Terre Haute Clover Club Wagering Case Ties Wyatt to Syndicate
Two Terre Haute men testified in a tax trial that the Clover Club at 83212 Wabash avenue operated until mid August 1957 and that E. M. Wyatt appeared on wagering stamp applications. Prosecutors allege Wyatt conspired with eight defendants to evade 326 000 in excise taxes while defense objections limited testimony to Wyatt’s knowledge of gambling regulations.
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Terre Haute
U. S
Don A. Tabbert
Thomas J. Powers
Harold Kotsch
Wabash Avenue
Powers
South Ninth Street
Kotsch
Charles Hollars
E. M. Wyatt
Hollars
John F. Wasson
Watson
Alvin Schwartz
Wyatt
Dale J. Holder
Morris Shenker
Shenker
Internal Revenue
Swedes Celebrate Ingemar Johansson Victory Nationwide
Long after Floyd Patterson fell, about three million Swedes joined a nightlong celebration led by radio from New York and parades in Stockholm Goteborg and the coast. Crowds toasted with aquavit and sang Skal to Ingemar as shops stayed open and streets rang with fireworks and music.
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Ingemar Johansson
Floyd Patterson
New York
Yankee Stadium
Patterson
Floyd
Johansson
Ruby Goldstein
Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
Tne Woria
Goteborg
Ingemar
Italian Airliner Crash Kills 68 in Storm
In Milan a Trans World Airline Constellation crash in a thunderstorm killed all 68 aboard. Investigators from U S and Italy and officials from TWA joined the inquiry as wreckage and secreted remains lay in a field near Malpensa Airport.
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Milan
Italy
U.S
Killen
Trans World
U. S
TWA
Salvatore Petrucci
Here
Malpensa
Hoffa Defiant About Cleaning Up Teamsters
James R. Hoffa told the Senate Labor Management Committee he has the power to purge racketeers from the Teamsters but will act only after the inquiry ends. Senator Kennedy dismissed Hoffa’s pledge as unlikely, while Chairman McClellan accused Hoffa of being constrained by mob ties. The panel cited officials with criminal records and Fifth Amendment pleas. Continued on page 2.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
John F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Summer Heat Continues Across Indiana Cities
Indianapolis sweltered on Friday with a high near 91, the hottest reading since Aug. 5, 1957. Officials warned no relief was in sight as continued warm and humid weather was forecast for Sunday and Monday.
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Indianapolis
Hoosiers
Hoosier Capital
Local Conditions Report From Weather Bureau
Yesterday saw a high of 91 degrees and a low of 73 with .03 inches of precipitation. Regional data compiled by the U S Weather Bureau notes mild conditions across the area.
Weather outlook for Terre Haute and Illinois region
Partly cloudy warm and humid through Sunday with isolated thundershowers. Low tonight in 70s, high Sunday in low 90s, then continued warmth with scattered evening storms. Indiana notes scattered thundershowers Sunday, high in the 80s to 90s, low Sunday night 65 to 75. Illinois also warm with potential scattered storms, lows in 70s, highs near 90 in spots.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Leon
Illinois
Gunmen Hold Up 2 Parked Cars And Take Cash
Armed robbers struck near the U S Air Force Storage Site in Terre Haute early Saturday taking cash from three victims. Arnold Roberts and companion were robbed after their car was disabled. a gun was forced into Roberts back while $130 to $140 was taken. A second pair, William and James Adkins, were approached by youths on Maple Avenue Road east of Fruit.
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U. S. Air Force
Arnold Roberts
Twelve Points Hotel
Roberts
Ed Beaty
William Adkins
Park Street
North
Terre Haute
James
Horner Killed by Train Near Jonesboro
Vernon W. Horner of Gas City, 34, was struck and killed by a Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad freight train one half mile east of Jonesboro in Grant County. State police believe he slept on the tracks.
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Marion
Ind
Vernon W. Horner
Gas City
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Jonesboro
Grant County
Horner
Governor Earl K Long Resting With Three Doctors At Side
Governor Earl K. Long, free from mental hospitals for the first time in a month, rests at a Covington motel under three psychiatrists. Troopers guard him as he prepares to take rest and seek revenge on those blamed for his prior commitment.
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Covington
JPI
Earl K. Long
State of Louisiana
Long
Winnfield
Louisiana State Hospital
Robert D. Jones
John
Nick) Brown
Momma What Happened A Shelbyville Tragedy At Prom Night
Ivan Moon survived a fatal prom night accident that claimed his sister his girlfriend and five others. Amnesia shrouded his memory as Shelbyville mourned and mourners recalled the crash that transformed a town. The AP report by Saul Pett spans the week of investigation into the highway tragedy.
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Ivan Moon
Ivan
Shelbyville
Moon
Associated Press
Saul Pett
Tribune-Star
West Powers to Hold Meeting Before Big Four Ministers
Italy and France agreed on a Western powers meeting prior to the Big Four ministers gathering in Geneva on July 13. French President De Gaulle and Italian President Gronchi concluded four days of talks during his state visit to Italy.
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Rome
Italy
France
Geneva
Charles de Gaulle
Giovanni Gronchi
Steel Union Open to Restart Talks to Avert Strike
Steelworkers Union President David J. McDonald said he is willing to resume wage negotiations with the industry four man bargaining team to avert a nationwide strike set for midnight Tuesday. He announced after a 30 minute meeting with the executive board of 33 members.
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New York
Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
Fourman
McDonald
Two Air Force Jet Crashes Fatal to Four
Two Air Force jets crashed near San Antonio within about two hours killing at least four people. A RB-66 from Langley AFB burned on impact 27 miles northwest of the city while a T-33 trainer from Luke AFB Chartering to Randolph AFB plummeted 26 miles southeast. Authorities fear additional bodies and details on identified victims remain pending family notification.
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San Antonio
Tex
Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
Ariz
Randolph Afb
Kelly Air Force Base
Langley Afb
Newport News
Max Dittmar
Hawaiians Vote on Statehood and First State Election
Hawaiians voted on statehood and chose candidates for the first state election on July 28. The Hawaii Statehood Commission reported a straw vote showing strong approval and officials predicted at least one Asian descendant would win a Congress seat in the upcoming ballot. Hawaii will elect two U S senators and one representative next month.
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Robert Tuckman Honouy
mid-Pacific Island
Hawaii
Congress
U. S
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U. S. Weather Bureau
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