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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
9
A January grand jury panel is drawn including Louis Reynolds of Alexandria and H. D. Dawson along with other jurors. The list names a regional roster for the grand jury term.
The Madison County Grand Jury, ordered held over into the January term by Circuit Judge Carl T. Smith, will hear State Board of Accounts testimony regarding Lines Arlo, Lafayette Two, tied to over ten thousand dollars in irregularities. Prosecutor Melvin Thornburg guided jurors through Estle Juvenile Center and the county jail before a Wednesday return as the panel awaits the continued JP probe and a possible reindictment.
Indiana Appellate Court at Indianapolis reversed the State Industrial Board award to Wayland E. Borton for a back ailment claimed as aggravated by city work. The court found no evidence of increased workload or extra exertion from meter reading that would worsen the injury and set aside the compensation, including weekly benefits and medical costs, with the ruling written by Judge John R. Ax. The decision voids $33 weekly for 24 weeks plus $39 weekly for 25 weeks and related expenses awarded previously.
Partly cloudy and not very cold with a few snow flurries. High today in the mid teens to high twenties, low tonight in single digits to around twenty. High tomorrow near 30. Yesterday’s high 13 and low minus 2. Sunrise at 8 03 a.m. Sunset at 5 25 p.m. Moonrise 1 00 a.m.
CONYERS Ga UPD a girl lured two teen brothers into a car for a deadly ride. Douglas Henderson 16 and his brother William Thomas 15 were driven to a secluded camp area, chained, and shot with a 16 gauge shotgun. A third boy James Flanagan 16 survived after fleeing for help. Suspects Charles Byrd 20 Dorothy Bradford 15 and Byrd's brother Richard 15 were jailed. Sheriff Wallace indicated no charges yet as youths held in county jail. Authorities suspect jealousy over the girl's relationship with Byrd as motive.
A string of snow storms blankets Michigan, New York, and New England while a bitter Arctic chill grips the Midwest and Dixie. Fatal fires, icy roads, and power outages compound dangers as towns report temperatures down to 18 below in Iowa and Wisconsin. Snow accumulations reach 4 to 20 inches across several states. hundreds endure slick conditions and stranded travel.
JORWAT India AP reports the telephone company cut off service to the police station the brigade and several government offices due to nonpayment of telephone bills. The action disrupted local communications and highlighted ongoing billing disputes between the agencies and the provider.
About 3,000 fans braved sub zero weather for Madison Heights tourney openers as Alexandria Tigers fell 61-55 to Madison Heights after a tight battle with 13 lead changes. Noblesville survived Elwood 62-61 in a second meeting this season, setting up a 2:30 championship clash with Glen Harpers Millers.
Yesterday an order stated that all license plates reserved with the FF prefix must appear at the License Bureau today to pick up or forfeit the plate. Plates with other prefixes are not affected.
UPI reports a four cent stamp issued in Washington to honor professional nursing. The first nurse tribute in U.S. history, it depicts a nursing student lighting a candle with NURSING below. The dedication involved Post Office and HEW, with Holy Cross Sisters present among others.
Katanga battles worsen with at least two Katangese gendarmes killed and Swedish UN troops exchanging fire in Elisabethville. A Swedish patrol arrested Katanga’s Justice Minister Valentir Ifunga by mistake and released him. several arrests occurred amid a tense, joint UNKatanga patrols effort to curb looting. U.N. reports admit incidents strain UN Katanga ties as deputies sit in parliament for first time since secession.
City Council in Andersen’s administration will convene at 10 a.m. Monday to elect a president and a president pro tem for the coming year. The first regular meeting is set for Jan. 9, per City Clerk Marie Riggs.
The cold spell dropped to 2 below zero by 7 p.m. and reached the zero mark at 1 p.m. earlier as snow flurries and cloudy skies continued. Roads were hazardous with numerous fender-bender accidents but no serious injuries reported. Anderson U.S. Weather Bureau logged 11 degrees from 7 a.m. yesterday to noon.
Three people face charges for leaving the scene of property damage crashes as police report five of eight recent hit and run incidents cleared. Glen Morgan Jr. 16 1806 Noble St Leland Stickler 41 Rt 1 Markleville James Ferrell 20 1019 W St St Morgan in crash at 14th Locust Streets Stickler hit a parked truck near 28th and Columbus Ferrell struck a parked car on Main Street Charges warned and drivers urged extra care on slick roads
Birth notices from St Johns and Methodist Hospital list a girl born to James Welch at 126 3 10th St and a boy to Charles Stanfield Nilkinson. Waller Corerin Middletown adds a girl. J Xehard Hughes's family in Janville welcomes a boy. Maternal and paternal grandparents named. addresses noted.
A mass transit strike in New York City was averted after a settlement was reached between the Transport Workers Union and the New York City Transit Authority. The two-year contract provides a 12-cent hourly pay raise in year one and a 10-cent raise in 1963 for all hourly rated employees.
INDIANAPOLIS UPD A subpena was served to Arthur Campbell of the Indiana Department of Correction Thurst Sullivan Circuit Court on Jan 3 with records on Leslie Irvin. Campbell said the subpena was issued at Irvin's attorney's request and he will appear as required. Irvin, once of Evansville, was indicted in six robberies and sentenced to die, a sentence later overturned by the U S Supreme Court calling for a new trial.
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