In diana’s Bug Front Reports From Science and Farms
A roundup from Indiana University Medical Center Purdue and state agencies describes bugs as pests and allies. It notes bed bugs and rat fleas in real cases, a straw itch outbreak at the 1950 51 State Fair, bee pollination value, and the need for insect control to boost farm output by 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Academy of Science
Robert E. Jenkins
State Fair Board
Indiana State Health Board
Medical Center
Office of
State
Paul Ulman
Sheldon
Terre Haute
Reds Mass Attacks At Dien Bien Phu In Indochina War
Tens of thousands of Communist troops launch human sea assaults on Dien Bien Phu. French forces endure two night battles with heavy casualties and report to have repelled and counter attacked. Reinforcements and air strikes are mobilized as Col. Christian de Castries confirms continued control of the fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Christian de Castries
Red River
de Castries
Price for Butter To Drop Thursday
Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson said he will implement a cut in dairy price supports starting April 1, dropping the government support price for dairy products from 90 to 75 percent of parity. Senators and a representative urged delay, but Benson stood firm amid looming surpluses and a flood of dairy product unloads to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra T. Benson
Congress
Benson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
James Murray
D-Mont
Wayne Morse
I-Ore
August T. Anderson
R Minn
Services Set for 105-Year-Old William A. Redding
William A. Redding, 105, a former Geneva resident and plasterer contractor, died Monday night after a 10 day illness in Ball Hospital Muncie. Services are Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
William A. Redding
Geneva
Redding
Ball Hospital
Vaughn Promoted to Airman Second Class in Korea
Vernon R. Vaughn of Linton a warehouseman in the 8th Supply Squadron Fighter Bomber Wing was promoted to Airman Second Class in Korea He arrived August 3 1953 from Francis E Warren AFB Wyoming His mother Mrs Alice Pearl Vaughn resides in Linton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Air Force
Korea
Vernon R. Vaughn
Linton
Vaughn
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming
Alice Pearl Vaughn
Eisenhower Signs Tax Cut Bill Cutting Excise Taxes
President Eisenhower signed a bill reducing excise sales taxes by about one billion dollars yearly. Lower prices are anticipated for household appliances, jewelry, furs, cosmetics, travel, and tickets. Liquor, beer, wines, gasoline, autos, and cigarettes keep current rates for another year. Congress approved the measure 395 to 1 in the House and 72 to 8 in the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Indianapolis fights water rate hike in court action
Indianapolis petitions for injunction against a 25 percent rate increase approved by the Indiana Public Service Commission. City officials contest the raised valuations of the Water Co to 36.5 million dollars, seeking a temporary halt as an independent survey is ordered to reassess property value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indianapolis Water Co
PSC
Alex Clark
Palmer K. Ward
George R. Jeffrey
Shades Park Inn to host large gatherings in 1950
Indiana conservation director Doxie Moore said Shades Park Inn near Crawfordsville will be equipped to serve large gatherings this year improving facilities at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Doxie Moore
Indiana
Shades Park Inn
Crawfordsville
Seven Die as C-119 Crashes Into Ft. Bragg Mess Hall
A C 119 Flying Boxcar crashed into a crowded Ft. Bragg mess hall killing seven people and injuring ten. Pilot 1st Lt Albert W Parks died later from injuries after attempting a forced landing on a parade ground. The crash occurred about 10 a.m. EST on a busy military area known as Smoke Bomb Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Bragg
N.C
Air Force
Aea
B. A. Katz
Parks
Accuser Claims FDR Sacrificed Pearl Harbor Victims
Retired Rear Admiral Robert C. Theobald asserts in U S News that Franklin D Roosevelt withheld advance warning of the Pearl Harbor attack to drag the United States into World War II. The first installment of Theobald’s book appears in U S News magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
U.S
Raer
Robert C. Theobald
U.S. News and World Report
Theobald
FDR
Hawaii
International Soundphoto
Linton Eagles Auxiliary Plans Meeting With Refreshments
A program will be presented and refreshments will be served at the Linton Eagles Auxiliary meeting at the Eagles lodge home at 7 30 Thursday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton Eagles
Eagles Lodge
Mull Presents Spring Proof Six Rooms
Noble Mull of the Vicksburg community displayed six grey sponge mushrooms to the Daily Citizen staff as a sign of spring despite cold weather forecasts. The specimens were small, none exceeding two inches in height, and he offered no precise location details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Mull
Vicksburg
Mr. Mull
The
Daily Citizen
Five School Children Die in Buffalo Fire Blast
