Terre Haute Welcomes Babe Ruth League World Champs
Terre Haute greets 15 Babe Ruth League World Champs upon their return from Austin Texas. The team parades through downtown aboard a red fire engine as Mayor Ralph Tucker praises the players for bringing national recognition to the city.
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Terre Haute
Pennsylvania
Union Station
Austin
Tex
Twelve Points
Ralph Tucker
Tucker
Jim Calvin
Birmingham
Ala
Texas
Gene Jeffers
Willie Cheesman
Bob Kehrt
Don Lanning
TV Cameraman Killed At World Boy Scout Jamboree
Murray a 26 year old Canadian Broadcasting Co cameraman from Scarborough fell from a high bucket perch during rehearsal for a nationwide telecast at the World Boy Scout Jamboree. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries and died en route to Toronto after doctors failed to save him. The hydraulic mechanism failure caused the bucket to tilt and Murray to fall.
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Niagara-On-The-Lake
Ont
Canadian Broadcasting Co
Murray
Scarborough
Canada
Toronto
William T. Woodyatt
Wyeth Announces Edacerap for Anxiety Relief
Wyeth Laboratories reports a drug named edacerap offering quick and safe relief from nervousness and anxiety. It will soon be available to physicians for prescription use.
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Philadelphia
Wyeth Laboratories
Edacer
Five Nations Meet in Secret Atoms for Peace Talks
In Geneva on August 22 the United States Britain France Russia Canada and Czechoslovakia held a closed door conference to study technical aspects of making the atomic age safe. Delegates named include Isador Rabi John Cockcroft Francois Perrin and D V Skobeltzin as leaders. The meeting followed theAtoms for Peace conference with secrecy surrounding the deliberations.
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United States
Russia
Britain
France
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Council Chamber
United Nations European Headquarters
Isador I. Rabi
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
John Cockcroft
Atomic Energy Authority Research Establishment
Francois Perrin
Atomic Energy
D. V. Skobeltzin
President Awards Two Hoosier Prizes at Ranch Picnic
President Eisenhower awarded prizes to two Hoosier 12 year olds during a Saturday picnic at his vacation guest ranch. Jim Richards of Whiting and Sparky Toth of Gary were among 32 youngsters entertained by the President at Fraser Colorado.
Administration Scored In Dixon Yates Deal
Senate investigators accuse the White House and top aides of half truths and sly tactics to hide Dixon Yates power contract details. The Anti Monoply Subcommittee criticizes efforts to circum vent Congress and calls the administration's conduct politically unhealthy.
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Washington
P—Senate
White House
Senate
Eisenhower
Congress
Italy Opens Hunting Season With Casualties
Rome reports the opening of Italy's hunting season with one hunter killed, two blinded, and two other hunters wounded in the first 24 hours.
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Rome
Italy
Man dies from injuries in bypass construction accident
Othanial Nicholson aged 44 from Anderson died from injuries received when an automobile struck him while he worked on the new U S 31 bypass near Westfield Indiana.
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Westfield
Ind
Othanial Nicholson
Anderson
Reds Release Flyer Body of Dead Captain
Panmunjom Korea August 22 Communist North Korea agreed to return US Air Force 2nd Lt. Guy H. Bumpass of Jackson Mississippi and the body of Capt. Charles W. Brown of West Louisville Kentucky at Korisal in the neutral zone. U N senior officer warned Allied artillery will be used if planes cross the border over South Korea. Bumpass was said to have a cracked skull but was conscious and in good spirits after their trainer plane was shot down by anti aircraft fire.
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Korea
North Korea
United Nations
Reds
Military Armistice Commission
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Charles W. Brown
West Louisville
Korisal
Harlan C. Parks
U.N
South Korea
United Nations Command
Bumpass
Brown
Mutual Problems Sec Benson Meets Russ Farm Chief
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson met Vladimir Matskevich first deputy minister of Soviet agriculture in Washington for an unprecedented exchange on surpluses shortages and other farm troubles. The meeting signals warmer postwar ties as Benson interrupted a vacation to oversee the reception and plan further talks. The 12 man Soviet delegation arrived from Los Angeles and will continue discussions through Tuesday with a summary planned for later.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Ezra T. Benson
Vladimir Vladimirovich Matskevich
Benson
Matskevich
Fear Epidemic Of Disease In Floods Wake
Disease threatened flood devastated towns as floodwaters receded. The death toll could reach 300, with 211 already recorded across eight states including 110 in Pennsylvania and 68 in Connecticut. The American Red Cross reported 34 169 families displaced and warned health problems in Pennsylvania were worsened by widespread destruction.
