Romanian Attack On Swiss Legation Stirs Crisis In Bern
In Bern a small group of Romanian resistance fighters seized the Romanian legation after a2 a m assault, killing the legation chauffeur Aurel Setu. They demanded five political prisoners released, including a general and a bishop, and threatened to hold the legation. Swiss police surrounded the building as Romania denounced the raid as a violation of international law and demanded extradition of the attackers.
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Bern
Switzerland
Romania
Legation
Bucharest
Aurel Setu
Eduard Freimueller
Alimony Sought In Two Divorce Suits
Shurley Holt files for $10,000 alimony in Vigo Superior Court No 2 as cross complaint to her husband Ward Holt. Lu cille Cole also seeks $10,000 alimony from Sylvester Cole, tavern keeper, with claims of cruel treatment. Estates total about $25,000 including an apartment at $13,000 and furniture at $9,000.
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Shurley Holt
North Center Street
Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Lucille Cole
North Twenty-first Street
Sylvester Cole
Dogs and mess found after police visit in Hammond
Police investigating a barking dog complaint in Hammond found the house empty but 20 barking dogs and 14 dead animals including 10 dogs, two cats, and four birds. The live dogs were handed to the Humane Society while officers searched for occupant Mrs. Ollie Lillian Andrews.
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Hammond
Ind
Ollie Lillian Andrews
the Humane Society
Indiana Senate approves pay raise for legislators
Indiana Senate approved on second reading three bills to raise legislator pay from 1200 to 1800 dollars a year starting 1957 while a daily expenses allowance of 15 dollars is authorized for the current session and a 15 dollar per diem for commissions. The chamber also backed a front seat belt requirement for new cars and cut a Lake Michigan seaport land appropriation from 3.5 million to 1.5 million. Three weeks remain in the 61 day session.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Senate
House
Ways and Means
State General Fund
Senate
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Wreckage Sighted Of Plane With 29 Aboard Near Viterbo
An American search plane sighted wreckage on Mt Vettore, 60 miles northeast of Viterbo, amid the search for a Belgian Sabena airliner missing since Sunday night with 29 aboard. Officials cautiously weighed the finding, noting no sign of life and uncertainty whether the debris is from the DC6 missing from Brussels to the Belgian Congo.
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Viterbo
Italy
Brussels
Belgian Congo
Mt. Vettore
Appenine Highlands
U.S. Air Force
Rome
Naples
Sembach Air Base
Germany
Lightfoot given 5 years and $5,000 fine
In Chicago on February 15 U S District Judge Philip L Sullivan sentenced Claude Lightfoot executive secretary of the Communist party in Illinois to five years imprisonment and a five thousand dollar fine He was found guilty by a jury on January 26 of violating the Smith Act by knowingly belonging to a party that advocated violent overthrow Sullivan denied motions for a new trial or for a directed verdict of acquittal.
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Chicago
U. S
Philip L. Sullivan
Claude Lightfoot
Communist Party
Illinois
Lightfoot
Sullivan
Pope Pius XII appears at window to bless crowd
Pope Pius XII showed himself at a third floor Vatican study window to bless a crowd in St Peters Square in his first public appearance since his grave collapse on December 2.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius XII
Vatican
St Peters Square
Indiana Sees Warmer Temperatures Across State
Weather across Indiana brings a thaw with highs from the 30s to near 50 in the south and 37 in the north. Forecasters predict a mild pattern through the weekend with temperatures near normal to three degrees below normal and a chance of rain or snow by Thursday through the weekend depending on location.
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Indiana
Evansville
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Shifting Winds Delay A-Bomb Test
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the scheduled A bomb test for at least 24 hours due to shifting winds and heavy cloud formation. Officials warned of potential radioactive cloud reach toward Pioche and Caliente Nevada, 120 miles northeast of Yucca Flat. Weather risks prompted the decision by AEC scientists at a Las Vegas meeting. Continued on Page 6.
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Las Vegas
U.P
Atomic Energy Commission
E.S.T. A
Pioche
Caliente
Nev
Joint Office of Test Information
Yucca Flat Proving Ground
Yucca Flat
AEC
Brazil native confesses to decade long car theft racket
A 27-year-old unemployed steel worker, Eu gene Earl Butts, admitted using a state issued used car dealer permit to steal cars and sell them with clean titles for profits exceeding ten thousand dollars. He said he began stealing in 1950 and continued until his arrest last month, with police continuing the inquiry to recover two more suspected stolen vehicles.
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Eugene Earl Butts
Brazil
Edgar Gauer
Harold Roseberry
Butts
State House
Weston seeks a new dog after robbery at service station
Weston Ontario February 15 police report that service station operator Lloyd Weston was robbed of 55 dollars by two gunmen. His watchdog sat nearby wagging its tail during the incident.
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Weston
Ont
Lloyd Weston
Pineau Moves to Build Support for New French Cabinet
In Paris on February 15 Socialist Christian Pineau pursued a broad coalition to form France’s new government. The Radical Socialists agreed to back Pineau after offering Mendes France a vice premier post, boosting his chances to end an 11 day government crisis. Pineau met party leaders and awaited final replies before seeking National Assembly approval.
