Terre Haute salutes Olympic champion Greg Bell
Community leaders in Terre Haute honored 1956 Olympic champion Greg Bell with a City Hall ceremony and Rotary Club luncheon. Guests included track coaches, school officials, servicemen, and Indiana University figures who praised Bell’s victory and shared memories of the Melbourne games and the U S team’s preparation.
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I.U
Fred Schwartz
Indiana A.A.U
James Conover
Garfield
Bell
School Supt. Receives Contract And Pay Boost
Wayne P. Watson, superintendent of schools, was awarded a $500 raise this year and $600 annually for the next three years, bringing his starting salary to 13,000 this year and 13,600 from August until July 31, 1960. The contract includes automobile use, maintenance, and dues for local associations. The move followed a study of superintendent contracts in 13 Indiana cities, with the board noting the national average.
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Wayne P. Watson
Watson
Joseph Weber
Indiana
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
American Association of School Administrators
Terre Haute Kiwanis Club
Robert Liggett
There Still Is Time To Give To Tribune-Star Basket Fund
Donations totaling 231.69 have been given by individuals and local businesses to support a Christmas basket program for needy families. Contributions are accepted at the Tribune-Star office, 721 Wabash Avenue, through December 24, with all gifts published.
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Tribune-Star
Wabash Avenue
Frank P Crawford Named New City Attorney
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced Frank P Crawford will succeed Ernest J Zwerner as city attorney effective January 1 Zwerner resigns December 31 citing private practice as the reason He praised council and administration for cooperation during his three years in office.
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Ernest J. Zwerner
Zwerner
Tucker
Frank P. Crawford
Crawford
Japan Joins United Nations as 80th Member
Japan was unanimously elected the 80th member of the United Nations. Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu pledged Japan seeks enduring peace. The General Assembly approved by 77 to 0, with South Africa and Hungary absent.
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Mamoru Shigemitsu
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South Africa
Hungary
Shigemitsu
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Protocol
Italy
Jordan
World Organization
Holiday Spree Ends With Neighbor’s Break In
Patrolman Fred Gray, responding to a break in report at his own home, found three four-year-old children in the house unwrapping presents. The youngsters had entered via an unlocked door and helped themselves to soft drinks and wore Mrs Gray's perfume.
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Jacksonville
Fila
Fred Gray
Gray
Mass Trials Possible After Round of 400 Arrests
In Budapest the communist government says about 400 rebels and criminals were arrested in 24 hours as counter-revolutionaries. Mass trials are anticipated while talks between Premier Kadar and non Communist leaders may begin before Christmas amid possible government reshuffle and names like Zoltan Szanto Gyvorgy Lukacs Zoltan Vas Bela Kovacs surface.
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U.P
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Zoltan Szanto
Gyvorgy Lukacs
Zoltan Vas
Bela Kovacs
Freeholders Party
Refugees Increase at Austrian Border Amid Fog
Security officials near the Hungarian border report a rising flood of refugees into Austria with more than 1100 crossing during the night. Since fighting began October 23, about 140000 have crossed, with 65000 finding asylum in Western countries as fog hindered border patrols.
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Vienna
Austria
Budapest Liberations Freed Anti Communist Prisoners
Reports say political prisoners held by the pre revolutionary regime were released as rebel forces opened AVH prison gates countrywide. Most joined the rebels and regrouped in the mountains after the Russian attack on Budapest on November 4. Continued on page 6, column.
Professor and wife renounce U.S. citizenship for Soviet life
Tass reports St Louis University professor O. S. Makar, 47, and his wife Alexandria Sophia Makar have renounced American citizenship to live and work in the Soviet Union. The couple sent a letter to the U.S. Embassy in Stockholm before flying to Moscow.
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Tass
St. Louis University
Soviet Union
O. S. Makar
Alexandria Sophia Makar
Stockholm
Ny Dag
U. S
Disarmament May Come Later Says Dulles News Conference
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles warned against reducing U S military strength in Europe while hinting at a possible future mutual disarmament with the Soviet Union if satellites become independent. He blamed Moscow for Middle East tensions and Hungary events and said no current plan to cut U S forces will proceed.
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Nationwide Talk By Nehru Tonight
President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru return to Washington after private talks at Gettysburg. Nehru will address the nation by radio and television at 10 15 p.m. C S T continuing on Page 6 Column 7.
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Britain Unveils Five-Jet VTOL Aircraft Race Edge
British aviation engineers lifted secrecy on a five-jet plane that combines high speed with vertical takeoff and landing. Newspapers say Britain leads the United States and Russia in the jet race to operate from small airfields.
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Britain
United States
Russia
Alabama Elector Defects From Democratic Ticket
A Montgomery accountant, W F Turner, refused to vote for Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver when Alabama electors met. He cast his ballot for circuit judge and Georgia Senator electee Herman Talmadge, reducing Stevenson’s tally to 73 despite Alabama backing Stevenson in the state. The move surprised the electors and was described as routine by chairman Ben F Ray.
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Ala
Alabama
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
W. F. Turner
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Eisenhower-Nixon
Stevenson- Kefauver
Turner
Ben F. Ray
Christmas Woes and Hungarian Hope Across America
A Jacksonville mother Irene Pierce jailed after abandoning three children in New York to avoid a bleak Christmas in Waterbury relief housing. In San Francisco, Hungarian watchmaker Jeno Egri, aided by unions and clubs, starts a new life with tools, a job, and a starter wage after arriving in California.
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New York
Santa Claus
Irene Pierce
Alma Taylor
Victor
Sandra
James
Grand Central Terminal
San Francisco
America
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Jeno
California
Strifetorn
Hungary
Egri
George Allen
Watchmakers’ Union
Lions Clubs
Watchmakers’ Local 101
Joseph Granat
Police Aid U.N. Troops to Keep Order at Port Said
In Port Said Egypt a 350 man Egyptian police detachment was dispatched to assist U.N. troops as British and French forces prepare to depart the Suez area. The U.N. Emergency Force aims to withdraw soon after the fleets leave. A French Foreign Legionnaire was killed by guerrillas at the docks.
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Suez Canal
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U. N
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E.L.M. Burns
Siani
Burns
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Foreign
Brisk Temperatures Hit Hoosierland With Snow Flares
A cold spell chilled Indiana with light snow in the far north and highs mostly in the 30s. Valparaiso La Porte and South Bend saw slick highways that were expected to clear later. Evansville warmed to 59, while Indianapolis 51 Fort Wayne 42 Lafayette 41 and South Bend 38. Night temps 15 north to 20 south, then mid 30s Wednesday.
Weather map notes and river stage report
Partly cloudy forecast with temperatures at 9 am 32 and 2 pm 36. Sunrise 7 05, sunset 4 29. River stage at 1.7 feet and stationary.
Local Weather Summary
Yesterday reached 50 degrees with a low of 29. No precipitation reported.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana region
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with lows around 20 in Terre Haute and 16 to 24 across southeast Indiana. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and a warming trend, with further warmth Thursday. winds, especially southeast portion, elevate temperatures to 35 to 42.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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