Miners Strike Deals Heavy Blow to Kadar Regime
Hungarian coal miners renewed opposition to Premier Janos Kadar with mass walkouts amid fuel shortages crippling Hungary’s economy. Rescue talks faltered as thousands declared a holiday in Pecs and Komlo while production fell across Veszprem Varpalota and northeast pits.Authorities drafted peasants for mines as Soviet divisions remained nearby despite claims of withdrawal.
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Sions
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Hungary
Radio Budapest
Janos
Budapest Radio
Pecs
Budapest
Komlo
Veszprem
Varpalota
Vienna
Russia
Fresh Snow Falls Across Northeast Indiana
Fresh snow totaling four inches covered areas in Fort Wayne Goshen and South Bend with subfreezing temperatures and continued cold through Sunday. Light dustings were expected in central and northern Indiana with slippery highways and temperatures in the 20s statewide.
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Indiana
South Bend
Ohio Line
Lafayette
Evansville
Weather Bureau
Fort Wayne
Goshen
Columbus
Sullivan Union Sold to Sullivan Daily Times Publisher
R P White owner of the Sullivan Union for 52 years sold the newspaper and building at 18 East Jackson Street to Mrs. Eleanor Poynter Jamison publisher of the Sullivan Daily Times. The Union will continue weekly publication as a Republican newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan, Ind
R. P. White
The
Sullivan Union
East Jackson Street
Sullivan
Eleanor Poynter Jamison
Sullivan Daily Times
Cold Days Prompt Room Rental Advice
A brief domestic saying notes cold weather as a cue to rent spaces for warmth and to fill an empty purse by renting an empty room. The adage emphasizes frugality and practical shelter during chilly periods.
Young gunman returns cash after aborting holdup
A self described first time robber in Pueblo Colorado gave back $80 to grocery clerk Mrs. Margaret Lattimore after explaining he did not want anyone to rob his mother. He retrieved the money and walked away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pueblo
Cele
Margaret Lattimore
Dutch Diver Starts South End Work Amid Egyptian Tensions
Work began on the South End by a Dutch diver as Egyptian territory received support from United States officials. In London, Prime Minister Anthony Eden blocked broadcasting of Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell's planned TV appearance about the kidnapping and murder of 2nd Lt. Anthony Moorhouse by Egyptian guerrillas near Port Said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
London
Anthony Eden
Egypt
Port Said
Hugh Stockwell
British Broadcasting Corp
Anthony Moorhouse
Detectives Track Theaters For Mad Bomber
Police hunt the so called Mad Bomber after 33 bombs planted since 1940. 22 exploded injuring 15. A $26,000 reward fund exists. A fake bomb at Madison Square Garden led to widespread alarm amid other false devices. George Cormac, 62, Bethlehem PA, collapsed and died after being seized at Grand Central Station while under questioning.
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Madison Square Garden
Macy’s Department Store
Queens
Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Paramount Theater
Times Square
George Cormac
Bethlehem
Grane Central
Cormac
Theft of copper wire reported from storage lot
Chief Deputy James Elliott said 700 pounds of copper wire were stolen from a storage lot leased by L. E. Myers Construction Co. The wire was rolled on disks of 100 pounds each. Foreman Loren E. Williams reported the theft. deputies Bailey and McKinney noted the loss was a considerable amount of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Elliott
L. E. Myers Construction Co
Elliott
Loren E. Williams
Jay Bailey
James McKinney
Beaten and Robbed After Leaving Tavern Near First and Hulman
Vigo county man Henry Watterman aged 33 told Police Captain Frank Street that two men hit him over the head and robbed his billfold containing $50 as he left a tavern near First and Hulman streets on late Friday night. Police are investigating the attack.
