Eisenhower Seeks 101 Billion Highway Plan for 10 Years
President Eisenhower submitted to Congress a 10-year plan worth 101 billion dollars for highway construction with federal funding around 30 percent. He favored bond financing using gas and diesel taxes and tolls in some cases but debated Democratic opposition. The proposal mirrors the Highway Advisory Committee's findings led by Consanelie D. Clay, and aims to expand the interstate system nationwide.
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Washington
U.P
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Senate
Advi
Consanelie D. Clay
Advisory Committee
Worker Electrocuted On Indiana Power Line Scene
Orlando Styles 37 of Cory was electrocuted at about 11 am Tuesday after snagging a high voltage line on a construction project two and a half miles east of State Road 46 on Margaret Avenue. An L E Meyers Company worker for Public Service Company of Indiana, Styles died after rescue attempts at the scene and at St Anthony Hospital. The body was taken to Callahan Funeral Home.
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Orlando Styles
Cory
Margaret Avenue
Styles
L. E. Meyers Company
Danville
Ind
Public Service Company of
Indiana
Terre Haute
St. Anthony Hospital
Callahan Funeral Home
Three Airmen Die in Helicopter Crash Near San Marcos
Three Air Force officers were killed when their helicopter crashed at an auxiliary field near San Marcos Texas. Identified by Gary Air Force Base were Capt William B Evans 31 of San Marcos instructor pilot 2nd Lt William R Pinkerton Marion Ind and 2nd Lt Lyle K Fuller 22 of Wausau Wis Pinkerton was pilot of the twin rotor craft and with Fuller were in transition training to be checked out on the H 21 helicopter Pinkerton was the son of Mr and Mrs Fred Pinkerton of Marion Ind.
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San Marcos
Tex
Air Force
Gary Air Force Base
William B. Evans
William R. Pinkerton
Marion
Ind
Lyle K. Fuller
Wausau
Wis
Pinkerton
Fuller
Fred Pinkerton
Sub sighting reported off Nags Head by Coast Guard
Atlantic Fleet headquarters received a Coast Guard report that two unidentified submarines were sighted today three to five miles off Nags Head North Carolina. Fleet spokesman confirmed the report and noted the sighting location and distance from shore.
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Norfolk
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
The
Coast Guard
Nags Head
N. C
School Board Plans Annexation Meeting For Terre Haute
The Terre Haute school board proposes an early meeting with the mayor and city council to discuss Harrison Township annexation as urged by a Purdue survey. They also ask the superintendent to draft plans for new elementary schools in eastern and southern Terre Haute and stress site selection.
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Terre Haute
Harrison Township
Purdue
Faith Begets Faith Skid Row Bum Sober First Month
William G. Wood a 65 year old former Kent College of Law professor and current Skid Row resident has stayed sober for a month. Judge Hy man Feldman and Chief Justice Ray mond P. Drymalski praised his progress and offered $5 a day to help with cases if he remains sober. Feldman hosted a birthday celebration for the month of sobriety as Wood showed a new suit and hearing aid signaling a fresh start. He said he believes he has made it and resisted a cousin's urge to return to Skid Row.
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Wood
Hyman Feldman
Feldman
Kent College of Law
Raymond P. Drymalski
Municipal Court
Mayor Opposes Indiana Toll Road Plan In Terre Haute
At a Terre Haute House gathering hosted by the U S Highway 41 Association mayor Ralph Tucker voiced firm opposition to Indiana’s toll road program. He highlighted Terre Haute as an industrial hub and cited transportation development as key to Wabash Valley growth, noting the toll route would bypass the city.
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U.S. 41
Terre Haute House
Terre Haute
House Group Reports School Surtax Bill
INDIANAPOLIS Feb 22 The House Education Committee reported a local school surtax bill at one fourth of one percent on gross income tax but gave no recommendation. The bill would be collected by county treasurers rather than by the state for cities where voters approved the tax. The House approved the committee report 60 to 17 and the bill faces floor amendments Thursday. Rep Jean R LaGrange introduced a resolution to ask Congress to halt leasing about 6000 acres at the Kingsbury Ordnance plant near La Porte over grain allotment concerns. The vote was close.
