Five Prisoner Escape Sparks Pursuit in Michigan City Area
Prison guards chased five inmates including Snyder and others through Otis town after a dawn escape from Summit dormitory. Snyder, Piercefield, Hawkins and two others remained at large while a hospital disturbance left guard Coy Bonner with a blackened eye. Lane noted back dormitory access was unlocked and several hundred trustees did not join the escapes.
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Lane
Snyder
Summit
West
Westville State Hospital
Coy Bonner
Bonner
Tax Revision Bill Faces Senate Objections
Senate leaders meet to review the tax bill focused on a withholding plan for dividends and interest and a $1.35 billion investment credit to modernize business. Senator Kerr defends the withholding while Byrd argues burdensome impact and inflated losses. Morton and Carlson push to shelve the bill as Dillon prepares to testify next week.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Kennedy
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
Finance Committee
Byrd
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Rky
Frank Carlson
Three-Year-Old Rescued From Washing Machine Incident
In Washington on Wednesday three year old Todd Thompson crawled into a coin operated washing machine. His mother pulled him out after about five minutes of tumbling and swirling inside. He sustained minor bruises and scratches but was left extremely clean.
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Washington
UPI
Todd Thompson
Corn Planting Nears Completion in Indiana Report
Lafayette Indiana June 7 agricultural statistician Robert S Straszheim of Purdue said in the weekly crop report corn planting is 95 percent complete and soybean planting 80 percent complete, above normal for the date. Corn averages five inches high, winter wheat 90 percent headed with two thirds bloomed. Rain limited areas were missed and soil moisture was mostly ample.
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Lafayette
Ind
Robert S. Straszheim
Purdue
Straszheim
Deaths Mrs Mae McGuinness Nicoson
Mrs Mae McGuinness Nicoson 55 formerly of Terre Haute died Tuesday in Owosso Michigan. Services at Bedino Peace Chapel at 2 pm Saturday with Neil Kuns minister burial at Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call after 7 30 pm Friday. Survived by husband Raymond son Ronald Ray Nicoson sister Elizabeth Templeton brothers John McGuinness and James McGuinness and two grandchildren.
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Mae McGuinness Nicoson
Terre Haute
Bedino Peace Chapel
Neil Kuns
Roselawn Memorial Park
Peace Chapel
Nicoson
Owosso
Mich
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices June 7
Obituaries report services set for Minnie Fuerstenberger 90 of 706 South Twenty fifth Street. Services 11 Friday at Callahan Funeral Home with Rev. Philip Stone. burial Highland Lawn cemetery. Also listed are notices for Cleo Lewis 70 Newport Ind. Verda Barrass 83 Jasonville Ind. Mary Emma Adams 87 Hutsonville Ill. Boyd Andrew 87 Dugger Ind with service details and burial plans.
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Minnie Fuerstenberger
South Twenty-fifth Street
Callahan Funeral Home
Philip Stone
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Funeral services for Charles Wesley Sargent
Charles Wesley Sargent 81 died Tuesday at Spencer Indiana. Services set for 10:30 Friday morning at Schoppenhorst Funeral Home Clay City with Rev Ralph Bailey officiating. Burial in Olive Hill Cemetery near Jordan. Friends may call after 3 pm Thursday.
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Patricksburg
Ind
Charles Wesley Sargent
Spencer
Schoppenhorst
Clay City
Ralph Bailey
Olive Hill
Jordan
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Ceasar Beai
Clinton Indiana reports the death of 73 year old Anna Ceasar Beai of RR 2 Sheppardsville. Services set for 8:45 Saturday at Karanovich Funeral Home with a 9:00 Requiem Mass at Sacred Heart Church and burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery. Rosary Friday at 7 and visitation after noon Thursday.
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Clinton
Ind
Anna Ceasar Beai
RR 2
Shepardsville
Karanovich Funeral
Sacred Heart Church
Walnut Grove
Karanovich
Mrs. Lillie M. Gentry dead at 75 in Worthington
Mrs. Lillie M. Gentry of Worthington Indiana died at her home Tuesday night at age 75. Funeral services will be at Myers Funeral Home with the Rev Roy Bridwell officiating and burial in Worthington cemetery. She is survived by husband John M and brother George Cowan of Jackson Michigan. She was a member of Mt Vernon Baptist Church.
