County Traffic Fatalities Fall to 22 in Madison County
Madison County recorded 22 highway deaths last year the lowest since 1938. Anderson Police thwarted major fatalities with late year crashes claiming Edgar Wallace Harvey of Pendleton Rt. 3 and 65 year old William A. Lee Sr. of 228 East Webster Street. An annexation dispute over Anderson Township leaves jurisdiction unclear according to city and state police.
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Madison County
Anderson
Wee Benees Beak le Wes Oma
Anderson Township
Main
John Heiden
Yesterall
National Safety Council
Pendleton
Indianapolis
Alexandria
Elwood
Katanga Seen Joining Congo Central Setup
Elisabethville Katanga leaders and observers say Tshombe plans to re-enter the Congo as a semi independent province with formal links to Leopoldville. He seeks to end secession under pressure from the United States after an eight point agreement with Cyrille Adoula. Kasavubu orders Katanga assembly at Kamina base.
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Elisabethville
Katanga
the Congo
UPI
Moise Tshombe
Congo
Gea
Loa
Irs
Tshombe
Helen Ross
Norris
United Nations
Edmund A.jher
Leopoldville
United States
Guillion
Cyrille Adoula
Joseph Kasavubu
U.N
Kamina
Man Hospitalized After Five Sunday Destroys Bedroom
An Anderson man suffered severe burns when his bed clothing caught fire early Sunday. James Kates 37 of 1H W II St was listed in good condition at St Johns Hospital with first degree burns after being pulled from the flames by his brother Harold Fire damage to the bedroom was extensive.
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Anderson
James Kates
St. John’s Hospital
Kates
Harold
Leonard Wright
Willie Goolsby
Harris St
Republicans Plan Four Star Fundraising Show In 1962
GOP leaders outline a coast to coast program to raise funds and close deficits for 1962 campaigns. Eisenhower Nixon Goldwater Rockefeller will headline a closed television dinner tour with $200 plates in major cities. The national committee faces about $600000 debt while Senate and House outfits report limited reserves.
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Washington
Matthew H. McCloskey
Sion
GOP
Kennedy
Dwight D
Eisenhower
Vice Press
Richard M. Nixon
Nelpublicans
Son A. Rockefeller
New York
Senate
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Ariz
House
Senate Committee
National Committee
Nixon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Goldwater
Cleveland
Rockefeller
New York City
Wiliam E. Miller
White House
Congress
John M. Bailey
Congress to Probe TV Violence Early Next Year
Hollywood reports say a congressional investigation into continued violence on TV programs will resume in January in Washington. The probe, previously conducted in 1961 by a Senate subcommittee on juvenile delinquency, subpoenas scripts and files from studios including Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox for shows such as Bus Stop and 77 Sunset Strip.
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Hollywood
UPI
Washington
U.S. Senate
Daily
Variety
Warner Bros
20Th Centurys
Fox Studios
Warners
Sunset Strip
Rusk Signals Berlin Talks With Moscow Focus
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told the U.S. ambassador in Moscow to press Moscow on West Berlin rights as the United States insists on defending vital Western interests. He warned that Western powers will not be cowed in Berlin amid Khrushchev plans for a quick peace treaty with East Germany.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
U.S
Moscow
Berlin
Historical Association
Rusk
Liewelyn E
Aise
Reds
West Berlin
Kennedy
Secretary of
Contin
Thompson
United States
West
Sovie
Khrushchev
East Germany
Escalator Altercation Reported In Indianapolis Store
An Indianapolis department store executive recalls a family dispute on an escalator. A wife slapped her husband, the husband retorted, and their son commented, with the boy claiming he pinched his mother after stepping on his new cowboy boots.
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Indianapolis
Australia warns over Western New Guinea dispute
Canberra reports indicate Australia believes Indonesia may move to seize Western New Guinea from the Netherlands. The note urges peaceful talks and a negotiated future for Papuans, amid warnings of potential regional bloodshed and heightened diplomatic exchanges between Jakarta and The Hague.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Indonesia
Dutch New Guinea
Netherlands
Western New Guinea
South Pacific
Jakarta
Hague
Guinea
West Irian
Holland
Fairless, Former Steel Leader, Dies at 71 in Pennsylvania
Benjamin F. Fairless, longtime head of U S Steel and dubbed Mr. Steel, died at his home in Ligonier Pennsylvania after a long career in the industry. He retired as U S Steel board chairman in 1955 and led the American Iron and Steel Institute until his death. Born near Canton Ohio, Fairless rose from humble beginnings to preside over major steel interests.
