Kennedy to broaden unemployment benefits and Gore urges public works
Representative Len Kennedy plans to introduce a bill to raise unemployment compensation and extend coverage as President Eisenhower urges state action. Senator Gore says a federal public works program is needed to avert an economic catastrophe, proposing half a billion dollars for projects with 90 percent federal funding. The Kennedy measure would standardize the benefit period to 39 weeks and set a fixed maximum weekly payment.
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Defense funds boost speed for missiles and space projects
The House approved an emergency defense appropriation adding 1.41 billion dollars to accelerate missile and space programs. Shortly after, the Senate backed a resolution to form a special committee to decide if space programs should be civilian or military under future control. The move follows President Eisenhower's disclosure of directing science policy.
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U.P
House
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Eisenhower
Syro-Egyptian Union to Admit Yemen into Union
Egyptian President Nasser opened talks in Cairo with Yemeni Crown Prince Seif el Islam el Badr as Egypt and Syria push to include Yemen in the United Arab Republic. Parliaments in Cairo and Damascus approved the plan, signaling a step in Nasser’s bid for regional influence.
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United Press
Yemen
United Arab Republic
Arabian Peninsula
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Seif el Islam el Badr
Colder Weather to Grip Indiana After Rain
The Associated Press reports a change to colder weather across Indiana after rainfall in the central and southern regions. Light snow could form before nightfall with temperatures dropping to 18 to 22 degrees in the south and 15 to 20 degrees in the north by Friday morning. Daytime highs may reach the high 20s in the south and mid 20s in the north. Morning readings were around the freezing point in South Bend Goshen Lafayette and Fort Wayne with Indianapolis at 33 and Evansville at 36. Skies were cloudy statewide with fog in South Bend Goshen and the Louisville area. Snow depths remained seven inches in South Bend and one inch in Fort Wayne.
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South Bend
Goshen
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
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Evansville
Louisville
Manchester United plane crash kills British soccer stars
A British European Airways flight carrying Manchester United, England's champion team, crashed on takeoff near Munich. At least 20 of 44 aboard were killed, with 15 to 20 injured rushed to a hospital. Survivors include some players and four of six crew members. Rescue teams work amid flames engulfing nearby houses.
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Youth's Despondence Linked to Oblong Tragedy
Don Wright 17, son of John Wright of Robinson, died by self inflicted gunshot at his uncle Willard Wrights Oblong home. Coroner M D Miodus to hold inquest. notes say he warned of death by his own action and recently damaged property.
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Don Wright
John Wright
Robinson
Willard Wright
Don
Marshall Funeral Home
M. D. Miodus
Vandals Break Plate Glass in Petersburg Stores
Authorities seek clues to identify vandals who shattered plate glass windows in eight Petersburg stores with pellet guns. Police Chief William Harvey said most sites damaged Tuesday night were automobile agency display rooms.
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Petersburgh
Petersburg
William Harvey
Automobile Agency
Navy weighs timing for Vanguard satellite launch
Washington February 6 Navy officials said they were unsure if a fully instrumented earth satellite could be orbited on schedule next month as they study the remains of two Vanguard rockets that failed. Spokesmen indicated the launch could be delayed and planned for a later date within the International Geophysical Year window.
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Washington
Navy
International Geophys
Explorer Satellite Sighted Over China Lake Moonwatch Post
SIGHTS EXPLORER CHINA LAKE California reports IP Moonwatchers sighted the U S launched satellite Explorer bright for three to four seconds. The observation from a naval ordnance testing station at 71 degrees elevation and azimuth 177.25 marked the first record from this post among 130 moonwatch sites. Explorer passed within 18 seconds of the predicted appearance time.
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China Lake
Calif
Explorer
Space effort eyed as IGY ends next year
The IGY worldwide cooperative research run ends December 31. The Air Force told the Defense Department it could launch a thousand-pound space vehicle by next June using a Thor intermediate range ballistic missile. Army scientists who have launched this continued on Page 2, Column 7.
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Air Force
Defense Department
Leopold In New Plea For Freedom
Nathan Leopold, once calling himself an intelligent savage, appeared before the Illinois Pardon Board at Stateville Penitentiary seeking his fifth clemency plea. He warned it could be his last chance to die outside prison walls if denied.
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Joliet
Ill
Nathan Leopold
Stateville Penitentiary
Illinois Pardon Board
Nation sees 11 below at Devils Lake and 81 at Laredo
The morning temperature in the nation reached 11 below zero at Devils Lake North Dakota. The warmest reading Wednesday was 81 at Laredo Texas according to the U S Weather Bureau.
