Two Murdered In Family Feud Killer Hunted
Police described a deadly family feud in which a truck driver shot Mrs. Martin and her son as they lay on a bed. The girl survived after surgery at Union Hospital. A restraining order and peace bond had been in effect against Whitaker, who had previously been warned to stop harassing the Martins. Authorities seized a single barreled shotgun from his home. Survivors include the Martins and Whitaker family members. bodies taken to Bedino Chapel of the Valley.
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de Bord
Union Hospital
Whitaker
Justice of the Peace
Lee Easton
Easton
Gantz
Order of Eastern Star
West Terre Haute
Thome Whitaker
Near Prairie
Ton
Bedino Chapel
Valley
Last Nazi war criminals released from British prison
In WERL Germany on June 25 the last three Nazi war criminals were released and the prison closed. At one time 249 Germans convicted by British tribunals of war crimes were held there including former Luftwaffe Marshal Albert Kesselring. The United States holds 24 war criminals at Landsberg and France has three at Wittlich Prison.
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Werl
Germany
Albert Kesselring
United States
Landsberg
Wittich
Chiang Alerts Island Forces
Chiang urges island troops to report casualties after attacks by Nationalist forces and to bolster defenses.
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Chiang
Nationalist China names Wang Shu-ming as chief of general staff
In Taipei a major shakeup elevates General Wang Shu-ming to chief of Nationalist China's general staff amid a fresh flare in the Quemoy shelling. Chinese artillerymen fired over 9 000 shells at Quemoy and nearby islands while Nationalists reported destroying ammunition dumps antiaircraft batteries and artillery positions. Four civilians died 33 wounded and 199 homes were destroyed on Quemoy and Little Quemoy.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wang Shu-ming
China
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Reds Cite Korea War Anniversary and Demand Armistice Talks
North Korea and Red China marked the seventh anniversary of the Korean War by signaling a new show of force. Pyongyang and Peiping radio attacks accused the United States of provoking tensions, warned of defeat in any future war, and called a Panmunjom meeting to protest the armistice buildup. The barrage on Quemoy by Red China accompanied the rhetoric, though Taipei offered no comment on invasion plans.
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U.N
Panmunjom
Pyongyang
Quemoy
Peiping
United States
Far East
Red China
Taipei
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Korea
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Nagy Held in Budapest Jail After Revolt
Paris reports former Hungarian Premier Imre Nagy is held in Budapest jail awaiting trial. The Figaro said Nagy was moved from Romania after he refused Soviet urging to confess he was duped by Western agents in last fall's revolt.
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Paris
Figaro
Imre Nagy
Budapest
Foutca
Nagy
Romania
Georgi Zhukov
Governors greet and doubt Eisenhower plan at conference
President Eisenhower urged a federal state task force to shift work to the states and cut federal overhead. Governors including Maryland’s McKeldin and New Hampshire’s Dwinell differed on practicality while others praised or tempered the idea.
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Eisenhower
G.O.P
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
Washington
Congress
Republic
Lane Dwinell
New Hampshire
Dwinell
Averell Harriman
New York
English Bastille: Coldbath Fields Prison Recalled
A historical note recalls Coldbath Fields Prison in London nicknamed the English Bastille, highlighting its feared reputation and role in 18th and 19th century punishment.
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Coldbath Fields
London
Deaths and Funeral notices in Indiana area
Deaths list includes Mrs Ralph Thomas of East Margaret avenue and Robert D Bedwell of Terre Haute Both families announce continuing services. Mrs Thomas daughter of Professor and Mrs Raymond Reece recently retired Indiana State Teachers College faculty member and son Charles Matthew Thomas plus Betsy Thomas survive. Bedwell aged 19 dies at Mary Sherman Hospital Sullivan with parents siblings and grandparents named. body taken to Newkirk Funeral in Dugger.
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Raymond Reece
East Margaret Avenue
Eece
Axi Avie
Ralph Thom
Charles Matthew Thomas
Betsy Thomas
James Glore
Philadelphia
Frances Kepner
Fowler
Ohio
Indiana State Teachers College
Reece
Tempe
Robert D. Bedwell
R. R
Terre Haute
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Raymond Bedwell
Eddie
Billy
Donnie
Joseph
Martha
Donna
Josephine Bedwell
John Bedwell
Robert Robertson
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Milam Hamill Warner Sanders
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Milam Hamill Warner Sanders former Terre Haute resident and pioneer in children's radio programs. Died Sunday in New York. Services at 10 Wednesday at P. J. Ryan and Sons Funeral Home. Rev George Mitchell to officiate. Burial in Highland Lawn cemetery. Body arrived in Terre Haute at noon today and were taken to the funeral home for viewing.