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Frank Street
Vigo County
First
Hulman Streets
Henry Watterman
Watterman
Symphony Orchestras Nears 1100 Across United States
The United States sustains roughly 1100 symphony orchestras formed by community neighbors. The figure reflects widespread regional ensembles and public cultural participation across cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Deaths Mrs Pearl Morgan 77 at home
Mrs Pearl Morgan aged 77 of 2038 North Seventh Street died Saturday at her home. She leaves a daughter Jean Miller of Marshall, four sons Williard Rantoul Ti Burrell Indianapolis Chester Sacramento and Donald Champaign, a sister and several brothers and ten grandchildren. Friends may call at Cross Funeral Home after 10 Sunday. The body will go to Locust Street E A B Church Monday at 1:36 for services Rev F E Norby officiating with burial at Highland Lawn cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Morgan
North Seventh Street
Jean Miller
Marshall, Jr
Williard
Rantoul
Burrell
Indianapolis
Chester
Sacramento
Calif
Donald
Champaign
Earl Long
Vincennes
Orville Collins
Earl Collins
Terre Haute
Arthur Collins
Decatur
Ralph Collins
Winterhaven
Fla
The
Cross Funeral Home
Locust Street
E.A.B
F. E. Norby
Highland Lawn Cemetery
John W. Stanton 76 Dies. R. R. 3 West Terre Haute
Funeral services are set for John W. Stanton 76 of West Terre Haute with a Bedine Chapel service at 8:30 a.m. and a 9 a.m. Requiem at St. Leonard Church. Burial in Bethesda cemetery will be conducted by Wren Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 576574. Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. call after 6 p.m. Saturday.
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John W. Stanton
R. R
West Terre Haute
Bedine Chapel
the Valley
St. Leonard Church
Bethesda
Wren- Smith Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No
Bedino Chapel
Obituary for Leona Oltean Rau of Oltean Grocery
Mrs Leona Oltean Rau 65 proprietor of the Oltean Grocery died Friday Services are 2 pm Monday at Callahan Funeral Home with 230 pm continuing at St Andrews Romanian Orthodox Church Romanian Lodge services 8 pm Sunday at the funeral home Burial in Highland Lawn cemetery Friends may call after 5 pm Saturday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Oltean Rau
Oltean Grocery
Callahan Funeral Home
St. Andrews
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Funeral services for Emile Bonte
Emile Bonte age 83 of 3136 North Twenty second street died Thursday. Funeral services begin 8:30 Monday morning at P J Ryan and Sons Funeral Home with a requiem mass at 9 in Sacred Heart Church. Burial is in Calvary Cemetery with rosary at 7:30 Sunday evening at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emile Bonte
North Twenty-second Street
P. J. Ryan and Sons Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Church
Calvary Cemetery
Funeral services for Alexander Balu
Alexander Balu aged 62 of 1463 Beech Street died Thursday. Visitation at Callahan Funeral Home at 9:30 AM Monday with further services at 10:00 AM at St. Andrews Romanian Orthodox Church. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park. Romanian Lodge to conduct services at 7:30 PM Sunday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Balu
Beech Street
Callahan Funeral Home
St. Andrews
Roselawn Memorial Park
Romanian Lodge
Miss Kathryn Boyle Dies in Logansport at 82
Kathryn Boyle 82 formerly of Terre Haute died at noon Friday in Logansport. Her body will arrive in Terre Haute Sunday and go to Gillis Memory Chapel for calling after noon. Funeral services set for 1 pm Monday at the funeral home. Burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery. She was a member of the Methodist Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Boyle
Terre Haute
Logansport
Gillis Memory Chapel
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Methodist Temple
Mrs Ada M Warner Rites Set For 92 At Rockville
Services for Ada M Warner 92 who died Friday at Gano Nursing Home will be at 10 a m Monday in Gillis Memory Chapel. Rev A H Mueller will officiate with burial in Coloman Cemetery north of Rockville Indiana. Friends may call after 6 p m Saturday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada M. Warner
Gano Nursing Home
Gillis Memory Chapel
A. H. Mueller
Coloman
Rockville
Ind
Services for Mrs. Tressie Helms
Mrs. Tressie Helms age 69 died Friday. Funeral services set for 3 PM Monday at Gillis Memory Chapel with burial in Highland Lawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home after 6 PM Saturday.
