Talbott Quits Plans Return To Business Job
Harold E. Talbott will resign as secretary of the Air Force one week from Saturday to avoid outside business profits linking him to the Eisenhower administration. President Eisenhower accepted the resignation and praised Talbott for effectively and loyally performed service. Talbott, 67, faced Senate scrutiny over a $132,032 outside income from his two years in office.
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Washington
Harold E. Talbott
Air Force
Eisenhower
Talbott
White House
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
City Tax Boost Still Pondered By The Board
The school board weighs a 1956 levy against 1955 figures. Wayne P. Watson cites salary hikes and painting programs, while Stillman K. Taylor notes retirement cost declines. A recent budget review trimmed the levy by 45 000 but warns further cuts risk finances.
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Wayne P. Watson
Stillman K. Taylor
V. Dewey Annakin
Potter dives to recover drowned father in Lake Calumet
Dallas Potter a 23 year old marine veteran located the body of his father in Lake Calumet after police and coast guard had ended the search. The recovery came after ten hours of diving beginning Monday following a drowning on Sunday.
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Chicago
Dallas Potter
Lake Calumet
Coast Guard
Youth Admits Involvement in 20 Burglaries
Acting Chief Edgar Gauer said 19 year old Richard Freeland Pegg of 1455 Harding Avenue confessed to taking part in 20 burglaries during a February crime spree. He aided 32 year old Charles W. Crawford in the Cromwell Furniture safe burglary on February 26 and in 18 other business break ins.
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Edgar Gauer
Richard Freeland Pegg
Harding Avenue
Pegg
Gaver
Hureta Tribble
Arthur Sankey
Charles W. Crawford
West Terre Haute
Cromwell Furniture and Auction Co
North Third Street
Crawford
Hearing On Conrad Fire Protection Plan In Vigo County
A public hearing before Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners in Vigo Circuit Court heard pros and cons of a 36849 dollar appropriation for Harrison Township fire equipment. Seventy-two attendees weighed fire insurance rates annexation plans and volunteer department adequacy, with six opposing and twenty two approving the proposal. The three member board will review recommendations before notifying Township Trustee Joseph A. Conrad and the Vigo County auditor. Warren Everett explained the revised request.
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Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vigo
Harrison Township
Joseph A. Conrad
Vigo County
Eisenhower hints at special session over housing bill
President Eisenhower warned Congress of a possible special session if a housing bill meets final House action with unsatisfactory provisions. Republicans aim to send the bill back to a House Senate conference for revision while White House opposition targets loan insurance for trailer camps and local municipal funding. The compromise bill would authorize 45,000 public housing units in the next year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Senate
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Mass
Congress
Martin
Senate House Conference Committee
William F. Knowland
Ali
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
James C. Hagerty
Floods in India Cause 17 Deaths and Widespread Suffering
Floods in north central India have killed at least 17 people and left five million in hunger and poverty. Irrigation and Power Minister Dulzarilal Nanda told Parliament. Reports from Rajasthan state note a drought with thousands of cattle dead and peasants wandering for water.
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New Delhi
India
Dulzarilal Nanda
Rajasthan
Train Hits Auto. Eight-Year-Old Killed in Pennsylvania Crash
An eight-year-old, Verna Lou Richeson, died when a passenger train struck her auto on the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way at Fruitridge avenue. Diana Marie Loudermilk, 2, sustained severe injuries but was reported improving to fair condition. Mrs Nina Loudermilk, 21, and two other passengers were in the stalled car as the watchman could not wave them back.
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Pennsylvania
Fruitridge Avenue
Verna Lou Richeson
Poplar Street
Diana Marie Loudermilk
Diana Loudermilk
Nina Loudermilk
Dan Scott
Clean-up Campaign Targets Pests and Disease in Terre Haute
Mayor Ralph Tucker and Dr. Milton Rubin lead a city wide effort to drain stagnant water and spray areas harboring rats flies and mosquitoes. The program aims to reduce disease transmission and improve public health with citizen participation urged.
