Britain Hopes for Berlin Compromise as Talks Continue
Geneva June 15 UPI The United States and France yielded to British pressure to keep East West negotiations alive despite a Soviet ultimatum forcing West Berlin action. Britain pressed for a brief recess to make progress toward a summit while Selwyn Lloyd warned talks cannot be indefinitely protracted. Lloyd voiced belief acceptable arrangements to safeguard West Berlin freedom exist, and Herter met French Foreign Minister Couve de Murville amid plans to avoid hasty end to talks.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
France
West Berlin
Britain
Selwyn Lloyd
Berlin
Lloyd
London
Christian A. Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Russia
Long argues illegal confinement in Galveston hospital
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana testifies in District Court in Galveston seeking habeas corpus relief from John Saly Hospital He alleges he was drugged and brought there against his will while his wife seeks his confinement and a sanity hearing looms Texas jurisdiction and hospital holding are disputed.
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Galveston
Tex
Earl Long
Louisiana
Texas
New Orleans
Long
Levy
Governor Long
L. D. Goddard
University of Texas Hospital
Louisiana National Guard
Fire says Ocean Layer in Atlantic rescue search
A 98 crew rescue 500 miles offshore after fire swept the Ocean Layer while laying a transatlantic cable. Ten AT&T workers including Ogden D Gensemer of Summit N J were aboard. two crew remained aboard until the Flavia spotted them. The ship was part of a 40 million dollar project with West German and French service. The ship may be replaced.
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London
Atlantic
United States
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ogden D. Gensemer
Summit
N. J
At&t
France
A. MacPherson Ross
Ross
West Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
Netherlands
Spain
Italy
New York
Father Kills 3 Children and Wounds Self in Gladwin
A 26 year old father Acel L Edick killed his three children Gary 5 Gloria 2 and Gayle 14 months with a single barrel shotgun then wounded himself in the head with a .22 rifle after an argument with his wife Wedda Jane 25 near Gladwin Michigan Deputies say the wife and her parents found the scene at the Edick farm house after she fled to relatives nearby.
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Gladwin. Mich
Gladwin County
Acel L. Edick
Gary
Gloria
Gayle
Edick
Wedda Jane
Fire devastates Gary home after blaze roars through rear
A $50,000 fire tore through a Gary residence on June 15 destroying the rear section and blowing out the structure. No injuries were reported as firefighters battled the flames and secured the scene.
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Gary
Ind
Saa
May Industrial Output Reaches All Time High
The Federal Reserve Board announced industrial output rose in May to a new all time high, up four percent from the 1957 pre recession peak. The index reached 152 percent of the 1947 49 average with April revised to 150. Durable goods led the expansion as employment and consumer spending increased.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Indiana Cities Win Pedestrian Safety Awards
Washington June 15 Four Indiana cities won top awards in the American Automobile Association pedestrian safety contest. Indianapolis topped its 200,000 to 500,000 population class and South Bend led the 100,000 to 200,000 bracket. Anderson tied for second in the 50,000 to 100,000 group, while Bloomington tied for third in the 25,000 to 50,000 class.
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Washington
American Automobile Assn
Indiana
Indianapolis
South Bend
Anderson
Bloomington
Tearful Affair Spurs Hostage Crisis at Oahu Prison
Tear gas ended an uprising in Oahu Prison on Sunday after a guard was held by about six inmates for around 40 minutes. Local authorities responded swiftly to restore order and secure the guarded wing.
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Honolulu
Oahu
Two Children Killed as Car Hits Bridge Abutment Near Columbus
A car crash three miles east of Columbus on Ind. 46 killed 10 year old Juanita K Moss and 6 month old Bret L Burton when the right side of the vehicle was sheared off. Also injured were 24 year old Mrs Raymond J Burton, 4 year old Billy Perry, and nephews Jimmy Moss and Dale Moss. They were taken to Bartholomew County Hospital.
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Columbus
Here
Ind
Juanita K. Moss
Bret L. Burton
Rt. 2
Raymond J. Burton
Ex Gov Harriman Reported in Urals
Averell Harriman former governor of New York arrived Sunday in Sverdlovsk on his tour of the Soviet Union according to London dispatches dated June 15 8 W.
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Harriman
Urals
London
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Ural
Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Dunes National Monument Hearing Before Senators
In Chesterton Indiana supporters and opponents debated a proposed 5000 acre Dunes National Monument before U S senators Gruening and Moss. About 500 people attended as 12 favored the park citing beauty and shifted port plans. opponents urged industrial growth and port development.
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Chesterton
Ind
Dunes National Monument
Indiana
U. S
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Frank Moss
Utah
Coronado Lodge
Dunes
Washington
Senate
Paul Douglas
D.ill
Save
Ogden Dunes
Save the Dunes Council
Avery Graven
University of Chicago
Moss and Gruening
Wampler Probes Move of Wabash Plant Machinery
Representative Fred Wampler of Indiana says he is investigating reports that machinery at the Wabash River Ordnance Works near Newport may be moved to Holston Tennessee. He warned the Army against transfers that could hurt the plant’s future work prospects and spoke with Army Secretary Wilber M. Brucker and House Armed Services Chair Carl Vinson.
