Fire exchanges flare at Irish border and Belfast gunplay
Gunmen and British soldiers exchanged shots along the Irish Republic border, and a hidden sniper fired on an army truck in Belfast. No casualties were reported as soldiers engaged gunfire flashes and later returned fire.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
UPI
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Andersontown
London
British Broadcasting Corp
BBC
Brian Faulkner
Lord Devlin
Faulkner
Andersonstown
Frank Johnson
Shortstrand
SEC push for stronger powers to regulate stock markets
The SEC urged Congress to expand authority over the New York American and regional stock exchanges and the NASD to curb practices, regulate banks as depository agents, oversee transfer agents, and preapprove self-regulators to prevent market downturns and misuse of customer cash.
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SEC
Congress
New York
National Association of Securities Dealers
Sullivan Illinois Family and Community News Recap
Sullivan and nearby areas note births, marriages, and holiday visits. New baby boy born to Mervin Snapp and wife at Mary Sherman Hospital. Brand couple to celebrate golden anniversary. Presser wedding at Fairbanks Baptist Church. Jim Backdrops and others attend Purdue Christmas musical. Airman David Axe completes Lackland basics and heads to Lowry for munitions training. Buzard unit to Augsburg. various visits and travel plans among local families.
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Sullivan
Ind
Mervin Snapp
Fairbanks
Mary Sherman Hospital
Bill Clarkson
Houston
Tex
Fred Brand
Farmersburg
Brand
West
Christian Church
Brazil
Laura Smith
Forrest Brand
Max Brand
Shelburn
Dick Presser
RR 4
Fairbanks Baptist Church
Jo Ann Chowning
Whilma Snavely
William Borders
Greg
Suzanne
Elkhart
Norman Wolfe
Indianapolis
Stella Wolfe
Marion Borders
David F. Axe
Donald F. Axe
Dugger
U.S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Colo
Lowry Afb
Axel
Union High School
Army
Jeffrey Buzard
Buzard
Merom
Boston
Mass
U.S. Army
Augsburg
Germany
Milton J. Yakey
Zionsville
Ruth E. Thayer
Gary Asbury
Bangor
Joshua Andrew
Tom Caton
Baltimore
Lynn Caton
Navy
Charles E. Begerman
Herbert Begerman
Naval Taining Center
Great Lakes
Ill
North Central High School
Sullivan County
Standard Oil Company
Art Stanley
Indiana
Richard Wells
Hymera
Monette Springer
Chicago
Pauline Stanbaugh
Marshall Borders
Patricia
Puerto Rico
Gregg
James Gadberry
Maria
Jimbo
Florida
Day Jewish Morning Journal Closes After 57 Years
The Day Jewish Morning Journal, once among the largest Yiddish daily papers with a 38 000 circulation, ends its 57 year run due to lack of funds. Founded in 1914, it had grown by acquiring four papers, leaving the Forward and Morgan Freiheit as major remaining U S Yiddish dailies.
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New York
YPI
Jewish Morning Journal
Journal
Forward
Morgan Freiheit
United States
Records Mixup Sparks POW Camp Reunion in Mississippi
In Jackson Mississippi a medical records mixup led to a reunion of two former high school friends 19 years after one carried the other from a North Korean prisoner of war camp. Eugene Stanley and Charles Stanley were reunited at the Veterans Administration Hospital when staff realized their records matched two previously paired patients. The men, once separated by war and hunger, now recall the reunion in adjoining rooms and the surprising weight gain since the internment.
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Jackson
Veterans Administration Hospital
Eugene Stanley
Richton
Charles R. Stanley
Waynesboro
Eugene
Charles
Bond Raised On Two Brazil Men In Knifing
Bond set at 2000 dollars for George Batchelor and Donald Batchelor both of Brazil Indiana charged after a holiday weekend knife attack at Foxs Den Tavern in Marion Detro Seelyville man 53 was stabbed in the chest and treated at Clay County Hospital witnesses say Batchelor men attacked Detro from behind by the neck and slashed him
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Bond
Brazil
Knifing
George Batchelor
Donald Batchelor
Center St
Fox’s den Tavern
National Ave
Marion Detro
Seelyville
John Ross
Detro
Batchelor
Clay County Hospital
Federal Building Planned for Indianapolis at $19 Million
Congress expected to authorize a $19 million federal building in Indianapolis as part of an $800 million construction bill. The six story site on a block bordered by Pennsylvania and Delaware avenues would relocate most federal offices from rental space now costing about $1 million yearly. Construction would take over two years with the courts and post office remaining in existing facilities.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Congress
William G. Bray
R-Ind
Senate
House Public Works Committee
Federal
Federal Courts
Post Office
Courts
FBI
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Northos
Brighton Air Port Expansion Hopes Target Local Growth
Feiler argues Brighton’s airport can grow far beyond its current size by linking related businesses. He proposes tying in air freight operations and other aviation related ventures to boost regional development.
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Feiler
Air Freight Opera
Temple College to Build First Dormitory
Plans are drawn for Temple Junior College to construct its first dormitory since 1926. The facility will house about 120 students and cost around a half million dollars.
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Temple, Tex
Temple Junior College
Fair Elected To Succeed David Rogers In Indiana Senate
In Indianapolis AP Sen Robert J Fair Democrat Princeton was elected Indiana Senate Democratic leader to succeed Sen David Rogers Bloomington He urged a bipartisan push on tax reform despite Gov Edgar D Whitcomb opposition and anticipated veto of any tax package. Sen Frank OBrien Corydon named assistant Democratic leader to replace
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Indianapolis
Robert J. Fair
Princeton
Indiana Senate
David Rogers
Bloomington
Fair
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Whitecomb
Frank O’brien
Corydon
Senator Mahonald Named Caucus Chairman in South Bend
Senator Robert Mahonald of South Bend was named caucus chairman, succeeding Senator William Christy, a Democrat from Hammond. The change positions Mahonald to lead the caucus deliberations and strategy.
Capitol Sinking Mentioned: Minor Shift Warned
The National Geodetic Survey reports the Capitol has sunk about one fifth of an inch in 45 years, mainly in the Senate wing. Architect George M. White says the sinking is minor and not dangerous, while the House wing remains stable since 1926 measurements.
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Washington
Capitol
National Geodetic Survey
Commerce Department
Senate
Capitol Hill
George M. White
House
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