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Indiana casualties in world war cent of the nation’s total,

per cent, and Arizona, 401 per cent, The Territories had the lowest rate, 1.18 per cent of their contributed

3 Counties Unaffected Only three of the nation's 3000 counties suffered no casualties. They were King county, Tex.; Esmeralda county, Nev, and Yellow-

sar on List as 'Missing'; Marion County Losses 1055

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County government employees are not taking advantage of the 1945

for workers in state, county and municipal offices, a survey of departments indicated today. Less than 10 per cent of county employees has indicated a desire to sign up for the plan. Under the law, employees would pay part of their salaries into a fund for retirement at the age of 65 with a pension. Most of the workers say they don’t expect to stay in their government jobs long enough to be eligible for pension. Under the law, any retirement plan worker who leaves a government job before he is eligible for retirement can collect all the money he paid into the fund.

VETERAN KILLS SELF FOLLOWING QUARREL

ESSEX, Ill, June 27 (U. P).— Lindey Frederick, 20, a veteran who

BRIDGE STAYS UP, FIND TENDER DEAD CHICAGO, June 27 (U. P).— Twenty elevated trains were delayed almost an hour last night when a bridge over the Chicago river remained raised after a boat har passed beneath. Investigation finally disclosed that the bridgetender, Cecil A. Sal,

had died of a heart attack in his |with 1133 troops aboatd, was the isolated tower after raising the|only troopship due to arrive here

bridge,

served in two European campaigns, last night paid a call on his fiance, Gloria Ferari, 19, a farmers daughter. They quarreled. Frederick left. During the night he came back. He stood outside Gloria's bedroom window, put a revolver to his head ‘and fired. Gloria slept on. Gloria's mother found Frederick this morning, slumped on the ground, unconscious. He was taken to St. Mary's hospital. He died several hours later.

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TERRE HAUTE MAN GETS STATE POST

Dr. Clement T. Malan, state superintendent of public instruction, yesterday ‘announced the appointment of Freeman D. Ketron, Terre Haute, to the staff of the rehabilitation division. Mr, Ketron, a graduate of the Indiana State Teachers college, has been printing instructor in Terre Haute public schools for 20 years.

FERRY FIRE STILL BURNS

NEW YORK, June 27 (U. P.).— Sub-surface fires still burned be-

on Staten Island today, nearly 48 hours after a $2,000,000 fire that

Bountiful Farm Production Again Indicated for Indiana

As harvest time rolls around, Hoosier farmers are looking with optimism to a bountiful crop. A Purdue university bulletin of June 1, 1946 predicts an above average yield again this year. Though not up to the 1945 production, the indicated wheat yield of 21 bushels per acre is 3.6 bushels above average and the production of 20,904,000 bushels is 12 per cent above average. Rye figures show an expected yield of 125 bushels, the same as last year and average. On the oats acreage intended in

took lives of three persons.

March, prospects June 1 would in-

dicate 64,467,000 bushels, or 8 per cent more than last year. The forecast of 472,000 bushels of barley is only 70 per cent of last year because of reduced acreage. Though lower than last year, the output is more than average. The weather. bureau report for the week ending last Tuesday summarized the crop situationg in the following manner: i Unfavorably cool weather prevailed over the state, though southern counties experienced rather warm days as the week opened and again at its close. Rainfall, confined to the first two days, covered the state and on the

whole ‘was of great value to grow-

Wheat cutting is in progress in some of the southern .counties and it is ripening generally over the state; rust is reported here and there. Oats rgnge from fair to very good and are beginning to ripen. The prevailing low temperatures interfered with the normal development of corn, but general improvement is resulting from the higher temperatures, Considerable hay was damaged by rains early in the week and

much hay is weedy, but conditions

for saving the erop were unusuilly good the last few days. Pastures and alfalfa are generally good,

FORRESTAL TO VIEW ATOMIC BOMB TESTS

HONOLULU, June 26 (U. P).— Secretary of Navy James V, Forrestal will be just another “spectator” at the forthcoming ‘atomic

bomb tests next month, he disclosed today upon his arrival here en route to Bikini atoll. He sald that as far as he was concerned, Vice Adm. W. H. P.

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