Toll road bonds loom as Indiana toll commission grows
A column рассмотрит grass roots opposition to Indiana toll road plans as Governor Craig pushes a north south toll road with bond obligations surpassing 800 million dollars. It notes hires, salaries, and contracts for toll road operations and public concerns over economic efficiency and potential damages during construction.
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Supreme Court
George N. Craig
Miami
Ohio Line
Chicago
Michigan
Indiana
Louisville
Cincinnati
Great Lakes
Ohio River
Albert J. Wedeking
Dale
Charles Enlow
Evansville
Toll Commission
Craig
Wayne B. Fisher
Northern
West Terre Haute Bank Robbery Steals About 1600
A bandit robbed the West Terre Haute State Bank in Indiana taking about $1600 from a teller after demanding cash. Federal official William Grady was wounded by shotgun pellets while moving during the holdup. Police described the suspect as rough, bearded and short, with a confederate waiting in a nearby car. roadblocks followed as investigators chased leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
U.P
West Terre Haute
Federal
William Grady
Racine
Wis
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Harold Roseberry
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Condition of Two-Headed Baby Improves in Indianapolis
The two headed infant at Riley hospital shown improvement after eight days in Indianapolis. Doctors report the frail side has rallied and the stronger side resists pneumonia. Mrs. Cecil Hartley says doctors expect possible removal from oxygen tent soon.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Riley Hospital
Cecil Hartley
Secrest Finishes Winter Training in Germany
Pvt. Raymond Secrest 20 wife Shirley Sullivan route five completed five weeks of winter training with the 102d Infantry Regiment in Augsburg Germany. Soldiers of the 43d Division learned to survive extreme winter conditions and handle weapons on skis and snowshoes. Secrest son of Mr and Mrs Robert Secrest Jasonville route one is a gunner in the regiment's Tank Company. He entered the Army in June 1953 and arrived overseas last November.
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Augsburg
Germany
Raymond Secrest
Shirley
Sullivan
102D Infantry
43D Division
Secrest
Robert Secrest
Jasonville
Birth Announcement for Miller Family Son in Effingham
Mr and Mrs Louis Miller announce the birth of a son on Wednesday March 24 at the new Effingham hospital. The mother is Miss Annis Wolford of Linton. This is the family's third son with Earl Wolford of Linton as grandfather.
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Louis Miller
Effingham
Ill
Annis Wolford
Linton
Earl Wolford
Burns Fatal Near Lafayette Farm Explosion
Mrs. Julia Asbury 65 of West Lebanon died in a Lafayette hospital from burns after a nearby stove exploded on a farm. Her son Clause also sustained burns and was admitted to a Williamsport hospital.
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Lafayette
Ind
Julia Asbury
West Lebanon
Clause
Williamsport
Death of Mrs Esther Woner of Linton Route Three
Mrs Esther Woner 78 of Linton Route Three died at Freeman Greene county hospital after four months illness. She was born in Sullivan County and lived in Graysville before moving to Linton. Survived by husband James Woner son Dr John Woner and two grandchildren. Body to Billman Mortuary Sullivan with calling Saturday. Funeral Sunday at 10 at Mortuary officiated by Rev Royal Canfield. Burial in Johnson Cemetery.
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Esther Woner
Linton
Graysville
Freeman- Greene County
Woner
Sullivan County
James Woner
Graysville Order of Eastern Star
Storms Reporter Joins Coral Sea Crew At Norfolk Yard
Eugene P. Storms air controlman second class USN son of Ward and Mrs Storms Route One is among 236 men reporting for duty aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea during Jan 12 to Feb 24 The Coral Sea nicknamed the Big 43 is completing a four month overhaul at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
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Eugene P. Storms
USN
Ward B. Storms
Route One
Donna Shaw
Oswego
Kans
Coral Sea
USS
Senate approves broad excise tax cuts in 76 to 8 vote
Senate voted 76 to 8 to slash federal excise taxes on furs jewelry luggage cosmetics entertainment and travel bills with other rate cuts deferred. House already passed the plan and a conference committee will craft final terms before sending to President Eisenhower for signature. The package could lift some prices while lowering others and broad support crossed parties.
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White House
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Treasury
Congress
Eight Feared Dead In Minnesota Hotel Fire
Crookston Minnesota. Fire at the Northwood Hotel turned the building into a flaming torch early today. Eight people are feared dead with four known dead and four others believed trapped inside. Two who escaped died later at city hospital. One body recovered identified as a man.
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Crookston
Minn
U.P
Northwood
City Hospital
A. F. Cowl
Duluth
Betty Hedburg
Mrs Cordell Hull Dies at 79 in Staunton Virginia
Mrs Cordell Hull, wife of former Secretary of State Cordell Hull, died today in Staunton Virginia at age 79. The announcement came from Washington.