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Indianapolis
House Education Committee
Cable G. Ball
Lafayette
House
Ball
Jean R. LaGrange
D.-La Porte
Congress
Kingsbury Ordnance Plant
la Porte
George S. Diener
Four day Pacific storm leaves 18 dead, 242 missing
A four day storm sweeping the western Pacific has killed 18 people and left 242 missing. The storm is moving north toward Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula with expectations that the toll may rise.
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Tokyo
Western Pacific
Russia
Kamchtka Peninsula
Fire Kills 9 Year Old In Indianapolis Home
In Indianapolis on February 22 Terry Michael Turner a nine year old boy died in a residence fire that also injured his mother Betty Turner thirty one and his brother Gary eleven. The boy perished by asphyxiation in his bedroom while Gary escaped by leaping from a second floor window into nearby safety. Betty Turner sustained facial and arm burns as she sought help, having instructed her sons to shield their faces with soaked washcloths.
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Indianapolis
Terry Michael Turner
Gary
Betty Turner
Terry
Army Reserve Center planned for Terre Haute site
Col Frederic B Mann announces Terre Haute as a new Army Reserve Center site costing over 400000. Facilities for about 400 reservists to be built on five acres at Paul Cox Field edge between Fourth and Fifth Streets. City officials note long term lease talks are underway and funding is budgeted.
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Frederic B. Mann
Indiana Military District
Terre Haute
Col. Mann
Army Reserve Region 2
Clay
Greene
Parke
Putnam
Sullivan
Vermillion
Vigo
Robert Erickson
Army Engineers
Paul Cox
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Ralph Tucker
Bureau of the
Budg
City airfield status unchanged by Army Reserve Center plan
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced on Tuesday that a proposed $400,000 Army Reserve Center at Paul Cox Field remains in the formulative stage and will not alter the airfield’s operation by civil authorities. He noted no land lease agreement or active leasing plans have been entered into.
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Ralph Tucker
Paul Cox Field
New Indiana Civil Defense Centers Planned
Col. Mann, chief of the Indiana Military District, outlines plans for new civil defense centers as safeguards against possible enemy attack. Additional centers will be built at Anderson, Fort Wayne, Gary, Evansville, and Kokomo with headquarters in Washington. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Anderson
Ft. Wayne
Gary
Evansville
Kokomo
Col. Mann
Indiana Military District
Youth Killed in Truck-Auto Crash at Attica
A teenage boy died and two others were injured when a large truck and an auto collided six miles south of Attica on U.S. 41 Monday night. Phillip Mitchell, 16, Attica, driver of the car, was killed. Richard Beedle, 16, also of Attica, was injured. James R. Timberman, 33, Brazil, the truck driver, suffered injuries.
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Attica
Ind
Here
U.S
Phillip Mitchell
Richard Beedle
James R. Timberman
Brazil
Self-Styled Perpetual Liar On Stand Again
Harvey Matusow testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee saying he offered candidates material to expose McCarthyism. He recalled telephoning reporter Jack Anderson in March 1954 and contacting columnist Drew Pearson’s associate, amid mentions of Elizabeth Bentley and other figures. He suggested the information would interest Democrats and described locations in New York and Washington during the calls.
