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Terre Haute Tribune

Location

Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1956

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Egypt Nasser Deliberates With Five-Nation Canal Delegation

Cairo reports talks between Egypt's President Nasser and the five nation Suez committee moved to hard discussion after presenting the 18 nation international control plan. Australia’s Menzies outlined the plan while Egypt warned it is unacceptable. talks aim to find negotiation basis amid regional tensions.

Cairo Egypt Nasser Robert G. Menzies Dulles London Suez Canal Co Menzies Mediterranean Red A

Fire destroys Factory Outlet Store at Lafayette Avenue

A blaze at the Factory Outlet Store, 645 Lafayette Avenue, caused estimated damage over 200000 dollars. Owner R H Plantz reported about 190000 dollars in inventory. Four firefighters were injured and the cause remains unknown. A nearby residence also suffered fire damage later that night.

Lafayette Avenue R. H. Plantz North Thirteenth Plantz North Center Street Frank Brown Brown Pumper Company 7 Truck 2 Firmen Evan Jones Ray McManus Jack Houghtelin Robert Gruder Ralph Hamilton John Arvin

Weather Map Summary Highlights

Partly cloudy conditions with expected river stage at 1.2 feet and a falling trend. Sunrise at 6 21, sunset at 7 16. Noon readings show 81 degrees with morning and afternoon periods noted by the Weather Bureau.

Local Weather Summary From Yesterday

Local conditions report a high of 84 degrees and a low of 55 with no precipitation.

Weather outlook for Terre Haute and Indiana

Partly cloudy with scattered showers or thundershowers tonight. Low 55. Cooler on Wednesday with more clouds and showers. Thursday mostly cloudy and cool. Indiana sees similar patterns with cooler nights and daytime highs ranging from 70 to 76 north and up to 80 south. Street thermometer readings show 37 at 6 a.m. and 82 at 2 p.m.

Terre Haute Indiana

Teachers Attend Pre School Clinic

An all day conference of city school teachers opened the school year as about 10 000 students are expected to register Wednesday. The event at Woodrow Wilson Junior High featured speakers including Dr Alexander J Stoddard Robert Kryster Edna McGuire Boyd Dr Gordon Liddle Dr Robert F DeHaan and Dr Rutherford B Porter. The theme Effective Teaching for Today's Children guided four workshops for kindergarten primary and intermediate teachers with emphasis on moral and spiritual values and helping children with varied abilities.

Woodrow Wilson Junior High School Wayne P. Watson Alexander J. Stoddard Los Angeles Robert Kryster Indianapolis Edna McGuire Boyd Gordon Liddle Robert F. DeHaan Hope College Mich Rutherford B. Porter Indiana State Teachers College Kryster

Vigo Circuit Court impanels two juries for fall term

Judge Herbert R Criss of Vigo County Circuit Court gathers about fifty county property holders to his courtroom to empanel a six member grand jury and a twelve member petit jury for the new fall term. He stresses jury duty as vital to the American way of life, compares it to military service and notes exemptions for those over 65. Grand jury members sworn include Paul Bergheim foreman and Charles Eanes Charles Ferrari Evan Jones Ralph Beal and Albert Halleck. Continued on Page 11 Column 4.

Herbert R. Criss Vigo County Criss Paul Bergheim Wood Lane Honey Creek Township Charles Eanes Brown Avenue Charles Ferrari Seelyville Evan Jones Garfield Avenue Ralph Beal North Twelfth Street Albert Halleck South Fourth Street

Northside cafe shooting ends with suspect fleeing scene

Police report a stranger entered a northside cafe, fired a pistol shot, then fled. Allen Dixon, 700 North Twenty-second Street, saw the man join others in a car outside and heard him yell I missed him before speeding away. Dixon did not know the shooter.

Ermil Stevens Allen Dixon North Twenty-second Street Dixon

Man Held on Embezzlement Charge in Vigo County

A 27 year old man with multiple aliases was jailed on $2000 bond in Vigo County on embezzlement charges. He allegedly took 840 dollars cash and 100 dollars in tools from Virgil Underwood, operator of a local trucking concern. The affidavit lists Jesse Underwood as a second complainant. The alleged theft occurred August 3. The case was continued to September 17 for arraignment.

Vigo County Jack Toms Jack Thoms Jack Tomes Virgil Underwood Underwood Gary Ind Jesse Underwood South Fourth Street Terre Haute Toms Justice of the Peace Lee East

Canada toll rises after Labor Day weekend crashes

Canada reported at least 59 deaths from Labor Day weekend accidents with forty two traffic fatalities recorded across the country.

Ottawa Canada

Two Women Alarmed by Tall Man in Alley Attack

Police report two women Ina Becking and Theo Becking described a seven-foot tall man in a T shirt and dark trousers who dragged them into an alley near their Fourth Avenue home. The suspect released them after they screamed, and neighbors later saw a man peering into windows while officers searched the area without success.

