Silent on Armistice Airliner Missing After Flight
United Airlines DC-6 carrying 49 aboard from Salt Lake City to Chicago via Denver and Omaha was overdue and feared crashed. A farmer near Loveland heard possible wreckage while ground search began as four United planes and Air Force units hunted the missing craft. The pilots were on strike just ended. Capt. J. R. Appleby reported position east of Cheyenne at 8500 feet.
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Denver
U.P
United Airlines
Salt Lake City
United
Loveland
Colo
Here
San Francisco
Chicago
Omaha
K. C. Morgan
Morgan
U.A.S
Lowry Field
Air Force
M.S.T
J. R. Appleby
Cheyenne
Truman Faces 30 Day Bill On Price Controls
Washington June 30 AP President Truman must decide by midnight whether to accept a temporary extension of the Defense Production Act for July or yield his emergency powers for at least a month. Congress passed a stop gap banning price rollbacks and ceilings, signaling a limited respite while lawmakers shape a broader controls law.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Office of Price Administration
OPS
Michael V. di Salle
Senate
House
Auto Theft Leads to Multiple Charges in Indiana
Orville Murphy of Springville Indiana, 34, arrested after allegedly stealing a car in Sullivan Indiana. Police charged him with vehicle taking intoxication driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. Murphy admitted taking the car owned by Charles Flory Bloomington. City Court dropped vehicle taking after Flory declined prosecution. Murphy had previously pleaded guilty to DWI and was fined 51 dollars and 75 cents with a 90 day license suspension.
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Orville Murphy
Springville
Ind
Sullivan
Whitehouse
O’connor
Murphy
Sixth
Wabash Avenue
Vigo County
Charles Flory
Bloomington
Flory
Logs Claim Life At Stendal Sawmill
Leo Gunselman aged 20 of Stendal was killed when logs fell from a truck at a sawmill in Stendal in southern Pike County yesterday.
Weather Summary for Today and River Readings
The report notes showers with a July noon reading and a cool morning of 68 degrees. Sunrise is at 5 26 and sunset at 8 21. River stage stands at 7 9 feet and is falling.
Weather Outlook for Terre Haute Illinois Indiana
Local conditions show yesterday's high 74 and last night 65 with no precipitation. Forecast calls for cloudy skies across Terre Haute and vicinity with showers and occasional thundershowers this afternoon and little temperature change. Low tonight 64, high Sunday 78.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Forgery Suspect Arrested At Post Office
BRAZIL Indiana June 30 Special Antoine a 31 year old Houston Tex man wanted nationwide for forging money orders was arrested at the Brazil post office. He admitted purchasing money orders nationwide and planned to cash them after raising amounts. A suitcase with inks to imitate post office stamps was found. He will be taken to Indianapolis federal jail on embezzlement charges.
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Brazil
Ind
Art Antoine
Houston
Tex
Antoine
Guy Tribble
Cincinnati
Ohio
Tribble
William Houk
Alfred Bradshaw
Walter Jackson
William Farley
Cletus Miller
Indiana State Police
M. P. Wood
Martin Slack
Houck
Bradshaw
Jackson
Houk
Indianapolis
Dallas
Texas
Rains swell rivers as floods threaten Missouri Kansas
Heavy rainfall floods flood plains across Kansas and Missouri, inundating over half a million acres. Levees strain under weeks of rain while south Louisiana rice and sugar crops benefit from recent downpours. The Wichita rainfall reached 1.33 inches with 48 hours of rain ending a two month drought for a $40 million rice crop.
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Associated Press
Wichita
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Appalachians
Middle Atlantic States
Rockies
Great Lakes Region
Bank Hours Adjusted for Independence Day Observance
All banks will be closed on Wednesday July 4 for Independence Day. In lieu of the holiday banks will reopen Saturday July 7 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Terre Haute Daylight Time as announced by the Terre Haute Clearing House Association.
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Terre Haute
Terre Haute Clearing House Association
Explosion at Puriton Royal Ordnance kills six workers
An explosion in an isolated building at the Royal Ordnance Factory in Puriton England last night killed six workers. The plant with about 1500 employees mainly fills shells with explosives and supports the war effort.
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Bridgewater
Eng
Royal Ordnance Factory
Puriton
Congress rushes emergency funding bill for July
Congress meets in unusual Saturday sessions to clear a stopgap bill funding all federal operations for July. Senate and House leaders aim to send the measure to President Truman before the new fiscal year, with about 5 billion dollars as the first monthly allotment. Defense programs may spend faster than last year if needed.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Truman
McKellar
D.tenn
Senate Appropriations Committee
FBI Pushes Hunt For Killer Who Raped Kidnaped Girl
Warren Lee Irwin, sought for raping and kidnapping a 17 year old Washington girl, allegedly forced entry at a Warrington home and fled in a stolen car with Carolyn Barker. State and FBI agents widened the search along the eastern seaboard as investigators disclosed details of the case.
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FBI
Philadelphia
Warren Lee Irwin
Washington
Cpl
Harold Dando
Pennsylvania State Police
Irwin
Carolyn Barker
Warrington
Dando
George Brewer
PennsylvaniaRailroad
Broad Street
Brewer
Pennsylvania
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Seaboard
New York
Martha
Carolyn
Midwest
Greyhound
Phila
Wilson Funeral Monday Morning in Terre Haute
Leroy A. Wilson president of American Telephone and Telegraph died in New York. His body arrived in Terre Haute and was taken to Gillis Memory Chapel. Private funeral at 10 30 Monday with Rev. Stovall officiating. Burial at Highland Lawn cemetery. Survived by widow Blanche Willhide daughter Shirley Ann and father Garrett A. Wilson.
