Navy probes MIG attack on patrol plane under investigation
A secret inquiry followed a Tuesday MIG attack on a U S patrol plane. Lt Cmdr Donald R Mayer was reported missing to investigators as Tokyo papers claimed a photo existed. Official denials and gun-disabling discrepancies fueled questions about the incident.
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Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Donald R. Mayer
Asahi Evening News
MI6
Yokosuka
Washington
Asahi
Mayer
Apalachin Host Dies Without Revealing Secret Purpose
Joseph Barbara known as the sick friend of the Apalachin gathering died of a heart ailment. He had hosted a 1957 hilltop conference for mafia figures, which state and federal investigators later studied as leaders were jailed or questioned. His death comes as funeral plans stay incomplete and his family faces decisions amid the ongoing inquiry.
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Johnson City
N. Y
Joseph Barbara
Apalachin
Barbara
Wilson Memorial Hospital
Josephine Vivona
Endicott
Angeline
Peter
University of Buffalo
Joseph Jr
Navy to escort patrol planes with jet fighters off Korea
The Navy told Congress it will send jet escorts on some reconnaissance flights off North Korea amid a furor over a crippled patrol plane. Rep. Flood said Vice Admiral Beakley indicated escorts have been used intermittently for months, with debate over full-time fighter cover.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Congress
North Korea
Daniel J. Flood
D-Pa
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Korea
Flood
Adm
Wallace Beakley
Far East
Japan
Sea of Japan
United Press International
The Weather By U S Weather Bureau Report
The Weather Bureau reports a 7 a.m. observation with sunrise at 5 23 and sunset at 8 19. River stage is 3.2 feet and stationary.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Local Conditions Report
Yesterday’s high reached 79 degrees with a low of 55. No precipitation was recorded.
Forecast for Terre Haute and vicinity and Illinois
Fair tonight and Friday with minimal temperature change. Terre Haute lows upper 50s tonight and highs in the 80s Friday. Illinois mostly fair with little change and pockets of showers possible in extreme northwest to west central sections. Temperatures range from the mid 50s to mid 70s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
West Central
Liberace Libel Victory Sparks Jury Wink at Verdict
In London June 18 a juror Mrs Jean Friend 49 signaled Liberace with a wink just before the high court awarded him 8000 pounds in libel damages against the Daily Mirror. The verdict followed a 3 hour 22 minute jury deliberation as Liberace entered with calm and a small entourage.
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London
Liberace
Jean Friend
Daily Mirror
Daily Herald
Ethel Barrymore Dies in Beverly Hills Sleep
Hollywood reports the death of beloved actress Ethel Barrymore at her Beverly Hills home after a chronic heart condition. She died quietly with her son Samuel Barrymore Colt present, ending a storied career spanning stage and screen and a lifetime of acclaim from presidents and peers.
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Hollywood
Ethel Barrymore
Beverly Hills
Samuel Barrymore Colt
Miss Barrymore
John
Lionel
Regal
Beulah Storm Losing Steam Over Mexican Waters
Beulah, the season’s second tropical storm, was expected to weaken today as its circulation shifted into Mexico. At 4 am it was about 50 miles east of Tampico with winds near 45 mph at the center.
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New Orleans
Beulah
Mexico
Tampico
Seven Inmates at State Farm Face Court After Riot
Seven inmates from State Farm faced arraignment on attempted escape charges after a break from solitary cells on Tuesday noon. At Putnam County Jail awaiting court, Clifton N. Phillips 19 of Indianapolis led a raid that damaged bars and injured guard Grover Gibbons. John Knowles 23 of Gary struck recreation director Alan Clarkson, causing a scalp wound. Police aided guards as 1,400 inmates were kept under control.
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Greencastle
Ind
Pix
State Farm
Putnam County
Walter C. Hock
Hock
Clifton N. Phillips
Indianapolis
Grover Gibbons
Phillips
Gibbons
Putnamville
Alan Clarkson
John Knowles
Gary
Clarkson
Knowles
Adkins Held on 25 000 Bond in Reported Incident
Kenneth Adkins 22 abducted his half sister Mrs Nyra Irene Kennedy 34 held her 16 hours in a Charleston house ringed by police. He was ordered held under 25000 bond in Paris Illinois police court with a preliminary hearing set for June 23. The charge carries up to life in prison for the reported incident.
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Paris
Ill
Kenneth Adkins
Charleston
Nyra Irene Kennedy
Adkins
Grover Hoff
High Pond
Mrs. Kennedy
Mild sunny weekend ahead for Hoosiers
Indiana weather outlook promises mild sunny days with little change in temperatures between 73 and 83 across the state. Northern Indiana muck crops suffered damage from frosts Monday morning while major stations logged freezing or above readings, with 50s as the morning low and similar expected tonight.
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Indiana
Weather Bureau
Gromyko Seeks Extra Day For Berlin Reply
In Geneva on June 18 the Soviet Union asked for 24 more hours to respond to the Western Berlin plan. Andrei Gromyko discussed the delay with Selwyn Lloyd at a private lunch as Herter, Couve de Murville, and the trio weighed whether the conference can yield a Berlin formula or collapse after six weeks of talks.
