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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
1
A summary of multiple accidents notes fatalities and injuries, detailing the death toll and surrounding events. The report highlights persistent hazards and responses by authorities, with emphasis on affected individuals and locations.
The Memorial weekend totaled over 300 deaths from traffic accidents nationwide, far surpassing estimates. The National Safety Council cited heavy travel and multiple crashes as the main causes and urged stronger highway safety efforts. Drownings and other accidents added to the toll, with totals exceeding the previous high in 1953.
Indiana reports 12 deaths during Memorial Day weekend after two crashes on Sunday. A Lake County family of five perished when a car driven by the father collided with a Pennsylvania train near Crown Point. mother Louise Brownfield 28 and four children Doyle 10 Reba 4 Richey 3 Barbara 6 months died. Doris 9 survived in critical condition. Robert K. injured. Earlier, three Columbus youths ages 18 19 died in a head-on crash on U S 50 near Bedford.
Arnold Hobbs testified in Allen Circuit Court denying embezzling funds from Noble County Credit Union. He argued the money represented loans to his other firms and described loan talks dating to 1954 for Kimmel Redi-Mix Co. Officials say 21 indictments allege $78,800 stolen from a nearly $2 million shortage.
In Galveston Texas on June 1 doctors said Governor Earl K Long of Louisiana refused cooperation with hospital staff in psychiatric care. Dr John B Truslow administrator of John Sealy Hospital said every effort is made to obtain cooperation with ongoing studies. He noted a restless night and that Long was flown in from Baton Rouge after tantrum like outbursts before his state legislature.
Reverend Charles Zengel OFM Conv reports his father Charles G. Zengel aged 74 of Louisville died Sunday evening in Salem Indiana from a heart attack en route home after attending a dinner honoring the priest’s Silver Sacredotal Jubilee. Survived by wife Lona V two daughters Mrs Walter Warley and Mrs Donald Nuss and mother Mrs Anna Zengel. Body to Heady Funeral Home Louisville. Requiem at St Theresa Church and burial at St Louis Cemetery Louisville.
In Geneva the United States Britain and France pressed Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to suspend threats to West Berlin and seek a stopgap agreement. Herter Lloyd and Couve de Murville urged guarantees of Western access and continued Allied presence in West Berlin as part of any temporary settlement.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev warned that any attack on the Soviet bloc would be tantamount to death by own action and again predicted capitalism's inevitable defeat. He spoke in Vlore Albania, promising severe retaliation.
Liberal and right wing candidates were defeated in the June 1 election by about 6,000 Algerian conservative electors. The result favors President De Gaulle as he seeks a representative Algerian group to discuss ending the 14 year nationalist rebellion. It marked the first time Algerian Muslims outnumbered Frenchmen in the Senate slate.
Sunrise 5 25. Sunset 8 10. River stage 6.4 ft rising. Local conditions show yesterday's high 82 degrees and low 69 with no precipitation.
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a low near 50. High Tuesday around 20. Wednesday mostly fair with little temperature change. Indiana: a few showers likely in extreme south, then fair Tuesday. Illinois: fair and cooler north, showers likely in extreme south early tonight, then fair Tuesday. Temperature readings show 68 to 75.
Dr W Dewey Annakin addressed four high school classes at a Sunday baccalaureate in the Student Union Auditorium. He urged each graduate to value self faith and described education as furnishing upward temptations to think serve and lead humanity. He noted education offers temptations and students choose their path. Continued on Page 2 Column 2.
Elvis Presley has been promoted from private first class to specialist fourth class in the 3rd Armored Division in Frankfurt Germany. He serves in the Scout Platoon of the 32nd Armored Battalion and received a golden eagle arm patch and a monthly pay raise from 99.37 to 122.30 dollars.
Five Christian missionaries testified before the House Un American Activities Committee alleging Red China tortures Christians who resist communism. They described forced “self defeating” re education, water torture, and graphic executions, and warned of broken families under the commune system as guerrillas resist.
Evangelist Billy Graham drew 65 000 people to a Brisbane exhibition ground on Sunday in Queensland's largest religious assembly. After the meeting about 2 500 persons stepped forward to make decisions for Christ.
In Macao, June 1, children shout in a psychological contest between democracy and communism. Santa Teresa kindergarten and primary school, run by a Catholic mission, uses a loudspeaker to counter Communist propaganda across the fence from Green Island Free School. Ages and classrooms swell to 1,053 at Santa Teresa versus about 400 at the Communist school. the democratic side leads the score.
Nancy Gottfredson of South Pasadena was held at gunpoint by Robert A. Smith for eight hours after he forced her from her date's car near Lovelace Lane. Ulrich, a 20 year old Marine, helped escape the car then pursued the suspect until lost. Smith, 32, an ex convict, was arrested minutes after Gottfredson was released.
The sixth and largest Schulte High School class, 109 graduates, listened as Dr. Margaret L. Rowe urged them to cultivate intelligence and will. She spoke of gratitude, noble ideals, and the importance of Catholic schooling as they begin adulthood.
After 11 years of waiting at Gourmét heures, Mary Rushton purchases the restaurant in Hollywood for $50,000 from a tired government auditor who had managed it for 30 years.
In Vigo Circuit Court on Monday the trial of Margaret Annabelle McCoy for receiving stolen goods began with jury selection underway. The case stems from alleged thefts by McCoy’s 11 year old son and a companion during a Woolworths visit earlier this year, with losses estimated over 2000 dollars by the store manager.
In Raiford Florida three convicted murderers were executed in the electric chair. Harley A. Conner died first at 8:35 am for killing Gilchrist County Sheriff Mark Read. Frank Peterson followed for ax killings of a Bonifay farmer and his infant daughter. John Frazier was last, convicted of drowning a woman in Union County.
IRON RIVER Mich June 1 Four miners died in a cave-in and fire at the Inland Steel Sher wood iron mine one mile south of here. Twenty seven workers were rescued to hospital as a sulfur fumes filled the mine at 1400 feet depth. Rescue efforts continued with sealing off the fire seen 600 feet from the main shaft.
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