Edwin Bingham Ina Theo Becking Fourth Avenue

Americans Save Record Amount in First Half 1956

Washington reports Americans deposited about 7.1 billion dollars in savings accounts savings bonds and life insurance reserves in the first half of 1956. This is roughly one billion more than the second half of 1955 and 300 million more than the first six months of 1955.

Washington Federal Home Loan Bank Board

Holiday Traffic Toll Tops 400 as Labor Day Ends

Chicago reports a Labor Day holiday into Monday night with 430 traffic deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday midnight and 93 drownings 7 plane crash deaths and 58 miscellaneous fatalities for an overall 588. Ned H. Dearborn National Safety Council president credits enforcement and media for saving at least 40 lives. Texas leads with 36 road deaths, California 32 Ohio 30 New York 27 Missouri and Illinois 23 each.

Chicago United Press Ned H. Dearborn National Safety Council Dearborn Texas Siates California Ohio New York Missouri Illinois

State Labor Day auto deaths total fifteen in Indiana

Indiana reported fifteen traffic deaths during the Labor Day weekend, six fewer than the predicted twenty one. The toll included two men killed Monday and three dying from injuries Sunday, with multiple others injured in separate crashes across the state.

Indiana Charles L. Lyon Mount Summit Ind. 5 Ind. 3 Bluffton Lyon Beverly Lyon New Castle Lafayette Pvt Billy W. McKinney Indianapolis Robert F. Adams Carmel Levina Cox Hammond U.S. 30 Valparaiso Dula D. Heap Olney Adam Norris

Nixon's Father Lapses Into Coma in Whittier

Frank Nixon, father of Vice President Richard Nixon, collapsed into a coma in Whittier California. Doctors say death is imminent as Nixon, 77, remains in very critical condition. Richard Nixon visited his father several times during the night as Hannah Nixon, 71, sat by his bedside holding his hand.

Whittier Calif Frank Nixon Nixon I. N. Kraushaar Richard Nixon Hannah

Lourdes Miracle Cures Commie Of Paralysis

Louis Olivari, a Communist who mocked Lourdes pilgrimages, returns from the shrine apparently cured of a paralyzed right side after an April fall left him unable to work. Doctors offered no cure, but a hospital chaplain urged a Lourdes pilgrimage, changing his view and provoking abuse from fellow Reds.

Nice France Lourdes Stocky Louis Olivari Paris Presse Today Louis

Price of milk increased by one cent per quart

A one cent rise in the retail price of milk took effect Tuesday making milk 23 cents a quart and 45 cents per half gallon The move also raises cream buttermilk chocolate milk and cottage cheese prices while butter remains unchanged Dairy spokesmen cite higher farm milk prices starting September 1 and increased processing and delivery costs as causes

Stevenson in Michigan Gains Warm Support on Labor Day

Adlai E. Stevenson spoke to large crowds in Michigan during a Labor Day swing, then planned a 3 p.m. departure for Los Angeles ahead of a Missouri or West Coast push. He contrasted 1956 with 1952, drawing praise from Gov. G. Mennen Williams and UAW chief Walter Reuther as supporters noted a more eager, hopeful outlook.

Chicago Adlai E. Stevenson Michigan Far West Harrisburg Stevenson Gov. G. Mennen Williams Walter Reuther United Auto Workers Union Strenson Williams Neil Staebler

Nine Negroes enroll as Clinton High opens amid tension

In Clinton Tennessee nine of twelve Negroes enrolled at Clinton High School today while many white students stayed away amid anti integration unrest. U S Marshal Frank Quarles read a federal court injunction barring interference with peaceful integration as militiamen patrolled Oliver Springs and the town.

Clinton Tenn Clinton High School Oliver Springs U. S Frank Quarles Robert L. Taylor Knoxville Taylor

Rangers Enforce School Segregation in Mansfield Texas

Texas Ranger Capt. Bob Crowder announced that any Negroes attempting to register at the all white high school in Mansfield will be transferred immediately to another district for safety reasons. The move follows Gov. Allan Shivers’ suggestion and comes as mobs gathered around the school amid threats and past violence. White students vow to block Negro enrollment as tensions rise in the area.

Mansfield Tex Texas Ranger Bob Crowder R. L. Huffman Crowder Allan Shivers Texas Rangers Alvarado Fort Worth

Civilian Death Toll in Algeria Surges Amid Rebellion

Official figures show over 3,000 civilians killed in Algeria since the anti-French uprising began 22 months ago. The fatalities rose sharply after February as France boosted troop strength from 210,000 to 450,000, with 2,720 Muslims and 363 French civilians among the dead through August 1.

Algiers Algeria France

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Rae Tennessee Suez Lou Henderson A.P Palestine Ill Sharon Hammond Robinson H. T. Selman Company Louisville Ruth Richards Virginia McGahay E. K. Harris Tribune J. K. Ellis Thelma Curtis Charles Sas Weather Bureau Impanel THE Associated Press Miracle Cures Commie of Paralysis Adlai American Legion Santa Fe N. M Vancouver Wash Muskegon A.f.l.c.lo Mona Lake Park Clinton School Rangers
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