Slayer Held In Wife Swap Tragedy In Terre Haute
Dorothy Whitaker defends her husband Thomas Whitaker 39 a truck driver after he fatally attacked his ex wife Alma Martin 36 and her son 11 and gravely hurt his daughter 9 in a wife swapping dispute He fought Stewart Martin 40 in an earlier confrontation and is jailed in Vigo County on a 50 000 bond for first degree serious case charges The case stems from a rampage that ended with multiple injuries and deaths and Whitaker claims grief over the wife swap contributed to his actions.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Dorothy Whitaker
Thomas Whitaker
Stewart Martin
Martin
Alma Martin
Jack Whitaker
Regina
Whitaker
Vigo County
John Kessler
United Press
Thomas Whittaker
Whittaker
Wittaker
City garden crews keep parks neat amid daily routines
City life notes report Owen P. Fox and assistants maintaining parks through trimming and mowing. Gateways to downtown show many windows dirty and odors from a storm sewer alarm residents. Daylight grows shorter with 15 hours 18 minutes of sun today.
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Owen P. Fox
Fox
Daily Weather Report Cloudy and Mild With Showers
Cloudy and mild today with highs 78 to 85. Tonight and Thursday will be mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunder showers. Low tonight around 60 and high Thursday near 78 to 85. 24 hour period ending 7 am shows max 75 min 52 with no precipitation. river stage 8.6 feet. A year ago, max 75 and river 11.6 feet.
Rocket Scientist Von Braun to Defend Nickerson in Court
Dr. Wernher von Braun, a leading rocket scientist, is set as the second defense witness in Col. John C. Nickerson’s court martial at Redstone Arsenal. Nickerson pleaded guilty to mishandling secret defense material as espionage charges were withdrawn, with potential punishment from a reprimand to 30 years.
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Robert H. Denley
Huntsville
Ala
INS
John C. Nickerson
Wernher von Braun
Germany
Army
Ballistic Missile Agency
Col
Nickerson
Redstone Arsenal
Ray Jenkins
von Braun
Defense
Charles F. Wilson
Wilber Brucker
Large Guided Missile Fired In Florida
At Cape Canaveral Florida a large guided missile lifted off from the test center shortly after dawn. Eyewitnesses reported a thunderous roar rivaling the Giant Atlas launch earlier this month and speculated the rocket could be the Army Redstone or Jupiter. Officials declined immediate comment.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlas
Army
Redstone
Jupiter
Five Trapped Underground At Ohio Mine
Five men were trapped by a cavern at a strip mine operation in Bloomingdale Jefferson County near Steubenville Ohio. Mine rescue squads rushed to Betsy operation of Powhatan Mining Co at mid morning but names and cause were not immediately available.
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Steubenville
Ohio
Bloomingdale
Jefferson County
Powhatan Mining Co
Boy Injures Finger in Car Door Incident
Ronald Catale, 4, of Hillsville, caught his finger in a car door suffering contusions and abrasions of the right hand. He was treated and discharged from New Castle Hospital. Falls off Bicycle Injures Mary Ann Nickum, 10, of 309 Phillips Street, injuring her right arm after a bicycle fall. She was treated and discharged from New Castle Hospital.
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Ronald Catale
Hillsville
New Castle Hospital
Mary Ann Nickum
Philipps St
Governors To Study Request Of President
Governors at their 49th annual conference prepared to authorize a study of tasks the states might take over from Washington. President Eisenhower urged a task force to review federal state functions, while many governors viewed the move as routine. Split over federal aid for school construction, they were unlikely to endorse that part of the program.
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William Theis
Williamsburg
INS
Washington
Eisenhower
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
Johnstown Boy Faces Extortion Charges
A 15 year old boy from Lilly area was arrested by postal inspectors in Johnstown for sending extortion letters to the Central Hotel and Hoxsey Cancer Clinic in Portage. The letters demanded 100 dollars with a threat to expose derogatory information. The drop was set for June 17 but the boy fled into woods, leaving his shoes which led to his capture.
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Johnstown
Central Hotel
Hoxsey
Portage
C. R. Murray
J. J. Kelly
Altoona
Lilly Area
Cambria County
Death notices list Philadelphia and Ellwood City residents
Obituaries announced on June 26 1957 include Mrs Arthur Stitzinger 75 of Philadelphia Arsenio Franco 74 of 12054 Pollock Ave and Mrs William C Pitzer 76 of Ellwood City with other listings in the same notice.
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Arthur Stitzinger
Philadelphia
Arsenio Franco
Pollock Ave
William C. Pitzer
Ellwood City
Chou En Lai Attacks U S In Peiping Speech
Premier Chou En Lai assailed U S policies in a nationally televised Peiping address to the National People's Congress. He warned that the danger of war remains and urged continued vigilance while claiming the Communists gain strength and seek peaceful coexistence. He noted China began producing jet aircraft and heavy military power.
