Two Miners Rescued as Others Trapped in Potash Shaft
Rescue teams battled gas water and debris after an explosion trapped ten miners in a 3000 foot tunnel toward rich potash deposits. Two survivors Hanna and McKinney were found. five barricaded men remained unconfirmed with air regained but no contact.
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Nelson
Frank Tippie
Texas Gulf
Tippie
June Crawford
Intial
Donald Hanna
Price
Utah
Paul McKinney
Moab
Hanna
McKinney
Ceylon strives to reirrigate dry zone to feed fast-growing population
Huge tea, rubber and coco nut plantations drive one of Asia's highest living standards in Ceylon. Most people live in the moist southwest, while the dry zone, once flourished with an ancient irrigation system, declined due to warfare. Now effort focuses on reirrigation to support growth.
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Ceylon
Asia
Deaths: Mrs Louise F Schmidt and Harry Dixon
Mrs Louise F Schmidt 82 of 2600 South Seventh street died Wednesday at St Anthony Hospital She was a member of Breden Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church and East Side Association of Union Hospital Surviving include four daughters and three sons with twelve grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral details set at Breden Memorial EUB Church with Rev William E Brett officiating Burial in Highland Lawn cemetery Harry Dixon 78 of 1427 Sixth avenue died Thursday morning A life member and former manager of Moose Lodge his survivors include a daughter two grandsons two sisters and three brothers Services at Bedino Peace Chapel with Rev R C Mowery and burial at Roselawn Memorial Park Friends may call Friday afternoon
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Louise F. Schmidt
South Seventh Street
St Anthony Hospital
Breden Memorial Evangelical United Brethren Church
East Side
Union Hospital
Nora Baker
Hammond
Nellie Ping
Helen French
Indianapolis
Virginia Doyle
Terre Haute
Irvin
Columbus
Ohio
William
New York City
Charles
Alexandria
Ella Rothgerber
Tell City
Carrie Musgrave
Frank M.patrick J. Ryan
Breden Memorial Eub Church
William E. Brett
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Harry Dixon
Sixth Avenue
Moose Lodge
Geneva Kellett
Andrew Kellett
Harry Kellett
Fredia Lanning
Mary Dixon
Pearl
John
Edward
Bedino Peace Chapel
R. C. Mowery
Roselawn Memorial Park
Death of Herman B Redman at 75 in Mattoon
Herman B Redman aged 75 of 1112 Swan Street died at St Anthony Hospital at 6 PM Wednesday. Survived by widow Edna, son Benny of Brockton IL, daughter Wanda White of Fort Lauderdale FL, brothers Harry and Bruce, BarL, sister Rena Neugent, five grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Services at J N Hickman and Son Funeral Home Friday at 2:30 PM Reverend John Chironna officiating, Bethesda Cemetery burial. Friends may call.
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Herman B. Redman
Swan Street
St. Anthony Hospital
Edna
Benny
Brockton
Ill
Wanda White
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Harry and
Bruce
Mattoon
Bar
Paris
Rena Neugent
J. N. Hickman and Son Funeral Home
John Chironna
Bethesda Cemetery
Services for James E. Downs Jr. in Colorado Springs
James E. Downs Jr. 60 formerly of Terre Haute died Tuesday in Colorado Springs. Funeral services set at Frank M Patrick J. Ryan Funeral Home at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with a 9 a.m. Requiem Mass at St. Ann's Church. Burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Friday. viewing Friday afternoon.
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James E. Downs Jr
Terre Haute
Colorado Springs
Colo
Frank M.patrick J. Ryan
St. Ann’s Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Graveside services for Idelle Kidder announced
Graveside services for Mrs. Idelle Kidder formerly of Terre Haute who died Sunday in Wichita Kansas will be held at Highland Lawn Cemetery at 11 o'clock Friday morning Rev George Mitchell will officiate and the Frank M Patrick J Ryan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
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Idelle Kidder
Terre Haute
Wichita
Kan
Highland Lawn Cemetery
George Mitchell
Frank M.patrick J. Ryan
Mrs Naoma Belle James Dies at 77 in Danville
Services for Mrs. Naoma Belle James 77 of Danville Ill who died Tuesday will be held at E P Barrick Sons Funeral Home Danville at 1 pm Friday.
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Naoma_ Belle James
Danville
Ill
E. P. Barrick & Sons Funeral Home
Local obituaries note Holmes Searing Royse deaths
Estel Vere Holmes 70 of Dennison dies at home after a Wednesday illness. Survived by wife Augusta. daughters Josephine Kirby Hannah Mae Brown Genevieve Switzer. sons Dean and Jack Holmes. one foster daughter Joan Campbell. 15 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral at Dunlap Methodist Church with burial in Dunlap cemetery. Virgil J. Searing 55 of Clinton dies Tuesday. service Friday at First Funeral Home with burial in Walnut Grove. Mrs Lila Royse 73 of RR 4 Rockville dies Tuesday. services Friday at Butler Funeral Home with burial in Memory Garden.
