British Rail Strike Reaches Jobless Peak Across UK
June 4 London reports thousands jobless as seven day old rail strike cripples industry. 80 percent of locomotive crewmen involved. government and unions seek settlement amid talks. Mass layoffs expand as steel plants warn of job losses and shifts to shorter weeks. Eden crisis committee plans broadcast and possible emergency powers.
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London
Britain
Federation of British Industries
Scotland
Eden
U S Air Force Top Power Despite Russian Advances
Air Force Secretary Harold E. Talbott called the U S Air Force the most powerful fighting force and unafraid of Russian jets. He spoke at the Stock Growers convention at Biggs Base El Paso Carswell Ft Worth and Ramey Base Puerto Rico. The service aims to deliver 500 B 52s a year earlier than planned after speeding up 1958 delivery and reallocating funds. Ellsworth S D listed with 1 507 000 dollars.
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Washington
U. S. Air Force
Air Force
Harold E. Talbott
Biggs Base
el Paso
Tex
Carswell Base
Ft. Worth
Ramey Base
Puerto
Congress
Ellsworth
S. D
Await Release Of 11 Imprisoned Yanks
Officials in Hong Kong awaited potential release of 11 American prisoners after J C Jain of the Times of India forecast their release. No concrete indication appeared yet as authorities held cautious hope.
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Hong Kong
J. C. Jain
The
Times of India
Weather Summary for Local Area
Weather report shows mostly cloudy conditions with a river stage of 3.1 feet and falling. Yesterday’s high reached 83 degrees while the low stayed around 9 degrees with no significant precipitation.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy with little temperature change tonight. Showers and thunderstorms expected Sunday. Low tonight around 44, high Sunday near 85. Indiana area partly cloudy and warm today, mostly cloudy tonight and Sunday with showers and thunderstorms. High today about 85, low 65, high Sunday 65. Temperature readings show 6 am 88.
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Teree Haute
Senday
Indiana
Trio In Murder Plot Executed In Gas Chamber
Barbara Graham died in San Quentin’s gas chamber after delays and last appeals. She was the third woman executed in California for the torture slaying of Mabel Monahan in Burbank. Jack Santo and Emmett Perkins, both executed for earlier murders, faced their deaths with quiet bravado. Gov. Knight ordered stays and new pleas failed before the cyanide pellets ended the crime.
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San Quentin
Calif
Barbara Graham
California
Jack Santo
Emmett Perkins
Graham
Mabel Monahan
Burbank
Monahan
Santo
Husky
Perkins
Guard Young
Chester
Goodwin J. Knight
State Supreme Court
Los Angeles
U. S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Su- Court
Mrs. Graham
Supreme Court
Tavern Brawl Ends With Triple Stabbing At Local Tavern
Police report a dispute over 1.50 at Edwards' Tavern on South Thirteenth Street led to a triple stabbing. Victims include 45-year-old Robert Oakley of 1600 South Thirteenth Street in fair condition at St. Anthony Hospital. Mel Butler blamed the incident on a retaliatory act.
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Frank Street
Edwards’ Tavern
South Thirteenth Street
Robert Oakley
Oakley
St. Anthony Hospital
Mel Butler
U A W Presses Ford and GM Talks in Walkout Threat
The United Auto Workers pressed contracts with Ford and General Motors as a strike deadline loomed. Ford workers face a 36 hour deadline, while GM talks continue with extra time granted. Ford reportedly offered to supplement state unemployment benefits and guarantee 65 percent pay for four weeks, 60 percent for 22 more weeks, offset by state benefits.
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Detroit
C.so
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
General Motors
U.A.W
Workers With Annual Wage Lose Benefits
A Commerce Clearing House survey finds that in at least 26 states workers who receive a guaranteed annual wage from their employer would lose all or part of unemployment compensation. In five states full loss is possible. in about 20 states only partial benefits would be allowed, and in most cases none if the guaranteed wage exceeds the benefit.
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Chicago
Commerce Clearing House
Clearing House
California
Connecticut
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Sage
Michigan
South
Daota
Iowa
Volunteer Firemen Elect New Officers in Indiana
The Indiana Volunteer Firemen's Assn met in Bushville with about 1,000 firemen and wives attending. Bert Moser of Bluffton was elected president, with Francis McBane of Flat Rock and others named to officer roles as the second day continued after Friday's sessions and a parade of firefighting equipment.
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Bushville
Ind
Indiana Volunteer Firemen's Assn
Bert Moser
Bluffton
Francis McBane
Four Released Airmen Resume Busy Schedule in Hawaii
Four U S jet pilots freed from Chinese captivity adjust to freedom in Hawaii. Maj William McGinty says the men juggle family time with dental visits and ongoing Air Force interrogations before their return flight to Travis AFB and onward home. The group includes Lt Col Edwin Heller, Capt Harold Fischer, Lt Lyle Cameron, and Lt Roland Parks.
