Fire Destroys Nine Shops After Big Wabash Fire
An afternoon blaze at Jane Hall on Wabash Avenue caused an estimated 150 000 to 200 000 dollars in damage to nine business houses and four offices. Officials traced the fire to a wrapping table possibly from a forgotten cigarette. Firemen battled flames from 5 26 p m until about 6 30 p m as smoke and heat damaged adjacent shops including Jack and Jill Shop Overfelt Camera Shop Vanity Shoe Store and Ten Pins Bowling Alleys. An investigation was scheduled with Captain Joe Reeves and assistants.
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Jane Hall
Wabash Avenue
John Dolan
Dolan
Jack and Jill
Frank Klamt
Joe Reeves
Say McManus
Klamt
Norman Fesler
Joseph P. Hurwitz
Hurwitz
Jack and Jill Shop
Overfelt Camera Shop
Vanity Shoe Store
Ten Pins Bowling Alleys
Sixth Street
Deming
Mrs McCoy Convicted in Indiana Theft Case
Mrs. Margaret Annabelle McCoy was found guilty in Vigo County Circuit Court of receiving stolen goods tied to a Jan 18 Woolworth burglary. Judge Criss sentenced her to Indiana Women's Prison for one to ten years with a suspended $10 fine and costs and two years disfranchisement. she plans an appeal.
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Margaret Annabelle McCoy
Plum Street
Vigo County
Indiana Women’s Prison
Indianapolis
Herbert R. Criss
Max Alsup
Hubert Lee Shipley, Jr
Kesler
Wabash Avenue
Man Seized in Killing at Mattoon
A 31 year old Robinson man Earl W Hanson was arrested in Robinson after an all night police vigil. Hanson a painter and ex convict was held for Mattoon authorities in connection with the fatal beating of a packinghouse proprietor in Mattoon. He was questioned at Crawford County jail and described as armed and dangerous. Continued on Page 11 Column 5.
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Robinson
Mattoon
Earl W. Hanson
Hanson
Crawford County
Robert Stewart
Han
Action Sought On Sections of Labor Measure
The House Labor Committee moved to push a reform bill focused on corruption and abuses in the labor management field. It rejects both labor sweetness demands and management driven Taft Hartley revisions, postponing any Taft Hartley amendment for further study to avoid yearlong controversy.
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Washington
UPD
House Labor Committee
House
Democratic
Senate
Painful Kiss Turns to Crash Near Pittsburgh Airport
A driver lost control trying to kiss his girlfriend while driving from Greater Pittsburgh Airport. The car struck two utility poles, and the girlfriend suffered a forehead wound requiring 14 stitches after the driver’s false teeth flew free in the impact.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
Wiley High Graduation Tonight at Indiana Teachers College
Wiley High School holds commencement in the Student Union Building on the Indiana State Teachers College campus at 8 p m. The class of 183 seniors includes 100 girls and 83 boys with three service veterans receiving diplomas. Valedictorian Pamela Smith and salutatorian Lewis Pringle lead the graduates in a program directed by Leslie E Bain.
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Wiley High School
Indiana State Teachers College
Pamela Smith
Lewis Pringle
Leslie E. Bain
Robert Ayars Jr
Byron Rutledge
Vera Wright
Sylvia *Iston
Youngster dies after near-drowning at local lake
Indianapolis reports the death of Jimmy Miller eight years old after he was pulled unconscious from Westwood Country Club lake. Doctors performed chest incision and heart massage but could not save him.
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Indianapolis
Jimmy Miller
General Hospital
Westwood Country Club
Favor Greater Union Support In Torch Drive
A resolution by the United Fund labor participation committee urges AFL-CIO members to pledge one hour's pay per month for 12 months to the federated campaign. Burton Mains, Labor Council president, presided and indicated the council will likely act favorably. Downey urges support. Continued on Page 3.
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United Fund
UF Labor Participation Committee
Vigo County
Woman Dies After Fall From Hospital Window
Mrs Gertrude Rowetter sixty four died at Memorial Hospital in South Bend after falling from a fourth floor window. Police theorized she removed a screen and leaned out then fell. She had been admitted June 1 for surgery.
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South Bend
Ind
Uhril
Gertrude Rowetter
Memorial Hospital
Eisenhower Proclaims Flag Day Observance
President Eisenhower proclaims next Sunday as Flag Day and urges Americans to display the flag at home. The announcement was released from Washington on June 11.
