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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1961
Page
15
In Santo Domingo the seventh day of anti government strikes sparked a wild street brawl as rival youth gangs fought in the upper city. Police dispersed thousands with rocks bombs and gunfire in the streets while one man was shot in the leg by a policeman and photographers faced threats from troops.
State police seek a middle aged well dressed man who obtained 12000 from banks at Frankton and Alexandria using the names H C Davis and G H Barton. He carries 5000 in cash and a 7000 cashier s check and faces charges of obtaining money under false pretenses and forgery. He is about six feet tall and weighs 180 pounds with gray hair and glasses.
UPI reports U S and East German troops moved back from border positions to 15 yards apart at Friedrichstrasse as the Com munists completed narrowing the anti refugee wall. The move followed a 1500 man American battlegroup entering Berlin in defiance of Soviet warnings and the same time advance group moving toward West Berlin along a 110 mile highway. Soviet and East German warnings intensified while U S officials said convoys assert Western access to West Berlin. An American platoon had earlier reached the crossing point and then withdrew as radio antennas were torn from three structures after a Soviet jeep blocked by U S MPs near Friedrichstrasse.
An Anderson man, William A. Lee, 65, is listed in critical condition after his car collided with Mary Nell Taylor’s vehicle at 6 55 am near E 27th and Monroe Street. Lee sustained head and right leg injuries while Taylor had stomach head and knee injuries. Estimated vehicle damage stands at about 1400 dollars and a breezeway at White Corner Tavern also suffered 250 dollars in damage. A separate crash injured Pearl Richardson, 49, of Middletown, with possible internal injuries after hitting a pole at Ind 67 and Ind 109. the pole snapping caused four traffic signals to fall, with rear engine car damage about 800 dollars and wet pavement noted as a factor.
Mildred Paperman, 43, secretary to imprisoned Bernard Goldfine, was arrested on probation violation after a hoaxer booked her a Switzerland trip without her knowledge and tipped off federal officers. She admitted smuggling letters to Goldfine at Danbury prison. Goldfine was returned to custody.
Motors Corporation appeals to the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati Ohio from an NLRB ruling. The case centers on whether an agency shop can be a proper subject of union bargaining and permit local unions to collect dues. The NLRB decision followed Kennedy era appointments to the board.
Mrs Shirley King Coolidge headlines the second of four Chancel Organ Concerts at Park Place Church of God at 8 pm. A special choral group directed by Dr Robert A Nicholson of Anderson College performs with seasonal music. Admission is free.
Fifteen Chesterfield business owners report window damage ranging 2 000 to 3 000 dollars after vandals shattered plate glass with air rifle pellets early Sunday. Targets include Coi Launderette, Anderson Sinclair gas station, Packey's Tavern, Postoffice, and others. Page 2 continues.
Floyd Patterson retained the heavyweight title with a fourth round knockout of Tom McNeeley Jr. in Toronto. Patterson weighed 188% and downed the previously undefeated challenger eight times in a 15 round, crowd of about 6,000. Earlier Sonny Liston KO’d Albert Westphal in Philadelphia in 1:58 of the first round.
The Anderson Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors a town meeting to educate the public about the sewer and drainage program for Greater Anderson. The event, nonpartisan and open to all, is at South Side Junior High on December 6, 1961 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Public questions will be taken via form cards as city officials present proposed plans.
The 14 nations named Britain and the Soviet Union permanent guardians of Laos peace and neutrality at Geneva. U S Sullivan hailed the East West accord while Commu nist demobilization and a coalition government remain hurdles. The three princes must form a united government before decisions, with a control commission overseen jointly by Britain and the USSR and veto rights for each member.
The 3 pm program features public and parochial school groups and the General Motors Barbershop Chorus with multiple choirs from Anderson area schools. The event includes carols, a Madison Heights Height Steppers number, a Miss Julia Turnquist essay, and specials directed by F Rios Ball State Teachers College teacher, Richard Dennis, Sister Judith, Elizabeth Van Ness, Mary Jane Bergdoll, and others.
The Supreme Court agreed to hear whether a state sanctioned prayer in a public school is constitutional. The case stems from New Hyde Park New York where a prayer follows the pledge. The decision will come later.
Doyle T. Wright, 43, of 619 EK 29th St, was installed as president of Anderson Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 48 at ceremonies at the Anderson Badge and Gun Club. A 15 year Anderson Police Department veteran, he has served in the Detective Division 10 years and held roles on legislative, wages and hours, and lodge building committees. He has been lodge treasurer 10 years, a trustee three years, and a delegate to state and national FOP conventions in the past four years. He was unopposed for the presidency. Other officers installed included Dale Vaughn as vice president.
Partly cloudy and colder today with a high in the 40s and a low in the upper 30s. Tomorrow should rise near 50 as conditions stay cold. Yesterday’s high was 61 and low 57 with sunrise at 7:48 a.m. and sunset at 5:17 p.m. Moonrise is 5:19 a.m.
President Kennedy will meet British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in Bermuda December 21 22 to discuss the Berlin crisis and other issues including a possible Big Four conference with the Soviet Union next year. White House announced the talks as a continuation of earlier informal consultations. The plan could be tied to Western ministers meetings in Paris and NATO decisions. Kennedy may also visit Colombia and Venezuela around December 14 before Bermuda. He spoke in Columbus Ohio January 6 at a birthday dinner for Gov DiSalle.
Newborns reported at St John’s Hospital from Anderson area families include a boy for De Alfrey at 2210 E Lynn Sr and a boy for Wilbert Slat at 115 Gilmore Rd. Lyle Rowe at 1206 Hartman Rd welcomes a boy as does John Marlow of Alexandria. Jerry Beach at 2234 Fairview St has a boy. Leroy Tarvin of Middletown has a boy. Phillip at 1508 North Crest Dr welcomes a girl. Roger Dee at 2020 Meridian St has a girl.
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