Connie Hammers Toward Carolina Coast in Powerful Hurricane
Hurricane Connie held off the Carolina coast with winds near 125 mph and forecasts of hurricane force by Thursday morning. Warnings stretched from Myrtle Beach to Cape Hatteras as East Coast residents prepared with Red Cross crews en route and planes sheltered inland.
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Hatteras
N. C
Connie
Carolina
Weather Bureau
Myrtle Beach
D. C
Hazel
Virginia Capes
North Carolina
Cape Lookout
Here
Eastern
Seaboard
Savannah
Provincetown
Mass
Air Force
Marine
Navy
American Red Cross
Air Force Jet Explodes Kills Two Near Riley
Two airmen were killed when a jet crashed four and a half miles south of Riley on the W B French farm. Witnesses described a red flame, a freight train roar, and debris raining into a nearby pond. Authorities suspect Chanute AFB as destination. identities withheld.
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Air Force
Jetton
Tech
Sgt
Humble
Riley
W. B. French Farm
Chanute Air Force Base
Rantoul
Ill
Wayne Ader
Stenographer Kills Policeman Friend in Chicago
A 43 year old stenographer, Catherine Lonergan, admitted she shot policeman John L. Kelly in a near north side hotel room after he taunted her about another woman. She said she picked up his revolver and fired once into his head. Kelly, 48, a father of three, died after gasping the question, and Lonergan then wiped the blood from him.
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Chicago
Catherine Lonergan
Near North Side
John L. Kelly
Honest Man Returns Bag Of Payroll In South Africa
In Johannesburg Aug 10 a local building firm praised Karel Reyneck for returning a black bag containing their $7,000 payroll found on a roadside. The firm called him the most honest man they ever met and presented him a five shilling reward.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Karel Reynecke
Pair Arrested in Terre Haute Robbery Spree
Two Terre Haute men Daniel I. Gallez and Donald Ray Bryant were arrested on armed robbery charges after allegedly assaulting a 26 year old Reelsville man. Gallez also allegedly robbed a laundry truck driver James Murdock near Forest Park. A third man and a young girl suspected in the laundry truck robbery remain sought.
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Terre Haute
Reelsville
Daniel I. Gallez
North Fifth Street
Donald Ray Bryant
North Tenth Street
Gallez
James Murdock
Mill Dam
Forest Park
North
Bryant
Edward E. Everett
Everett
West Terre
Haute
Thurman Junior Hargis
Duffy Named U.S. Commissioner for Terre Haute Division
Robert H. Duffy of Terre Haute was appointed United States Commissioner for the Terre Haute Division of the Southern District of Indiana by Judge William E. Steckler. Duffy, a Vigo County lawyer with sixteen years of practice, is the son of the late Joseph P. Duffy, former mayor and long-time local figure.
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United States
Robert H. Duffy
Terre Haute
Indiana
Clyde R. Randel
William E. Steckler
United States District Court of State of
Duffy
Vigo County
Joseph P. Duffy
U. S
Southern District
Newbold
Margaret Truman Arrives in France for Europe Tour
Margaret Truman lands in Le Havre aboard the United States for a six week European tour. She will join Guri Lie, daughter of ex U N Secretary General Trygve Lie, and the pair plan to tour central Europe.
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LE Harve
France
Margaret Truman
United States
Europe
Guri Lie
U.N
Trygve Lie
Vigo County Fair Opens with Record 30 000 In Prizes
The Vigo County Fair launches its 19th annual event with 1700 entries planned plus floriculture shows. Premiums total a record 30000 dollars as 4 H judging begins Friday and the cattle sale features about 75 head on Wednesday bidding, led by last year’s grand champion Angus at six dollars per pound.
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Vigo County
Wabash Valley
Harlan Lautenschlager
Lost Creek Township
Stassen Tests Governors on Eisenhower Plan for Aerial Inspection
Harold E. Stassen circulated among the nation's governors at the 47th annual Governors Conference to gauge support for President Eisenhower's proposal of reciprocal aerial inspection of Soviet military installations. The event focused on highways and safety amid disagreement over bond financed road building, while the UN Disarmament subcommittee debated the plan with cautious Russian reaction.
