Saigon Barracks Bomb Kills U S Officer in Saigon
Stanley Wisconsin mourns Army Lt. Col. James Hagen killed in the Saigon barracks bombing that wounded 64 Americans. His mother recalled his service with the dental corps in Vietnam and his plans to return home next February or March. His wife Joy remained in Oklahoma City with her mother after returning to the United States.
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Stanley
Wis
UPI
AC. Hagen
U.S
Saigon
Army
James R. Hagen
Pentagon
Dental
University of Saigon
Hagen
Joy
Oklahoma City
Okla
Stanley High School
Eau Claire State University
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Kennedy visits JFK grave on Christmas Day
Senator elect Robert F. Kennedy visits John F. Kennedy's grave at Arlington National Cemetery on Christmas Day accompanied by an unidentified woman. The report notes the event amid a wide set of international and domestic news items from Washington.
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Robert Kennedy
JFK
Seven Die As Bus and Wagon Train Sinks Near Cumming
Mrs. Hagen says her son and other occupants drowned after a crowded vehicle went into Two Mile Creek near Lake Lanier. Rescue teams recovered bodies within an hour, while officials reported five presumed dead and suspected starvation at a Saigon orphanage. Police chief confirmed the son died, and the family released details from the scene at Brown's Bridge Road.
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Cumming
UPI
Lan
Hagen
Civil Defense
Stanley
Viet Nam
Brown
Bridge Road
Two-Mile Creek
Southeast Asia
Sketchmen
Atlanta
Insurance Man Dillman Dies. Longtime Indiana Banker
The obituary notes William Franklin Dillman born near Dania Florida in 1906 son of W Frank and Mary Jane Dillman. He worked at IndianaPolis and Muncie National Exchange Bank before opening his first insurance office in 1916. He was active in Kiwanis Boy Scouts Salvation Army and Central Christian Church. Survivors include Olive E. Dillman widow son Tom Anderson two stepdaughters two sisters two brothers and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Waltz and Hiday.
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Page
Dania
Fla
Dillman
Fod
W. Franklin
Jane (Farr) Dillman
Anderson
Indiana Business College
National Exchange Bank
Indianapolis
Muncie
Salvation Army Board of Directors
Central Christian Church
Olive E. Dillman
Tom
Beryl Jones
Pendleton
Robert E. Miller
Louise Dillman
Lake. Worth
Scott Lentbeher
Washington, D.C
Guy F. Dillman
Carroll P. Dillman
Upland
Waltz and Hiday
Plan for Factory Profit Sharing and Welfare Bonus
The text discusses factories planning based on orders from retail stores and distributing profits as bonuses to plant personnel. It notes use of funds for cultural and workers welfare programs as part of an earlier and continued experiment.
Winter storms flood Pacific Northwest and Indiana
Snow sleet and freezing rain battered a wide region from Indiana to Oregon. Rivers rose flood levels, evacuations continued as weathermen warned of more snow and southward spread, with dozens dead or homeless and aid convoys arriving by air and sea.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Civil Ce'ck
Reds Consider Free Production Planning Experiment
a heated controversy over Libermann proposals to let factory directors plan production with minimal central interference. experiments ran at two Moscow textile plants and other sites, then extended in Scotland. the plan faced mixed results and safety concerns linked to a typhoid like outbreak among workers.
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Libermann
Glasgow
UPI
Tyrenty
Juan Laseires
Tragedy Stalks Family in Creek Boat Crash
The Brown family from Gainesville perished when their car plunged into a moving creek. Johnny Edward Brown 24 and Cora 23 died with four children Tommy 6 Brenda 4 Joyce Ann 1 and Billy Anders 2 and Amanda Lee 3. Rodgers 29 and infant daughter Brown survived with serious injuries. Coroner Brooks ruled seven victims drowned. The couple said they were en route to buy apples for a meal. Rodgers pulled his wife from the car before it sank. Surviving children's escape details were not clear.
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Page One
Johnny Edward Brown
Cora
Tommy
Brenda
Joyce Ann
Billy Anders
Amanda Lee
Billy Rodgers
Brown
Rodgers
Crafton K. Brooks
Fatal Lake Lanier crash Shock sparks holiday traffic toll
A heavily loaded station wagon plunged into Lake Lanier near Cumming Georgia. Two dead five feared trapped in wreckage and three injured. The incident is part of a wider Christmas holiday toll with multiple fatal crashes reported nationwide across various states and scenarios.
