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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
8
Christmas Eve services planned across churches as many residents and college students return for the holiday. Businesses and city offices will close early today and remain shut Saturday for the celebration, with regular hours resuming Monday.
United Press International reports daytime highs in the 50s and 60s with overnight lows in the mid 30s to mid 40s across Indiana through Christmas Day. Skies mainly cloudy with chances of light snow flurries in the north and showers late Thursday into Friday.
A cloudy mild day with showers or rain likely. Tonight and Saturday remain mostly cloudy with high near 50 and low mid 40s. Yesterday's high was 53 and low 43 with sunrise at 8 04 and sunset at 5 23.
GLENS FALLS New York AP Santa Claus was arrested Thursday for crossing a double line on Route 9. State Trooper Martin Cech said the red garbed bewhiskered gent, legally Angelo Piscitelli, accepted the ticket, wished the trooper Merry Christmas, and proceeded to Lake George to greet children and distribute gifts.
Firing slackened across South Vietnam as Christmas Eve cease-fire began. U.S. and allied forces prepared to hold fire for 30 hours from 6 p.m. Christmas Eve to midnight Christmas Day. Navy planes destroyed the Haiphong Hanoi area power plant complex. three planes were shot down in the raid, one by a SAM missile.
Everett Stottlemyer of 2404 E 38th St was sworn in as middle district county commissioner at the county board organization meeting. He succeeds Harold Foust of Lafayette Township and will assume duties soon after the Jan 1 meeting. Judge Carl T. Smith administered the oath.
Indiana's 1965 traffic toll neared the all time high of 1,478 set in 1941 as hazardous holiday weekends approach. Ralph Skalon, a 34 year old Francesville plumber, was killed when his pickup was struck by a Monon Railroad freight train at an unmarked crossing. The tally rose to 1,445 with the deaths, while last year at this date it stood at 1,351. A separate two car crash on wet Indiana 39 near La Porte claimed John W. Halls 69 and left Nora Halls, 69, critically injured.
Anderson Civic Theatre Inc announces completed basic organization plans after a recent special election. Ken Zinster elected vice president and managing director to oversee business and finance, Rob Elias chosen vice president and artistic director to handle production and scheduling.
Dr John A Morrison president emeritus of Anderson College and veteran educator died suddenly at noon Thursday after a heart attack at his home 327 College Dr. He will lie in state at Park Place Church of God before funeral Monday at 1 30 pm. Memorial fund established at Anderson College.
A major storm swept across the Great Plains toward the upper Midwest promising a white Christmas Eve for much of the nation. Heavy snow warnings were issued in South Dakota and Minnesota, with snow from Kansas to the Canadian border and east to Iowa.
A remodeled Anderson police complex at 700 Meridian St introduces a modern radio and communications center. The main floor houses 11 offices including the chief, assistant chief, shift captains, and traffic, with enhanced room to handle patrols, records, and emergency calls for Madison County citizens.
Washington sources say Defense and Selective Service will review records of draft age high school graduates classified as unfit to serve except in emergency. The process starts next month with men near age 26 and moves downward to 19. Initial focus covers two high school graduates in category 1c available for emergency service only due to failing mental tests. No mass reclasification planned for 1-Ys who passed physical exams.
Three Anderson women who returned from a National Foundation meeting in Chicago are calling for volunteers to assist in the Mothers March in Birth Defects next month. Mrs. Phillip Sterner, co chairman of the Mothers March, Mrs. Gerald Perrigo and Mrs. George Fish, co chairmen of publicity, said funds raised house to house will go toward the reduction and correction of birth defects. They said birth defects are the matron’s second greatest destroyer of life, causing nearly twice as many deaths as cancer and about three times as many as strokes.
The FCC voted 5 to 0 to launch a full scale investigation of AT&T into interstate and overseas phone charges and bookkeeping. It ordered public hearings before a panel, allowed interim rate changes, and invited AT&T to supply rate data. AT&T pledged full disclosure and said it may pursue continuing surveillance. The statement notes efforts to ensure good service at reasonable cost.
Washington reports a heavy worldwide buildup of pressure in the next two days as Johnson seeks to convert possible Christmas truces in Vietnam into a permanent cease-fire and start peace talks. State Dept officials caution on peacemaker pace while U S and South Vietnamese forces order self defense only from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day.
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