Johnson Sees Civil Rights Law Response Hopeful
President Johnson hailed the civil rights law as wonderful and hopeful amid broad progress against racial barriers. Senate critic Thurmond accused a Pittsburgh Navy official of discriminating in government jobs, while Leroy Collins announced a voluntary compliance drive through the new Community Relations Service to encourage understanding without lawsuits.
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Strom Thurmond
S.C
Pittsburgh, Pa
Navy
Leroy Collins
Collins
Washington
Collins Dean
Kansas City
Gene Young
Jackson
Miss
Congress of Racial Equality
Mobile
Ala
Morrison’s
Thurmond
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Deaths Reach 68 As Holiday Traffic Grows
The Fourth of July holiday weekend began with rising traffic deaths as millions hit the roads. The National Safety Council warned the toll could speed up as more motorists join the holiday travel. 68 fatalities had been recorded by Friday night, with a peak death near Spearfish, South Dakota, and California reporting 14 deaths. Scores of Americans sought seaside and rural escapes, and Milwaukee prepared a notable Independence Day parade. The White House formed a national citizens committee led by Arthur H. Dean to promote compliance with new measures, while conflicts over equal employment opportunities surfaced in various states.
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Spearfish
S. D
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South Dakota
the Safety Council
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Lake Erie
Sandusky
Ohio
Milwaukee
Circus World Museum
Possible Showers Threaten Fourth of July Plans
Thundershowers may dampen Fourth of July celebrations but city activities proceed. Anderson Free Fair closes with pony races and late rides. Fireworks are planned at Anderson Country Club Fillback Park and Centrefield Park weather permitting. Local banks and Post Office close for the holiday and resume Monday. county offices and Selective Service offices follow holiday hours.
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Anderson
Fireworks Confiscated From Local Grocery by Fire Department
The Anderson Fire Department seized illegal fireworks from a southeast grocery store yesterday. Fire Chief Jack Richardson said a woman notified officials that her son bought fireworks. He warned that the department is watching for sales of illegal fireworks beyond sparklers and snakes.
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Anderson
Jack Richardson
Richardson
Pony mislabeling episode shocks Marion County deputy
In Indianapolis a Marion County deputy sheriff asked for help after finding a pony allegedly "in foal" on a rural road. Raymond Pitchford, 37, who raises horses nearby, clarified the animal was a gelding bloated from grazing in a soybean field.
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Marion County
Here
Raymond Pitchford
Pitchford
Five Injured In Two Madison County Wrecks
Two separate crashes on Madison County roads left five injured. Theodore R. Wright, 62, sustained severe facial lacerations and a broken arm after colliding with Ella May Wynn, 120 W. 16th St. Both were treated at St. John's Hospital. The 7:45 p.m. Lapel accident was under sheriff investigation. A morning crash on Mounds Rd. involved Billie Bliss, 31, and Elizabeth Issacs, 19, injuring Bliss who was hospitalized. Issacs and her infant daughter were also hospitalized then released after treatment at St. John's and Community Hospital.
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Madison County
Theodore R. Wright
Cedar St
Ella May Wynn
16Th St
Mounds Rd
Billie I. Bliss
33Rd St
Elizabeth Issacs
Chesterfield
Bliss
St. John’s Hospital
Isaacs
Karen
Ike Expected To Stay Neutral Until Nomination
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower is expected to remain publicly neutral about the Republican presidential nominee until after the nomination, a top GOP strategist said. Rumors that he would back Gov. William W. Scranton by placing his name in nomination were denied by Scranton, who said Eisenhower had shown support for his bid but no such plan existed. Goldwater led in delegates as he headed for the convention in San Francisco, while Scranton and Henry Cabot Lodge planned to press Midwest and Midwest-Illinois efforts to sway votes. Lodge was set to testify at the platform committee as Scranton pursued last‑ditch talks in Harrisburg and Chicago to win GOP support.
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United Press International
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Eisenhower
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Washington
Senate
San Francisco
Scranton-Goldwater
Pennsylvania
Henry Cabot Lodge
Midwest
Harrisburg
Chicago
Illinois
June Traffic Arrests Exceed May Total
The police department reports June saw 15 more traffic arrests than in May, with year to date arrests at 1,585. Juvenile division sent two youths to a boys school and 11 were released to parents in June, totaling 61 juvenile charges. Curfew violations reached 16, with 11 larceny and theft, seven burglaries, ten taking vehicles, two fireworks, and three liquor-law offenses. Detectives investigated one homicide and one rape, plus 13 larcenies over $50 and two under $50, for $1,421.95 in thefts. June saw 321 detective investigations, bringing yearly total to 1,654, and 288 miscellaneous arrests. Traffic and crime figures accompany separate fire department data: 78 fire alarms in June, downtown reinspection of 40 businesses, and planned church inspections as the Please Turn to Page 2.
