Girl Killed in Sullivan Area Auto Crash
Miss Ann Smith 19 of 201 South State Sullivan was killed and three Sullivan youths injured in a head on crash four miles west of Linton after leaving a theater. Charles Robert Stokes junior at Indiana State Teachers College listed in critical condition at Freeman Greene Hospital. Sara Smith 16 sister of victim fractured skull and leg at Mary Sherman Hospital. Jack Price 19 with brain concussion and fractures also at Mary Sherman. Burial at Center Ridge Sullivan with Billman Funeral Home services set.
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Sullivan
Ind
Ann Smith
South State Street
Linton
Charles Robert Stokes
Indiana State Teachers College
Freeman-Greene Hospital
Sara Smith
Mary Sherman Hospital
Jack Price
Ned Woodard
Cecil Smith
Sara
Karen
Bert Smith
Billman Funeral Home
Center Ridge
Miss Smith
Sullivan High School
Terre Haute
Memorial Day Death Toll Rises Across Nation
Pleasant weather as the four day memorial holiday sees 260 fatalities since Friday 6 p m 28 hours into the period Traffic deaths reach 171, with four air crashes and 48 drownings The National Safety Council projected 290 traffic deaths Overall 408 deaths last year including 229 in traffic Koskie death at Plainville Conn in a stock car race Amarillo Tex crash leaves four dead eight injured Pembroke Me car fire deaths two children among victims
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United Press
National Safety Council
Midlands
Mitchell Koskie
Suffield
Conn
Koskie
Plainville
Amarillo
Tex
Pembroke
Indiana Memorial Day toll: nine dead in state traffic losses
The Associated Press reports nine Indiana fatalities over the holiday weekend, eight in traffic and one drowning. Cecil Martin, 45, fell from a boat on the Muscatatuck River. Alice Brieant, 25, died in a two car crash possibly caused by a vandalized stop sign. John Sheridan, 43, killed near Star City. Eva Stratton, 29, died after falling from a car driven by her husband. C R Stewart, 39, died after losing control on Ind 39 near Frankfort. Floyd Alley, 12, and John Alley, 14, were killed in a train–auto collision in Munster. Robert Alley, 16, injured. Robert Miller, 26, died in Hammond when his car overturned into a ditch.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Cecil Martin
Indianapolis
Muscatatuck River
Alice Brieant
C. R. Stewart
Frankfort
Ind
Floyd Alley
John Alley
R. R
Munster
Robert
Grand Trunk Railroad
Robert Miller
Hammond
Little Calumet River
Classified Ads Schedule for Decoration Day
The Tribune Star Classified Department closes for Decoration Day on Tuesday May 30. It will reopen Monday May 29 from 8 a.m. to 7 45 p.m. to take ads for Tuesday and Wednesday editions. Dial C 1331 and ask for an advisor.
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the Tribune-Star
Joliot Tavern Blast Kills Two in Illinois
A mysterious explosion at a Joliet tavern killed two men, contractor Jerry I. Dodds aged 54 and Joseph Riva aged 64, as the building was hurled into the air and debris damaged four nearby homes. Dan King 24, nearby, described the blast before it collapsed.
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Joliet
Ill
Dan King
Jerry I. Dodds
Joseph Riva
Dodds
Riva
Air passenger runs riot on Fresno to Oakland flight
John O Reilly 28 a Los Angeles gear grinder terrorized 25 passengers on an Oakland bound airliner over California for about 30 minutes. He waved a cocked automatic and smashed windows before an emergency landing in Fresno where deputies took him to a psychiatric ward. His wife Magdeline 22 explained he had been off his rocker for days and believed someone tried to steal a jet motor plant.
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Fresno
Calif
John O'Reilly
Los Angeles
California
Air Force
Magdaline
Oakland
O'Reilly
Joan Herron
Dorothy McKenzie
San Francisco
Miss Herron
Joseph N. Nuccitelli
Nuccitelli
Don Lieto
O’reily
Memorial Day Parade Tuesday Observes Local Veterans
Memorial Day observances took place in Terre Haute with services Sunday at Wabash avenue bridge and at churches and the Calvary cemetery. Veterans from three wars participated, a wreath was cast by Clarence Campbell in a plane piloted by Hunter Van Leer, and the Vigo County Veterans Council placed flags on all known veteran graves. Tuesday will feature the traditional Memorial Day services at Soldiers Circle Highland Lawn cemetery at 10 am, led by Spanish American War veterans, with Navy Mothers holding their services at 9 am.
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Terre Haute
Wabash Avenue Bridge
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Knights of Columbus
Calvary Cemetery
Mve
Clarence Campbell
Lawton-Byrum
Veterans For Foreign Wars
Hunter van Leer
Vigo County Veterans Council
Soldiers’ Circle
Highland Lawn Cemetery
Navy
Knights Close State Session In Terre Haute
Knights of Columbus from 68 Indiana councils wrapped a three day state convention in Terre Haute with attendance by over 400 visitors. Archbishop Paul Schulte urged Knights to battle false philosophies while tracing the order’s Catholic roots. The opening mass featured Fourth Degree knights in red capes and a full choir amid Pentecost pomp. State Deputy John Rocap reported 22,500 Indiana members, up 800 from last year as Gibault School tours and gifts concluded Sunday sessions.
