Abandoned Car Found With Note For Wife
A manhunt in Portage County, Ohio, tracked Alfred Wilson, 37, after he killed three women and abandoned his car with a note to his wife Juanita. Sheriffs held Wilson’s wife in protective custody while authorities pursued him through Windham and Leavittsburg areas.
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Warren
Ohio
Portage County
Alfred Wilson
Silica Road
Windham
Juanita
Trumbull
T. Herbert Thomas
Wilson
Geraldine Brown
Leavittsburg
Cortland
Here
Hazel Botts
Twining Arrives in Moscow for Western Air Show Visit
Gen Nathan F Twining US Air Force Chief of Staff arrives in Moscow with six generals on a 10 day tour invited by the Soviet government He will attend the big air show at Tushino Airport and visit military installations schools theaters and sports events in a display aimed at impressing Western observers
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Moscow
Nathan F. Twining
U. S. Air Force
Twining
Air Force
Berlin
U. S
Tushino
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Grills May Quit Race as Caughran Contemplates Senate Bid
Nelson Grills of Indianapolis said he would withdraw from the Democratic governor race if B Howard Caughran also of Indianapolis decides to seek the U S senate nomination. Grills offered to back Caughran if he runs and could oppose Claude Wickard if Caughran stays out. The move would shrink the field to seven with Ralph Tucker continuing.
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Indianapolis
Nelson Grills
B. Howard Caughran
U. S
Grills
Caughran
Claude R. Wickard
Camden
Wickard
Grills Will
Ralph Tucker
Insurance Firm Head Held in Contempt of Court
William B. Landwehr of St. Louis, 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds, head of Mid-West Insurance Co., was held in contempt by Marion County Superior Court for failing to disclose company assets in a receivership case. The judge ordered Landwehr jailed until assets are produced, while dismissing contempt charges against three officers, who are under indictment for perjury. the judge called them Landwehr’s puppets. Landwehr previously faced an $800 fine and a suspended two-year sentence in Missouri for violating state insurance regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
William B. Landwehr
St. Louis
Mid-West Insurance Co
Marion County Superior Court
John L. Niblack
Landwehr
M. C. Hunter
George Spitzer
E. O. Kortemeyer
Mid-West
Niblack
Niblack, ‘and I’m Terminating Its Activities As of Now.” Landwehr
Missouri
Rochester Made Flagship of U S Seventh Fleet
The USS Rochester replaces the homeward bound USS Helena as flagship of the U S Seventh Fleet. The ceremony was held at Yokosuka Japan and announced from Formosa June 23.
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Taipei
Formosa
Rochester
Helena
U. S. 7Th Fleet
Yokosuka
Japan
Fatally Injured in Auto Collision Near Rockport Indiana
Mrs Frank Volmar aged 53 wife of a former Tell City mayor died Friday night in a two car crash on Ind 66 near Rockport. Seven others were injured including Mrs Sam Stettler 76 in critical condition at Perry County Hospital. driver James Hargis 26 suffered minor injuries.
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Rockport
Ind
Frank Volmar
Tell City
Sam Stettler
Perry County Hospital
Cannelton
Here
James Hargis
Volmar
Defector Details Soviet Justice Standards and Rewards
A 1954 defector told the State Department that the USSR maintains high standards of justice. He described an old Communist jailed 12 years, released with full salary back pay and a complete set of false teeth to replace those knocked out by the secret police.
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Washington
Russia
State Department
U.S.S.R
President Eisenhower Up 90 Minutes in Recovery
President Eisenhower left his bed for 90 minutes Friday night marking his longest period up since surgery two weeks ago. A Walter Reed bulletin reported progress very satisfactorily with the President in good spirits after nearly eight hours of sleep. He dined in the presidential suite with Mrs. Eisenhower and his brother after walking from his room.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Sherman Adams
G.O.P
Milton Eisenhower
Hotel Concord Chambermaid Found Dead Near Kiamesha Lake
The body of Nellie Ferrick a 40 year old chamber maid at the Hotel Concord was found in nearby woods near Kiamesha Lake N Y She had been hurt and strangled police said She formerly lived in Shamokin Pa The victim was found face down with a white uniform partially removed and her clothing and spectacles located about 80 feet away.
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Kiamesha Lake
N. Y
Concord
Woods
Nellie Ferrick
Shamokin
Three Die in Head-On Crash West of Princeton
In Indiana on Indiana 64 a head on collision killed two men and a young woman. Victims were Jack Warren 24 Princeton Larry J Orr Albion Illinois and Mary Jo Miller 19 Princeton. The third victim was thrown from the car and investigators could not determine her car.
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Princeton, Inc
Ind
Here
Jack Warren
Princeton
Larry J. Orr
Albion
Ill
Mary Jo Miller
Miners Rescued After Mile-Deep Shaft Collapse
In Johannesburg on June 23, forty nine miners were rescued after being trapped eleven hours in a mile-deep shaft. Three men died earlier when a tunnel at Crown Gold Mine collapsed. Most rescued suffered minor injuries from falling rock.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Crown
Strike Looms Over Steel Contract Negotiations
NEw YORK June 23. Stalemated steel contract talks push toward a strike deadline midnight next Saturday. The United Steelworkers of America demands a five year contract to guard against automation and future job losses while management pushes the longer term agreement to support expansion. If 650,000 workers walk out, impact would ripple through the economy. Union leader David J. McDonald says the five year pact would mortgage the future. industry negotiators claim the offer includes a reasonable wage rise and concessions on layoff pay and benefits. U S Steel vice president John A. Stephens warns cooling furnaces may begin midweek if a strike occurs, denying union charges of a conspiracy by the firms. Other signatories include Bethlehem Steel and Armco.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
David J. McDonald
McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Stephens
Inland
Great Lakes
Wheeling
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Ludlum
Armco
Woman Confesses Setting Three Hospital Fires
In Princeton New Jersey on June 23 1947 a woman patient Miss Mildred Waters 29 Rocky Hill Connecticut was arraigned on arson charges after a hospital wing fire killed three women patients whose bodies were found in their beds. Police quoted Waters saying she set a curtain ablaze for excitement after smoking in her room.
