07 Dec 1955
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1955
Page
1
A Navy Banshee jet exploded and crashed into a Richmond Virginia residential area injuring six occupants but killing none. The pilot parachuted to safety near Windsor Farms. The Dennis home was leveled, Walton home untouched, and fire crews limited risk from a likely fuel-tank debris.
Cleveland detective says a frail 17 year old boy may have invented a tale of being set on fire by three youths who chained him to a tree. Earl R. Fryman suffered burns over about 85 percent of his body and was treated at Fairview Hospital after walking to the facility through a wooded valley.
Miss Faye Grubb, 19, confessed to State Police Detective Walter E. Woods that she strangled Jewell Smith, 10, with a curtain fragment and threw the body into a well after binding hands and feet. She expressed remorse. motive undetermined as doctors evaluate mental observation.
The AFL CIO delegates condemn Eisenhower era labor policy and NLRB actions as anti union. They criticize inflation minded monetary policy and call for gear up of housing tax and social programs to avert economic decline. George Meany moves to resolve internal feuds as Teamsters seek inclusion in the new IUD.
Twelve men were sworn as jurors in the Leslie Irvin murder trial in Princeton Indiana as defense maneuvers sought to quash them. Two alternates remained to be selected after jurors were seated and preliminary challenges were overruled.
Indiana warms from a cold snap with highs near 40 and rain removing remaining snow. Thursday sees 47 to 55 degree readings across the state as lows dip into the 20s and 30s. Friday look for mostly cloudy skies with scattered rain or drizzle across Indiana.
Louis Henkel and his wife Louise, both in good health, arrived on the Soudan from Communist China. He turns 69 as they head to Sandy Hook Connecticut to live with their son Victor. Henkel has traded hides in China since 1906 and his wife is a Bremen native.
In Lake Geneva Wisconsin a lone robber wearing a flesh colored mask entered the First National Bank before opening hours and took about 100000 dollars. He corralled all but one officer into a coin vault and forced Vice President George Allen to place currency in a box while taping him. The bandit claimed he had wax impressions to keys for twelve banks and fled in a cashier’s car after demanding the bank's currency serial numbers. Police blocked roads across Wisconsin and Illinois as the search continued.
Three masked youths robbed the Calumet Avenue branch of Mercantile National Bank in Hammond Indiana, taking 21747 dollars. They overpowered staff and pulled cash from tellers cages into shopping bags before fleeing as police launched a manhunt.
Mostly cloudy through Thursday with occasional rain tonight and Thursday. Warmer tonight. Friday mostly cloudy with light rain or drizzle. Partly cloudy tonight in Indiana with scattered showers southeast. Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Highs 30 to 38, lows 22 to 34. Temperature readings show 6 am 35 and 2 pm 47. River stage 1.7 ft and rising.
In Casper Wyoming a woman's skeleton found sealed in a concrete tomb in the home of a respected seven member family tied to the disappearance of Mrs. Barbara Alexander, 27, 29 months prior. The body was shown by the person who buried it, identified as Rose Alexander, wife of James Alexander, 48.
A midtown Frankfurt explosion leveled a new five story building burying 32 people. Twenty six dead including seven children. six injured survivors rescued, one later died. Owner-architect among the deceased. occupants had moved in two weeks ago.
In Huntingburg Indiana Louise Kreitenstein aged 53 died from burns after a bathroom fire Tuesday. The fire’s cause has not been determined and no other details are given.
Senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney urged the Big Three auto makers to liberalize franchise agreements so dealers can be independent businessmen. He praised General Motors for extending dealer franchises from one to five years but said it is only a partial step and renewal terms remain controlled by the factory. He hinted Ford and others should follow and expected further action.
Donna May Upton, 19, daughter of Rev Gabriel S. Upton, vanished from her east Pueblo home after a scarf and a wrist watch were found near the scene. Police suspect abduction while she drove her brother's car from the post office. car left at a drive-in with keys in the door. She is a student technician at the state mental hospital, 5 feet 4, 120 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes.
State witnesses describe the March 14 shooting that killed Wallace Fuller. Evelyn Mae Fuller faces first degree murder charges as police officers and others recount the scene, the weapon, and an autopsy finding.
Charles Neddeff, 46, who slugged a guard and escaped in handcuffs in a state car, was captured by a ten‑man police squad behind a Gary rooming house. He jumped from a window, hid behind the stolen car, and surrendered when ordered. The guard’s pistol was recovered. Neddeff is back at Indiana State Prison.
First donations to the Tribune Star Fund for Christmas baskets in Terre Haute and Vigo County include A Friend to Your donation and proceeds from Phi Beta Psi Bridge Party. Send gifts to Tribune Star office 721 Wabash Avenue. applications for baskets due by December 29 at Friendly Service Association 912 Chestnut Street.
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