Laos Warns Soviet Airlift in Laos Threatens Action
Laos accuses Soviet airlift of aiding Pathet Lao rebels and demands an immediate halt. The United States delivered four armed US planes and other aircraft to the Royal Lao Army under the 1954 Geneva accord, with Laos citing ongoing Soviet and North Vietnamese involvement and noting reported incursions.
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Vientiane
Laos
Soviet Union
London
United States
Pathet Lao
Plaine Des Jarres
U. S
Kong le
North Viet Nam
Front Is Hard To Find in Laos War Report
UPD dispatch from Jan 11 joins Charles R. Smith on patrol with the Laotian army in Luang Prabang. He notes the elusive war, disputed fronts, and distant Pathet Lao threats as the unit moves through jungle terrain and a temple village toward the fighting’s quiet outskirts.
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Laos
UPI
Charles R. Smith
Smith
Rhee
Korea
Japan
Eisenhower
UPD
Luang Prabang
Pathet Lao
Dien Bien Phu
Texas
Weather Map Notes and River Stage Update
The weather map on page 3 lists file times at 6 am 7 Neon a2 Sam 30 and 2 pm 45 with sunrise at 7:10 and sunset at 4:46. River stage reads 1.5 feet and is stationary.
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast for Tomorrow
Local conditions show yesterday’s 45 degree west wind and 25 night temperature with no precipitation. Forecast calls for fair skies in Terre Haute today, increasing clouds Thursday, little temperature change, highs near 45 to 52, lows around 26 to 30, and Thursday’s high near 43. Indiana outlook fair with similar temps, Illinois mix of partly cloudy skies and higher 40s, thermometer readings 30 at 6 am and 46 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute and Vicinity
Indiana
Illinois
Russia rebuffs U S Laos peace control plan
The Soviet Union reportedly rejected a U S proposal to revive an international control commission for Laos. The denial was described as continued on page 2, column 2.
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Washington
Jan
Soviet Union
U. S
Laos
Indiana proposes pay raises for top state officials
A bill in the Indiana House proposes higher salaries for state executives following a businessmen’s study. The governor would earn 25000 dollars annually plus 6000 dollars expense, with other offices rising from 11500 to 16500 or 18000 respectively.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
House of Representatives
John E. Mitchell
Flat Rock
John F. Cooper
Nappanee
Businessmen’s
Harold W. Handley
Church Group Backs Interracial Marriage in Episcopal Church
Williamsburg Virginia January 11 4 An interracial group within the Protestant Episcopal Church approved a memorial urging the House of Bishops to state in the next pastoral letter the churchs stance on marriages between persons of different colors.
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Williamsburg
Protestant Episcopal Church
Episcopal Society For Cultural and Racial Unity
House of Bishops
Governor Welsh Certifies Victory Amid Fraud Claims
Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh labeled Republican efforts to oust him over Lake County vote fraud as frivolous during his first news conference after taking office. He noted his election was certified and contrasted the situation with Vice President Nixon's similarly acknowledged defeat.
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Matthew E. Welsh
Lake County
Welsh
Nixon
Budget timing changes delay Welsh budget message
Governor Matthew E. Welsh postponed delivering the budget message to the Indiana legislature until Monday at 12 30 p.m. CDT. He had planned to present the message Thursday morning addressing the legislature's top problem.
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Indianapolis
Matthew E. Welsh
Welsh
Secretary of State Feels Conviction Finding Is Conclusive
Welsh said the secretary of state’s decision on the election is conclusive and noted he received a commission from his Republican predecessor Harold Handley. He said different rules apply to George O. Chambers being seated for the 5th District. A petition to declare the governor’s office vacant may be filed, signed by Milder Verplank, with a 1945 law allowing a joint seven member committee to hear vote fraud charges.
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Welsh
Harold W. Handley
George O. Chambers
Anderson
Secretary of State
House
Mildred Verplank
Gary
Senate
Republic
City with an H at the end only Pittsburgh is sanctioned
United Press International notes Pittsburgh Pa is the sole U S city named with an h at the end approved by the Post Office Department.
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United Press International
Pittsburgh, Pa
United States
Post Office Department
Negro Students Begin Classes at Georgia University
Two Negro students Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter reported for their first classes at the University of Georgia in Athens amid a quiet reception. Dean William Tate guided Holmes into the campus, while a small group of dormitory girls accompanied Charlayne Hunter to her psychology class.
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Athens
University of Georgia
Hamilton Holmes
Charlayne Hunter
Atlanta
Miss Hunter
Holmes
William Tate
Tate
Senators Split on Inauguration Attire as Inaugural Wear Debate
In Washington officials report Republican senators will decide individually whether to wear formal or business attire for the inauguration. The GOP conference declined to adopt a party stance, citing that the event should resemble a presidential inauguration rather than a coronation. Senator Ev erett M. Dirksen and Senator George D. Aiken weigh in on tradition and political risk.
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Washington
Jan
GOP
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Senate
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Aiken
Canada
Britain
John F. Kennedy
Burnett Named to City Housing Authority Post
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced Terre Haute businessman Troy W. Burnett was appointed to fill the vacancy on the City Housing Authority caused by Rev. John Constant’s resignation. Burnett, Osco Drugs manager, has led local commerce efforts and helped organize the Downtown Business Association. He and wife Betty reside at 310 Meadows Drive with son Loren.
