Pak Becomes ROK Strongman After Military Junta Shakeup
Lt Gen Chang Do-Young resigns as Pak Chung He rises to chairman of the council amid a wholesale reform of Korea's ruling junta and armed forces. Forty generals and admirals retire as the Supreme Council drops from 32 to 8 members.
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Seoul
Korea
UPI
Chang Do-Young
Pak Chung Hi
Republic of Korea
Pak
Long
John M. Chang
Kang
Tokyo
Chang
Armed Services
Army
Navy
Marines
Armed Forces
Rok Army
Won Chong Yun
Junta
Supreme Council
Song Chan Ho
Pak Chi Ok
Kim Chae
Traffic death rate dips but 4th of July fatalities may hit record
The National Safety Council expected a new high for summer holidays as highway deaths challenged the prior 491 mark set in 1950. Executive vice president George Stewart noted the hourly rate fell from five to six to two or three, while homebound traffic remained the heaviest in history.
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National Safety Council
George ©. Stewart
The
Council
Stewart
Russia China Renew Clash Amid U S Hears Of Fresh Soviet Chinese Tensions
U S State Department officials show intense interest in a new Soviet Chinese clash that could shape Kremlin policy on Berlin. Kennedy and Khrushchev sent Fourth of July messages highlighting East West discord while Beijing and Moscow give mixed signals. Memorial Day traffic tolls set records with 683 dead overall including 462 vehicle fatalities and 40 boating deaths. A Springfield Illinois collision killed a young man and three girls at a grade crossing.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Red China
Kremlin
Berlin
Springfield
Ill
Associated Press
Marine Union Workers Start Back To Jobs
Maritime workers began returning to duty across the nation as a federal court order to halt the 18 day national walkout took effect. Pickets on the June 14 mobilization waned by Tuesday, with only sporadic activity on the three coasts as crews reassembled after the July 4 holiday. The MEBA and MMP unions pledged cooperation in resuming work, though many members had already left for holiday trips. The Justice Department sought the restraining order to enforce a Taft Hartley injunction, with a full hearing pending.
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New York
UPI
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
MEBA
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union
MMP
Justice Department
Kennedy
Indiana AMVETS Open Three Day State Convention
Indiana AMVETS and the AM VETS Auxiliary plan a three day convention at the Holiday Inn in Indianapolis. National Commander Harold Russell will present a legislative report and officers for 1961 62 will be elected. Delegates will be chosen for the national convention in Louisville August 24 27.
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Indiana Amvets
State Amvets
Holiday Inn
N. Broadway
Harold Russell
Russell
Indiana State Department of Amvets
Louisville
AMVET
Burglar Tries to Bribe Cop After Gas Station Theft
A man reported he burglarized a gas station and offered $10 to Patrolman John Harty to locate a $40 wallet he claimed to have dropped. The officer helped search, then took him to the station and booked him for burglary for a psychiatric exam.
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Chicago
UPI
Onvesimo Gonzales
John Harty
Gonzales
Harty
Harry
U S and China Clash Over Laos Talks in Geneva
In Geneva U S acting delegation and Communist China spar over Laos at the stalled peace conference. John M. Steeves accuses Beijing of arrogance and delaying tactics to shield North Vietnamese aggression while China calls US plans for a cease fire effort a pretext. The clash signals an impasse as Soviets and Pathet Lao back Chen Yi’s position.
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Geneva
UPI
United U. S
Chen Yi
Laos
Steeves
International Control Commission
ICC
State Toll Reaches 8 In Indiana Auto Fatalities
Eight persons died in Indiana traffic crashes as the Fourth of July weekend neared its end. Indiana State Police reported Timberlake, 17, Corydon, and Miles, 17, Corydon, among those killed or injured in separate incidents.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Timberlake
John F. Miles
Corydon
Harrison County Hospital
Portland
Ind
Township Youths Represent County Clubs At 4-H Camp
Henry Lamper and Albert Martin of Anderson Township will represent Madison County 4-H Clubs at a five day conservation camp July 10 14 at Hassmer Hill Versailles. They join Robert Amick Purdue as director with programs in entomology forestry soil conservation and wildlife for about 115 youths.
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Henry Lamper
Albert Martin
Anderson Township
Madison County
Hassmer Hill
Versailles
Robert Amick
Purdue
Amick
Troopers Seek Two Suspects in California Teacher Slaying
State police at Pendleton hunt two AWOL soldiers for the June 18 fatal shooting of Frederick Robbins 59 of Lone Pine California near Oakland Illinois. A tan suitcase believed to belong to Robbins was found in Sugar Creek near New Palestine Indiana along with his glasses and a bow tie. Sheriff Eugene Miller joined the probe and police traced a gasoline credit card Robbins used for hitchhiking to pay for rides.
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California
Pendleton
Frederick Robbins
Lone Pine
Calif
Oakland
Ill
Robbins
Sugar Creek
New Palestine
Ind
Douglas County
Illinois
Eugene Miller
Indiana
Hemingways Burial Near Close Friend in Idaho
In Ketchum Idaho Ernest Hemingway will be buried beside hunting and fishing guide Taylor Williams known as Bear Tracks Wil laims. The grave was dug Tuesday in Ketchum cemetery with a red rose cover honoring the writer and his longtime companion who died in 1959.
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Ketchum, Idaho
UPI
Ernest Hemingway
Ketchum
Taylor ‘Bear
Willaims
Hemingway
Rain Delays Free Fair Harness Races Tonight
Rain halted Anderson Free Fair harness events after the first heat, naming heat winners for the night. The program resumes tonight for a $10,000 purse schedule including Three-year-old Pace, Class Trot, and Class Pace, with threats of showers and warm temperatures continuing into the week. Children from Knightstown Home and Madison County Children’s Home invited for Childrens Day.
