Berserk Air Force Sergeant Charged in Triple Slaying
Evansville Indiana reports Jimmy Ray Wilson a 29 year old airman opened fire with a 12 gauge shotgun killing his estranged wife Mrs Waldo Wilson her father Walter Stocky and a neighbor Ronald Burkhead. Wilson surrendered after fleeing the Stocky home and faced first degree murder charges held without bond. The couple s eight year old daughter Cindy survived along with Mrs Stocky.
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Evansville
Ind
Air Force
Jimmy Ray Wilson
Wilson
Waldo Wilson
Walter Stocky
Ronald Burkhead
Stocky
Stella
Wilsons
Cindy
Fight Looms Over Canada's Economic Plan
Ottawa reports Prime Minister John Diefenbaker faces strong opposition for delaying Parliament to ratify his austerity program. He told a national audience he prefers a September opening, while Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson plans a statement criticizing the delay amid the financial crisis.
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Ottawa
UPI
John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Lester B. Pearson
Estes Granted Trial on Texas Fraud Charge
Billie So Estes won an immediate trial on charges of defrauding a farmer of 162144 in Pecos Texas. Defense lawyer Hume Cofer argued the complainant knew of the fertilizer tanks contract and there was no fraud. Jury selection began with 34 veniremen as the case moves forward in Reeves County court.
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Pecos
Tex
Billie So Estes
Estes
Hume Cofer
J. H. Starley
West
Texas
Estes’ Enterprises
Reeves County
Grand Jury
Tax expert fined in Utica tax evasion case
PD James W. O'Boyle testified as an expert witness in a 1958 income tax evasion trial in which the defendant was acquitted. On Monday he was fined 1001 dollars for income tax evasion in Utica New York according to court reports.
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Utica
N. Y
James W. O’boyle
Shrine Circus Arrives in Terre Haute Wednesday
Memorial Stadium hosts Shrine Circus Day with Tom Pack's Circus performing two shows at 2:00 PM and 8:15 PM to benefit the Shrine hospitals for crippled children. Zarah Shrine clowns entertain first, while Mayor Ralph Tucker proclaims the day and hundreds of underprivileged locals receive tickets and transportation.
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Zarah Shrine
National Shrine
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Tom Packs
Rosi Rossano
Chet Juszyk
Raymill
Raymills
Belgium
Les Henrietties
Oyster lays 500 million eggs annually says Miami Seaquarium
United Press International reports the Miami Seaquarium estimates oysters release about 500 million eggs each year, highlighting the prolific reproductive capacity of these shellfish.
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United Press International
Miami
Army seeks skin shield against disease and sunburn
Army medical scientists pursue substances that could enter or be swallowed to form a built in shield in the skin. The aim is protection for soldiers in tropical theaters like Southeast Asia from fevers and sunburn while enduring climate and stress.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Marion B. Sulzberger
Army
Medical Research and Development Command
Boy's Body Found Tangled in Chain
Eight year old Mark Bennett of Valparaiso drowned Monday while swimming in Flint Lake three miles north of the city. His body was found tangled in a float chain after parents reported him missing and another swimmer saw him in the water.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Mark Bennett
Flint Lake
AMA's Opposition Grows As Medicare Plan Sparks Debate
In Chicago the AMA House of Delegates debated financing old age medical care. Supporters of the administration's Medicare plan acknowledged the meeting was mainly a formality. Fifteen state delegations filed resolutions opposing the King Andreon bill. Dr Benedict Duffy led the pro Medicare effort before committees.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
AMA
House of Delegates
House
Hold China's Buildup Not Seen as Immediate Threat
Secretary of State Dean Rusk and British Foreign Secretary Lord Home say Beijing's forces in Fukien do not signal an assault on Quemoy and Matsu. They suggest the buildup may aim to quiet Chiang Kai-shek's mainland invasion threats as shelling across the straits continues.
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London
Dean Rusk
Lord Home
Red China
Fukien
Chiang Kai-shek
Rusk
Home
Quemoy
Matsu
Peiping
Chen Yi
U. S
Southeast China
Charles de Gaulle
Paris
Konrad Adenauer
Bonn
America
Narrowly Miss Falling From Empire State Scaffold
Two workmen on the Empire State Building scaffold narrowly avoided deaths when the 18th floor end slipped. Walter Palmer, 60, slid seven floors on a safety rope to the 11th floor and was pulled into a window. Michael Merren, 56, clung to the dangling scaffold and was rescued by office workers on the 18th floor.
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New York
Empire State Building
Walter Palmer
Michael Merren
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Local conditions report a 2.8 ft river stage and no precipitation. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and Wednesday with highs in the low 80s. Indiana and Illinois regions expect mostly fair weather with minor temperature changes and isolated thundershowers possible in extreme southwest areas.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Ilinois
School Board Honored At Final Vigo Session
The seven member interim Vigo County School Corporation board received praise from the incoming board, district administration, teachers, and community leaders at the final meeting before turnover. Superintendent Max Gabbert, School Attorney Thomas M. Patrick and insurance consultant John Dinkel were cited for service. certificates of honor were given to president Dr Paul Humphrey and six other board members.
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Vigo County
Thomas M. Patrick
John Dinkel
Paul Humphrey
Raymond Beshaw
Ray Hahn
Austin Manhart
Dale Meighen
Virgil Morris
John Sutherland
Jane Hazledine
John Wendel
Eva Nichols
Afl-Cio
Violet Cline
Vigo County Teachers Association
Chester Bridgewater
Terre Haute to Welcome Japanese Sister City Delegation This Fall
Mayor Ralph Tucker revealed plans for a Terre Haute visit this fall by Tajimi Japan's mayor and the city’s Chamber of Commerce president. He called the trip a chance to deepen friendship after his Japan visit where he was warmly received.
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Tucker
Tajimi
T. H
Japan
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Ple
Woman dies after home gas explosion injuries
Mrs. Otis Jennings a 62 year old Dublin resident, died in Long Hospital after severe burns from a gas leak explosion in the basement of her Indianapolis home on June 18. She was lighting a gas water heater when the blast occurred. Continued on Page 2 Col 3 Theater
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Indianapolis
Otis Jennings
Dublin
Long Hospital
VIPS Wives Plane Targeted By Communist Guerrillas
In Saigon on June 26, Mrs. Frederick Nolting and Mrs. Paul Harkins escaped injury when a helicopter convoy was attacked by guerrillas while en route to Bien Hoa to view new housing for Vietnamese 5th Division families. A five year old son of Col Truong Khue Quang was killed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Frederick Nolting
Paul Harkins
Nolting
Bien Hoa
5Th Division
Notting
Danville
Harkins
Mount Pleasant
Iowa
Truong Khue Quang
Faulty Switch Darkens Parts Of 3 States
A faulty switch at Fort Randall Dam caused a two hour power outage affecting millions across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota. The failure disrupted 320000 kilowatts and, with a 100000 kilowatt Omaha generator down, left several cities without service though hospitals and the Strategic Air Command emergency systems remained operational.
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Omaha
Neb
South Dakota
Fort Randall Dam
Iowa
Nebraska
Army Corps of Engineers
Fort Randall
Lincoln
Des Moines
Strategic Air Command
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Pan American World Airways
Flight Engineers International Association
FEIA
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