Madison Heights Sectional Uses 11 County Teams
Six new gymnasiums including the Indiana University Fieldhouse will be used in the 1961 state high school basketball tournament setup announced by the Indiana High School Athletic Association. The seating capacity rises by more than 9,000 to 473,932, though actual attendance will surpass the figure as each gym hosts three to nine JPSSINS.
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Dale Burge
Associated Press
Indianapolis
Indiana University
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Anderson Girl Wins Top 1A Title in 1960 Junior Achievement
Vicki Caldwell 17, an Anderson High School senior, was named Miss Executive at the 1960 Junior Achievement Workshop in Minneapolis. The event drew over 60 Junior Achievers from nine Midwest states, with six local chapters contributing to the program.
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Anderson
Vicki Caldwell
Anderson High School
Missnvcovineron
Minneapolis
Minn
Aby. Au
Midwest
Bowman
Fire Deaths Show Rise in 1960 Estimates
The National Fire Protection Association estimates 11,350 U S fire deaths in 1960 with about 70,000 seriously injured and property losses near 1.5 billion dollars. The figures indicate a fractional rise in the 1960 fire death toll.
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Boston
United States
National Fire Protection Association
Safety Education
Welsh Demands GOP Officials Resign
Indiana Governor elect Matthew Welsh demands resignations from all state appointees of the outgoing GOP administration. He cites the Indiana Toll Road Commission and the State Office Building Commission as examples and hints toll road executives may see salary cuts when his appointees take control. Welsh asserts protocol requires turnover after next month’s end.
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Out Tive
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Matthew E. Welsh
Welsh
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Toll Road Commission
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Robert L. McMahan
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Mayport
Fla
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Road Commission
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Donald Densford
Kennedy Names Aide Landis to Roving Ambassador Role
President elect John F Kennedy announced the appointment of James M Landis as a roving ambassador to improve relations with newer countries. Landis, a veteran of government and former dean, will work with congressmen and officials in launching a broad effort to reform regulatory agencies and coordinate with Western allies on Laos diplomacy.
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State Department
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France
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Palm Beach
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UPI
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Nam
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America
Fulbright
Korea
Westfether
Khrushchev seeks 1961 UN summit on arms curb
The Soviet leader pressed for early disarmament talks and a 1961 East West summit at the United Nations, signaling Moscow’s insistence on no concessions over Berlin. He met Britain’s ambassador in Moscow, and observers see a tactic to frame informal exchanges ahead of Kennedy’s inauguration. The U S showed little enthusiasm for the proposal.
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Germans Make Trade Pact
A former Pentagon employee, Arthur Roddey, 38, of Falls Church VA, was arrested in Columbia SC on Thursday for stealing about 200 Defense Department documents from the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group. He appeared before U S Commissioner Henry Kirkland with bond set at 15000 dollars for possible transfer to Virginia for federal court.
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East Berlin
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Assessors to Convene at Capital in Indiana
Several Madison County assessors will attend the State Assessors Conference in Indianapolis January 3 and 5. Wahn Dean, Anderson Township assessor and association president, will lead and likely be elected to head the group for 1961. The session on Wednesday focuses entirely on reassessment. Attending with Dean will be Joe Etchison Monro Township, Gace Thomass Pipe Deek, and Fall Creek Township assessor.
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Anual
World War Memorial
Indianapolis
Wahn Dean
Anderson Township
Dean
Joe Etchison
Monoe
Gace Thomass Pipe Deek
Fall Creek Township
Association
Lamb Born After Atom Test Survives Sahara Blast
Paris AP reports a lamb born minutes after France's atomic test near Regeane survived the blast. French authorities say about 71 other animals, including mice and rats, were staked out for radiation research. The brown and white lamb and its ewe are part of the study.
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Paris
Sahara
Regeane
Ice Blamed In Bypass Crash On Ind 109
Three men were hospitalized after a traffic crash on Ind 109 at 48th Street when two Corvette sports cars collided on icy pavement. Daryl Toots, Charles Davis, and Harry Hoyle were injured. Toots suffered facial cuts, Davis had head lacerations and possible internal injuries, Hoyle had forehead wounds. Vehicles were badly damaged.
