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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1955
Page
9
Indiana forecasters said mild temperatures and rain threaten a white Christmas. The five day outlook shows temperatures 3 to 6 degrees below normal with rain Saturday and Tuesday, and temperatures ranging from the low 40s south to the 30s north.
Paris reports France will dispatch 60 000 additional troops to Algeria amid rising nationalist violence during the Christmas season. Prime Minister Edgar Faure orders reinforcements after Jacques Soustelle requested speedier action.
Nineteen year old Jerry Biddy of Pimento admitted speeding 50 mph on Third street between Washington and Walnut and was fined 15.75 by Judge Edward S. Everett.
Jacob Benz reports 76 sheep strayed from his farm in Hazen North Dakota. The incident was noted in local farm records and adds to recent livestock losses in the area.
In Little Rock Arkansas a Christmas tree buyer asked to exchange a tree but after touring the display she chose the same tree she had returned. Store salesmen allowed the exchange and she ended up with the original tree.
West German authorities formally arrested former intelligence chief Dr Otto John on suspicion of treason. Prosecutor Carl Wiechmann said investigators must decide if other offenses apply and whether John shared state secrets with the Communists. John, once called the man with a thousand secrets, led a two million dollar yearly counter intelligence operation for Bonn.
Forecast from the U S Weather Bureau calls for mostly cloudy conditions tonight and Saturday with occasional rain likely on Saturday. A warming trend started Thursday with temperatures reaching 44 degrees, the highest in several days, while the minimum dropped to 24. The Wabash River stage stands at 2 feet and rising, with Sunday outlook for partly cloudy and mild skies.
Ronald R Handy 22 of 906 Helen avenue received minor cuts and was treated at St Anthony Hospital after a crash at Seventh street and Margaret avenue. Dan Hudson 0 of 2950 South Seventh street drove the other car. he was turning from Margaret onto Seventh when the collision occurred.
Army Sgt. Gordon Wright of Sullivan Indiana recently qualified as a tank gunner after a Germany training program run by the V Corps 4th Armored Group. He joined the Army in 1942, arrived in Europe in April 1955, and is a 1941 Sullivan High School graduate.
Wendell Reich, president of Reich Bros Manufacturing Co and Terre Haute Rotary member, will address Rotarians next Tuesday in the Mayflower Room of Terre Haute House. He will discuss local rotary drills mining equipment with national and foreign distribution and note business trips to Europe. John K. Lamb organized the program.
A devotional overview recounts Luke s birth narratives with Zacharias and Elizabeth John the Baptist Mary the mother of Jesus and Simeon in the temple. It notes the angelic announcements and praises to the Lord and urges readers to strive for peace and goodwill toward men.
Charles K. McCrory a Indiana University business graduate is affiliated with Dix Dix Patrick and Ratcliffe law firm. He earned his J D from Indiana University Law School last June and has worked with the local firm since last July. The Berne native and his wife live with their 2 1/2 year old son Michael at 2212 North Eighth Street.
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