Rare Lightning Strike Injures Six Women at North Side Home
A dawn lightning bolt ripped through three rooms at 3149 North Fifteenth Street causing about 5000 dollars in damage. Seven women and girls escaped. 15 year old Anna Carstensen was burned on her arms and treated at Union Hospital. Firefighters battled a smoldering couch fire and multiple shattered windows as the home sustained extensive interior damage.
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Northside
Anna Carstensen
North Fifteenth Street
Louise Cartwright
Joseph Cartwright
Harvey Cartwright
Indiana Coal Operators Association
Carstensen
Union Hospital
Aurelie Cartwright
Government moves toward seizure of United Air Lines
Washington June 28 United Air Lines faces imminent government seizure to end a strike deadlock with the Air Line Pilots Association. Justice Department plans an order for President Truman to sign, a first in airline history. Railroads have been seized in past to halt disputes.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Air Line Pilots Association
Justice Department
Truman
Weather summary for Terre Haute area and Indiana Illinois
The Weather Bureau reports showers and thundershowers with shifting winds through Friday. Cooler tonight and Friday with highs around 75 to 80 depending on region. Indiana and Illinois forecasts call for mostly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms, cooling trends, and temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to high 70s.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Ohio River
Middle 50S
Illinois
Welfare Board Adopts 1952 Budget Cut in Vigo County
Vigo County Department of Public Welfare adopts a tentative 1952 budget totaling 2,500,854 a reduction of 539,596 from 1951. The plan lowers the welfare levy to 52.46 cents while county taxes would cover 689,635 of the total with state and federal funds the remainder. The board, led by Vice President Nellie Henderson, notes half of the cut comes from Social Security increases and the rest from better conditions and tighter investigations. The plan now goes to the Indiana State Department of Public Welfare and local tax bodies for approval.
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Vigo County Department of Public Welfare
Evelyn Bell
Welfare Department
Vigo County
Indiana State Department of Public Welfare
Vigo County Council For
Vigo County Board of Tax Adjustment
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Vigo County Board of Public Welfare
Illinois House Republicans push four cent gas tax change
In Springfield on June 28 the Illinois House GOP unveiled a four cents a gallon gasoline tax plan as a substitute for Governor Adlai Stevenson’s nickel tax proposal. They rewrote his bill after dismissing the Senate approved approach, with a showdown likely by the session’s end.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
House
Adlai Stevenson
G.O.P
Senate
Illinois Tornadoes Ravage Central Counties Killing One
Two tornadoes sliced through central Illinois last night killing one and injuring at least 23 as storms grip the Midwest for a third day. Rescue crews searched Logan and Sangamon counties for more victims while a farmer died of a heart attack helping others.
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Illinois
Midwest
Indiana
Michigan
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Logan County
Hartsburg
Ill
Macon
GI term ruled out for army public relations officers
Washington June 28. An army bulletin says the slang term GI is ruled out for use by public relations officers. Soldiers must be referred to as soldiers. Webster’s dictionary defines a soldier as a skilled warrior, a description the bulletin says fits the modern soldier.
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Washington
Webster's Dictionary
Army
Rich Uranium Find Reported Near Fort Collins
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed a vein of pitchblende, the richest uranium ore, near Fort Collins Colorado. Officials said they are also surveying the eastern Rocky Mountain region for uranium, the material used in atomic bombs.
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Denver
U.P
Atomic Energy Commission
Fort Collins
Colo
A.E.F
Rocky Mountain
Missing Treasurer Hiser Caught After Eight Months
Lester B. Hiser, 30, Hartford City former county treasurer, returned to Blackford county to face embezzlement charges after eight months as a fugitive. He was arrested in Indianapolis after applying for a job at the RCA plant, using the name Paul Lester. Detectives say he admitted a roughly $10,000 shortage. he claimed kidnapping and a staged car crash with two strangers. His partly burnt pickup was found the next day. Continues on Page 7.
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Hartford City
Ind
Lester B. Hiser
Blackford County
Indianapolis
RCA
Paul Lester
Hiser
Iran Seizes Anglo Iranian Oil HQ in Oil Row
Tehran reports Iran seized the Abadan headquarters of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company after Britain ordered 130 key technicians to leave. Premier Mossadegh sent a personal appeal to President Truman amid fears of mass resignations by the AIOC staff and potential shutdown of Iran’s oil industry. Western oil supplies and world peace discussions loom large as Nehru urged moderation.
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Tehran
Iran
U.P
Abadan
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Truman
Ailo.c.’S
Acheson
U.S
Dean Acheson
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Europe
Car Truck Crash Near New Albany Kills Couple
A Seymour couple, Mr and Mrs Adolph Zollman both about 40, were killed in a truck automobile collision on U S 31 one mile north of Henryville Clark County. Indianapolis truck driver Gilbert Ammerman 51 suffered serious head and neck injuries and was taken to St Edwards Hospital. Zollman died en route to hospital and his wife was found dead at the wreck.
