Hoosier graduates face draft and industry bids in Indiana
Indiana University law graduates expect half entering military service as draft and industry compete for new hires. Indiana targets 601 inductees in August with 30 doctors among them, while discusses broader active training and reserve reforms amid looming elections and shifting political power.
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Hoosier College
Uncle Sam
Industry
Leon Wallace
School of Law
Indiana University
Indiana
Navy
Air Corps
Armed Forces
Rio Grande Flood Tops Old Record As Toll Rises
The Rio Grande broke its main rail link between the United States and Mexico as floodwaters surged to a record crest near 60.94 feet. At least 18 people were killed and 40,000 displaced on both sides of the river, with 500 evacuated in Laredo and rains washing out lines and bridges. The Falcon Dam was expected to hold back the surge, while officials warned the crest could stay high for hours.
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Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande
United States
Mexico
Texas Highway Patrol
Nuevo Laredo
Twin Cities
Falcon
Rio Grande Valley
Joe Martin Jr
Bob Kerr
National Guard
Piedras Negras
Don E. McMains
141St Infantry
Eagle Pass
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Eagles Pass
Texas
International Soundphoto
Casablanca Newspaper Head Assassinated
Nationalist terrorists assassinated Dr Emile Fyraud head of La Vigie Morocaine Casablanca in front of a bank on a crowded downtown street. He died at Colombani Hospital. Police said an accomplice was arrested nearby and weapons were found. Earlier six French residents of Tunis were killed in a machine gun raid near Tebourba.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Emile Fyraud
la Vigie Morocaine
Fyraud
Colombani Hospital
Tunis
Tebourba
Craft Club Calls Meeting at Linton Masonic Temple
A called meeting of the Craft club is announced for 7 30 Wednesday evening at the Linton Masonic Temple to discuss upcoming projects and activities.
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Craft Club
Linton Masonic Temple
Former Sullivan Judge to Be Buried
Martin L. Pigg 76, former Sullivan circuit judge and longtime attorney, died yesterday in Union Hospital Terre Haute from complications after a neck injury from a fall. Services 4 p.m. Thursday at Billman Mortuary Chapel, burial in Center Ridge cemetery. Survivors include his widow and two sisters.
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Sullivan
Martin L. Pigg
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Billman Mortuary Chapel
Center Ridge
Pigg
Warehouse Roof Falls Injuring Five At Indianapolis
Five construction workers were injured when a warehouse roof collapsed at the U S Rubber Co facility in Indianapolis. The men, all from Indianapolis, were rushed to Methodist Hospital in fair condition after the canopy roof caved in while they were laying cement. Samuel Kagan, owner of the firm, blamed heavy load. workers said only a wheelbarrow was present.
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Indianapolis
U.S. Rubber Co
Methodist Hospital
Paul Hommel
Richard Barker
Thomas Wilson
Esten Upshaw
John Thomas
Samuel Kagan
Greene County to Receive $8158 in Vocational Funds
Greene county will receive $8158 in vocational education funds from the State Department of Public Instruction as part of a $880,676.38 statewide distribution. The remainder is federal and supports training in home economics agriculture and trade and industrial skills with Sullivan county at $7886.77 Linton at $1521 and Bloomfield at $1181.
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Greene County
State Department of Public Instruction
Sullivan County
Linton
Bloomfield
Harris elected president of Hoosier State Press Association
E H Harris co publisher of The Palladium Item Richmond was elected president of the Hoosier State Press Association at its annual reorganization He becomes the fifteenth leader of the twenty two year old group succeeding Roy R Williams Others elected include Ware Edgar vice president William A Dyer treasurer and Robert Cummings secretary Wray E Fleming remains general counsel The Linton Daily Citizen is a member of the association.
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E. H. Harris
Palladium Item
Richmond
Loosier State Press
Roy R. Williams
Garrett
Ware Edgar
Knox
William A. Dyer
Indianapolis
Robert Cummings
Cannelton
Wray E. Fleming
Linton Daily Citizen
Hoosier State Press Association
French Withdraw From Nam Dinh in Indochina
News from Hanoi reports the French pullout of Nam Dinh, a major Red River Delta port and rice center, leaving a ghost town with few civilians. Officials deny secret evacuations and frame losses as unfounded amid broader Indochina conflict.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Nam Dinh
Tonkin Province
Nguyen Hut Tri
Ngo Dinh Dien
Dunkirk
Red River Delta
Red River
Kontum Plateau
Ankhe
Viet Nan
Paris
Truman's Condition Improves but Recovery May Take Weeks
Kansas City report says former President Harry S. Truman is greatly improved and perceptibly better, though doctors warn full recovery could take weeks or months. Wallace Graham notes a drawn-out path after June gall bladder surgery and subsequent complications.
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Kansas City
Harry
S. Truman
Truman
Soviet Union Opens First Atomic Power Plant
London based Moscow Radio reports the Soviet Union has opened its first industrial atomic power station with a capacity of 5,000 kilowatts. The USSR Council of Ministers says scientists have completed design and construction and plan larger plants from 50,000 to 100,000 kilowatts.
