Cyprus Forest Fire Kills 19 British Troops in Cyprus
A forest blaze in the Troodos mountains, likely started by trapped EOKA leaders, killed 19 British soldiers and injured 18, with 50 more hospitalised as flames swept through pine woods. Operation Lucky Alphonse aimed at Col. George Grivas ended as a disaster for British forces.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
U.P
EOKA
Lucky Alphonse
Troodos Mountains
George Grivas
John Harding
Pine Woods Point
FBI seeks leaker who said H bomb missed target
The FBI hunts a serviceman who allegedly told a nightclub reporter that a hydrogen bomb dropped over Bikini May 21 missed its target by about four miles. The informant also claimed two servicemen were blinded. officials deny any blinding. The leak was traced to a Waikiki furlough stay, with authorities stressing security violations under the Atomic Energy Act.
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Honolulu
U.P
FBI
Eniwetok
Waikiki
Bikini
Atomic Task Force
Atomic Energy Commission
Air Force
Donald A. Quarles
Washington
Nixon says no political talk with Eisenhower on visit
Vice President Nixon reports no discussion of Eisenhower's political future during his Walter Reed Hospital meeting with the president. Nixon says Eisenhower will speak for himself when ready and will choose time and place to discuss any decision. Dulles also visited. details not disclosed.
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Washington
Nixon
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Dulles
James C. Hagerty
State Department
Sherman Adams
White House
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Israel names woman as new foreign minister
Mrs Golda Meyerson succeeds Moshe Sharett as foreign minister in a cabinet shakeup that strengthens Ben Gurions grip on foreign policy. Sharett resigns to become secretary general of the Mapai party, with possible moves involving Abba Eban and Eliyahu Elath.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golda Meyerson
Moshe Shareit
David Ben- Gurion
Mapai
Israel Labor
Sharett
Myerson
Milwaukee
Wis
Ben-Gurion
Mordechai Namir
Labor Post
Abba Eban
United Nations
United States
Eliyahu Elath
London
Washington
Eban
Foreign Ministry
Capehart Faces Challenger in Indiana Senate Nomination
Indiana Republican voters will decide at the June 29 convention as Homer E. Capehart be?s renominated for a third Senate term. George B. Huff of Indianapolis announced his candidacy, denouncing party money influence and opposing federal funds to officials, citing reports Capehart received 23 thousand dollars in 1954 farm subsidies.
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Indianapolis
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana
George B. Huff
U. S
Huff
Capehart
Washington
Fire damages home of Mrs. Oscar Baur
The residence at 825 South Seventh Street owned by Mrs. Oscar Baur was badly damaged by a fire early Monday, likely caused by a wiring short. Acting Assistant Fire Chief John Stergar led Pumper Companies 2, 5 and Truck 1 to the scene, with total damages estimated at $800 including contents.
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Oscar Baur
South Seventh Street
John Stergar
Young Driver Nabbed After 60 M.P.H. Chase
An 18 year old Frederick Ervin was charged with driving while intoxicated marking his second such offense in 40 days after a 60 mph pursuit on Third Street. Richard Kimmel, 18, was charged with intoxication as a companion in the same vehicle.
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Edwin Bingham
Bingham
Frederick Ervin
South Twenty-fourth Street
Ervin
Richard Kimmel
South Twenty-second Street
Third Street
Robert Howard Brown
Kimmell
N. George Nasser
Everett
Ralph Brill
Ralph Berry
Albert Owens
Muggy Weather Set To Persist In Indiana This Week
Thunderstorms dropped up to 3 inches of rain in central Indiana Sunday night cooling the air briefly. The Weather Bureau forecasts a showery week with highs 89 to 96 degrees and humidity higher than normal. Heat and humidity to persist with daily chances of showers, lighter than Sunday’s downpours.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
French Intercept Rebel Caravan in Aures Mountains
French forces halted a rebel camel caravan in the Aures Mountains over the weekend and killed 27 insurgents. The action marked the largest reported clash of the weekend amid the Algerian rebellion as rebels reportedly revert to hit and run tactics after heavy losses.
