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Terre Haute Tribune

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Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1962

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Jet Flight Engineers in Agreement

Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg announced a settlement ending the threat of a strike by TWA flight engineers after an all night bargaining session. The deal reduces jet crews from four to three to prevent plane grounding at TWA Pan American and Eastern. The 600 TWA engineers would keep their jobs and union identity, with ratification by members expected.

Washington Trans World Airlines Arthur J. Goldberg Kennedy TWA Pan American World Airways Eastern Airlines Goldberg Flight Engineers’ International Association

Four perish in head on crash near Paxton Indiana

A head on collision one mile south of Paxton on U S Highway 41 killed four out of state travelers and injured others. Dr Ralph Overstreet Jr of West Palm Beach and three Chicago or Alabama residents died in Sullivan County. Overstreet's two children were hospitalized in Sullivan with satisfactory prospects. The Indiana toll for 1962 rises to at least 497. Speed is cited as a factor.

Sullivan Ind Paxton U. S. Highway 41 Indiana Lafayette Sullivan County Ralph M. Overstreet Jr West Palm Beach Fla Bobby C. Stephens Dora Ala William D. Nannie E. A. Humphrey Chicago Overstreet Susan Ralph Mary Sherman Hospital Stephens Nannie Humphrey Speed

X-15 Reaches 250000 Feet Sets Altitude Record

At Edwards Air Force Base on June 21 Air Force Maj. Robert M. White piloted the X-15 to 250000 feet surpassing its design ceiling and setting a new altitude mark. White achieved about 3682 mph while Joe Walker's April flight reached 246700 feet. White radioed the view was tremendous and the flight showcased the aircraft’s capabilities for higher reaches.

Edwards Air Force Base Calif Air Force Robert M. White Space Agency Joe Walker White North American Aviation

Police Hunt Hancock Fugitive Piper After Jail Break

Police seek 40 year old Clifford Piper of Terre Haute after he escaped Hancock County Jail Greenfield during weed pulling duty. Sheriff Kirkpatrick said he likely fled in a blue late model sedan with a woman driving. Piper had been held since April 25 on fraudulent check charges.

Terre Haute Clifford Piper Hancock County Greenfield Edwin W. Kirkpatrick Piper

Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity

Local conditions show fair and cool tonight with a mild Friday. Highs reach mid 80s in Indiana and 80s in Illinois, lows upper 50s to mid 60s, with no precipitation reported yesterday. River stage remains 3.3 feet and stationary.

Terre Haute Indiana Illinois

AGVA Leader Accused of Accepting Hotel Gifts

Senate investigators told that Jackie Bright, AGVA administrative secretary, accepted gifts from the Concord Hotel with which the union has labor deals. Senator McClellan and counsel warned possible federal labor law violations carrying prison terms. Concord Hotel officials testified Bright took thousands of dollars.

Washington American Guild of Variety Artists John J. McClellan Dark Senate Jerome Adlerman Subcommittee Concord Kiamesha Lake N. Y Catskill Mountains Jackie Bright

Marion Mayor Edwards stays in Senate race at Indiana convention

Marion Mayor M. Edwards announces to stay in the Democratic race for U S Senate at Friday's state convention after talks with Indianapolis Mayor Charles Boswell. The contest centers on Birch Bayh Jr. with Bayh leading the field and Edwards signaling possible cross-ballot support if needed.

Indianapolis Jack) Edwards Marion U. S Edwards Charles H. Boswell Birch E. Bayh Jr Terre Haute Bayh Boswell Statehouse Claypool Hotel Joe H. Mettler Huntington Fannie May Hummer Kokomo Grant County Don Millspaugh

Northern and Southern Lights Appear Simultaneously

The aurora borealis and aurora australis occur at once, revealing both northern and southern celestial light displays in a rare simultaneous phenomenon.

United Press International

Border Fight With Cambodia Grows Tense

In Saigon on June 21 tensions rose after Cambodia filed a complaint to the three-nation control commission. The Saigon paper Thu Do said about 100 Cambodian soldiers attacked An Lac, 100 miles west, with eight killed and arms seized, while South Viet Nam reported one dead and two wounded after a six hour clash. Cambodia also accused South Viet Nam of four border violations, and U. S. forces were ordered to stop helicopter troop carries to reduce danger.