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Washington
U.P
Cordell Hull
Staunton
Hospital Reports Complication From Bicycle Accident
Mrs Gerald Rupert of Linton admitted with a compound fracture of the left leg after a bicycle collision with a car. Condition reported satisfactory. Miss Virginia Clayton of Bloomfield had major surgery. Mrs Joan Lester of Lyons underwent minor surgery. Dismissals include Mrs William Sanders and baby of Linton, Mrs Jack Woodward and baby of Bloomfield, Mrs Harry Peterson of Linton, Mrs James Burns of Coalmont, and Miss Dorothy Stollings of Newberry.
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Gerald Rupert
Linton
Virginia Clayton
Bloomfield
Joan Lester
Lyons
William Sanders
Jack Woodward
Harry Peterson
Lin
Wrecked Mexican Airliner With 18 Aboard Found
Wreckage of a twin engined Aeronaves de Mexico DC3 was found on Cerro del Fraile near Monterrey with all 18 aboard reported dead. Pilots saw no sign of life and the fuselage remained intact though one wing was torn off. One passenger was Tector Saucedo a noted bullfighter. The plane had been en route from Mazatlan and last contacted air traffic control at 11 05 p.m.
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Monterey
Mexico
Tector Saucedo
Mazatlan
Pacific Coast
French Make Gains In Indochina War
French and colonial troops attacked with artillery and air support driving Communists from two hillocks near Dien Bien Phu. The hilltops overlooked French lines as Dien Bien Phu braces for a larger assault before the Geneva conference. American airlift planes moved dawn to supply the besieged garrison 180 miles west of Hanoi.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
RCA Bloomington plant to mass produce color TV sets
RCA announced its Bloomington Indiana plant has started production of color television sets with a 14 or 15 inch screen and an assembly line capable of producing 2,000 sets monthly. Production began March 8 and a 19 inch model is planned later this year. The plant conversion marks RCA as a major producer entering mass color TV output.
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Bloomington
Ind
WUP
Radio Corporation of America
Newsmen
RCA
Farmersburg man charged with driving without license
Hiram Drake aged 49 of Farmersburg is set to appear Saturday before Linton Mayor Robert C. McFadden to answer a charge of operating an automobile without a valid license. The affidavit was signed by State Policeman Joe Feeney.
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Hiram Drake
Farmersburg
Linton
Robert C. McFadden
Joe Feeney
Jackson Township Trustee Repays Funds and Audit Findings
Indiana auditors report Jackson township trustee Clayte Fields repaid 2098 dollars for period 1951 to 1953 amid overpayments and unremitted taxes. Additional findings cite travel, clerical overpayments, and dog tax gaps. Separate reports cover Charles W. Thompson on insurance for a Wabash river bridge and Donald Abram’s 1951‑52 appropriations tied to Hendricksville grocery.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Board of Accounts
Clayte Fields
Jackson Township
Greene County
Fields
Greene Circuit Court
Shelburn
Charles W. Thompson
Wabash River
Sullivan County Bridge Commission
Robert R. Wickersham
Qe Board
Wikersham
Attorney General's Office
Thompson
Hutsonville
U.P
Indiana State Board of Accounts Today
Donald Abram
Solsberry
Beech Creek Township
Edwin Steers
Hendricksville
Abram
Wayne
Henry M. Abram
Russ Grant East Germany Sovereignty but Retain Troops
Moscow grants East Germany sovereignty after talks with Otto Grotewohl but keeps about 300000 Soviet troops in the zone to safeguard the regime and deter enemies of communism. The move follows Soviet criticism of Western occupation forces in West Germany.
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Berlin
Russia
East Germany
Otto Grotewohl
Kremlin
West Germany
Birth of Karen Kay Sanders in Linton
Mr and Mrs William Sanders of Linton announce the birth of daughter Karen Kay born Wednesday March 24 at Freeman Greene County Hospital. Weighing seven pounds two ounces, she is the couple’s first child. Mother Patricia Wright formerly of Ostrander Ohio. Father works in the commercial printing department at the Linton Daily Citizen.
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William Sanders
Linton
Karen Kay
Hoosier Tornado Alert Ends After High Winds Reported
Indiana residents faced a second tornado alert in two weeks with high winds and minor damage across several cities. An all clear was issued by the weather bureau by mid afternoon after winds averaged near 30 mph with gusts to 57 mph in Indianapolis.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
International Soundphoto
Hoosier
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Tell City
Richmond
Indianapolis
Gary
Hammond
Muncie
Elkhart
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Evanville
Coatesville
Danville
Evansville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Connersville
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Linton Seniors Plan Annual Play Tuesday
The Linton Stockton High School senior class will stage the three act farce Going Places in the school auditorium at 8:00 Tuesday evening. The play centers on Dr. Kimball and a Dartford College setting with a large cast including Mrs Kimball and Prof Melville Stubbs.
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Linton-Stockton High School
Glenn Hughes
Dr. Kimball
Dartford College
New England
Mrs. Kimball
Sharla Gambill
Gladys Miller
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