Fire at Roosevelt Hotel in Jacksonville Kills 21
Investigators sweep the 14 story Roosevelt Hotel floor by floor following a Sunday blaze that killed 21, with smoke spreading through the air conditioning ducts. Miss America Donna Axum among dozens treated for smoke inhalation, later released to continue to the Orange Bowl.
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E. E. Allen
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The
Atlanta Journal
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De Gaulle Plans Visit To L A De Gaulle Plans Visit To L A
Paris sources say President Charles de Gaulle will tour Latin America in 1964, skipping the United States and Brazil. The trips would go to Mexico Martinique Guadalupe and possibly Central American capitals after mid March, then Argentina and Peru in September.
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Bob Hope Returns From Troop Christmas Shows Abroad
Comedian Bob Hope arrived in New York after a 10 day tour entertaining troops at American bases in Europe and Africa. He said he feels tired but 100 percent better and noted his eye ailment improved though he will seek further treatment in Los Angeles.
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Good Morning Start The Day With a Chuckle
Richard Hilligoss of Anderson and Jerry Hardy of Muncie wagered over the Anderson Central final of the Frankfort Holiday Tourney. Hardy backs the losing Bearcats and must push Hilligoss’s winner in a wheelbarrow from the Muncie courthouse to Anderson courthouse on Saturday January 4 at 8 AM.
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Pope and Orthodox Leader Plan Mount of Olives Meeting
Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I agreed to meet on the Mount of Olives in Palestine during a papal pilgrimage to Jerusalem. They discussed a future world conference of Orthodox Catholic Protestant and Anglican leaders to defend church freedom against atheism and tyranny.
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December 1963 Coldest Ever Ends Month Record
December 1963 ends as the coldest month on record with an average 18.3 degrees and marks the coldest calendar year since 1917. Subzero readings occurred across Indiana with Lafayette 7 below and Indianapolis 4 below. A thaw is forecast for 1964 with highs in the 20s, then colder weather again later in the week.
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Legislation Hearing Probes Metro School District Plan
Nine witnesses including four township trustees testified in a Madison Superior Court hearing on the Metropolitan School District plan for Union Richland Lafayette and Pipe Creek townships. Attorneys discussed notice errors, referendum ballot differences, and requests to amend complaints as the session adjourned with plans to reconvene.
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Pipe Creek
Anderson
Elwood
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Verle Miller
Lafayette Township
Miller
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Clark Burns
Richland Township
Dale Prough
William Lawler Jr
Defense cuts spending to less than 63
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara said during a meeting with President Johnson and the Joint Chiefs that defense spending for fiscal 1965 will be about one billion dollars below this year’s level. The current year total is about 52 billion dollars. He also forecast civilian defense employment ending fiscal 1965 at 950,000, the lowest since civilian staffing rose above one million. Johnson praised the meeting, then attended a funeral in Austin afterward.
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Austin
Congress Approves 3 Billion Foreign Aid Bill End Session
In a swift Senate vote the aid package totaling 3 billion dollars was approved 56 to 14, ending one of Congress longest peacetime sessions. The House later adjourned after confirming the action, with President Johnson at his Texas ranch and no further communications reported.
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Judge Lowers Bail for Sinatra Kidnapping Suspect
UPI reports U.S. Judge Thurmond Clarke cut bail for John William Irwin from 50 000 to 30 000 in the Frank Sinatra Jr kidnapping case. Prosecutor Thomas Sheridan argued against him, while attorney Gladys Towles Root sought a much lower amount and urged patience for witness testimony. Irwin, 42, says his role was limited to a payment phone call and he had no prior knowledge.
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New Year Inauguration Set For Anderson Officials
Andersons new Republican city administration will take office Wednesday at noon in City Hall with Judge Harold Achor swearing in Mayor-elect Frank Allis City Judge-elect Robert Robbins and the nine City Council members. The public reception runs 11am to 2pm at Republican Headquarters.
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Goldwater Plans Friday Decision On 1964 Run
Senator Barry Goldwater announced he will reveal his yes or no decision on a 1964 Republican presidential bid this Friday. The Arizona Republican, recovering from minor heel surgery, met GOP leaders in Phoenix and plans to telegram supporters with his intended answer.
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Two youths receive medals for bravery from Indiana Governor
Governor Welsh presented the second and third youth medals for bravery to Loretta A. Jaronik of South Bend for rescuing a child from a burning home in 1961 and to David H. Rosene of Indianapolis for trying to bring in the American flag during a storm. Rosene was struck by the same lightning that killed John David Erwin, the first medal recipient.
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New Birth Announcements From Local Hospitals
This Anderson area list records births at St. John’s and Community Hospitals. Entries include multiple families such as Darrell Schmedding and wife with a girl at 817 Lindberg Rd, Robert Dickey at 3006 Sloan Ave with a boy, and Harvey Ellis in Summitville with a boy, among others.
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Sloan Ave
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Summitville
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Ohio Ave
Charles Estepp
Central Ave
Wilfred Sales
Sheridan St
Frank Elliott
W. 14Th St
Ronald Cook
Brown St
Community Hospital
Indiana cigarette tax becomes federal deduction for 1963 returns
Indiana’s 4 cent cigarette tax is deductible on federal 1963 returns for the seven months it was in effect. The 1963 legislature raised the tax and converted it to an excise tax to qualify, but deduction qualification was not automatic. Taxpayers must determine and prove their cigarette tax amounts to deduct.
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UPI
Dietrich
Russell Welch Named Park Superintendent
Russell Welch, eight year Anderson Township Trustee (1946 1954), is appointed superintendent of city parks. Bernard Krueger announces Welch will oversee Grandview Golf Club Mays Park Ice Rink and summer baseball parks along with recreational facilities. Welch served in World War II and led a driver education program in Indiana before moving to Anderson. He resides at 1645 W. 8th St.
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8Th St
Post Office To Close On New Year’s Day
Postmaster Howard L. Ring announces the main station and all sub stations will be closed tomorrow for the New Year holiday. Mail service will operate normally on Thursday.
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Khrushchev Sees 1964 as Year of Peace and Change
Premier Khrushchev told UPI in Moscow that 1964 could bring decisive change in East West relations through peaceful cooperation. He urged reductions in arms, a NATO Warsaw pact non aggression pact, and denuclearized zones while noting no deadline for a German peace treaty.
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