Formosa Strait clash deepens Red Warship skirmish near Wuchiu
Nationalist warplanes attacked Communist craft northwest of Wuchin in the Formosa Strait and claimed two Red ships were heavily damaged. Earlier, defense officials shelled Wuchiu as gunboats reported not aiming at invasion. Premier Yui pledged Chiang Kai-shek’s forces would fight to hold Quemoy and the Matsus, defending Formosa, the Pescadores, and surrounding areas.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wuchin
Formosa Strait
Air Force
Defense Ministry
Wuchiu
Nationalist
O. K. Yui
Legislative Yuan
Chiang Kai-shek
Quemoy
Matsus
Senate Fails To Cut State Budget Much
INDIANAPOLIS Feb 26 The Senate Finance Committee nears end of work on the 1955 57 state budget at 671 million dollars with a hoped 16 million dollar cut cutbacks now likely under 4 million dollars. Chairman Maddox notes tight budget as agencies and universities resist reductions confirming a total cut of 3 852 218 from mental health personnel services. Continued on page 2 column 1.
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Indianapolis
Senate Finance Committee
Charles M. Maddox
R.otterbein
Corrections Department
Maddox
Teen Actress Found With Dead Child In Arm In Chicago
Chicago police report a 19 year old actress Lola Stewart known as Lola Dewitt found in a South Side hotel room with her three year old daughter Fancy dead on her body. No violence marks found autopsy ordered notes said bury us in same box lipstick note implies suicide pact.
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Chicago
South Side
Lola Stewart
Lola Dewitt
County
Stewart
Hayes Hotel
Fancy
Fred Stewart
Miami
Secretary Dulles Stops in Burma on Southeast Asia Swing
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Rangoon Burma as part of a regional swing after the SEATO conference in Bangkok He was met at the airport by Burmese Foreign Minister Sao Khun Hkio and U S Charge d Affaires R Austin Ady and planned talks with Prime Minister U Nu before continuing his trip through Southeast Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
John Foster Dulles
Southeast Asia
Washington
SEATO
Bangkok
Thailand
Sao Khun Hkio
U. S
R. Austin Ady
Fer U Nu
Bus Crash in Vigo Kills 29 on Fire Vined
A speeding bus in Vigo Spain struck a tree today killing 29 of the 40 aboard. The crash caused flames and relatives attempted to lynch the driver who was protected by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vigo
Spain
Fuel Committee Seeks To Aid Coal Industry
A cabinet level fuel committee urged freeing natural gas from all federal control before it enters interstate transmission lines, challenging a Supreme Court decision expanding FPC price regulation. The report argues the government should not regulate gas production, gathering, processing, or sale prior to interstate entry, a long disputed issue.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Fiel
Eisenhower
the White
Paragon Bandit Still Eludes Police
A bandit robbed Paragon Indiana bank of about 4000 dollars at noon Friday and eluded state police and FBI agents. He was described as slender and seedy looking, wearing coveralls, and threatened cashier Mrs Lula Knoy. The getaway car was stolen in Martinsville an hour earlier. Friday’s hold up was the fifth for the bank.
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Paragon
Ind
FBI
Lula Knoy
Indiana Bank & Trust Co
Martinsville
Local Trucker Survives Fatal Florida Crash
Terre Haute truck driver Lloyd H Waters escaped a burning multi vehicle crash near Belle Glade Florida that killed Glenn Moore 40 and injured 17 others including 10 treated for serious injuries. Waters suffered a possible fractured foot and forehead laceration as firefighters freed him from wreckage. The chain collision blocked State Highway 27 for hours and involved a large egg load from Iowa and onions from Georgia.
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Belle Glade
Fla
Terre Haute
Lloyd L. Waters
Lloyd H. Waters
North Twenty-fourth Street
Waters
Mark West Produce Company
Harding Avenue
Miami
Lake Okeechobee
Watery
Strawberry Point
Iowa
Glenn Moore
Everglades
Lubbock
Terrell
Tex
Artie Tatum
Cairo
Belle Glade Hospital
Farmer
Two Boys Die In Fire After Kerosene Explosion
In Newton New Jersey on February 26 a 7 year old boy ran to his mother after a kerosene can exploded in his room. He and his 9 year old brother died from burns. Officials said the fuel container was near the stove. Jerry Pierce gave the alarm and Donald Pierce was found in the charred cot ruins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
N. J
Jerry Pierce
Violet
Donald
U S To Return Six Fishermen To Red China
Manila dispatch reports six shipwrecked Chinese fishermen from Hainan Island will be repatriated by the American Red Cross as a gesture to Peiping. A seventh fisherman refuses repatriation. The men were rescued last May 16 after their shipwreck near Triton Island and held at Clark Air Force Base before transfer plans to Hongkong en route to Communist China.
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Manila
P. T
Hainan Island
American Red Cross
Peiping
Red China
Clark Air Force Base
Triton Island
Hongkong
Coral
Air Force
Hainan
Clark Base
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana
The Weather report from the U. S. Weather Bureau notes cloudy conditions with occasional rain. River stage at six feet and falling. Terre Haute and vicinity expect rain tonight and Sunday with a mild night and a colder Sunday. highs around 48 and 55 in Indiana with a high of 48 Sunday. Temperatures yesterday reached 52, low last night 30, precipitation .35.
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Terre Haute
Gunman sought in Terre Haute man kidnapping and robbery
State police launched a wide search Saturday for an armed robber who abducted a Terre Haute man and assaulted his female companion. The suspect forced the pair into the car, drove them to a dump north of Maple Avenue and to Brazil, where they were released. the man later recovered at Clay County Hospital.
