Great Lakes region hit by storms and floods
Violent winds and heavy rain sweep the Great Lakes area causing floods near Lockport Illinois as a canal breach threatens 300 homes. A dam break in Big Run Creek worsens flooding between the canal and Illinois Waterway amid a heat wave and rain across Kansas Nebraska and Colorado.
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Plains
Lockport
Ill
South Dakota
Alleghenies
Rockies
Illinois-Michigan Canal
Illinois
Great Lakes Carbon Corp
Big Run
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Gromyko Named Red Ambassador To England
Moscow reports Andrei Gromyko to London as Russia named ambassador to Britain in a major diplomatic shift. Georgi Zarubin to Washington and Alexander S. Panyushkin to Beijing also named. Pushkin recalled from Berlin to deputy foreign minister. Observers expect possible high level East West talks.
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Moscow
U.P
Andrei A. Gromyko
Britain
Gromyko
Georgi Zarubin
United States
Alexander S. Panyushkin
Chinese Peoples Republic
Panyushkin
Gregory Pushkin
Berlin
Zarubin
London
Washington
Weather Summary From U S Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy and humid conditions with morning and afternoon readings. River stage at 6.4 feet and rising. Sunrise and sunset times listed. noon and 9 am observations noted.
Local Conditions Weather Summary
Yesterday's high reached 89 and the low dropped to 68 degrees. Precipitation measured 1.26 inches.
Forecast for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Partly cloudy warm and humid with occasional thundershowers tonight and Sunday. Low tonight 72 degrees. High Sunday 92. Indiana partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms and continued warmth. Low Saturday night 66 to 74. High Sunday 88 to 96 north and 88 to 96 south. Illinois partly cloudy with scattered showers, highs 82 to 96 central and south, 68 to 75 north. Street thermometer readings show 71 am, 36 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Heavy Rain Hits Attica and Wabash Valley Fires and Floods
Severe storms drenched Indiana on Friday night causing widespread minor damage and brief heat relief. Lightning damaged an electric transformer in Waynetown leaving the town dark. A fire destroyed a nearly new Attica home owned by Robert Ward amid 3.25 inches of rain in one hour. Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Logansport, South Bend, Tell City and Huntingburg reported flooding, power outages, and downed trees as temperatures plunged from the 90s to the low 70s.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Waynetown
Montgomery County
Robert Ward
Attica
Crawfordsville
Lafayette
U.S. 52
Wabash River
Marion
Logansport
South Bend
Tell City
Huntingburg
Heat Wave Hits Alabama With 101 Degree Highs
A blistering heat wave sent temperatures to 101 degrees across Alabama yesterday with no relief expected. Tuscaloosa and Mobile reached 101, Selma and Dothan 100, and Anniston was the coolest reporting city at 93 degrees, according to the U S Weather Bureau.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Mobile
U.S. Weather Bureau
Selma
Dothan
Anniston
Drought and Heat Grips Plains States Across Midwest
The mercury neared 100 degrees for a fourth day across South Dakota and Nebraska while the Weather Bureau warned of no relief. In Aberdeen S D the ministerial association urged weekend prayer sessions to end the drought as rainfall remained scarce. Dawson Nebraska saw a highway concrete section explode from heat, while La Junta Colorado faced an exhausted water supply and six pumps kept tanks full amid fears of fires.
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South Dakota
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Dakota
Aberdeen
S. D
Minsterial Assn
Dawson
Neb
la Junta
Colo
Colorado
Lightning hits Louise's Restaurant causes $3,000 fire
Louise's Restaurant at 1840 South Third Street was struck by lightning at 4 15 Saturday morning. The resulting basement fire caused about $3,000 in damage. Fire Companies 2 4 9 truck 4 and Assistant Chief Fischer responded to the alarm.
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Louise
South Third Street
Fischer
Truman Reveals Land Based Atomic Sub Engine Plan
President Truman announced at the keel laying for the USS Nautilus that a full size land based atomic submarine engine is nearly complete and will soon be tested. He noted the model could power a dry land plant and praised rapid progress by the Atomic Energy Commission and the navy since work began four years ago.