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Worthington
Ind
Lillie M. Gentry
Myers Funeral Home
Roy Bridwell
Worthington Cemetery
John M
George Cowan
Jackson, Mich
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Mrs Nellie M Taylor 79 Dies at Home Robinson Ind
Nellie M Taylor 79 of 203 East Emmons street Robinson Indiana died Tuesday. Services set for 1 p m Friday at the Pulliam Funeral Home with Rev H E Murray officiating burial in Aten cemetery Hidalgo. Friends may call after 10 a m Thursday. Survived by daughters Mrs Forrest Price Flat Rock and Mrs G A Graham Indianapolis and a grandson.
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Jasonville
Ind
Verda Barrass
Community Hospital
Indianapolis
Irvington Methodist Church
OBS
Judy Crow
New Castle
Murray Bledsoe
Durward Barrass
Gary
Hutsonville
lUll
Mary Emma Adams
Methodist Church
Raymond Richardson
Hutsonville Cemetery
Pulliam
Mayme Hornbeck
Esta Baker
Myrtle Hampton
Sullivan, Ind
Velda Arnett
Merom
Ovie
Lloyd Adams
Robinson
Grace Reams
Buchanan, Mich
Funeral services for J William English Paris II
J William English II 85 of Paris dies at home. Funeral set for 1:30 PM Friday at Zieren Funeral Home with burial in Marshall cemetery. Survived by widow Nellie Arbuckle, son Fenton Paris, and brothers Dr Hubert Gary Indiana and Charles Marshall.
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Paris
J. William English
Zieren Funeral Home
Marshall Cemetery
Nellie Arbuckle
Fenton
Hubert
Gary
Ind
Charles
Marshall
Death notice for William Giltz Centerpoint Indiana
Special services for William Giltz 79 of RR 2 Centerpoint Indiana will be at Rentschler Funeral Home Friday at 2 PM. The Rev Fred Bolinger will officiate burial in Centerpoint Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Thursday.
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Centerpoint
Ind
William Giltz
RR 2
Rentschler
Fred Bolinger
Centerpoint Cemetery
Membership rise for Northwest Indiana Methodist Churches
The 111th annual Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference at Purdue University reports 1,350 new members in 285 churches, bringing total membership to 96,532. Valuation of church property stands at 40.47 million dollars. Delegates discuss ministerial shortages and a nationwide decline in seminary enrollments.
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Terre Haute
Vigo County
Northwest Indiana Methodist Conference
Purdue University
John Rawlings
Montrose Methodist Church
Loran N. Campbell
Rensselaer
Otis L. Collier
Calumet
Dr. Collier
Builder Crowley Dies at 62 in Chicago Rites Set
Thomas C. Crowley 62 president of William E. Burger Construction Co died in Chicago. Services will be Friday at 2:30 PM in Angwin Funeral Home chapel Birmingham with burial there. Survivors include two brothers T N Crowley and H J Crowley and two sisters Mary Manderson and Mrs Robert Martin.
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Birmingham
Ala
Thomas C. Crowley
William E
Mary Manderson
Robert Martin
Crash driver to face charge
Shirley Naden aged 28 of 1332 Ma ple avenue was arrested after a two car crash at Twenty-fifth and Poplar streets. She allegedly drove north on Twenty-fifth without a license, colliding with a vehicle westbound on Poplar driven by Curtis Bailey aged 17 of 1621 Paige avenue.
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Shirley Naden
Maple Avenue
Twenty-fifth
Poplar Streets
Twenty - Fifth
Poplar Street
Curtis F. Bailey
Paige Avenue
Storage batteries drive half of US lead usage
Storage batteries and electric cable coverings account for 50 percent of the lead used in the United States, highlighting the metal’s central role in energy and infrastructure applications.
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United States
Former Sheriff Testifies in Irvin Trial
Former sheriff testifies about shooting Kerr, a robbery motive, and the service station cash loss. Witnesses link a Colt .38 revolver to the crime, while a ballistics expert cannot identify the weapon with certainty. The trial includes courtroom interruptions and a marquee removal near the courthouse.
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Irvin
Kerr
Thurman Barnett
Edward M. Replogle
Indianapolis
Evansville
Wesley Kerr
Oraily
Personality Horsepower in Car Choices Sparks Debate
A Northwestern University survey finds correlational links between male personality traits and the car he selects. Convertible owners are described as more active and vigorous, suggesting vehicle choice reflects personality tendencies in a light, exploratory study.
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New York
Wpl
Northwestern University
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