Christmas Brighter 1955 Says Eisenhower
President Eisenhower stated Christmas 1955 is brighter in background and promise than recent years. He lit a 65 foot South Dakota spruce at Gettysburg College as the Pageant of Peace center with White House display and radio telecast. Vice President Nixon lauded the pageant as a sign of global desire for peace.
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Washington
Eisenhower
the World Sunday
White House
U. S
Voice of America
South Dakota
Gettysburg College
Richard M. Nixon
Six Teenagers Held as Suspects in Burglaries
Six teenagers and their 29-year-old alleged ring leader were held in Anderson Indiana on December 19 as suspects in at least 20 burglaries across four counties. Harley Browning of Elwood and other teens, including two 16-year-old girls, were arrested in Richmond for a traffic violation. Police recovered power tools a shotgun cigarettes and candy from their car, items linked to recent burglaries in Madison Tipton Hamilton and Clinton counties.
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Anderson
Ind
Harley Browning
Elwood
Richmond
Browning
Tennessee
Madison
Tipton
Hamilton
Clinton
Blast victim's condition fair in Lewisville blast
William Wyramon aged 74 is reported in fair condition after a gas leak caused an explosion that destroyed his two story home in Lewisville near New Castle Indiana. He was trapped under debris and taken to Henry County Hospital.
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New Castle
Ind
William Wyramon
Lewisville
Wyramon
Henry County Hospital
A Soft Touch In Baltimore Foster Mom For Kangaroo Pal Joey
Mrs. Louella Earl becomes foster mother to Pal Joey the foundling joey after its mother abandoned it at the Baltimore Zoo. She will feed the infant every two hours with baby cereal and vitamins, following a prior successful rearing of a similar joey.
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Baltimore
Louella Earl
Pal Joey
Baltimore Zoo
Josie
Watson
Gunman Placed on Wanted List
Washington Dec. 19. FBI added Chicago gunman Joseph James Bagnola to its ten most wanted fugitives list for a June 16 1950 New Orleans armed robbery and murder at the Stern home. The 49 year old suspect, with a long criminal record, escaped capture as five accomplices are charged for the crime.
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Washington
Chicago
FBI
Joseph James Bagnola
Bagnola
Louisiana
New Orleans
Henry Stern
Stern
Illinois State Penitentiary
Indiana property taxes to jump in 1956
Indiana property taxes for 1956 are estimated at 323,530,790 dollars, up 30,531,077 from this year, with most new revenue planned for school costs. Gary will have the highest tax rate in the state at seven dollars per 160 dollars assessed, while Dunes Acres in Porter County tops the list at 7.94 dollars. Wisconsin cows produced 16.5 billion pounds of milk in 1954, over all other states and more than 13 percent of U.S. milk.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Dunes Acres
Porter County
Wisconsin
United States
Evangelist H Rodeheaver Dies After Hemorrhage in Indiana
Homer Rodeheaver 75 longtime Billy Sunday aide, gospel music author and founder of the Summer School of Sacred Music at Winona Lake, died at home after a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by sister Ruth Thomas. Funeral Tuesday at Warsaw Methodist Church with Bishop Arthur S. Moore officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Warsaw
Ind
Homer Rodeheaver
Billy Sunday
Winona Lake
Rodeheaver
Africa
Rodeheaver Half- Mack Co
Recorders of Gospel Music
Palatka, Fla
Sacred Music
Ohio Wesleyan University
Sunday
Belgian Congo
Union Furnace
Ohio
Tennessee
Cuba
France
Jesus
Ruth Thomas
Warsaw Methodist Church
Detective Kenneth Kells Nabbed in Floating Crap Game Raid
Chicago police arrested 34 people in a raid on a floating gambling den Sunday. Detective Kenneth Kells, 30, was taken into custody along with 33 others on charges of patronizing a gambling house.
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Kenneth Kells
Woman and five children die in house fire
A Springfield Ohio oil stove explosion burned a one room home killing Mrs Betty Lou Hamilton 20 and five children Rebecca 2 Deborah 3 Connie Fogel 13 Theresa Coleman 8 and Paulette McDaniel 10. Two other occupants Robert McDaniel and his son 6 were hospitalized with serious burns. In Seattle Washington a mother Ann Kate Malone 32 and her sons Jerry 5 Gary 3 perished in a fire while the father escaped. A passerby Glen Bailey helped save two children Susan May 18 months and Joan 2.
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Springfield
Ohio
Betty Lou Hamilton
Rebecca
Deborah
Connie Fogel
Theresa Coleman
Paulette McDaniel
Robert McDaniel
Robert
McDaniel
Arthur Shuman
Hamilton
Seattle
Wash
Ann Kate Malone
Jerry
Gary
Joseph A. Malone
Susan May
Joan
Glen Bailey
Eas
Secret Negotiating of Contracts For U S Goods Is Revealed
Washington December 19 Congress will be asked to curtail Defense Department authority to buy goods through secret negotiated contracts. Chairman Carl Vinson accuses the Pentagon of a shocking abuse, saying open bidding has been scrapped in favor of negotiated deals. He cites 94 percent of 36.5 billion dollars in orders from 1953 to 1955 negotiated, and says Congress will overhaul the 1947 procurement act to restore competitive bidding. The Defense Department notes some items are procured via negotiated contracts but questions potential savings.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Department
Vinson
Armed Services
House
F. Edward Hebert
D.-La
Former labor leader Ryan moved to private sanitarium
Joseph P. Ryan, former president of the International Longshoremen's Association, transferred from Belleview Hospital where he was a voluntary psychiatric patient to a private sanitarium. The 71 year old, whose wife died recently, walked into Belleview last week seeking admission. He faces trial April 3 on a federal income tax evasion indictment.
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New York
Joseph P. Ryan
The
International Longshoreman’s Assn
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue
Ryan
Attroney
Official Tally Of Teacher Vote Begins Today
The State Teachers Retirement Fund Board met to tally the vote by which Hoosier teachers agreed to come under Social Security. Unofficial returns showed about a 2 to 1 margin in favor with over 30,000 eligible voters. An unofficial count late Saturday listed 15,471 in favor and 7,754 opposed. Robert Wyatt of the State Teachers Association called the result fortunate for decisiveness and long term interests, adding some who voted no might still feel the same.
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Indianapolis
State
Robert Wyatt
The
State Teachers Association
Association
Wyatt
Wise Decision Cited In Candid Remarks
A cautious observer notes the choice is prudent, urging support with careful reasoning. The speaker emphasizes informed judgment and the potential long term benefits of the course ahead.
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Terre Haute, Ind
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Paris Ave
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Root Day Goods Company
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Livtiana
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Terre Haute Commercial College
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Wabash
Merry Christmas
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