Faure Moves to Stabilize Algeria and Morocco Crisis
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure imposes a state of urgency across Algeria to quell unrest while pursuing a fragile Moroccan peace plan. He seeks approval from exiled Moroccan Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef, with discussions on Sultan Mohammed Ben Moulay Aref’s throne continuing and cabinet resignations looming.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Algeria
Morocco
Faure
Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
Ben Youssef
France
Gilbert Grandval
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arefa
Cherifien
Whiting Refinery Blast Evacuees Return Home
In Whiting Indiana the Standard Oil Indiana refinery fire. Most of the 1700 residents evacuated have returned as the blaze is contained within a 60 block area. Damage estimates exceed 10 million dollars to the plant and 42 million gallons of crude oil. Two killed and 45 injured. FBI agent Blaylock to meet with Standard officials to study causes. Company experts await flames' end before entering the site.
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Whiting
Ind
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
National
Standard
Indianapolis
Leonard Blaylock
FBI
Blaylock
Trio Robs and Kidnaps Jewelry Salesman in Hammond
Three heavy men with foreign accents abducted a jewelry salesman in Lake County near Hammond and stole a case worth about $32,000. Merbert Ellison, 36, described two assailants forcing him to unlock the luggage compartment and reveal the valuables. Local sheriff’s deputies found no traces in the men or the car as investigations continue.
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Hammond. Ind
Lake County
Sheriff's
Merbert Ellison
Cay Ellison
Hammond
Weather Hints Local Conditions and River Stage
Partly cloudy with river stage about 1 foot and falling. Local conditions note yesterday's high 95 and low 64 with trace precipitation.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana region
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with low around 66. High Wednesday near 73 to 78 in Indiana and 82 in southern areas with clear skies and diminishing winds. Sunset around 1:26 and sunrise about 6:12 am.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Allis-Chalmers file suit for injunction over plant picketing
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. has filed a suit for a temporary injunction against members of Local 1164 United Auto Workers over alleged illegal picketing at the North Thirteenth street plant. Hearing set for Thursday at 9 a.m. before Superior Court Judge Thomas P. Gallagher. Over 900 production workers in the bargaining unit have been on strike since Aug. 22 amid contract talks in Milwaukee with referee Dr. Nathan Feinsinger reporting some headway.
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Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Co
United Automobile, Aircraft and Agricultural Implement Workers
C.S
North Thirteenth Street Road
Superior Court
Thomas P. Gallagher
James R. Brashears
Maple Avenue
Phil Love
Woodley Avenue
Adriel Wood
Union Hall
Gene Elliot
South Twenty-first Street
James F. Harmon
South Thirteenth Street
Frank White
Arleth Street
Bill Felker
Hubert Aoe
Alfred H. Hampton
Nathan Feinsinger
Two Coffee Roasters Raise Wholesale Prices
New York August 30 The nations two largest independent roasters General Foods Corp and Standard Brands raised their wholesale prices today Maxwell House gained three cents per pound while Chase Sanborn rose three cents The new wholesale price for both brands is 91 cents per pound Trade sources expect other roasters to follow suit The price hikes reflect higher green coffee costs during the month Brazilian and Colombian varieties have risen about four cents per pound in New York since late July
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New York
General Foods Corp
Maxwell House
Standard
Chase & Sanborn
Laborer Loses Legs in Air Base Accident
Marvin Albitz 65 of Amboy lost both legs after a cement mixer toppled him at Bunker Hill Air Force Base in Peru Indiana. He worked there since August 15 for James and Aldrich Construction Co and was in critical condition at Dukes Memorial Hospital.
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Peru
Ind
Marvin Albitz
Rt. 1
Amboy
Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Albitz
James & Aldrich Construction Co
Dukes Memorial Hospital
Terre Haute to See Near Normal Temps Five Days
The U S Weather Bureau indicates Terre Haute will have near normal temperatures for five days. Expect cool weather through Friday with gradual warming starting Saturday. Precipitation should be five tenths of an inch or less with scattered showers around Friday. Normal highs near 85 and lows around 60.
