U S To Hold Russia Liable For 2 Soldiers
Washington reports the United States will hold Russia responsible for the safety of two American soldiers arrested by East Berlin police. East Berlin communists claim the arrests and say the men were turned over to Soviet authorities.
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Washington
United States
Russia
East Berlin
State Department
Berlin
U. S
Ez Am Abend
Werner Lierck
Distel
Three Divorce Petitions Filed In Vigo Superior Court
Blanche Biggs seeks divorce from Edward Biggs of 2107 Liberty Ave with custody of two minor children and support. Tressie Singleton seeks divorce from Floyd Singleton of 1549 South Thirteenth with restraining order to prevent molesting and division of possessions. Irene E. Malone files for divorce from Emmett Malone of Terre Haute R. R. 2 with custody of two children.
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Vigo Superior Court
Blanche Biggs
Edward Eugene Biggs
Liberty Avenue
Tressie Singleton
South Thirteenth
Floyd Singleton
Irene E. Malone
Emmett Malone
Terre Haute
Purdue agriculture alumni gather for Dec 14 meeting
A Purdue University agriculture alumni meeting is set for 6 30 p m on December 14 at the Charles Pfizer cafeteria. A D Lwers Vigo County agriculture agent announced the event. Dave Pfendler, assistant to the Purdue agriculture associate dean, will speak. The dinner features turkey and attendees should bring two covered dishes.
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Purdue University Agriculture
Charles Pfizer
A. D. Lwers
Vigo County
Dave Pfendler
Purdue
Boy shoots at unexploded cartridge in trunk
In Wilmington California a 15 year old boy Donald Troncosta found an unexploded .22 caliber cartridge in a tree trunk. He propped his air rifle against it and shot, the bullet nicking his forehead between the eyes. Doctors closed the wound with two stitches noting he could have been blinded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Calif
Donald Troncosta
Clement Attlee Resigns as Labor Leader in Britain
London reports Clement Attlee resigns as head of the Labour party after a decade guiding opposition to the Conservatives. The three front runners are Herbert Morrison Hugh Gaitskell and Aneurin Bevan with Morrison and Gaitskell favored by many as Attlee steps toward the Lords. Attlee steered postwar reforms including socialized health nationalized railways and welfare measures while facing financial crises and pound devaluation.
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London
Clement Attlee
Britain
Labor Party
Herbert Morrison
Hugh Gaitskell
Aneurin Bevan
Bevan
Morrison
Gaitskell
Atlee
Attlee
Labor
House of Commons
Churchill
Empire
U S Polio Officials Weigh One Shot Vaccination Plan
Washington officials and polio leaders met to consider recommending a single shot to extend Salk vaccine supplies for 1956. The proposal, backed by many experts, aims to provide protection to more children if vaccine shortages persist.
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Washington
Salk
Jonas FE. Salk
National Foundation of
New Backache Cream Promises Fast Relief Without Pills
An odorless greaseless cream InfraRUB claims instant relief from backache without plasters pads or pills. Gently rubbed in it penetrates and warms the area boosting blood flow to ease pain. doctors use it in Europe and the U S and it is sold without prescription at drug stores. Only 98 cents per large tube with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Whitena
Europe
U. S
Office Minnows in Union City Tennessee
Pete Vincent keeps a vat of bait minnows in his downtown office with two bullfrogs joining the collection. The piece notes historic presidential inauguration dates often shifting when March 4 falls on a Sunday and a new president is sworn in on March 5.
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Union City
Tenn
Pete Vincent
Vincent
United States
Indiana State Chamber Elects Thompson President
INDIANAPOLIS December 7 Indiana State Chamber of Commerce elected Glenn W. Thompson president and board chairman of Arvin Industries Inc Columbus as successor to E B Newill. Clarence A Jackson was chosen first vice president Otto N Frenzel re elected treasurer and new vice presidents were named Joseph Hanna Clifford Payne Edwin Sommer Barr Swezey. New directors include George C Carroll Welby Frantz Robert Care and W C Winter. The group urged laws to curb use of union dues for politics and opposed federal aid for school construction and operating costs while urging local governments to pursue school consolidation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana State Chamber of Commerce
Glenn W. Thompson
Arvin Industries, Inc
Columbus
Thompson
State Chamber
E. B. Newill
Clarence A. Jackson
American United Life Insurance Co
Otto N. Frenzel
Joseph L. Hanna
Clifford F. Payne
New Castle
Edwin J. Sommer
Crawfordsville
Barr S. Swezey
Lafayette
L. B. Bornhauser
Warren W. Brown
Chicago
George C. Carroll
Terre Haute
Welby M. Frantz
Robert L. Care
South Bend
W. C. Winter
Chamber
Terre Haute Chamber Annual Meeting Attendees
Terre Haute residents attend the chamber of commerce annual meeting with John K. Lamb, executive vice president, among the listed participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre
Hand Holder Foils Pickpocket on Chicago Bus
Mrs. Susan Kipp aged 68 restrained a pickpocket on a Chicago bus after the thief reached into her purse. She held the man until police arrived, demonstrating quick hands and presence of mind.
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Chicago
Susan Kipp
Distinguished Panel Names 10 Chamber Members
The article lists ten chamber members including Raleigh W. Holmstedt president of Indiana State Teachers College, Ford L. Wilkinson president of Rose Polytechnic Institute, and Sister Marie Pepetua dean of St. Mary of the Woods College.
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Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Indiana State Teachers College
Ford L. Wilkinson
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Marie Pepetua
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Youth Held for False Pretenses Arrest Report
Detectives Edgar Gauer and Huerta Tribble reported Wednesday the arrest of a 16-year-old in a false pretenses case. The investigation details were not disclosed.
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Edgar Gauer
Huerta Tribble
Student uses lay away theft to obtain refund at downtown store
A high school student collected $35 from a lay-a-way refund after observing a customer’s name and claiming to be the mother who had not picked up a parcel. Detectives say the youth, who admitted the ruse was to aid his mother in financial need, stated this was his first known use of such a scheme.
Damage suit seeks 30000 in Vigo court
Judgment for thirty thousand dollars is asked in a damage suit filed in Vigo Superior Court No. 2. The docketed case outlines injuries from an auto crash and names the parties involved.
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Vigo Superior Court
Collision on Twenty-ninth and College causes suit
Mary Ann Sears by next friend Mary J. Sears sues Hazel Kirkling alleging a July 26, 1955 collision at the Twenty-ninth Street and College Avenue intersection. The complaint claims Kirkling failed to yield the right of way, causing the plaintiff’s auto passenger injury.
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Mary Ann Sears
Mary J. Sears
Hazel Kirkling
Twenty-ninth Street
College Avenue
Twenty-ninth and
College
Kirkling
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Stoker Sales CO
Scheele
Leonard A. Scheele
Public Health Service
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
T. R. Woodburn Printing Co
South 6Th Street
Stewart-Carey
Channel 10
OF Terre Haute, Inc
Ernest J. Sauber
Internal Revenue
Sauber
Russell C. Harrington
Frantz. Carroll
Board of State C. of C
Spiegel
PT Reid
East Side
Pal de Loan Co
Wabash Ave
Coca-Cola Com
Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Inc
THE
Coca-Cola Company
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