White River Rise Halts Search For Missing Man Martindale
The White River neared flood stage at 15.15 feet delaying efforts to find Clarence Martindale, 40, after his truck was found Feb. 22. National Guard tanks and volunteers cleared drift as water rose, with dynamite planned to remove debris once levels recede.
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White River
Clarence Martindale
Linton
William Coleman
M. E. Brock
U.S
Elliston
Brock
Newberry
Edwartsport
Indiana
Martindale
Linton Reconnaissance Company
Indiana National Guard
Don Hart
Worthington
Coleman
Indiana senators review four bills in largest state budget
In Indianapolis Hoosier senators began a page by page review of four bills forming the largest proposed state budget. They seek savings in a two year 672 million dollar plan, while wary of totals possibly surpassing 700 million with other bills.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Senate Finance Committee
House
Don Clark
Clark
Representatives
Hospital Report Admissions and Births Listed in Linton Area
Admissions include Mrs. Marlin Brewer of Linton giving birth to an eight pound thirteen ounce son not yet named. Mrs. Oliver Kester of Jasonville and Mrs. Bernard Edward Douda of Crane also listed with newborns. Dismissals feature Mrs. William Workman and baby of Bloomfield and Mrs. Clint Craig of Jasonville among others.
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Marlin Brewer
Linton
Oliver Kester
Jasonville
William Pritchard
Bernard Edward Douda
Crane
Indiana University Pledges Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Carolyn Bunny Craig daughter of Mrs Mary Craig of Linton has been pledged to Pi Beta Phi at Indiana University The pledging ceremony was held January 28 with a pledge banquet January 29 Mrs Craig attended both events on campus
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Carolyn “Bunny” Craig
Mary Craig
Linton
Indiana University
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Craig
35th Atomic Blast Detonated Today At Proving Ground
The third atomic explosion of the 1955 nuclear test series occurred atop a 300 foot tower at dawn, with a flash visible across an 800 mile arc. Observers in Los Angeles and San Francisco reported bright orange centers, while Las Vegas noted a whiter flash. The AEC said the device was a small bomb around 19 000 tons of TNT, about the same strength as the first blast. Newsmen flew into the cloud fifteen minutes later for radiation measurements.
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Los Angeles
San Francisco
California
Sacamento
Phoenix
Ariz
Utah
Nevada Proving Grounds
U.S
The
Proving Grounds
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Tactical Air Command
AEC
Air Force
Indian Springs Air Force Base
Indiana House Approves Korean War Veteran Bonus Plan
The Indiana House voted 81 to 12 for a compromise $600 bonus for about 31 000 Korean theater veterans at a cost over 7.5 million dollars. The bill covers those who served abroad between June 27 1950 and July 27 1958 plus disabled vets and next of kin with higher payments. The measure now goes to the Senate amid potential veto or delay by Governor Craig.
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Indianapolis
Indiana House
Representatives
Senate
Craig
American Legion
House
Auxiliary Will Meet at Legion Home Tonight
The Auxiliary of the American Legion Post in Linton will hold a meeting at the Legion home at 7 30 this evening. Miss Martha Heitmen is president and announced the event today.
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Postet
Linton
Legion
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Tax cut proposal faces Senate hurdle in bid for compromise
Democratic senators push a $20 per person income tax reduction as notes of delay by the Senate Finance Committee leave the measure uncertain. Leon Keyserling testifies on a plan with staged $20 relief starting Jan 1, 1958, while prospects for Senate approval remain dim.
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Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Leon H. Keyserling
Council of Economic Advisers
Truman
Eisenhower
National Conference On Economic Progress
Alben W. Barkley
D-Ky
House
Mrs. Kate Dove 85 Dies in Vicksburg
Mrs. Kate Dove aged 85 died at her Vicksburg home after a lengthy illness. Born August 3 1869 she spent most of her life in the Vicksburg community. Survived by husband Charles Dove and several nieces and nephews. Body taken to Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger removed to family residence at Vicksburg. Funeral at 2 pm Thursday at Vicksburg Baptist church. Burial Olive Branch cemetery.
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Kate Dove
Vicksburg
Vicksburg Baptist Church
Olive Branch Cemetery
Guild Meeting At Freeman Greene County Hospital
The Freeman Greene County hospital Guild plans a meeting in the hospital clinic room at 2:00 PM Monday with Lyons members as hostesses. Avery Murray hospital manager will present a financial report of the hospital.
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Freeman-Greene County Hospital Guild
Lyons
Avery Murray
Army Hangs Three Negro Soldiers for Murder
At Fort Leavenworth the Army executed three soldiers by hanging for the murder of taxi driver Harry Langley of Waynesville Missouri. Chastine Beverly James L Riggins and Louis M Suttles were convicted by general court martial after robbing the cab and leaving Langley to die in September 1951. Executions were staggered over about one hour and fifteen minutes with radio coordination and monitoring by officials.
