Air Force to receive large portion of defense budget
Washington reports the Defense Department seeks about 40.0 billion dollars for the next fiscal year with the Air Force taking a 17 percent share. Defense Secretary Lovett says he differs with Roswell Gilpatric over air force and navy duplication and mentions plans for new super carriers.
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Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
White House
Congress
Budget Bureau
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Forrestal
Saratoga
Lovette
Roswell Gilpatric
United States
U.S.A.F
Navy
Marine’s Force
Army
Us.a.f
Dan Kimball
Gilpatric
Lovett
Terre Haute Council Deadlocks on Sewage Plant Vote
Terre Haute city council deadlocked four to four at a special session over discharging a committee to consider a sewer plant. Absence of Councilman Koll due to illness left the tie. The project faces a $5.185 million estimate and a December deadline on the proposed site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Charles Koll
Jacob Davern
Charles Harrington
Frank Doyle
Ralph Tucker
Wabash River
ROKs Rally After Heavy Artillery And Air Support
South Korean forces, aided by Allied artillery and 142 fighter bomber sorties, seized Pinpoint Hill on Sniper Ridge then regained much of the position after intense fighting. Vic tor Kendrick reported the crest remained contested as of evening and the Eighth Army denied the loss.
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Seoul
Korea
Pinpoint Hill
United Press
Victor Kendrick
8Th Army
Eighth Army
Pin‘point Hill
Kendrick
ROK
Champion Barrow to Be Crowned at Exposition
At the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago the grand champion barrow was set to be chosen this afternoon. Separately Rollin Shoemaker and Carolyn Crumm won president's trophies plus 300 dollars in scholarships at the 31st National 4-H Club Congress held with the expo. The grand steer prize went to Ohio Leader II, a 1100 pound Shorthorn shown by Ohio State University. Swine in the Amphitheatre ran lean as breeders pursued less fatty bacon and ham.
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Chicago
Barrow
Rollin Shoemaker
Denver
Colo
Carolyn S. Crumm
Alfalfa
Okla
Ohio Leader II
Ohio State University
International Amphitheatre
Thick English Fog Halts Firemen Search in Dorset
Thick fog blanketed central and south west England on Tuesday night with Dor set’s visibility reduced. Fire crews spent an hour searching for a blazing house in the foggy conditions.
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London
England
Dorset
Fight Over C I O Presidency Roils Atlantic City
In Atlantic City on December 3 47 factions oppose Walter Reuther for CIO president while Allan Haywood and backers refuse to quit. The convention memorial session for late CIO chief Philip Murray features Adlai Stevenson as speaker amid calls for an open roll call vote.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Walter P. Reuther
C.I.C
Reuther
Allan S. Haywood
Philip Murray
C.I.O
Stevenson
Adlai E. Stevenson
Ilinois
Haywood
Sharp Debate Over U.N. Reds Ouster Action
A federal grand jury and the State Department clash over efforts to identify and remove Americans deemed disloyal on the United Nations staff. The jury accuses the department of blocking inquiry and clearing disloyal officials, while the State Department says it has no control over U.N. personnel and only alerted the U.N. to suspected Communists. A Senate subcommittee has adopted the jury’s report into its records.
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New York
State Department
United Nations
Washington
U.N
Department
US. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Federal Grand Jury
David N. Edelstein
U.S
Grand Jury
Attack Fatal to 15 Month Old Boy
A 15 month old Terre Haute boy collapsed while playing Tuesday evening and died within minutes. Stephen A Bealmear son of Mr and Mrs Albert L Bealmear 1320 Sycamore Street pronounced dead after futile resuscitation by a fire department first aid squad. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park with funeral Friday at 11 AM.
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Terre Haute
Stephen A. Bealmear
Albert L. Bealmear
Sycamore Street
Fire Department
Michael Wade
Judith Ann
Earl Bealmear
Maude Dickey
Callahan Funeral Home
John R. Knecht
Roselawn Memorial Park
Reluctant Chicago draftee faked death to dodge draft
FBI in Chicago nabbed Alfred C. Zaccone after reports of his death proved false. Zaccone, 25, faced a $2500 bond and arraignment on failing to report for a pre induction examination. The case traced from a bogus migraine note to fake mothers letters and a coroner’s death form.
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Chicago
F.B.I
Alfred C. Zaccone
FBI
Chicago Selective Service Board Number 14
Zaccone
Alfred
Navy
Board Number 14
Illness Fatal To Councilman Charles Koll
Charles Koll longtime Terre Haute councilman died at his home at 1837 North Thirteenth Street after a brief illness. He would have turned 67 this Sunday. Known as the elder statesman of Terre Haute politics, Koll served 14 years on the council beginning in 1939 and remained a continuous presence through multiple administrations.
