Clothing Ablaze, Woman Aged 80 Is Burned to Death
Mrs Mary Louise Peters 80 was burned to death early Friday at her son Clayton Peters home 2037 North Sixth street. She began cooking when her clothing caught fire after she returned to the bedroom unaware she was on fire.
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Mary Louise Peters
Clayton Peters
North Sixth Street
Leo Geiger
D. M. Ferguson
Zenis Nicoson
Francis Fischer
Peters
Henry
John
Carrie Hickman
Martha Williams
Terre Haute
Gillis Memory Chapel
Banks adopt five day week hours in Terre Haute area
Terre Haute financial institutions including Central Federal Savings and Loan Association and Indiana Savings announce new Monday to Friday hours aligned with the five day work week effective June 18. The savings and loan group, with about 19 million in assets and 12 million in home mortgages, are Federal Home Loan Bank members and insure accounts up to 10 thousand dollars. Offices operate 9 am to 3 pm Monday through Thursday and 9 am to 5 pm Friday, with Saturday hours 9 am to noon when a holiday reduces the work week.
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Terre Haute
Central Federal Savings and Loan Association
Citizens Savings and Loan Association
Fort Harrison Savings Association
Indiana Savings, Loan and Building Association
Wabash Federal Savings and Loan Association
Federal Home Loan Bank System
Dope Ring Breaker Robert Lacy Faces New U S Charges
Robert Lacy, on $5 000 bond for marijuana possession, may face new federal charges. Accomplices Wanda Page and Ralph Bryant are arraigned for conspiracy to violate the federal narcotics act. Police found molds for counterfeiting at Lacy’s home and seized 85 pounds of coin slugs.
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Secret Service
Robert Lacy
Liberty
Lacy
United States
Clyde R. Randel
Wanda Estella Page
Fifth Avenue
Ralph Earl Bryant
South Third Street
Page
Clint Seward
James Porter
Bryant
Sibley Avenue
Wabash Sand and Gravel Company
Thirteenth Street
Ft. Harrison Road
Lie urges new peace effort to end Korea fighting
United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie called on the Communists to accept a Korean cease fire now and negotiate later. He said if North Korea and the Chinese Communists reject it the U.N. must continue the war and members should add forces to Gen. Ridgway's army.
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Ottawa
Ont
U.P
United Nations
Trygve Lie
U.N. Association of Canada
U.N
Matthew B. Ridgway
Lie
Korea
38Th Parallel
Security Council
Winners Named In C C Chamber Elections
The Chamber of Commerce election committee announced the nine directors elected across divisions. Manufactur ing and industrial picks are Richard B. Card Indiana Wood Preserving Company Charles P. OLeary Terre Haute Concrete Supply Corporation and James S Rouse Jr Thomson Symon Company. Retail and commercial winners are Edward Chaskin Silverstein Brothers Herbert N Mace Mace Auto Service Inc and George E Martin the Goodie Shop. Professional civic and unclassified directors are Lloyd C Adamson Adamson and Nunn William F Bindley E H Bindley Co and Paul J Pfister J B Pfister Company.
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Chamber of Commerce Today
Chamber of Commerce
Richard B. Card
Indiana Wood Preserving Company
Charles P. O'Leary
Terre Haute Concrete Supply Corporation
James S. Rouse, Jr
Thomson-Symon Company
Edward Chaskin
Silverstein Brothers
Herbert N. Mace
Mace Auto Service, Inc
George E. Martin
Goodie Shop
Lloyd C. Adamson
Adamson and Nunn
William F. Bindley
E. H. Bindley & Co
Paul J. Pfister
J. B. Pfister Company
Quake Jolts Luzon In Northern Philippines
A sharp earthquake shook northern Luzon early today injuring one person from falling debris and damaging buildings in several towns.
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Manila
Luzon
Worker killed in loading accident at Public Service yards
Paul Cottom of L. E. Meyers Construction died after a pole slipped during loading at Public Service Company storage yards near Tenth and Chestnut streets. He suffered a skull fracture and died at Union Hospital. Survived by wife Florabell and children, plus siblings. WW II veteran. body to Callahan Funeral Home.
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Paul Cottom
R. R. G. Terre Haute
L. E. Meyers Construction Company
Public Service Company
Tenth
Chestnut Streets
Cottom
Union Hospital
Ryan
Meyers Company
Florabell
Mary Luella
Paul Wesley
Samuel Wesley Cottom
R.R. G
Terre Haute
George
Ray
Fred Cottom
Joseph Cottom
Greek Army Strife Held to Minimum After Papagos Resignation
In Athens on June 1 two Greek brigadier generals and a colonel were placed under house arrest as a precaution against possible disorders following Field Marshal Alexander Papagos' resignation. Informants report only minor incidents so far with no major trouble and army orders largely quiet.
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Athens
Greece
Alexander Papagos
Large marijuana sack found by Wa bash Sand and Gravel watchman
A watchman at Wa bash Sand and Gravel Company found a large sack of marijuana on Thursday evening around 7 o clock. Deputies Halter and Taylor estimated the sack value at $5 000 at retail.
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Wabash Sand and Gravel Company
Halter
Taylor
Detectives Link Two Sacks to Page Trailer Marijuana
Detectives say Bryant and Mrs Page carried two large sacks and several small packages of marijuana from her trailer at Fifth Avenue. Page admitted helping carry the packages but denied knowledge of their contents. Bryant reportedly told police he knew Lacy. Continued on Page 12.