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Anderson Free Fair
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Knightstown
Madison County Childrens Home
Tent Theatre Opens Run Here On July 13
Summer stock in Anderson begins this summer at the meeting theatre in the round on July 13 14 and 15 with The Man Who Came to Dinner. Ralph Boyd stars as Sheridan Whitehouse with Kay Royer directing the cast at East 10th Street Rd. The tent measures 60 by 40 feet with a 30 by 15 foot stage and echoes the Avondale setup in Indianapolis.
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Anderson
Meeting
Ralph Boyd
Anderson High School
Sheridan Whiteside
Kay Royer
East 10Th Street Rd
Avondale
Indianapolis
Madison County Dramatic Players
Hammarskjold Rejects Soviet Troika Plan for UN
Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold rejects applying the Soviet troika principle to the UN Secretariat. He outlines proposals to reorganize senior posts into political and administrative categories. He dismisses a three neutralist deputy idea as unworkable and details regional selection for top posts. The eight expert panel supported expanding Soviet quotas but split on efficiency goals.
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United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Soviet Union
U.N
Hammarskjold
India
Ghana
United Arab Republic
United States
Security Council
Britain
France
China
General Assembly
Bozo the Clown Faces Cancer Battle at M D Anderson
Bozo the clown Edwin Cooper 41 from Arlington Texas is hospitalized at M D Anderson in Houston with cancer affecting bones and lungs. The famed performer who began at age nine plans to continue clowning while raising awareness of cancer and health to inspire children and fellow performers. He has received countless get well wishes from youngsters and families during his stay.
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Houston
Tex
UPI
Bozo
M.D. Anderson
Edwin Cooper
Arlington
M. D. Anderson
Derby Hill Paving Advances for Local Soap Box Derby Track
Construction on the Soap Box Derby slope in Madison Avenue Park moves forward with Acme Paving applying a three inch bituminous surface to the 1 200 incline. Fences, grading and leveling follow ahead of the July 19 race with over 80 area boys expected to compete before the Akron National Derby. Hunter Chevrolet and Anderson Newspapers sponsor the event.
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Madison Avenue Park
Acme Paving Company
Anderson
City Park Department
Akron
Ohio
White River
Anderson Area
Hunter Chevrolet
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Collision injures one at 15th Street and Madison Ave
Neta Johnson, 27, of Rt. 2, sustained cuts to the face and knees when her car struck Roy Shepherd, 57, of 1624 W. 9th St., after he stopped for a stop sign and pulled into the intersection. Police estimate total damage at $350.
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Neta Johnson
Rt. 2
15Th St
Madison Ave
Roy Shepherd
9Th St
Johnson
White House Arts Bonanza Includes Presidents Furnishings
A Fine Arts Committee report from Hyannis Port Massachusetts lists an array of American furnishings and art destined for the White House. Items include Lincoln’s bedroom tufted chair Dolly Madison’s Empire sofa James Madison’s medicine chest Monroe’s Bellange arm chair and pier table a George Washington likeness mirror a Van Buren bust and a Morse painting of Gen John Stark among dozens of chairs tables and silver pieces. The effort aims to assemble a national heritage collection making the White House a museum of American arts and cabinetmaking with gifts loans bequests and discoveries announced by the Cape Cod White House committee. Henry F Dupont is chairman.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Washington
Lincoln
White House
John F. Kennedy
Dolly Madison
James Madison
James Monroe
George Washington
Martin van Buren
Sheraton
Daniel Webster
Nellie Custis
Executive Mansion
Samuel F. B. Morse
John Stark
Cape Cod
Henry F. Dupont
Macmillan Pledges Continued British Troop Stance in Kuwait
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan states British troops will stay in Kuwait as long as needed to defend the oil rich sheikdom against Iraqi threat. He calls Iraqi actions a serious menace and appeals to Premier Abdel Karim Kassem for moderation while noting defense is based on treaty obligations and close USA cooperation.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Kuwait
Iraq
Security Council
Abdel Karim Kassem
House of Commons
Macmillan
United States
Britain
New Arrivals In Anderson Area At St Johns Hospital
New births recorded at St Johns Hospital list parents and residences for six babies. David and spouse of College Haven welcomed a girl. Robert Clelland of Nichol Avenue welcomed a girl. John Misner of Ruddle Avenue welcomed a boy. Charles Bowles of East 30th Street welcomed a boy. Bill Heffernan of Markleville welcomed a boy. Walter Hutchinson of Fairmount welcomed a girl. Charles Jones of Sulphur Springs welcomed a girl. Harold Harris of Route 1 welcomed a boy.
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St. John’s Hospital
David Coolidge
College Haven
Robert Clelland
Nichol Ave
John Misner
Ruddle Ave
Charles Bowles
30Th St
Bill Heffernan
Markleville
Walter Hutchinson
Fairmount
Charles Jones
Sulphur Springs
Harold Harris
Rt. 1
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Mishail A. Suslov
Ulan Bator
Suslov
Outer Mongolia
Marine Union
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Maine
Cele
Robert Scott
Mrs. Stanley
Connie Sprague
Miss Preen
Bob Koob
Richard Stanley
Jennie Steele
June Stanley
Mike Hurley
John
Mary Lou McClain
Sarah
Lena Cook
Dexter
Karen Brown
McCutcheonson
S. E. George
Mr. Stanley
Melinda Leach
Maggie Cutler
Larry Beeman
Dr. Bradley
Keith Tallman
Harriet Stanley
Bruce Mason
Bert Jefferson
Steve Weston
Derby Hill
White House Arts
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