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Charles Koll
Charles C. Koll
North Thirteenth Street
Terre Haute
Koll
Joseph Duffy
Kell
Vern McMillan
Ralph Tucker
Tucker
Taft to block Durkin as labor secretary test for Eisenhower
Senator Taft faces a potential clash with President Eisenhower as Durkin, a 58 year old Democrat and AFL leader who opposed the general, seeks Senate approval for labor secretary. The outcome could set the tone for Republican unity and Eisenhower's agenda in a new Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Taft
Gen
Eisenhower
Martin P.durkin
Durkin
Senate
Congress
A.F.L
Taft-Hartey
Terre Haute Weather Forecast Improves Storm Affects Roads
Snow and ice melted with occasional rain today in Terre Haute. More rain or snow is forecast for the weekend. Temperatures were expected to reach 40 this afternoon and stay above freezing tonight with a 42 degree high tomorrow. Slushy conditions on streets and highways eased after a four inch snow Monday night. Main routes were clear and dry today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Weather Bureau
U.N. Assembly to Approve India Peace Plan for Korea
The United Nations General Assembly, led by President Lester B. Pearson, prepared to swiftly approve India’s compromise peace proposal for Korea after the Main Political Committee backed it 54 to 5 with Russia and its allies opposing. If accepted, Pearson would forward the plan to North Korea and China for reaction, with adjournment likely until a February reconvened session to consider replies.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.P
United Nations General Assembly
India
Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Russia
China
Pearson
Peiping
Pyongyang
U.N
Sembly
United States
Dwif D. Eisenhower
Autos Sink in Ohio River Near Evansville
A barge loaded with new cars sank at the head of Henderson Island, about 14 miles below Evansville, Indiana. The Commercial Courier towboat operated by Commercial Barge Lines, Inc. towed the sunken barge. An approximate 200 cars may be aboard including Chrysler products. The loss amount is not yet estimated.
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Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Henderson Island
Commercial Courier
Commercial Barge Lines, Inc
Golconda
Ill
Carnett C. Points
Man Dies After Fall From Home Roof in Columbus
Martin Hoeltke aged 63 died from injuries after falling from his roof in Columbus township while repairing a leak. He was on the roof Tuesday when the accident occurred.
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Columbus
Ind
Martin Hoeltke
Columbus Township
General Hobart Gay to Inspect Rose Unit Friday
Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay, VI Corps commander and former World War II chief of staff, will visit Terre Haute to inspect ROTC units. He arrives from Camp Atterbury and will tour the Polytechnic Institute military department at Rose Poly, as part of a Reserve Officers training tour. Gay, native of Rockport Illinois, began service in 1917 and rose through various commands before leading forces in Korea and WWII.
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Terre Haute
Hobart R. Gay
First Cavalry
Camp Atterbury
Gay
Officer Training Corps
Military Department
Polytechnic Institute
Frag
Marvin L. Jacobs
Rose Poly
Executed Czech Communist Leaders Named in Purge Trial
Rudolf Slansky and ten top Czechoslovak Communist leaders were executed after a purge trial, Prague radio reported. The group included Vlado Clementis former foreign minister Bedrich Geminder and Rudolf Margolius among others.
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Vienna
Rudolf Slansky
Prague Radio
Kremlin
Slansky
Vlado Clementis
Bedrich Geminder
Communist Party
Prague
Otto Sling
Ludvik Frejka
State Economic Commission
Bedrich Reiin
Otto Fischl
Rudolf Margolius
Andre Simone
Fugitives hunted after Pa prison break. one nabbed in W V office
Five dangerous convicts from Pittsburgh's Western State Penitentiary fled Sunday and remain at large. James Milk age 25 of Duquesne Pa was arrested unarmed in a Western Union office in Charleston W V while attempting to collect wire funds. Police chase details include two cars two guns and stolen knives and clothes from the Lerby home in Rea Pa. An abandoned Wheeling West Virginia car later carried the Lerby description.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Western Union
James Milk
Duquesne
Pittsburg
Western State Penitentiary
Emile Lerby
Rea
Lerby
Wheeling
Lerbys
New Cab Drivers Strike Talks Move Toward Second Proposal
Teamsters Local 144 president Jack Reynolds says a meeting of striking Black and White Cab Company drivers will be held Thursday at 9 30. The walkout, now nine days old, seeks a $5 weekly pay increase after Friday’s negotiations with the company.
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Jack Reynolds
Teamsters Local Union 144
Reynolds
Weather Summary and Tide Notes
A brief weather update notes sunrise at 6 53 am and sunset at 4 27 pm with noon and morning times. River stage reads 2 8 feet and is falling while yesterday’s average humidity was 89 percent.
Local Weather Report Includes 29 Degree Temperature
Local conditions note a temperature of 29 degrees with no precipitation recorded. The brief update provides a concise snapshot of current weather.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute and Indiana
Cloudy conditions with light snow or freezing drizzle to rain tonight and on Thursday. Temperatures show tonight low around 33 in Terre Haute with Thursday high near 38. In Indiana expect light snow or freezing drizzle at times changing to rain or snow tonight and Thursday with lows between 28 and 36 and highs around 33 to 38.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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