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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1964
Page
8
The House approved a $947.5 million war on poverty program 223 to 190 but failed to formalize passage due to a parliamentary technicality. Final action waits on Senate reconsideration, with formal passage vote delayed to Saturday.
United Nations Security Council invites both Viet Nams to participate in a Southeast Asia crisis debate as U S and Czechoslovakia trade charges over Gulf of Tonkin incidents. Stevenson defends U S restraint while urging North Viet Nam to stop provocations amid broader anti-poverty bill maneuvering back home.
Final preparations for the Madison County 4-H Fair focus on Beulah Park Alexandria opening Monday. State competition eligibility hinges on blue ribbon winners. opening ceremonies will feature mayors and Lt. Governor Richard O. Ristine.
A hay wagon caught fire on a North Anderson area road when Curtis, 44, pulled the wagon with a tractor. He sustained minor arm burns, 66 bales and equipment were destroyed, damage about 3700. Separately, a kitchen fire at 114 Clifford Street caused by a toaster fuse short circuit. damage undetermined.
ELWOOD Autos operated by Lester Etchison and Claude Free collided head on at the S J and 2nd St intersection at 2 10 pm Friday. Both cars damaged Free admitted to Mercy Hospital for chest injuries. Officer Jack Golte said Etchison traveled west on S J and Free east on the same street. Free cited for reckless driving.
At Santa Lucia Church doors a hand lettered sign reads Off on vacation the beggar of Santa Lucia. The scene occurs during daily stand by passers by noting the well scrubbed courteous beggar outside the church.
Indianapolis AP State Attorney General says the Indiana constitution forbids using state money to compensate victims of the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion. The 14 dead and 375 injured at the State Fairgrounds event spurred large damages suits, with talk of a possible 1965 legislature earmark. Steers emphasizes constitutional limits despite empathy for victims.
Fair conditions continue through Sunday with cooler pleasant air. High today in mid sixties, low tonight in the 60s, yesterday reached 92 with a 66 low. Sunset is 7 32 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 5 41 a m.
Washington reports Nixon credits unity efforts with Scranton and Eisenhower for easing GOP rifts. He notes Scranton foresees progress toward backing Goldwater and Miller, and Romney’s concerns about extremism appear eased after a Washington meeting. Rockefeller also attended a debate on Klan issue.
Officials outlined enrollment plans for the fall in the new Central Metropolitan District. The district includes Highland and Frankton high schools and several grade schools. Kindergarten will begin next week with enrollments scheduled at each school. Dale Prough leads the district as superintendent.
Georgia filed murder charges against four Ku Klux Klansmen arrested by the FBI for the July 11 night ride shooting that killed Lemuel A. Penn 48, a Washington DC Army Reserve officer and educator. They are James Lackey 29, Joseph How ard Sims 41, Cecil William Myers 25, and Herbert Guest 37. Lackey confessed implicating the others. All held without bond in Clarke County jail Athens. Federal civil rights conspiracy charges were also brought, carrying up to ten years. state murder charges supersede. Preliminary hearings and grand jury actions are pending.
The Anderson Indianettes from Anderson Indiana captured second in the National Team Twirling Championship in Philadelphia. Seventeen high school twirlers under band director George F. Vaught missed first by 0.7 points in finals. The Silver Queens of Long Island won with 78.9 points. the Anderson group earned praise for precision, sportsmanship, and showmanship.
Judge Robert R. Robbins warned motorists charged with moving traffic violations that missing court on the summons date can lead to a contempt of court warrant, jail until the next session, and at least $25 in fines including $3 plus $20 court costs. He urged defendants to hire an attorney if they cannot appear, noting 120 contempt citations weekly and over 4000 affidavits filed this year.
At St Johns Hospital a girl was born to Mr and Mrs Meredith Jackson of 1030 Towsley Dr. A girl arrived to Mr and Mrs Grover Buckner of 1749 E 36th St. A boy was born at Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs William Payton of 309 E 35th St. A boy greeted Mr and Mrs Breece Banter of 1028 W sth St. and another boy was born to Mr and Mrs Arthur Fite of Pearl St.
Washington reports Sen. Vance Hartke’s daughter Mrs. Larry Schott is out of danger after a crisis following childbirth at George Washington Hospital. She has passed the critical phase, though she remains under constant care and is fed intravenously as she improves.
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