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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1956
Page
6
Secretary of Agriculture outlines a favorable outlook for 1957 with rising farm income and prices. Surpluses shrink as soil bank measures reduce production, exports rise, and domestic markets strengthen into a broader agricultural expansion.
United Press dispatch from Gettysburg reports Prime Minister Nehru and President Eisenhower touring the Eisenhower farm. They inspect Aberdeen Angus cattle while Nehru shows interest in animals. Extra state police guard the farm amid potential crowds on a cold damp day.
Two gunmen invaded the Hyattsville apartment of bank teller Donald E Bishoff and his wife in College Park Maryland. After nearly six hours of captivity they forced Bishoff to drive to the College Park Suburban Trust Co branch and surrender weekend deposits totaling about $20000. The trio fled in Bishoff's car after binding the couple. Bishoff escaped 15 minutes later and alerted police around 3:30 am.
Moscow leadership debates de Stalinization amid unrest in Poland Hungary and satellites. Khrushchev and Molotov reportedly at odds over policy but Khrushchev’s position seen as safe for now. Pravda notes student unrest in Leningrad and a crackdown expected. Unrest also cited in Lithuania Estonia Latvia and East Germany.
The manslaughter trial of Mary Eunice Edna Luckett, charged in the March 11 shooting death of Ben View Johnson, was scheduled for February 18 in Vigo Circuit Court. Judge Herbert R. Criss presided as defense attorney Warren Everett reported health improvements and upcoming fitness for trial after delays for internal malignancy treatment.
Carl Wood 55 of 1656 South Fourth Street pled guilty to driving while under the influence and was fined 114.75 with 30 days in jail and a one year license suspension. Hubert A. Clark 44 of Rockville also pled guilty to DWI and faced a 114.75 fine and one year suspension.
In a St Patrick’s Cathedral pulpit Spellman calls Baby Doll evil in concept and immoral, urges Catholics not to see it under pain of sin. He cites Warner Bros and Tennessee Williams as targets, prompting replies from Williams Kazan and the studio.
Buy Castra Whedon Crochet roses in color to decorate a new doily. Pattern 603 features lifelike roses cro cheted in color. Larger doily 21 inches, smaller 13 inches. Send 25 cents for pattern plus 5 cents each for 1st class mail. Send to Terre Haute Tribune Needlecraft Dept. P O Box 169 New York New York. Print name address and zone. Gift two patterns from Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book plus many more designs.
A man arrested Sunday for drunken driving along United States Highway 40 pleaded guilty in Justice of Peace Lee Easton's Court. He was fined $25 and costs. Joseph Berling Walkup, 47, 230 North Sixth street, was arrested on a warrant signed by Indiana State Police Detective Sergeant Ellis DeBord.
Lyle VanLannen and Donald Lewis pleaded guilty in Vigo Circuit Court to grand larceny of sewing machines. The case followed arrests tied to Theodore McDaniels, who was cleared, and prosecutors cited insufficient evidence in the Nick Zable robbery.
William D Barrie 18 of Gary Indiana appeared before Judge Herbert R Criss in Vigo Circuit Court and pleaded not guilty to vehicle taking. Trial set for Jan 28. Barrie and Robert Laramie 17 of Gary allegedly stole a car belonging to James Riggs of Marshall Illinois on Dec 3.
John Eugene Rossico alias John C Rossico of Terre Haute faced forgery charges in Justice of Peace Lee Easton s Court. Bond set at 1000, arraignment adjourned to December 29. An affidavit alleges he forged and passed a 73 36 check at Kroger on November 30 using Walter C Hargis s name. A second forgery case against Arthur C De Long seeks 95 50 forged at Dawson Drug Co with House of BBC Inc signature and Blanche Drew s forged treasurer signature, with De Long bonded at 3000 and arraignment set for December 29.
Eighty nine Korean War orphans arrive in San Francisco for new homes in the United States to spend Christmas with adoptive parents. The airlift chartered by Oregon farmer Harry Holt carries orphans aged six months to nine years, accompanied by 14 attendants and four stewardesses. Foster parents are volunteers from various religious groups.
Kiwanis Evening Club will present the charter to the Key Club of State High School during a regualr dinner meeting Tuesday night. Adult sponsors and presidents of local Key Clubs will attend with Clem Bucher, retiring district governor of Kiwanis, as guest speaker. The event begins at 6 o'clock at the Eat A Tertia Restaurant.
Statewide weather outlook shows cloudy conditions with mild daytime readings and a few snowflakes. The Weatherman warns of much colder air moving in tonight with lows around 15 in the north, 25 in the south, and highs not exceeding 39 to 50 today. Snow flurries are possible in the northern two thirds today tonight or Tuesday.
John M. Claeys, 14 months old from Warsaw, was killed when a car driven by his father left Indiana 19 and struck a tree near Nappanee. Injured were Walter J. Claeys, 25, his wife Betty J., 24, and their daughter Pamela, 3, all transported to McDonald Hospital in Warsaw.
County Clerk Catherine M. Fee announced staffing for the new term though no major changes are planned. Her husband Frank Fee will again serve as chief deputy, with a roster including Mary Louise Clute Agnes Hanley Ethel Maienschein Rose C O Loughlin Wyona Kinman Emma Marie Workman Wilma E Kintz Mary Hodgers Betty Joan Eastholm Leola Alma Armstrong Catherine Clark and Dorothy Courtney.
The closest passenger rail service to Death Valley California is Las Vegas Nevada about 140 miles away. Planes and buses offer the shuttle connection.
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