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Fire Prevention Bureau
Auto Impounded In Kokomo Slaying
A 1957 car seen by three fishermen near the isolated area where furniture store executive Gerald Shafer’s battered body was found was impounded in Kokomo and sent to the state police crime lab for tests. A Kokomo man being quizzed in the mystery killing was to undergo a lie detector test in Indianapolis, described as the investigators best lead yet.
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Kokomo, Ind
Gerald Shafer
Kokomo
Indianapolis
Area Scouts Prepare for National Jamboree Training
Kiktha wenund Council sends two troops of 80 youths and adults to the Sixth National Jamboree in Valley Forge July 17 to 23. Camps at Camp Kikthawenund five miles southwest of Frankton host intensive pre jamboree drills coordinated by Jack Zirkle, with 56 boys reporting at 9 am and training running to Sunday afternoon. Parents may visit the troop sites tonight, enjoy flag retreat and a campfire.
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Kikthawenund
Boy Scouts of America
Valley Forge
Camp Kikthawenund
Frankton
Jack Zirkle
Kikihawen
Zirkle
Prac
County Grand Jury Probes June 8 Fatal Shooting
The Madison County grand jury met in Circuit Court to investigate the fatal June 8 shooting of Reecie Sonny Neff. Evidence was heard and the hearing was continued. Prosecutor William F. Lawler Jr. requested the probe, and Neff’s brother-in-law George Cecil Harty, 17, was held pending investigation after being transferred from Juvenile Court to Circuit Court.
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Madison County
Reecie
Sonny) Neff
Carl T. Smith
William F. Lawler
Neff
George Cecil Harty
Jackson St
Harty
30 Receives Medals From Johnson for Creative Talent
President Johnson named 30 individuals including J Frank Dobie and Rep Carl Vinson to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom for exceptional meritorious contributions to national interests and world peace. Other honorees include Dean Acheson Walt Disney Aaron Copland Lena Edwards T S Eliot Alfred Lunt Lynn Fontanne Dr Hesburgh Kelly Johnson Helen Keller John L Lewis Walter Lippmann Ralph McGill and more from public life and the arts.
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UPI
Johnson
Capitol Hill
John F. Kennedy
White House
Kennedy
United States
J. Frank Dobie
Aaron Copland
Lena Edwards
New Jersey
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Theodore M. Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Business Council
Helen Keller
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
UMW
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Walter Lippmann
Ralph E. McGill
Book Transfer Delayed In Township Schools
Everett G Ebbert says books and records transfer from township to city schools is delayed to balance and prepare the books. Anderson officials met with Township Trustee Willis Winkler to discuss the transfer after a restraining order against annexation failed in Noblesville Circuit Court. The declaratory judgment action by Hartman and 31 residents remains pending as the city seeks demurrer and motions.
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Everett G. Ebbert
Ebbert
Anderson
Anderson Township
Willis Winkler
Hamilton
Nobleville
Charles Ardery
Joseph Hartman
Hartman
Noblesville Court
William L. Peck
Farewell for 34 AFS Students at Anderson
Anderson hosts 34 American Field Service exchange students from Colorado and Kansas who spent the year in U.S. schools. They toured Delco Remy Plant 11 and Anderson College, were hosted by Madison Heights families, and were welcomed by Chamber of Commerce president Jack Pihl and Mayor Frank Allis. The group departs by bus for Marion Ohio, then on to Washington, D.C. to meet President Johnson.
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Delco-Remy
American Field Service
Madison Heights
Delco- Remy
George Johnson
Marion
Ohio
Herald
Anderson
American Field Service Foreign Exchange
Colorado
Kansas
Washington, D.C
Johnson
Two Indiana Boys Die In Water Drownings
Two youths perished in separate water incidents as heat relief drives continued. Larry Morris, 16, vanished in 30 feet of water at White River and was recovered after about a day. Richard Kirby, 12, drowned at Marquette Park Beach in Gary, near homes of two earlier Lake Michigan drownings.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Larry Morris
Paragon
White River
Richard Kirby
Gary
Marquette Park
Lake Michigan
New Arrivals at Local Hospitals
At St. John's Hospital Mr and Mrs Robert Powers 2216 Highland Ave welcomed a girl. Chesterfield couple Mr and Mrs Ronnie Gold welcomed a boy. Community Hospital welcomed a girl for Mr and Mrs Cordell Williams Rt 4. Mr and Mrs Chester Wil cone 5208 Fletcher St welcomed a boy named Cy. Summitville residents Mr and Mrs Warner Morgan welcomed a boy.
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Robert Powers
Highland Ave
Ronnie Gold
Chesterfield
Community Hospital
Cordell Williams
Rt. 4
Chester Wilcone
Fletcher St
Warner Morgan
Lof
Summitville
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