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Arco
Idaho
Merriman Smith
United Press
White
Truman
Atomic Energy Commis
Vigo Democrats elect Letzkus Vigo leader at meeting
Seventy five members of the Democratic City and County Committee met in Superior Court room No 2 and elected Lawrence V Letzkus as chairman of the Vigo delegation with Edward Everett as vice chairman and Frieda Terhorst as secretary. The delegation will stay at the Claypool and Lincoln Hotels as district caucuses approach the state convention. John H Beasley served as temporary chair before Letzkus took control and announced ongoing work on the state platform with broad input invited from qualified committees. Walter F Jones Jr urged the committee to consider existing public hearings as it refines the final draft.
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Superior Court Room
Lawrence V. Letzkus
Vigo
Edward Everett
Frieda Terhorst
Claypool
Lincoln
John H. Beasley
Letzkus
Democratic Platform Committee
Walter F. Jones Jr
Public Service Commission
Two Killed and Seven Hurt in Busseron Bridge Crash
A head on collision on the Busseron bridge east of Sullivan Friday night killed one person in each car and injured seven others. The dead are Dalton Lee Middleton 17 Hymera and Floyd D Edwards 35 Cleveland. Among the injured are Robert Aikman 63 Washington Ind his wife Emma 63 their daughter Jeanette Edwards 35 and Floyd Edwards son Dean 3. Aikman is listed critical. his son Larry also hurt was later admitted to hospital.
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Sullivan
Ind
Busseron Bridge
Dalton Lee Middleton
Hymera
Floyd D. Edwards
Cleveland
Robert Aikman
Washington
Emma
Jeanette Edwards
Floyd
Edwards
Dean
Middleton
Nea Funkhouser
Susan Hill
Montezuma
Aikman
Larry
Dragonfly Incident Sparks Lead Spill Injuries
In New York on June 14 a dragonfly frightened five year old Rose Appice into bumping her mother Marie Appice. The mother toppled a pot of molten lead used by a cable crew, causing lead to spill on three people who were treated at a hospital and released.
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New York
Rose Appice
Marie Appice
Alumni-Senior Ceremonies Open IS Tro College Commencement
Alumni and seniors opened the day with a 10 o'clock convocation in the Student Union auditorium featuring Dr. Walter P. Morgan, ex Terre Haute teacher and Indiana State professor, who spoke on What An Old Grad Knows About His Alma Mater. The 81st commencement for 605 students and 44 nurses is set for tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. on the Student Union lawn.
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Indiana State Teachers College
Walter P. Morgan
Terre Haute
Indiana State
Indianapolis
James A. George Rensselaer
Lawrence Eberly
Handel
Jeanine Pearsey
Rushville
Defense Rests In Trial of Pfc Waters
Defense rested in Vigo Circuit Court where Pfc. William J. Waters of Oyster Bay faces a manslaughter charge for the April death of C and E I Railroad conductor Paul Wendholt. Waters’ lawyer argued Wendholt’s heart condition, not the punch, caused death. testimony resumes Monday at 9 with a rebuttal witness and closing arguments to follow.
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Pfc
Wm. Waters
William J. Waters
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Vigo
Paul Wendholt
C. and
E.I
Waters
Wendholt
Nunn
Robert D. Solomon
Electric line accident claims Valparaiso man near Bluffton
Cody Maurer 46 of Valparaiso was working as a lineman on an electric construction project south of Bluffton when he touched a 6,900 volt line Friday and was fatally shocked.
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Bluffton
Ind
Cody Maurer
Valparaiso
Wife Indicted in Man's Slaying in Indianapolis
Marion county grand jury indicted 47 year old former Civic Theater actress Mrs. Eileen Barber on a manslaughter charge in the death of her husband Dr. Robert Barber an osteopath who died from wounds suffered April 20 She said a dispute over a foster son washing hands led to a push toward a buffet where a carving knife entered his back.
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Indianapolis
Marion County Grand Jury
Eileen Barber
Civic Theater
Robert Barber
Ingrid Bergman Daughter Testifies She Does Not Wish Visit
Thirteen-year-old Pia Lindstrom testifies she does not love or miss Ingrid Bergman and prefers living with her father. The judge weighs Ingrid Bergman plea to bring Pia to Rome for a summer visit amid opposition from ex-husband Peter Lindstrom. The girl, calmly spoke during a two hour hearing as Bergman awaits twins in Rome.
