Congresswoman Harden Urges AEC to Reconsider Dana Plant Closure
Congresswoman Cecil M. Harden asks the Atomic Energy Commission to keep the Dana heavy water plant operating at reduced capacity after plans to close next spring. She cites 900 local jobs at risk and questions abandoning a $50 million facility built six years ago. The Savannah River plant in South Carolina will remain in full operation. Citizens plan protests.
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Dana
AEC
Savannah River
S. C
Hungary snubs Hammarskjold visit sparks U.N. protests
United Nations delegates reacted with shock as Hungary refused to admit Dag Hammarskjold for a proposed Dec. 16 visit to Budapest to plan relief work. U.S. delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. called it an affront to the secretary general and the world. The U.N. aimed to observe Budapest by Dec. 7 as a condition for continued recognition of the Hungarian delegation. Protests spread to Vigo Parke Vermillion counties with emergency meetings planned in Clinton as officials seek further action.
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United Nations
N. Y
P —U.N
Hungary
Dag Hammarskjold
Budapest
U.N
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Janos Kadar
Hammarskjold
Vigo, Parke and
Vermillion Counties
Eisenhower
Clinton
Wabash Valley Industrial Development Council
Raymond Medlock
Vigo
Terre Haute
Lamb
Joseph Meads
Clinton Chamber
Bloodshed in Budapest as tanks open fire on protesters
Russian tanks and Hungarian police fired on several thousand anti-government demonstrators outside Budapest west station. Dozens fell as clashes intensified on Lenin Boulevard and at the Danubia textile factory where about 3,000 workers were ringed by police with T54 tanks. Arrests of 50 workers’ council members fueled the anger as protests spread through the city.
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Budapest
West
Lenin Boulevard
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Danubia
Plan to Reopen Clinton High Faces Federal Action
Nine more of sixteen defendants in the Clinton High School integration dispute appeared before U S District Judge Robert L Taylor as plans to reopen the school moved forward. Warrants were issued charging interference with a court order supporting integration. Fifteen defendants were jailed and a 16th fugitive woman remained at large.
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Clinton, Tenn
Clinton High School
U. S
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
W. H. Till
White Citizens Council
Taylor
John Kasper
Death of Drug Firm Head Leads to Charges
Louis Stevens of Indianapolis, 44, faces three counts in the traffic death of Edward Roesch, president of a local drug firm. Bond set at $3,000 after a two car crash. Stevens injured, charges include reckless homicide drunken driving and drunkenness. Case postponed to December 12 in Municipal Court.
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Indianapolis
Louis Stevens
Stevens
Edward Roesch
Slayer Killed Two Wounded in Downtown Shooting
Indianapolis police battled a gunman after a liquor-store shooting as Inspector Albert A. Kelly died of his wounds. James B. Baker was killed in the York Hotel room by Sgt. Edward L. Clark, who was also wounded but survived. Patrolman William Beaumont was in critical condition.
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Albert A. Kelly
Indianapolis
General Hospital
York Hotel
James B. Baker
Whitinsville
Mass
Edward L. Clark
Clark
William Beaumont
Morris Epstein
Baker
Sgt
Kelly
Beaumont
Epstein
Explosion at Olin Mathieson plant in New York kills two
A thunderous blast at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp plant in New York state killed at least two workers and injured 27, with a third missing and presumed dead. Hours later another explosion at a separate site killed one more person and injured four.
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East Alton
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Truck Intercepted After Explosive Shipment From Plant
Officials intercepted a truck loaded with explosives en route to Pennsylvania on Route 40 near Marshall Illinois. The truck left the plant about 30 minutes before the explosion. Drivers Sam Sotello and W L Colbert were instructed to stop and park the vehicle and contact a company official for the cargo details.
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Olin Mathieson
Marshall
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Sam Sotello
W. L. Colbert
Safe Driving Is No. 1 Item For New Police Post
The Indiana State Police opened subdistrict post 5A south of Terre Haute on U.S. 41 as the final link in a nine post decentralization program. The $300,000 project, funded by the General Assembly in 1953 and 1955, is commanded by Sgt. Vincent J. Vance of Brazil.
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Indiana
Terre Haute
U.S. 41
I.S.P
General Assembly
Vincent J. Vance
Brazil
U.S
L.P. Roll Call
Indiana State Police
Charles
Eugene Hamm
U.S. Highway 41
Annexation Appeal Over Harrison Township Remonstrance
Jordie D. Lewis representing the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railroad and other lines appealed a Vigo Circuit Court ruling that halted the Harrison township annexation by Terre Haute. The Indiana Appellate Court in Indianapolis got the case late Wednesday with 30 days to file briefs.
