Son Kills Father Then Takes Own Life at Indiana Farm
In Bloomfield Indiana on February 7 authorities said Paul H Edwards 47 killed his father Freeland Edwards 79 at their Greene County farm then committed suicide. The bodies were found near a barn by Paul's brother Lee. An inquest was scheduled. Mrs Edwards stayed with a daughter.
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Bloomfield
Ind
Paul H. Edwards
Freeland Edwards
Paul
Lee
Jack Blakey
Greene County
Budd Bingham
Delmar Hasler
Blakey
Roundy
Edwards
Jenkins and Son Funeral Home
James Smith
Senators Demand Specific Anti Inflation Proposals
Washington Feb 7 Senate leaders urged President Eisenhower to present concrete plans to curb inflation if Congress is to consider price and wage controls. Senator Fulbright warned on consumer credit while Senator Byrd urged the President to cut federal spending as he did in 1953. Senator Saltonstall’s remarks continued on the next page.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Senate Banking Committee
Byrd
D.-Va
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Sen. Saltonstall
Massachu
Indiana Senate proposes mayor appointed school boards at Muncie and Terre Haute
A bill introduced in the Indiana Senate would have mayors appoint five member school boards for Muncie and Terre Haute with city council approval. The boards would be limited to three members of one party, replacing the current elected seven member Muncie board. senators Paul P. Boyle and Leonard Conrad sponsored the measure.
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Indianapolis
Muncie
Terre Haute
Indiana Senate
Paul P. Boyle
D.sullivan
Leonard Conrad
D.-Terre Haute
Pilot dies in mid air crash near Fort Pierce
Two Air Force T-28 training planes collided during a cross country flight over the Everglades near Lake Okeecho bee. Civilian instructor Junie O. Johnson of Lakeland was killed. Lt. Robert W. Howard of Brooklyn, aged 21, was critically injured at Vero Beach hospital. Lt. Marlin D. Frank of Manila Iowa parachuted to safety with bruises.
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Fort Pierce
Fla
Air Force
Everglades
Lake Okeechobee
Junie O. Johnson
Lakeland
Bartow Air Force Base
Robert W. Howard
Brooklyn
N. Y
Howard
Vero Beach
Marlin D. Frank
Manila
Iowa
Free 18 Hostages as 500 Inmates End 11-Hour Siege
At Point of the Mountain Utah, more than 500 inmates ended an 11 hour riot by releasing all hostages and surrendering weapons. Two convicts armed robbers Billy Randall and Joe Valdez led the surrender, returning a machinegun and revolver to guards before walking out with others.
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Point OF the Mountain
Utah
U.p
A. Wl. Amd. 1
Billy Randall
Joe Valdez
Marvin C. Hogensen
Utah State Prison
Hogensen
A.P
Alwin Straus
Straus
Indiana's 100th traffic fatality to be recorded today
Indiana's 100th traffic death of 1957 likely will be recorded today, with 75 men and 21 women among the first 96 victims. Ages range 20 to 49 most, 50 to 90 next, and 21 teens or younger. Lake county leads with 9 fatalities, followed by St Joseph with 8 and Marion with 7.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lake County
St. Joseph
Marion
Hendricks
Delaware
la Porte
Vanderburgh
Allen
Hamilton
Wayne
Madison
Vigo
Kosciusko
Wabash
Posey
Adams
Grant
Clark
Spencer
Lagrange
Vermillion
Morgan
Jackson
Rush
Marshall
Man Dies In Fire In Lakeland Town Home
Anson Hardesty about 70 of Lakeland was suffocated in a two room house when hot ashes in a container next to a wall started a fire. The blaze scorched a wall and the floor. Hardesty lived alone.
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Lakeland
Fla
Anson Hardesty
LaPorte County
Hardesty
Soviet Charge Alleges U S Spy Campaign Invasion
Moscow charges a broad U S espionage effort amounting to a secret war against the Soviet Union. Officials detailed spy schools in West Germany, airspace violations, and agents smuggling into the USSR with named exhibits including transmitters maps forged documents cameras and poison capsules. Four alleged spies were presented as proof of the action.
