Diet Rises Beef Shipments as Price Controls Endure
Washington reports price director Michael DiSalle cites higher cattle shipments to major stockyards as good news for controls. Charles Wilson and President Truman back the move to keep the beef price on the hoof, with McFarland signaling a national broadcast to defend firm economic controls. A Maybank inquiry into a possible beef shortage is announced as Senate and House committees push work across banking and defense topics.
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Washington
Michael DiSalle
Denver
DiSalle
Charles E. Wilson
Truman
Wilson
Senate
McFarland
Arizona
C.S.T
Maybank
D.-S.c
Senate House Committee On
Joint Committee
House
Family Dies at Crossing in Michigan City (Wisconsin Family Crash)
Four members of the Eannelli family from Redgranite Wisconsin were killed when their car struck the second engine of a two engine freight train on US 20 four miles east of Michigan City Indiana. Anthony Bannelli aged 21 died later at hospital along with Massemino Eannelli 45 Anna Carmela Eannelli 40 and George 15. The car was moving at 60 to 65 mph as they hurried home from Lansing toward a graduation. A flasher signal was working but the driver did not see the train until moments before impact. The car hit the engine at an angle and the occupants died instantly.
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Michigan City
Ind
Wisconsin
Michigan State University
Anthony Bannelli
Massemino Eannelli
Anna Carmela Eannelli
Redgranite
Wis
George
James McKee
Eannelli
Lansing
Mich
Weather Snapshot For Local Area
Fair and cooler conditions with morning low 62. Daytime high near 73. Sunrise 5 23, sunset 8 18. River stage steady at 4.9 feet. Winds light from the northeast.
Local conditions record
Yesterday's high reached 77 degrees with a low of 61. Precipitation measured at 0.10 inch.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity Weather Update
Fair and cooler tonight in Terre Haute and vicinity, followed by a fair and warmer Thursday. Low temperatures range around 54 to 58, with highs about 75 to 82. Illinois shows mostly fair skies through Thursday with cooler air moving in tonight, and noted regional lows of 50 to 55 northwest and 54 to 58 southeast, highs 80 to 85. Street thermometer reads 63 at 6 am and 75 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Indianapolis Tragedy Ends in Wife Slaying and Suicide
A 61 year old construction engineer Alvin C Rasmussen killed his wife at their home on Central Ave Indianapolis then went to his son’s home in Oaklandon and shot his son and a grandson before killing himself State police recovered Rasmussen's body at the son James Rasmussen 32 The younger Rasmussen and his grandson were hospitalized in critical condition No motive given neighbors described him as quiet. The incident began in Indianapolis and ended on the north side residential district.
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Indianapolis
Alvin C. Rasmussen
James Rasmussen
Oaklandon
Rasmussen
James, Jr
Louis Savold bout postponed due to rain in New York
The 15 round prize fight between Joe Louis and Lee Savold in New York was postponed for 24 hours at noon today because of rain and threatening weather.
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New York
Joe Louis
Lee Savold
Calkins Free on $5,000 Bond
Harry Calkins, former Indianapolis newspaperman and ex secretary to Mayor Robert Tyndall, was released on 5000 bond in Nashville after allegedly stabbing his brother Clinton 11 times during a drinking bout. Autopsy confirmed the multiple stab wounds and officials cite a boisterous altercation and an attempt to fetch sleeping pills as context.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harry Calkins
Indianapolis
Calkins
Robert Tyndall
Clinton T. Calkins
Davidson County
J. Carlton Loser
Nashville Bank
Clinton
Loser
Calvns
Body of Lieut. Smith Arrives for Terre Haute Burial
The body of Lt Myron D. Smith 26 Terre Haute man killed in Korea arrives in San Francisco aboard the Rutgers Victory and will be moved to Terre Haute for rites. Son of Mrs Alfred Haywood he served with the 24th Infantry Division and flew 160 missions in World War II before graduating from Indiana State Teachers College in 1948.
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Myron D. Smith
Terre Haute
San Francisco
Alfred Haywood
North Fifth Street
Smith
24Th Infantry Division
Indiana
India
China
Indiana State Teachers College
Rutgers Victory
Iranian border clash raises tensions after soldier dies
Tehran reports an Iranian frontier patrolman was killed by Russians east of the Caspian border amid rising anti foreign sentiment. The incident comes as talks near Abadan address nationalization of Anglo Iranian Oil Company assets.