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Paris
Radical Socialist Party
Pierre
Christian Pineau
France
Pineau
Rene Coty
French National Assembly
Pierre Mendes- France
North Africa
Antoine Pinay
Popular Republican
MRP
Vigo County Gets 821 280 Dollars In School Aid
Vigo County's share of the state school aid fund totals 821 280 dollars from a 36 674 983 93 pool. State Supt Wilbur Young announced in Indianapolis that 1 200 school units will share the record allotment, the last distribution under the 1953 legislature. Increased disbursements for the next two years are under consideration by the 1953 General Assembly. The current distribution covers teacher salaries, operating expenses and pupil transportation at 98.6 percent of the state's obligation, with the remainder raised by local taxation.
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Vigo County
Wilbur Young
Indianapolis
General Assembly
Young
Housing Scandal Called Worst By Senator Byrd
Sen. Harry F. Byrd called the government housing scandal the worst since Teapot Dome and urged renewed Senate Banking Committee probes. Sen. Sparkman touted a broader inquiry into all facets of the federal housing program and sought $100,000 to fund it, while FHA asked for a $12 billion boost to mortgage insurance authority to bridge funds until July. Byrd warned of overcommitment and potential economic risk, while Sparkman warned that halting the authority would slow housing. Additional notes covered Russia intelligence, Hoover Commission critiques, and plans for atomic reactors in multiple U.S. locations.
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Harry F. Byrd
Harding
Virginia Democrat
Senate Banking Committee
83Rd Congress
John J. Sparkman D.ala
Banking Group
Subcommittee On
Senate
Sparkman
Byrd
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Russia
Charles E. Potter
R.-Mich
United States
Potter
East Berlin
U. S
Iron Curtain
Hoover Commission
Clarence Brown
Ohio
A. S
Mike
Monroney
D.okla
Atomic
Carl T. Dunham
Safe Burglary at Physician Office Reported in Terre Haute
Police Captain William Gundlach announced a two burglary case ongoing, including a safe break in at Dr. Russell La Bier's office at 1630 Wabash Avenue where a rear door was pried and papers were scattered though no money or narcotics were taken. A second burglary at Terre Haute Tire Co. 2028 Wabash Avenue saw thieves saw through a rear door but left no missing items.
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William Gundlach
Henry Ladd
Russell la Bier
Wabash Avenue
la Bier
Kable and Collins
Tribble and Gauer
Terre Haute Tire Co
Ermil Stevens
Chiang declares Formosa red moves only matter of time
Chiang Kai-shek told AP in Taipei that US Seventh Fleet show of strength during the Tachen evacuation cannot deter Communist aggression in Formosa. He said Nationalist forces on offshore outposts could be held against a Red attack and hinted at a future counterstrike on the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Fred Hampson
A.P
Bureau
Hong Kong
Nationalist China
United States
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Hampson
Quemoy Matsu Evacuation Hinted By U S
London report says the United States privately signals a possible evacuation of Quemoy and Matsu but not immediately. Britain urges Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw and pull back to Formosa as part of the Formosan cease fire.
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London
United States
Britain
Quemoy
Matsu
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Pescadores
Burglar Left Money Behind at Harding Creamery
In Omaha on February 15 a burglar who broke into the Harding Creamery Co. left $57 in cash on the floor and took only six dollars in change, prompting a lighthearted note that the thief might need to spend the money on glasses after a clumsy raid.
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Omaha
Neb
Harding Creamery Co
House Opens Probe on Government Surplus Sales
A House subcommittee opened hearings into the surplus property program amid claims it favors junk dealers. Witnesses include Brad Shaw Mintner of HEW, L K Barry, and C E Caffrey. Chairman McCormack says the Defense Department mainly sells surplus to dealers at low cost, bypassing non profits and states.
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House
Washington
Defense’ Department
McCormack
Defense Department
Kenney Says World War III Delayed by H-bomb Gap
Gen George C Kenney (ret) told the Greeley Liars Club that World War III will not start until Russia has a sufficient H bomb supply and delivery means, a process he estimates will take about two years. He said actions in Formosa do not hasten the conflict and nothing changes that timeline.
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Greeley
Colo
Russia
George C. Kenney
Pacific
Kenney
Greeley Liars Club
Soviets Show Reluctant Push to Ease Formosa Crisis
Diplomatic observers in Moscow reported the Soviet government aimed to reduce tensions over Formosa with general backing for Communist China and mild promises of aid. observers noted moves toward pre conference bargaining as India and Russia favor a Formosan conference excluding Chiang Kai shek. The UN Security Council adjourned without action on a cease-fire proposal as secret diplomacy took the lead.
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United Nations
N. Y
Moscow
Formosa
China
Nikolai Bulganin
Mao Tze-tung
Chou En-lai
United States
United Press
Kenneth Brodney
Prakash N. Kaul
V. M. Molotov
India
Russia
Britain
Chiang Kaishek
United Nations Security Council
New Zealand
U. S
Council
Weather Summary From UO Westher
Weather forecast fair to partly cloudy with high near 40 yesterday. Local conditions show river stage 2.6 feet and rising. Sunrise at 6 42 and sunset at 5 27. Noon temperature 33 with no precipitation recorded during the period.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Fair tonight and partly cloudy Wednesday with little temperature change. Lows near 23, highs around 40. Indiana forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday, a slight warming tonight, with lows around 28 through 70 and highs from 35 to 55, depending on location. Temperature readings at 6 a.m. show 27 and 2 p.m. at 43.
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Terre Haute
Vicinity
Indiana
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