Saigon South Viet Nam Cambodia Three-Nation Control Commission Thu Do An Lac Here U. S

Homemakers Host Youth Convention Banquet

The sixteenth annual Indiana Association of Future Homemakers of America opens with a banquet in the Indiana State College Student Union tonight. About 850 attendees are expected for the 5 45 p m start, featuring Dr Lawrence W Bush of Kansas City MO as speaker on Youth Measure Your Values. Miss Marcia Newton, FHA state president for 1960 61, will preside. The program includes 4H Boy Scout Girl Scout and Y Teens representatives and the state FFA president.

Indiana Association of Future Homemakers of America Indiana State College Jean Johnson Princeton Judith Ann Burton Mitchell FHA Carlos Watson ISC Indiana State College Student Union Student Union Building Lawrence W. Bush Country Club Christian Church Kansas City Boy Scouts Future Farmers of America Dr. Bush Marcia Newton James

Court Defers Decision in Tryon Pension Dispute

Former City Detective Ray Tryon faces a court battle over his pension suspension. In Superior Court No 2 Judge Albert R Owens will hear arguments from City Board of Public Works and Safety attorney N George Nasser and Tryon attorney Hansford Mann. A ruling on jurisdiction and merits is expected after about a week. Tryon was suspended January 11 and demoted to patrolman with a six month suspension. he is slated to return to duty when the suspension ends July 11.

Ray Tryon N. George Nasser City Board of Public Works and Safety Hansford Mann Tryon Superior Court No. 2 Albert R. Owens Nasser Mann

Negro elected to policy body in Church of God assembly

Dr. Gabriel P. Dixon of St. Louis was elected to the policy making general ministerial assembly, becoming the first Negro to hold high office in the 140,000 member denomination. Rev. Harold Boyer of Springfield, Ohio, was re elected chairman as the church met in its 73rd international assembly. A budget of 1 600 950 was adopted for 1962 63 and a $325 000 theology graduate school building at Anderson College was dedicated.

Anderson Ind Gabriel P. Dixon St. Louis Church of God—first

Mother Drowns Water Skiing Near Madisonville

Mrs Thelma Smith 32 of Earlington drowned in a water skiing accident at Century Cuts abandoned strip mine pit five miles west of Madisonville. Her husband Edward Smith Jr a night policeman pulled her in a boat. she disappeared and was found five hours later. The couple leaves three children.

Madisonville Thelma Smith Earlington Century Cuts Edward Smith Jr

Chinese mass troops near Quemoy and Matsu alarm U S officials

Washington reports a large Communist buildup on Fukien near Quemoy and Matsu may signal an attack on the Nationalist islands or a defensive move amid Nationalist threats to invade the mainland. Officials call the situation dangerous as intelligence notes troop movements and possible Mao Tse-tung distraction of U S attention. Continued on Page 7, Col. 2.

Washington Quemoy Matsu Red Chiang Kai-shek Fukien Chiang Formosa Mao Tse-tung U. S Southeast Asia

Shirley MacLaine Stranded by Czech Visa in Moscow

Film actress Shirley MacLaine faced a visa delay in Moscow hindering her planned July trip to Karlsbad Czechoslovakia for a film festival. Her secretary said visas might come later but she remains on vacation until September 1. Earlier in Leningrad she missed a midnight train after partying with Soviet students and lost a bag with tickets films and notes.

Moscow Shirley MacLaine Karlsbad Czechoslovakia Miss MacLaine Loretta Lee

Berlin Wall To Come Down Promises From Rusk in West Berlin

Secretary of State Dean Rusk toured West Berlin and called the Berlin Wall an affront to human dignity. He said it will be broken down one day and pledged continued talks with the Soviet Union to seek a basis for negotiating Berlin's future. He signed the visitors book at City Hall during a 2½ hour visit. He toured Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburg Gate, declaring readiness to explore a basis for negotiation and noting a dereliction to do less.

Berlin Dean Rusk Red Wall Iit Wall Rusk Soviet Union West Berlin Iron Curtain Potsdamerplatz Paris Brandenburg Gate

Parade Planned for Bayh as Supporters Gather

L. W. Letzkus, Democrat county chair, says many Seventh District and county officers will attend Saturday parade for Birch Bayh, the front running Democrat Senate candidate. The welcome home procession along Wabash avenue starts near noon at Highland Lawn Hill and ends by the courthouse. Bayh is reportedly a near certainty for the nomination and will address the crowd around 12:30 in the afternoon.

L. W. Letzkus Birch Bayh U. S. Senate Letzkus Bayh Wabash Avenue Highland Lawn Hill U. S. Highway 40

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