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Mary Milam Hamill Warner Sanders
Terre Haute
New York
P. J. Ryan & Sons Funeral
George Mitchell
Highland Lawn Cemetery
P. J. Ryan & Sons Funeral Home
Mrs Anna Laura Deal Dies at 66
Services for Mrs. Anna Laura Deal age 66 of 3311 North Twelfth street will be held at 2 30 PM Wednesday at Cross Funeral Home with Rev. Raymond Smith officiating. Burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Anna Laura Deal
North Twelfth Street
the Cross Funeral Home
Raymond Smith
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Samuel Ellingsworth Rites Planned at Bedine Chapel
Funeral services for Samuel Ellingsworth 75 who died Saturday will be held at 1 o clock Wednesday at the Bedine Chapel of the Valley. Burial will take place in Bethesda Cemetery.
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Samuel Ellingsworth
Bedine Chapel
Valley
Bethesda Cemetery
Hugh M Campbell Rites Set for 86 in Valley Burial at Dunlap
Funeral services for Hugh M Campbell 86 who died Sunday will be held at 3 oclock Wednesday afternoon at the Bedino Chapel of the Valley with Rev. Dennis Barber officiating. Burial will be in Dunlap cemetery.
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Hugh M. Campbell
Bedino Chapel of the Valley
Dennis Barber
Dunlap Cemetery
Mrs Bessie Shook Prairieton Died In Terre Haute Hospital
Mrs Bessie Shook 68 died at 3 30 Monday morning at St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute Survived by daughter Mrs Walker Robertson of West Terre Haute sons William D Terre Haute and Frank Shook Speedway City sisters Mrs Della Carr Zanesville Ohio and Mrs Nell Ogg Athens Ohio brothers Austin Carpenter Chesterville Ohio and Dalton Carpenter Kentucky nine grandchildren Funeral services at 10 30 Wednesday morning at DeBaun Funeral Home Terre Haute Rev George Quinn officiating burial in New Harmony cemetery
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Prairieton
Ind
Bessie Shook
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Walker Robertson
West Terre Haute
William D
Frank Shook
Speedway City
Della Carr
Zanesville
Ohio
Nell Ogg
Athens
Austin Carpenter
Chesterville
Dalton Carpenter
Kentucky
Prairie Creek Rebekah Lodge
DeBaun Funeral Home
George Quinn
New Harmony Cemetery
Funeral for Miss Pheobe Colliflower in Hutsonville
Miss Pheobe Colliflower aged 18 drowns in a lake near Robinson Illinois funeral services set for 4:30 PM Wednesday at Hutsonville Methodist Church Rev Joe Lagaw officiating Burial in Hutsonville cemetery. Survived by parents Dolph and Mrs Colliflower one sister Mrs Charles Eckart Noblesville Ind one brother William at home grandfather William Colliflower Hutsonville grandmother Mrs Edith Newlin Hutsonville.
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Hutsonville
Ill
Pheobe Colliflower
Robinson
M Hutsonville Methodist Church
Joe Lagaw
Pulliam
Miss Colliflower
Dolph Colliflower
Charles Eckart
Noblesville
Ind
William
William Colliflower
Edith Newlin
Mrs Sue May Richards 86 Dies in Hillsdale Home
Hillsdale Indiana June 25 Mrs Sue May Richards 86 dies Monday at her home. She was a member of the E U B Church Hillsdale. Survived by three daughters Grace Ho of Paris Indiana Ethel Mewn of Montezuma Norma Simmerman of Tangier and one brother James Ingram of Hillsdale. Body at Brown Funeral Home Montezuma then returned to residence for lying in state. Funeral at 2 p m Wednesday at E U B Church Hillsdale Rev Lester Wence to officiate. Interment at Helt’s Prairie Cemetery.
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Hillsdale
Ind
Sue May Richards
E. U. B. Church
Grace Ho
Paris
Ethel Me Wn
Montezuma
Norma Simmerman
Tangier
James Ingram
Brown Funeral Home
Lester Wence
Bag
Helt
Prairie Cemery
Funeral services for Arley Stephens in Riley Indiana
Arley Stephens 66 former Riley Township trustee died Sunday night Funeral services set for 10 a m Wednesday at Fox Funeral Home Rev Dale Cottom officiating Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Survived by wife Maggie one daughter Mrs Earl Clingerman one brother Earl Stephens of Terre Haute two sisters Mrs Lela Swalls Brazil and Mrs Alonzo Palmer Terre Haute and one grandchild
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Brazil
Alonzo Palmer
R. R
Terre Haute
Funeral services for Chester Eugene Jackson in Linton
Chester Eugene Jackson aged 29, killed in a Monday morning auto accident north of Terre Haute, will be buried at Mt. Moriah cemetery. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel with Rev. Shelton officiating. Survived by parents Erving A. and Isabel Karns Jackson and two grandmothers, Mrs. Pearl Karns and Mrs. Mary S. Jackson, both of Linton.
