Labor Strife Spreads As 30,000 Idle In Rail and Textile Disputes
The nation faces a widening strike wave with 30,000 more workers idle as Southern governors step in. CIO Electrical Workers strike Sperry Gyro at Lake Success, NY, while 23,000 CIO Textile Workers strike six New England mills. Louisville & Nashville Railroad employes stop work, disruption rising costs. Talks proceed in Nashville over rail and Southern Bell disputes, with arbitration and wage terms at issue.
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Sperry Gyroscope Co
Lake Success
N. Y
New England
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Nashville
Tenn
C.I.C. Communications
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co
Brotherhoods Railroad
L.&n
Southern Bell
Conciliation Offer Made to Most Nations
Prime Minister Chou En-lai offered friendship to all nations except the United States and accused Washington of trying to subvert Peiping. He rejected subversion of neighboring governments while stating China would establish normal relations with Asian and European nations, with Japan singled out due to the U.S. pact. The eight powers planned a meeting to discuss the Formosa crisis despite his stance.
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United States
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John Kotelawala
Ceylon
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Red China
United States of America
U. S
Hugh Cumming, Jr
Japan
Liberal leaders urge Eisenhower to avert Formosa war crisis
Forty seven prominent Americans urge President Eisenhower to refuse to commit U S forces to defend Matsu and Quemoy and to seek an international solution to the Formosa Strait peril. They insist the offshore islands are inseparable from the mainland and call for action through the U N or direct talks to remove the danger of war.
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Eisenhower
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Quemoy
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Chiang
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Matsu Islands
Costal Islands
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Woman Injured in Car Train Crash Near Davis and Lockport
Mrs. Geneva Bruce, 41, of 2815 South Ninth Street, suffered knee leg and chest injuries after her auto brakes failed and she crashed into a Milwaukee freight train near Davis Avenue and Lockport Road. She was rushed to Union Hospital in a Ryan ambulance and may have internal injuries. the southbound train stopped almost immediately.
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South Ninth Street
Davis Avenue
Lockport Road
Union Hospital
Ryan
Bruce
Milwaukee
Salk Polio Vaccine Assured For All In Indianapolis
The Indiana State Medical Assn pledged that all children will have access to Salk polio vaccine regardless of ability to pay. Free shots are administered through the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Young and older children must visit family doctors, with cooperation from health and welfare agencies to immunize the poor.
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Indiana State Medical Assn
National Foundation For
State Department of Health and Welfare
Bar Association Banquet Honors Federal Judge Holder
Terre Haute bar association honored Federal Judge Cale J. Holder at a banquet in Hotel Deming. Holder marked his first appearance on the Terre Haute federal bench and spoke after introduction by William R. Johnson. He thanked staff members and listed court officials present, with background on his education and career.
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Hotel Deming
Federal Court
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Lee
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Lawrenceville
Indiana University Law School
Marion County
United States Navy
Indianapolis Association
Indiana
Attorney Johnson
Terre Haute
Virginia Wassell
Robert G. Newbold
Indianapolis
Jack C. Brown
U.S
Stephen Leonard
Edward Whit
800 More Monkeys for Polio Vaccine
A shipment of 800 rhesus monkeys arrived in New York by plane from London for polio vaccine research at the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The monkeys began their journey in New Delhi, India, and were routed to assist Salk vaccine development.
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New York
Burns Prove Fatal For Miss Troxell In Lafayette
Elizabeth Troxell aged 79 died at St Eliza hospital in Lafayette after her clothing caught fire while she lit a gas oven. The fatal burn incident occurred on Monday as she prepared a meal.
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Lafayette
Ind
Elizabeth Troxell
St. Elizai
Midwest Storms Toward Calm After Destructive Winds
Storms battered the Midwest and western states with winds rain and hail. A tornado across rural northern Illinois from Lanark to Shannon destroyed buildings and cut power lines though no injuries were reported. Chicago experienced 40 mph winds and gusts to 63 mph while other states logged dust storms and snow in places.
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Ohio
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Shannon
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Iowa
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Salt Lake City
Cutbank
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Montana
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Texas
Ohio Valley
Yard Accident Kills Pennsy Rail Worker
Police report the Pennsylvanian Railroad yard worker William Herman Jewell age 44 of 1731 Liberty Avenue died when struck and run over by an engine in the Kester and Fourth Avenue roundhouse. He was pinned beneath the wheels for over two hours before removal. Deputy Coroner Dr. D. M. Ferguson Jr. ruled accidental death. Jewell had worked 14 years at the Pennsylvania shops.
