Hammond Bus Setup Examined by Terre Haute Officials
Terre Haute city leaders including City Attorney Ernest J. Zwerner and Council members plan to visit Hammond on Tuesday to study its bus operations. Hammond operates transit under city jurisdiction, a power Terre Haute recently gained via state law. A Terre Haute Transit petition exists as strikes and wage disputes halted service by Terre Haute City Lines Inc. The PSC previously licensed local bus service, a change prompted by Hammond’s case and the new law. Editor’s note explains Hammond’s system and how disputes are resolved.
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Terre Haute
Ernest J. Zwerner
Ernest Nicoson
Robert X. Kelly
Charles Harrington
Hammond
Terre Haute Transit Company
Terre Haute City Lines Inc
P.S.C
Senate funds battle narrows as House rejects tax cut
Indianapolis Feb 28 The Indiana Legislature faced a revenue crunch as the House rejected a small business gross income tax cut proposed by Rep Robert D Schmidt. The defeated amendment sought to cut the tax for retailers under 100000 in sales from 1% to 0.25%. Debate raised revenue concerns, with Rep Laurence D Baker urging caution while opposing a separate bill to reduce taxes on chain stores. The House also passed a net fishing bill for the Wabash river and faced looming budget battles as the session enters its final week.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House
Robert D. Schmidt
Logansport
Schmidt
Laurence D. Baker
Rkendallville
Ways and Means
Merrett R. Monks
R.winchester
Baker
Senate
Joe A. Harris
D.carlisle
Walter H. Barbour
Wabash
Lafayette
Ohio River
General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
German Upper House Will Vote Next On Pacts
Bonn dispatch reports the West German Bundestag approved four interlacing rearmament pacts to join NATO and the Western defense structure. The upper house is expected to ratify within three weeks as France and Italy move toward approval amid Saar dispute tensions.
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Bonn
Germany
Bundestag
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Britain
France
Bonn Republic
West Germany
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West European Military Union
NATO
French
Pierre Mendesrance
Council of the Republic
Edgar Faure
Italy
Adenauer
Burma Premier Reels at Chou En Lai Offer on Far East
Burmese Prime Minister U Nu disclosed that Communist China Premier Chou En Lai was willing to host an unofficial U.S. mission to discuss imprisoned American airmen and East Asia tensions. Nu claimed to have conveyed Chou’s approval to Dulles, who stopped in Rangoon during a Asia tour after the Manila Pact conference. Dulles then continued to Laos and Saigon en route to Manila.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Chou En-Lai
U.S
United States
Peiping
Chou
Dulles
Bangkok
Laos
Saigon
Manila
Colombo
Jurors Selected for Murder Trial of Mary Lou Rogers
In Vigo Circuit Court on Monday defense attorney Hansford Mann excused one juror after five questioned. Guy Rippy was dismissed for knowing the deceased Alva Rogers. Prosecution and defense plan to continue jury selection through Monday under Prosecutor John R. Jett. Rogers, mother of two, allegedly shot her estranged husband with a .22 rifle on June 30 at Wagner Park. She reportedly went to her former home and fired through a window as Rogers approached. A special 60 name venue was drawn last week to supplement the panel.
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Mary Lou Rogers
Alva Rogers
Vigo Circuit Court
Hansford Mann
Guy Rippy
North Twelfth Street
John R. Jett
Rogers
Ex-U E Official Defies Probers
Julia Jacobs a United Electrical Workers employee refused to discuss alleged Communist ties of herself or her union before the House Un American Activities Committee. The Dayton Ohio native testified in Dayton Fort Wayne and St Joseph Michigan where she works, invoking constitutional protections against self incrimination. Rep Scherer of Ohio said she was clearly in contempt of Congress and she was summoned back for an afternoon session.
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Washington
Julia Jacobs
United Electrical Workers Union
U.E
Dayton
Ohio
House Un-American Activities Committee
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Joseph
Mich
Mild Weather and Rain Expected Across Indiana
United Press reports mild temperatures and rain for Indiana today and Tuesday. Highs range from 45 to 65, with tonight’s lows around 34 to 51. Tuesday clouds and mild temperatures continue, with scattered showers likely and statewide warmth in the north and central regions. Evansville topped 69, South Bend logged 45, and the forecast calls for a cloudy, mild Wednesday.
Hammond Mayor backs Shore Line aid amid transit friction
In Hammond Indiana Mayor Vernon C Anderson forms an informal Aid the Shore Line committee to boost business for the Chicago and Calumet Transit Co known as Shore Line serving 200000 residents across nine Calumet Region communities. Officials cite rising costs and falling revenue as common transit issues and emphasize Hammond's public service need for buses for its 100000 residents and the surrounding area. The six year old franchise dispute remains the lone snag in otherwise cordial ties.
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Hammond
Ind
Chicago & Calumet Transit Co
Shore Line
Calumet Region
Vernon C. Anderson
Shore Line” Committee
Calumet
Anderson
April draft call to 8,000 in Army cuts
Washington reports the Defense Department slashed April draft calls to 8,000 men all for the Army, down from 11,000 in March and February and 23,000 in January. The decrease follows stronger voluntary enlistments as many beat the GI benefits deadline, with the Army posting a January gain to 1,334,220 men.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Department
Armed Forces
O Connell Named Signal Corps Chief
President Eisenhower nominated Maj. Gen. James D. O Connell to head the Army Signal Corps and to hold the permanent rank of major general. He will succeed Maj. Gen. George S. Buck whose term ends April 30.