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U.P
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Virginia
Delaware
Rhode Island
Washington
American Red Cross
Contributions for Flood Relief Call Terre Haute Chapter
Citizens may donate to the Red Cross Flood Relief Fund by calling the Terre Haute Vigo County chapter after hours. Contributions will be ear marked for flood victims, announced Chapter President William R McKeen. Calls accepted 24 hours.
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Red Cross
Terre Haute-Vigo County
William R. McKeen
Connecticut Flood Destruction Disrupts Towns and Livelihoods
Floods devastate Connecticut river valleys as sanitation teams deploy disinfectants and purification pills. Waterways contaminate sources, and typhoid inoculations are ordered for survivors. Communities face lost homes and livelihoods while agencies rush aid and residents shelter together amid widespread damage. The piece notes a Torrington clerk and a Winstead wedding shifted to an emergency event.
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Connecticut
Torrington Department
Winstead
Conn
Captain Abandons Disabled Freighter Argobeam off Scotland
At Wick Scotland on August 22 two tugs towing the fire scarred water logged British freighter Argobeam reported they were 200 miles off Scotland while battling rough seas. Captain George Watson and First Mate Kenneth Seaman jumped overboard.
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Scotland
Argobeam
George Watson
Kenneth Seaman
French Forces Face Terrorists as Leaders Meet in Morocco
Grim French troops and Foreign Legionnaires hunted rebel bands in the Moroccan hills while leaders, including Premier Edgar Faure, prepared to meet Moroccan officials at Aix les Bains to discuss granting more self rule. Death tolls exceeded 764 across Morocco and Algeria with fears of reaching 1,000.
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Morocco
Foreign Legionnaires
Aix le Bains
Algeria
Constantine
Tavern Owner Charged With Killing Woman
Blooming ton tavern owner William Covington 40 is held on a first degree murder charge for the slaying of waitress Gladys Stogsdill 38 of Bloomington during a dispute in a moving car. Witnesses say Covington struck her several times and a coroner cites a brain concussion. Bond denied. Other occupants Chance Deckard and Burt Hawkins were questioned and released.
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Bedford
Ind
Bloomington
William Covington
Covington
Shangrila
Gladys Stogsdill
Lawrence County
Robert Skinner
Skinner
Chance Deckard
Burt Hawkins
Swedish navy reports unidentified subs spotted again
In Stockholm on August 22, the Swedish navy said it had sighted three unidentified submarines, marking the seventh such sighting this summer in Swedish waters. Each sighting has been denied as Russian by the Soviet Foreign Office.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Eisenhower Dulles to Discuss American Prisoners in China
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles prepare to meet in Washington to address American prisoners held by Red China amid stalled Geneva talks. Russia freed three Americans, prompting cautious hopes for Beijing action, with no quick resolve expected.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Red China
Colorado
Philadelphia
Dulles
Russia
U.S
Geneva
Indiana Weather Breaks Heat Wave With Cooler Air
Cooler air moving into northwestern Indiana ends the weekend heat wave. Expected to reach the Ohio River within 24 hours, the Canadian air may take another day to settle. A brief storm toppled a tree onto a parked car on Indianapolis east side.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Weather Forecast: Fair and Pleasant Conditions
The weather summary notes fair and pleasant conditions with sunrise at 6 09 and sunset at 7 44. River stage is stationary with no significant changes expected.
Local Weather Conditions Report
Yesterday reached a high temperature of 75 or greater and a low of 75 last night with precipitation data not provided.
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Update Tonight Through Tuesday
The Terre Haute area forecast calls for a cooler pattern with a low around 67 tonight and a high on Tuesday near 75. Expect a Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. North and central Indiana stay mostly clear with scattered showers in the far south tonight. Tuesday brings fair weather but cooler conditions in the south. Overnight lows range 62 to 64 in the north and center, 64 to 74 in the extreme south, with Tuesday around 45 to 90. Sunset 7:32 p m sunrise 6:04 a m. Temperature readings on the street thermometer show 75 at 2 p m and 45 later.
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Terre Haute
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