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Terre Haute
Kentland
Clay County Hospital
Ernest Price
R. R
Price
North Ninth Street
Maple Avenue
Central Avenue
Eugene V. Butts
Brazil
Butts
Thomas May
North Sixth Street
Clay County
Costly Squabble Ends With Theft in Jitney Fuss
Carlos Mendez Perez told police in Mexico City that a fellow passenger snatched his $100 while he argued with the jitney driver over the fare. The incident occurred during a tense exchange as the two parties clashed over payment.
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Mexico City
Carlos Mendez Perez
Perez
Skunks Force Luther Family From Home in Suburban Chicago
In Winthrop Harbor Illinois a family of five has been displaced three times in 11 days as skunks living under their house force them to move. Despite police and fire department efforts and even tear gas discussed none worked. The Luthers split up among friends while seeking a lasting solution. Mrs Luther, village clerk, urges any effective method and hopes mail delivery can resume.
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Chicago
Helen Luther
Dave
Luthers
Luther
Valley Church Leaders Open 2 Day Meeting
Valley Church leaders begin a two day gathering of the Wabash Valley United Church men’s Conference at the YMCA with morning sessions led by Rev. Arthur Anderson and Roy T. Combs. Delegates will meet in occupational groups and attend church services of their choice before a 2:30 banquet and Sunday program at Shrine Temple.
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Wabash Valley United Churchmen’s Conference
Shrine Temple
Terre Haute
J. F. Turner
Arthur Anderson
Indiana Council of Churches
First Baptist Church
Arthur S. Dodgson
Brazil youths admit recent burglaries
Four Brazil high school boys admitted committing burglaries and vandalism. They appeared in Clay Circuit Court and were released on 1500 bond each. arraignment set for next Wednesday. Two boys faced malicious trespassing and second degree burglary, two others second degree burglary, and a fifth teen faced a concealed weapon charge. Police noted a gasoline bomb throw, library window damage, car destruction, street lamp shootings, and two break ins at the high school.
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Brazil
Ind
Clay Circuit Court
Robert J. Chaney
William Lee Wheeler
Floyd Winn
Bill Anderson
Robert A. Hill
Hill
Cooler Weather to Follow Rain Across Indiana
Rain washed the Hoosier landscape as prelude to colder temperatures with a sharp drop in northern Indiana expected Sunday. Tonight’s low may be warmer than Sunday’s high in places, as the mercury tops out around 50 today then falls to 39 tonight and 35 Sunday in the north. Central and southern Indiana should reach 55 to 60 today and 48 to 52 Sunday, with overnight lows 45 to 48 according to the Weather Bureau.
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Hoosier
Indiana
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Nuclear test postponed again by weather delays in 1955 series
Las Vegas November 1955 brief reports the AEC delayed the big shot test due to weather not meeting strict requirements. The postponement marks another setback in the scheduled nuclear test series.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Adenauer Victory Margin Seen Narrow As Debate Rages
In Bonn on February 26 opposition Socialists pressed to block West Germany’s Paris treaties on rearmament. Bundestag debates stretch toward an all night session as Adenauer seeks swift ratification for four laws ending Allied occupation, admitting West Germany to NATO, and Europeanizing the Saar under a European commission.
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Bonn
Germany
Paris
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Bundestag
Adenauer
Socialist Party
Erich Ollenhauer
Bundesrat
Theodor Heuss
West European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Saar
European Commission
France
Diamond Ring and Cash Stolen in Cromwell Furniture Burglary
Police report two burglaries under investigation. At Cromwell Furniture on North Third Street a large safe was chiseled open and a diamond ring valued at 100 dollars plus petty cash and papers were taken after a skylight entry. A second theft at Keller's Grocery on Woodlawn Avenue saw about 10 dollars in merchandise stolen through a rear door hole.
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William Gundlach
Cromwell Furniture & Auction Co
North Third Street
Bud Cromwell
Tryon
Flowers
Cromwell
Alexander Keller
Keller’s Grocery
Woodlawn Avenue
Doctor Wolff Fines Police Stop Sign Case Pending
In Cape Girardeau Missouri on February 26 Dr. Paul G. Wolff paid a seven and a half dollar fine after being arrested for running a stop sign. He then filed a complaint charging Sgt Clifton Besa with exceeding the 25 mile per hour speed limit on the trip to police headquarters. Besa's case set for police court Monday.
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Cape G‘bardeau
Paul G. Wolff
Clifton Besa
Disarmament Hopes Hit Hard By Russ Plan
London reports Soviet Premier Bulganin new regime presents a disarmament plan to the five nation talks. Andrei Gromyko offers complete destruction of all atomic and hydrogen weapons and exclusive peaceful use of nuclear materials. The Daily Worker claims steps include no growth in military forces since Jan 1 and international control with a UN call for a yearend conference.
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London
Russia
Communist Daily Worker
Nikolai Bulganin
United States
Communist Party of Britain
Daily Worker
U. S
Britain
France
Canada
Andrei Gromyko
Radio Moscow
U.N
Radio
Moscow
Kremlin
Woman reports purse snatching on city street
Marie Ramsey 56, of 130 South Tenth and one half street, told police Saturday a man slapped her, grabbed her pocketbook near Ninth and Ohio streets. Lieut. Bingham said she suffered shock and facial cuts. sergeant Head described the assailant as medium build, bareheaded, wearing a short blue jacket. She could not give a precise description as he fled.
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Marie Ramsey
South Tenth
Ninth
Ohio
Edwin Bingham
William Head
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Dulles
Fuel Committee
Horida
U.S
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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Y.M.C.A
Roy E. Mueller
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