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Los Angeles
Pia Lindstrom
Ingrid Bergman
Italy
Pia
Mildred L. Lillie
Ingrid
Rome
Peter Lindstrom
Miss Bergman
Roberto Rossellini
Laura Breska
Teachers Talk Pay Increases
The Federation of Teachers gathered at the School Administration Building with 71 members to discuss the wage budget for the next term. Barbara Morgan presided as debate centered on degree and non degree classifications and proposed raises of 400 and 200 dollars. The group narrowly backed the 200 dollar across the board increase by a 29 to 42 vote amid debate over discrepancies between specials at 900 and non degrees at 200.
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Federation of Teachers
Barbara Morgan
Finland Pays Debts to Preserve Smooth Record
Washington reports Finland sent the United States 142,127.18 dollars to maintain its status as the only nation never to default on American postwar aid. Treasury details show 21,132.18 to cut the original 8.4 million debt to 7,442,304.54, with 120,995 allocated to interest. The payment funds educational ventures jointly run by the two countries.
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Washington
Finland
United States
Treasury
U.S
America
Deaths in Indiana crash claim man and stepdaughter
James Earl Walker, 34, of Southport, and his five year old step daughter Roberta Ann Pierce died Friday night when their car collided with a semi trailer on Ind 37 south of Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
James Earl Walker
Southport
Roberta Ann Pierce
Woman Saves Boy Hanging From Second Story Window
Mrs James Walsh in Dorchester acted fast as a six year old clung by fingertips from a second story window. She crossed a yard barrier and caught him just in time. Neither suffered injuries.
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Boston
James Walsh
Dorchester
McMahon Urges Mass H Bomb Production To Deter Russia
Senator Brien McMahon urged the AEC to mass produce hydrogen bombs, proposing thousands as battlefield weapons to deter war. He said the U S is nearing H bomb perfection and pressed for world disarmament, linking efforts to world peace and defense savings. He warned Stalin could match any gains if the U S falters.
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Washington
U.2
Brien McMahon
D.-Conn
Russia
McMahon
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Hartford
Conn
United States
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok
AEC
McMahan
Stalin
U S Regiments Repulse Chinese In Hill Battle
In Western Korea near Chorwon U S regiments repulsed a Chinese battalion and retook the T shaped hill group after a night assault. Allied air forces then wrecked a rebuilt North Korean airfield four miles east of Pyongyang with bombs and demolition explosives.
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Seoul
Korea
North Korea
U.S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
U. N
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
45Th Division
Chorwon
U.S. Eighth Army
New Prisoner Outbreaks On Kore Quelled
On KOJE ISLAND Korea June 14 US military police drove 500 defiant North Korean prisoners of war from a compound with tear gas today. They hauled away 15 leaders and freed 273 prisoners who said they were anti Communist. It was the third tear gas assault that day to quell Red defiance. Brig Gen Haydon L Boamer said the incidents were minor with no casualties.
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Koje Island
Korea
U.S
Haydon L. Boamer
Re-elect Marshall C. Of C. President
Leonard B. Marshall was re elected president of the Chamber of Commerce at the directors meeting at Hulman Lodge. It will be his second year as president. Anton Hulman and Salo J. Levite were re elected vice presidents with Ralph Llewellyn as treasurer, C. L. Shideler executive vice president, and Mrs. Pearl York Gibson secretary. Morris Blumberg was elected a new vice president.
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Leonard B. Marshall
Chamber of Commerce
Hulman Lodge
Anton Hulman
Salo J. Levite
Ralph Llewellyn
C. L. Shideler
Pearl York Gibson
Morris Blumberg
Truman presses federal civil rights program at Howard
President Truman reiterates demand for a federal civil rights program backed by full government power. In a Howard University commencement speech to about 15 000, he argues the federal government must defend rights under the Constitution. Reactions vary in Congress with some critics accusing him of political maneuvering.
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Truman
Washington
Howard University
Ment
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Sen
Ellender
D.-La
Men. McClellan
D.-Ark
Sen. Mundt
R.-S.d
Sen. Lehman
D.-Lib
N.Y
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