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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1965
Page
1
Viet Cong terrorists attacked Saigon national police headquarters killing four policemen and wounding about 20, with a booby trapped getaway car found nearby. Two Vietnamese girls diverted guards, while two vehicles inside the compound and four jeeps outside were destroyed during the timed explosions.
United States backs away from insisting Russia pay UN dues or lose its vote. In a speech at the United Nations Arthur Goldberg signals a return to normalcy as majority pressure favors abstaining from blocking Russia and other delinquent members.
Gov Brown declares the riot ends but Watts residents dispute this. Curfew continues in the riot area of southern Los Angeles as police and National Guard maintain order. AP reporters note ongoing tension and fear despite official signals that the worst has passed.
Proceedings begin to evict the Ralph Hiatt family from their Clover Dale home. They have already emptied the house under threat of sheriff eviction after a contract sale dispute and accumulating medical bills.
Over 2600 bicycle licenses have been sold with four days left in the sale. Maj. Robert Scharnowske, juvenile division head, warns that unlicensed bikes will be impounded starting September 1. Licenses cost 50 cents and are sold 9 am to 3 pm at Tenth Street and Franklin schools.
Nancy L. Williams, 24, of Rt. 1, was injured when her car struck a parked vehicle on E. 8th St near Fremont Dr. She was taken to St. John's Hospital for treatment and released. The parked car belonged to Dennis Ainsworth of 321 W. Irth St. Damage to Williams Plymouth 1949 total. Ainsworth car $200.
In Austin Minnesota AP report Steve Torgerson’s grand champion shorthorn bull was led back to his stall when he swished his tail into an electric fan and lost six inches of his fly chaser.
General Chairman Kamar Vermillion announced additions of Odd Fellows and Paramount Theater floats, boosting units to 78 for a two mile parade starting 10 a.m. next Saturday. The route runs from West 8th to 13th and Main, ending at 7th Street.
Los Angeles Black Muslims leader John Shabazz said the group met after Marquette Frye’s drunken driving arrest sparked riots. Frye pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunk driving as he warned the unrest to come, saying the current troops “don’t mean a thing.”
Following a July 1 1965 reorganization the South Madison Community School Corporation now operates Fall Creek Heights Elementary Markleville Pendleton South Elementary Pendleton Junior High Pendleton School and Center Elementary Ingalls Elementary. Office hours for all schools list Markleville 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Please turn to Page 3 Column 6.
Elder Thomas S. Monson will preside Saturday and Sunday at the Indianapolis State regional conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Indianapolis Indiana with leaders and members gathering for sessions.
Cape Kennedy preparations for Gemini 5's eight day flight with astronauts L Gordon Cooper Jr and Charles Conrad Jr proceed without the Gemini 4 problems. Weather looks favorable for at least the first two days and forecasters expect smooth sailing with typhoon Mary offshore and no current threat to the launch.
A GOP bloc led by Sen. Dominick debates expanding the poverty program as the Senate weighs a large increase. Critics decry administration politicking while McNamara defends the bill as a focused effort against poverty and cautions against sniping.
County officials seek 106000 dollars to remodel the present courthouse rather than build anew. The county council meets September 7 to consider the proposal amid years of discussion on a city county facility.
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming newborns at Community Hospital. Dennis Skehan and wife at 2116 Pearl have a girl. Eugene Gross at 4712 Mounds Rd. have a boy. Derrel Young at Chesterfield has a girl. Keith MacFadden at Pendleton has a girl. Wayne Birch at 2700 Meridian has a girl. Carlen Thompson at 1231 E 2th St has a girl. William Williams at 1809 Park Rd has a boy. David Capps at 2328 Lafayette St has a girl. Clinton Gist at 1330 W 9th St has a boy. Delora Bright at Summitville has a boy. John Hiday at Alexandria has a boy.
Mrs. Virginia Manry reunites with her husband off Cornwall after his 55 mile offshore meeting. He emphasizes his methodical plan and fitness, recounting creative repairs after losing an oar and a rudder while completing the non stop transatlantic voyage from Falmouth Massachusetts to Falmouth England aboard the 30 year old Tinkerbelle.
Bids for two city widening projects were opened at the Board of Works meeting. Ralph Reed and Son and Paul J. McKeand submitted bids for 32nd Street widening with totals of 112,238.87 and 104,148.62 respectively. Madison Avenue widening bids were 50,645 by McKeand and 43,074.52 by Reed.
William Earl Teare 51 of Indianapolis died after a two car crash on Ind 67 south of I 69 near Anderson. Teare died of a fractured skull, James Beck 21 of Muncie was treated and released. Services for Teare were set for St Francis De Sales Church with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. Survivors include a son Kevin Teare, a daughter Mrs. Teri Philpott, and two grandchildren. Teare worked for International Harvester Co. Indiana’s 1965 traffic toll rose to at least 874 with 16 weekend deaths. Page 3 continues.
Cynthia Norton from near Birmingham England joins Chesterfield hosts Mr. and Mrs. John Bowers and Judy as a junior. She arrived Friday from New York with 784 foreign students through the American Field Service. She notes American life differs in dress soft drinks fries chips and terms for chips crisps.
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