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Washington
Fred Wampler
D-Ind
Army
Holston
Wilber M. Brucker
Carl Vinson
Paper gowns to be used at Brooke Army Medical Center
Patients in hospitals may sleep in paper gowns on paper sheets and be treated by doctors and nurses wearing paper uniforms if tests at Brooke Army Medical Center prove successful.
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San Antonio
Brooke Army Medical Center
Noted Terre Haute Jeweler T S Biggs Dies at 72
T S Biggs longtime Terre Haute jeweler dies at 7 p m Sunday after apparent heart attack at his home 1448 South Twentieth Street He operated a downtown store for 52 years at 706 Wabash Avenue Biggs was known as a lapidarist and horologist member of Social Lodge 86 F and AM Terre Haute Chapter 8 Royal Arch Masons and Indiana Jewelers Association Funeral services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Cross Funeral Home with Masonic rites burial in Highland Lawn cemetery Continued on Page 2 Column 4
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T. S. Biggs
the Cross Funeral
Social Lodge No. 86
F&am
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Mason Biggs
South Twentieth Street
Terre Haute
Wabash Avenue
Biggs
American Gemological Association
Indiana Jewelers Association
Royal Arch Masons
Serre
Flying doctors depart for Alaska from Great Falls
Forty small planes carrying about 120 physicians and their families left Great Falls Montana today for Alaska. The group, members of the Flying Physicians Association, demonstrates the mobility of the flying doctors as they embark on the mass flight.
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Great Falls
Mont
Alaska
Flying Physicians Assn
National Officers to Attend VFW State Convention
Frank G. Hahn of Union City New Jersey judge advocate general and Louis G. Feldmann of Hazleton Pennsylvania national senior vice commander will be guests at the Veterans of Foreign Wars state convention in Terre Haute. The banquet is scheduled for Saturday night in the Mayflower Room at the Terre Haute House where the four day gathering will be headquartered.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Terre Haute
Frank G. Hahn
Union City
N. J
Mayflower Room
Terre Haute House
Louis G. Feldmann
Hazleton, Pa
Weather Report for Terre Haute Area and Indiana
The bulletin notes river stage at 3.9 feet and no precipitation. Forecast calls for partly cloudy to mostly fair and warmer conditions across Terre Haute, Indiana, with highs near 80 and 76 to 84 in the state. Illinois shows fair to partly cloudy with scattered evening showers, cooler tonight in the northeast.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Holovachka Quits Amid Protests of Persecution
Gary Indiana June 15 Holovachka deputy prosecutor of Lake County resigns after accusing a Senate committee of persecuting him and denying links to organized crime He contends he faced vicious smear and perjury while his boss prosecutor Floyd Vance fires three staffers and seeks a clean slate The resignation follows hearings led by Sen John McClellan and Gary civic groups
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Gary
Ind
Holovachka
Lake County
Indiana
Senate
Floyd Vance
Chicago
John McClellan
D-Ark
Gary Post-Tribune
Women’s Citizens Committee
Estranged Wife Escapes Alive From Husband
A Florida businessman James Hofer aged 34 killed his two children and shot at police in a Georgia home town. Officers Sgt Sumter Lewis and Patrolman Joe Reynolds fired as Hofer held his wife Dorothy Hofer and two young daughters Vicky Ann aged 4 and Katharine aged 2 hostage. The wife escaped while Reynolds and Lewis exchanged fire with Hofer after he crashed through a living room window with a .38 caliber revolver. Hofer was shot and fell. Reynolds was shot at close range. Continued on Page 2 Column 1.
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Augusta
Florida
James Hofer
Edgar F. Beazley
Hofer
Sumter’ Lewis
Joe Reynolds
Dorothy Bailey Hofer
Vicky Ann Hofer
Katherine Hofer
Beazley
Reynolds
Lewis
Fair and warmer due on Tuesday
Showers touched northern Indiana today but the Weather Bureau predicts fair and warmer weather returning Tuesday and lasting most of the week. Temperatures are forecast to reach the 80s Tuesday after weekend 70s, with five day readings about three to five degrees above normal and staying warm through Saturday.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Hoosier
Two Riders Die In Jalapa Train Wreck
A passenger and freight train derailment at a curve near Jalapa Veracruz state killed the locomotive engineer and a fireman. The service train ran between Jalapa, the state capital, and the port of Veracruz on Sunday night.
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Jalapa
Mexico
Veracruz
Progress on Nuclear Test Detection Convenes Scientists
In Geneva on June 15 the United States Russia and Britain agreed to hold a new scientific conference on high altitude explosions to advance the nuclear test ban talks. A June 22 meeting will let experts study data from Argus shots satellites and Sputniks to inform the conference.
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Geneva
UPI
Russia
United States
Britain
Soviet Union
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Better Street Lighting Cuts Crime in New York Areas
Street lighting upgrades in five troubled New York City districts reduced violence by nearly half over two years, officials reported. The measure targets crime hotspots as part of a public safety initiative.
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New York
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