Cab driver admits rape slaying of 8 year old girl
Canton, Illinois, police say 29 year old cab driver Lloyd Miller confessed to the rape and murder of Janice May, an eight year old girl. Miller, held on a grand larceny charge, claimed he was forced at knife point to drive to Pekin, then was arrested in Danville. The body was found after his arrest and statements followed hours of questioning.
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Springfield
Ill
Canton
Irl
James Christensen
Illinois State Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
Lloyd Miller
Janice May
Jimmy
Willard
Christensen
Miller
Pekin
Danville
Driver Killed in Richmond Crash on Safe Driving Day
Indiana reports its first Safe-Driving Day fatality when a car struck a semitruck near Richmond at 12 27 a m Johnston 44 Centerville former Wayne County Democratic chairman died at a hospital The crash involved driver Robert Johnston without lights and a rear collision with a semitruck Charles Lenig 39 of Terre Hill Pa unhurt The day saw scattered icy spots frost heavy skies clear and hopes for a death free day fade as Hoosiers faced winter driving conditions
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Indianapolis
U.P
Indiana
Richmond
Robert Johnston
Centerville
Wayne County
Anderson
Johnston
U. S. 40
Charles Lenig
Terre Hill
C.S.T
Hoosier
Four Minor Accidents Mar S-D Day Here
Terre Haute marked Safe Driving Day with four minor accidents none causing injuries. Mayor Ralph Tucker urged Hoosier cities to join the safety drive as county officials reported a perfect local record. The four city crashes, including two at Ninth and Wabash and Thirteenth and Second, caused only modest damage. Continued on Page 5, Column
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Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Hoosier
Sheriff's Office
Tribune
Ninth and Wabash Avenue
Lolita J. Dean
East
Blaine Avenue
Brazil
Henry Skank
South Fifth Street
Dean
Carl E. Fenton
North Fourth Street
Arthur P. Asbury
South Seventh Street
Thirteenth Street
Second Avenue
Fenton
Asbury
Sir Winston Churchill
Allis - Chalmers Manufacturing Co
A C
L. W. Long
Allis - Chalmers Works
John K. Lamb
Chamber of Commerce
Wayne P. Watson
Kathryn Young
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Richard Thursfield
Indiana State Teachers College
Ford Wilkinson
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Martin
Jail Racket in New York Prison Bribes Exposed
Seven city prison guards were jailed on bribery charges in New York for supplying prisoners with Scotch steak and dice games. They allegedly charged 35 dollars for a quart of Scotch 40 dollars for a new cell 1 dollar for a steak sandwich 15 dollars to move money from outside and 50 cents for a corridor delivery. Undercover agents from Brooklyn and Manhattan DAs’ offices conducted the month long probe resulting in multiple arrests. Brooklyn DA Edward Silver noted a former inmate alerted authorities.
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John McKnight
New York
McKnight
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Brooklyn Dist. Atty
Edward Silver
Hands-off Berlin Warning From Western Powers
Western ambassadors deliver separate notes to Soviet representative in East Berlin rejecting East German claims to Berlin as capital. U S protest highlights arrest of two congressmen and companion in East Berlin. Notes warn against Soviet tampering with four power status and demand information on declared East Berlin jurisdiction.
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Berlin
United States
Britain
France
East Germany
East Berlin
U. S
James B. Conant
Bonn
Gregori Pushkin
Soviet Union
Russia
Washington
Weather map forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Mostly cloudy conditions dominate as a winter storm potential moves through Indiana. In Terre Haute and vicinity expect snow tonight and rain or snow Friday with a low tonight around 27 and a high Friday near 38 to 42 across the state. Temperatures vary, with extremes from 32 to 78 in the north and south zones and no precipitation recorded yesterday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Grand Jury May Probe Riot At New Castle
The Henry County Grand Jury may investigate the Oct. 5 shotgun riot at the Perfect Circle plant in New Castle following the fatal shooting of John E. Lair. DeWitt Dobbs is held on a first degree murder charge. jurors convened to address the case before recess.
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New Castle
Ind
Henry County
Perfect Circle Corp
John E. Lair
DeWitt Dobbs
Wesley W. Ratliff
Phone Hog Delays Fire Response Causes Barn Loss
Refusal of a party line user to relinquish the line blocked an immediate call to the fire department as farmer Del McKillop faced a barn fire near Atherton. The barn, sow, three pigs, and 1,500 bales of hay burned for a loss estimated in the thousands. The North Terre Haute Fire Department and Terre Haute units arrived too late to save the property. A separate furnace fire at 16 North Twenty seventh Street caused $600 in damage, with multiple units responding.
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del McKillop
Atherton
North
Charles Alder
North Twenty-seventh Street
Truck 2
Norman Fester
Six Die as Cruzeiro Do Sul DC-3 Crashes at Takeoff
Belem Brazil December 1. A Cruzeiro do Sul DC-3 crashed on takeoff killing six people. Four crew members and two passengers, all Brazilians, died with no survivors.
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Belem
Brazil
Cruzeiro Do Sul Co
Cruzeiro Do Sul
Work Ceases At T H Brewery
Terre Haute Brewing Company operations ended at 12:01 a m Thursday after contract termination with Brewery Workers Local 85. Night shift did not report for work and no workers entered the plant this morning. Union says this is not a strike and there is no contract. Contract expired in July after negotiations since May.
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Terre Haute Brewing Company
William Pestoff
Pestoff
Mendes France Opens Drive Against Faure in Early Campaign
Paris reports the start of France’s election campaign after Premier Edgar Faure’s government dissolved the National Assembly. Mendes France and socialist backers launch heavy propaganda against Faure and the dissolution as the Jan. 8 vote looms. The Assembly’s no confidence vote had triggered the dissolution under the Fourth Republic constitution.
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Paris
France
Edgar Faure
National Assembly
Pierre Mendes- France
Faure
Assembly
Mendes-France
Former U S Officials Indicted In Fraud Conspiracy
A federal grand jury indicted Matthew J. Connelly Theron Lamar Caudle and Harry S Schwimmer former Truman era officials for conspiring with Irving Sachs a St Louis shoe broker to defraud the government Sachs pleaded guilty in 1951 and paid a 40000 fine The case notes Connelly sought influence for reward and other car continuation on Page 5 Column 6
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St. Louis
Truman
Matthew J. Connelly
Theron Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Harry S. Schwimmer
Kansas City
Grand Jury
Irving Sachs
Sachs
Connelly
Teamsters Strike Hits Local Furniture Stores Over Deal
Teamsters Union Local 144 calls a strike after failed contract talks. President William Coakley says negotiations extended two weeks beyond the old contract to seek a settlement. Demands include five day work week a 10 cent hourly raise and fringe benefits. Employers cite delivery schedules as blocking a 40 hour week for drivers and warehouse staff.
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Teamsters Union
William Coakley
Coakley
Teamsters
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Charles Dolenski
William McGuire, Jr
Robert Owens
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Owens
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Barbara Freeman
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