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Lake Lanier
Cumming
National Safety Council
Marked Tree
Ark
Pittsfield
Mass
Clarkesville
Tenn
Nashville
Cleveland
Pope Paul II Visited Trullo District in Christmas Beat
Pope Paul toured the southside Trullo suburb greeting crowds and visiting a paralyzed girl and a Vatican printer with missing limbs. He prayed with a road worker’s daughter Loretta Del Vecchio and spoke with Alcide Sereni, who lost both legs in a past accident, saying we are both born to suffer. The pope led three Christmas Masses in the Vatican, urging diplomats from 50 countries to seek world peace and reminding the church’s global mission.
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Trullo
Vatican
Pope Paul
Loretta del Vecchei
Baia
Nt Wain
Alcide Sereni
del Vecchio
Final rites for James W. Smith held at Ewing Funeral Home
James W. Smith 85 of near Summitville dies recently. Funeral rites conducted this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Ewing Funeral Home with interment at Vinson Memorial Cemetery.
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James W. Smith
Summitville
Near
Ewing Funeral Home
Vinson Memorial Cemetery
Elwood Area Reports Two Auto Wrecks on Christmas Day
The Elwood area saw two car crashes on Christmas Day amid winter travel hazards. Reports detail victims including Clarence W. Hines of Logansport and a dentist's car found near Dam 49, with volunteers aiding rescue efforts and local officials noting severe driving conditions.
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Elwood
Henry
Ten
Shawneetown
Thelder
Dam 49
Storms cause 26 deaths and $300 million in damage across four states
The four day siege of storms and floods killed at least 26 people, left about 14 000 homes uninhabitable and caused damage exceeding 300 million dollars across Alabama Georgia Indiana Illinois Oregon and nearby areas. Aid from Illinois Indiana and Kentucky volunteers helped search and rescue despite ruined buildings including a dairy barn and several homes.
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Campbell
Foley
Ala
Noel Graves
Civil Defense
Covington
Morganfield
Jonits
Owensboro
Vernon
Indl
Illinois
Shawneetown
Graves
Pat Henry
Willamette, Henderson
Stetel
Columbia Rivers
Higginson
Northwest
Oregon
Great Britain Toll Stands Amid Harsh Traffic Toll
Traffic deaths in Britain rise to a record level for the 24 hours ending midnight as the Transport Ministry notes six more fatalities versus last year. Temperatures plunge from the North to the South as skiers and motorists face severe conditions.
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London
UPI
Great Britain
Ministry of Transmark
the Ministry
Eng
Burlington
PTC
Scranton
Tom Frast
Roanoke
Mrs Cecil Kennedy Wilkinson Dies On Christmas Day
Mrs Cecil Kennedy 65 wife of Ralph Kennedy of Rt 1 Wilkinson died early Christmas Day. The body was sent to Condo and Son Funeral Home with arrangements pending. Surviving are husband Ralph a son William Kennedy of near Wilkinson a sister Mrs Sadie Dangler of Anderson a brother Charles Collingwood of Wilkinson and two grandchildren.
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Cecil Kennedy Wilkinson
Cecil Kennedy
Ralph Kennedy
Rt. 1
Wilkinson
Condo and Son Funeral Home
Ralph
William Kennedy
Near Wilkinson
Sadie Dangler
Anderson
Charles Collingwood
Hospital Dismissals List From St John’s Hospital
