City and State Hit by Destructive Storm Across Regions
A powerful storm dumped 3.01 inches of rain in 24 hours and winds up to 70 mph. Power lines fell, hundreds lost electricity, and emergency crews from multiple towns aided by light outages and widespread damage across Indiana communities.
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City Hall
Public Service Company
Sullivan
Brazil
Greencastle
Kokomo
Noblesville
Attica
Lafayette
St. Anthony Hospital
Indiana
Washington
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
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Missouri
Oklahoma
Illinois
Ohio
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Kan
Ramen
Ouri
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Severe storm knocks out power across multiple Indiana offices
High winds and rain caused power outages overnight at the Drexel Seelyville North Terre Haute and Wabash offices. Toll service was disrupted as circuits failed in Jasonville Linton Riley Blackhawk Prairie Creek Farmersburg and Lewis.
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Drexel
Seelyville
North Terre Haute
Wabash
Jasonville
Linton
Riley
Blackhawk
Prairie Creek
Farmersburg
Lewis
Operation Clean-Up effort clears storm debris townwide
Officials from the street department Public Service Company General Telephone Company and the County Highway Department urged patience as Operation Clean-Up begins after last night’s storm. With over 4500 phones out and many power lines down, crews face a giant task ahead but expect most services restored tonight and street work finished in a day or two.
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F. M. Hartman
Public Service District
Exchange
General Telephone Company
G. E. McCormick
Sullivan
Terre Haute
Tim O’leary
O’leary
Street Department
Public Service Company
County Highway Department
Senator Flanders assails Dechert remarks in Girard case
Senator Ralph E. Flanders charged former official Dechert with a serious mistake after Dechert said Girard lured a woman closer. The remarks, tied to a Florida statement, sparked criticism as Japan plans to try Girard later in the summer after U S jurisdiction over the case was surrendered. Girard's lawyers contend the remarks jeopardize a fair trial in Japan.
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Dechert
Coral Gables
Girard
Ralph E. Flanders
R.-Vt
Senate
Flanders
Florida
United States
Japan
Joseph O. McGarraghy
Earl J. Carroll
New York
Looting Report After Storm Hits Local Grocery
Police say a grocery owner reported theft of about $400 in merchandise during Tuesday night’s windstorm. Suspects forced entry with a jimmied door and likely used a truck to haul away canned goods cigarettes and meats from 2703 South First Street.
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Frank Street
Nora Smith
South First Street
Lester Morton
Morton
Man Acquitted in Traffic Death in Versailles
A Ripley Circuit Court jury acquitted Robert Miller of Batesville, 25, in the involuntary manslaughter case over the June 9, 1956, death of Batesville photographer Ormond Merz.
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Versailles
Ind
Ripley
Robert Miller
Batesville
Miller
Ormond Merz
Hoosier Killed in California Crash
A 25 year old Indiana airman Cecil E Bledshaw was killed in a head on collision near Weed California Monday night He was stationed at Klamath Falls Air Force Base in Oregon Two airmen riding with him were critically injured Two Oregon men in the second car had minor bruises His wife and two children were staying in San Rafael California
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Weed
Calif
Cecil E. Bledshaw
Orleans
Ind
Bledshaw
Oregon
Bredshaw
Klamath Falls Air Force Base
San Rafael
Optimist Noon Club hears travel notes from retired principal
W. B. French, a retired school principal, spoke at the Optimist Noon Club in the Hoosier Room of the Hotel Deming about his recent trip to South America. He noted how travel fills his days while he remains active.
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South America
Optimist Noon Club
Hoosier Room
Hotel Deming
W. B. French
French
Dr. Allyn To Speak On Unusual Lake Birds
Dr. William P. Allyn will address the Kiwanis Club at Thursday noon on The Flights of Birds. He will describe large and unusual birds common to Indiana lakes and swamps.
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Indiana
Kiwanis Club
William P
Allyn
Postpone Atomic Test Explosion Delays Planned Detonation
A 48 hour postponement is ordered for the atomic test explosion scheduled today at the test site. Officials say more time is needed to install instruments. The device will be detonated from a balloon supported platform as part of the summer test series and will not be open to newsmen observation.
House panel trims Bunker Hill land funds
The House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday deleted nearly two million dollars for land acquisition from a Bunker Hill Air Force Base project in a military public works authorization bill. The authorization now stands at 8,099,000 dollars.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Bunker Hill
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