Ransom Note Details Given in Weinberger Baby Kidnapping
Nassau County detective chief says the ransom note left in infant Peter Weinberger’s carriage on July 4 was well written and prepared. He notes it was signed Your baby sitter and written by a neighborhood worker, with $2000 to be dropped near Albermarle Road and Park Avenue.
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Westbury
N. Y
U.P
Nassau County
Weinberger
Stuyvesant Pinell
Peter
Pinell
Pinnel
Betty Weinberger
Lewis
Pinnell
Albermarle Road
Park Avenue
Stratton awaits action by Hodge in Illinois audit probe
Illinois Governor Stratton waits for State Auditor Orville E. Hodge to double his $50 000 surety bond within 20 days amid an investigation into about 500 000 dollars in state checks. The probe could affect Eisenhower’s fall campaign as Democrats view the charges as a campaign issue.
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Hikes Hodge
Stratton
Orville E. Hodge
Springfield
Illinois
William G. Stratton
Hodge
Eisenhower
James Ronan
Eisenhower to Travel to Frisco for GOP Acceptance Talk
President Eisenhower will travel to San Francisco in August to accept the Republican nomination for a second term as head of an Eisenhower and Nixon ticket. Vice President Nixon is positioned for the No 2 spot. Charles Halleck will deliver the nominating speech. Hall said the campaign will be vigorous, with Nixon likely to do whistle stops. Health disclosures will continue to be candid and public.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
San Francisco
GOP
Leonard W. Hall
Hall
Richard M. Nixon
Charles A. Halleck
R.-Ind
Nixon
Congress
Cabinet
Senate
House
White House
Weather Forecast For Terre Haute And Indiana
Partly cloudy with little temperature change and scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. Low tonight 68. Saturday scattered thundershowers and little change in temperature. Indiana region partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday. High Friday 90 to 94. River stage 2.5 ft and falling. Temperature readings 65 at 9 am and 71 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Let Women Ask for Dates Says Lutheran Leader
New York July 12 A Lutheran leader urged changing American courtship to give women equal right with men to ask for dates or propose marriage The Rev Leslie Conrad Jr executive secretary of the Luther League of America told Luther Life that 95 percent of young men oppose the idea but women favor it and he supports a two way traffic with equal privileges for both genders
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New York
Leslie Conrad Jr
Luther League of America
Young People’s Auxiliary
United Lutheran Church
League
Luther Life
Fez Snatcher Nabbed In Shrine Fez Theft
DETROIT July 12 A 19 year old youth was arrested for snatching a bright red fez from Theodore Kaiser of the Murat Temple Indianapolis at a Shriner convention. Edward Andries was caught running with the fez and is held for larceny investigation as police pursue five other gang members.
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Detroit
Indianapolis
Theodore Kaiser
Murat
Edward Andries
Andries
Nasser Leaves Cairo for Eight Day Yugoslav Visit
President Gamal Abdel Nasser departed Cairo by plane for an eight day state tour to Yugoslavia. The trip centers on a conference with Yugoslav President Tito and Indian Prime Minister Nehru to discuss regional matters.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Yugoslavia
Tito
Nehru
Midwest hail storms devastate farms across multiple states
Violent hail storms swept the Midwest Wednesday night damaging crops and killing livestock. Iowa and Wisconsin suffered the most, with strong winds of up to 50 mph and hail two inches across. Private planes, a Braniff liner, barns, and car windows were hit, while corn and garden crops suffered heavy losses in Iowa and Wisconsin towns including Wausau and Des Moines.
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Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Nebraska
Braniff
Sioux City
Wausau
Wis
Wausau Area
Lewis Rolling
Sloan
Manson
Milwaukee
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Rockies
New England
Atlantic Coast
Boy, 12, Hangs Self After Grass Duty Told
In Corydon Indiana on July 12 twelve year old Dale Kitterman hanged himself from a tree limb after being told to help his brothers mow the lawn. Coroner Carl Dillman ruled death by own action. The boy’s mother said he often resented being asked to work and had refused farm chores.
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Corydon
Ind
Dale Kitterman
Carl Dillman
William Kitterman
Soviet Leaders Said to Be Offended at Moscow Party
London papers detailed a Moscow vodka party where Soviet Premier Bulganin allegedly drank heavily and aides helped him to his car. Khrushchev reportedly belittled Britain France and the United States while taunting Gen. Twining and Nigel Birch.
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Nikolai Bulganin
Nigel Birch
Stern
Moscow
Red Army Club
Washington
London
Nikita Khrushchev
Bulganin
International Soundphoto
News Chronicle
Bruce Rothwell
New York
Khrushchev
France
Twining
Sydney Smith
London Daily Express
Driver of Death Car Held to Jury
New Castle Indiana July 12 Robert Dishman 18 New Castle driver of a car in which a companion was killed Wednesday was bound over to a Henry County grand jury under 3000 dollars and on a preliminary charge of reckless homicide Dishmans car was being chased by state trooper Paul Marshall when it crashed north of Spiceland killing John J Saunders 18 New Castle Dishmans attorney entered a plea of innocent.
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New Castle
Ind
Robert Dishman
Henry County
Dishman
Paul Marshall
Spiceland
John J. Saunders
Farm uprisings reported in India
In Madras on July 12 reports say red shirted Communists led farm laborers who destroyed young rice plants. The workers demanded 60 percent of the produce instead of 50 percent in their protest to the government.
