Former Governor Quizzed About Highway Deals
Former Governor George N. Craig testified before the Marion County grand jury amid the two month probe into highway right of way deals. He asked to waive immunity if needed and pledged to answer questions with a later statement. The inquiry has tied to indictments against Virgil W. Smith and others, with focus shifting to Tri-State Expressway land deals in Gary.
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George N. Craig
Indiana
Marion County
Indianapolis
John
Indiana University
William B. O’connell
Chicago
Marion County Grand Jury
Craig
Grand Jury
E.S.T
William B
Virgil W. Smith
Highway Commission
John G. Tin
Humphrey Defends Tight Money Policy
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey defended the administration’s tight money policy before the Senate Finance Committee. He argued higher rates spur saving and investment, boosting jobs and prosperity, while noting the farmer has not shared equally. He indicated resignation expected mid July and cited a record of growth under Eisenhower.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Eisenhower
America
Hum
Accident damages sought in Indiana federal suit
Joseph F. Barnett a truck driver from Brazil Indiana sues for 50000 dollars claiming a Beatrice Foods Inc tractor and semi trailer negligently struck his truck on May 22 1957 at the U S Highways 41 and 30 intersection in Lake County Indiana The suit was filed Tuesday morning in the Southern District of Indiana Terre Haute Division by attorney C William Allen of Rosenfeld Wolfe and Allen.
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Virginia Wassell
District Court of the
United States
Southern District of Indiana
Terre Haute
Joseph F. Barnett
Brazil
Ind
Beatrice Foods, Inc
Delaware
U. S
Lake County
Indiana
Barnett
C. William Allen
Rosenfeld, Wolfe and Allen
Firemen Injured as Ladder Truck Overturns in Storm
Indianapolis dispatch reports two firemen were hurt when a ladder truck overturned during a run amid an electrical storm. Pvt. William Szatkowski, 48, and Pvt. Walter Webber, 39, were hospitalized in fair condition.
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Indianapolis
William Szatkowski
Walter Webber
Fair Condin
Union Leader Tells Gun Point Resignation
Gilbert Mann testified he resigned as Chicago Local 100 president at gun point after an assailant, George L. Stuart, threatened him with a pistol on January 21 1955. Mann said the pressure was on and he would have been shot if he refused. The testimony led to a brief appearance before the Senate Backets Committee by Bakery Union president James G Cross.
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Washington
Chicago
Gilbert Mann
George L. Stuart
International
Mann
Senate
Backets Committee
James G Cross
Cross
Countywide zoning urged by county official and chamber leader
Terre Haute officials press for immediate action on a county zoning and planning commission. County commissioner Brentlinger backs a meeting with public officials and the chamber urges thorough study as the next fiscal budget nears.
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Harry P. Brentlinger, Jr
County Commission
Brentlinger
Chamber of Commerce
Inha T.amh
City Attorney Seeks Indiana Supreme Court Docket Transfer
Terre Haute city seeks to advance an annexation appeal for Harrison Township to the Indiana Supreme Court. City Attorney Frank P. Crawford filed the petition alleging defective transcripts and improper parties in the appellate court and arguing the case should be transferred with briefs to the high court. Continued on page 3 column 3.
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Terre Haute
Indiana Supreme Court
Harrison Township
High Court
Frank P. Crawford
Crawford
Indiana Appellate Court
Fireworks Banned in Evansville After Blast at Factory
Fire Chief Clarence Bassemier banned all fireworks displays in Evansville after a police circus bomb sparked flames in a lacquer room vent at S.S.S. Manufacturing Co. Sunday night. Sparks from a prematurely burst bomb also touched off fumes, prompting the order.
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Evansville
Clarence Bassemier
Bassemier
S.S.S. Manufacturing Co
Judge Blocks Girard Transfer for Japanese Trial
Federal Judge Joseph C. McGarraghy ordered the government not to deliver GI William Girard to Japan for trial in the death of a Japanese woman. He ruled the move would violate constitutional rights.
