Swedish cabinet protests as Soviet jets shoot down Catalina
Sweden condemns Soviet claim that its unarmed Catalina rescue plane opened fire over Dagoe Island and Baltic waters. The June 18 incident left two crew wounded, seven rescued by a German freighter, while Danes and Swedes demand a full accounting as Moscow cites 12 mile territorial waters.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Radio Moscow
Dagoe
Baltic Sea
Catalina
Truck routes issue prompts council petition
Carl Bopp presented a petition to the City Council requesting a switch in truck routes from South Twenty-fifth Street to Brown Avenue to reduce home damage from heavy traffic. He represents 11 homeowners and notes Brown Avenue can handle the traffic. The council also considers annexation ordinances for Hulman Meadows development and other parcels along Ohio Boulevard and surrounding streets. A Grandview Cemetery sale transfer and a rezoning request at Thirteenth Street and Lockport Road are noted, with continued coverage on the next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-fifth Street
Wabash Avenue
Carl Bopp
Brown Avenue
Bopp
Ohio Boulevard
Hulman Meadows
Hulman & Company
Ohio and
Poplar Streets
James M. Propst
Grandview Cemetery
Lockport Road
Thirteenth Street
House Labor Committee calls to abolish Wage Stabilization Board
Washington reports a 16 to 5 vote backing abolition of the Wage Stabilization Board and a seven word recommendation to the House to end wage and price controls. The action shapes debates on extending controls under the Defense Production Act and potential amendments from Rep Kearns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Labor Committee
Wage Stabilization Board
House
WSB
Kearns
R.-Pa
Barden
D.-N.c
Supreme Court
House Committee
House Seeks Taft Hartley Move To End Steel Strike
The House plans to join the Senate in urging President Truman to use the Taft Hartley Act to reopen closed steel mills. Rep. Howard W. Smith cites broad support from Democrats and Republicans as debate begins on a bill extending controls. Progress cited in returning mills to operation for defense needs amid a 17 day shutdown.
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House
Senate
Washington
Truman
Howard W. Smith
D.-Va
Steelman
Defense
C.I.0
United Steelworkers
Demand Reds Prove Location of POW Camps
At Panmunjom the United Nations pressed the Communists to prove the locations of four North Korean prisoner camps. The UN note cited Allied reconnaissance failing to confirm the Reds marked camps 2, 6, 9 and 10 and warned the sites may not exist or the information may be incorrect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panmunjom
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
U.N
William K. Harrison
Red Truce
Breedlove Pleads Innocent in Nurse's Murder Case
Willie Breedlove, 32, of Atlanta Georgia, pleaded innocent at an Indianapolis Criminal Court arraignment on charges of murdering nurse Alberta Green at Riley Hospital in 1946. He was brought to Indianapolis after a Kentucky reformatory term and indicted after police tied fingerprints found at the hospital to him. Miss Green was clubbed to death.
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Indianapolis
Willie Breedlove
Atlanta
Alberta Green
Riley Hospital
Breedlove
Kentucky
Miss Green
Cagles Mill Dam Dedicated and Turned Over to Indiana
Gov Henry F Schricker accepted the Cagles Mill Dam and Reservoir from army engineers with Maj Gen George J Nold as lead speaker. The $4 million project near Cataract Falls will create a seven mile lake, a recreation area, and serve flood control for the White River basin.
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Cagle’s Mill Dam
Henry Schricker
Henry F. Schricker
Indiana
Cagles
State of
Cagles Mill
Army Engineers
George J. Nold
Hoosier
Corps of Engineers
Anton Hulman Jr
Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission
Kenneth M. Kunkel
Indiana State Department of Conservation
Ralph F. Gates
American Legion
Terre Haute
White River Basin
Mill Creek
Cataract Falls
Hoosier Highlands
Department of Conservation
Car Rams Vehicle In Funeral Line At Dover
In Dover Indiana at a junction of U S 52 and Indiana 47 a car carrying mourners bound for a burial service collided with another vehicle. Mrs Elizabeth Mawhinney aged 76 of Chicago was critically injured and three others were seriously or less badly hurt. Police investigated the crash involving a funeral line and toll injuries to mourners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorntown
Ind
Elizabeth Mawhinney
Chicago
Dover
U. S
West Ready To Denounce Germ Charges Before U.N.
United Nations news from June 18 reports Soviet Delegate Jacob Malik urging a Security Council session to press germ warfare charges against the United States. Western delegates expect to dismiss the claim as propaganda while discussing the Geneva protocol on bacteriological warfare. General Ridgway rebutted germ warfare allegations, stating American troops did not use such weapons in Korea.
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United Nations
N. Y
Jacob A. Malik
United Nations Security Council
Russia
Malik
Council
E.D.T
Kremlin
Geneva
United States
Truman
Senate
U.S
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Far East
Rome
Pomeroy and wife sentenced for Huk rebellion in Philippines
William J. Pomeroy and his Filipino wife Celia were sentenced to life imprisonment for armed rebellion in Manila. They pleaded guilty to murder kidnapping arson and robbery as Huk members. Judge Ocampo spared death due to indications of repentance.