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Tokyo
INS
Red China
Chou En-Lai
United States
Chou
National People’s Congress
Peiping
Congress
China
U. S
High Rate Of Executions In Red China
Tokyo dispatch reports Chinese Premier Chou En-lai stated that one in six accused counter revolutionary elements faced execution by Peiping. He did not give a total but signaled a massive blood bath, noting most sentences dated 1949 to 1952 were deemed necessary at the time.
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Tokyo
Chou En-lai
Peiping
Chou
Mao Tze-tung
Warsaw
U.N. Debates New Action on Hungary Revolt
Diplomats from 29 nations gather at the United Nations in New York to decide if the General Assembly should pursue further measures against Russia for its suppression of the Hungarian revolt. U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. invites sponsors and contributors to a meeting to discuss next steps.
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General Assembly
Russia
U.S
Henry Cabot Ledge Jr
Hungary
Australia
Mississippi River Near Flood Stage
The Mississippi River rose toward flood stage as swollen tributaries burst banks forcing at least 105 Minnesota families to flee their homes after heavy rains. New thunderstorms lashed Minneapolis Tuesday night adding to the flood conditions.
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Mississippi
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Woman Dies at 116 in Canoga Park California
Mrs. Juanita Carrillo died in Canoga Park at 116 after a sudden collapse while asking for water. Survived by 15 grandchildren and 45 great grandchildren. she had been seriously ill only once in her life.
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Canoga Park
Calif
Juanita Carrillo
Pennsylvania school employes to vote on social security merger
Harrisburg report notes 2440 school districts implicitly approve integrating the state School Employes Retirement system with Social Security. If 40 percent objected, the August referendum could proceed. About 87 000 school workers and 65 000 state workers may be eligible for combined coverage under the merger.
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Burton W. Siglin
United Press
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Paul C. Moomaw
Bureau of Social Security For
Public Employes
Moomaw
State Legion Convention Scheduled In Early August
Harrisburg news reports the 39th annual state American Legion convention will be held in early August attracting about 6 000 delegates from 300 000 Legion members plus the women's auxiliary 40 and 8 and related groups. Women's 8 and 40 sessions start August 5 with men's meetings beginning August 6 as preparations continue for the event.
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Harrisburg
The
American Legion
Legion
Women Legionnaires
the Legion
Audrey the hurricane heads toward Texas coast
The first hurricane of the season named Audrey moves toward the Texas Louisiana coast with 100 mph winds. Forecasts place it about 500 miles south west of New Orleans and 300 miles south of Brownsville as gales extend 125 miles from the center. Movement is northward then north northeast with Louisiana seen as the likely landfall area. High tides and rough seas are expected. ships are urged to stay in port.
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New Orleans
Audrey
Texas - Louisiana
Brownsville
Tex
Louisiana
Texas
New Orleans Weather Bureau
Reds accused of bad faith over Korea peace talks
At Panmunjom the Communists proposed an international conference to unify Korea and withdraw foreign troops. The UN command rejected the move, accusing the Reds of bad faith and saying such a parley would be propaganda. Maj. Gen. Homer L. Litzenberg warned a political conference would cause deadlock and fall outside the armistice commission scope.
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Panmunjom
INS
Korea
North
South Korea
Homer L. Litzenberg
Military Commission
Reds
Armistice Commission
Litzenberg
United Nations
Ten year old girl slain near Gladstone Kansas City
A 10 year old girl, Shirley Kyle, was found slain in a ravine near her Gladstone home after she failed to return Tuesday. A neighbor boy, Salvatori Falbo, 15, a known sex offender, was arrested hours later and reportedly admitted the murder following a playmate’s sighting.
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Kansas City
INS
Shirley Kyle
Gladstone
Salvatori Falbo
Falbo
Township Officials Back City Sewer Plan as Foresighted
Officials from three townships praised the city’s metropolitan sewerage program calling it a foresighted remedy for a desperate situation outside the city. Union Two supervisors said they favor cooperation with the council and Mayor DeCarbo in a plan to build inter ception and trunk sewers and a treatment plant serving the metropolitan area.
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Yeterday
Henry G. Huff
Union Two
Edward A.) DeCarbo
Huff
Union
Neshannock
Shenan
Classified Comics and Editorial Highlights
Newspaper page fragment lists sections and page numbers including Society and Theaters with notices about want ads and radio TV listings. Contains references to obituaries and cross words and stock notes as part of the page designation.
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Cross Word
Ellwood
Cherry Pie Prep and Winter Freezing Plans
The author notes ripe cherries picked with care and stored in a freezer for winter use. They describe enjoying the taste and sight of cherries and deciding not to eat them in summer, anticipating using them for cherry pie when cold weather returns.
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