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Dennison
Ill
Estel Vere Holmes
Agusta
Josephine Kirby
Minier
Hannah Mae Brown
West Terre Haute
Genevieve Switzer
Marshall
Dean
Jack Holmes
Joan Campbell
Marrs
Dunlap Methodist Church
Vernon Pruett
Dunlap Cemetery
Rockville
Ind
Lila Royse
RR 4
Butler Funeral Home
Willam Driskell
Memory Garden Cemetery
Jumping Cat Stuns Koprivnica with Five Foot Leap
Martin Korosec showcases his trained jumping cat in Koprivnica Yugoslavia. He commands the cat with the word Jump and the feline rises five feet straight up, drawing curiosity from locals.
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Koprivnica
Yugoslavia
Martin Korosec
Green Bay eyes Penn State star for opening season
Dave Robinson, Green Bay's top draft pick from Penn State, has a real chance to break into the Packers lineup this season as training camps progress.
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Dave Robinson
Green Bay
Penn State
Trains Roll Back Grounded Strike After Congress Action
Nation-wide rail strike averted as carriers halt new work rule notices and five rail unions suspend plans. Kennedy signs measure at 6 14 pm to back public interests over narrow concerns. Arbitration board to decide 32 000 firemen and crew size issues within 180 days. other disputes to be negotiated.
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Kennedy
Congress
Rail Management
Joseph Audi 76 dies at Clinton Indiana
Joseph Audi 76 of RR 3 Clinton died 10:20 p m Wednesday at Vermillion County Hospital He owned a restaurant in Blanford for 30 years Surviving Mary Joan Bonacorsi John Audi sister in South America niece in Detroit five grandchildren Services pending at Karanovich Funeral Home
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Clinton
Ind
Joseph
Joe” Audi
RR 3
Blanford
Vermillion County Hospital
Audi
Torino
Italy
Mary
Joan Bonacorsi
RR 2
John Audi
Zanesville
Ohio
South America
Detroit
Mich
Karanovich
Rites Scheduled for Joseph Porter
Private services will be held Friday for Joseph Porter 23 of RR 1 West Terre Haute who died when his car swerved across the center line into the path of a semi near Earl Park. Rev James Cox will lead at Bedino Chapel burial will be in Black cemetery friends may call Thursday night Porter was en route to Crown Point for a new teaching assignment state police say he likely fell asleep at the wheel.
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West Terre Haute
Earl Park
James Cox
Joseph Porter
RR 1
Black Cemetery
Bedino Chapel
Porter
Crown Point
Orell Lavoie
St. Ann, Iil
Shipbuilding Efforts in Zrenjanin Threatened
In Zrenjanin Yugoslavia a ship being built here faces swift ruin as the project sinks before launch. Local workers and officials express concern over delays funding and material shortages endangering the vessel and related jobs.
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Zrenjanin
Yugoslavia
First 300 game by A C Jellison in 1908 bowling
A C Jellison of St. Louis rolled the first certified 300 game in American Bowling Congress history on December 15, 1908, marking a milestone in competitive bowling.
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American Bowling Congress
A. C. Jellison
St. Louis
Noted intelligence officer dies in London
Sir Charles Hambro aged 65, banker and wartime operations organizer, died Wednesday after a yearlong illness. Hambro chaired Hambros Bank Ltd, the largest London investment bank, and was trusted with early confidential information on the atom bomb, credited with helping disrupt Nazi nuclear experiments.
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London
Charles Hambro
Hambro
Hambros Bank Ltd
Oil Slick Seen As Tanker Hunt Continues
Searchers scoured the Atlantic for a missing aircraft with about 35 Air Force planes including HU16 Albatrosses and T29 trainers and Coast Guard ships. The Air Rescue Service expected the day’s total to near 100 planes as searchlights and flares illuminated the water for unidentified objects.
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Air Force
Classified details of secret mission cruise speed
The article notes a cruising speed of 600 miles an hour and that fuel would run out at 6 p.m. Wednesday. It also states that the mission timing, scheduled arrival at Homestead, and the departure base were all classified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestead
Multilingual Italy Emerges Beyond Italian Dominance
In Italy a variety of languages shape communities beyond Italian. In the northeast German and Slavic tongues are common, while southern regions include dialects and languages from Albanian and Greek heritage.
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Rome
Italy
Albania
Greece
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Walnut Grove
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R-Mich
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