Civil War Breaks Out in Indochina Clash Near Saigon
Government troops loyal to Premier Ngo Dinh Diem crushed a Binh Xuyen uprising in Saigon in the opening battles of a new Indochina Civil War. About 190 killed or wounded, rebel forces backed by two sects threaten parallel action. Diem appeals for calm as clashes extend around the palace and police headquarters.
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Saigon
Indochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
South Viet Nam
Cholon
U.S
J. Lawton Collins
Binh Xuyen
Binh Juyen
Hoa Hao
Cao Dai
Bao Dai
French Riviera
Paris
South
Viet Nam
Deaconess Nola Yoder Acknowledges Gifts
Deaconess Nola Yoder of Glenburn Rest Haven today thanked the Christian Women's Fellowship of Swift City Christian Church for a donation of fruit jelly and soap.
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Nola Yoder
Glenburn Rest Haven
Christian Women's Fellowship
Swift City
Hunter Funeral to Be Thursday
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora May Hunter who died Tuesday morning will be held at 2 00 Thursday afternoon at the Welch and Cornett Funeral home Deaconess Nola Yoder will officiate and burial will be in Fairview cemetery
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Cora May Hunter
Welch and Cornett Funeral Home
Nola Yoder
Fairview Cemetery
Chicago Mayoral Campaign Roiled By Accusations
The Chicago mayoralty race between Democrat Richard J. Daley and Republican Robert E. Merriam heats up with claims of ghost voters and crime files. Merriam warns of a wide open city while Daley backers accuse Merriam of unaffordable ambition.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Robert E. Merriam
Merriam
Daley
Democratic National
Jacob M. Arvey
William Dawson
Dawson
New Scout Troop May Be Organized
The Linton area plans to form a second Boy Scout troop while Troop No. 50 nears maximum enrollment. Interested boys ages 11 to 14 should contact George Shyrock or Don McAleece. Troop 50 aims to reach fifty members soon, with fewer than ten openings remaining. Thirty-one Scouts toured the General Electric plant for an inside look at electric motors led by McAleece and other leaders.
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Linton
General Electric
Mr. McAleece
McAleece
Shyrock
Robert Lindsey
Orin Harter
James Landis
John Cox
Mike Baker
Billy Pirtle
Jimmy Slover
Kenny Stark
Don Steward
Jerry Jackson
Terry McCraney
Michael Allen
William Cooper
Stephen Allen
John Singleton
Ronnie McDaniel
Bob Sullivan
Jewell Weaver
Tommy Porter
David Edmondson
Donnie Alsop
George Laramore
Joe Allen
Wayne Smith
George White
Joe James
Charles Cox
John Gentry
Mike Kelley
Ronnie Flickinger
Guy Kenworthy
Gary Hamm
Tommy Booker
Postal Pay Hike Favors 7.98 Percent Compromise
House Republicans show broad support for a 7.6 percent limit while factions push for a 7.98 percent raise as a compromise between Senate approval of 10 percent and the President’s veto threat. Rep. Joseph W. W. Martin Jr. notes GOP sentiment favors a signable bill. Rep. Robert J. Corbett outlines a 7.98 percent plan that receives general backing.
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Washington
House
Senate
Joseph W.W. Martin Jr
Republican House
Robert J. Corbett
R-Pa
Auto Workers Approve Historic 25 Million Strike Fund
Delegates at the CIO United Auto Workers convention voted to create a 25 million dollar strike fund the largest in UAW history. The fund would be raised by tripling monthly dues from 2.50 to 7.50, pausing when the total hits 25 million and resuming at 1 dollar a month if it falls below 20 million. AFL President George Meany addressed the session as the merger era loomed.
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Cleveland
Ohio
CIO
United Auto Workers Convention
AFL
George Meany
AFL Cio
Nebraska Prison Riot Ends With Surrender of Rebels
Lincoln Neb. After 65 hours three guards and a fellow prisoner were released unharmed from the Nebraska Penitentiary as eight inmates surrendered to Gov. Victor Anderson. The rebels agreed to terms including punishment and an impartial inquiry while the hostages described threats and a sawed through cell bar.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Victor E. Anderson
Anderson
Miller
Swanson
Gerald Hoffman
Detective Killed In Accident Near Muncie Indiana
MUNCIE Ind the Charles A Hartzell 45 Anderson police detective was killed early today when his car collided with a big truck on Ind 67 about 12 miles south of here His wife Christine 40 was injured She was treated at St Johns Hospital at Anderson and released Hartzell s car veered across the center line and crashed into a truck driven by Bobby Flynn Allen 32 East St Louis Illinois
AEC Calls Four Day Halt To Atomic Testing
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a four day moratorium on nuclear experiments after Tuesday's twin blasts in Nevada. The first device, a 500 foot tower detonation named grand daddy, preceded a second bomb dropped from an Air Force bomber described as baby.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Desert
Air
Democrats Clash Over Formosa War Hopes At White House
Congress members criticize the President and Admiral Carney over conflicting Formosa war forecasts. Leaders plan talks with the President as Mansfield Brandt and Sparksman fault administration policy. Also reports on tax bills military pay raises and small business regulatory bias.