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Washington
James D. O'Connell
Eisenhower
Army Signal Corps
O'Connell
George S. Buck
Masked bandits rob Newton-Waltham Bank for cash
Three masked men, one wielding a shotgun, robbed the Maple Street branch of the Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Co in Waltham Massachusetts, fleeing with between 25000 and 35000 dollars.
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Waltham
Mass
Maple Street
Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Co
Mother of triplets in Sogdiuk Turkey reported today
Sogdiuk Turkey February 28 Mrs Emine Kologlu became the mother of triplets. She already has eight other children including four sets of twins.
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Sogdiuk
Turkey
Emine Kologlu
Move To Cut Medical Aid To Vets Criticized
Washington February 28 The Hoover Commission proposed curtailing medical programs for ex servicemen and other veterans saying waste exists and suggesting closing some VA hospitals. It called for tighter free hospital care rules and linking disability payments to earning power. American Legion national commander Seaborn P Collins said the proposals shocked and disappointed the organization.
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Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Ine Commission Salare
Veterans Administration
Legion
Seaborn P. Collins
American Legion
Collins
Reunion In Honolulu Missionaries Seek To Regain Sons
In Honolulu an American missionary couple close to reuniting with their two Tibetan adopted sons who fled China four years ago. Nichols and his wife rode across Tibet with the boys, now ages 6 and 16, who await transport in Thailand after travel via India in 1953. James Michener advised Nichols during the process, and a Thailand government arrangement appears near completion. The Nichols family, including five other children, awaits final word as reporters note the intent to bring the boys home.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Jaf
Cagar Nichols
Church of Christ
Tibet
Reuben
Andrew
Reds
Thailand
Nichols
India
James Michner
Michener
Eests
Hold Suspect In Hold-up Of Kouts Bank
VALPARAISO Ind Feb 28 A man identified by state police as the armed robber who held up the Kouts State Bank today was captured an hour later Officers identified the man as Edwin Lynn Fogle 21 Wilmington Ill The man fled with 4270 in small bills and police said the money was found in his clothing He was captured at a state police road block set up at Roselawn at the intersection of Ind 10 and Ind 58 Roselawn is Newton county town about 28 miles south west of Kouts Kouts is in Porter county 10 miles south of Valparaiso the county seat Continued On Page 3 Column 4
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Ind
Kouts State Bank
Edwin Lynn Fogle
Wilmington
Roselawn
Newton County
Kouts
Porter County
Raymond Dahl
Hammond fugitive Morgan seized by Terre Haute police
John Wayne Morgan 19 of Indianapolis was arrested Sunday night in Terre Haute and will be turned over to Hammond authorities to face sex offense charges. Officers Head and Melvin captured him near Water street and Wabash avenue after fleeing from a penal farm. Morgan admitted babysitting the two children but denied the attacks. He was arraigned on vagrancy counts and held under a $5,000 bond.
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Willard Gantz
John Wayne Morgan
Indianapolis
Hammond
Morgan
Penal Farm
Terre Haute
Gantz
Head
Melvin
Water Street
Wabash Avenue
Carney to Formosa for talks with Nationalists
Admiral Robert B. Carney, chief of naval operations, planned to depart for Formosa to confer with American and Chinese Nationalist leaders. A Navy note said he would meet Wednesday with Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, commander of the U.S. 7th Fleet, as Red China presses a threat against Quemoy Matsu and the Pescadores.
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Washington
Robert B. Carney
Formosa
Quemoy
Misi Islands
Fermosa
Pescadores
Carney
Alfred M. Pride
U. S
Hammarskjold’s China mission on prisoners and airmen
Hammarskjold flew to Peiping after Christmas to assess prisoners and four other American airmen held by the Reds. He carried an offer from Chou to allow families to visit the men in China, but the report continues on page 3.
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Skjold
Hammarskjold
Peiping
Reds
Chou
China
Ridgway Critical of 13 Army Cutbacks on Security
General Matthew B. Ridgway told the Senate Armed Services Committee that administration plans to trim 273000 army personnel over 18 months threaten national security. He urged a force around 1400000 and argued the army remains a primary deterrent alongside air power.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Army
Ridgway
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D.-Ga
Russell
Nautilus Conducts Deep Test Dives Off Maine Coast
The U S S Nautilus, the navy’s first atomic powered submarine, moved through Atlantic waters off the coast of Maine for final diving tests before becoming a first line warship. Cmdr Eugene T Wilkinson was expected to begin deep water dives late in the day.
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Groton
Conn
Weather Report From U.S. Weather Bureau
The passage notes observations from the U S Weather Bureau at 6 am 44 and noon 32 with a 9 am 32 reading and a sunset at 5 41. It lists sunrise at 6 25 and sunset at 5 41.
Local Weather Summary Yesterday and Last Night
Highest temperature yesterday reached 44 degrees. The low last night was 12. Measurable precipitation totaled .03 inches.
Weather Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Cloudy and slightly warmer with light rain possible Monday night into Tuesday. Lows around 50 tonight and highs near 69 Tuesday. In Indiana mostly cloudy with a few showers tonight, ending Tuesday, warmer tonight. Lows 40 to 59 north, 54 to 66 south. highs 45 to 55 north, up to 79 in the far south.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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U.N. General Assembly
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U. E
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O’connell
Signal Corps
William J. Waugh
Associated Press
Kouts Bank
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Cherry Streets
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Twelfth
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