Four Year Old Admits Setting Fatal Portland Blaze
A four year old told police he started a fire that killed a 21-year-old invalid woman in Portland Indiana. He described pouring kerosene on a kitchen table and lighting it after bumping his head. The boy, held by juvenile authorities briefly, was sent home after officials said arson was suspected but no charges filed.
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Portland
Ind
Fred Pensinger
Portland Commercial Review
Mary Jane Scott
Miss Scott
Scott
Meredith Sanders
Claude Nuding Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral rites for Claude F. Nuding of Elwood will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Clark Chapel with Rev. J. E. McCoy officiating. Burial follows in Elwood City Cemetery. Nuding died at Mercy Hospital Sunday night.
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Elwood
Claude F. Nuding
Mercy Hospital
Clark Chapel
J. E. McCoy
Elwood City Cemetery
Nationwide fires kill 1329 people in 1962 report says
The NFPA reports 1329 fire deaths in 1962 with 60 percent in homes. Most dwellings gave under two minutes to escape after discovery, and fire departments rarely saved lives. Main causes include faulty heating and cooking equipment, improper handling of flammable liquids, careless smoking, and children playing with matches. The Pacific Ocean holds most of the planet’s deepest canyons.
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Boston
UPI
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
15 Awaiting ROK Trials
Twenty five military officers and civilians are held for possible court martial on charges of plotting to overthrow South Korea's military regime and assassinating junta leaders. Included are five air force officers twelve army officers four retired one retired marine lieutenant general and seven civilians.
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Seoul
APS
South Korea
Air Force
Kim Jae Choon
Central Intelligence Agency
Tshombe Blames Baluba Leader for Katanga Rioting
Katanga President Moise Tshombe accused Baluba leader Jason Sendwe of instigating five days of tribal violence in Jadotville. The clashes left 63 dead and 58 wounded, 10 gravely, as Tshombe described Sendwe’s aims to seize local power and trigger a government response.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
Jadotville
Tshombe
Jason Sendwe
Tourists in Japan Not Expected to Tip Service Workers
Tourists in Japan are not expected to tip taxi drivers maids bellboys waiters doormen or barbers. Most hotels and restaurants add a 10 percent service charge.
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Japan
Rites Today for Mrs. M. Lawler
Funeral services for Marie Lawler 70 of Alexandria were set for 1 p.m. at Davis-Strider-Noffze Funeral Home with the Rev. Edwin Grant officiating. Burial in Park View Cemetery, with friends viewing at the funeral home.
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Alexandria
Marie Lawler
W. Church St
Davis-Strider-Noffze
Edwin Grant
First Methodist Church
Park View Cemetery
Wayne King
Davis-Strider- Noffze
Dee Henderson
IOOF
Davis Services
Thomas J. Davis
Davis - Strider - Noffze
Parkview Cemetery
Marilyn Pierce
J. L. Lewis
Fred Wright
Charles Schroth
Chester Carver
Lysle Summers
Paul Kauffman
Elwood Man Reports Damaged Fender
Fred Stoner of West Elwood reported to Elwood police that Monday a sharp object damaged the rear left fender of his automobile. The rear panel was dented and the paint chipped from the fender.
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Elwood
Fred Stoner
West Elwood
Elwood Social Activities Calendar Highlights Community Groups
Elwood clubs held Monday meetings at various homes and churches. Highlights include the Elwood Home Demonstration Club with birthday acknowledgments and plans for a mental health film, plus the Golden Circle and Woman's Missionary Society gatherings and a Welcome Wagon cosmetic demo. Fourteen members attended the Dem Club. next meetings set for May 20 and May 17 events announced.
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Elwood
Ellis Horton
Albert R. Ashley
Danny Murray
Victor Castro
Horton
Mental Health Association
Anderson
Indiana
Purdue University
Jack Gregg
Harve Lineberry
Cecil Alto
Wayne Jones
Ray Knuckles
Cecil Allta
Elsie Taylor
Fred Mitchel
Jesse Willetts
Daisy Legg
David Bess
Howard McClure
Woman’s Missionary Society
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
Paul Maul
Helen Phifer
Dea Tompkins
Sydney Masters
David Bunch
Ed Ackerman
Harry Havens
Welcome Wagon Club
Elwood Community Center
Mildred Vickery
Barbara Jons
Joyce Mohr
Florence Backer
Mothers’ Club
Harmony Christian Church
von Waymire
Frank Abplanalp
Robert Hinds
Xen Harvey
Holy Land
Hinds
Truman
Jerry Rich
White House Baby Honor Stirs JFK Family Hope
Esther Cleveland Bosanquet, Grover Cleveland’s daughter, says she would welcome a Kennedy child born in the White House sharing her rank as the only presidential child born there. She notes Kennedy Democrats align with her father’s party and recalls her own birth history and view from England. Governor Welsh to receive life membership in Disciples of Christ historical society in Indianapolis.
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John F. Kennedy
White House
Esther Cleveland Bosanquet
Bosanquet
Kennedys
William Sydney Bence Bosanquet
Coldstream
Indianapolis
Matthew E. Welsh
The
Disciples of Christ Church
Denomination
Historical Society
Alexandria youth elected to post at GM Institute
Phillip C. Hahn of Alexandria has been elected to the student government representing the Junior class at General Motors Institute Flint Michigan. Hahn is a cooperative student from Delco Remy Division Anderson Indiana studying Mechanical Engineering and is active with Gamma Mu Tau fraternity basketball and volleyball teams. He previously led Alexandria High School clubs and sports, including Band International Relations Club Hi V and varsity football and basketball.
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Phillip C. Hahn
Charles Hahn
N. Canal St
Alexandria
General Motors Institute
Flint
Michigan
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Hahn
Delco Remy
Anderson
Indiana
Gamma Mu Tau Fraternity
Alexandria High School
Nancy Lahee Wins Boone Scholarship At HD Clubs
Nancy Lahee a senior at Alexandria Monroe High School won one of two Luma Boone Scholarships. The $100 awards, given by county home demonstration clubs, aid girls studying home economics in college. Nancy is enrolled at Ball State Teachers College in Muncie.
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Alexandria
Nancy Lahee
Alexandria- Monroe High School
Luma Boone
Nancy
Ball State Teachers College
Muncie
FPC Seeks Timing Of Gas Rate Reduction
The Federal Power Commission asks Midwestern Gas Transmission Houston to explain when it will cut Chicago Gary area wholesale rates in line with a reduction by its parent Tennessee Gas Transmission Houston.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Power Commission
Midwestern Gas Transmission Co
Houston
Tex
Chicago-Gary
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Japan probes U.S. on subs safety and Thresher sinking
Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira said Japan has asked the United States about the safety of nuclear submarines and the Thresher submarine sinking. He added that after replies, the issue of U S nuclear subs calling at Japanese ports would be discussed within government circles.
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Tokyo
UPS
Masayoshi Ohira
Japan
U.S
Thresher
Ohira
Rent New '63 Model Bug Shampooer For $1 A Day
The Blue Lustre electric shampooer rents for $1 per day with Blue Lustre shampoo. It cleans carpets easily leaving nap open and colors bright. No soapy residue means longer cleanliness. half gallon $3.39 cleans three 9x12 rugs. Available at Tam's Drugs E 10th St and 2808 Nichol Ave.
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Tam’s Drugs
E. 10Th St
Nichol Ave
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