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Washington
Upi
Eisenhower
Black College Coed Describes Night of Assault by Four Whites
A 19 year old Black coed from Florida A and M testified before an all white jury that four white youths held a knife to her throat and beat her seven times after a spring formal. She said she surrendered to their demands fearing fatal harm, while the defense claimed partial consent. The case carries possible electrocution if convicted without mercy.
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Tallahasse
Florida A&m Negro College
Florida
Court Business Booming New Regime Cracking Down
City Clerk Joseph Pipp reported five months of 1959 City Court receipts reached a record 18 285 75 dollars, up about 4 000 from the same period a year earlier. Chief Deputy Bea Lutes noted January through May totals doubled 1958, with March and April rising as well. Drunken driving fines drove much of the increase from 44 DWI convictions, far above last year’s 29, Deputy Prosecutor Charles McCrory said. Continued on page 3, column 1.
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Howard Stevens
Joseph Pipp
Pipp
Bea Lutes
Charles McCrory
Empl oy es Declared Owners of Airlines
The Supreme Court granted Lake Central employees unqualified ownership of their airline, ending nearly seven years of litigation with North Central Airlines. North Central had sought to acquire Lake Central, but the CAB ruled merger not in the public interest in July 1957, and the decision was appealed.
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Washington
UPD
Supreme Court
Lake Central
North Central Airlines
North Central
Lake Central Line
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Union Rejects Industry Offer Over Wage Freeze
The United Steelworkers rejected an industry bid to drop a one year wage freeze in exchange for eight contract changes to boost efficiency. USW president David J. McDonald denounced the plan as industrial blackmail, keeping the strike deadline less than three weeks away.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
R. Conrad Cooper
U. S. Steel Corp
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Local Weather Summary Yesterday
Highest temperature 79 degrees recorded yesterday and lowest 68 degrees last night. Precipitation totaled 0.92 inches.
Weather Forecast for Terre Haute and Surrounding Areas
Partly cloudy warm and humid conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers through Friday. Tonight lows around 68, highs near 8 Friday. Saturday remains warm and humid with additional thundershowers. Indiana Illinois forecasts show similar warmth and chances of showers with temperatures around 70s during the day. Sunset at 8 13 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Herter Pleads With Gromyko To Save Berlin Talks
Secretary of State Christian Herter traveled to Andrei Gromyko’s office to urge Russia to withdraw the Berlin ultimatum and avoid deadline pressure. He warned talks would fail if pressure or duress were used and he was joined by Livingston Merchant, Selwyn Lloyd, and Maurice Couve de Murville in discussions. East Berlin rumblings of a possible blockade added tension as the showdown loomed.
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Stewart Hensley
Geneva
Christian Herter
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Herter
Gromyko
Livingston Merchant
Selwyn Lloyd
Maurice Couve de Murville
East Berlin
Mansfield Lake Recreation Area Gains Approval
Indiana officials announce a major recreation plan at Mansfield Dam and Reservoir. Col. Charles C. Noble says over 700 acres will be developed for public access and a 425 acre peninsula, with camping, picnics, cabins, boating launches, and a possible beach.
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Mansfield Lake
Turkey Run State Park
Ind
Mansfield Dam
Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission
Mansfield Reservoir
Charles C. Noble
Louisville
Corps of Engineers
State Conservation Commission
Parke County
Convertible stickered at Cape Canaveral from used rocket parts
A 1956 convertible at the Air Force missile test center bears a bumper sticker reading Made at Cape Canaveral from used rocket parts. The note highlights the reuse of rocket components at the launch facility located in Cape Canaveral Florida.
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Cape Canaveral
Fia
UPI
Air Force Missile Test Center
Jurist Drymalski Indicted Over Bail Bond Scheme
Chief Justice Raymond P. Drymalski, named in a $250000 Chicago bail bond scandal indictment, will take a leave of absence to defend himself. He and seven others face charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice and defraud the city and Cook County by signing orders vacating bond forfeitures.
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Chicago
Raymond P. Drymalski
Drymalski
Wedensday
Cook County
A. L. Marovitz
Earns High School Diploma Despite Serious Handicap
Jerry McClain, 19, of Indianapolis Manual High School, has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair since age 10. Through a two way communication system linked by telephone, he completed diploma requirements and earned a scholarship as outstanding male student.
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Hortense Myers
Indianapolis
UPI
Jerry McClain
Indianapolis Manual High School
Millowe
Jerry
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R. W. Bennett
Leo Deming
John Holmes
Art Seely
Charles
John Kesler
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