Deadly Mississippi Valley Tornadoes Kill 31 Hit Three States
Deadly tornadoes ripped through Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama on Tuesday leaving 31 dead and about 100 injured. Widespread damage to schools churches and homes followed a 200 foot swath through the Leatherman plantation near Commerce Landing Mississippi.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Alabama
Mississippi
Commerce Landing
Miss
Here
Olive Branch
Marianna
Ark
Huntsville
Ala
Formosan cease fire prospects dim as Red China presses demands
United Nations prospects for a Formosan cease-fire fade as Red China repeats demands for Chiang Kai shek's surrender and would only participate in a UN debate in a role that brands the United States an aggressor. In London Nehru seeks a Geneva style conference outside the UN to settle the Formosan crisis. Nationalists in Formosa demand US guarantees to defend Quemoy and Matsu as evacuation plans proceed amid deteriorating military position. Nehru proposes a nebulous plan at a high level meeting.
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United Nations
N. Y
U.P
Red China
Chiang Kaishek
U.N
United States
London
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Formosa
Tachen Islands
Quemoy
Matsu
Nehru
Eisenhower vows no war to defend Formosa against communism
President Eisenhower said the United States will not let Formosa fall to international communism. He asserted the Formosa defense pledge, approved by Congress, guards against miscalculation by China but noted no ground forces commitment and declined to detail plans to protect Formosa and the Pescadores. He avoided specifics on Quemoy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
Formosa
91,000 Persons Killed In Accidents In 1954
CHICAGO February 2 Accidents in the United States last year killed 91,000 persons and injured 9,200,000 with an estimated economic loss near 10 billion dollars. The motor vehicle remained the leading accident killer, causing 36,300 traffic deaths, down from 38,300 in 1953, the lowest since 1950.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Council
Atlantic
New England States
Mendes-France Faces New Assembly Crisis in Paris
Premier Pierre Mendes-France confronts a crucial National Assembly debate on North African policy with the risk of government collapse. Observers doubt survival, as budget clashes deepen and Tunisia talks stall over police powers, while Algeria seeks broader local input.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes-France
National Assembly
Assembly
Mendes-France
Algeria
France
Toll Road Inquiry Sparks Senate Money Probe in Indiana
Indiana Senate ends its extraordinary committee session after a charge of possible profiteering on the upstate east west toll road. Democratic Leader Warren W. Martin Jr. questions Albert J. Wedeking of the Toll Road Commission amid a bid to curb the commission’s powers. The marathon hearing lasted about 15 hours with many witnesses.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
Warren W. Martin, Jr
Clarksville
Albert J. Wedeking
State Toll Road Commission
Craig
Senate
Commission
Martin
Pair Arrested At Linton Indiana Confess Crimes
Gail Hoskins and Joy Young, arrested in Linton Indiana, confessed to multiple burglaries across Vigo and surrounding counties. They admitted stealing electrical appliances and a shotgun at Lena and committing two Wheatland home burglaries. Authorities pursue eight Vigo County burglaries and a Crawfordsville grand larceny charge. Young jailed. Hoskins detained for further questioning.
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Linton
Ind
Gail Hoskins
Seelyville
Miss Joy Young
Petersburg
Indiana
Lena
Wheatland
Vigo County
Crawfordsville
Francis Thomas
Knox County
Roseberry
Miss Young
Vincennes
Hoskins
Woman Bartender Held in Death at East Chicago
East Chicago police questioned 24 year old Lela Edwards after witnesses say she fired twice at customer Adolphus Luckett 28 during a disturbance at a bar. Luckett began throwing bottles and glasses. Edwards reportedly retrieved a revolver from behind the bar.
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Chicago
Ind
Lela Edwards
Adolphus Luckett
Miss Edwards
Luckett
Lake Central Employees Gain 97 Percent Stake
A group of 162 Lake Central Airlines employees completed the purchase of 97 percent of the company’s common stock on January 31. Lloyd W. Hartman and Robert W. Clifford announced the deal, making Lake Central the first employee owned airline in scheduled air transport history. Negotiations with the Weesner Interests began in May 1954. the group now holds 65 percent of total employment.
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Lake Central Airlines
Lloyd W. Hartman
Robert W. Clifford
Hartman
Clifford
Weesner
Lake Central
Bailiff Acquitted of Rape Charge in Gary Case
Chester Johnson a 69 year old Gary City Court bailiff was acquitted by a Lake Circuit Court directed verdict after defense argued the state failed to prove force or resistance. Special Judge George Hershman upheld the ruling noting lack of proof of force. Johnson maintained his innocence and said the affidavit followed his resistance to extortion attempts by the girl and her brother in law.
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Crown Point
Ind
Chester Johnson
Gary
Lake Circuit
George Hershman
Johnson
C47 Transport Crashes Near Nagpur Airport
A C47 transport crashed yesterday near Nagpur Airport, killing all ten people aboard. The disaster occurred in the vicinity of the facility, with authorities confirming the total loss of life and launching a full investigation into the incident.
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New Delhi
Nagpur
More Pressure Builds Up On Off Shore Isles
An American destroyer escorted 538 war refugees from Tachen Island to a Formosa port after Nationalist warships beat off four Communist heavy gunboats. The refugees spoke of a gun battle and said more ships were headed to Formosa with the first heavy equipment evacuated from the bomb torn islands.