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Washington
GI William
Girard
Japan
U. S
McGarraghy
Ottawa
Dulles
United States
State Department
Department
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
Clinic Thursday On Withholding of Gross Taxes
Indiana officials led by Commissioner Edwin W Beaman host a 3 PM clinic in the Mayflower Room Terre Haute House on withholding of gross income tax Employers of four or more are invited with over 200 firms already indicating attendance The event is a joint Chamber of Commerce state Chamber of Commerce and Department of Revenue effort following 1957 law changes
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Indiana Department of State Revenue
Edwin W. Beaman
Mayflower Room
Terre Haute House
Chamber of Commerce
Indiana State Chamber
Department of Revenue
General Assembly
Senate Civil Rights Bill Clears House Amid Jury Trial Fight
The House passed the administration civil rights four point bill 251 to 158 despite a last Southern bid to attach a jury trial amendment. The measure now goes to the Senate as backers push to bypass the Judiciary Committee. Two Supreme Court decisions on communism drew congressional ire as Republicans and Democrats warned the law may be altered by court rulings.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
House Committee
Federal Commission
Supreme Court
High Court
Howard W. Smith
D.-Va
Sen
Jenner
R.-Ind
Smith
California
John T. Watkins
Justice Clark
Watkins
Congress
House Un-American Activities Subcommittee
Berserk Father Kills 2 In Wild Wheeling Shooting Spree
In Wheeling West Virginia on Monday night Thomas Cronk 30 killed James Mitcham 45 and Donna Mitcham 6 and seriously wounded Alex Talerchyk 35 with a .457 Magnum pistol as they entered Cronk's South Wheeling apartment. Cronk's wife Shirley 20 and their two children witnessed the attack.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Thomas Cronk
James Mitcham
Donna Mitcham
Alex Talerchyk
Cronk
Weather brief from Sussex area midday reading
The weather report lists Sussees at noon with temperatures 74 at noon and 72 at 2 PM. Sunrise 5 23 Sunset 8 19. River stage 12 7 feet and falling.
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Su Ssee
Terre Haute Area Weather Forecast Card
Local conditions show yesterday high 94 and low 70 with .10 inches precipitation. Forecast calls for partly cloudy warm humid conditions with scattered showers tonight and Wednesday. Temperatures include low 70s tonight and highs 73 to 88 Wednesday. Cooler Thursday with ending showers. North cooler 50s to 60s south tonight.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
79 Year Old Man Severely Bitten by Dog
Joseph Bevins, 79, is reported in fair condition at St. Anthony Hospital after a vicious dog attack at 11 45 Monday night at his home 1124 Poplar Street. The dog tied to his son Charles Bevins was held at the city pound for observation.
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Joseph Bevins
St. Anthony Hospital
Mr. Bevins
Poplar Street
Ae Haute Police
City Pound
Love Bug Runs Through Vigo County June Weddings
In Vigo County the June wedding trend heats up as 1957 license data show a surge. Through May more couples sought licenses than in the prior decade, with about 75 bachelors poised to wed this June and a projected 150 marriages by month’s end. County Clerk aides note a yearly average of 1,000 licenses, but the current rush could push past that as weekends prove most popular for license purchases.
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Daniel Cupid
Vigo County
Robin Hood
William Tell
Mayme Shea
Catherine Fee
Cool Front Heads Toward Indiana
A cool front headed for Indiana promises relief from a humid heat wave. Noon forecasts show temperatures moderating from humid 90s to 50s in the north and 60s in the south tonight. Clearing and cooler conditions are expected late tonight with a few severe storms possible in the northern third and no rain in the central region.
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Indiana
Hoosierland
Nation battered by heat and storms across the nation
A record heat wave gripped most of the country for a third day as scattered storms triggered flash floods in the plains and Ohio Valley. Drownings and heat related deaths rose across the eastern half while power outages hit New York and other areas.
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Great Plains
Ohio River Valley
New York
Hopeh Province Faces Starvation Amid Aid Push
Radio Peiping reports that about 15 million residents in Hopeh Province face starvation. Some 20 million tons of food have been sent from other parts of Communist China to aid the suffering populations in Northeast Hopeh. The broadcast did not explain the famine's cause.
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Hopeh
Radio
Peiping
Communist China
China
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