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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1962
Page
25
The piece warns of young drivers in Anderson engaging in a dangerous variation of the chicken game. A driver may deliberately block the center line, forcing an unaware oncoming vehicle to the shoulder, risking tragic outcomes and highlighting parental concerns over youth license responsibility.
The Automobile Manufacturers Association says amber colored front turn signals will be standard on 1963 model year cars. The change follows a 1958 industry wide lighting study and most states have amended laws to permit the use.
Central Heating Co at 531 W 8th offers Coleman furnaces with phone contact 642 8570 for sales and installation. The compact notice highlights products and a local business address for prospective customers.
Charles Kollman an 82 year old Oakland resident known as a rugged individualist died after tumbling from a 75 foot acacia tree. Neighbors urged him to stop climbing while photographer Lonnie Wilson captured the moment. Kollman hit his head on the ground and died at the scene.
Officials say South Vietnam hosts 50,000 lepers with the largest share in the high plateau region.
The fifth annual Wabash Valley Association gathering will be held Wednesday January 31 in Lafayette at the Union Building. Main speaker Senator Allen J Ellender of Louisiana leads a program on water resources after a 60 day Russia tour. Attending leaders include J Roy Dee Carmel NL president and delegates from Madison County.
The article notes ongoing state of siege and a curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Guatemalan president, in a New Year statement, admitted bases in Guatemala used to train anti-C Castro Cubans who attempted the ill fated invasion of Cuba last April. In 1960 he charged an uprising at Puertomac and Zacapa was backed by Castro. Last March the government said it uncovered another Castro financed uprising plot.
Anderson Municipal Airport has been allocated $115 000 for improvements by the Federal Aviation Agency. Planned work includes zones clearances, taxiways, runway lighting and apron extension. Five other Indiana airports share a total of $619 790 for upgrades.
A truck driver William McCue from Boswell escaped injury after a near sleep incident on Ind 3 north of North Vernon. Paul E. Scott of Center died in Kokomo Memorial Hospital from injuries after a railroad crossing crash with a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train southeast of Kokomo. John T. Hatchett, budget director, and four others were injured in a two car wreck on Ind 37 north of Bloomington. Arthur Reno of New Castle facing reckless driving after the near head on crash while Reno allegedly tried to pass two vehicles.
A priest recounts civilians and 35 Congolese nuns at a mission hospital during an attack. He says soldiers attempted rape but others stopped them. Col. Joseph Pakassa arrived next day and ordered burial of slain civilians, a claim challenging prior reports of his immediate leadership.
President Kennedy outlines a five year authority to remove tariffs on many manufactured goods, cut all other tariffs by 50 percent, and negotiate duty reductions by category. He proposes subsidies to aid workers and firms adjusting. Congressional reaction is mixed with calls for veto power and concerns over protection of home districts.
Governor Welsh discusses potential Senate entrants and says he will not run in congressional races. He mentions several unnamed candidates and urges quick decision in the next weeks. He notes plans for Indiana Lake Michigan port development and his hope to start work before leaving office in January 1965.
A PTA drive promotes Dr. Crane’s lecture "Positive Thinking Produces Miracles" across Europe Asia and the southern continents with translations in Chinese. Crane, claiming five degrees including philosophy and medicine doctorates, has worked as a research psychologist with the National Research Council and Carnegie Institution while affiliated with George Washington University and Smith College. The notice lists meal specials and mentions the Derby event.
Indiana Supreme Court issued a favorable ruling on the port, while governor Welsh declined to intervene in Ball State Teachers College affairs. Protests by Young Americans for Freedom greeted a Jan 29 convocation speaker, Robert Havighurst of the University of Chicago, as President Emens and the trustees were deemed capable of managing campus issues.
A resident died in a crash after the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel. McCue was uninjured. The man had lived at 2631 Louise before moving to Muncie.
The columnist and author of Test Your Horse Sense appears in leading newspapers reaching millions. Dr. Crane is in demand to address educational medical dental advertising and sales conventions. He attends public lectures such as Town Hall and Forum, and belongs to the AMA and the Pan American Psychological Association among others.
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