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Matusow
Harvey Matusow
Washington, D. C
Senate Internal Security
Washington
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Jack Anderson
Drew Pearson
Anderson
Sen
McCarthy R.wis
Subcommittee
Elizabeth Bentley
McCarthy
Greenwich Village
New York
Llewellyn Watts
Young Republican Club of
Joseph Alsophere
Mansfield D.mont. Matusow
Mansfield
Fight Tempo at High Pitch Near Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek’s air force attacked more than 200 armed motorized junks about 120 miles north of Nanchishan Island and raided the Taishan base. The Nationalists said they destroyed one gunboat of 700 tons and five armed junks, damaged two warships, and hit many junks in two waves of raids. Communist vessels headed toward the area as raids continued.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Chiang Kai-sheik
Nanchishan Island
Taishans
Nanchishan
Taishan Islands
Whispering atomic blast lights sky with little sound
Atop Angel's Peak the Atomic Energy Commission set off a stand ar d size atomic device yielding 15 000 to 20 000 tons of TNT. The 800 mile flash was visible from San Francisco to San Diego but produced an unusually quiet sound wave. Observers 8 900 feet up 45 miles from Yucca Flat reported no thunder clap. Continued on page 7 column 5.
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Angel’s Peak
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Desert
Yucca Flat
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
San Diego
Calif
Nevada Proving Grounds
Oh No Not My Son Drives Dad’s Car 50 Miles
Pedro Tamayo’s 11 year old son Robert secretly loaded the family car with a shotgun and supplies, then drove 50 miles toward San Antonio after boosting the vehicle from a Hunter Texas garage. Police stopped the car, and Pedro remained puzzled by the incident.
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Austin
Tex
Pedro Tamayo
Hunter
San Antonio
Papa Pedro
Robert
St. Mary’s University
Weather Summary From The U S Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy with readings at 6 am 71, 9 am 33, 2 pm 35. Sunrise 6 33, sunset 5 35. River stage at 6 5 feet and rising.
Local conditions report and temperatures
The record notes yesterday's high of 35 and last night's low of 20 with trace precipitation.
Terre Haute area weather outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a slight drop in temperature. Lows near 22 in Terre Haute, highs around 38. statewide Indiana forecast shows similar trend with lows 18 to 26 and highs 35 to 40. Temperature readings at 2 PM show 36 degrees.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Urgent need of big force pointed out in Bangkok
Delegates at the Southeast Asia Treaty conference on February 22 focused on two urgent issues: forming a joint Southeast Asian military force and securing economic aid for nations facing Communist infiltration. The discussions gained urgency amid reports of Communist activity in Laos and in Red China.
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Bangkok
Southeast Asia
Laos
Red
Bangkok works to impress SEATO delegates this week
In Bangkok on February 22 1955 authorities stage a cautious welcome for SEATO delegates. A radio truck with loudspeakers warns thieves and pickpockets to stay indoors during the conference week and another truck bans naked children from the streets, signaling heightened security and crowd control.
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Bangkok
Thailand
SEATO
Yunnan Talks Open Amid Southeast Asia Peace Efforts
Delegates from the United States Britain France Australia New Zealand the Philippines Pakistan and Thailand gather as Dulles arrives in Yunnan for the eight nation conference. He urges plain speaking to avert a dangerous Communist miscalculation while Thai Premier Pibulsonggram and regional leaders discuss military considerations and regional dissidents amid Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam tensions.
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China
Yunnan
Thailand
Conference of Eight Nations
United States
Britain
France
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Pakistan
Washington
Dulles
Manila
Bangkok
Pibulsonggram
Southeast Asia
Red China
Richard Casey
Laos
Cambodia
South
Viet Nam
New Cold Wave Advances Across Plains and Mountain States
A zero cold wave moving from Canada lowers temperatures to 10 below in Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado today and Wednesday. A blizzard storm threatened eastern Montana by dawn, following a weekend blizzard that buried drift lines up to 20 feet and left 43 dead and another missing.
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Mountain
Great Plains
Yukon
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Fireworks blast in Karachi kills twelve people
A fireworks explosion in Karachi on February 22 killed twelve persons, including nine children under ten, authorities said. The blast wounded others and prompted rescue operations.
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Karachi
Pakistan
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Chicago
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Don Breslin
U. S. Weather Bureau
State Dulles
United Press
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