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New Albany
Ind
Seymour
Indianapolis
Marvin Watts
Indiana
Adolph Zollman
Zollman
Seymour High School
Gilbert Ammerman
St. Edward's Hospital
U.S. 31
Henryville
Clark County
Price Control May Collapse Old Law Dying
Washington dispatch reports Democrats clash over extending wartime price, wage, and rent controls. Senate votes to block rollbacks below prior levels while House plans a 31 day stopgap extension as both chambers seek a long term measure under danger of collapse of the defense production act. Senator Maybank signals possible filibuster amid debate over control powers. Madden warns of inflation unless action is taken.
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Senate
House
Maybank
D.S.C
Douglas
D-Ill
Madden
Soviet propose armistice limited to military questions
The State Department said Russia proposed that United Nations, North Korean and Red Chinese commanders negotiate a Korean armistice limited to strictly military questions. Gromyko stated the talks would involve only military reps and cover cease fire and measures to prevent renewed hostilities.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
United Nations
Soviet Union
Alan G. Kirk
Gromyko
Moscow
Unified Command
Korean Republic
Malik
Jacob Malik
Kirk
Acheson
Hoosier Wins Distinguished Service Cross
Argo s Indiana sergeant Johnny J. Miller Jr died protecting comrades withdrawal near Waegwan last Sept 3. Miller posthumously received the Distinguished Service Cross for singlehanded defense while with Company H 7th Cavalry Regiment 1st Cavalry Division in Tokyo warrant.
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Tokyo
U.P
Argos
Ind
Johnny J. Miller
Route 2
Waegwan
Miller
7Th Cavalry Regiment
1St Cavalry Division
Groesz Convicted in Hungary Plot to Overthrow Government
In Budapest on June 28 Archbishop Joszef Groesz was found guilty of plotting to overthrow the Communist government and sentenced to 15 years in prison. One co-defendant, Ferenc Vecer, a Paulician monk, received death for killing a Russian soldier. Five others got 8 to 14 year terms.
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Budapest
Hungary
Joszef Groesz
Ferenc Vecer
Cardinal Mindszenty
David Warfield Dies a Legendary Master of Stage
New York police report the death of David Warfield at age 84. He rose from a $4-a-week usher in San Francisco to Broadway stardom after being discovered by David Belasco in 1900. He retired in 1924 to a Central Park apartment, declined a movie offer, and became a noted real estate investor. He is survived by his wife Mary Gabrielle Bradt, a brother Jack, and sisters Julia Warfield and Millie Harriman.
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New York
David Warfield
San Francisco Music Hall
David Belasco
Warfield
Weber and Fields Burlesque Company
Broadway
Central Park
Mary Gabrielle Bradt
Jack
Julia Warfield
Millie Harriman
San Francisco
New Tax Hire Plea Is Made
Secretary Snyder urged Congress to add about 3 billion dollars to the House tax boost, saying 7.2 billion is insufficient. He warned of red ink and inflationary pressure and noted the government will borrow several billion in six months, the first deficit financing in a year. He urged a total near 10 billion dollars focused on individual income and excise taxes.
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Washington
Truman Administration
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
House
Congress
Truman
Ridgway's Men Fight On Against Cease-Fire Pressure
United Nations forces repelled waves of Communist assault and advanced toward Kumsong, closing the distance to the enemy central Korean stronghold. Lt. Gen. James A. Van Fleet said the 8th Army would keep advancing despite cease-fire talks.
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Tokyo
U.P
United Nations
Kumsong
James A. van Fleet
U.N
Koreans See Omen Star for Peace Hope in Pusan
In Pusan South Korea crowds noted a daytime star they call a good omen. Seen first on July 5 1945 the star reappeared at 4 pm Tuesday triggering hopes for peace amid memories of liberation from Japanese rule forty years prior.
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Pusan
Korea
Pro North Korea push despite cease-fire talks advance
Allied forces report renewed Communist probing on a 40 mile front in central Korea as U N lines hold and counterattacks recover lost ground. At sea and in the air, Wonsan bombardment and air strikes hit enemy positions with ships and trucks among targets. casualties estimated at 450 enemy troops.
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Russia
Reds
Korea
U.N
Wonsan
U.S
New Jersey
Forrest P
Phone Operators to Get Pay Boost
About 20,000 long distance telephone operators and servicemen will receive a ten percent wage boost under a one year agreement covering American Telephone and Telegraph Company employees in 42 states and Washington DC. The union said base increases range from 3 to 9 dollars a week and the pact was signed in New York.
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Washington
C.N.O. Communications Workers Union
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
District of Columbia
New York
Clyde Beatty to Wed Lorraine Abel in California
Clyde Beatty the circus owner and lion tamer and Lorraine Abel a 28 year old Californian obtained a license to wed Beatty, 49, who listed his residence as Fillmore. Beatty’s former wife Harriett died in Mississippi last fall, Abel said she was divorced in Massachusetts last year.
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Seattle
Clyde Beatty
Lorraine Abel
Fillmore
Calif
Beatty
Harriett
Mississippi
Abel
Massachusetts
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Sangamon County
Thomas McGuire
Heman
William Jaggs
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Logan
Milwaukee
Union Station
Aches
Bulletin
Sen
D.-Ind
House Rules Committee
Hoosier
D.S.C. Award
Groesz
Ridgway
Earnest Hoherecht
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