Flooding Swamps Terre Haute Area After Five Inch Rain
Rivers and creeks burst banks as Sugar Creek overflowed near West Terre Haute and a West Terre Haute levee broke. Clinton, Rockville, and Paris also faced emergencies with sandbags, evacuations, and a Twin Lakes dam failure. City crews pump water from Columbia Records and crews race to shore up damaged foundations as rainfall threatens more through Friday.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Valley
West Terre Haute
Clinton
Rockville
Paris
Ill
Twin Lakes
Ralph Tucker
Two Drowned In Zionsville Flood After Bus Submersion
A flash flood swept a commuter bus into a creek at Zionsville Indiana drowning two women and trapping several others. One victim died during revival efforts after rescue through a roof hole. The event followed a day of heavy storms with 7.35 inches in some areas and many evacuations across central Indiana.
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Zionsville
Indiana
Rockville
Crawfordsville
Clinton
Vermillion County
Feather Creek
Eagle Creek
Whitestown
Terre Haute
Muncie
Noblesville
Portland
Craw
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana
The report shows clearing conditions tonight with lows in the 60s. Saturday will be partly cloudy with little temperature change, followed by a sunny and slightly warmer day Sunday. Indiana expects rain to end tonight and clearing, with a warm high on Saturday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Conviction Stands in Miller Contempt Case
District Judge Charles F. McLaughlin refused to set aside Arthur Miller's contempt of Congress conviction after Supreme Court rulings were cited. The judge did, however, set aside Miller's conviction on one of the two contempt counts.
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Washington
Charles F. McLaughlin
Arthur Miller
Supreme Court
Miller
Annexation of Harrison Township to Terre Haute Approved
Indiana Supreme Court dismissed the appeal on Terre Haute’s Harrison township annexation. Mayor Ralph Tucker said the action makes annexation effective, following prior remonstrance and court rulings. The ordinance passed Sept 20 1955.
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Indiana Supreme Court
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Harrison Township
Ralph Tucker
Frank P. Crawford
Supreme Court
Tucker
Crawford
Edwin B. Long
Indiana
New York Central
Milwaukee
Buena Chaney
Mogiler Still Is Missing On Bribery Charge
Former State Highway Commission Chairman Virgil W. Smith surrendered at Marion county jail on six counts of bribe taking and posted 18 000 bond. He was accompanied by his lawyer and declined to speak to newsmen. Police seek Arthur Mogilner tied to bribe scheme amid ongoing indictments.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Commission
Virgil W
Red) Smith
Marion County
Smith
Frank A. Symmes
Symmes
William H. Sorrell
Knightstown
Deane Walker
Culver
Zelpha’ Maris
Commission
Lloyd E. Poindexter
Elmer Laws
State Bank
Milan
Arthur J. Mogilner
Marion County Grand Jury
Truck Bus Crash Kills One on New Jersey Turnpike
A Greyhound bus collided with a tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike killing Arthur Foxwell Tyler of Baltimore on arrival at Middlesex General Hospital. A woman passenger Marie Price, also of Baltimore, was listed in critical condition and 12 other passengers plus the driver were injured but not in serious condition.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Greyhound
New Jersey Turnpike
Middlesex General Hospital
Arthur Foxwell Tyler
Baltimore
Marie Price
Flooding in Toad Hop Surges Past 1913 Levels
Residents describe the flood crisis as worse than 1913 as Sugar Creek and the Wabash River flood the Toad Hop area. Rescue crews reach 84 year old E P Bennett and his 80 year old wife Mary, who were isolated by four feet of water and later evacuated. Local residents like John Stevens report nightlong evacuations and rising water that swept furniture from homes as crews faced dangerous conditions near the railroad bridge.
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Sugar Creek
Toad Hop
Dresser
Charles
West Terre Haute
U. S. 40
Edward Bennett
C. H. Bennett
E. P. Bennett
Mary
Bennett
Civil Defense
Joe Lowe
John Stevens
Stevens
Pennsylvania Railroad
Waters
Remorse absent as Whitaker fight continues for daughter
At Vigo county jail Thomas Whitaker showed no remorse Friday for the killings of his ex wife Alma and her son while his nine year old daughter Regina remained in Union Hospital in critical condition. Relatives prepare for funeral services for Alma and Jack Whitaker as County Prosecutor John Jett seeks indictments for two counts of murder in the first degree. Stewart Martin, husband of Alma, is expected to be released from Union Hospital after gunshot injuries.
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Vigo County
Thomas Whitaker
Regina
Union Hospital
Alma Whitaker Martin
Jack Whitaker
Stewart Martin
Terre Haute
Martin
Grand Jury
John R. “Jack” Jett
Whitaker
John E. Miklozek
Dulles Denounces Red China as Uncivilized
Secretary of State Dulles blasted Communist China as uncivilized and hostile and rejected calls to ease nonrecognition, trade embargo, and cultural isolation. He argued U S policy assumes communism is a passing phase and urged the Chinese people toward eventual change, while vowing to stand firm. Continued on page 6.
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San Francisco
Dulles
China
United States
U. S
U.S
Europe
Britain
Red China
India
Red Dulles
Destructive Hurricane Audrey Floods Cameron Coast
Louisiana toll rises as refugees flood Red Cross shelters and officials estimate casualties run into the thousands. Crews report 200 to 300 dead in Cameron Parish with scattered counts of missing children and 150 evacuees sheltering on Pecan Island.
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Lake Charles
Audrey
Louisiana
Red Cross
Cameron
D. P. Vincent
Cameron Parish
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Washington
W. L
Bill) Price
New Orleans
O. B. Carter
Stephen Broussard
Vincent
Blue Bennett
Packs
E. L. Begler
Blue Bonnett
Abel Lablanc
Pecan Island
Air Force helicopter aids distressed Cameron Louisiana area
A Mercy Mission report says a Air Force helicopter departed Houston for Cameron Louisiana where 16 people including 5 newborn babies were adrift in three small boats amid marshland. Two Tennessee Gas Transmission seaplanes followed about an hour later to assist.
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Houston
Tex
Air Force
Cameron
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Reds Bombard Offsh ore Isles In Third Day of Shelling
In Formosa on June 28 Communist batteries shelled the Nat ionalist outposts Titan and Erian in the Quemoy group for the third straight day. A Chinese military spokesman said the Quemoy area remains very tense. U S Admiral Felix Stump dismissed the attacks as not warranting special significance and said no casualties were reported.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
U. S
Felix B. Stump
Titan
Erian
Quemoy
Liu Ho Tu
Stump
Far East
Pacific
Matsu
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S. Navy
Rain Threatens Vigo County Crops and Farmers
Vigo county agent A. D. Luers warned Friday that ongoing rain could ruin many crops, with 65 to 70 percent of corn land already planted lost and about 50 percent of soybeans likely a total loss. Wheat harvest has just begun.
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A. D. Luers
Vigo County
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Lafayette
Barbour Avenue
Toad
Columbia Records
John K. Lemry
Maple Street
Lost Creek
Brown Avenue
One Home Foundation
Tim O'Leary
Hulman Street
O’leary
Associated Press
Weather
Mes Nidins
Mogiler
Euleta
Ralph Learnard
The
Firman Equipment Company
Slayer
Mercy Mission
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