A boiler explosion under a suburban Cheektowaga elementary annex sparked a blaze during a recess period. At least nine children died with reports of up to eleven fatalities. about 17 children and two adults were hospitalized with burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
U.P
Cleveland Hill
Cheektowaga
United Press
Eden Urges Britain to Aid Jordan If War Breaks Out
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the House of Commons Britain must come immediately to the aid of Jordan should she become engaged in war amid the Israel Jordan dispute. He stressed this obligation depends on parties seeking peace and UN Charter duties. He noted the Anglo Jordanian treaty of 1948 requires no action at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Au.p
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Jordan
Israel
Eden
United Nations
Another Fire Death Occurs in Indiana
A man, Carroll Kempler, 50, of South Bend, was found dead in his boarding house room from smoke or burns. It marked at least the 24th fire death in Indiana since March 4, authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
U.P
Carroll Kempler
Indiana
Arab Legion Arrives Increasing Tension in Old Jerusalem
Arab Legionnaires in full battle dress poured into old Jerusalem and fortified along the armistice line while diplomats reported residents fleeing. Israel faced Security Council action over Nahalin killings as Jordan and Israel prepared to present charges. Scorpion’s Pass attacks raised further hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Israel
Old Jerusalem
Holy
Mandelbaum
Mixed Armistice Commission
Nahalin
Jordan
U.N. Security Council
Arab Legion
John Glubb
Ramallah
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem Post
Old City
Jaffa Road
Security Council
New York
U. N
Killalon
Scorpion’s Pass
Negev Desert
Donations Grow for Greene County Rescue Truck Fund
The Greene County rescue truck fund aims for 3000 dollars with 382.57 raised so far. James D. Clayton of the Linton Kiwanis committee and treasurer Kenneth Ballard encourage quick contributions from organizations and individuals to equip the unit housed at Linton City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
James D. Clayton
Linton Kiwanis Club
Kenneth Ballard
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Linton City Hall
Linton
Husky Triplets Born To Brownsburg Woman
In Indianapolis the Coleman Hospital welcomed triplets born to Mrs. Donald Chasteen, Brownsburg farmer's wife. The two girls and four boys weighed about six to seven pounds each, with one over seven. Doctors call them in excellent condition and likely the heaviest triplets ever born at Coleman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
U.P
Donald Chasteen
Brownsburg
William H. Coleman
Coleman
AEC Chief Warns H Bomb Could Wipe City
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis L Strauss told reporters at Eisenhower's news conference that the United States can build a hydrogen bomb powerful enough to wipe out the New York metropolitan area. White House aides clarified he meant put out of commission, not level. He said tests show progress toward peaceful uses of atomic power and described a March 1 shot as a megaton blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Eisenhower
New York City
White House
Strauss
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Pacific
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
James FE
van Zandt
R- Pa
New York
United States
Safe-crackers Net 300 To 400 In Jasonville Burglary
Thieves described as professionals blew open a three by four foot safe at Jasonville Poultry and Feed, 301 East Main Street, using nitroglycerin to crack the lock. They escaped with a small amount of cash around 2 to 3 a.m. after prying the front door, with the store owner locating the scene at 7 a.m. Police name Oscar Suthard and Joe Feeney as investigators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasonville
William Rhoderick
East Main Street
State Road 59
United States backs Dulles on Southeast Asia action
President Eisenhower expressed full support for John Foster Dulles proposals to unite the free world against Communist aggression in Southeast Asia. He said he read Dulles speech before it was delivered and could not forecast troop deployments, stressing cases must be judged on their own merits and avoiding dispersing U.S. forces across every local conflict. The president cited France in 1914 as a parallel to act in its best interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Free World
Southeast Asia
Dulles
Overseas Press Club
United Action
United States
France
Detroit Woman Killed in Indiana Ice Crash
A Detroit woman Lucy E. Hagwood aged 38 died in an Indiana crash near Auburn on icy Ind. 427. Two other Detroit residents Larry W. Hagwood seven, and Loriie M. Hagwood 23, were injured when their car struck a guard rail after veering to avoid two stalled semi trailers. Driver Henry W. Hagwood was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
WAP
Lucy E. Hagwood
Detroit
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. F. Lehker
Department of Entomology
Purdue University
Hoosier
Theodore Welcoat
Titusville
Boston
Ted
Ft. Bragg
Mull
Husky
AEC Head
Charles W. Mayo
Rochester, Minn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!