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Ralph Tucker
Troy W. Burnett
Terre Haute
City Housing Authority
John Constant
Constant
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Calumet City
Burnett
Osco Drugs, Inc
Wabash Avenue
Osco
Danville
Ill
Merchants Division
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Downtown Business Association
Betty
Meadows Drive
Loren
Arab Trade Unions boycott French ships and goods
The International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions announced it will stop servicing French ships and planes and boycott French goods worldwide in protest to France's Algeria policy.
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Cairo
UPI
International Confederation of Arab Trade Unions
France
Algeria
Injunction Suit Against Schools Denied to Vigo County Board
Judge Robert B. Stewart will hear the injunction against the Vigo County Board of School Trustees challenging the state school reorganization law. The venue change from Vigo Superior Court was granted and must be perfected before Jan 18. Hamilton’s suit, filed Dec 27, was shifted to Clay County and trustees were ordered to answer by Jan 23.
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Robert B. Stewart
Clay County Circuit Court
Vigo County
Patrick
Sullivan County First
Edward Hamilton
Vermillion County
Parke County
Bitzegaio
Clay County
Hamilton
Unseasonably Mild Weather To Persist In Indiana
Unseasonably mild weather is forecast to linger in Indiana through Sunday with daytime highs of 35 to 56. A cold snap is anticipated Sunday night or Monday, possibly bringing snow flurries to central and southern Indiana.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Rocky the dog slips away during family quarrel in Joplin
In Joplin on Tuesday the Weinmaraner named Rocky disappeared during a family patch up after wounds from a two day absence. He later returned a mile away at the office of veterinarian W. L. Pelot, who had treated him before.
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Joplin
Rocky
Robert Blake
Weinmaraner
W. L. Pelot
Kennedy Begins Drafting His Inaugural Talk
President elect John F Kennedy completed the top staff of his State Department and began intensive work on his inaugural address at Palm Beach. He flew from the East after a busy round of conferences and announced key international appointments.
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Palm Beach
Fla
UPI
John F. Kennedy
State Department
Kennedy
International
Survivors of Amagiri to draft Kennedy inauguration cable
Seventeen Japanese ship survivors from the Amagiri gather in Tokyo to draft a cable congratulating John F. Kennedy on his January 20 inauguration as U.S. president. The 1943 Solomons clash left Kennedy with a back injury before he swam to safety. The former Amagiri skipper Kohei Hanami, now a farmer, says Kennedy's election drew attention to the incident and spurred survivors to form a club.
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Tokyo
John F. Kennedy
U. S
Kennedy
Solomons
Kohei Hanami
Ball Named Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
Lawyer George W. Ball becomes the third Stevenson associate in Kennedy’s new administration and will serve as under secretary of state for economic affairs. His firm maintains offices in Washington New York Paris and Brussels. Ball has long been a political adviser to Stevenson who will be ambassador to the United Nations.
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Laywer
George W. Ball
Ball
Adlai E. Stevenson
Washington
New York
Paris
Brussels
Stevenson
United Nations
Kennedy
William M. Blair Jr
W. Willard Wirtz
Chicago
Newton N. Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Georgetown
Henry H. Fowler
Roosevelt
Truman
Austrian Chancellery Cuts Guard Force to Save Money
Vienna January 11 A single policeman remains on duty at the Austrian Chancellery to regulate traffic as Chancellor Julius Raab ordered other guards removed to save funds.
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Vienna
Julius Raab
Marilyn Monroe Reignites Dating With Ex Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio, longtime friends, are dating again after their 1954 nine month marriage. Monroe remains married to Arthur Miller, with a planned divorce. Their renewed outings include dining out and attending theater, as her press agent notes she considers DiMaggio a good friend.
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Marilyn Monroe
Joe DiMaggio
New York
Marilyn
Arthur Miller
Ing
Joe
Hoffa Faces Questions Over Secret Recording Evidence
Senate subcommittee hearings focus on alleged Hoffa ties to mobster Anthony Corallo and a secretly recorded conversation in 1959. The clip features Corallo, Bernard Stein, and Mack Tane, with Stein and Tane pleading self incrimination as Hoffa is to be questioned. Hoffa has previous federal acquittals and awaits another mail fraud trial.
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Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Hoffa
New York
Anthony
Tony Ducks
Local 239
Subcommittee
Stooges
Corrallo
Jerome S. Alderman
John L. McClellan
Dark
Mack Tan
Stein
Tane
Senate
Dillon Declines Temporary Tax Cut And Talks Tax Powers
Douglas Dillon told the Senate Finance Committee he does not plan a temporary tax cut to lift the economy and said Congress must decide if the president should have power to raise or lower taxes. He also suggested the gold drain from a world balance of payments issue can be solved without harming the free world economy.
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Washington
Douglas Dillon
Free World
Dillon
Ritter in Rome Named Cardinal at Secret Consistory
Arch bishop Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis arrived in Rome for a secret consistory next Monday to be made a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Rome
Joseph E. Ritter
St. Louis
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Joseph Williams
U. S. Weather Bureau
Georgia U
R. B. McGee
Bristol, Tenn
Stul
Troy Burnett
Clay
Associated Press
Best
Ritter
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