FCC probe hints at possible jail terms for some
The House subcommittee probing the Federal Communications Commission says a “very bad situation” could lead to prison for some. Witness Thurman Whiteside described Mack’s one sixth insurance stake and payments totaling about 10 000 dollars since 1953. Mack may have violated rules by voting on Channel 10 cases while benefiting from the Miami agency’s income. Mack is to testify Thursday with the panel undecided on resignation or removal.
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Washington
U.P
Oren Harris
House
Federal Communications Commission
Harris
Thurman A. Whiteside
Miami
Richard A. Mack
Mack
FCC
Whiteside
Stembly - Sheldon Insurance Agency
National Airlines
Commission
Col
A. Frank Katzentine
Morgan M. Moulder
D.-Mo
Wayne Morse
D.-Ore
Eisenhower
Moulder
5 Cent Stamp Key Issue in Postal Rates
The Senate opened a lengthy debate on higher postal rates with the central question of whether the letter rate should be 4 or 5 cents. President Eisenhower backs increases to reduce the Post Office deficit, while the bill would raise overall costs by 700 to 750 million dollars and set a 5 cent rate for non local mail for three years.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Post Office
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
D.-Tex
Truman Backs Foreign Aid Bill At Rally
Former President Truman urged Congress not to emasculate the four billion dollar foreign aid program, calling aid essential to U S defense and to keeping millions from the Communist orbit. He spoke at a rally at Eisenhower's request with Adlai Stevenson John Foster Dulles and Neil H McElroy also addressing. Eisenhower to speak tonight.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Democratic Congress
Eisenhower
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
John Foster Dulles
Defense
Neil H. McElroy
Congress
Objects sighted by search plane near missing U S radar plane
A search aircraft reported sighting 10 floating objects 150 miles northeast of the last known position of the four engine Super Constellation missing five days with 22 aboard. A U S Navy task force including the Franklin D Roosevelt steamed toward the spot as hundreds of planes and ships scoured the area.
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ST. John’s
Argentia
Naval Base
U.S
U. S
Azores
U. S. Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mother's Kind Deed Kills Family
In Winchester Kentucky a woman's well meant act led to a fatal house fire. She started a morning blaze at her son Duard Crowe’s six room home and it spread, killing the son his wife and three children. The survivor Mrs. Lillie Crowe 55 fled to a neighbor for help and was severely burned.
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Winchester
Lillie Crowe
Mrs. Duard Crowe
Candidacies Filed for May Primary Across Vigo County
A line of candidates filed for county and township posts in Vigo County on Tuesday marking the start of the May 6 primary filing period. Democratic and Republican hopefuls entered bids for judges or clerks positions in Sugar Creek Terre Haute Harrison Prairie Creek and other townships.
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Hilda Taylor
Roy Lewsader
Frieda Terhorst
Herbert Beasley
Warren Nichols
Ralph Baxter
Estel Newlin
Violet Ellsworth
Hugh Chrisman
James Carter
Charles
Vigo County
Indiana
Denver Martin
County Board of Election Commis
Sioners
Sugar Creek Township
Warren L. Nichols
Harrison Township
Terre Haute
Roy Lewzader
James M. Carter
Prairie Creek Township
John Daniels
Ayrshire Cow Delivers Triplets in Bold Farm Feat
In Maryville Tennessee on February 25 an Ayrshire cow gave birth to triplet calves. The odds against triple births were astronomical and the odds against identical calves were equally long as the three newborns arrived healthy.
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Maryville
Tenn
Ayrshire
Hoosiers Out of Work Worthington 143,000 Jobless Last Month
Indiana's Employment Security Division reports 143,000 Hoosiers unemployed last month, 8.1 percent of the state labor force of 1,769,100. Metro areas show varied joblessness with Muncie at 5,000 unemployed, South Bend at 9,900, Evansville at 8,700, and Indianapolis 18,700 of 332,000 workless. Unemployment insurance claims exceed 100,000 weekly.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
Calumet
Byrd to Seek Fifth Senate Term in 1959 Re-election
Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia announces with his wife’s consent that he will run for a fifth six year term in the U S Senate. Byrd had earlier said he would not seek re election and endorses reconsideration amid pressure from voters and officials including Gov. J Lindsay Almond Jr and contenders John S Battle and William M Tuck. The move ends a rival bid for the seat and signals party backing for continued influence on national finance policy.