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Vigo
Harrison Township
Terre Haute
Indiana Appelate
Indianapolis
Jordie D. Lewis
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St
The
Remons
Four Die As Planes Crash In Multiple US Theaters
Authorities search for four men after a private twin engine plane carrying Boise-Payette Lumber executives and a pilot vanishes in a Boise to Ogden corridor. Names include John Aram president and A E Montgomery VP. Four Air Force officers die in jet trainer crashes in Mansfield Ohio and Pickford Michigan.
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Air Force
Inglewood
Calif
Boise
Idaho
Ogden
Utah
Boise-Payette Lumber Co
John Aram
Bob Hasberger
Portland
Ore
A. E. Montgomery
I. L. Eason
Mansfield
Ohio
Pickford
Mich
Jack T. Estabrook
Lakeland
Fla
Robert E. Rubens
Uniontown
Donations to Basket Fund Aid Local Families This Christmas
The Tribune-Star invites contributions to its Christmas Basket Fund to support needy families in the area. Donations collected today include Basket Helper 2.00 and Ola Graper 10.00, with total funds published publicly. Applications for baskets may be made to the Family Service Association at 920 Chestnut Street, due by Tuesday December 18.
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Tribune- Star
The
Tribune-Star
Wabash Avenue
Family Service Association
Chestnut Street
Sinai Desert Issues Threat as Middle East Tensions Rise
United Press reports a new Middle East strain as Moslem world campaigns against the Baghdad Pact. An Egyptian official accuses Turkey and Iraq of indirect involvement in the Egypt conflict. Moscow radio accuses Israel of plans to hold Sinai partial withdrawal discussed between Israeli and UN leaders at El Arish.
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United Press
London
Turkey
Iraq
Egypt
Moscow Radio
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Syria
Jordan
Middle East
Sinai Desert
el Arish
Mediterranean Sea
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Moshe Dayan
Port Said
Cholera Toll Reported in Andhra Pradesh
The Indian government reports 246 official deaths from cholera in the last week of November in Andhra Pradesh. Officials say the outbreak appears to be under control.
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New Delhi
Andhra Pradesh
Indiana Enjoys Mild Weather Thaws Across the State
Indiana weather continued mild with near record warmth at Indianapolis as temperatures reached 63 and broke Dec 4 records. Forecasters shifted to a cooler trend with rain expected Friday night across the state, while highs ranged 46 to 55 and cooler 40s to 50s overnight. Weather reports noted Evansville and Lafayette in the mid 60s and South Bend and Fort Wayne around 60.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Evansville
Lafayette
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Mercury
Quiz Suspect In Slaying of 3 Chicago Boys
Police hold Richard Ebert of Aurora Illinois a 30 year old former metal worker for questioning in the slaying of three Chicago schoolboys on Oct 16 1955. Det Brandeberger said Ebert muttered about a woods killing and claimed black out spells while denying involvement.
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San Diego
Calif
Chicago
Richard Ebert
Aurora
Ill
M. Z. Brandeberger
Ebert
Brandenberger
Faces U S Charge of Stealing Mail
Indianapolis man William Leadenburg a 47 year old painter was arrested on a mail theft charge for taking a letter containing a government check worth 67 dollars from his rooming house. U S Commissioner Edwin Haerle set a 1000 dollar bond Leadenburg is a native of Bourbon Kentucky.
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Indianapolis
H— William Leadenburg
U.S
Edwin Haerle
Leudenburg
Bourbon
Fail To Sell Whiskey Stock At Public Auction
The Commercial Distillers Corporation failed to sell 275000 gallons of whiskey to avoid about 3000000 in federal taxes. The auction was adjourned until Friday morning after a panel of three federal judges lifted an injunction in Indianapolis. The Pabst family of Chicago filed suit. Terre Haute warehouse faces the tax after eight years of storage.
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Commercial Distillers Corporation
Indianapolis
Frank Pabst
Chicago
Terre Haute
Pabsts
Pedestrian Killed in Cromwell Street Incident
Cromwell Indiana December 6 82 year old George M Albert was struck by a car while walking on a Cromwell street and died Wednesday night authorities said at Kendallville.
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Kendallville
Ind
George M. Albert
Cromwell
Eden's Crisis Divides British Press Over Survival
London December 6 Prime Minister Eden faced a pivotal House of Commons vote on the Suez operation and withdrawal. British newspapers split, with three declaring Eden finished while three others expected him to survive. Conservative ranks closed as abstentions loomed in protest of the withdrawal.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Times of London
Commons
Suez
Suez Canal Zone
Weather summary: yesterday’s high 64 and low 55
Yesterday saw a high of 64 degrees and a low of 55 with trace precipitation. The conditions were mild with no significant rainfall.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute and Indiana
Cloudy and a little colder tonight with lows around 42. Friday brings showers and little temperature change. Saturday stays cloudy with showers and a modest warmup. In Indiana expect considerable cloudiness and cooler conditions today and tonight with highs near 60 and lows around 42.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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