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Manila
William J. Pomeroy
Huks
Celia
Philippines
Huk
Felicisimo Ocampo
Pomeroy
Rochester
N. Y
U.S
Bill
U.S. 5Th Air Force
Luzon
Studebaker Wins New Defense Contract for Trucks
South Bend Indiana June 18 Studebaker Corp announced it has received a defense contract valued at 75 796 756 dollars for the manufacture of military trucks and parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corp
Blast Kills Girl in Fort Wayne Home Explosion
A prefabricated home near Fort Wayne was blasted by butane gas, killing 12-year-old Carolyn Staszak and injuring her mother Ruth and father Aldelbert and 11-year-old brother Aldelbert Jr. The blast hurled debris, scorched clothing, and scattered money as neighbors recalled a bombing-like roar. Sheriff Zeis linked the tragedy to cooking gas. the family had been briefly home before the explosion.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Carolyn Staszak
Aldelbert C. Staszak
Ruth
Carolyn
Aldelbert, Jr
Harold Zeis
Zeis
Staszak
London
Blessinger Milling Charged With Child Labor Violations
U S District Attorney Marshall E Hanley announced a complaint to be filed in Evansville Federal Court charging Blessinger Milling and Packing Co Jasper with 48 violations of child labor regulations The tomato cannery reportedly employed children ages 6 to 15
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
P— U.S
Marshall E.hanley
Evansville
Blessinger Milling & Packing Co
Jasper
Hanley
Tomato
12 Killed in War Korean War Casualties Count Grows
Defense Department lists 88 new casualties from the Korean War with 12 killed 74 wounded one injured and one others reported as casualties, reflecting ongoing tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Doubtful Early Adjournment Looms Over Congress
Congressional leaders pressed to speed action while men of both parties warned of slim chances for final adjournment before the national conventions. The Senate met two hours early and some committees held night sessions. House Speaker Rayburn predicted July's first week for quitting, but Senator Taft said a recess from July 4 to August 4 is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Rayburn
D. Tex
Taft
Ohio
Long Island Rail Strike Ends Restores Normal Service
Long Island Railroad resumes full service after a two day engineers strike causing severe New York traffic jams. Settlement between the railroad and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Independent ends working condition and rule disputes. Movements Bureau reports restoration from New York City to Nassau and Suffolk counties across 400 miles of track. The system carries about 300 000 passenger fares daily and serves Queens and Brooklyn areas.
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New York
Long Island Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Long Island
New York City
Nassau and
Suffolk
Queens
Brooklyn
Child Swallows Ammonia Solution At Grandparents Home
Three year old Mary Lee Holt drank ammonia solution at 825 North Seventh Street while visiting grandparents. Police and fire crews responded with a fire department resuscitator and a Ryan ambulance. She was treated at Union Hospital and released. Daughter of Ruby Holt of Bloomington.
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Mary Lee Holt
North Seventh Street
Union Hospital
Ruby Holt
Bloomington
Fire Department
Ryan
Blind Diver and Boss Rally to Salvage Cars From River
In Golcondia Illinois a blind diver Bert Cutting and his sightless boss Thomas Strickland Sr. succeeded in lifting three of 150 sunken new cars from the Ohio river after a December storm wrecked the barge. They expect months more hard work as they continue hoisting cars to dry land with a salvage crew.
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Golcondia
Ill
Ohio River
Bert Cutting
Thomas Strickland Sr
Cember
Cutting
Thomas Strickland Jr
Allis Chalmers Plant Strike Talks With Terre Haute Officials
A citizens committee and Terre Haute leaders met with the Allis Chalmers union to avert the loss of the 5 million dollar plant under construction. The Air Force ordered removal of tools usable for jet engine compressors as production at the pilot plant nears. Martin L. Carson warned the union work would stop unless good faith negotiations resume.
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Terre Haute
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Air Force
Wabash Avenue
Martin L. Carson
AC Terre Haute Works
Frank Bartee
C.I.0
United Automobile Workers
Citizens Committee
Ralph Tucker
Clyde Randel
Ray Thomas
William F. Cronin
the Tribune
C. L. Shideler
Chamber of Commerce
Leonard B. Marshall
Paul Pfister
T.H. Community Corp
Charles L. Davis
Clee Wheatfill
William Elwell
Victor Valerine
Wayne Poole
Senate Kills Seaway Bill in Senate split vote
Washington June 18 The Senate rejected a bill to authorize the United States to join Canada in building the 818 million dollar St Lawrence seaway and power project. By 43 to 40 the chamber sent the measure back to Foreign Relations for further study, signaling no chance of action before adjournment after the conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
O'Conor
D.-Md
Foreign Relations Committee
Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
Partly cloudy with showers and sky conditions across the day. Sunrise at 5 23, sunset at 8 19. River stage at 16 8 feet remains stationary. Forecast indicates a mix of sun and rain through the afternoon with periods of cloudiness. Persistent river level noted with no expected change.
Local Conditions Reported Weather Extremes
Local conditions note yesterday's high at 4 with a low of 59 last night and trace precipitation. Relative humidity reached 91 percent yesterday, indicating a muggy period.
Weather Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Partly cloudy tonight with a few showers or thundershowers near midnight. Thursday fair and a little cooler. Low tonight 65, high Thursday 45. Indiana: partly cloudy with local showers and thunderstorms north and central tonight and extreme south Thursday. warmer south and central tonight, cooler Thursday. Low tonight 60 to 66, high Thursday 81 to 89. Temperature readings show 63 at 9 a.m. and 88 at 2 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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Reds
House Labor Unit
NEW Studebaker
Ft. Wayne
Bulletin
Citizens’ Committee
US Weather Bureau
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