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Moscow
Madison Avenue
Foreign Ministry
United States
L. F. Miyichevy
Foreign Minnistry Press Department
Ilyichev
Soviet Union
West Germany
U. S
Decision Looms On Indiana Right-To-Work Bill
Indiana Senate Labor Committee weighs the right-to-work bill after a heated public hearing. Senator Roy Conrad confirms action possible at the next meeting following yesterday’s session. House Republicans press a similar measure as Democrats push tax proposals amid the state financial crisis.
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Indianapolis
State Senate
Labor Committee
Roy Conrad
R.-Monticello
Were Wee
Senate
House
House Labor Committee
Handley
Indiana
Right-To-Work Committee
George F. Hinkle
Dallas Sells
Anderson
Transit strike ends in Gary after wage deal
Gary Indiana drivers and mechanics of the Gary Transit Co vote 134 to 17 to accept a 14 cent wage increase ending a strike that halted service for 50,000 Calumet area bus riders since November 1. The pact provides an immediate nine cent raise and a five cent boost in 1958. current scales were not disclosed.
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Gary
Ind
Gary Transit Co
Calumet
John E. O'Donnell
Motor Coach
Israel Rejects U N Demands On Territory Issue
Israel signals risk of UN sanctions to hold Gaza and Aqaba positions. Prime Minister Ben Gurion tells cabinet withdrawal cannot be unconditional. Abba Eban presents case to Dag Hammarskjold as U N observers note a brief Gaza withdrawal.
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United Nations
N. Y
Israel
Gaza
Aqaba
Egypt
Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Abba S. Eban
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Eban
Hammarskjold
Gulf of Aqaba
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
United Press
David Bishai
el Arish
Mayor Orders Cleanup of Pinball Machines in City
Indianapolis Mayor Phillip Bayt vows to remove all pinball machines from the city, even risking contempt of court. Police Chief Frank Mueller will enforce the order once formal notice arrives, in response to a court injunction issued June 22 barring seizures by city officials.
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Indianapolis
Phillip Bayt
Bayt
Frank Mueller
Mueller
Marion County
Robert O’neal
John Tinder
Seiz
Fire at Center School Causes Evacs in Muncie
A Wednesday blaze in a Center School storage closet in Perry Township caused about 200 dollars in damage. Pupils were evacuated while teachers extinguished the fire.
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Muncie
Ind
Perry
Probe Charges Of Brutality In Marine Corps
PARRIS ISLAND S C Feb 7 The Marine Corps opened a pre trial probe into alleged drill instructor brutality at the recruit center Capt James Mahoney said recruits deny being struck with a steel bar amid six weeks of checking Maj Gen H L Litzenburg admitted the son Pvt David Lee Porter was brutalized in a letter Porter said his son asked him to come as soon as possible and that the recruit wrote of being hit with a steel bar twice
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Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps Today
James Mahoney
Nelson R. Porter
Hartford
Porter
H. L. Litzenburg
Pvt
David Lee Porter
Mahoney
Educators urge no further cuts to state university budgets
In Indianapolis on February 7, presidents of Indiana University Purdue Ball State and Indiana State Teachers Colleges urged Ways and Means and Senate Finance committees to avoid more budget cuts for 1957-58. They said current reductions already constrain growth with IU noting six years behind in facilities, 24 percent of space in temporary buildings.
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Indianapolis
House
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Herman B Wells
Indiana University
Frederick L. Hovde
Purdue University
John R. Emens
Ball State Teachers College
Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Indiana State Teachers College
Terre Haute Area Weather Summary
Local conditions show mostly cloudy skies with little temperature change through Friday. Drizzle and fog possible tonight and early morning with scattered showers Friday and Saturday. Highs Friday reach the mid 40s, lows tonight in the mid 30s, river stage 2.5 feet.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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