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William Herman Jewell
Liberty Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Roundhouse
Kester
Fourth Avenue
William Head
Jewell
Vigo County
D. M. Ferguson, Jr
W. P. Haynes
Haynes
Pennsylvania
London Newspaper Strike Settled Ends History
The lengthy London newspaper strike ends on April 19 as talks reach a settlement. The stoppage, described as the worst in British history, concludes with restored publication and resumed production.
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London
Britain Cuts Income Taxes In Government Announcement
The government announced a tax cut with the basic rate dropping to 42 percent of taxable income from 45 percent.
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London
Dulles Defends Early Release On Yalta Papers
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles defended the early release of the long secret Yalta papers saying a leak by Assistant Secretary Carl W. McCardle was an exercise of discretion not a security breach. He testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a closed session and outlined that McCardle gave a Times correspondent the documents on March 15 and that British approval came the next morning. The papers were generally published Wednesday night after White House and senator pressure for access.
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John Foster Dulles
Carl W. McCardle
Yalta
Dulles
McCardle
Walter F. George
D.-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
New York Times
F W Griese Dies Former Evansville Mayor
Frank W. Griese, 84, banker and former Evansville mayor from 1930 to 1935, died unexpectedly after collapsing in his yard. He served as president of Security Federal Savings and Loan Assn. in Evensville.
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Ind
Frank W. Griese
Evansville
Griese
Security Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Supreme Court Takes Up Loyalty Firings Case
The Supreme Court hears whether the government can fire an employee on loyalty grounds while keeping accusers secret. Yale physician Dr. John Punnett Peters challenges his May 1953 dismissal after a three member panel found doubt of loyalty. The case probes confrontation rights and government evidence safeguards.
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Argu
Fisher Body to build plant near Allis-Chalmers site
The April 14 Trade Digest notes Fisher Body Corp plans a new plant between Terre Haute and Clinton. Land north of Terre Haute near the Allis-Chalmers facility has been purchased. The project is part of a long range program including an Oldsmobile assembly plant in the Terre Haute area.
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Construction Digest
Fisher Body
Allis-Chalmers
North Thirteenth Street
Terre Haute
Fisher Body Corp
Clinton
Fisher
Oldsmobile
Fire Destroys Four Homes and Lodge Hall in Owensburg
In Owensburg near Crane Indiana, a Monday night blaze leveled the three room log home of Mrs Ethel Blind and damaged the Masonic Lodge Hall and two other residences. Fire departments from Bedford and Crane Naval Ammunition Depot fought the hour long fire. Town residents quickly raised 324 dollars for firefighting gear. Cause unavailable and damage estimates not given.
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Owensburg
Bedford
Crane Naval Ammunition Depot
Ethelblind
Masonic Lodge
Wendell Jackson
Fred Thomasson
Crane
Mayor Leads Fact Finding On Terre Haute School Plan
Mayor Ralph Tucker held a fact finding session with the Terre Haute School Board Harrison township advisory board and other civic groups in City Courtroom City Hall. The school board plans construction of two new school buildings this year with one planned in Hulman Meadow.
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Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Harrison Township
City Hall
Hulman Meadow
Mayor Opposes Purdue Plan and Seeks Harrison Township Annexation
Mayor Ralph Tucker states after last night’s meeting that school officials reject Purdue survey proposals for consolidation or metropolitan systems and favor annexation of Harrison township as the key solution. He adds no current city emergency, but asserts an emergency exists in Harrison township schools and that parents in both communities are keen on this outcome.
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Harrison Township
Purdue University
Purdue
Ralph Tucker
Weather Summary With River Stage Decline
Showers noted with rain likely in the area. River stage listed at 5.9 feet and falling as day progresses. sunrise at 5 08 and sunset at 6 31.
Local Conditions Reported Weather Extremes
Yesterday's high reached 81 degrees with a low of 61 overnight. Precipitation measured at 0.3 inches.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TERRE HAUTE AREA
Occasional showers and thunderstorms Tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight 65. High Wednesday 83. Partly cloudy in the northern area with widely scattered showers or thundershowers. Warmer in extreme north Wednesday. Lows 50 to 38 in north to 68 in south and central. Highs 76 to 75 in north and 75 to 85 in south.
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Terre Haute
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