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Kan
Chastine Beverly
Balty
James L. Riggins
Birmingham
Ala
Louis M. Suttles
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ft. Leonard Wood
Harry Langley
Waynesville
Ft. Leavenworth
James W. Davis
Military Prison
State Bank Bandit Punished Quickly
Edwin Lynn Fogle 21 of Wilmington Illinois was sentenced to 1 year in jail by Porter Circuit judge Goldie L Burns after pleading guilty to robbing the Kouts State Bank in Indiana. He fled with 4326 dollars, was captured near Roselawn 49 minutes later, and cited financial difficulties as motive.
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Valparaiso
Ind
speeaNy
Illinois
Indiana
Milwaukee
Wis
Roselawn
Raymond Dahl
Fogle
Hoosier Man Found Dead on Broadway in New York
Herbert M. Friend of South Bend Indiana was found dead on a sidewalk in front of a busy Broadway office building. Authorities said he apparently died of natural causes after papers in his pockets identified him.
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New York
Herbert M. Friend
South Bend
Ind
Friend
Man Killed Walking as Car Strikes Beloved Localresident
Hayden Silvers, 48, was struck and killed by a car Monday night while walking along a Bedford street. State police identified the driver as John R. Fields, 19, of Springville.
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Bedford
Ind
Hayden Silvers
John R. Fields
Springville
Israeli Forces Attack Gaza Area. 38 Egyptians Dead
The United Nations Mixed Armistice Commission reports a violent Israeli assault on Egyptian troops in Gaza killing 38 Egyptians including 36 soldiers and two civilians and wounding 31. The three hour battle led to Israeli withdrawal as Egypt pledges swift retaliation.
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Egypt
United Nations Mixed Armistice Commission
Gaza
Gaza Strip
Mixed Armistice Commission
Tel Aviv
Israel
Crippled B 47 Crashes Killing Five Near Lake Charles
A crippled B 47 Stratojet on a radar guided emergency approach to its fogged in base crashed and exploded into five houses and several trailers near Lake Charles Louisiana. Five persons including the three crew members and a young couple died in the fiery crash. A man in a destroyed trailer was badly burned. The blast damaged four more houses and two trailers as power and lines were knocked out. Albert Morgan and his wife were burned to death in the closest house.
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Lake Charles
Albert Morgan
Archers Plan To Form Club In Linton
Lorin Jokin spokesman for a group in Linton says archers plan a new club with a 14 target course meeting NFAA specs and an indoor range. He notes a recent Brown County State Park deer bow season drew nearly 200 archers and cites legal bow hunting of rabbits in Indiana Sundays and a bill to legalize archery fishing as pending.
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Linton
Robin Hood
Lorin Jokin
E” Street
N.F.A.A
Brown County State Park
Indiana
Indiana General Assembly
British Scientist Pontecorvo Works on Soviet Atomic Project
Bruno Pontecorvo formerly of Britain writes from Russia appealing for a world ban on atomic weapons. He says he has lived in the Soviet Union for years, with his wife and three children, seeking asylum and denying kidnap claims. He cites hatred of Hiroshima and notes his move followed a police state pressure.
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Moscow
Bruno Pontecorvo
U.S
Canadian
Izvestia
Pravda
United States
Canada
Britain
Italy
France
Soviet Union
Hiroshima
Pontecorvo
Harwell
London
House of Commons
Women's Clubs Plan For Largest Cross
The General Federation of Women's Clubs announced a $3,000,000 drive to build a 500-foot cross atop Bald Knob Mountain in central Illinois. Theodore Chapman, president, said the cross will be dedicated to unity of Christian thought and effort and visible over a 7,500 square mile area.
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Washington
INS
General Federation of Women’s Clubs Today
U.S
Theodore Chapman
Federation
Bald Knob Mountain
Ilinois
Fred F Bays Dies Former Indiana Democratic Leader
Fred Fenton Bays longtime Indiana Democratic Party leader and former state chairman died at 1 p.m. Monday at Green Tower Farms near Sullivan. He was 72. Bays served as state Democratic chair from 1938 to 1947 and held various public posts. He was a lawyer, former Sullivan mayor, and served on state commissions. He was married to Eugenie Debs Selby in 1947 and is survived by a widow and daughter.
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Fred Fenton Bays
Indiana
Green Tower Farms
Bays
John S. Bays
Hattie Fenton Bays
Col
Harold Bays
Lee F. Bays
Mr. Bays
Bloomfield
Culver Military Academy
Indiana University
Evansville State Hospital
14Th Judicial District
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Sullivan County
Democratic Central Committee
Omer Stokes Jackson
Greenfield
Democratic Party
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
M. Clifford Townsend
Indiana Public Service Commission
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission
Hinkle C. Hays
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Billman
Mothers to Meet in DeMolay Circle Party
The DeMolay Mother's Circle will hold a gathering at Mrs. Ward Letsinger’s home 349 First Street Northwest at 7 15 Monday evening for a party.
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Ward Letsinger
First Street
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