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Linton
Ind
Chester Eugene Jackson
Terre Haute
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Shelton
Mt. Moriah
Erving A
Isabel Karns Jackson
Pearl Karns
Mary S. Jackson
Mrs Constance Rush Willman 66 to be buried in Hutsonville
Funeral services for Mrs. Constance Rush Willman 66 who died Sunday will be held at 2 p m Wednesday at the Pulliam Funeral Home with the Rev Joe Lagaw officiating. Burial will follow in Hutsonville cemetery. Surviving are her husband Oran 11 children and one sister Mrs Gertrude Barbee of Hutsonville.
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Constance Rush Willman
Hutsonville
Ill
Pulliam Funeral Home
Joe Lagaw
Hutsonville Cemetery
Oran
Gertrude Barbee
Funeral Services for Miss Lillian M Stuck
Miss Lillian May Stuck 61 of Paris Edgar County died Sunday in Kankakee. Funeral services will be at Ward Sutton Funeral Home at 10 Wednesday morning with burial in Edgar cemetery. She is survived by a brother Frank of Paris.
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Paris
Lillian May Stuck
Edgar County
Kankakee
Ward-Sutton
Edgar Cemetery
Frank
Accountant plunges 15 stories in New York building
A 51-year-old accountant, Joseph Klein, survived a 15-story fall in the financial district on Monday night. He was listed in critical condition with internal injuries and a fractured right arm, but a hospital spokesman said recovery chances were good. Police found his wallet, watch, glasses, and folded suit jacket in his 15th-floor office. His wife cited business troubles as a possible cause.
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New York
Financial District
Joseph Klein
Klein
Kiein
Air Force Established Under Armed Services Unification Act
The Army Air Force was established in 1941 and on July 26 1947 the Air Force was established under the Armed Services Unification Act.
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Army Air Force
Air Force
Armed Services Unification Act
Funeral planned for local man who died by his own action
Thomas B. Morgan aged 64 of 603 South Ninth Street Marshall Ill. will have funeral services at Marrs Funeral Home at 2 PM Wednesday with Rev J J Kemp officiating. Burial in Marshall Cemetery with American Legion Post 90 conducting military graveside rites. Morgan reportedly secluded himself in a second floor closet with a running power mower causing monoxide fumes to kill him. His wife Golda found the body when returning home from Terre Haute. He had previously attempted suicide with sleeping pills. Surviving include barber Otto Morgan Martinsville Ill and two sisters Mrs Golda Burkett Paris Ill and Mrs Lola Jones Marshall.
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Marshall, Ill
Thomas B. Morgan
South Ninth Street
Marrs
J. J. Kemp
Marshall Cemetery
Marshall Post 90
American Legion
Morgan
Golda
Terre Haute
Burton Prust
West Union
Otto Morgan
Martinsville
Ill
Golda Burkett
Paris
Lola Jones
Marshall
Gun Battle Shocks City: Whitaker Shootout at Martin Home
Witnesses recount a deadly shootout at a home when Whitaker fired on Martin and his family. Martin described approaching the door as the breezeway door was removed and a shotgun blast shattered it. He fought to defend his wife and children and was wounded in the leg. Whitaker remained at large as authorities sought him after the confrontation.
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Martin
Whitaker
Tom
Max May
Gromyko Attacks U S Arms Race During Talks
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko condemned U S intensification of armament while warning Western Europe that bases and atomic moves undermine disarmament progress. He cited NATO plans and criticized Norstad for hostile rhetoric, urging restraint to keep talks constructive and a broader ban on nuclear tests.
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Paris
Norstad
Senate Committee
NATO
Soviet Union
Gromyko
Foreign Ministry
Western Europe
U. S
Britain
Washington
London
United States
Pacific
Russia
World population tripled over three centuries
Across three centuries the global population has more than quadrupled, reflecting major growth since the 1700s and continuing expansion into the modern era.
Coincidence or pattern in British women figures
London reports a six year Board of Trade survey of 200000 women finds higher income brackets link to larger busts. Average Briton shown as 5 feet 5, 130 pounds, measurements 37 27½ 39. Hip sizes 44 inches or more affect about 1.8 million women, while 0.85 million have 42 inch busts and hips under 44.
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London
Board of Trade
Britain
Compromise Eases Honey Creek School Building Plan
A court approved settlement cuts a proposed 32 classroom Honey Creek High project to 20 rooms, removing a music and vocational space. The deal between remonstrators, township officials, and the school building corp promises substantial savings and new bid designs for a site south of the current campus.
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Honey Creek High
H. Ralph Johnston
Joe W. Lowdermilk
Sullivan County Circuit Court
Honey Creek Township School Building Corporation
School Building Corporation
Robert J. McPeak
Honey Creek High School
McPeak
Vigo
Sullivan Court
Lowdermilk
Johnston
Richard L. Beckwith
Paul G. Gummere
Walter Halstead
James F. Hipkiss
William R. Nilson
Gale W. Clark
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