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Leroy A. Wilson
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York
Terre Haute
Gillis Memory Chapel
Wilson
Thomas L. Stovall
Maple Avenue Methodist Church
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Blanche Willhide
Marion
Ind
Shirley Ann
Garret A. Wilson
Near Harmony
Pope Excommunicates Hungarian Arresting Authorities
Vatican City reports Pope Pius excommunicated all Hungarian authorities involved in the arrest and sentencing of Archbishop Josef Groesz. The action targets those connected with the prison sentence.
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Vatican City
Pius
Josef Groesz
Siam navy rebels clash with loyal forces in Bangkok
Siam's army air force and police fought the navy rebels led by an exiled general to free Premier Phibun Songgram. Bombs tanks and guns surged as the royal docks and Don Muang Airport came under attack. Casualties reported amid shelling along the river.
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Bangkok
Thailand
U.P
Phibun Songgram
Phibun
Royal Docks
Air Force
Don Muang
Uncle Sam Loses Income on Slots in Indiana
In Indianapolis on June 30, the slot machine silence order by Governor Schricker leaves Uncle Sam short of revenue. Last year about 1,400 slot machines faced excise tax, but federal officials report no payments and 25 tax blanks returned with jokes.
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Indianapolis
U.P
Schricker
Uncle Sam
Indiana
Internal Revenue
Seeing's Believing Oil Spot Front Page Stunt
Kimball Nebraska June 30. The Western Nebraska Observer publishes a novelty front page oil spot from the new Kimball County oil well to let subscribers visually grasp the news. The stunt marks the paper's first oil discovery feature this week.
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Kimball
Neb
Kimball County
Western Nebraska Observer
Armistice Plan Terms Offered by United States
Washington dispatch reports the United States and 16 U N allied powers have approved a seven point armistice plan to present to the Communists for a Korean cease fire. Key terms include a cease fire across Korea, a 20 mile buffer zone, demilitarized zones within three miles offshore, halt of war material and troop shipments, an international commission with access to Korea, possible aerial reconnaissance, and the exchange of prisoners of war.
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Washington
U.P
United States
United Nations
U.N
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Intere National Commission
Amen Slugger Tasteful Outburst Leads to Assault Charge
In Knoxville Tennessee Judge Len Broughton Jr finds shouting amen in church does not justify assault on pastor Ralph A Nite. Church member Church L Julian admitted striking Nite after forced ejection during Memorial Baptist Church services. Julian fined $25 for the disturbance and assault charge.
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Knoxville
Tenn
L. Julian
Memorial Baptist Church
Julian
Ralph A. Nite
Nite
Len Broughton, Jr
Ridgway’s Cease Fire Offer Fails to Prompt Reply
In Tokyo and Seoul broadcasts, Gen. Ridgway urged a conference with Communist leaders aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia at Won san. Fourteen hours after the invitation, Peiping and Pyongyang radio offered no response while urging intensified war efforts. Five monitors in Tokyo tracked broadcasts as battles glowed under 8,000,000 candlepower searchlights.
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Tokyo
Peiping Radio Tonight
Matthew B. Ridgway
Wonsan
Ridgway
Peiping
Pyongyang
Japan
South Korea
United Nations
Korea
Jutlandia
Haven
Pusan
Kai Hammerick
U.N
Armistice vs Cease-Fire and Truce Explained
General Ridgway advocates armi stice in Korea and the debate over terms. Cease-fire means a halt in shooting. Armistice adds terms like troop withdrawals and staged pauses. A truce is a commanders accord for a longer suspension of fighting. Some officials equate cease-fire and armistice in Korea.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
UN forces push Korean front amid heavy air and naval action
U N troops prepare to strike northeast of Kumhwa as central front clash looms. U N aircraft flew 200 sorties Saturday hitting 15 airfields around Pyongyang amid a week of 700 strikes. Warships marked one year on Korean coasts firing 2 500 000 rounds with Wonsan a favored target. Pyongyang radio ignored any cease fire talk as South Korea’s cabinet demands five minimum conditions including Chinese troop withdrawal and disarmament of the North.
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Kumhwa
U.N
Navy
Pyongyang
Wonsan
Ridgway
Background On Korea Indicates China Reds Have Changed Tune
Washington reports summarize shifting U S stance on Korea and Formosa. The piece recalls Cairo talks in 1943 with Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek, China's loss of Formosa to communists, and U S opposition to Red seats at the United Nations. It notes a 1951 plan approved as Communists press in Korea.
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Korea
China
Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Cairo
Chiang Kai-shek
Japan
Formosa
Chiang
United Nations
The
Reds Mortars Keep Peace Talk Theorizing In Korea
United Nations infantry face skepticism over a potential cease-fire as Red mortar attacks continue daily. Soldiers hope for an eventual meet with Communist field commanders, though many doubt any agreement will end the fighting.
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Korea
United Nations
U.N
Jacob Malik
Matthew B. Ridgway
Malik
Pfc
Everett Leach, Jr
Forest City
Iowa
Charles E. Billings
Cody
Wyo
Frank Zakszewsky
East St. Louis
Ill
Set
William R. Hinkle, Jr
Gloucester
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France
Jorge Mejia-Palacio
Colombia
J. H. van Roije
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James Marlow
Robert A. Lovett
Matthew Ridgway
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