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Taipeh
Formosa
U.P
Tachen Island
Tachen
Nanki Island
Keelung
Liu Lien-Chi
Yikiangshan
U. S
Nicoson Named President of City Council
Ernest C. Nicoson a plant employee of the Indiana Telephone Company was elected president of Terre Haute common council at a special meeting on Tuesday and will replace Frank J. Doyle. Robert X. Kelly was chosen vice president. vote was five to four, the same margin Doyle won last year. Doyle has chaired the post for eight of his twelve years on the council. A regular meeting introduced an ordinance to revise the Grade A Milk Ordinance from 1945.
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Indiana Sell Telephone Company
Ernest C. Nicoson
Terre Haute
Robber Impoverishes Saxon Theatre in Fitchburg Hold-Up
A masked gunman robs the Saxon Theatre in Fitchburg Massachusetts stealing petty cash from the cashier. In flight he drops the loot his gun and garbardine coat and hat, according to police reports from February 2.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Punxsutawney Drudge Sees Shadow on Gobbler’s Knob
Punxsutawney ground hog poked from his burrow amid fresh snow, snorted in disgust, and vanished again to sleep for six more weeks of winter. Club president Sam Light said the Old Seer of Gobbler's Knob saw his shadow despite snowfall, with a brief appearance at 8 51 a m.
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Punxsutawney, Pa
Punxsutawney
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Canoe Ridge
Gobbler’s Knob
Light
Alleged mystic ceremony marks annual reunion trek
Reporters were barred from the mystic ceremonies of the annual reunion on the knob in the Allegheny foothills as light clothes and earmuffs frame the scene. The old boy is frightened by lingering clouds and shadow, indicating an early spring might have followed otherwise. Continued on page 14 column 6.
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Allegheny Mountains
Knob
State Highways Are Hazardous In Freezing Rain
Freezing rain and sleet turned many Indiana highways into ice, slowing traffic and causing numerous accidents. Three men died in a crash southwest of Indianapolis. Glaze covered central and north central Hoosierland and extended 50 miles south of the capital. Roads were generally clear in Dunes Park and Ligonier areas but slippery in Indianapolis, Lafayette, Pendleton, Connersville, Putnamville and parts of Seymour. Charleston and Jasper areas were normal.
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Indianapolis
Hoosierland
Dunes Park
Ligonier
Lafayette
Pendleton
Connersville
Putnamville
Seymour
Charleston
Jasper
City council debates coffee breaks in Long Beach
In Long Beach California on February 2 the City Council heard Executive Secretary Paul Wilcox of the Associated Property Owners accuse city employees of wasting time with coffee breaks. After his remarks Mayor George Vermillion declared a recess for a coffee break.
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Long Beach
Calif
Paul Wilcox
The
Associated Property Owners
Wilcox
George Vermillion
Refugees From Tachens Describe Bombing by Reds
KEELING Formosa Feb 2 538 civilians evacuated from the Tachens landed in this harbor aboard a Nationalist ship. An old storekeeper Liu Yu said the Communists bombed the Tachens repeatedly and “Hon cha” means bombing. Refugees, many children, were taken to relief stations as American ships stood by during withdrawal.
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Keeling
Formosa
Hon Cha
Honcha
Tachen Islands
Here
Liu Yu
Tachens
Three Men Die in Indiana Crash Near Smith Valley
Franklin Ind Feb 2 Three men were killed in a traffic crash on Indiana 37 a mile south of Smith Valley State Police identified two victims Donald W Miller 56 likely driver and Frank Vumeyer 51 both Martinsville as the dead men The third name was not released pending notification and investigation continues
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Franklin
Ind
Smith Valley
Donald W. Miller
Frank Vumeyer
Martinsville
Tighten Defenses Pact in Eastern Mediterranean
Rome February 2. Italian Premier Mario Scelba and Turkish Premier Adnan Menderes pledged to bolster Free World defense lines across the eastern Mediterranean. After three days of talks they issued a communique affirming complete harmony on the Atlantic pact’s role and intent to safeguard the region plus broader trade relations between Italy and Turkey.
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Rome
Italy
Turkey
Mediterranean
Adnan Menderes
Mario Scelba
President Avoids Blueprint for Reds in Broad News Conference
In a broad televised news conference, the President said the United States would defend offshore outposts Quemoy and Matsu. He declined to provide a blueprint for the Reds and touched on multiple topics including military strength, with the session filmed for potential later use on TV and in theaters.
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Quemoy
Matsu
United States
Reds
Nine Thousand to Test New Nuclear Weapons at Teapot
Nine thousand officers and men from all services will take part in Operation Teapot at the Nevada proving ground this month. The tests, announced by the Atomic Energy Commission, include a helicopter assault on an enemy position after an atomic explosion with Air Force, Navy, and Marine aircraft from U S and overseas bases taking part.
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Washington
Nevada Proving Ground
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Air Force
United States
Navy
Marine Corps
Weather forecast and river conditions report
Cloudy and colder with partial hour by hour observations. Sunrise at 6 57 and sunset at 5 11. River stage remains at 2 feet and stationary. Local weather bureau notes the morning readings and daily changes.
Local Conditions Report Yesterday and Last Night
The high reached 44 degrees yesterday with a low of 29 last night. Precipitation measured at .31 inches.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy and colder tonight with lingering cold and light snow possible Thursday. Temperatures fall to near 22 tonight and reach about 28 Thursday with snow likely in the south portion late Thursday night. North areas stay around 10 to 15, south 15 to 26. Street thermometer readings show around 31 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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