Eisenhower Returns with Confidence on Korea Peace Plan
President elect Eisenhower returns to New York ready to map positive programs for peace in Korea. He notes renewed confidence after his war zone trip, but warns no simple formula exists and patience and foresight are needed. He plans no immediate MacArthur meeting and stresses deeds over words to compel peace.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
LaGuardia Field
Whiskey hijacking nets loot in St. Louis probe
FBI probes hijacking of 800 cases of whiskey shipped from Terre Haute. A Lovelace Truck Service driver’s load was found in St. Louis with 23 cases inside. 625 cases tied to a November theft were recovered in St. Louis County. Authorities note a prior similar abduction.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Terre Haute
St. Louis
Jack Shake
Fleischmann Distillery
Lovelace
William Niemeyer
FBI
St. Louis County
Mutinous Prison Riot on Pongam Island Merrily Quelled
On Pongam Island near Koje, Allied guards quelled a mutiny by about 3,600 internees, killing 82 and wounding 120. The incident involved Korean prisoners plotting a mass breakout. Col. Cadwell praised Lt. Col. Miller for restrained, prompt action amid rock and weapon resistance.
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Pusan
Korea
Pongam Island
Allied Prisoner of War Command
C. V. Cadwell
Pongam
Koje Island
George P. Miller
Miller
U.N
Cadwell
Koje
Mark Clark
Far East
Nam Il
Red
Nam
China Rejects UN Peace Plan Shrugs at Armistice Talks
Peiping radio reports Chinese Foreign Minister Chou En Lai sent a formal rejection of a United Nations plan to solve the Korean prisoner exchange deadlock. He demanded the Assembly cancel the resolution and press the U.S. to resume Panmunjom truce talks. The UN has held 116,000 prisoners, with 83,000 wishing to return to the Communists and 33,000 preferring death.
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Tokyo
China
Korea
United Nations
Peiping Radio
Chou En-Lai
U.N. General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Chou
United States
U.N
Pearson
Two Mothers and Five Children Die in Winamac Fire
In Winamac Indiana a fire in a two story home killed two young mothers and five children. Only the owner Albert Crissinger escaped by jumping from a second story window. Crissinger and the others perished from burns or smoke as firemen recovered seven bodies in two upstairs bedrooms.
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Winamac
Ind
Albert Crissinger
Crissinger
Margaret
Patty
Danny Lee
Jackie
Jane Hanson
Albert
Dorothy May Crissinger
Margaret Crissinger
Higher Temperatures Melt Ice on Roads
Snowy roads became slick over the weekend but improved as higher temperatures and traffic melted the ice. The Weather Bureau at Hulman Airport forecasts fair skies and a gradual rise to 40 degrees Tuesday.
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United States Weather Bureau
Hulman Airport
East German purge signals top-level government crackdown
Berlin reports a purge in the Soviet Zone targeting anti socialists and suspected saboteurs. Otto Grotewohl warned of planned sabotage and ordered action against resistance to the socialization drive. Hamann and deputy minister Albrecht were suspended as the purge begins.
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Berlin
Gerhard Eisler
Otto Grotewoh
Grotewohl
Grotwohl
Politburo
Grotenhol
Karl Hamann
Rudolf Albrecht
Two Days Left to Apply for Tribune-Star Christmas Baskets
Tribune-Star announces final two days to submit requests for Christmas food baskets through the Family Service Association at 912 Chestnut Street. The fund total reached 378.96 with a new 2 donation from a Friend, with contributions accepted at the Tribune-Star Office at 721 Wabash Avenue or by mail until close of business December 24. Funds include proceeds from the Golden Gloves boxing tournament and a Phi Beta Psi sorority bridge party.
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Tribune-Star
Family Service Association
Chestnut Street
Wabash Avenue
Phi Beta Psi Sorority
Sabres and MiGs renew air battles over Korea
In northwest Korea over MIG Alley, Sabrejet pilots claimed 10 MIG-15s damaged in fierce clashes, with the 5th Air Force confirming two damages while gun camera film awaits confirmation. Sabres and MiGs fought through rain and snow as 5th Air Force bombers struck rail and road targets.
