U P Leader Slain Amid Singapore Riots By Chinese Students
United Press manager Gene Symonds, 29, of Dayton, Ohio, was killed in Singapore during two days of rioting tied to a Communist inspired strike. A constable and a 16 year old Chinese student also died. many injured. The U S and British officials condemned the violence and ordered investigations. Continued on Page 6. Terre Haute Post hosts Indiana Travelers Protective Association convention in Terre Haute with 450 delegates, two day event at the Terre Haute House. Activities include memorial service, tours, banquet, dancing, and a full roster of state officers and committees chaired by Philip O. Roth.
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Singapore
U.p
Gene Symonds
United Press
Southeast Asia
Symonds
Dayton
Ohio
Washington
State Department
United States
U. S
Lampton Berry
London
British Colonial Office
Crown Colony
Terre Haute Post
Indiana Division of Travelers Protective Association
Terre Haute House
Philip O. Roth
Herbert F. Winterhalter
St. Patrick Church
Ralph Tucker
Tucker
Foster Lewis
Evansville
Lewis
Amy Mack
Frank Canida
Monsignor Winterhalter
Hotel Deming
St. Mary-of the-Woods College
Terre Haute
Theodore C. Abele
Buddy Morgan
Jimmy Trimble
Mr. Lewis
Paul L. Craig
James Devoe
Chris J. Bailey
Frank Canada
Ray Davis
Walter Grisham
Eugene Boehm
John T. Brassie
Albert Wright, Jr
Thomas J. Wright
Philip Roth
Eugene Roehm
Adrian Ray
Dulles Heads to Vienna for Austrian State Treaty Signing
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles flies to Vienna to join the Big Three in signing the Austrian state treaty and plan a Big Four meeting. Crowds cheer as he arrives. Figl calls the signing a great joy and a victory for American help.
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Vienna
Austria
U.P
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Paris
Leopold Figl
Gen Maxwell D Taylor Named Army Chief of Staff
President Eisenhower nominates Gen Maxwell D Taylor to be Army chief of staff succeeding Gen Matthew Ridgway on June 30. Taylor, veteran of the Korean War, now commands Far East and UN forces. two year term. Gen Lemnitzer to take over Far East commands. Ridgway retires after holding chief of staff post despite age and policy tensions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Matthew B. Ridgway
8Th Army
Far East Command
United Nations Command
Lymen L. Lemnitzer
Far East
Lemnitzer
Army Forces
Ridgway
Army
Weather report for UO region with rainfall update
Rain expected this morning with rain likely through the day and evening. River stage at 3.1 feet remains steady as sunrise at 5 38 and sunset at 7 55. precipitation, and river data provide a cautious outlook.
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Oseo
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Indiana
Cloudy with rain and possible scattered thunderstorms today and tonight. Little temperature change. Saturday mostly cloudy and a little warmer with rain ending before noon. High today 68, low tonight 57, high Saturday around 71. Regional temps: 57 to 68 with a 0.10 inch rainfall. Local readings include 61 at 2 pm and 64 later.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Hit Run Driver Is Fined $1,000
Seattle May 13 Harold E. Cottom 23 whose car killed a boy last Nov 15 then sped on gained freedom by agreeing to provide 1000 reward money for capture of other hit run drivers. The 1000 or year in jail choice was given by Superior Court Judge Henry Clay Agnew when Cottom appeared for sentencing after conviction on failing to stop and give aid. The money must be paid in installments to Police Chief H J Lawrence during the next two years.
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Seattle
Harold E. Cottom
Cottom
Superior Court
Henry Clay Agnew
H. J. Lawrence
Rickenbacher Sees 2500 MPH Flights By 50 Years
Columbus Ohio May 13 Captain Eddie Rickenbacher president of Eastern Airlines predicts commercial flights at 2500 miles per hour within the next half century. He spoke at the opening of Eastern's service here saying space ships will become commonplace for interplanetary travel and that air travel will unite the world and reduce petty hatreds.
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Columbus
Ohio
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Ing
Eastern
Be ards No Grudge Boyed by Edmonton Driver Fine
James V Tracey admitted no grudge toward police after a 100 dollar fine for driving while impaired in Edmonton. He told the court he appreciated police effort, acknowledged inability to drive, and hoped officers would continue their work.
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Edmonton
Alta
James V. Tracey
Ordnance Depot to hire more workers under civilian contract
Terre Haute Ordnance Depot officials announced plans for increased employment and spending over the next three years. The depot will switch from Civil Service to civilian contractor operation as the Air Force takes command, with a target completion of mid 1956. About $1.5 million will modify buildings and 16,000 machine tools will be moved, with 10 percent fully rebuilt after arrival, and Army civilians given first consideration for vacancies.
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Terre Haute
Army
Offi
Honeymoon Couple Marry After Romance Across Trails
In Pascoag R. L. May B. 1 Napoleon Labony, 82, wed Marie Marsille, 76, today after a church ceremony Thursday night. Their romance began in a convalescent home and grew through two years of hiking trips. Both had been married before and outlived their previous spouses.
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Pascoag
R. L
Napoleon Labony
Marie Marsille
Vaccination Program Nears Resume Amid Polio Scrutiny
Washington report says the government plans to release Parke Davis polio vaccine materials soon after a House hearing. Surgeon General Scheele indicated that all Parke Davis batches may be released and hundreds of thousands of doses could restart inoculations pending confirmation after Detroit testing.
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Washington
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Scheele
House Banking and Currency Committee
Parke Davis & Co
Detroit
Parke Davis
Skid Row Lawyer Bill Wood Seeks Sobriety Second Chance
Chicago May 13 A court psychiatrist will decide if William G. Wood known as the Skid Row lawyer should receive another chance to sober up Judge Hyman Feldman pledged to back him if deemed worthy The 65 year old former law professor slipped again after addressing Alcoholics Anonymous and bought wine to drink himself to sleep He was later arrested while drunk and taken into custody continuing a tale of a fallen symbol on Chicago's Skid Row.