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Madras
India
Stranded Seabees Missed American Women at South Pole
American Seabees stranded in Antarctica for eight months say they miss American women most. Chief Petty Officer George Moss spoke for the unit, noting good chow and comfortable quarters helped them endure. Temperatures averaged 32 degrees below zero with winds up to 65 knots. The men, part of Operation Deepfreeze, described life via a radio interview with United Press.
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Warren
R. I
Antarctic
Sealiue
Reewie
United Press
Newton Kraus
South Pole
George Moss
East Providence
Moss
Gromyko and Lodge Spar Over Disarmament at UN
In New York the Soviet Andrei Gromyko and U.S. diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. clashed as Gromyko pressed to limit armed forces and ban atomic and hydrogen weapons. Lodge rebutted by defending U.S. disarmament aims and criticizing Soviet rhetoric. Gromyko offered phased manpower cuts and a broad push for a worldwide weapons ban and test cessation.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Andrei A. Gromyko
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Lodge
Kremlin
Francis O. Wilcox
U. S
Wilcox
Chicago
Gromyko
Korea
America
Europe
Near East
Asia
Far East
China
Britain
France
Terre Haute Adopts Bicycle Registration Ordinance
The Terre Haute City Council unanimously passed a bicycle registration and licensing ordinance in a special session. Effective Sept 1, the measure aims to curb theft and illegal sales, enforce safety rules, and aid police in tracking bicycles. Councilman John S. Lamb introduced it, with Milton Levin presenting a revised plumbing code proposal afterward.
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Terre Haute
John S
Pete’ Lamb
Milton Levin
Levin
Citizens’ Committee
Warmer Weather Declared Across Indiana Over Weekend
Indiana will see three days of warm temperatures and scattered thunderstorms from today through Saturday. Forecasters predict highs of 88 to 92 across the state with showers throughout the period. Wednesday highs ranged from 84 in Indianapolis to 89 in Evansville. early morning readings dropped to the 60s, with Evansville touching 59. A South Bend shower reported 0.07 inches of rain.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Hoosierland
Indianapolis
Evansville
Mercury
South Bend
Marshal named chief deputy in Southern Indiana
Charles D. Lees, 31, Madison, was appointed Wednesday as chief deputy U. S. marshal for the Southern Indiana Federal Court. Lees has been acting chief deputy since February and previously served as Jefferson county clerk.
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Indianapolis
Charles D. Lees
Madison
U. S
Southern Indiana Federal Court
Lees
Jefferson County
End Of Walkout Hopes Dim In Steel Talks
Top negotiators for the United Steelworkers and major steel firms meet for a first joint session in Pittsburgh at 4 p.m. to break a 12 day strike that idled 650000 mill workers and up to 90000 related jobs. Mediation director Finnegan cautions that settlement chances appear slim with more talks likely. The industry's offer calls for a five year no strike pact with raises averaging 7.3 cents per hour annually. union seeks a shorter term and quicker gains.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
United Steelworkers
Joseph F. Finnegan
William Penn
Finnegan
Washington
USW
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel Corp
McDonald
Two Women and a Man Plead Guilty in Bank Robbery
In Indianapolis three defendants admitted guilt in the $16,000 Union State Bank of Carmel holdup from September 22. Mrs Pauline Drake Robert E Fowler and Rose Marie Gray faced charges of bank robbery conspiracy and possession of stolen money. Judge Holder took pleas under advisement while pre sentence reports are prepared. Potential penalties total up to 105 years in prison and 60000 in fines.
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Indianapolis
Union State Bank of
Carmel
Pauline Drake
Roy Rudolph Drake
FBI
Southport State Bank
Robert E. Fowler
Rose Marie Gray
Fowler
Shah of Iran Leaves Moscow after talks end in disagreement
Shah of Iran departed Moscow as talks with Soviet leaders concluded with polite but open disagreement. A joint communique planned for signing Tuesday was postponed and canceled. Iran's continued adherence to the Baghdad Pact appeared the stumbling block.
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Moscow
Iran
Pedestrian Killed By Car On U S 52 Near Otterbein
Harold Gene Morgan age 36 from Wilmington Illinois was struck and killed early today on U S 52 in Otterbein. The driver Robert Wade Harmon 19 Otterbein swerved to avoid him but could not stop in time while turning into a service station.
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Lafayette
Ind
Harold Gene Morgan
Wilmington
Ill
U.S. 52
Otterbein
Robert Wade Harmon
Morgan
Senators May Restore Some of Foreign Aid Fund
The Eisenhower administration urged the Senate to raise the House approved 3.4 billion foreign aid bill. The Senate Appropriations Committee met in closed session to finish deliberations, aiming to conclude by Friday. The House vote was 284 to 120 against Eisenhower’s pleas for a higher total.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
G.O.P
Foreign Relations Committee
Appropriations
Armed Services Committee
U S Air Force Denies Red Charge Over Soviet Territory
Washington July 12 The Air Force denied Russian charges that U S military planes flew over Soviet territory in the Baltic and Far East on July 4 5 and 9 and April 5 12 15 and 18 Newsmen were told no U S planes violated Soviet airspace and Secretary Dulles said he had asked the Defense Department to investigate the allegations.
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Washington
Air Force
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Baltic Sea
Far East
Dulles
Defense Department
Four year old killed by car hood ornament
Pamella Rogan aged four was killed in Fort Wayne when a hood ornament pierced her head as she darted into the path of a car driven by 36 year old Joh B. East. Police report the girl was knocked into the air and struck by the ornament during the incident on Wednesday.
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Fort Wayne
Pamella Rogan
Pamella
Joh B. East
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