Dismissed patients include Gene Collier of Alexandria Frances Johnson and daughter 828 Harrison St Anna Cravens and daughter 1609 Noble St Pauline Rice 1107 Marion Dr Billy Boyd 1640 W 22nd St Dorothea Boerner Rt 5 Sandra Hatcher and Son 114 Locust St Gaynelle Dawson 2324 a 35th St Richard Sparks Chesterfield Barbara Stamm 1103 28th St Lida Carpenter 607 Madison Ave eis Coppes 2303 Fletcher Willie Green 2998 W 27th St Grace Hizer 2136 Crystal St William Osborn 605 High St Edna Schulte 7047 Columbus Ave Louise Braxton 907 Sycamore St Virgil Agnes 2426 Jackson St Hanson Castor Lapel Jay Mier Chesterfield James Turner 1518 W 201 St Charles Sheets 240 Plum St James Riggs 212 B 3st St Sonja Cartwright 101 St Rd 67 W Janice Gray and son 2 Talford St Melinda Kimmerling 110 EB 11th St Lela Utley Alexandria Sakiko Ray 2220 Lincoln Comrie Rishy Rt 4 Brent Bledsoe 1930 E 7th St Martha Stokes Tia W 2th St Addie Boaz 2315 Hendricks St Terry Bilbrey Lapel Tamara Wilson 2816 Walton St Alma Schuyler Markle Robert Evans Alexandria Corinne Brinduse Rt 2
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St. John’s Hospital
Gene Collier
Alexandria
Frances Johnson
Harrison St
Anna Cravens
Noble St
Pauline Rice
Marin
Billy Boyd
Dorothea Boerner
Sandra Hatcher
Locust St
Gaynelle Dawson
Richard Sparks
Chesterfield
Barbara Stamm
Lida Carpenter
Madison Ave
Eis Coppes
Fletcher
Willie Green
27Th
Grace Hizer
Charles Sheets
Plum
James Riggs
Sonja Cartwright
Janice Gray and Son
Talford St
Melinda Kimmerling
Lela Utley
Sakiko Ray
Lincoln St
Comrie Rishy
Brent Bledsoe
E. 7Th
Martha Stokes
Tia
Addie Boaz
Hendricks St
Terry Bilbrey
Tamara Wilson
Walton St
Alma Schuyler
Markle Rile
Robert Evans
Corinne Brinduse
Final Rites Today for Ernest Shipp 82
Alexandria notes final rites for Ernest Shipp age 82 to be held at Davis Strider Netfire Funeral Home with Rev Ollie McCune officiating. Interment is planned at Huntsville Cemetery Spencer Services. Pearl Sylvester Spencer 74 died Wednesday with mass read at St Marys Catholic Church by Rev Thomas Zimmer. Interment at local cemetery.
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Alexandria
Ernest Shipp
Ollie McCune
Huntsville
Spencer
Pearl Sylvester Spencer
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Thomas Zimmer
Mrs Tressie Shreves Dies on Christmas Day
Mrs Tressie Shreves 74 native of Muncie died Christmas morning at St Johns Hospital after a month long illness. She came to Anderson 37 years ago and was a member of Noble Street Methodist Church the Order of Eastern Star and the White Shrine where she was a former high priestess. Final rites Monday at 11 in Baker Brothers Funeral Home with Rev Walarie Deyo. interment Mount Taylor Cemetery Muncie. Friends may call after 7 tonight.
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Tressie
Hugh Shreves
Anderson
Elmer Hilton
Muncie
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Walarie Deyo
Noble St. Methodist Church
Mount Taylor
Lily Benninger
Lily Henninger
Fred Henninger
Victory
John Siner
First Methodist Church
East Maplewood
Tony Lewellyn
Carson Minton
B. H. Keck
Sylvester
Sherman Keck
Knoxville
Tenn
Alice Sherritt
Laura Muncy
Ida Keeling
Elizabeth Graves
Carryton
Maude Peace
Wellston
Kyle K. Frazee
Odes Billger
Odis Billger
Kyle Kenneth Frazee
Kokomo
MacArthur Court
Casstown
Ohio
Peacock Fun Home
Anderson Semelterment
Robert C. Henry
Detroit
Steps
Brandchildren
Three Girls Escape from Indiana Girls' Home
State police said three inmates fled the Indiana Girls Home near Clermont shortly after dark Friday. Identified were Linda Mae Hess 16 Brownsburg Sharon Ruth Brower 16 South Bend and Barbara Sutton 14 Indianapolis.
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Clermont
Ind
Indiana
Linda Mae Hess
Browns' Town
Sharon Ruth Brower
South Bend
Barbara Sutton
Indianapolis
Anderson Obituaries Highlight Local Residents’ Deaths
Obituaries report Sylvia Estell 87 of Central Ave died at Otterbein Ohio after residence at United Brethren Church Home. Mary Carpenter 56 of Nichol Ave died at St John’s Hospital. Lily Henninger 72 of Victory Court funeral at Baker Brothers. Alda Virginia Beers 54 nurse died at daughter’s home with service in Anderson College The ology. Odis Billger Frazee 66 Kokomo died at home after four years illness. Roy Barkdull 72 funeral at Harold Rozelle. Ora B Anthony and Claude Cornelius services scheduled. Frank Lucas Sr 86 to be buried at St John’s Tipton.
