Finnish tanker Aruba halted to avoid Red China seizure
A 42 man crew rebellion forced the Finnish tanker Aruba to change course from Communist China to a non-Communist port with 13,000 tons of jet fuel aboard. The crew sought Colombo, Ceylon, to avoid Japanese Nationalist warships and possible seizure by Nationalist forces amid a Red China supply mission.
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Helsinki
Finland
U.P
Aruba
China
Gunnar Damstroem
Re-Be Shipping Co
Indian Ocean
Finnish Seamen’s Union
G. Johansson
Seaman’s Union
Colombo
Ceylon
Johansson
Red China
Wiima
Singapore
Pat Ward Details Life With Jelke in Vice Trial
In New York on March 16 a juror was dropped after a reporter interview. Max Cohen was excused and Ernest Wheeler replaced him, delaying the session. Pat Ward testified again about her life as a cafe society call girl with Mickey Jelke and the men who paid high fees. She wept on the stand as questions covered her experiences.
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New York
Mickey) Jelke
Max Cohen
Ernest G. Wheeler
Cohen
Pat Ward
Mickey Jelice
Jeske
Evelyn Fuller faces questions over fatal shooting in Vigo street
Chief of Detectives Willard Gantz said detectives probe the Monday morning shooting of blind attorney Wallace Joseph Fuller by his wife Evelyn May Fuller. Investigators question friends to resolve discrepancies. Fuller in fair condition at St Anthony Hospital. Evelyn Fuller jailed on 10 000 bond in Vigo county.
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Willard Gantz
Wallace Joseph Fuller
Evelyn May Fuller
Gantz
Ohio Street
St. Anthony Hospital
Fuller
Vigo County
Justice of the Peace
Lee Easion
Terre Haute Council Moves On Restoring Bus Service
Terre Haute city officials prepare to hear three petitions to restore long idled bus service. Council aims to expedite a carrier franchise and draft a mass transportation ordinance after studying Hammond, Indiana procedures. Petitioners include Terre Haute Transit Company Ameri can Transit Corporation of St Louis and a Boston firm linked to Bristol Hackbush and James F. Kelleher.
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Terre Haute
Ernest C. Nicoson
Nicoson
Hammond
Terre Haute Transit Company
First Petitioner
American Transit Corporation of
St. Louis
Boston
Bristol Hackbush
James F. Kelleher
Terre Haute City Lines, Inc
Matusow Sentenced to Three Years for Contempt
Harvey Matusow was sentenced by U S District Judge R E Thomasow to three years in federal prison for criminal contempt of court. Bond set at 10000 for appeal, Matusow could post but said he would be in jail only a few hours if found guilty. He had lied to gain a new trial for Clinton Jencks, an official of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers.
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EL Paso
Tex
U. S. Dist
R. E. Thomasow
Harvey Matusow
Thomasow
Matusow
Federal Court of
Clinton Jencks
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Jencks
Weather delays Atom Blast test in Las Vegas
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the planned atomic explosion due to weather conditions. This marked the second straight day of delays, following a weather briefing at the test site. AEC teams planned a Thursday weather meeting to decide if the shot can be fired Friday.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Bevan Expelled From Labour in House Vote
London March 16 A left wing Labour MP Aneurin Bevan was expelled from Labour ranks in Parliament by a 141 to 112 vote after an attempt to rebuke him failed The split within Labour over Bevan’s anti Attlee stance risks weakening the party ahead of next year’s general election and marks Bevan’s second expulsion following 1939 ban over collaboration with Communists.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
United States
Labor Party
Bevan
Clement Attlee
Attlee
House of Commons
President Eisenhower Visits Chaotic National Flower Show
President Eisenhower tour of the National Flower Garden Show in the District of Columbia Armory duels with chaos as photographers, guests, and a crowd press for attention. He sobs for his wife at the White House while exhibitors clash over a vase of Happiness roses, prompting a Secret Service interruption and a shaken crowd. The tour includes Mamie's Garden and a note the garden will be donated to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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Eisenhower
White House
District of Columbia Armory
Eisenhower Farm
Gettysburg
Allied Florists Assn
Devel
Secret Service
Garddener
Eisenhower backs use of atomic weapons against military targets
President Eisenhower states there is no reason atomic weapons cannot be used in conflicts aimed at strictly military targets. He supports Secretary Dulles who warned that tactical atoms would be used in major U S actions. The press briefing also notes stock market concerns and the goal of an expanding economy.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dulles
United States
Natty
Senate Banking Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Senate Committee
Terre Haute Adopts Adult School Guards Program
Mayor Ralph Tucker announced Terre Haute will place approximately 40 trained adult guards at school crossings starting Monday March 21. Each guard will have an alternate with safety belts badges and stop signs to improve student safety near all school buildings and intersections.