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Geneva
UPD
Russia
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Christian Herter
Maurice Couve de Murville
Herter
Gromyko
Moscow Radio
Moscow
Neues Deutschland
Radio Moscow
West Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Evasion Trial Set to Open Here Monday in Indy Gambling Ring
The Indiana case stems from a November 1957 federal probe that led to eight indictments. Nearly 200 witnesses are subpoenaed as jurors are to be selected in Terre Haute before Judge Dale J. Holder. The defendants include Charles Sumner Jerome Jacobson Leo Shaffer Jules Horwick Phillip Share Irwin Gordon James Tanner and E M Wyatt. Each faces four conspiracy counts and possible penalties up to 21 years and 41000 in fines.
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Dale J. Holder
Terre Haute Federal Building
Charles (Buck) Sumner
Marion County
Joseph Jacobson
Indianapolis
Leo Shaffer
Jules Horwick
Chicago
Phillip Share
Irwin Gordon
Las Vegas
Nev
James Tanner
Miami Beach
Fla
E. M. Wyatt
Terre Haute
Wyatt
Tabbert
James
Raber
Philip R. Melangton
U. S
Miami Tornado Strikes City Leaving Million-Dollar Damage
Heavy rains and a tornado scarred Miami injuring at least 100. Damage exceeded 1 million dollars with hundreds displaced and dozens of homes destroyed or seriously damaged. Red Cross reports over 1 000 affected families as rescue and relief efforts continue.
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Miami
Fla
Highway Patrol
Weather Bureau
Florida
Tampa
Cape Canaveral Missile Test Center
Jupiter Island
Palm Beach
Red Cross
Bayfront
Frank Vasellotti
Florida Highway Patrol
13Th Street Causeway
Stewart Cooley
L. S. Pope
Don Shoemaker
National VFW Officials Headed to Indiana State Convention
National VFW officers Frank Hahn of Union City New Jersey and Louis Feldmann of Hazleton Pennsylvania are due in Terre Haute this afternoon to join the four day state convention. Indiana leaders will greet them at Hulman Field and escort to the Terre Haute House. A commanders party at Lawton-Byrum Post will honor outstanding Indiana post commanders of 1958 for new members and community service. Noel Fred of Gas City will speak on post participation in community activities.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank G. Hahn
Union City
N. J
Louis G. Feldmann
Hazleton
VFW
Terre Haute
Arthur J. Fellwock
Eli Malooley
Lawton-Byrum
Bill Hamrick
Wren Smith
West Terre Haute
Hulman Field
Terre Haute House
Lawton-Byrum Post
South Thirteenth Street
Indiana
Noel Fred
Gas City
Ind
Fifth District
James R. Butters
Indianapolis
Money Offer Talk for Lake County Crime Commission
Gary officials discuss potential financial backing for a permanent Lake County crime commission while the prosecutor seeks countywide help to curb vice and gambling. A push for Indiana Supreme Court aid to appoint a special prosecutor faces Judge Murray’s skepticism.
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Gary
Ind
Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Criminal Court
William J. Murray
Vance
Clay
Murray
Lake County
U. S. Senate
Washington
Terre Haute Knights Elect New Grand Knight Waskeiveiz
Joseph J. Waskeiveiz was named Grand Knight of Terre Haute Council 541 Knights of Columbus after a Wednesday election at the council clubhouse on Ninth and Ohio street. He succeeds Dr. John E. King, with Thomas P. Coakley as Deputy Grand Knight.
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Joseph J. Waskeiveiz
Terre Haute
Knights of Columbus
Ninth
Ohio Street
Waskeiveiz
John E. King
Thomas P. Coakley
Paul F. Mueller
William H. Williams
Connie Pickering
Louis R. Boehm
Clement J. Crawford
Herman B. Taylor
Paul R. Clark
Jack Schnyder
Albert Nasser
Richard (Brownie) Osburn
Frank J. Hanisch
Home Association
Plan Arrest in Drag Fatalities
Arrest of Dale L. Evans 28 North Terre Haute ordered by Chief of Detectives Gantz. Evans faces reckless driving and speeding charges tied to a drag racing crash on U S 40 at Highland Lawn hill that killed Philip Mills 16 of Columbus Ohio and Fred B. Shanks 17 of Brazil. Mills’ car raced from Fruitridge Avenue with Dick Kincade 2009 North Thirteenth Street. Mills’ collision with a truck from Kean Lane followed.
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Dale L. Evans
North Terre Haute
Gantz
U. S. 40
Highland Lawn Hill
Philip Mills
Columbus
Fred B. Shanks
Brazil
Fruitridge Avenue
Evans
Dick Kincade
North Thirteenth Street
Mills
Kean Lane
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Pentagon
Frederic S. Withington
Wink
Mrs. Friend
Hoosiers
THE
Associated Press
International Gambling Syndicate
Don A. Tabbert
Hoosier
Malooley
Joseph Waskeiveiz
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