Question Mark Hangs Over Cut In Taxes
House leaders and some senators doubt a substantial tax relief next year. Rayburn Martin and Cannon voiced skepticism while Byrd and Bridges prioritized a balanced budget. Sen George urged tax cuts despite fiscal worries. Eisenhower reportedly floated defense spending growth that could hinder both a tax cut and a balanced budget.
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D.-Tex
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R.-Mass
Cannon
D.-Mo
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D.-Va
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Cooper
D.-Tenn
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D.-Ga
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Graduates Urged to Join Indiana State Police
Indiana State Police called on high school graduates aged 21 to 30 to apply for trooper careers. Wayne M. Armstrong said 50 recruits will be chosen after a two month training at Indiana University, with 25 assigned to the upstate east west toll road and 25 to the regular patrol force under the 1955 Legislature.
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Indianapolis
Wayne M. Armstrong
The
Police Board
Indiana University
Lausche Seeks 56 Delegates in Democratic Nomination
Ohio Gov Frank Lausche announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination and said he would seek Ohio's 56 delegates at next year's national convention. He plans to enter the May 8 Ohio primary and did not say whether his name would be placed on other state ballots.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Ten Women Drown as Ferry Capsizes in Formosa Harbor
Ten women drowned when a ferryboat capsized in Sanwei harbor southern Formosa on Tuesday. The vessel carried more than 50 people bound for a ritual offering to gods for safety.
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Taipei
Formosa
Sanwei Harbor
Donations to Basket Fund Aid Families in Terre Haute
Donations to the Tribune Star Basket Fund for needy families in Terre Haute list Circle 16 Auxiliary two dollars and ten cents, Modern Maids Social Civic Club two dollars, plus earlier totals bringing the day’s gifts to two hundred forty two dollars. Donations should be sent to Tribune Star 721 Wabash Avenue and baskets applications to Family Service Association 912 Chestnut Street by December 20.
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Tribune-Star Basket Fund
Terre Haute
The
Tribune Star
Wabash Avenue
Family Service Association
Chestnut Street
Dr John Kept Under Guard In West Germany
West Germany kept Otto John under tight security as a high level inquiry continued into his defection to the Communists and return to the West. East Germany issued a brief comment praising his departure to the West and vows to fight neo fascism. John, a former Bonn counterintelligence chief, was grilled by an examining judge in Bonn after slipping into West Berlin.
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Germany
Otto John
East Germany
West Germany
Reds
A.D.N
John
Karlsruhe
Federal Constitutional Court
Denmark
Indiana traffic toll up eight percent in 1955
Indiana State Police reported the 1955 highway toll running about eight per cent higher than last year. Total deaths through Sunday midnight reached 1,067, up from 987. Rural highways caused most of the 80 additional fatalities, with rural deaths up 61 and urban up 19.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Frank Jessup
Evelyns Fate May Rest With Jury Thursday
Evelyn Mae Fuller faces a first degree murder trial as defense witnesses testified and the state rebutted. Edna Thompson, 13, detailed abuse by Wallace Fuller and said he once threatened her mother with a gun. A jury verdict seemed possible by Thursday afternoon after closing arguments and judge Criss’s instructions. Continued on Page 2.
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Evelyn Mae Fuller
Herbert R. Criss
Edna Thompson
Wallace Fuller
Fuller
Edna
Fullers
Optimist Club Mile of Dimes Opens in Terre Haute
The Terre Haute Optimist Club starts its 1955 mile of dimes Friday December 16 at Sixth and One Half Street and Wabash Avenue with Clothe a Child through December 24. Co chairs Bert Williams and Judge Edward S Everett lead the drive to match last year’s gift of clothing to 500 needy children.
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Terre Haute
Frank Callahan
Sam Fine
Herman Miles
F. Foster
Reg. Grass
Frank Miller
William Rector
Pete Freehole
Booth
Mac McCray
William Smith
Charles Blanford
Clyde Rice
Charles Miller
Robert Coates
Les Pennington
Daily Line
Sam Hansard
Ray Davis
N. Fox
Ray Kasameyer
A. Meneghini
Karl Threlkeld
M. S. Tickner
Baker Miller
NATO Ministers Meet to Review Western Defense Policy
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Paris to join a NATO review session with 14 foreign ministers and defense and finance officials. The talks follow Soviet pressure, mark West Germany’s full role in defense planning, and include potential talks with Harold MacMillan and Antoine Pinay on Middle East issues.
