First Heat Wave Strikes Nation Across Midwest
The eastern half of the nation sweltered as deadly weekend storms in the Midwest caused floods in St. Louis and surrounding areas. At least 200 killed nationwide, with 6,000 displaced and multiple drowning incidents. Flash floods, lightning injuries, and extensive rainfall left rivers high, leaky levees, and highways washed out amid a record 90 degree heat.
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Six Drowned Over Sunday In Indiana
Six Hoosiers drowned in water related accidents across Indiana on a scorching Sunday. In Marion two men died during a Mis sissinewa River water skiing incident when a current tore Ed Kaylor from his tow rope and he drowned. Eddie Cabert perished when his boat overturned below the dam. A companion was rescued. Other victims included William Hughes in a gravel pit near Indianapolis and Barbara Wright in Clark county. Sharon Duffey died in a pond at Winchester.
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William Hughes
Indianapolis
Barbara Wright
Bordon
Muddy Fork
Clark County
Sharon Duffey
Winchester
Fire Razes Lyons School and Gym in Indiana
A Sunday blaze in Lyons, Indiana, destroyed the Washington Township school built in 1908 and its 1919 gymnasium. Losses reach about half a million dollars with insurance possibly $250,000. Firefighters from Lyons, Linton, Bloomfield and Worthington battled the flames for over three hours, origin blamed on the chemistry lab and possible wiring.
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Washington Township
Lyons
Here
Charles Lee
Stanley Pickard
Bloomfield
Worthington
Bobbie Stout Reunites With Lost Dog
Four year old Bobbie Stout cried and refused to eat after his pet vanished Friday evening. A kind passerby, Mrs. Jack R. Wood, found the dog and returned it to the boy at 15 Thirty-second street court. She declined a reward, saying the happiness of reunions was enough.
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A. W. Stout
Thirty-second Street Court
Jack R. Wood
Ohio Boulevard
Quiet Haiti After Slayings Raises Tension
Port au Prince endures violent storms and a fearsome political climate as reports say 50 dead and 200 wounded in weekend riots. The military junta bans strikes and warns of force to keep essential services. About 1,000 Haitians jailed amid calls to oust the regime.
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Haiti
Saiabic Spagna
Daniel Fignole
Woman 20 Invades New Jersey Police Station
Vivian Masters a 20 year old mink rancher from Newton New Jersey seized a police station with a 12 gauge shotgun held Patrolman William Knoll captive for ten minutes demanding to dispute a $40 traffic fine. Police relayed Signal 24 and two officers responded disarming and securing the suspect.
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Knoll
Anthony Dyda
Clarence Friedland
Dyda
Friedland
Sussex County
Stanford scientist found dead before House inquiry on communism
Monterey California June 17 a Stanford University research scientist William K Sherwood 41 was found dying in his Hopkins marine laboratory Pacific Grove after being subpoenaed to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee He reportedly wrote he would be assassinated by publicity and feared televised hearings He died of a chemical dose at a Monterey hospital wife Barbara said he left a suicide note He is survived by wife and four children.
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Stanford University
House
Christopher H. Hill Jr
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William K. Sherwood
Hopkins Marine Laboratory
Pacific Grove
Barbara
Frank Tavenner
House Un-American Activities Committee
San Francisco
Sherwood
Washington
House Committee
Oakland
Bertram Edises
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Edises
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Peter
William
Morris
Three Convicts Escape From Indiana Prison Honor Farm
Three convicts, Samuel Stanley 38 Muncie Thomas F Moore 35 New Albany and Paul Begley 35 Montpelier, walked away from the Indiana State Prison Honor Farm on Saturday authorities reported. Stanley had a 10 year sentence for robbery in Hancock Circuit Court in September 1953 Moore was on parole when he left in January 1954.
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Muncie
Thomas F. Moore
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Montpelier
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Moore
Terre Haute Mayor backs county planning commission
Mayor Ralph Tucker said he would cooperate with forming a county wide planning and zoning commission. Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce executive vice president John Lamb endorsed the plan, with members to come from the Board of Public Works and the Common Council. Continued on page 15.
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Cairo Egypt Jordan war tensions rise amid embassy closures
Israeli officials accuse Egypt of planning submarine attacks on ships to the Gulf of Aqaba. Russia reportedly provided three submarines to Egypt to threaten Red Sea approaches. Jordan orders Cairo embassy closed, signaling strained Arab solidarity as Damascus reports Saudi denial of a split with King Saud.
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Gulf of Aqaba
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Red Sea
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Damascus
Saud
Hot and Humid Conditions Forecast for Terre Haute Area
The 6 a.m. map reports 88 percent humidity with highs near 92 yesterday and 84 on the street thermometer. Partly cloudy skies dominate with scattered evening and afternoon thundershowers likely through Tuesday across Terre Haute and Indiana.
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Indiana
Soldier Held By MP Over Tokyo Taxi Robbery Charge
Pvt. Robert E. Holmes of Home Valley Washington was detained at Camp Zama Japan by U S military police on charges of attempting to rob a Japanese taxi driver. It was unclear if he would be turned over to Japanese authorities.
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Zama
Japan
Robert E. Holmes
Home Valley
Wash
U.S
Holmes
Honeymoon Couple In Honeymoon Car Crash
Four hours after their marriage Mr and Mrs Rozwell Kinney of Indianapolis turned off a highway into a motel driveway on their honeymoon. Their car was struck by another vehicle and towed to a garage for repairs, tin cans still hanging from the rear bumper.
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Brazil
A New Show Daily City Court Defendants Offer Panorama
Terre Haute City Court processes daily flow of defendants with varied emotions as they face Judge Edward Everett. The piece notes fear, stage fright, and relief after proceedings, praising the judge while highlighting the courtroom’s public scrutiny and personal transformation of defendants.
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Terre Haute
Edward
Everett Harsh
Enll Court
Wedding Plans Hit Snag As Best Man In Wrong Room
Milwaukee June 17 The wedding plans of George Menard and Dorothy Crisci hit a snag when the best man Ernest Hulbert, held for parole violation, arrived in the wrong room. Judge Thaddeus Pruss performed the ceremony in his chambers after retrieving Hulbert from a cell in the civil courts building.
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Milwaukee
George Menard
Dorothy Crisci
Thaddeus Pruss
Civil Courts
Ernest Hulbert
Supreme Court Frees Five of Red Charges
The Supreme Court freed five of 14 convicted California Communists and ordered new trials for the other nine. All were convicted in 1952 of conspiring to advocate violence. Continued on page 2.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court Today
California
Second shift called at Terre Haute brewery boosts bottling output
Increased Champagne Velvet beer sales across states served by Terre Haute Brewing Company prompts a second bottling shift starting Tuesday evening. General manager Milton F. Fox cites strong tempo and an aggressive Operation Big League promo plan as driving early results and future hiring to meet goals soon.
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Milton F. Fox
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