Sweden, Russia Clash Over Catalina Downing
Stockholm reports Russia accuses Sweden of lying over the Catalina flying boat shot down by Soviet planes. Moscow demands Sweden cease frontier violations while Sweden confirms the same boat previously entered Soviet Estonia. Premier Erlander defies Soviet requests to interview Latvian refugees as tensions rise.
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Stockholm
Sweden
U.P
Russia
Soviet Union
Baltic
Soviet
Estonia
Tage Erlander
Constantin Rodinov
Terre Haute Marine Receives Medal of Honor Posthumously
Cpl. Charles G. Abrell of Terre Haute earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in Korea near Pusan, sacrificing his life by leaping into an enemy machine gun bunker after pulling the pin on a grenade. He died at nineteen, served two years, and was part of E Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Division. His body was buried in Farmersburg and his mother Bernice Abrell awaits official word as the ceremony date is announced.
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Terre Haute
Charles G. Abrell
Bernice Abrell
Farmersburg
Charles
Tribune
Marine Corps
Washington, D. C
Abreul
Pusan
Korea
West Lawn
Abrell
Abreu
Fairview
Davis Park
Woodrow Wilson
Marine
Federal
Parris Island
S. C
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Paul
Navy
Chicago
Mary Jo
Earl Bowen
Herschel Thurmond
North Fruitridge Avenue
Cpl
U S May Buy Planes From Foreign Makers
Washington reports the United States may purchase aircraft from European NATO members using Mutual Security funds. Ambassador Draper says recommendations will cover European production to meet NATO needs. Decision rests with the executive branch under the Mutual Security act provisions.
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Washington
Pthe
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
U.S
William H. Draper
Europe
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Paris
Wifesticks by Burglar Mate
Mrs. Millard F Wright, blonde wife of a man once treated for an urge to steal, vows to stay married after his arrest for burglary. She says they married last April after a blind date in 1945 and trusted his explanations about thousands of dollars in stolen goods found in their apartment. Detectives prepare to examine 16 suitcases packed with clocks razors watches and other appliances.
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Pittsburgh
Millard F. Wright
Wright
House votes to end price controls on most goods
The House approved a plan to end price controls on virtually all consumer goods with a 146 to 88 vote. The Taft-Hartley era amendment would remove price ceilings unless materials are rationed or allocated, threatening reimposition if needed. Republicans backed it. many Democrats opposed.
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Washington
House
Office of Price Stabilization
Rep
Talle
Iowa
Spence
D.-Ky
House Banking Committee
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
No Limit on 1953 Wheat Will Grow Unrestricted
Washington June 20 Secretary of Agriculture Brannan said American farmers can grow all the wheat they want in 1953 due to uncertain world conditions. He noted an near record crop of 1 326 000 000 bushels, larger than last year, but will refrain from marketing quotas or planting allotments under crop control laws while there is a surplus for feed friendly nations and defense stocks.
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Washington
Brannan
Government delays easing of home construction controls
Washington reports the government scrapped plans to relax building restrictions on July 1. Steel strikes threaten defense output as shortages restrict steel for military and related industries. Officials say there is little chance to avert the impact, and only returning closed plants to operation can help support the defense program. Details of the plan remain unsettled.
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Washington
Henry H. Fowler
National Production Administration
Philip Murray
C.I.0
U.S. Supreme Court
Truman
Fowler
John R. Steelman
Stop Caravan on Saturday
Pennsylvania Jaycees caravan stops in Terre Haute for lunch on Saturday June 21 as part of a 1350 mile trip to Dallas for the national convention. About 120 Jaycees and wives travel in 30 specially painted convertibles with police escort from Washington Pennsylvania through multiple states.
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Pennsylvania
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Terre Haute
Washington
Dallas
Tex
West Virginia
Thomas E. Bogert
Allentown
Herb Morris
Wilkes-Barre
Wheeling
W. V
Zanesville
Columbus
Indianapolis
Vandal
Refresher Courses for Japan War Pilots Begin
Tokyo reports say Japan will offer refresher courses to wartime pilots grounded since surrender seven years ago. The National Police Reserve seeks to lease 100 American planes for training and defense use. Training starts July 15 with 25 former navy and army air force officers. U.S. forces in Japan expected to assist.