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Russ
Tehran
Iran
Iranian Frontier Patrol
Caspian Sea
Francis Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Shepherd
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Persian Gulf
Abadan
Associated Press
Fred Zusy
Mossadegh
Ex-Australia premier Joseph Chifley dies at 65
Joseph Benedict Chifley, 65, former Australian Labor Party premier who led the country from 1945 to 1949, died of a heart attack in Canberra. Rail worker to prime minister, he remained simple in style, enjoying gardening and reading. he became Australia’s youngest locomotive engineer at 24 and entered Parliament in 1928.
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Canberra
Australia
U.P
Joseph Benedict Chifley
Labor Party
Chifley
Saber Jets Crash In Air injures Two Pilots
Providence June 13 two Air Force Saber jets collided in the air during maneuvers with the 33rd Fighter Interceptor Wing. Parachuting pilots Lt M A Corba 23 Belleville Ohio and Lt L R Kirby 24 Burlington Vermont were injured after landing in a field near Abbott Run. Corba veteran of the Korean air war.
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Providence
R. I
Air Force
Abbott Run
M. A. Corba
Belleville
L. R. Kirby
Burlington
Corba
Vigo County Considers New Welfare Office Quarters
Vigo County Council will hold a special session on June 25 to approve rental and adjustments for new Welfare Department quarters. A joint committee recommends leasing the second floor of the Bowsher Building at 509 Ohio Street and the Ernest Reiman Building at 507 Ohio Street for three years or longer at 125 dollars per month each. The move follows the Bowsher Insurance Agency purchase of 509 Ohio Street ground floor and August 4 possession demand.
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Vigo County Department of Public Welfare
Vigo County Council
Welfare Department
Bowsher
Ohio Street
Ernest Reiman
Bowsher Insurance Agency
Banks
the Wabash Association
Court House
Vigo County Civil Defense praised for air raid drill results
Mayor Ralph Tucker lauded the Vigo County Civil Defense Council for last Sundays air raid drill. He credited John Lamb and council aides for precision planning and efficiency and extended congratulations to local company managers and plant facilities for their cooperation, with continued coverage on page 2.
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Vigo County Civil Defense Council
Ralph Tucker
John Lamb
Civil Defense Director
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Straw-Steel Division
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Indiana Gas and Chemical Company
Columbian Enameling
North
Weston Paper and Manufacturing Company
Terre Haute
Smith-Alsop Paint and Varnish Company
Home Packing Company
Pennsylvania
Terre Haute Youth Wounded in Korea
Mr and Mrs Emmett G Berry 2121 Sycamore street received official word from the Defense Department that their son Pfc Emmett Clifford Berry 19 of the US Marine Corps was wounded in action in Korea on June 6 No details were given He enlisted in September last year and served in Korea since January He attended Gerstmeyer Technical High School before enlisting.
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Emmett G. Berry
Sycamore Street
Department of Defense
Pfc
Emmett Clifford Berry
U.S. Marine Corps
Korea
Berry
Marine Corps
Gerstmeyer Technical High School
Allied Push on Pyongyang Opens New Front in Korea
From Tokyo reports say Red forces are withdrawing from Pyongyang as UN tank and infantry units press from Chorwon and Kumhwa toward the city. Allied air power hit retreating Chinese and disrupted the Pyongyang airstrip while patrols probe along a 70 mile front with light to moderate resistance.
