Train derailment rips through Vandalia Illinois injures five
A Pennsylvania Railroad express train derailed near Vandalia injuring one woman and five others. Ten mail clerks aboard the St. Louis to New York train were wounded. 11 cars tumbled 15 feet into the embankment and slid five blocks. One freight car fell into the Kaskaskia River while houses including the Bowles home were damaged. cause undetermined.
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Vandalia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Illinois
Dale Slater
St. Louis
New York
Fayette County Hospital
Slater
Kaskaskia River
Morse Questions Veracity of Senate Leader in Satellite Bill Debate
Senator Wayne Morse questioned the truthfulness of Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield during a stormy session over the Kennedy administration’s satellite bill. Morse, a filibuster leader, challenged Humphrey and Mansfield about remarks and procedures, prompting Dirksen to admonish him for reflecting on a fellow senator.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate
Kennedy
Morse
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Mansfield
Sen
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Dirksen
Bomb damages UPI office in Lima
A small homemade bomb exploded at the United Press International office on the sixth floor of a local building in Lima Peru. The blast caused minor glass damage and minor cuts to a messenger with no immediate clue to the perpetrator or motive.
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Lima
Peru
United Press International
Weather Map Weather Summary
U. S. Weather Bureau forecast notes river stage at 4.8 feet and falling. Sunrise at 5 48, sunset at 8 03. Noon observations and a weather map appear on page 20 with the report timing at 082 p.m.
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana Regions
Local conditions show yesterday’s high 82 and no precipitation last night. Terre Haute and vicinity expect mostly fair weather tonight and Wednesday with a slight chill tonight and a high near 80. Indiana sees fair skies, cooler tonight, mild Wednesday with lows 57 to 64 and highs 76 to 85. Illinois regional forecast partially cloudy in the far south, warmer Wednesday with lows 58 to 68. Temperature at 6 am 65 and 2 pm 76.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Mother to Seek Abortion in Another City
Mrs. Finkbine and her husband plan to leave Arizona to obtain an abortion after a court rejected legal sanction. The 30 year old mother of four says she took thalidimide tranquilizers early in pregnancy, linked to malformed births. Hospital officials released her statement amid medical and psychiatric opinions on the case.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Robert L. Finkbine
Arizona
Finkbine
Europe
Australia
Canada
Yale McFate
State Superior Court
Finkbines and Good Samaritan Hospital of
Stephen Morris
Shark oil used for vitamin A and leather tanning
Shark liver oil serves mainly as a vitamin A source and is used in tanning leather. The note highlights the primary industrial uses of shark oil as reported by United Press International.
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United Press International
Colombia Earthquakes Kill and Injure Hundreds
Central and western Colombia shake as a series of quakes kills at least 27 people and injures hundreds. Pereira factory collapse and Manizales hit hardest as communication outages hinder damage assessment. Emergency aid and armed forces deployed. epicenter 155 miles west of Bogota.
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Bogota
Colombia
Panama
Pereira
Andes Geophysical Institute
Cauca River
Andean Cordilleras
Quito
Ecuador
Manizales
Cordillera
Montrose Crippled In Detroit River Collision
A British freighter Montrose lay a crippled hull in the Detroit River after colliding with a barge Monday night. Forty one crew members were rescued without injury as the ship listed with a large hole in the port side. The Montrose, 442 feet, remained anchored under the Ambassador Bridge while crew men stayed aboard to protect owner interests.
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Detroit
Montrose
Ambassador Bridge
Windsor
Ont
Flood Debris Delays New Highway 63 Bridge Work
Debris from Indiana and Illinois riverside floods has damaged the center span supports of the Highway 63 bridge over the Wabash. About 150 feet of temporary work bridge was washed away, and most of the remaining structure must be rebuilt. Officials predict a delay of at least 10 days, with the possibility of longer disruption before construction can resume.
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Wabash River
Indiana
Illinois
Ed Hastings
Eight dead in propane truck blast near Berlin New York
The Berlin propane gas truck explosion and fires killed eight people and left four others critically injured. Mr. and Mrs. Sourcliffe of Bennington Vermont died within hours of each other after visiting relatives when the tractor trailer blew up last Wednesday.
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Troy
N. Y
Berlin
Joseph E. Sourcliffe
Bennington
Burlington
Sourcliffe
Doris
Plaza North shopping center planned on Fort Harrison site
D C Johnson of Newlin Johnson Development announced plans for a 2.5 million shopping center on a 30 acre tract at Fort Harrison Road and Lafayette Avenue. The Plaza North complex will feature two 600 foot deep one story buildings, a bank, service station, air conditioned fire proof design, and parking for about 1000 cars with major tenants negotiating leases.
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D. C. Johnson
Newlin-Johnson Development Company
Fort Harrison Road
Lafayette Avenue
Plaza North
Newlin-Johnson
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
Johnson
Vigo County Farm Industry Day to Feature Jones Speech
Industry and business groups plan the eleventh Vigo County Farm Industry and Business Day in Terre Haute with John A. Jones of Weirton Steel delivering “The Farmer's Interest in Business” at the noon luncheon in the Mayflower Room. About 225 participants will tour 16 city and county operations as the Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event.
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John A. Jones
Weirton Steel Company
National Steel Corporation
Vigo County
Jones
Terre Haute House
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Walker
Ray Graham
Mortgage Home to Adopt Child in Orange California
The Henry H. Stride family may have a $2,700 mortgage on their home yet has adopted an 8 year old Korean girl named Karen Edna. They flew to Seoul to complete the adoption and returned recently. The Strides include Gary, 9, and another adopted daughter Carla Edna, 6, with Edna as the mother.
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Orange
Calif
Henry H. Stride
Stride
Edna
Seoul
Korea
Karen Edna
Gary
Carla Edna
Dollar Day Festival Draws Shoppers to Terre Haute
Shoppers from Terre Haute and surrounding areas flock to the city for the Eighty sixth Community Dollar Day. Merchants offer bargains as stores open at 9 a m and stay open until 5 p m. The event, begun 43 years ago, aims to clear stock and provide a lively shopping experience.
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Wabash Valley
Terre Haute
Partiel
Vigo County Fair entries near 3000 as opening nears
Entries for the 1962 Vigo County Fair total near 3000 Tuesday as 4H entries and adult sections rush to file before the late afternoon deadline. Fair officials announce a Monday meeting to review department readiness, with the fair to open Sunday August 12 and run through Friday August 17.
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Vigo County
Ray Graham
Terre Haute
U. S. Highway 41
Cayuga Airman Injured in Taipei Collision
A U S airman was killed and two others injured in Taipei Formosa when a taxi collided with a truck. The dead man's identity was withheld pending next of kin notification. Injured are Jack E. Bennett 20 Cayuga Indiana and Jerry N. Metcalf 24 Tulsa Oklahoma. They are hospitalized for observation.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S
Jack E. Bennett
Cayuga
Ind
Jerry N. Metcalf
Tulsa
Okla
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Fear
Columbia
George Bowles
Bowles
James Walker
Joseph Moore
Miles
Venezuela
Brazil
UPI
U. S. Weather Bureau
Clinton
Vigo Fair
Euleta
Leon Sackrider
Wabash Valley Fair Association, Inc
Darrell “Tiny” Hayworth
Midwest
IBM
Lefty
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