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Tokyo
Japan
National Police Reserve
U.S
Senate OKs Fisher for Ligonier postmaster post
The Senate approved the nomination of Edward R. Fisher to be postmaster at Ligonier Indiana on June 20.
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Washington
Senate
Edward R. Fisher
Ligonier
Ind
McGranery Launches Quiet Housecleaning With Dismissal
Attorney General McGranery says firing Kansas U S district attorney Lester Luther marks a broader cleanup in the Justice Department done in a quiet way. He vows to expose any further misconduct and launches a Topeka grand jury to examine fees shared with another federal employee in a tax case.
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Washington
McGranery
U.S
Kansas
Justice Department
Lester Luther
Presdent
Truman
Topeka
Kan
Luther
Nicholas Lopes
Dolite i Company
Toledo
Lither
Foreign Aid Bill Signed by President Truman
President Truman signed a 6.447 billion foreign aid bill to sustain the free world against Communist aggression. The measure funds the mutual security program for the next fiscal year, with most aid to Europe for Ridgway’s defense forces, though actual funds await future appropriations. House Republicans vow further cuts during money bill consideration.
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Washington
Truman
Free World
Congress
United States
House
Lion
Europe
Matthew B. Ridgway
Bill Boosting Marines Size Goes To Truman
A bill to enlarge the Marine Corps and grant greater independence to Leathernecks reached President Truman’s desk. The White House offered no signal on final action, leaving room for potential controversy after past Marine clashes with his administration.
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Bill
Marines
Truman
Washington
Marine Corps
Stalin
Union Work On New Allis Chalmers Plant Could Stop Monday
Allis Chalmers Terre Haute Works may halt construction next Monday unless United Automobile Workers Local 1164 resumes bargaining in good faith. General Manager Martin L. Carson demanded acceptance of non economic clauses tied to long term contracts. Union members were to meet Saturday. contractors report plant 58 percent complete while aerospace and automotive firms tag machine tools for use in jet engine production.
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Allis-Chalmers
United Automobile Workers
Martin L. Carson
AC Terre Haute Works
Raymond H. Berndt
The
International U.A.W
Indianapolis
M. L. Carson
Terre Haute
Carson
Red Men’s Hall
Twelfth
Mulberry Streets
Cecil W. Green
A-C
Austin Company
General Contractors
Wabash Avenue
Frank Bartee
C.I.O. United Automobile Workers
Terre Haute House
Buick
Oldsmobile
Flint
Mich
General Motors
Air Force
Wright Aeronautical Corporation
Wright Aeronautical
U.S. Air Force
L. L. Bushong
O. F. Jaeger
Headquarters
Air Materiel Command
Wright-Patterson
Joy Warned Reds Will Stop At Nothing To Gain Ends
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy, after ten months of Panmunjom talks, said the Communists will stop at nothing to gain their ends. He called them ruthless and shrewd, noting firmness and military strength deter them. Joy departs for Annapolis after a stop in San Diego en route to a Naval Academy post.
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San Francisco
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Panmunjom
Joy
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
San Diego
H. W. Butner
U.N
Steel Strike Threatens Arms Production
A steel strike risks halting U S arms output from jet engines to submarines within weeks. Defense chiefs warn of gaps in pipelines if the stoppage endures, with Lovett moving steel into defense plants and the CIO calling pass-through of defense materials at picket lines. Shortages in ammunition are already surfacing.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Lovett
C.I.0. Steelworkers Union
Pittsburgh
Defense Department
Department
E. W. Rawlings
Air Material Command
Weather Summary From US Weather Bureau Report
Partly cloudy with showers noted. Forecast times include 4am for light activity and 9am, with sunset at 5 23. River stage reported at 13 feet and falling. Sunrise and sunset times indicate typical day length.
Weather log incomplete yesterday report
Yesterday's high temperature not fully stated with a value. Last night's low reached 57 degrees with no precipitation reported. Humidity averaged 0.61 relative to the available data.
Terr e Haute Weather Outlook With Showers and Heat
Mostly cloudy and warming with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Lows around 65 tonight. Highs near 90 on Saturday. Indiana overall similar with frequent showers and storms and warmer Saturday. Illinois also mostly cloudy with rain, cooler north, highs mid 70s to 95 near south. Temperatures read 61 at 2 pm and 83 later.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
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