Seven Die On Mud Slick Highway In Illinois Crash
A fiery head on collision on U S 36 near Tuscola Illinois killed seven people including four young girls. The two drivers Rosalee Ann Bragg 21 Atwood and Joseph Bode Harmon 58 Forsyth died along with five passengers. Police cited mud and rain creating a slick surface and say neither car was traveling fast. Deputy Leon Gale witnessed a ball of fire rising fifty feet after the crash.
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Tuscola
Ill
UPI
Leon Gale
Douglas County
U. S. 36
Here
Rosalee Ann Bragg
Atwood
Joseph Bode Harmon
Forsyth
Esther Harmon
Harmons
Greta
Agnes Pistorius
Connie Bean
Double Threat Seen in Russia Berlin Proposal
Geneva June 12 UPI Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refused to withdraw the new Russian ultimatum on Berlin and said the Western plan amounted to an ultimatum itself. He warned the West against occupation rights in West Berlin and free access through East Germany. Secretary Herter urged clarification and a private negotiating session was set for Monday as talks continued.
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Geneva
UPI
Andrei Gromyko
Berlin
Gromyko
Russia
West Berlin
East Germany
Christian Herter
Selwyn Lloyd
Herter
Herter-Gromyko
Pleasant Weekend Forecast Lifts After Weekend Rain
The weatherman predicts clearing skies in the north and south with showers or thundershowers ending tonight. Lafayette reports over 1.7 inches in 48 hours, Indianapolis nearly 2.4 inches, and a five day outlook shows 2 to 4 degrees above normal highs with a warm but cooler weekend.
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Lafayette
Indianapolis
Evansville
Princeton Man Named FTC Head
President Eisenhower named Earl W. Kintner of Princeton Indiana as chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. Kintner is a new member of the commission and a former general counsel of the FTC.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Earl W. Kintner
Princeton
Ind
Federal Trade Commission
Kintner
FTC
Three Charged With Murder of Man at Mattoon
Three men face murder charges in the fatal beating and robbery of a Mattoon packing plant owner. Earl Hanson and Billy Pethel, both arraigned and bound over to the grand jury, are held without bond. Dale Scott is also slated for arraignment as investigators pursue the homicide case.
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Charleston
Coles County
Mattoon
Earl W. Hanson
Robinson, Ill
Billy Dean Pethel
West York
Robinson
Hanson
Pethel
Crawford County
Robert Stewart
William Cox
Paul Smith
Scott
YOUTH PUT ON PROBATION IN Dyer Act CASE
Thomas Lloyd Thomson aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Jacob H Thomson of 2605 South Twelfth Street was placed on three years probation after pleading guilty to violating the Dyer act. He had been free on $1000 bond and faced charges of transporting a stolen 1959 model car from Terre Haute to Casey Illinois on April 3, as alleged by FBI agents.
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Danville
Ill
Thomas Lloyd Thomson
Jacob H. Thomson
South Twelfth Street
U. S. District Court
Thomson
FBI
Terre Haute
Casey
Fil
McElroy to unveil U S defense plan before Senate
Defense secretary Neil McElroy previews a master plan to shield the United States from bomber and missile attacks. He and two aides will brief the Senate Armed Services Committee behind closed doors as part of a broader Capitol briefing that also covers wheat policy and foreign aid debates.
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Washington
Neil H. McElroy
Congress
United States
McElroy
Senate Armed Services Committee
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Eisenhower
U. S
Rape Confessions In Trial Spotlight
In Tallahassee on June 12 a deputy sheriff testified that Ollie Stoutamire, 16, confessed all four youths involved had relations with a white Florida A&M freshman who said she was attacked seven times after a knife was placed to her throat. The trial continued as the defense challenged the confession and the judge allowed the sheriff to recount statements made after arrest.
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Tallahassee, Fla
W. W. Slappey
Ollie Stoutamire
Florida A&m
W. May Walker
Stoutamire
Slappey
William Hopkins
River Weather and Stage Readings Report
The report notes sunrise at 5 23 and sunset with river stage at 5 4 feet rising. Times listed include 6 am 7 noon 9 am 2 pm and a 73 reading. The data reflects daily daily weather and river conditions.