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Seoul
Korea
Mig Alley
5Th Air Force
North Korea
Chunghwa
Hwangju
Pyongyang
Changhwa
Wonsan
Republic of Korea
Sniper Ridge
U.N
ROK
Imjin River
Big and Little Nori Ss
Nation's Electors Cast Votes To Pick Next U.S. President
By Jack Rutledge Washington December 15 electors meet to cast ballots for president. Polls and past history indicate Dwight D Eisenhower likely to win, with Stevenson as Democratic nominee holding significant but lower totals.
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Nation
U.S. President
Washington
United States
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Tennessee
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
Truman Defends Liberty Against Communist Hysteria
President Truman warned Americans against hysteria over communism and urged preservation of free speech and worship. Speaking at the National Archives dedication of a bomb proof shrine for the Declaration, Constitution, and Bill of Rights, he cited risks from both internal and external tyranny.
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Dayton Moore
Washington
U.P
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
National Archives
America
Miner Killed In Accident At Victory Mine
Harry W. Milner aged 54 of Brazil was killed when a loaded coal car ran over him at the Victory Mine of the Truax-Tray Coal Company. Milner reportedly fell in front of the car at 8:30 a m and died instantly. The body was taken to Terre Haute for memorial arrangements at the Gillis Memory Chapel and services. Surviving are his wife, three sons, six daughters, a mother, five sisters, and four brothers.
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Harry W. Milner
Brazil
Victory
Truax-Tracr Coal Company
Milner
Terre Haute
Gillis
Lydia Milner
James. A
Walter
U.S. Army
Germany
William
R. R
Anna Mae Fagg
Virginia
Doris
Cora
Kathryn
Carolyn
Nellie Milner
Kate Butts
Cecil Dyson
Grace Taylor
Agnes Menger
Mary Milner
Indianapolis
Edward Milner
Reuben
Anson
Carbon
Peter
Gillis Memory Chapel
Ten Valley Men Back From Korea
Ten army men from Terre Haute and vicinity returned from Korea, landing at San Francisco aboard the Gen. M.C. Meigs. The list includes Pfc. Percy L. Collins, Cpl. Thomas J. Crunk, Sgt. Leo R. Devine, Cpl. Hubert S. Matherly, and others from nearby towns such as Shelburn, Coalmont, Veedersburg, Bicknell, and Terre Haute.
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Terre Haute
Korea
San Francisco
M.C. Meigs
Terre
Stanley W. Galenski
Shelburn
John P. Field
Coalmont
Elvin B. Keegan
R.R
William E. Stonebraker
Veedersburg
Charles R. Powers
Bicknell
Quarry Drama Near Climax in Missing Children Search
In Naperville Illinois an abandoned quarry pumps draw water as volunteers continue an eight day search for six year old Jean Petersen and three year old Edward Rosenstiel who vanished December seventh. Police consider kidnapping with FBI potential involvement if cross state lines are suspected.
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Naperville
Jean Petersen
Edward Rosenstiel
Edward Otterpohl
FBI
Terre Haute Names New Police Officer John Catlin
John Catlin, 32, of 620 North Twelfth Street, was appointed to the Terre Haute police department by the Board of Public Works and Safety. He will report for duty at 7 a.m. Tuesday to Police Captain Frank Street, replacing vacancy created by the resignation of James Evele. Chief Frank Riddle notes he also serves as acting chief of detectives. Catlin previously served as a temporary patrolman from July 1, 1951, to April 5, 1952, with a prior temporary assignment on the fire department.
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John Catlin
North Twelfth Street
Terre Haute
Catlin
Fire Department
Eisenhower staff told to return missing radios
New York December 15. President elect Eisenhower’s staff were asked to review their belongings for 52 radios missing from 60 sent by RCA for use on his campaign train. Eight radios have been returned. staff were urged to drop off any found items at the business office amid concerns over losses.
