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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1962
Page
7
In Algiers, leaders of Military Districts 3 and 4 warned against Ben Bella’s consolidation of power. They pledged vigilance and formed vigilante committees across Algeria to oppose the ALN’s central control and restrict civil service posts.
The article outlines three military objections to Ben Bella’s approach to reconciling dissident army elements. It notes a push to reassert central control in Algiers and organize demonstrations aimed at pressuring the government.
A high speed crash on Ind 32 near Mounds State Park East of Muncie left Melvin Eugene Morgan 38 dead from internal injuries and a broken neck after his westbound car skidded across the highway and struck a utility pole. two passengers Delynar Barton 28 and James B Henry 30 survived with minor injuries. Coroner Cecil Carmichael reported the crash as the year's latest traffic fatality with speed a contributing factor.
Reports describe Welborn in critical condition after a head injury from a Wednesday accident near Delec-Remy. The scene includes police and court references, while other items cover school board tensions, a Berlin checkpoint protest, and a city strike threat.
The navy announces the eighth Operation Deep Freeze will start Sunday with about 3,600 personnel ashore and afloat including National Science Foundation civilians. The move follows protests from the Soviet Union over the reentry policy and signals continued Cold War era military science collaboration in Antarctica.
Armored cars move from buses to armored vehicles as Soviet led pressure meets Western warnings in Berlin. The Kremlin protests and a push for four power talks to halt deterioration threaten any quick breakthrough. In Washington talks stall, with a crucial subcommittee set to meet Tuesday as gunfire from fear of renewed arms race looms over Geneva negotiations.
Weather dispatch notes a tropical storm potential forming in the Caribbean with one system highlighted as having a strong chance to develop into the season's first tropical storm. Forecasters track areas of interest on Friday maps.
A flaming tank truck carrying heating gas slammed into a rest home in Electra Texas injuring the driverless vehicle, killing three residents and burning fifteen or more. Firefighters fought the blaze for over two hours as 38 bedridden or mentally ill patients filled the single story facility. The truck operator Dan Craighead from Electra survived with critical injuries.
Three men entered the Good Liquor Store at 1017 East 23rd Street and robbed it at gunpoint of over 500 dollars. Clerk Kathrine Baker tied, placed in rear room, then freed as robbers fled with cash. Police received the call shortly after 10:40 a.m. and searched the area.
The 110th Indiana State Fair begins at 6 a.m. at East 38th Street Fairgrounds, running 12 days through Labor Day weekend. Attendance and events include a beauty contest and parade of 60 fair queens. Lt. Gov. Ristine and fair officials will oversee the opening as visitors from Hoosier State and nearby regions arrive.
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Oct 1 succeeding General Tom W. Moore. Taylor will visit Mexico City and Caribbean and Atlantic commands before assuming the post as President Kennedy’s military representative, amid Cuba insurgent technician reports and a gear trouble incident on Kennedy’s jetliner.
Birth notices from St Johns Hospital list a boy born to Mr and Mrs James Green at 123 West 1st Street. a girl to Mr and Mrs Robert Kelly of Lindberg Road. two girls to Mr and Mrs Theodore Steans of 1619 West 15th Street. Community Hospital reports a girl for Mr and Mrs E W Adkins of West 7th Street. a girl for Pendleton couple Mr and Mrs James M Deeter. a boy for Mr and Mrs Jerry E Fievers of 168 East Birch Street. two boys for Mr and Mrs Charles E Jones of Helena Drive. a boy for Mr and Mrs Danny D Schuyler of 3005 Lee Street. a boy for Mr and Mrs William A Sullivan of Alexandria. and a boy for Mr and Mrs Tom Williams of 2768 West with Si.
The Miami News reported that arriving Soviet personnel were at a missile site or satellite tracking station west of Havana. President Kennedy said his office knew of several thousand Russians in Cuba and identified them as technicians.
In South Bend Indiana a man woke at 3 a.m. to a voice asking to be let in. His four year old son Bobby had crawled from a bed years ago and described escaping through a window after the door knob came off, sliding down to the ground.
British High Court rules Soblen can be deported to the United States as a spy. His lawyers plan a House of Lords appeal or White House amnesty bid if needed. Soblen, a former wartime seaman and psychiatrist, faces leukemia and life imprisonment. court delays persist through appeals and a recess.
A cloudy day with shawery conditions and a high near the mid 60s. Tonight will stay mild with a low around the upper 60s. sunrise at 5:47 am and sunset at 2: p.m.
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower wraps a five week Western Europe tour and calls for a strong U S position on Berlin during a Dublin news conference. Crowds bid farewell as he boards the liner Ammer during a sunrise-to-sunset sendoff and St Colman's Cathedral rings in the departure schedule.
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