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Ligonier
UPI
Benjamin F. Fairless
U. I. Steel Corp
Fairless
U. S. Steel
Hadeen
Pittsburgh
Ifrom U
Steel
Itvon and Steel Institute
TLA US
L Steel
Mr.Steel
Pigeon Run
Canton
Ohio
David D. Williams
Hazel Hatfield Sproul
Philadelphia
Jane Blanche Trubey
Justus
Wooster
Ohio Northern Univer
Ada
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Central Steel Co
Massillon
Carnegie-Ilinois ‘Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
New 4 H Award Seeks 1962 Recipients at Madison County
The Madison County 4 H program invites applications for the 1962 top agri cultural award. Criteria include years of club work leadership development citizenship school church and community activities. Applications are due Aug 1 at the County Extension Office and will be judged by a committee with the winner to be honored Aug 10 at the 4 H Fair.
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Baker
Madison
Madison Club
Marshall Baker
Madison County
Cording
Harold R. Berry
Brothers Funeral Home
Weather Update Cloudy Yet Warmer Overnight
Mostly cloudy in the day with a milder night, high in the mid 30s and a low in the 20s. Tomorrow peaks around 38 to 48 degrees with sunrise at 8 04 a m and sunset at 4 28 p m moonrise 4 03 a m.
Violence sweeps Indianapolis with three New Year deaths
Indianapolis reports three deaths tied to weekend violence. Lucian Suddarth, 31, died from a gunshot at Willie Tweedy's home after an argument. John Castillo, 5, died from a beating after a tavern dispute near downtown. Charles Burger, 30, was fatally shot at a downtown tavern amid a separate altercation. Police charged two men with murder and another with accessory.
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Indianapolis
Tweedy
Suddarth
John Castillo
General Hospital
Damon R. Woods
Donald Eugene Steele
Woods
Barbara
Castillo
Woodrow Morrison
Morrison
Steele
Charles R. Burger
Eugene Stillabower
William J. Sharp
Burger
Sukarno Orders New Guinea Made Part of Province
President Sukarno ordered Dutch New Guinea incorporated into an Indonesian province. He gave no deadline for enforceable action but signaled intent to wrest the island from the Dutch by force if needed after consulting top military advisers.
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Sukarno
New Guinea
Jakarta
Indonesia
Dutch New Guinea
Toll toll rises ending hopes for record low
An Associated Press report says the New Year holiday traffic toll rose, ending predictions of a new low for a three day period. Fire deaths in Buffalo, Highstown, and Childersburg push fatalities higher as the nation’s New Year observance records another grim milestone.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
Buffalo
Highstown
Childersburg
Ala
Water and Soil Projects Highlight County Conservation Efforts
Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District reports extensive area work led by Phil Dan Den Busch. Achievements include 33 new cooperators, 30 farms on basic plans, 13 farm plans, and assistance to over 250 farms. The program added 1,500 acres to conservation crop rotation and built tile drains, surface drains, sod waterways, and deep outlet ditches with ASCS support.
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Phil Dan den Busch
Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District
ASCS
Southern Snow Reaches Depth of 8 Inches
A New Year storm blanketed parts of the South with up to 8 inches of snow in western North Carolina while Tennessee Georgia and the Carolinas reported 4 to 8 inches in scattered counties. Power and phone lines were disrupted in Bryson City and Hendersonville North Carolina and slushy roads froze as temperatures fell into the 20s.
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United Press International
Dixie
Middle West
Miami
Fla
Pasadena
Calif
New Orleans
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Great Smoky
Blue Ridge Mountains
Bryson City
Hendersonville
N.C
Lone Rock
Wis
International
City Council and County Commission Name New Leaders for 1962
On New Year’s Day the Anderson City Council and Madison County Commission reorganized electing 1962 leaders. Roland Maine was chosen president of the City Council with Von Cochran as pro tem. Harold Foust was elected head of the County Board, succeeding Ralph McCord retired president. Maine succeeds Mae Retellc as president.
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Anderson City Council
Madison County Commissioners
Roland Maine
IS61
von Cochran
Harold Foust
Ralph McCord
Maine
Mae Retellc
Europe Braces as Second Common Market Phase Delayed
Brussels Belgium AP reports ministers adjourned without decision on entering the second stage of European Common Market integration. France and others demand a defined agricultural policy before advancing while unanimity remains elusive.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ludwig Erhard
Rome
France
Italy
West Germany
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Lce
Yew Arrivals at St Johns Hospital
Newborns reported at St Johns Hospital include girls and boys to multiple local families. Names listed include Welch Maddy Jones McKay Lind McCormick Hazel Myer Johnson Toye and McAllinger with addresses across Up and Ind New Castle Pearl Street Federal Drive Nichol Avenue West Post Road College Haven and Route 4 Anderson.
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St. John’s Hospital
Jerry Welch
Ind
Leland Maddy
New Castle
Merle Jones
Pearl St
Lloys McKay
7Th
Edward Lind
Federal
Edward McCormick
Nichol Ave
Richard Hazel
Columbus Ave
Dennis Myer
Llth
James Johnson
West Post Rd
Kenniston Toye
Anderson
Dareay McAllinger
College Haven
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Soiet
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Geis
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Fort Wayne
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