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight and Saturday with highs around 82 today in Indiana. Terre Haute and vicinity expect showers or thundershowers, cooler tonight, highs near 78 on Saturday. Illinois weather mostly clear to partly cloudy with cooler tonight and fair Saturday. temperatures range from the 60s to low 70s in the north and 60s in the south.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Castro reshuffles Cuban cabinet amid land reform clash
Fidel Castro replaced five ministers including agriculture as opposition to land reform grows. The cabinet move follows threats of resignations over reform details. The United States voiced serious concern over compensation to U S investors amid the dispute.
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Fulgencio Batista
United States
U. S. State Department
U. S
Eisenhower Grants Three Day Fourth Of July Holiday
President Eisenhower signed an executive order giving federal employees a three day holiday over the Fourth of July weekend. With July 4 on a Saturday the day off will be Friday July 3 enabling a long break for federal workers nationwide.
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Washington
UPD
Eisenhower
Nationalists' Island Shelled By Red Chinese
The Nationalist Defense Ministry said shore batteries and a Communist junk shelled Kaoteng Island in the Matsu group. The junk withdrew after a 10 minute duel as Nationalist artillery replied. Kaoteng lies about six and a half miles from the mainland.
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Taipei
Formosa
Matsu Complex
Nationalist
Defense Ministry
Liu Hoh-tu
Kaetong
Matsu
Quemoy Island
Reds
Liu
Kaoteng
Matsu Group
Population Up in U S May 1 Estimate 176 Million
The U S population stood at an estimated 176 665 000 on May 1 per the Census Bureau. This marks an increase of 3 077 000 or 18 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
U. S
Census Bureau
Suit Dismissed In Clay Court Fluoridation Case
Proponents of the anti fluoridation movement in Terre Haute sought dismissal of their injunction suit in Clay County Circuit Court. Judge Robert Stewart denied a continuance and kept the June 17 trial date. A new injunction suit is planned for next week.
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Terre Haute
Clay County
Robert Stewart
Frank Crawford
Ernest C. Cordell
Edward J. Willis
Harvey Fisher
Crawford
Brazil
Kenneth Miller
Stewart
Vigo County
Cordell
Vigo Superior Court
Clay Circuit
Probers Denounce Ex-Prosecutor in County Inquiry
The Senate Rackets Committee wrapped a probe into gambling and vice in Lake County. Chairman John L. McClellan labeled former Lake County prosecutor Metro Holovachka as "an operating part of the criminal syndicate" for his alleged role in vice and gambling. Holovachka denied aiding Chicago criminals and did not account for over 327000 dollars in cash. He earned up to 12000 dollars a year in public service.
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Washington
Lake County
Senate Rackets Committee
John L. McClellan
D.-Ark
Metro Holovachka
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
McClellan
Holovachka
Nervous first test ends in successful driver's license pass
Sharon Asher, Dallas resident, takes her first drivers license test. A highway patrolman records faults but later proclaims a pass. She exclaims relief and jokes she may never drive again.
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Dallas
Tex
Sharon Asher
Sharon
Rubber Workers Strike Settled At Firestone Plant Tie In
Cleveland reports a 58 day strike by 18 000 rubber workers across eight cities ending with signed agreements between United Rubber Workers and Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Negotiations produced a five year pension plan and a two year master contract with minor language adjustments. Workers will receive monthly pension credits of 2 40 per year of service before last January and 2 50 per year afterward.
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Cleveland
United Rubber Workers and
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Goodyear
UAW
J. E. Trainer
B. F. Goodrich Co
Labor report shows rise in Vigo County employment
The Indiana Employment Security Division reports about 40 500 workers employed in Vigo County at end May, just 500 below May 1958 and up 1 100 since March. About 600 production workers returned after an 11 week dispute and 500 more joined due to seasonal needs in construction and metal products. Unemployment stands at 3 000 or 600 below last year.
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Indiana Employment Security Division
Vigo County
IESD
Joe E. Petty
Petty
Question School Fund Expenditures
The State Board of Accounts reported in Indianapolis that more than 16000 of the building fund was used to buy roll-away bleachers at Springfield Two and 10206 for cafeteria equipment. An additional 12885 covered items like lounge furniture stage furniture and painting. Auditor notes cover Jan 1955 to Dec 1968. ex trustee Lester R. Smith replaced by Vance L. Amstutz. no charges filed.
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Indianapolis
Springfield
Allen County
State Board of Accounts
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