouts who completed the 17 mile Lincoln trail hike will wear neckerchief awards as the charter hike group. Arrangements are being made for the troop to camp at Camp Wapeham July 12 18. Parents who can assist transport are to contact Dick Hastings.
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Linton Boy Scout
Wes Wright
Tenderfoot
Jim Sitterding
Bruce Curry
Curtis Wilkinson
Jim Williams
Bob Flickinger
Dean Russell
Marc Russell
Barney Ford
Richard Wright
Lincoln Trail
Camp Wapeham
Dick Hastings
Famine and Pestilence Predicted After Nuclear War
AEC official Dr John N Wolfe told a congressional subcommittee that after an H-bomb conflict nations would face famine and pestilence lasting decades to centuries. Casualty estimates include 48.9 million dead and 20 million injured or delayed effect survivors, with widespread fallout and landscape recovery taking long periods. Anti-fallout shelters could cost five to 25 billion dollars.
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John N. Wolfe
Atomic Energy Commission
Russia
United States
Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization
Wolfe
Environmental Sciences
AEC
Biology & Medicine Division
New York
San Francisco
James Carlisle 74 Dies in Freeman Greene County Hospital
James Carlisle 74 of 369 Fourth Street Northwest Linton died at 11:50 p m Thursday in Freeman Greene County Hospital after five years of declining health and two months of serious illness. A retired coal miner born January 4 1885 in Gallatin Illinois he lived in the Linton area for 70 years and worked in several local mines. Survived by widow Hattie Barnard Carlisle to whom he married March 25 1944 a daughter Mrs Leslie Puckett of Texas City Texas a step daughter Mrs Ruth Benefield of Linton two sisters Mrs Mary Squires of Linton and Mrs Hattie Hagarman of Terre Haute three granddaughters eight great grandchildren and a son Norwood Carlisle killed in action in Europe April 2 1945. Taken to Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel where friends may call after 7 p m. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Memory Chapel with Rev. Harry V Wibbert officiating burial in Fairview cemetery.
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Fourth Street
Linton
Freeman- Greene County
Mr. Carlisle
Gallatin
Ill
James
Nana Lawson Carlisle
Carlisle
Mada Huffman Carlisle
Hattie Barnard Carlisle
Leslie Puckett
Texas City
Tex
Ruth Benefield
Mary Squires
Hattie Hagarman
Terre Haute
Norwood Carlisle
Europe
Anderson-Poindexter
Memory Chapel
Harry V. Wibbert
Fairview Cemetery
Return from East trip of Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas
Mr and Mrs Joe Thomas returned home after two weeks visiting their son Dr Joe Thomas Jr and Mrs Thomas in Wilmington Delaware Their travels included several days in Washington DC and in Williamsburg and Jamestown Virginia
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Joe Thomas
Joe Thomas, Jr
Mrs. Thomas
Wilmington
Del
Washington D.C
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Hidden taxes take one third of Greene county income
A Greene county study by the Tax Foundation shows average gross income of 4750 dollars and hidden taxes lift the annual burden to about 1480 dollars per family. Tax totals total 12.8 million from 41.3 million gross earnings, with 151 taxes embedded in everyday costs like bread and cars.
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The
Tax Foundation
Greene County
Steelworkers Chief Rejects Talks as Industry Heads Cue Meeting
David J. McDonald, president of the United Steelworkers Union, refused to continue negotiations with an industry-wide team and urged the 12 major steel company heads to meet with him tonight. A U.S. soldier held prisoner in Czechoslovakia was handed back to U.S. military authorities in Germany, and a Trans World Airlines jet bound for Chicago disintegrated in a thunderstorm near Milan, killing all aboard.
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UPI
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers Union
Heidelberg
Germany
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Milan
Italy
Trans World Airlines
Chicago
Charges Filed Against Burdette Taylor and David Hickam
Burdette Taylor and David Hickam were named defendants in two Greene circuit court cases filed Thursday in Bloomfield. They face charges of petit larceny and conspiracy to commit a felony.
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Burdette Taylor
David Hickam
Greene Circuit
Bloomfield
Experts May Tell Why Rocket Failed On Mission to Space
Air Force scientists may reveal why Discoverer IV failed to orbit a satellite. The craft burned up after signal loss. a June Discoverer II also failed to return a life capsule. An Air Force test near Antigua aimed to recover hardware.
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UPI
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Earth
Indianapolis Youth Dies In Auto Crash
James Harrison aged 19 of Indianapolis was killed when he fell asleep at the wheel and his car struck a tree along Indiana 37 south of the city early today.
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Indianapolis
UPI
James Harrison
Ind
Here
Violent Thunderstorms Disrupt Indiana Baseball Schedule
A Bloomfield Bloomfield Mer chants game with Linton was canceled due to Pioneer Days the Ellis team back July 3 on the Linton diamond. Thunderstorms lashed Northern Indiana with heavy rain up to 5 inches in places flooding basements and streets.
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Three Die in Greene County Two Car Crash
Funeral services are set for three victims of a Thursday morning crash on state road 67 near Freedom. Two Greene county residents die at the scene, including Mrs. Ernestine Smith and Mrs. Edith Sinders. Miss Sarah Ann Smith dies at hospital after brief treatment. Drivers Dr. Paul B. Risk and Mrs. Hazel Newgent are injured but recovering. The wreck happened in a heavy rainstorm as Newgent skidded and Risk rammed into her car. Miss Smith, a Purdue math instructor, and Dr. Risk were en route to Tennessee to visit his parents. Sinders, born in Greene county, had ties to Jasonville and Bedford. The report notes ongoing funeral arrangements.
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Greene County
Freedom
Ernestine Smith
Worthington
Edith Sinders
Jasonville
Bedford
Sarah Ann Smith
Grand Junction
Tenn
Paul B. Risk
Lafayette
Hazel Newgent
Indianapolis
Newgent
Risk
Sinders
Greeco
Evelyn Moats
Jane Erne
Cleve
Seaway Opening by Queen Elizabeth and Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth and President Eisenhower formally opened the St Lawrence Seaway linking the Atlantic to the Great Lakes as a symbol of international cooperation. The 2300 mile waterway combines locks lakes and channels and was hailed as a monument to democratic collaboration and North American development.
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UPS
Elizabeth
Eisenhower
St Lawrence Seaway
North America
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Great Lakes
Three Hurt In Owensboro Auto Crash In Rain
Chester Clemens of Jacksonville Fla formerly of Linton is hospitalized with a fractured jaw and chin cut. Emmett Edson and wife of Linton recover from minor injuries after a 9 AM Wednesday crash on US 231 six miles south of Owensboro Ky. Edson driver escaped without broken bones. Edson released next day. Clemens expected to stay about a week.
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Chester Clemens
Jacksonville
Fla
Linton
Emmett Edson
Owensboro
Clemens
Edson
Services in Tent to Start at Lyons
A series of Assembly of God tent revival services will begin at 7 30 Sunday evening in Lyons. The tent will sit south of Lyons Main Street with Paul Strietelmeier as speaker. Officials invite the public to attend.
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Assembly of God
Lyons
Lyons Main Street
Paul Strietelmeier
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