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Sylvia Estell
Sylvia May Estell
Central Ave
Henry Estell
Otterbein
Ohio
United Brethren Church
Pendleton
Anderson
Hancock County
Lambert
Laura
Reeves
EUB
Ralph L
Esell
D Estell
St. Mary's
Leonard Reeves
Cornell Bright
John Cheesman
Eon
Penleton
Roy B
Barkdull
Roy B. Barkdull
Harold E. Rozelle
Harold Clark
Chesterfield Christian Church
Miller Cemetery
Middletown
Claude Cornelius
W. 11Th St
Harald
Ifrank Lucas
Frank Lucas Sr
St. John’s Church
Tipton
Jerome Walski
St. John’s Cemetery
Frank Clevenger Dies Friday at 88 in Elwood
Elwood 88 year old Frank Clevenger of 1818 South M Street Elwood died Friday at 2 15 am Percy Hospital. He a retired employee at the Delco Remy plant born June 1 1876 in Switzerland County He was a member of the Elwood Baptist Church His first wife Ada Snyder died in 1914 He married Edith M Seymour who survives He also leaves a daughter Welldon Lytle of Elwood a step daughter Elsie Pope of Mooresville two grandchildren and four great grandchildren The body is at Cooper and Fesler Funeral Home with calling after noon Sunday and funeral Monday at 1 pm conducted by Rev J E McCoy Burial in Elwood City Cemetery.
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Elwood
Frank Clevenger
South M St. Elwood
Percy Hospital
Delco Remy Plant
Switzerland County
Jiad
Elwood Baptist Church
Elwwood
Ada Snyder
Edith M. Seymour
Snclude
Wel Idon Lytle
Elsie’ Pope
Mooresville
Copher and Fesler Finneral
J. E. McCoy
East ‘Main Street
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James Hagen
America
Kennedy
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
John F. Kennedy
Arling
American Assalton National Cemetery
AAR
Daniel P. Loris
Jroad
Loomis
Church of the Nativity
Jesus Christ
St. Catherine
Ord
Prists
Butlin
Theusalem
Rev
Msgr
Porty Gori
Aari
Jesus
Olely
Cthers
Leere Wquice
John Boyce
Hagens
Rail Association
California
Prince Albert
Grace Kelly
Princess Grace
Monaco
Wua Page
Union Pacific
Columbia River
Willamette
Portland
Hayden ‘Sland
Spokane
Evans
Mercury
Royal Navy
Idaho
Nevada
U.S.S. Bennington
Humboldt Bay
Eureka Fridaay
Abe
Sale
Brownie Fueatau
Bvendia
Meridian
KODAK
Atca Skop
Aine
Paul
Michelangelo
Sistine Chapel
Earth
Page Voc
United Auto’ Workers
Pierce
Ohio Ave
Donald F. Strutz
Tuswawey War
St. Raphel the Archangel
Trulla
Christ
Terim
Dents
Negolheaven
William
Balsbaugh
Jasper
Com-s
St. Peter's
Indio
Cancella
St. Peter's Square
Ste
Miwann Tria Meiha Nant
Reetey
Cont
Avod
Anieerement
Fee SS
Paralyz
Clarence W. Hines
Logansport
U. S
Camp Breckinridge
Santa
Tokyo
Japan
Devils Lake
N.D
Klavze
Mont
Fargo
Grand Forks
Mercy Hospital
Ernest McMinn
South I Street
Herbert Crouch
South J. St
Y Crouch
McMinn
Ernest MccAlvnn
South 1
Robert Long Hospital
Robert L. Jackley
New York
Voyager
Bermuda
Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Madison
Delco-Remy Division
Jof General Motors
East Side J Jersey Dairy
Hudson Printing Company
Strock Brothers ‘Hardware
Container Corp
Lynch Corp
Recreation Equipment Corp
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Warner Press
Anderson Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
O. C. Clark and Sons Real Estate
Uaw-Cio Local 663
The
Polish Lodge
Storm
Anderson Art Glass
Mary Carpenter
Mary Mae Carpenter
Nichol Ave
St. John's Hospital
Martha
Ruth Carpenter
Aroma Cemetery
Brothers Funeral Home
MBS
Virginia Beers Teaare
Alda Virginia Beers
Charles McCracken
Floth St
Brown and Bulz
Gene Newberry
Anderson College School of Theology
Chidbey
Curwensville
Bradford Cemetery
Woodland
Jra Anthony
Ora B. Anthony
Fowler St
Sells and Rowe Funeral Home
Memorial Park Cemetery
Caracas
Arild Maersk
Punta Cardon
George Mensik
Capone Gang
Pacific Garden Mission of
Chicago
World Conservative Baptist Mission
Mensik
Grace Baptist Church
Hartman RD
Anderson, Ind
Don Camp
Poster
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