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Mike O'Leary
Michael Kearns
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Milton Rubin
Serremante
Rubin
Cold wave damages Brazil coffee trees in Parana region
A cold wave in Parana state, Brazil, damaged half the trees on northern plantations as temperatures fell to 14 degrees and snow reached 20 inches. The incident sent New York coffee futures up the daily limit of 2 cents per pound.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Parana State
Meridional
One Coffee Center
Parana
New York
Day Weather Outlook Holds Little Relief
The five day forecast from the Weather Bureau in Indianapolis shows only modest relief from heat and humidity. Temperatures will run 5 to 10 degrees above normal with highs near 86 and lows around 63 to 67, followed by a brief cooldown Thursday and Friday and a likely warm rebound Sunday. Rainfall expected about five tenths of an inch with chances of storms midweek and over the weekend.
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United States Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Snapshot Nearby Daily Conditions
Local conditions report a 1.9 foot river stage and no precipitation. Yesterday’s high reached 94 degrees with a low of 10 last night. Sunrise was at 5 54 and sunset at 4 07.
Weather outlook for Terre Haute and Indiana region
Mostly fair and humid conditions persist with chances of afternoon thunderstorms through Wednesday. Indiana suburbs report cloudy skies with a few scattered thundershowers this afternoon and mid 70s tonight, highs around 94 to 97.
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Tereere Haute
Het
Indiana
Dulles Urges Red China to Ease Formosa Tensions
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged Red China to pledge a cease fire and renounce force to avoid war in the Far East. He noted Chou En Lai hinted at renouncing force and welcomed the release of U.S. prisoners and fliers. He warned against premature peace hopes and reaffirmed NATO SEATO and regional treaties. The U.S. will present a list of nearly 500 Americans during Geneva talks.
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Washington
U.P
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Far East
Dulles
Formosa
United States
China
Chou En
Dunles
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
South East Asian Treaty Organization
Geneva
Fliers To Start Home Quickly From Hong Kong
Eleven U S airmen released from Red China will begin homeward trip within three hours of arrival in Hong Kong. Lt Col Dwighton D Simpson and the consulate arranged reception at the Hong Kong border and a medical check before departure to Honolulu. Airmen to cross the border Thursday after a Kai Tak takeoff with press limited to health updates.
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Hong Kong
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Dwighton D. Simpson
Red China
Air Force
Tokyo
Simpson
Hong Kong-China
Hong Kong Jockey Club
Peiping
Honolulu
Kai Tak
Families Prepare to Rejoin Flyers
Families await the release of loved ones from Red China jails as reunions are organized with U S government sponsorship. Continued on page 5 column 3.
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United States
Civilian Release Talks Open At Geneva
In Geneva the United States and Red China exchanged civilian lists and debated repatriation. China seeks a neutral third party to supervise return arrangements and asked for a one day pause to refer the 40 American cases to Peiping.
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Geneva
Ip—Red China
United States
Red China
China
U. S
Peiping
Poland
Wang Pingnan
Chiang Kai-shek
Railroad Fireman Seriously Injured In Indiana Incident
Lloyd Reynolds aged 32 of Terre Haute, a Pennsylvania Railroad fireman, suffered a skull fracture when a steel fragment struck the cab of a diesel engine at Indianapolis. The metal was likely thrown from a trackside overpass, missing the engineer R B Hartman. Reynolds was hospitalized at Methodist Hospital. Earlier a pellet from an air rifle was fired into another diesel cab nearby.
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Lloyd Reynolds
Terre Haute
Pennsylvania Railroad
Indianapolis
R. B. Hartman
Reynolds
Methodist Hospital
Pennsylvania
Man Charged with Fatal Stabbing in Indianapolis
Charles Grant 35 Indianapolis held on murder charge after allegedly stabbing George Snow 32 during an argument in a car. Grant fled to Higheapolis following the incident and was arrested after police were notified.
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Indianapolis
Charles Grant
George Snow
Grant
Higheaw
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Richard F. Pegg
Conrad
Warren Everett
Formosa Straits
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