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Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
George Diehl
Indiana
Terre Haute
St. Benedict's Church
Paul C. Schulte
Indianapolis
Knights
Schulte
Stadler
William Balduzzi
Battmann
James McBarron
Lid Clamping Down on Gambling Across Cities
Federal and local probes curb organized crime as syndicate leaders flee to resorts or abroad. Chicago Mayor Knox and Senate inquiries shrink operations while bookies in New York estimate 15 to 20 percent pause activities. Many big operators seek legitimate fronts or silent overseas retreats.
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Chicago
U.P
Senate
Ralph
Bottles) Capone
Jake Buzik
Gold Bag
Sammy Hunt
Senate Committee
Martin H. Kennelly
Gambling
Vice
New York
Florida
South America
Miami
Los Angeles
New Orleans
Cleveland
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
Scattered thundershowers expected with little temperature change tonight and Tuesday. Indiana sees partly cloudy skies with showers in the south, highs near 75 to 80 and cooler during showers. Illinois also partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in central and south areas, highs 75 to 85, cooler by showers.
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Terre Raute
Indiana
South
Illinois
Mental patient kills fellow inmate at Iowa hospital
In Mason City a mental hospital inmate stomped Louis Beenken to death on May 28 claiming Beenken bothered him. Harold Westcott 37, said he used his feet to kill. Westcott faces recommittal to Cherokee State Hospital or Anamosa Insane Ward.
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Mason City
Lawrence Cain
Cerro Gordo County
Harold Westcott
Louis Beenken
Beenken
Westcott
James Brown
Cherokee
Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Berlin Youth Rally Fizzles After Nine Hour Parade
Western officials said their forceful stance deterred a planned assault on Berlin as 500000 communist youths staged a long march. The event ended uneventfully with minor clashes and thousands returning to the Soviet zone while West Berlin police stayed vigilant.
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Berlin
U.P
East Berlin
East Zone
West Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Fuchs Identifies New Communist Agents and London Talks Stir Hopes
The British press reports convicted atomic spy Klaus Fuchs has named over 100 additional suspected communists from various nations after viewing FBI moving pictures. In Washington, UN Secretary General Trygve Lie met with Dean Acheson to discuss the London big three talks and NATO, signaling potential thaw in East West ties and plans for further talks with Lie this week.
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London
U.P
Klaus Fuchs
FBI
Fuchs
Washington
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Dean Acheson
Moscow
Lie
Acheson
Truman
Big Three
North Atlantic Alliance
Willard Thorpe
State Department
Lie-Thorpe
United States
Russia
U.N
Trygvie Lie
Stalin
Kremlin
Promotion Seen for Gen Smith as CIA Head
Washington May 29 Lt Gen Walter B Smith commander of the First Army may be named director of central intelligence in two or three months if his health allows He previously served as ambassador to Moscow from 1946 to 1949 and recently had ulcer surgery at Walter Reed Hospital with excellent results A vacation may follow a medical checkup and decision hinges on his recovery
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Washington
U.P
Walter B. Smith
First Army
Smith
Central Intelligence
Russia
U.S
Moscow
Governors Island
New York
Walter Reed Hospital
Central Intelligence Agency
Nationalists Claim Soviet Troops Enter Red China
Formosa May 29 report says Nationalist China accuses Russia of sending 300000 Soviet troops into Red China with no independent verification. It also cites a claim that 400000 Soviet citizens would settle in Manchuria per an alleged agreement.
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Taipei
Formosa
China
Russia
Red China
Manchuria
Atomic plant strikes hold at Oak Ridge
In Oak Ridge Tennessee union leaders ordered workers back but pickets stayed around two multi million dollar plants as Memorial Day loomed. About 565 laborers walked out after a mediation panel delayed wage decisions triggering a broad wildcat strike involving nearly 4 500 construction workers across AFL unions. Resumption of work was uncertain with several major projects halted including an Oak Ridge extension to the national laboratory and housing.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
U.P
Fred Stratton
Stratton
Long Senate session seen to extend into September
Washington May 29 The legislative logjam in the Senate threatens to keep Congress in session until early September despite pressure for earlier adjournment. With House and Senate seats at stake in the November elections, members favor campaigning, while major bills on appropriations foreign aid social security revisions tax changes rent control and the draft remain pending.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
House
Congress Passes Law Giving His New Justice In Military Courts
Congress approved a May 6 law to standardize military justice, creating a uniform code for army, navy and air force. It gives accused service members more protection and updates offenses and trial rules to align with civilian norms.
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Congress
Truman
GI Check Fraud Ring Is Broken
Manila police arrested four American veterans key to an international ring that inflates U S Treasury checks. Charles Clarence James Hanley Walter E Mason and Carlos Moore Turner, all former servicemen, faced embezzlement charges after passing a boosted check in a Manila restaurant. Bail set at 10 000 pesos each.
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Manila
U. S. Treasury
The
Philippines
Charles Clarence
San Francisco
James Hanley
Akron
Walter E. Mason
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Carlos Moore Turner
Florida
Clarence
Hanley
U. S
Israel to pay compensation for U N mediator slaying
The foreign ministry announced Israel would pay 54 628 to the United Nations as compensation for the assassination of U N mediator Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden and his aide Col Andrew Serot in Jerusalem on September 17 1948.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Foreign Ministry
United Nations
U.N
Folke Bernadotte
Sweden
Bernadotte
Col
Andrew Serot
Jerusalem
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Union Head
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