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Chicago
William G. Wood
Hyman Feldman
Bill Wood
Feldman
Bill
Alcoholics Anonymous
Skid Row
Wood
State’s Attorney’s Office
Wolfson Wins Three Places On Ward Board
Chicago May 13 Wolfson appears to win three seats on Montgomery Ward nine member board from April 22 election tally Wolfson held proxies for 1 793 398 Ward shares vs management slate 4 033 481 total 5 826 879 votes Three directors would require 1 748 067 shares plus 30 percent but in person votes could alter the result Wolfson claimed election of three directors including himself Alexander Rittmaster III and Bernice Fitz Gibbon The management spokesman said six directors are likely but final count will depend on recumulation of votes before Saturday morning session.
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Chicago
Louis E. Wolfson
Montgomery Ward
Wolfson
Ward
New York
Dog starts grass fires near East Hampton shack
Wilfred Robare keeps salvage metal in a shack by the town dump in East Hampton Massachusetts. His dog carried a piece of meat wrapped in smoldering paper from the dump to the shack igniting grass that spread to the structure. A prior dog-caused grass fire was extinguished before reaching the shack.
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East Hampton
Mass
Wilfred Robare
Robare
Rose Students Aid Goodwill Drive With City Pickup
Rose Polytechnic pledges and members of Alpha Tau Omega Lambda Chi Alpha Sigma Nu and Theta Xi will assist in a city wide Goodwill drive Saturday at 8 30 a m. Forty two sponsors provide trucks and services to collect an estimated 25 tons of discarded clothing and materials for Goodwill Industries. Handicapped workers will be employed year round by the drive.
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Rotary Club
Wabash Valley
Goodwill Industries
Rose Polytechnic Institute Fraternity
Rose
Interfraternity Council
Alpha Tau Omega
Lambda Chi Alpha Sigma Nu
Theta Xi
Ford Sales
Mace Service, Inc
Coca- Cola Bottling Company
Wabash Fibre Box Company
International Harvester Company
Frank Prox, Inc
Terre Haute Gas Corporation
Hulman & Co
Key Auto Sales
Borden’s Pure Milk
Boy Scouts
Goodwill
Former Mayor Named U S Marshal
Linton Indiana May 13 Robert F McFadden Lin ton mayor resigned Thursday after his appointment as U S marshal for the southern Indiana district The city council will meet Saturday to discuss a mayor pro tem to fill the term which ends January 1 next year The oath of office was administered Thursday afternoon by Judge Dale Holder succeeding Julius J Wichser as marshal
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Linton
Ind
Robert F. McFadden
U. S
Indiana
McFadden
Dale Holder
Julius J. Wichser
Broad Rain Band Douses Much Of Nation In Weather
A broad rain band soaked Missouri and southern Iowa into the Middle Atlantic states, ending five days of dampness in the Southwest. Texas towns like Lampasas prayed for rain as 2.25 inches fell, while Los Angeles faced lingering smog and bans on trash burning and unnecessary driving. More rain was forecast for the northern Midwest as a cold front exited Canada.
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Missouri
Iowa
Middle Atlantic States
Southwest
Texas
Lanpasas
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Midwest
Canada
Poor Cover Up Stolen Car Crosses State Lines
Minot North Dakota police traced a stolen vehicle after noting a red car’s paint had been masked with black shoe polish. Cut Bank Montana officials reported a bright red car stolen. Police arrested occupants Willard S. Searle and Loren Masterson after confirming the car crossed state lines and charged them with driving a stolen car.
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Minot
N. D
Cut Bank
Mont
Willard S. Searle
Missoula
Loren Masterson
Wolf Point
Soviet led bloc approves draft security pact for unified command
Warsaw May 13 Soviet Union and seven other European Communist nations approved a draft security pact to place their military forces under a unified command. A Soviet spokesman said the treaty and related documents will be signed Saturday and published after. The pact targets West Germany re armament as NATO’s 15th member and includes mutual economic aid cultural exchanges and mutual security within the Red bloc.
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Warsaw
Poland
Soviet Union
West Germany
NATO
Main points of Austrian state treaty published
Vienna May 13 The Austrian pact outlines key terms: no army size limits, the 53 000 cap dropped. no Red repatriation teams. debts to Russia cut and Soviet claims reduced. Austria to be a neutral independent buffer and bar a German anschluss. ban on atomic weapons missiles poison gas and long range artillery. Austrian POWs in Russia to be freed. occupation forces to withdraw within 90 days of ratification or by year end.
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Vienna
Austria
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Premier Scelba Keeps Italian Premiership Amid Coalition Strife
Rome May 13 Premier Mario Scelba retains the post as he works to stabilize his 15 month old government. President Gronchi rejected his resignation and Scelba's fate was sealed by continued backing from minority coalition partners Saragat's Socialists and Liberals.
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Rome
Mario Scelba
Galvanini
Gronchi
Scelba
Center
Christian Democratic Party
Giuseppe Saragat
Socialists
Liberals
700 Executed in Chinese Unrest in Hopei Province
Taipei report from Formosa dated May 13 says the Chinese Nationalist News Agency reports more than 700 executions by Chinese Communists in Hopei to quell unrest in the northern province.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hopei
North China
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Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Anthony Eden
Edgar Faure
Nikolai Bulganin
Gen. M. Taylor
S&s Weather Surest
Rickenbacher
Ordnance Depot
Muscatel
Goodturn Drive
U. S. Marshal
Broad Rain Band
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