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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1952
Page
1
An unnamed administration source says President Truman will seek about 73 percent of a billion dollars in new appropriations for the next year with total government outgo near 75 billion, defense spending around 47 to 48 billion, and a cash deficit of 2 to 3 billion, contingent on Eisenhower changes.
Six people are feared dead after a South Side furniture store and warehouse fire on Halsted street following an explosion. Fire officials estimate $100,000 to $150,000 in damage and say two men and a woman were found among the ruins, with three other employees and two women customers still missing.
Nineteen Terre Haute and Vigo county youths will be ordered to report for induction into the armed services January 15. On January 16, twenty four registrants will be sent to Indianapolis for pre induction physical examinations.
Bedford Indiana December 30 1950s report says Donnie Arbuckle 13 was shot and killed while playing with Christmas rifles near a pond on their mother's farm Coroner R E Wynn indicates a telescopic sight on the rifle may have blinded Ronnie twin brother, who witnessed the incident
Indiana's February draft quota is 1,561 men. State director Brig. Gen. Robinson Hitchcock says the quota can be filled with men 20 or older, but 19-year-olds will be called if needed.
Indiana's 1953 General Assembly opens January 8 for a 61 day session to consider sweeping reforms. Governor George N. Craig proposes 11 cabinet style departments with directors answerable to him and, in some cases, cabinet seats for health highways and conservation. The plan aims at efficiency and cost saving, though Democrats fear a move toward dictatorship while Republicans see centralized control.
Mayor Ralph Tucker told the Indiana Public Service Commission that Terre Haute City Lines should serve the gates of the Allis-Chalmers plant two miles from the current bus line end. J M Timmerman of Allis-Chalmers said the plant will grow from 756 to 2500 workers. no petition has been filed yet.
State police questioned four men at Anderson about the $5,000 holdup at the North Side Union Federal Savings and Loan branch. Three matched robber descriptions and the getaway car. The gunmen, in dark glasses and handkerchiefs, escaped with the cash after six minutes.
Mrs. Albert Williams reports her grandchildren victims of a Christmas Eve burglary. Neighbors and coworkers gathered gifts to replace the stolen items after a thief took nearly all presents from under the tree near Terre Haute. Authorities have not tracked down the so called Santa Claus.
President elect Eisenhower plans a conference today with Senator Robert Taft and other Senate Republican leaders to outline the preliminary draft of his legislative program. Attending will be Styles Bridges Eugene Millikin Leverett Saltonstall Milton Young and other key GOP figures as part of ongoing planning ahead of his January 20 inauguration.
The Tribune announces a single edition to be printed Thursday New Year’s Day at 10 o’clock in the morning. Carriers agents and drivers are instructed to govern themselves accordingly.
Nuclear scientists and ordnance designers pursue a practical weapon from a hydrogen explosion, following a large test at Eniwetok Proving Grounds. The piece notes the distinction between experimental gadgets and deployable bombs and compares potential timelines to the 1945 Manhattan Project progress.
London reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill held a secret policy meeting with senior ministers ahead of his voyage to New York to meet President-elect Eisenhower. Britain seeks a coordinated approach on Korea before any moves, with a possible summit including Stalin discussed informally.
Kenneth Rain of Columbia Records announced the Terre Haute site on North Fruitridge Avenue will serve as a warehousing and later manufacturing center for tape recordings. Eaton-O’Neill moves by June 1, with about 100 workers to relocate. Columbia paid $165,000 for the building and 10 acres of land.
The Tribune-Star Classified Department will be closed all day Thursday January 1 in observance of New Year. No ads will be accepted that day. Thursday copy will be accepted until 7 PM Wednesday December 31. Friday ads may be placed until 7 45 PM Wednesday evening.
New York dispatch reports Serge M. Rubinstein, a famed Wall Street figure, ordered to surrender to U S immigration authorities for deportation by 4 p m. The 46 year old faced a 2 year term for draft dodging in 1947 and had earlier fights with the Justice Department over passport fraud claims.
Alabama bondsmen chased and arrested Girdis Hill, 23, in Detroit on a $300 Alabama bail-jumping charge. Michigan Gov Williams questioned the legality of arresting in Detroit without an extradition warrant and asked Ohio Gov Lausche to hold the prisoner for Michigan.
At Panmunjom Korea on December 30 the Communists charged the United Nations with 32 violations of the neutral zone. They alleged UN shelling of the conference site three times and 27 UN overflights, and said propaganda leaflets were dropped twice. The letter was given to Col. Charles W. McCarthy during a brief liaison officers meeting.
New York December 30 Flet cher Henderson 55 Negro orchestra leader died Monday night at Harlem Hospital after a long illness. Henderson had been in show business three decades. He lived in Manhattan with his wife Leora.
Traffic Commissioner T. T. Wiley urges safety with ten resolutions for new year amid high end holiday deaths. Rules include vehicle check before driving, daytime driving, no driving after drinking, frequent rests on long trips, leaving early, maintaining distance on high speed highways, and pulling over if drowsy.
In Seoul, Chinese Reds threaten a Sunday launch of a general offensive in the Sniper Ridge area. Allied officials dismiss the claim as propaganda while noting heavy probing raids, including a 200-strong assault near Old Baldy, repulsed with 30 killed and 100 wounded. Sleet and snow hinder operations.
Justice Department attorney Roy Cohn testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee that the 1964 presidential election influenced delaying a New York federal grand jury report on Communist infiltration of the United Nations. He said he was outvoted 4 to 1 at an Oct. 8 meeting and the grand jury report was released Dec. 2.
Local conditions note a stationary river stage at 3.4 feet and a trace of precipitation. Yesterday's high reached 45 degrees and the low was 30 with average humidity at 70 percent. Sunrise 7 10, sunset 4 36. Noon observation and times listed.
Fair with little temperature change tonight and Wednesday. Low around 25 tonight, high near 40 Wednesday. Indiana partly cloudy and slightly colder tonight, with risk of rain along the Ohio River tomorrow. Illinois partly cloudy with some rain risk along the Ohio River, cooler in the south. North Lew 22 to 28, south 28 to 34 Indiana. north 22 to 24, south 25 to 32 Illinois.
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