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London
Moscow Radio Today
Soviet Union
Soviet Council of Ministers
Uss
British Atomic Commission
U.S.S
Youth Drowns at Gibault Pool Near Terre Haute
Terre Haute Ind Michael Logan Jr a 14 year old Chicago boy drowned while swimming with companions in a pool at the Gibault Catholic Boys School south of Terre Haute Authorities said he disappeared suddenly underwater and an autopsy will determine if illness contributed to the death
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Terre Haute
Ind
Michael Logan, Jr
Chicago
Gibault Catholic Boys School
Here
Unusual Eclipse Watched by World Over Minneapolis
Aboard a scientists plane over Minneapolis the total eclipse lasted 76 seconds at 5 07 a m CST. Eminent scientists Dr Harold Urey and Dr Donald Menzel observed the event from 239 996 miles away as clouds briefly hid the Sun. Northwest Orient Airlines carried 50 scientists and writers while ground observers in the region saw a fleeting crescent then corona as darkness fell over Lake Minnetonka.
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Minneapolis
Twin
St. Paul
Harold Urey
Donald Menzel
Harvard Observatory
Earth
Northwest Orient Airlines
Urey
Menzel
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Wold Chamberlain
Minnesota
Canada
Alantic
Scandinavia
Russia
Iran
India
Lake Minnetonka
Harvard
Funeral services for Mrs. Tiney E. Ashby
Mrs. Tiney E. Ashby seventy five? 85 years old of Cass died at home Tuesday afternoon. Funeral at 2:00 p m CST Thursday at Newkirk Funeral home Dugger with Maurice Clymore officiating. Burial in Dugger cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Tiney E. Ashby
Cass
Newkirk
Dugger
Maurice Clymore
Slow-poke Trucks Ordered Off Road For Traffic Flow
Indiana State Highway Department Chairman Neil Godwin ordered slow moving trucks to pull off the pavement to let faster traffic pass. He said patrol trucks will remove yellow slow vehicles if three or more cars line up behind, boosting highway safety by allowing passing without entering the left lane.
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Indianapolis
INS
State Highway Department
Neil Godwin
Franklin
Taffic
Godwin
Policemen Nab Fugitive After Coalmont Chase
Clarence Wyant 25 fled the Indiana Penal Farm with two companions Saturday night and was captured Sunday afternoon in a woodshed at his sister's Coalmont home. The other two men remain at large. Wyant confessed to being with the trio when the Greencastle car was stolen but denied involvement in the Morris auto theft. The men stole a 1951 Hudson four door with plate MB 4/8 and fled toward Missouri or Georgia. Police recovered the vehicle in a dry pit near Coalmont after the pursuit. Wyant was returned to the Penal Farm with a 180 day sentence previously imposed by Jasonville Mayor Earl Row.
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Coalmont
Clarence Wyant
Indiana Plate
Fumamville
Wyant
Oscar Suthard
Jasonville
Onald Morris
Missouri
Georgia
Greencastle
Suthard
Joe Feeney
Ted Neal
Brazil
Taylor
Gilbert
Neal
Mary Padgett
Feeney
Earl Row
Morris
Guatemalan Revolt Ends As Castill Armas Victorious
Guatemalan War ends with a cease fire after 12 days of fighting. Col. Carlos Castillo Armas returns to the capital while Col. Elfego Monzon heads talks in San Salvador. Police raid, arms surrender orders follow the rebel victory and Arbenz era ouster.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Col
Elfego J. Monzon
San Salvador
Castillo Armas
Oscar Osorio
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Communist Party
Hospital births and admissions report from Lyons area
A son was born Tuesday to Mrs. Ralph Trent of Lyons weighing seven pounds seven ounces and remains unnamed. Another baby boy weighing seven pounds seven ounces was born today to Mrs. Richard Archer of Bloomfield. Admissions include William Boles of Worthington for medical treatment and Mrs. Eugene MacDonald of Phoenix undergoing major surgery. Mrs. Nancy Huffman of Glezen admitted for medical treatment. Dismissals listed: Phillip Bennett of Linton, Mrs. Hiram Baker of Bloom, and Miss Beth Ann Willis of Owensboro.
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Ralph Trent
Lyons
William Boles
Worthington
Eugene MacDonald
Phoenix
Ariz
Nancy Huffman
Glezen
Richard Archer
Bloomfield
Phillip Bennett
Linton
Hiram Baker
Beth Ann Willis
Owensburg
Dynamite Used in War of Indianapolis Taxicabs
In Indianapolis a bomb blasted two Red Cab vehicles and damaged six others in a Tuesday night strike amid fierce competition with a rival firm. No injuries occurred. authorities seek two men seen fleeing the scene and the blast caused about $10,000 in damage plus a broken window at a nearby residence.
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Indianapolis
Indianapols
Red Cab
Richard Hunt
Wee Dingwa
Hunt
Masons to Meet at Masonic Temple Monday Morning
Members of Linton Lodge No 560 F and A M will hold a called meeting at 1 Masonic Temple at 6:00 o clock Monday morning. Work in a Master degree will be conducted and a breakfast will be served.
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Linton Lodge
A.M
Masonic Temple
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United Press Science
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