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Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Authorities probe death of infant near Magnet Indiana
Tell City reporters say police investigated the death of a newborn girl whose body was found in the Ohio River near Magnet. Coroner estimated the body had been in water four to six weeks. The infant weighed seven and a half pounds and the umbilical cord was not tied.
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Tell City
Ind
Ohio River
Magnet
Here
Indiana Traffic Deaths Near 1954 Pace
Indiana State Police reported 21 traffic deaths in the week ending last Sunday, bringing 1955’s total since January 1 to 181, nearly matching 1954’s toll for the same period. Supt. Frank A. Jessup urged motorists to sustain accident prevention efforts, warning of costly tragedies if Hoosiers lose momentum from 1954.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Frank A. Jessup
Senators Cite Boom to Doom Warning in Market Inquiry
The Senate stock market hearings heard J A Livingston warn of a boom to doom cycle like 1929 while noting the committee's early inquiry helps avert a crash. Dorsey Richardson said the rise reflects economic growth and investor surplus funds fueling market activity.
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Washington
Senate
J. A. Livingston
Philadelphia Bulletin
Wall Street
Wall
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Fulbright
D.-Ark
Soviet Leaders to Tour Countryside for Farm Pep Talks
In Moscow on March 16, Communist Party Secretary Khrushchev Premier Bulganin and Deputy Premier Mikoyan head to the countryside to rally collective farmers. They aim to boost output especially in corn and livestock, with emphasis on hogs.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Jet Propelled Cat Stows Away in Jet Gear At Maxwell
Sparked by an unauthorized flight, a yellow and white cat owned by M. Sgt. Edward J. Spaulding rode in a T-33 jet’s landing gear to Greenville AFB Miss. The cat reached 40 000 feet at 550 mph and is now only temporarily deaf, with rabies tag 87 dated 1955. The Maxwell base veterinarian awaits owner instructions on return.
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Montgomery
Ala
P—Spider
Edward J. Spaulding
Maxwell Air Force Base
Greenville Afb
Miss
Maxwell Base
Greenville
Brazil Youths Get Long Terms For Vandalism
Circuit Judge Robert Stewart sentenced four teenage offenders from Brazil Indiana to 1 to 10 years for a string of vandalism and burglaries dating from Halloween. The teens ages 16 and 17 are sons of respected families and were committed to Indiana Boys School with possible parole or transfer to the Indiana Reformatory at age 18 after consultations with ministers judges social workers and penal authorities.
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Brazil
Ind
Robert Stewart
Stewart
Robert Chaney
William L. Wheeler
Bill Anderson
Floyd Wilson
Indiana Boys School
Indiana Reformatory
Stocks Recoup Early Losses In Steady New York Trading
Prices broadly recovered from Monday declines as industrials led a midday rally in New York. The general index erased prior losses, though rails and utilities lagged, with gains offsetting Monday's dip after a brief morning spurt.
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New York
Woman Bitten by Dog at Cedar Lake
Cedar Lake Indiana March 16 Mrs Alexander Holmer was bitten on the arm today by a pet dog that later died possibly of rabies.
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Cedar Lake
Ind
Alexander Holmer
Weather Report Summary for River Station
Partly cloudy conditions with temperatures at 6 am 40. Noon 41. 9 am 41. River stage 8.8 feet and falling. Sunrise 6 00. Sunset 5 58. High weather bureau data provided.
Local Weather Report Terre Haute Area
Highest temperature yesterday was 70 degrees with a low of 36 and .47 inches of precipitation. Forecast calls for partly cloudy and colder tonight then partly cloudy and warmer Thursday with lows near 28 and highs around 55. Generally fair in Indiana tonight and Thursday with colder temperatures, lows 18 to 24 north and 25 to 32 south, highs 38 to 45 north and 45 to 52 south. Street thermometer reads 38 at 8 am and 42 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
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National Fire Protection Association
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Zenis Nicoson
Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce
Charles W. Smith
Chas. Pfizer & Co
Fred Hickman
J. R. McMahan
Vigo
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
Canada
William M. Sartor
Virgil Stewart
Col
Frederick Waite
United States Army
Jelke
Evelyn
Council
Laborite Bevan
Merriman Smith
United Press
Uni
Ted States
Acca Hara
Mamie
Spider
U. 8S. Weather Bureau
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