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48Th
Corvette
Daryl Toots
Scatterfield Rd
Charles Davis
McArthur Blvd
Harry Hoyle
Charles Hosier
Toots
Davis
Hoyle
Two men mug Montreal man after bus stop
AP report recalls Joseph Dallato leaving a Montreal bus stop on Monday and Wednesday where two men accosted him. They demanded his money, took his 832.42 paycheck, then returned the check saying they could not cash it.
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Montreal
Joseph Dallato
Dallato
Two Local Men Join Shangri La Cruise As Navy Get Acquainted Event
Tom McMahan and Robert Austin, former commanders of the local Naval Reserve Training Center, will sail aboard the Aircraft Carrier Shangri La in the Atlantic next month. They are invited to participate in a one day cruise from January 3 to January 4 as part of the Navy get acquainted program for businessmen in cities with reserve divisions nearby.
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Shangri-La
Atlantic
Tom McMahan
Robert Austin
Navy
Junior Achievers Train Trip to Minneapolis Exciting
Junior Achievers set out from the 1219 Meridian St center at 3 am for a four day workshop in Minneapolis. Seven area attendees from Anderson this group included Bob Sampson Keith Apple Charles Leedon Stevi Lewis Martin Foskuhl Vicki Caldwell and Barb Trisler. Parents arranged transportation to Indianapolis where the group boarded buses to Chicago and then a charter tram to Minneapolis. The journey fostered a sense of camaraderie as groups joined along the way and a welcome band greeted them on arrival.
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Anderson
Bob Sampson
Keith Apple
Charles Leedon
Stevi Lewis
Martin Foskuhl
Vicki Caldwell
Barb Trisler
Indianapolis
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Kessler Named New Buick Delco-Remy Works Manager
Robert I. Kessler, veteran executive in Anderson, will be succeeded by John B. Harrison as Delco-Remy division works manager. The Buick Motor Division plant at Olathe Kan and other Delco plants will be affected as executives shift roles. Perry W. House to succeed Kessler as works manager of the local division, with J Stewart Carlie remaining in manufacturing management.
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Ation
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City Council Meets To Elect Officers
Anderson City Council will meet Tuesday to elect officers and organize for the coming year. A president and president pro tem will be named per City Clerk Marie Riggs. Councilman Jesse Huntzinger has served as president. Mae Robbert has carried some duties.
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Anderson City
Marie Riggs
Jesse Huntzinger
Mae Roberte Hac
Nracidont Ney
Riots Hit Belgium As King Comes Home
Rioting erupted in Brussels as King Baudouin returned from a honeymoon amid a 15,000-strong protest. Demonstrators damaged storefronts and council chambers as socialists demanded tax hikes and welfare cuts be halted. firemen fought a blaze tied to the strike, while police and soldiers protected government buildings. The king’s return followed a tense day marked by clashes, booing crowds, and continual strikes across the country.
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Bee
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Germany
Leo Collard
Socialist Party
Church Leaders Meet To Plan Rebuilding Edifice
First Methodist Church leaders and a 12 member nominating committee met to study plans for a rebuilt church after a Friday fire destroyed the sanctuary. An educational building adjoining it will be used temporarily while construction decisions, site at 12th and Jackson Streets, and services are planned. Pastor Rev. Robert Fribley and lay leader Loren Binkley led the efforts as cleanup continues.
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12Th
Jackson Sts
Robert Fribler
Loren Binkley
Harry £. Hudson
Jing
G. H. Riggs
H. Wilber Hardacre
Robert Fribley
New Arrivals in Anderson and Norfolk Births List
Born at St John s Hospital and Norfolk facilities are multiple newborns to Portwood Jones Shaw Clear Coble Crozier Evans Stewart Henning Litten families. Names and exact addresses indicate many families in Anderson area welcoming boys and girls from Frank Portwood to Gene Stewart with details of parental names and locations in Virginia and Florida.
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St. John’s Hospital
Frank Portwood
MacArthur Bird
Charles Jones
Federal
William Shaw
Norman Clear
Menandria
Mickey Coble
Mia Jackson Sr
Robert Crozier
Drexel Dr
James Evans
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Lothar Henning
Re, Anderson
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Tampa
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