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New York
Eisenhower
Radio Corporation of America
Ike
RCA
Attendant Shot and Killed During Indianapolis Station HoldUp
A filling station attendant Harold C. Carl age 29 was shot in the back and killed early today at a Northside Indianapolis station. Two holdup men fled as police arrived and a pursuit extended into Northeast Indianapolis with an airborne search. A second attendant reported seeing two men in the same old model car stop at another station earlier.
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Indianapolis
Harold C. Carl
Northside
Carl
Defense Dept releases Korean War casualty list No 170
The Defense Department identified 103 Korean War casualties in list No 170. The report shows 29 dead, 68 wounded, five missing and one injured.
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Washington
Defense Department
London Snow Falls Across City This Morning
London reports its first real snowfall of the season with 1 to 3 inches blanketing streets and rooftops as the British capital endures winter conditions. Municipal crews monitor conditions and drivers face slick roads downtown.
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London
Boy Dies After Grandparents’ House Fire in Indiana
Peters burg Indiana Dec 15 David Joe Eck five died from suffocation after a house fire at his grandparents home He was found on a bed and died twelve hours later in Daviess County Hospital Grandmother Myrtice Marsee was inside when smoke forced her to help exit Bernard Marsee suffered cuts while breaking a window Larry Lee Eck eight alerted the fire department and escaped before a ceiling collapsed.
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Petersburg
Ind
David Joe Eck
Aire
Daviess County Hospital
Washington
Myrtice Marsee
Bernard Marsee
David
Larry Lee Eck
Survey shows Congress anxious to cut spending balance budget
The Associated Press survey of 268 incoming congressmen finds a general eagerness to curb federal spending and balance the budget before pursuing tax cuts. In the House, 83 favor cuts now, 27 oppose, and 68 want balance before cutting taxes, totaling 95 members or about 54 percent.
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Congress
Washington
Associated Press
Lsure
Eisen
Hower
Eisenhower
White House
House
Oscar Session Cleared To Play Under IHSA Rules
Indiana High School Athletic Association ruled Oscar B. Session of Glenn High School eligible to compete this season after a Vigo County court birth record dated May 8 1952 showed his birth date as Oct 2 1933. The board required court approved documentation. Glenn was previously suspended for allegations tied to his older brother Charlie.
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Indiana High School Athletic Association
Indianapolis
Oscar B. Session
Glenn
S.H.S.A.R
Vigo County
Albert R. Owens
Session
I.H.S.A.A. Board of Control
Ih.s.a.a
Charlie
Shopping hours posted for Christmas shoppers in Terre Haute
Terre Haute stores will stay open Thursday and Friday evenings and extend hours Monday and Tuesday evenings next week to accommodate Christmas shoppers. Businesses will close at their usual time on Wednesday December 24.
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Terre Haute
Lamb Rebounds to Desk After Illness
John K. Lamb executive vice president of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce returns to his desk Monday after a two week illness, resuming his duties with the organization.
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John K. Lamb
Terre Haute
Weather Update: Fair and Warmer Conditions Ahead
The U S Weather Bureau notes fair skies and warmer temperatures with 6 am 23, noon 33, 9 am 62, 1 pm 35. Sunrise at 7 03. River stage 1 3 ft and rising. Average humidity yesterday 4 percent.
Local Weather Temperatures and Rainfall
Local conditions report a high of 24 and a low of 22 with 0.01 inches of precipitation yesterday.
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast For Tonight And Tuesday
Fair conditions continue tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity with a warmer Tuesday ahead. Low temperatures around 24 degrees tonight and a high near 40 on Tuesday. Indiana region shows similar patterns with lows of 16 to 22 and highs of 32 to 40. Temperature on street thermometer at 8 p.m. reads 34.
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Terre Haute and Vicinity
Indiana
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