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Algiers
Algeria
Aures
Steel bargaining returns to individual company talks
The United Steelworkers of America restored its practice of negotiating with each company separately after ending joint talks with Bethlehem Republic and U S Steel. Union President David J McDonald said no progress was made. He added that Big Three talks are not dissolved and agreed to stay in communication.
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David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers’ Union
New York
McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Thomas F. Patton
Republic Steel
John Morse
Bethelehem Steel
A.P. Wirephoto
United Steelworkers of America
Bethlehem
Republic
Father at barbecue shoots friend and spouse in Ruston
In Ruston Louisiana on Fathers Day a 50 year old man Jerry Andrews fatally shot Floyd Hubbard 43 and wounded Hubbard's wife at a back lawn barbecue. Andrews teen daughter Elizabeth and Hubbard daughter Gertrude witnessed the shooting. Andrews held without bond.
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Ruston
Khavran
Drim
Jerry Andrews
Floyd Hubbard
Andrews
Hubbard
Elizabeth
Gertrude Hubbard
Billy
del Rio
Tex
Egypt raises own flag over Port Said and ends British occupation
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser hoisted Egypt’s colors over Navy House in Port Said marking the end of 73 years of British troop presence. Nine Russian MIGs flew overhead as a 21 gun salute sounded from an Egyptian frigate. The government declared June 18 a national holiday and a parade in Cairo showcased Communist arms from Czechoslovakia.
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Port Said
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Suez Canal Zone
Nasser
Navy House
Nile
Dmitri Shepilov
Port
Bernesht
Nile Delta
Cairo
Czechoslovakia
Motorist John Doran Pleads Guilty to Suspended License
John Andrew Doran, 19, of 402 Mulberry Street, pleaded guilty in City Court to operating with a suspended license and improper plates. Judge Everett fined him 114.75 for the license charge and 15.75 for plates, totaling 130.50. Authorities said he drove erratically near Fourth and Chestnut. The permit had been suspended since December 1955 for another infraction. He claimed he only drove around the block.
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John Andrew
Doran
Mulberry Street
Edward S. Everett
Fourth
Chestnut Streets
Kefauver Apologizes to Adlai as Stevenson Responds
Senator Estes Kefauver apologized on television for attacks on Adlai E. Stevenson and said he still seeks the Democratic nomination while not ruling out a VP spot. Stevenson praised Kefauver for unifying the party, and observers note Kefauver’s campaign momentum remains uncertain after recent losses in Florida and California.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Kefauver
Libertyville
Florida
California
New York
Averell Harriman
Ankeny Nominated as Mines Chief in Eisenhower Move
Washington reports President Eisenhower nominated Harling J. Ankeny to be chief of the Bureau of Mines. Ankeny, 55, current safety director of the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn., would succeed John J. Forbes who retired. The nomination awaits Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harling J. Ankeny
Bituminous Coal Operators Assn
Bureau of Mines
Ankeny
John J. Forbes
Senate
Ankey
Bureau
Weather map note hot and humid with river stage steady
The weather map shows hot and humid conditions with a noon temperature of 76 and 84 by 2 pm. Sunrise is 5 23 and sunset 8 19 with the river stage at 2.8 feet and stationary.
Local Conditions Report Teases Mild Weather
Yesterday saw a high of 88 degrees and a low of 65 across the area. Precipitation was trace and no significant storms were recorded.
Weather forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana
Partly cloudy and warm with widely scattered thundershowers through Tuesday. Tonight’s low 79. Wednesday remains humid with scattered thundershowers. In Terre Haute and vicinity highs near 88, lows around 79. Morning temperature 77 and 2 pm reading 85.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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Adlai
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U. S. Air Force
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Richard Hoopengarner
Rosedale
Hoopengarner
Bob Skitt
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