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Congress
Formosa Straits
Republican House
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Robert B. Carney
Matsu Islands
Carney
Mansfield
James P. Richards
DSC
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Far East
John J. Sparkman
D+ Ala
House
Small Business Committee
Plan for Special Session Analyzed In Indiana
Indiana Governor Craig hints at a special session to push four projects including a teenage first offender penal institution a Purdue veterinary school a state office building and Lake Michigan harbor facilities but lawmakers doubt funding exists. Critics note prior failed efforts and budget strains tempers linger over August to winter timing.
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Indianapolis
Craig
Purdue University Veterinary School
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Curtis Bardin
Sebring
Fla
Florida
89Th General Assembly
Corrections
Hugh O’brien
Bloomington
Veterinary
Labor Chief Advocates Hands Off In GAW Dispute
New York James P. Mitchell the Labor Secretary said the federal government will keep a hands off approach in the guaranteed annual wage dispute between CIO and auto industry. He urged settlement at the bargaining table and stated the Labor Department will not take sides or express an opinion on the GAW.
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New York
James P. Mitchell
CIO
Auto
Mitchell
Labor Department
Will Move From Linton To Open Pine Knot Grill
Mr and Mrs Thomas Francis have sold their Sixth street northeast property in Linton and purchased a house and grill at 162 Gladstone Street Columbus. They will move soon to operate a restaurant named the Pine Knot Grill.
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Thomas Francis
Sixth Street
Linton
Gladstone Street
Columbus
Pine Knot Grill
Milder Weather Ahead for Indiana
Spring warmth returns as Indiana forecasts sunny and warmer days with highs from 55 to 63 and fair to partly cloudy nights. Lows near 23 to 38, with eight southern roads still closed from high water and April showers expected to begin next month.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Evansville
South Bend
Construction Starts Soon on Local School Building
Construction work on a local school building is set to begin in 15 days. The notes list admissions and dismissals for several residents including Ora Starcup Jasonville Mrs Reid Shepherd Linton Kenneth W Pinkstaff Bicknell Verna Jo Weaver Linton Floyd C Byrum Spencer and mother Mrs Carl Lohr Lyons who gave birth to a seven pound three ounce son unnamed. Dismissals include Mrs Clarence Moyer Switz City Mrs Sadie Williams Sandborn Mrs Laura Johnson Jasonville William Hannah Memphis Dannie McCallister Linton Clarence Woolf Jasonville route one and Mrs Jane Minks Bloomfield.
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Ora Starcup
Jasonville
Reid Shepherd
Linton
Kenneth W. Pinkstaff
Bicknell
Verna Jo Weaver
Floyd C. Byrum
Spencer
Carl Lohr
Lyons
Clarence Moyer
Switz City
Sadie Williams
Sandborn
Laura Johnson
William Hannah
Memphis
Tenn
Dannie McCallister
Clarence Woolf
Jane Minks
Bloomfield
Linton-Stockton
Columbus
Ind
Fourth Street
Trail of attacker of Hoosier woman warms today
Indianapolis police continued search for 29 year old Robert L Dennison based on a trail of bloody clothing left in a hotel room under the name Roger Donov an. The March 21 assault on 58 year old Elizabeth Kroetz involved an iron skillet and tied hands. Investigators note possible links to other recent killings remain uncertain.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Robert L. Dennison
Elizabeth Kroetz
Roger Donovan
Kroetz
Evansville
Henderson
Mount Vernon
Robert Reilly
James R. Osborne
New Albany
Osborne
Dennison
Vendome
Special meeting planned for Eagles auxiliary officers
Initiation services will be conducted at the auxiliary meeting of Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 578 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. New officers will be nominated and drill team members are urged to attend, per notice by Mrs. Ruth Dixon president and Mrs. Etta Maffley secretary.
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Order of Eagles
Ruth Dixon
Etta Maffley
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