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Honolulu
U. S
Red
China
Air Force
Washington
William McGinty
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Harold E. Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Roland W. Parks
Omaha
Hong Kong
Special Air Force
Hawaii
McGinty
Fischer
Heller
Russian leaders tour Bucharest in Yugoslavia policy move
London June 4. Soviet Communist boss Nikita S. and accompanying leaders arrived in Bucharest to outline a new Kremlin policy toward Yugoslavia as part of a regional tour. The delegation aims to signal Moscow's stance amid Balkan tensions and shift in alliance considerations.
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London
Russia
Bucharest
Kremlin
Yugoslavia
Nikita S
Miracle Ann Dupree a premature infant revived on slab dies
Houston reports reveal little Miracle Ann Dupree born premature was pronounced dead then found alive on an embalming slab. She died at 11 30 p m in City-County Hospital Premature Nursery. Doctor M Desmond cites underdeveloped lungs as the probable cause. The mother had named the child Miracle Ann before the death.
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Houston
Miracle Ann” Dupree
M. Desmond
City-County Hospital
Miracle Ann
Mark Dupree
Desmond
Alumni Senior Banquet Lights Up Indiana State Teachers College
Nearly 400 persons are expected for the Alumni-Senior Day banquet at the Terre Haute House Mayflower Room at 6 pm, closing the daylong Alumni-Senior program. Dr. Raleigh Holmstedt welcomes attendees as Dr. Wayne Schumer introduces the class to the Alumni Association. F. Robert Bielski states the class of 1955 obligations. Parents and faculty will join a 4:30 to 6 pm reception tomorrow in the Student Union ballroom. Continued on Page 8.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Mayflower
Terre Haute House
Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Alumni Association
Wayne E. Schumer
Direc
tSee Boyd
F. Robert Bielski
Michigan City
Helmstedt
Student Union
Baccalaure
Business Leaders Convene to Address Crisis in Chicago
June 4 report says national business and management leaders will meet in Chicago on June 15 for an unprecedented discussion of a looming crisis. Organizers aim to map strategies, with keynote speakers and panel sessions planned across the day.
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Chicago
Speeding Car Dives Into Ditch Injuring Three
A car traveling north on U S Highway 41 veered into a ditch after attempting a pass, colliding head on with a concrete post. Driver Tex Michaels 23 in fair condition at Union Hospital with chest injuries and lacerations. Passengers Paul Needham 35 and Lawrence Wilson 36 treated and released for minor injuries.
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U. S. Highway 41
North Terre Haute
Tex Michaels
North Thirteenth Street
Union Hospital
Michaels
Paul C. Needham
North Third Street
Lawrence Wilson
North Thirteenth
Ellis de Bord
Robert Skitt
Larry Thomas
Joseph Crock
Thomas
Citizens Unharmed by A-Bomb Tests
Chicago reports that Atomic Energy Commission member Willard F. Libby said AEC studies show Americans have not faced danger from radioactive fallout. He stated that the total dosage from all atomic tests over time averages well under one tenth of a roentgen, far below a fatal dose.
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Chicago
Atomic Energy Commission
Willard F. Libby
AEC
Tavern permits suspended in Indianapolis nine permits ordered
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission announced it has ordered suspension of nine beverage permits for periods ranging from 3 to 3 days effective June 4. The action targets establishments in Indianapolis and surrounding areas, reflecting enforcement of liquor laws by the commission.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Nehru Sails to Moscow on Historic Good Will Mission
Prime Minister Jan Nehru departed New Delhi by plane for Moscow on a historic goodwill mission. He aims to foster stronger India Soviet ties and seek mutual cooperation during the unspecified talks.
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New Delhi
India
Jan Nehru
Moscow
Nasser Warns Seizure of Gaza Will Mean War
Cairo reports quote Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser saying any attempt by Israel to seize the Gaza strip would provoke war. The attributed statement followed a Cairo meeting with UN truce chief Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns. Observers note the remark mirrors government sentiment, though officials deny it as an official declaration.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.P
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Gaza Strip
Nasser
E. L. M. Burns
United Nations
Burns
Gaza
Indiana Declines Support for Bridge Over Wabash
Indiana officials say funds are unavailable to join Illinois in a new highway bridge north of Vincennes over the Wabash River. Illinois plans a north line reconstruction of US 50, with a stub road toward Vincennes, awaiting federal road approval before surveys.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Illinois
Vincennes
Wabash River
State Highway Department
Carl E. Vogelgesang
Illinois Highway Department
Lawrenceville
R. R. Bartelsmyer
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Eugene Stocker
Forecast Rainy Weekend In State
Rainy weekend expected in Indiana with showers and thunderstorms moving in tonight and lingering through Sunday. Friday highs range from 1 to 85 across cities, while Sunday should see similar highs minus a three degree drop in the north. tonight’s lows 63 to 65, warmer than early today. Monday looks partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Evansville
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Carpenters Strike on Hammond Jobs Continues
In Hammond Indiana a carpenters strike against Lake County contractors persisted while smaller firms reached retroactive agreements. About 700 of 1500 striking workers, seeking a 25 cent hourly raise plus fringe benefits, saw settlements after the walkout began last Wednesday. The pay boost offered was 12 and a half cents.
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Hammond
Ind
Lake County
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Maine
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Margaret Gormley
Manus
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Troiano
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Kochian
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