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Tokyo
U.P
Pyonggang
Iron Triangle
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Alre
Sala
8Th Army
Wonsan
Reds
Kumsong
New Blockade Threat Looms Over Berlin Exports
Russians halted hundreds of west Berlin export shipments in defiance of allied protests. Western officials warned of retaliatory cuts to East German supplies if Moscow persists. The dispute centers on a Russian rule demanding origin of strategic raw materials before goods can leave through the Soviet zone.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Germany
United States
Britain
France
Jets land in Czechoslovakia amid Cold War fears
Two American F-84 Thunderjets vanished on a routine training flight over Germany and crash landed in Czechoslovakia. Officials warned the incident could allow Soviet copies of the jet. The planes departed from Biebelstadt Air Base near the Russian zone border. The pilots were an American officer and a Norwegian trainee.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
U.P
Czechoslovakia
Siberia
Biebelstadt
U.S
Triad of Vigo County Drownings Claims Two More
Two youths Louis L Bridgewater 11 of West Terre Haute and Sam Holley 21 of 1335 Fifth Avenue drowned Tuesday afternoon while fishing in Vigo County. Bridgewater died in a pond near Ferguson Hill, Holley northwest of the city near Otter Creek in the Wabash River. Bridgewater's body was recovered. Holley's search continued. Earlier May 19 saw Wallace Taulbee 16 drown in a Seelyville strip mine pit. Sheriff and state police recovered Bridgewater after a 16 foot depth search. Holley and two companions were in a rowboat when the boat swamped. Holley did not reach shore. The three were fishing with a trotline near the river. Holley’s companions gave statements to officers. Bridgewater is survived by his parents, a sister Beverly June, five brothers, and grandparents. Burial in Bethesda cemetery. Continued on Page 2.
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Sam Holley
Fifth Avenue
Louis L. Bridgewater
Ferguson Hill
Holley
Wabash River
Bridgewater
West Terre Haute
R. R
West
Terre Haute
Otter Creek
Vigo County
Wallace Taulbee
Buckeye Street
Seelyville
John Trierweiler
James Elliott
Young Bridgewater
Jimmie Trench
Wayne Frazier
Jerry Weir
William Maxwell
Ellis DeBord
Donald Bavenschulte
Trierweiler
Beverly June
Gayle, Jr
Charles
Jerry Wayne
Paul
David
Charles Bridgewater
R.A. 3
Bedine Chapel
A. G. Simmons
Bethesda Cemetery
Duane Bailey
First Avenue
Robert Noble
Fourteenth
Aly Khan to Visit United States for Ten-Day Stay
Prince Aly Khan, estranged husband of Rita Hayworth, is expected in Washington for a ten day visit with a full entourage. He will arrive June 26 and stay at the Wardman Park Hotel, traveling from Paris on personal business according to the Times Herald.
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Washington
Prince Aly Khan
Rita Hayworth
Times-Herald
Arive
Wardman Park
Herald
Paris
Red Chinese leaders vow to press Korean War losses mount
Taipei reports say top Communist leaders met in Manchuria to decide to continue the Korean War despite rising Chinese casualties. They allegedly ordered stricter front supervision and court martial for surrendering units as Nationalist intelligence tallies 1,300,000 Chinese casualties.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.P
China
National Defense Min
Try
Manchuria
Nie Ing-Chen
Lin Piao
Korea
Kao Kang
Mahjo
Fukien
Packing Plant Workers Walk Off Over Efficiency Changes
About 400 employees at Home Packing Company refused to work on Wednesday citing illness to protest changes introduced by an efficiency expert. The walkout occurred near the plant at 400 North First Street with no picket line. Union president Floyd Dillon said workers would not return before Thursday. Management declined to comment. The sickness could continue until the efficiency man is removed, as a new bonus or piece work plan is set up by the company. Two grievance sessions preceded the stoppage. Workers reported for duty at 7 am and left about 7:15 am.
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Home Packing Company
North First Street
Floyd Dillon
Robert S. Scott
Forced labor expulsions in Hungary and Poland
Gen. Lucius D. Clay says large segments of Hungary and Poland are being shipped to forced labor in Soviet concentration camps. He warns Communist leaders use the expulsions to wipe out the middle class in the region.
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New York
Hungary
Poland
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
Japan seeks ILO membership as Germany is readmitted
June 13 in Geneva Japan formally applied for membership in the International Labour Organization. The same session marked Germany’s readmission to ILO membership.
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Geneva
Japan
Internation Labor Organiation
I.L.O
Germany
British Wife Smuggles 3 Day Front Visit to Korea Front
Mrs. Benita Lassetter 27 wife of Capt. Matthew Lassetter 29 of the Northumberland Fusiliers spent four days with her husband at the front in Korea and Tokyo after an unauthorized journey. She traveled by hitchhiking planes both ways and returned home to Roque Brune in southern France.
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Tokyo
Korea
Benita Lassetter
Matthew Lassetter
The
Northumberland Fusilliers
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Philadelphia
New York State
International
Fredonia
Continental Congress
U. S. Weather Bureas
Lieut. Smith
T.H. Man
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Tucker
Earnest Hoberecht
Aly
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