Jacob Greggs 79 Dies in Logansport Funeral Arrangements
Jacob Greggs age 79 died at 5 PM Friday in Logansport. Survived by son Joseph of Terre Haute and brother Roy of Terre Haute with six grandchildren. Body to Cross Funeral Home. Services 10 AM Monday at the funeral home. Burial in Rose Lawn Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Greggs
Logansport
Joseph
Terre Haute
Roy
The
Cross Funeral Home
Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
Funeral services for Mrs Margurite Watson
Mrs Margurite Watson 87 died Thursday. Funeral at 10 Monday at McHugh Funeral Home Shelburn. Burial Highland Lawn Cemetery. Survived by husband Curtis S one brother John F O'Brien Terre Haute and one sister Mrs Ella Sharples Toledo Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margurite Watson
McHugh
Shelburn
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Curtis S
John F. O’brien
Terre Hautes
Ella Sharples
Toledo
Ohio
Funeral Services for Mrs Elzena Fletcher
Mrs Elzena Fletcher 90 formerly of Terre Haute died Monday in Chicago. Funeral services will be at 11 Sunday morning at the Russell Funeral Home conducted by Rev Ernest Stewart. Burial will be in Stewart Cemetery at Burnett. Friends may call after 6 this evening at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elzena Fletcher
Terre Haute
Chicago
Russel Funeral Home
Ernest Stewart
Stewart Cemetery
Burnett
Russell Funeral Home
Funeral set for Esther Buzard in Brazil Indiana
Mrs Esther Belle Buzard 72 died Thursday funeral planned Sunday at 2 pm at Miller and Sons Funeral Home Judge Robert B Stewart to officiate Burial in Harmony cemetery Friends may call after 4 pm Saturday She was Harmony Methodist Church member and Clay County Navy Mothers Club Surviving include a daughter Mrs Earl McCullough of Brazil two sons Edward and Alvin both of Brazil Earl of Terre Haute and James of Moline Ill a stepson Jesse Buzard of Muncie two brothers James and Robert Cooley of Terre Haute a sister Mrs Irene Swope of Portland Oregon five granddaughters and one great granddaughter
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Brazil
Ind
Esther Belle Buzard
Miller and Sons
Robert B. Stewart
Harmony Cemetery
Harmony Methodist Church
Clay County Navy Mothers Club
Earl McCullough
Frances Ray
Checotah
Okla
Edward
Alvin
Earl
Terre Haute
James
Moline
Jesse Buzard
Muncie
Robert Cooley
Irene Swope
Portland
Ore
Funeral services for Mrs Clara Jane Wells in Clinton
Mrs Clara Jane Wells 68 of Centenary dies Thursday. Funeral at 1:30 Sunday at First Funeral Home with Rev Vernon Shaw officiating. Burial in Riverside cemetery. Survived by two sons Jesse and Quincy both of Terre Haute. four daughters Phyllis Crosby Lilly Fox Daisy Hollingsworth all of Centenary or Clinton. five sisters. three brothers. 21 grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Clinton
Ind
Clara Jane Wells
Centenary
Vernon Shaw
Riverside Cemetery
Clinton Calvary Baptist Church
Jesse
Quincy
Terre Haute
Phyllis Crosby
Lilly Fox
Daisy Hollingsworth
George Wittemeyer
Bloomdingdale
Amos Wittenmeyer
Mecca
Quincy Wittenmeyer
Danville
Ill
Sarah Brower
Ellen Fisher
Myrtle Bush
Louise Hane
Alice Sparks
Circleville
Ohio
Mrs Winona Story Dugger Dies At 84 In Linton
Mrs Winona Story 84 died Friday morning in Linton after a long life in Dugger Indiana She was a member of the Dugger First Christian Church Surviving are two sons Dewey of Linton Lawrence of Terre Haute two daughters Fula Brazzell of Riley and Florence Willis and Inez Scholl both of Linton two grandchildren and three great grandchildren The body is at Evans Funeral Home with calling hours before funeral services at 2 pm Sunday at the Dugger First Christian Church officiated by Revs Robert Wilkes and Ralph Keene Burial is in Dugger cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugger
Ind
Winona Story
Linton
Dugger First Christian Church
Robert Wilkes
Ralph Keene
Obituary of Elmer Featherston of Montezuma
Elmer Featherston 63 died 1 a m Friday at Vermillion County Hospital Clinton after WWI service. Survived by wife Susie daughter Fern Mayes of Waveland son Glenn R. of Terre Haute sister Bertha Woodard of Rockville and two grandchildren. Body at Barnes Mortuary Rockville. services Sunday 2 p m Rev Milo Hinkle officiating burial Oakland Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montezuma
Ind
Elmer Featherston
Vermillion County Hospital
Clinton
Susie
Fern Mayes
Waveland
Glenn R
Terre Haute
Bertha Woodard
Rockville
Barnes Mortuary
Milo Hinkle
Oakland
Cemery
Funeral Plans For Nellie Lee Ogden Riley
Mrs Nellie Lee Ogden Riley 75 dies in Indiana. Funeral services set for 1 36 p m Monday at Fox Funeral Home with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Body to arrive from San Francisco and be taken to Fox Funeral Home for calling hours. Alonzo J Foust dies at 10 o clock Friday morning at his brother Fred Fousts home in Paxton Surviving relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Tevon Ogdon Riley
Ind
Nellie Lee Ogden
Fox Funeral Home
Oak Hill Cemetery
Terre Haute
San Francisco
Cal
Uprising Reported on Celebes Island Amid Indonesian Turmoil
Informants say rebels of a so called defenders of justice movement burned 3713 buildings in Kabeana South Celebes including 21 schools with 10 neighboring villages hit none reported dead. The wave comes as Celebes residents push for autonomy while national politics shift after a military coup.