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Terre Haute
U. S. Weather Bureau
Japanese Foreign Minister seeks larger role in defense
Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu urged U S leaders to let Japan build its own defense and reduce American forces in Japan. He met with Secretary Dulles and top officials, aiming for a concrete plan to accelerate Japan's self defense while the United States keeps a protective presence on the islands.
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Washington
U.P
Mamoru Shigemitsu
U. S
Japan
Shigemitsu
United States
John Foster Dulles
Robert B. Robertson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Press Club
Violent Winds Cool Nation From Thunderstorms and Tornadoes
A heat wave collapses as violent thundershowers sweep the central states. Tornadoes strike Oklahoma. windstorms hit Illinois and Indiana. Chicago endures flooding rains and a 2.1 inch downpour. Four injured in Jacksonville windstorm. temperatures drop 20 degrees from the 90s to the 70s.
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Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
U. S
Plains
Mississippi
Jacksonville
Ill
Terre Haute
South Bend
Ind
Indianapolis Airman among Four Killed in Azores Crash
An Indianapolis airman was identified by the Air Force as one of four people killed when a twin-engine Grumman Albatross crashed on August 26 in the Azores during an air sea rescue mission. The accident list includes three other victims, with investigators reviewing the training and weather conditions.
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Washington
Indianapolis
Air Force
Azores
Grumman
Tow-chain helper killed on Gary highway
Gary Ind August 3 An auto struck and killed John E Ward 45 Gary while he was fastening a tow chain from his truck to another stalled in a ditch along a county road near Gary Ward was assisting a trucker when the fatal crash occurred Monday night authorities said
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Gary
Ind
John E. Ward
Jury accuses 2 former GIs in WWII death plot
Former Army Lt Aldo Icardi pleads innocent to perjury charges in a case alleging he lied about aiding the murder of Maj William Holohan behind Nazi lines. An indictment names Icardi and ex Sgt Carl LaDolce, with a grand jury asserting their roles in the OSS officer's killing.
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Washington
Army
Aldo Icardi
William V. Holohan
Icardi
Pittsburgh
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Carl LaDolce
United States
Italy
House Armed Services
LaDolce
Rochester
N. Y
Keards
Holohan
Office of Strategic Services
Motorist's Revenge Lands Chicago Cops in Suspension
An unnamed driver who received a city vehicle license ticket wrote to Police Commissioner O Connor claiming seven policemen with guns were riding in untagged cars. The seven officers were suspended for 20 days without pay after verification showed the license numbers belonged to police.
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Chicago
Chicago Police Department
Chicago Lawn
Timothy O'Connor
Motorst
O'Connor
Absent Key Witnesses Stall Security Hearing
Senate investigators aimed to quiz Ladejinsky case figures but two star witnesses were absent. Nilan D. Smith and J Glen Cassity were unavailable, Smith reportedly visiting soil projects in North Carolina and Cassity in Utah for a bar exam. Ladejinsky remains in a key Indo China advisory role with ICA and had been fired as a security risk earlier.
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Washington
Senate
Ladejinsky
Administration
Nilan D. Smith
Agriculture Benson
J. Glen Cassity
Agriculture Department
Department
Wolf Ladejinsky
Johnston
D.S.C
Senate Civil Service Subcommittee
Smith
North Carolina
Cassityan
Utah
Ina- Ladejinsky
Indo-China
International Co-operation Administration
Benson
Terre Haute OKs 1956 budget with tax cut
Terre Haute council in special session unanimously approved Mayor Ralph Tucker’s 1956 budget setting the tax rate at 2.255 dollars, a nine cent cut from last year. The plan includes a 150 dollar raise for policemen and firemen and funds 12,577.69 for firefighting equipment.
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Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Ernest Niceson
Clyde D. Nattkemper
Vigo County Board of Tax Review
Federal hunting dates set for migratory waterfowl season
Secretary McKay approved 1955 56 migratory waterfowl seasons within Oct 1 to Jan 15 framework. Atlantic Mississippi flyways run 70 day seasons Central fly states 75 days Pacific flyway 80 days with state selections. Daily bag limits listed for ducks geese coots and Wilson's snipe.