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Paris
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Evreux-Faauville
France
Treasury
George Humphrey
Charles E. Wilson
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Geneva
Germany
Harold MacMillan
Antoine Pinay
Middle East
Atlantic Council
Dorothy McGuire and Julius La Rosa Divorce Romance
New York December 14 Dorothy McGuire files for divorce in Florida with her husband while her former flame Julius La Rosa hints at a resumed romance He says he has not seen Dorothy since three days before last New Year and knows nothing of the suits confirming both sides filed counter actions in Florida.
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New York
Dorothy McGuire
Julius la Rosa
la Rose
Dorothy
la Rosa
Florida
Judge Rules Irvin Arrest Legal in Evansville Murder Case
In Princeton Indiana the trial judge ruled the arrest of 31 year old Evansville pipefitter Leslie Irvin was legal after defense claims the arrest was illegal were rejected. The defense alleged falsity in testimony by State Police Sgt William W Cornett regarding a fraudulent check.
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Ind
Leslie Irvin
A. Dale Eby
Evansville
Irvin
James Lopp
William W. Cornett
Cornett
Lester Jordan
Jordan
Eby
Freezing Weather to Strike Tonight Across Indiana
Indiana faces another cold spell starting tonight lasting through Friday. Daytime highs near 40 give way to subfreezing lows around 20, with snow flurries forecast near Lake Michigan and frigid readings in Evansville and South Bend.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Evansville
South Bend
Quebec Premier Orders Newsprint Price Cut Threat
Premier Maurice Duplessis warned Quebec newsprint firms they have at least two weeks to cut prices for publishers. If firms fail to comply he will push a bill in the Legislature to establish price sale and distribution controls.
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Quebec City
Maurice Duplessis
Quebec
Three New Suspects Questioned in Coed Nevins Murder
Omaha detectives questioned three new suspects in the murder of Caro lyn Marie Nevins a 20 year old Omaha University coed. Police noted uncertainty about whereabouts last Friday night when she was shot four times and left on campus. University officials including Dr Milo Bail may undergo lie detector tests as part of ongoing probe.
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Omaha
Carolyn Marie Nevins
Omaha University
Elmwood Park
Jodie Miller
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Miss Miller
Miss Nevins
University
C.S.T
Two South Korean Soldiers Sentenced to Death in Rhee Plot
Two of four soldiers court martialed in Seoul were condemned to death for plotting to assassinate President Syngman Rhee. A third received one year in prison, and the fourth was acquitted. The group, including five children among eight Koreans arrested Oct. 3, faced charges of conspiring with hand grenades at a public ceremony.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Weather Map Update Cloudy and Colder Conditions
The Weather Bureau notes a cloudy and colder day with river stage at 0.5 feet and falling. Sunrise is 7 02 and sunset at 4 27. Times listed include 6 am noon and 9 am with 2 pm reading of 34.
Local Conditions Report Yesterday
The high reached 40 degrees and the low dropped to 24 degrees with no precipitation.
Weather synopsis for Terre Haute area forecast
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low around 23. Thursday and Friday remain partly cloudy and cold. Indiana forecast shows mixed clouds with light snow flurries in the north and snow ending in the south. North highs near 20 to 25, south 25 to 30. Temperature readings at 6 am and 2 pm show 36.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Reconsideration of Membership Vote Indicated
Russia calls emergency United Nations Security Council session to reconsider the deadlocked plan to admit 18 new members. China vetoed the package, Russia joined, sparking renewed General Assembly pressure and debate on next steps.
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U.N. Security Council
Arkady A. Sobolev
Leslie Munro
New Zealand
China
General Assembly
Assembly
Jose Maza
Chile
Council
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
Security Council
Outer Monoglia
Soviet Union
Magistrate Solomon Rules Parking Tickets Invalid
In New York on December 14 magistrate Charles Solomon, 66, ruled that illegal parking tickets can be collected only if the issuing officer saw the driver or knew who owned the car. Motorists with tickets need not reveal ownership or whether they parked the vehicle. The decision defied revenue concerns as tickets previously yielded over six million dollars annually.
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New York
Solomon
Charles Solomon
FBI Seeks Bank Robbers in Midwest Heist
The FBI issued an all midwest alert after two bandits robbed Pewaukee State Bank in Merton Wisconsin, escaping with 4733 dollars in a hail of bullets. Suspects Robert Chiblene 34 and Roy Norman Quehl 31 are described as armed and dangerous with a cream and coral getaway car.
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