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Bryant
Mrs. Page
Fifth Avenue
Chief recalls Lacy encounter in Terre Haute chase
Police Chief Frank Riddle recalled firing six shots during a high speed pursuit that ended with Robert Lacy, then 14 years old, hiding in bushes after a car chase across Terre Haute. Riddle said he fired three additional shots after reloading. He and Officer Luther Compton chased the speeding car and the driver fled after crashing into a utility pole.
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Frank Riddle
Robert Lacy
Lacy
Terre Haute
Riddle
Luther Compton
Brazilian Doctor Napoleno Laureano Dies of Cancer Fight
Dr. Napoleno Laureano, a 36 year old Brazilian physician renowned for battling cancer, died last night from the disease. He organized a foundation from his hospital bed to fund treatment with a $5,000,000 goal supported by President Getulio Vargas.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Napoleno Laureano
Wwenalad
United States
Laureano
Getulio Vargas
Third Oil Well Brought In On So Fruitridge
The T and H Corporation brought in the third oil well in the new field near South Fruitridge Avenue at 4 AM on Friday. Located on the Weinbrecht farm about 600 feet north of the Discovery Well on the Bettenbrock farm, the new well is similar in depth and expected to produce at least 600 barrels per day reaching 1 630 feet. Lease secured by Robert Lowery.
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T. and H. Corporation
Fruitridge Avenue
Weinbrecht
Bettenbrock Farm
Robert Lowery
Pullman Fare Up 15 Percent Across the Line
Washington June 1 Pullman car fares increased by 15 percent with tacit ICC approval. A Pullman Company official cited higher operating costs and said the company had filed notice a month earlier. The ICC declined to intervene, approving the hike.
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Washington
U.P
Pullman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pullman Company
ICC
Race driver from Connersville sentenced for marijuana
Walter E. Underwood a 30 year old midget race car driver from Connersville was sentenced in federal court to three years in prison for illegal transfer and possession of marijuana. Authorities linked him to sales to several local high school students and an undercover agent bought narcotics from him.
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Indianapolis
Walter E. Underwood
Connersville
Underwood
Paul G. Brigham
U.S
King George VI Confined to Buckingham Palace Hospitalized
London dispatch reports King George VI aged 55 has developed lung inflammation and remains in his Buckingham Palace bedroom after a week in bed with influenza. Doctors visit twice daily as the illness progresses.
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London
U.P
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Formosa Hopes Rise as Chiang Aims for China Return
Taipei dispatch reports Chiang Kai-shek’s forces on Formosa, now stronger than in 1949, seek to strike back at the mainland. General Chase heads the American mission, praising potential strength if properly equipped, while U S policy and neutralization shape the strategic window for a comeback.
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Formosa
Associated Press
Frank H. King
Fred Hampson
Spencer Moosa
King
Moosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Hampson
United States
Chiang
Korea
William C. Chase
Chase
Uncle Sam
U.S
7Th Fleet
Formosa Straits
Truman Urges Talks With Iran over Oil Crisis
President Truman personally intervened in Iran's oil dispute by sending a letter to Premier Mohammed Mossadegh urging start of negotiations with Britain. The note follows British proposals to dispatch a high diplomatic mission to settle differences over Iran's nationalization of oil resources, including the Anglo Iranian Oil Company.
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Tehran
Iran
Truman
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Herbert Morrison
David Russell Gravely Ill City Controller
David Russell city controller was reported in grave condition Friday at St. Anthony's Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He has served as city controller for three years and six months and is a leading candidate in the civil service examination for Terre Haute postmaster.
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David Russell
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Russell
Terre Haute
New Swindle Warned By Oil City Police Chief
Police Chief Ira L. Joslin warns shopkeepers of a new scam in Oil City where four people enter a store, select an item, approach a clerk and request a refund on an item they never purchased. The scheme targets retailers in the area and prompts vigilance.
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Oil City
U.P
Ira L. Joslin
Communists Lose Three Jet Planes In Latest Battle
Tokyo dispatch reports Communist jets attacked U S bombers near the Manchurian border 110 miles away. Two Reds were shot down over Pyongyang, another damaged, as UN forces pushed gains along the eastern and western fronts and air battles continued nearby.
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Tokyo
Korea
Manchurian
U.S
Reds
Pyongyang
Red Capital
United Nations
Yanggu
Hwachon
Chorwon
H#.N
Imjin River
Seoul
38Th Parallel
Malik Heads U N Council
United Nations New York June 1 Jacob A Malik of the Soviet Union became president of the Security Council for the month. The monthly rotating chair was last held by Malik in August. No first meeting date announced. Current issues include India Pakistan Kashmir and Syria Israel disputes.
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United Nations
N. Y
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
U.N. Security Council
Council
Malik
Kashmir
Weather forecast and conditions for Terre Haute region
Partly cloudy and warm with humidity across Indiana and Illinois. Showers and thunderstorms expected Saturday with variable northern and western areas. Overnight lows mid to upper sixties. highs upper eighties to ninety. River stage listed. temperatures reach around 82 to 90 across regions.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Senate backs draft compromise to universal training plan
The Senate approved a draft compromise bill extending the draft and aiming for universal military training. It lowers the minimum induction age to 18 and lengthens service to 24 months, sending the measure to the House for action next week before potential presidential approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Case
S.D
Russell
D-Ga
MacArthur
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
RFC Cuts Tin Price Again to Pressure World Market
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation ordered a three cent cut to 1.36 dollars a pound, the fourth drop in a row, aimed at forcing down foreign tin prices. Stuart Symington said the move signals U.S. willingness to pay less and costs to taxpayers have risen since Korea.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Stuart Symington
Korea
U.S
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Taipeh
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Suonset
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