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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1959
Page
1
Kenneth Adkins, 22, surrendered with his half sister after a 16 hour siege in Charleston Illinois. He had held the woman at gunpoint and barricaded in a house but no shots were fired. Police planned a tear gas attack before he gave himself up. The weapons were found unloaded.
Sheriff Adnah Harlow said the gun-toting Coyle brothers of Philadelphia, John 23 and William 21, may have broken through a massive posse after a liquor-store holdup. Coins dropped in woodland linked them to the crime spree that included a Cape Cod supermarket robbery and the Philadelphia police slaying. William Sedgwick, 49, kidnapped by the pair, was released from St Luke's Hospital. Continued on page 2.
The forecast shows mostly fair conditions for Terre Haute and nearby areas with highs near 80 and low temperatures around 60. Illinois regions expect partly cloudy skies with little temperature change, a chance of thundershowers in the far north, and warm continued conditions.
Two teenage boys Phil lip Mills 16 of Columbus Ohio and Fred D Shanks 17 of Brazil Brazil died after a late model convertible rammed a truck trailer and then collided with a second car driven by Dale Lee Evans 28 of North Terre Haute near Kean Lane on Highway 40. Witnesses said the racers hit about 100 mph and tire marks measured 100 and 80 feet.
UPI reporter Kenneth Adkins, 22, held half sister Myra Kennedy captive on a dark front porch. Police and another reporter accompanied by Sgt. Paul Panes and Chief John Pauley watched as Adkins, calm and collected, warned of a rifle and shotgun pointed at the interviewer while he answered questions.
Captive recounts ten days of terror at the hands of John and William Coyle as police seek them for the murder of a Philadelphia officer. William Sedgwick, 49, of Philadelphia, spoke from a hospital bed in Middleboro to two Philadelphia officers detailing the abduction and theft, while authorities closed in on the suspects who fled toward New Jersey.
Joy Blaine 22 a Tropicana showgirl won the Nevada crown last Friday and will compete as Miss Nevada in the Miss Universe contest starting July 16 in Long Beach California Officials learned she is married to Harold Belsky a card dealer from Minden Nevada they say they have been separated since October and expect a divorce by contest time
In Geneva on June 16 Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko and U S Secretary of State Herter met at Gromyko's request to discuss the Berlin phase of the Big Four conference. Western diplomats speculated on new proposals to break the East West deadlock or how to wind up the talks.
The Defense Department reported a Navy P4M Mercator patrol plane was attacked by MIG fighters over international waters 85 miles east of Wonsan, North Korea. The tail gunner was seriously wounded but the crew landed safely at Miho Air Base.
The FCC refused to reverse its February ruling that political candidates are entitled to equal time on radio and TV newscasts. The decision follows a complaint by Lar Daly, America First candidate for Chicago mayor, who claimed less air time than major parties. President Eisenhower called the ruling ridiculous, while Atty. Gen. Rogers urged reversal. The commission did not yet issue a formal opinion and is seen as bound by current law.
Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the Clay County grand larceny burglary and auto banditry conviction of Otho Bays. Chief Judge Harold Actor wrote the majority opinion. Judge Amos Jackson dissented warning officers deprived Bays of basic constitutional rights and lacked a search warrant and timely charges.
Chicago June 16 A milk strike threatening the Chicago area with a shortage ended today after all-night negotiations. The settlement terms were not disclosed. Earlier a spokesman for 5,000 milk truck drivers announced the group would not deliver milk until a settlement was reached.
Ethel Chadwick Thomas of Winona Lake, 37, died in a two car collision at a Kosciusko county road intersection on Monday.
A mass meeting in Gary with about 1200 attendees urged Lake County officials to remove the county office within two weeks and pressed the Indiana Supreme Court to discipline Metro Holovachka. The Gary Crime Commission and Gary Women Citizens’ Committee backed a resolution calling for an inquiry into Holovachka’s fitness to serve as attorney after his resignation.
West Los Angeles June 16 UP George Reeves the actor who played Superman on television committed suicide early today police said Detectives found him dead in his Benedict Canyon home with a Luger pistol at his side Reeves 45 had appeared in Hopalong Cassidy films From Here to Eternity Gone With the Wind and Winged Victory among other credits
Nine children aged two to sixteen died in Seoul after an unidentified explosive they were tinkering with detonated at Unang nyung on Monday. The blast prompted emergency responders to rush to the scene as officials investigated the device and circumstances.
Governor Earl K. Long of Louisiana remained in a Texas clinic for at least a week as District Judge L D Godard postponed ruling on his release after a habeas corpus hearing. The sanity hearing was also delayed with Long back in the clinic and Sen. Russell Long opposing the delay.
Fair skies and temperatures from the 60s to the 80s were forecast across Indiana for at least three days. Thursday looks to have little change with highs near 70 to 82 at Fort Wayne and Evansville. The cold spell eased as overnight lows ranged from 56 to 60 in several readings.
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