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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1963
Page
7
Police investigate a 4:50 a.m. blast at a Kroger in East St. Louis marked by a 30 by 20 foot crater in the ceiling and seven shattered windows. Bombs have struck Kroger and A&P stores since March 1, with patterns differing in each incident as authorities seek motive.
An old line life insurance ad promotes a $1000 policy for those aged 40 to 90 with no medical exam. It states no agent will call, offers free information, and requests name address and year of birth sent to Central Security Life Insurance Co. in Fort Worth Texas.
Louis Kelly and Dr. Joseph Sparks, pilots from Anderson Airport, aided in an air search over the weekend for Dr. George Mc Coy and his family of Muncie who disappeared after leaving Gallipolis Ohio Friday in a single engine plane. State police investigated a farmer report near Ace Airport about a plane in trouble but found no link to the McCoy case.
Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh announced two new spans over the Ohio River linking Cannelton to Hawesville and Mauckport to Brandenburg. Construction is expected to begin late next spring with Indiana building the bridges at a total cost near 12 million dollars funded by cigarette tax revenue bonds and bridge tolls. Kentucky will supply only southern approaches.
The Education Ministry reports that about three of four Japanese three year olds watch television and half cannot sleep adequately as a result. Infants prefer cartoons but also watch Westerns and samurai dramas, with some programs deemed shocking for adults.
Western diplomats warn Moscow and Peking may withdraw ambassadors as relations deteriorate amid increasingly sharp exchanges. Some expect reduced diplomatic contact while denying a full break, with Zhukov likening the dispute to a family quarrel but noting a growing public rancor.
Indiana officials report 63 applications received for the first state work camp for unemployed youths as the 100 openings for a two month program near Corydon fill. Camp director LeRoy says additional applications may be accepted. camp aims to place youths in permanent jobs through a Civil Conservation Corps style program with room and board plus schooling.
The First Church of the Nazarene at 23rd and Jackson Sts will screen Shadow of the Boomerang, a feature-length drama starring Georgia Lee and Dick Jones. The film, produced by World Wide Pictures, links a turbulent Australian homestead tale to Billy Graham Crusade themes, and will be shown free of charge.
TEW SUITS FILED Circuit Court. John s and Brenda Johns sue Dexter and Mary Burnette on a note. William F. Lawler Jr. represents the plaintiffs. Paul Kopko are plaintiff in support case with attorney Willian F. Lawler Jr. Automotive Loans Inc sues Adar and Marguerita Alder on promissory note. Bashaw represents plaintiffs. Katherine K. Brown vs Mitchell Brown seeks divorce. Kelley Arnold and Kelley represent plaintiffs. Leona E Boys sues Max A Boys for divorce with Kelley Arnold and Kelley. United Arab Republic nationalizes 297 more firms ending concessions to mines and quarries. Requiem Mass held for Joseph P Kennedy Jr in Hyannis, President not in attendance. Kennedy family present.
Labor Secretary Wirtz announced that 200 workers completed training under the Manpower Development and Training Act in the past year, with 5 600 finding jobs. Over 1 300 projects involving more than 66 000 unemployed or underemployed have been approved since August 1962, and about 43 000 began or completed training by last August. The program aims to reduce unemployment though critics say it is inadequate and burdens schools and government.
A Gary Indiana man and an accomplice attempted a gas station hold up in Chicago when the ex-convict Hearns was killed by Calude Thomas. The pair fled with $40 after a gunfight that left Hearns shot in the head during the robbery attempt.
South Bend postal clerk He ty A. Paulinski, 41, faces 21 counts of mail theft for taking parking fine envelopes from the main post office. He was released on $1,000 bond pending federal arraignment. city clerk Freda Noble notes the red envelopes are easy targets in the mails.
In London, two prostitutes connected to the late Dr. Stephen Ward testified before Lord Denning as part of the Profumo affair inquiry. Margaret Ronna Ricardo and Vicki Barrett described interactions and named men they knew, while politics called for full disclosure of the scandal’s facts. A separate report notes South Africa’s gold output rose 11 percent to 890 million dollars.
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