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Chicago
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
United States
Russia
Stassen
Minnesota
United Nations
Kesler Named By Prosecutor Kesler Named By Prosecutor
John A Kesler is appointed chief deputy prosecutor for Vigo county by Prosecutor John R Jett and will start Sept 1. The 32 year old Terre Haute attorney graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and Indiana University School of Law has practiced law locally five years and is admitted in Indiana Illinois and the Indiana Federal District Court. He lives with wife and three children at 1925 South Sixth street and chairs the Terre Haute Junior Chamber of Commerce. Deputy staff include Robert Brown and Robert Wallace.
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John R. Jett
Kesler
Indiana State Teachers College
Indiana University School of Law
Terre Haute
South Sixth Street
Indiana
Illinois
Indiana Federal District Court
Indiana Wins 21 Million for State Roads Aid
Washington Aug 10 The Commerce Department said Indiana will receive 21 024 748 dollars as its share of about 875 million in federal highway aid The department also announced Indiana's share of 222 million for fiscal 1947 national forest highways is 14 894 dollars
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Washington
Indiana
Canadian experts foresee atomic power shaping electricity by 1960s
Geneva reports that Canada may produce atomic power within ten years and private industry will bear most costs. By 1970, two Canadian experts said atomic energy could become a major electricity source, with plants possibly under construction by 1965 at about seven mills per kilowatt hour.
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Atoms For Peace
Canada
J. Davis
Department of Trade and Commerce
W. B. Lewis
Chalk River
Ont
U. N
Rainfall Boosts Corn Crops and Pastures Says Agent Luers
County agriculture agent A. D. Luers notes the rainfall helps corn and clover alfalfa pastures. He says continued rain will aid local farmers and cooling temps reduce stress on crops. The showers began before 8 and intensified around 9, affecting downtown shoppers.
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A. D. Luers
Luers
Folks Cool Off Crops Get Boost
Haute and Wabash Valley residents enjoyed pleasant weather for a fourth day after a five week heat wave. A rainfall began early Wednesday following crop experts noting a first seasonal moisture shortage in Indiana.
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Haute
Wabash Valley
Fatal curiosity ends in boy's accidental shooting death
In San Diego a 9 year old visiting from Dallas and a local 9 year old were playing war with toy guns when they found a real .45 calibre pistol in a desk drawer. The weapon discharged, killing James Wade Byram. Detective Sgt. Walk said the youths were examining the gun when it fired.
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San Diego
Calif
James Wade Byram
P. K. Walk
Byram
Dallas
Tex
David Jones
Walk
Young Byram
Jones
Troops Use Tear Gas on Rioters in Korea Clash
Three hundred South Korean veterans stormed Wolmi Do Island seeking to seize Communist members of the neutral Nations Truce supervision team. U S Army MPs repulsed them with tear gas and water hoses. no Americans or Koreans were hurt in today’s clash. Seven Americans and 10 Koreans were hurt in the previous day’s violence.
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Inchon
Korea
Wolmi-Do Island
Neutral Nations Truce Supervision Team
Seoul
Suspended Licenses Checked Closer in Indiana
Indianapolis August 10 Governor Craig ordered closer monitoring of suspended licenses after two Marion county youths died in hit and run crashes. One trooper per state police post will be assigned full time to license checks. The governor will urge the Traffic Safety Commission to propose stiffer penalties for driving on suspended licenses. Morris J. Carter noted that at least half of motorists with suspended licenses still drive.
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Indianapolis
Craig
Frank A. Jessup
Marion County
Traffic Safety Commission
Morris J. Carter
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Weather Forecast Summary
Sunrise at 5 57 and sunset at 7 53. River stage 1.5 feet and falling. Northwest winds and mild afternoon temperatures expected.
Local Conditions Report Yesterdays Weather Snapshot
The report notes highest temperature yesterday was 8 inches, lowest temperature last night 61 degrees, and precipitation measured at percent inch.
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Update
Mostly cloudy tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Thursday partly cloudy with little temperature change. Lows around 70s tonight and highs in the mid 80s. Indiana region shows showers this afternoon and evening then clearing tonight. Thursday looks fair and pleasant with temperatures in the 60s to 80s.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Terre Haute
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N. Carolina Coast
Mrs. Ader
Tryon
Retail Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Robt. H. Duffy
Margaret
Jack Bell
Wayne Adler
John A. Kesler
Geneva
Anal
Wetar
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