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Washington
Secretary of Interior
Douglas McKay
Atlantic
Mississippi
Central
Pacific
California
Wilson
Hunt Teenagers Who Attempted To Wreck Train
County authorities intensified a search for two teenagers suspected of jamming warning lights and placing a plank on New York Central tracks near North Terre Haute. The near wreck occurred as the eastbound Knickerbocker passenger train approached Otter Creek bridge, with a westbound freight train close behind.
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New York Central
North Terre Haute
John Trierweiler
Otter Creek
Knickerbocker
Tokyo jeep crash claims two soldiers in Kumagaya unit
Aug 30 report says one U S soldier was killed and another injured in a jeep crash near Camp Kumagaya. Japanese papers identify the dead as Pfc Harold Roger, 20, and the wounded as Pfc Daniel H. Forster, 19, both Co 1 Cavalry Rgt. No home towns listed.
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Tokyo
U.S
Harold Roger
Camp Kumagaya
Daniel H. Forster
U S Appeals To Egypt And Israel For Gaza Peace
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles announced that the United States has appealed to Egypt and Israel to stop fighting on the Gaza frontier. He said there are indications Russia may offer military aid to Arab countries, but no evidence that such equipment is in Arab hands.
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Washington
U.P
John Foster Dulles
United States
Egypt
Israel
Gaza Frontier
Dulles
Rusia
Moscow
Geneva
Gaza
U.S
New York
Chilean Senate asked to grant state of siege powers
President Carlos Ibanez urged the Chilean Senate to authorize a six month state of siege to curb a spreading strike wave and a so called seditious plot. He claimed unrest threatens the democratic regime and accused strikers of blackmailing the government amid mass arrests of public service workers.
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Santiago
Chile
Senate
Carlos Ibanez
Ibanez
Congress
Greyhound Bus Overturns Killing Woman Near Lexington
A double-deck Greyhound bus overturned before dawn near Lexington Kentucky on U S Highway 25 killing a woman passenger identified as Mrs. Clara Hemphill of Knoxville Tennessee and injuring at least 10 others. The bus swerved off the shoulder for 325 feet before flipping.
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Lexington
Clara Hemphill
Knoxville
Stassen Presents U.N. Arms Plan Toward Russia
President Eisenhowers proposal for an exchange of military blueprints and aerial inspection moves forward as Harold Stassen refines the program. The five power U.N. Disarmament subcommittee resumes talks with U.S. insistence on approval of the plan.
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United Nations
N. Y
Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
Russia
Stassen
U.N. Disarmament
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U. S
U.N
United States
Lawmaker Bentley in Gary Plane Crash
U S Representative Alvin M. Bentley and his wife were shaken but uninjured when their plane slid off a Gary Municipal Airport runway into mud on landing after weather rerouted it from Chicago. One wing was damaged as the craft stopped near the field. Bentley, 37, was en route to Chicago to address women at a Republican club event.
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Gary
Ind
U. S
Alvin M. Bentley
R.-Mich
Bentley
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln National Republican Club
Michigan
House of Representatives
Congressman's Wife Killed in Fall
In Williston North Dakota on Monday Mrs Edna Burdick wife of Representative Usher L Burdick died in a horse fall at his ranch near Williston. She was 43 and had married the congressman on July 31 in Washington. The horse had been a gift from the congressman.
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Williston
N. D
Usher L. Burdick
Burdick
Washington
Edna B. Sierson
Haverhill
Mass
Two Minute Hotel Hold Up Nets $800 in St Louis
A Statler Hotel cashier was robbed of cash by an armed bandit in under two minutes on Monday night. The chrome plated revolver was used to force the teller to surrender funds as the assailant fled with about $800.
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ST. Louis
Aug
Statler Hotel
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North Africa
United Nations General Assembly
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