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Jojo
Indonesia
Jakarta
Celebes
Defenders ‘of Justice
Kabeana
Sumatra
Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
Maludin Simbolon
Achmad Hussein
Simbolon
Hussein
Sastroadmidjojo
COLUMBUS GORILLA STILL THRIVING
The first captive born gorilla named Cuddles continues to thrive on a special formula. Zoo directors from New York Oklahoma City Toledo Chicago St Louis and Cincinnati praised her growth and beauty. Earl Davis noted she is outgrowing her incubator while remaining in good health.
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Columbus
Ohio
New York
Oklahoma City
Toledo
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Robert Bean
Chicago Zoological Park
Julian Frazier
Lincoln Park Zoo
Philip Sheldon
Toledo Zoo
Zoo
Earl Davis
Edgar Farmer Injured by Trailer at Moss Elevator
Chester Boland Edgar county farmer residing in Paris suffered a broken left leg when a small trailer backed into him while he exited his car at the Moss Grain Company elevator Paris Illinois. He was taken to Paris Hospital where the fracture was reduced by Blume ambulance staff. Orla Kile Paris was backing the trailer into the elevator yard at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Chester Boland
Edgar County
Moss Grain Company
Blume
Orla Kile
Moss Elevator
Summit mother delivers 20 minutes after hospital opens
Mrs. Edward Foote of Summit, New York, rushed to Schoharie county's new Community Hospital minutes after it opened and gave birth to a son three hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobleskill
N. Y
Edward Foote
Summit
Schoharie County
Paxton Methodist Church to Host Funeral for Local Veteran
Hosea of Terre Haute Bee of Carlisle and Burley of Paxton are named in a death notice. He was a member of the Sullivan American Legion. The body lies at Newkirk Funeral Home with calling hours. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Sunday at Paxton Methodist Church. Burial follows at Carlisle cemetery. Body to be taken to church at 1 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hosea
Terre Haute
Bee
Carlisle
Burley
Paxton
Sullivan American Legion
Newkirk
Paxton Methodist Church
Funeral Services for Raymon Fessant in Paris
Raymon Fessant 54 of R. R. 2 Paris died Thursday night at St. Anthony's hospital Terre Haute. Services set for 1 30 Sunday. burial in Vermilion cemetery. Survived by wife Elsie Bell, son William, daughter Marilyn Harpring, two brothers Russell Bridgeport Illinois and Richard Paris, sister Ruth Cooper Preston Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ill
Raymon Fessant
St. Anthony's Hospital
Terre Haute
Vermilion Cemetery
Elsie Bell
William
Marilyn Harpring
Russell
Bridgeport
Tll
Richard
Ulah Cooper
Preston
Iowa
Gypsy Women Rob Mrs. Jobe After Card Sale
Mrs Bert Jobe of Corinth Mississippi said she was hypnotized by two Gypsy women at her door while selling greeting cards. She reported losing 130 dollars from inside her dress after feeling drowsy during the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Miss
Bert Jobe
Hunt Arsonist In New Malibu Brush Fires
Firefighters battled three major brush fires in the Malibu area with a 100 mile perimeter, burning 40 000 acres. One fatality and about 75 others treated for minor injuries. Arson investigators looked into two fires and three past blazes in Los Angeles county amid a severe drought and 70 mph winds.