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Princeton
N. J
Mildred Waters
Rocky Hill
Conn
Mercer County
Fred Porter
Jack Petrone
Officials Ignore Law On Coal For Public Buildings
In Indianapolis on June 23, state agencies fail to enforce a 1955 law requiring alternate coal heating plans for public buildings. The Health Board’s sanitary engineering division does not require coal heating plans for schools, while the Department of Public Instruction reviews only classroom layouts. The law lacks a penalty, and no official opinion has been sought from the Attorney General.
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Indianapolis
Housing and
State Board of Health
Sanitary Engineering Division
State Department of Public Instruction
Atty
Edwin K. Steers
Commando Band Terrorizes Algiers
A small rebel commando group attacked sections of Algiers for four hours, killing three people and wounding six, largely European residents in Bab El Oued. Two killed were Muslims, including a rebel shot by police. one European merchant and cafe owner were among the wounded. Police killed the final attacker just before noon.
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Algiers
Algeria
Bab el Oued
Arab Casbah
Water Front
Casbah
Algiers Cathedral
Local Soap Box Derby Draws 71 Young Drivers
Date Sunday June 24 at 2:00 PM the soap box derby will launch from U S Highway 40 west of West Terre Haute. Terre Haute and Wabash Valley drivers aged 11 to 15 compete with free admission and ample supervised parking.
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U. S. Highway No. 40
West Terre Haute
7Th and Wabash
Terre Haute and
Wabash Valley
Weather Map Snapshot and Sunrise Time
A weather map is presented on page six with a 6 a.m. reading. Sunrise is noted at 5 23.
Local Weather Summary
Yesterday's high reached 82 degrees and the low remained at 68. Measurable precipitation totaled 0.53 inches.
Terre Haute Area Forecast Sees Storms Tonight Then Fair Sunday
Partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers tonight in Terre Haute and nearby areas. Sunday is expected to be fair and pleasant with near normal temperatures after a low around 70. A note shows temperatures from 67 to 73 for the night and highs in the 30s for Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Columbus Area Hit Hard By Hash Floods
A Hawcreek flash flood forced about 50 people from homes in Columbus Indiana on Friday night and caused the citys first traffic fatality of 1956. Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Hall 32 was killed when a car towing a boat struck her while she stood near evacuees watching rising waters. Airman first class Flamen Myn was nearly drowned.
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Columbus
Ind
Hawcreek
Bakalor Air Base
Sarah Elizabeth Hall
Flamen Myn
Wabash River Rising No Danger Yet in Terre Haute
Observers report the Wabash River at Terre Haute Water Works station at 13.5 feet Saturday morning and still rising. Previous depth reached 16.7 feet with no crop damage expected. 25 feet marks danger, not foreseen. Forecasts predict scattered thundershowers tonight and generally fair Monday, with near normal temperatures.
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Terre Haute
the Tribune
U. S. Weather Bureau
Terre Haute Water Works
Charles Pfizer Company
Much Cooler Air From Rockies Moving Eastward
Cool air from the Rockies eased heat across the midcontinent while hot, humid conditions persisted elsewhere. Western Great Lakes and Middle Mississippi Valley saw temperatures 10 to 15 degrees lower. upper 90s to 100s remained in the South and Atlantic coasts. A tornado near Big Spring Texas injured three. lightning struck two 80,000 barrel crude tanks near Midland. a cloudburst isolated Harlansburg Pennsylvania with no injuries.
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Rockies
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
Plains
New England
Southern Plains
South Atlantic Coast
Buffalo
N. Y
Presidio
Tex
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
Big Spring
Texas
Midland
Harlansburg
New Castle
Convention Coverage From Indianapolis Convention
The Democratic State Convention in Indianapolis and pre-convention activities will be covered by Tribune political writer Howard Stevens and photographer Charles Eanes. Tribune wire services from Associated Press and United Press will be filed directly from the Coliseum at the State Fairgrounds.
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Indianapolis
Howard Stevens
Tribune
Charles Eanes
The
Associated Press
United Press
State Fairgrounds
Two Oil Tanks Burn After Lightning Strike in Midland
Two 80,000-barrel oil tanks were struck by lightning and battled by flames in Midland Texas. The blaze threatens nearby tanks in a large crude oil storage area owned by Magnolia Petroleum Co and others, with smoke visible for miles. Fire crews aim to contain the fire within the tank complex.
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Midland
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Magnolia, Gulf and Atlantic Petroleum Companies
Permian Pipeline Co
Moonshine Still Smashed Near Bloomington Arrest Made
State excise officers destroyed several gallons of partially fermented mash and smashed a five gallon moonshine still in Monroe County. Lester Mosier aged 34 was arrested in the illegal distilling operation. Whisky was made from corn meal and sugar in a cooker from an old stove.
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Bloomington
Ind
m—State Excise
Monroe County
Lester Mosier
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Tampa
Fla
Nancy Worthington
Gen. Twining
Tucker
Insurance Firm Head
7Th Fleet
Warren Rogers JR
Soap Box
Derby Statistics
U. 8S. Weather Bureau
Wabash
of the Convention
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