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Laredo
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Summit Talks Open to Possible Soviet Armistice Pondering
Washington officials weigh a limited disarmament in response to Bulganin letters as Moscow seeks a cooling of tensions. President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles plan a prompt reply while awaiting new Soviet ambassador Menshikov.
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U. S
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Dulles
Nikolai Bulganin
Moscow
Mikhail A. Menshikov
Georgi N. Zarubin
Llewellyn Thompson
Thompson
Russia
Bulganin
Kremlin
Isaac N. Phipps Dies at 100 in Muncie
Isaac N. Phipps, aged 100, died Wednesday at his home three months after a hip fracture from a fall. He left seven children, 24 grandchildren, 84 great grandchildren and 37 great great grandchildren, totaling 152 direct descendants.
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Muncie
Isaac N. Phipps
Phipps
Bomb Explodes at French National Assembly Wounds No One
A bomb exploded in a National Assembly washroom in Paris causing minor damage and no injuries. Police say a plastic charge with a pencil detonator was used, prompting intense political furor and varied rumors about the bomber’s identity and motive.
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Paris
National Assembly
France
Andre Lahillonne
1990 Violated State's Game Laws
Indianapolis February 6 A total of 1990 sportsmen were arrested by Indiana's game wardens during 1957 John W Webster chief of the State Conservation Department enforcement division reported there were 73 different charges detailed Fishing violations led with 621 arrests Hunting and trapping violations were 556 arrests
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Indianapolis
Indiana
John W. Webster
State Conservation Department
Webster
Honey Creek Township Election Blocked by Court Action
Seven Honey Creek Township residents seek to intervene in a court case to stop the Honey Creek metropolitan school district election. A temporary injunction restrains township officials and a Friday hearing is continued with a Feb. 13 date set for the intervention request as judges order further action.
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Vigo Superior Court No
Thomas Hicks
Honey Creek Township
Robert J. McPeak
Pro-Tem
Albert F. Owens
McPeak
Pro-Tom Owens
Election Board
Hicks
Tribune Shopping Memo Guides Shoppers To Itemize Purchases
The Tribune Star introduces a Shopping Memo to help readers itemize purchases. A convenient guide will appear on page 9 and encourage using daily advertisements to save time and money while planning shopping lists.
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County reports 3500 alcoholics in Vigo County
Dean L. Barnhart of the Indiana Section on Alcoholism says Vigo County has about 3,500 alcoholics and Terre Haute about 2,160, based on Jellinek formula. He will lecture Friday before three schools and at Dry Dock AA group at 6 pm to mark the penitentiary group’s ninth anniversary.
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Vigo County
Dean L. Barnhart
Indiana Section
Barnhart
Department
Terre Haute
Alcoholics Anonymous
U. S
Indiana
Set $15,000 Goal in Vigo Heart Drive
Vigo County launches its 1958 Heart Fund drive aiming at $15,000, a figure higher than last year's $9,000. honorary chair George C. Carroll cites heart disease impact and industrial losses as motivation while noting wartime death comparisons and ongoing local fatalities.
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Vigo Heart
Vigo County
George C. Carroll
Carroll
Catholic Priest Dies in Fiery Crash Near Shelbyville
State Police identified the dead priest as Rev. Anthony Conway, 43, of Milan. He was alone when his car went out of control on U S 421 near Middletown, swerved into a ditch and burst into flames, killing him and trapping his body in the wreckage.
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Shelbyville
Anthony Conway
Milan
Father Conway
U. S. 421
Middletown
Indianapolis Tax Head Is Ousted In Political Firing Claim
Boynton J. Moore of Indianapolis was dismissed today as head of the State Gross Income Tax Division withholding department by Revenue Commissioner Edwin Beaman. Beaman said the move was due to departmental incompatibility, not politics, while Moore alleged political motives. The dismissal takes effect February 14 with no replacement named.
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Indianapolis
Beaman
Moore
Handley
Marion County G.O.P
Frank J. Unversaw
Marion County
Unversaw
Weather Snapshot for Indiana Illinois Regions
Rain this afternoon in Terre Haute area shifts to light snow tonight with colder conditions. Lows near 18, highs in the mid 20s Friday and mostly cloudy skies. Ice and snow mix possible in extreme south Indiana, with colder temperatures and flurries in the extreme north. Illinois expects partly cloudy to cold with lows 5 to 20 and highs near 38 in the afternoon.
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