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Richmond
Harry Flood Byrd
D.-Va
U. S. Senate
Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly of Virginia
Commonwealth of Virginia
John S. Battle
William M. Tuck
House of Representatives
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Driver saves couple from fire in Waterloo second story
Willie Vest, 56, a P A truck driver from Indianapolis, rescued Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Feller from a Waterloo apartment fire on February 14 by backing his semi trailer to a second-story window and guiding them to safety on the trailer roof. Vest drove off before authorities learned his name, but colleagues at Ellis Trucking Co. nominated him for Indiana Truck Driver of the Month for February.
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Indianapolis
Waterloo
Willie Vest
Vest
Frederick Feller
West
Ellis Trucking Co
Indiana Motor Truck Association
Indiana
Council Ratifies Lighting Contract
The Common Council approved a street lighting agreement with Public Service Company of Indiana to install 278 ornamental lights, with work to finish in six months. The project will raise the city’s annual bill by 31,829.51, as PSCI buys city property for 35,209 to modernize facilities under a 10 year contract.
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Mitchell Maintenance Company
Muncie
Ind
Twelve Points
Public Service Company
Martin
Common Council
Public Service Company of
Indiana
John S
Pete
Lamb
P.S.C.I
Frank Crawford
Wabash Avenue
River Bridge
Fourteenth Street
City Hall
Fangio Freed After Cuba Grand Prix Tragedy Sparks Sabotage Claims
World champion Juan Manuel Fangio was freed unharmed after a Havana race ended in disaster. A Cuban driver crashed into the crowd, killing four and injuring others as slick oil on the street prompted sabotage suspicions. Officials later doubted sabotage, blaming loss of control and spilled oil from racing cars.
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Havana
Juan Manuel Fangio
Cuba
Fangio
Armando Garcia Cifuentes
Malecon Boulevard
Cifuentes
National Sports Commission
Clark Sheriff Holds 4 Youths Near Indiana Line
Four Indianapolis teenagers were jailed in Clark County after an Illinois state trooper stopped a stolen car on U S 40 near the Indiana line. Trooper Richard Tarr arrested Maurice Lucas 18 Jim Thorpe 15 Herb Green 17 and Don Bastine 15 who were in Mrs Brown's auto after Louis Brown called police about the theft.
Sudanese Cabinet says Egyptian troops exit disputed sector
Feb 25 Sudanese Cabinet announces Egyptian troops have pulled out of a border sector near Khartoum. Egypt denies any forces were there. The move follows long standing clashes at the border amid tensions between the two nations.
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Khartoum
Sudan
Egypt
Indonesian Rebels Seek to Buy Planes to Fight Government
Singapore reports the rebel regime in Central Sumatra seeking aircraft to challenge President Sukarno’s air force. Del Alwi cites a strong counter attack planned against Jakarta. Jakarta talks between Prime Minister Djuanda and service chiefs discussed further action against the rebels.
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Singapore
Sukarno
del Alwi
Sumatra
Manila
Jakarta
Djuanda
Antara
Celebes
Woman Awarded Damages Over Dog Bite in Fayette Court
Mrs. Ora Klar, 54, received $1,000 in Fayette Circuit Court after being bitten on the mouth by a dog a year earlier. She testified the bite left emotional marks and that she sometimes thinks of dogs when her husband kisses her, as her husband Jacob Klar recalled she now barks and pushes him away.
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Lexington
Ora Klar
Fayette Circuit Court
Webb Files Against Rep Cecil Harden In Indiana Primary
Indiana congressman Cecil M. Harden filed for renomination from the Sixth District as Rep Robert S. Webb of Arcadia announced his bid to unseat her. Democrat Rep Winfield Denton also filed, leaving Rep Ray J. Madden as the remaining undecided in the Hoosier delegation.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Cecil M. Harden
Covington
Washington
Robert S. Webb
Arcadia
Cost of Living Rises to New High in January
Government data show the consumer price index rising 0.6 percent from December to January, reaching 122.3 of the 1947-49 base. Record food prices driven by freezes in Florida and rains in Texas push living costs higher, boosting wages for about 1.35 million workers including auto and farm equipment sectors.
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Washington
Florida
Texas
Labor Department
Weather recap shows temperatures and precipitation
Yesterday's high reached 69 degrees with a low of 78. No precipitation reported.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute and Illinois Regions
Cloudy and mild through Wednesday with scattered rain chances. Terre Haute area expects lows near 40 and highs around 58, followed by added rain likely Thursday. Indiana forecasts lows mid 30s to 40s with highs in 50s to 60s, while Illinois shows partly cloudy skies tonight and mild continued conditions with rain chances by Wednesday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
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