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Los Angeles County
Santa Monica Mountains
Malibu
Zuma Beach
Holiday Auto Toll Starts Off Slowly
President Eisenhower urged safe driving as the nation faced a holiday toll. He referenced Christmas sorrow for families and warned that the New Year weekend could bring an equally tragic toll if drivers do not follow road rules and show courtesy to others. Weather conditions were generally fair with fog and ice contributing to risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
The
Weather Bureau
Refugee Processing Accelerated at Camp Kilmer
Hungarian refugees moved through a streamlined intake at Camp Kilmer New Jersey today relief officials say full speed will take at least a week. Under the plan refugees stay four to five days at the reception center before onward transfer to new homes and jobs nationwide. By today 13 355 Hungarians had arrived at Kilmer with 6727 settled and 6628 still in camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Eisenhower','Rests','Golf','Holiday','Retreat
President Eisenhower rests at a holiday retreat and plans a quiet visit with congressional leaders. He will meet Republican leaders Monday to discuss 1957 domestic plans, followed by foreign policy talks on New Year’s Day. The agenda highlights Middle East containment and Hungary refugee policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eisenhower
White House
Middle East
United States
Mansfield D. Sprague
Bridgeport
Conn
Edward P. McGuire
Cleveland
Ohio
Sprague
McGuire
Lowell T. Coggeshall
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Thomas J. Herbert
Subversive Activities Control Board
Herbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Augusta
Bolivian President Begins Hunger Strike Over Stabilization Plan
President Herman Siles Suazo said he started a hunger strike to deter walkouts opposing Bolivia’s U S backed economic stabilization program. He aims to avoid force against a Llallagua miners’ strike and a threatened railway walkout that could cut supplies to hungry cities. The IMF and United States support the plan amid food shortages and ration deliveries via Chilean ports. Siles cited resistance from some leftist union leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
Herman Siles Suazo
Siles
Llallagua
United States
U. S
International Monetary Fund
Mustard Plaster Burns From Sulphur Quality
The burning sensation produced by mustard plaster is due to the sulphur content.
Cat Causes Savvy Driver to Skid and Roll in Dallas
David Sibilia 16 escaped injury after his European made car skidded 36 feet and overturned 18 feet before stopping Friday. He told officers he swerved to avoid a cat, triggering the mishap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
David Sibilia
David
Negro Woman Shot On Bus Sparks Court Test In Birmingham
The report notes a Black woman was shot on a Birmingham bus amid segregation protests as 22 Negroes were arrested to challenge the city bus laws. Police Commissioner Lindbergh vows a court battle, while 17 year old A3C Monroe Flower Jr. of Ardmore Air Force Base is fined for moving segregation signs. General Washington allegedly thanks Bermudian powder theft for colonial aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
University of North Carolina
Birmingham
Ala
Robert E. Lindbergh
Monroe Flower, Jr
Ardmore Air Force Base
Okla
Recorder’s Court
Bermuda
Boston
Bunker Hill
George Washington
Murder Probe Leads to Plymouth Suspect Held
Authorities hold a suspect in a Plymouth murder near the Marshall County line along St Joseph Marshalls. A small scalp wound is noted but the death cause is pending lab results. Gary E Ravenscroft 24 Chicago had his draft card found on the victim and says Shea spent part of Christmas Eve in his room and that the billfold disappeared. Cold days are good days to rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
St. Joseph-Marshall County Line
Gary E. Ravenscroft
24thCicago
Shea
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Sullivan Union Newspaper
Leona Oltean Ray
Flamingo
George, Steve and
Mike Oltean
South End
Mrs. Pearl Morgan
Mrs
Miss Kathryn Boyle
Tressie Helms
Wallace Nursing Home
Mrs. Margurite Watson
Alonzo J. Foust Dugger
Senne
J. Foust
C. & E. 1 Railroad
Fred. R. R
Celebes Island
Edgar Farmer
Hunt
New Malibu
Glenn Ford
Eve Arden
Bob Hope
Ralph Edwards
Miss Russell
Paul E. Uhrig
TrOy, North Carolina
Youth For Holiness
Voluntees OF America
N. Fourth ST
Terre Haute, Ind
Wayne and
June” Haas
Cory, Ind
H. Choir
Hulman ST. Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hulman Sts
John Lefler
Plymouth
5Th Ave
Nellie Linnabary
Great Watch Nite Service
Annex
Jack Pastors
Assembly OF God
Allan Snider
God
Four Square Church
Hand Elms
Naomi Cemi
Staan’ Cowes
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