Former area youth drowns during Fourth of July outing
James Fakes 12 of Tipton died at Clearwater Park 17 miles north of Elwood after entering water with five companions. He was the last to enter and drowned before aid arrived. Survived by parents James and Joan Fakes and six siblings. services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Wesleyan Methodist Church. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Clearwater Park
Elwood
Ind
James Fakes
Tipton
Joan Fakes
Kokomo
Linda Lee
Peggy Jean
Patty Anne
Bobby
Kathy
Steven
James Fakes Sr
Chico Johnson
Noblesville
Emmett Hillan
Kenneth Ehman
Robert Fakes
Lso
Leatherman and Morris Funeral Home
Harold Rainbolt
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
House Tree Obstruct View Of Motorist
Madison County records its holiday traffic fatality at a county road intersection east of Lapel. Charles Moore, 65, of 234 S Broadway died. Willie Worthman 47 of 1330 E Mth Ave and Walter Dixon 42 of 3207 Burton St were injured with chest and back injuries and lacerations. Moore failed to yield to Worthman at 1 2 p m on a gravel road crossing Middletown Pike. Coroner Cecil Carmichael Trooper Everett Roberts and Deputy Sheriff Joe McPhearson investigated. Moore, Indiana native born Jan 25 1897, taught at the Indiana State Reformatory. Survived by wife Martha and a son Billie. Funeral arrangements were set at Cornel Bright Funeral Home Pendleton with burial Grove Lawn Cemetery.
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Madison County
Lapel
Charles Moore
S. Broadway
Pendleton
Willie Worthman
E. Mth
Walter Dixon
Burton St
St. John’s Hospital
Moore
Worthman
Cecil Carmichael
Everett Roberts
Joe McPhearson
Mr. Moore
Indiana
Indiana State Reformatory
AFM
Oleo Baptist Church
Martha
Billiephews
Cornell Bright
Funeral
Grovelawn
Anderson
One Day Traffic Death Toll May Exceed 1956 Record
The Associated Press reports the 30 hour Fourth of July holiday saw rising traffic deaths during the first 18 hours, with counts already higher than the 137 fatalities recorded in 1956 for a single day.
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Associated Press
County Car Check program shows growth in Madison County
The Anderson Chamber of Commerce reports 1962 Madison County car checks rose with 44 182 vehicles inspected out of 52 252 registered. 5 233 cars showed defects and 4 644 were re checked after warnings with 88 5 percent repairs. Agencies including Indiana State Police Pendleton Post Madison County sheriff and city enforcement plus Elwood Alexandria Pendleton Summitville Markleville Lapel Frankton Chesterfield cooperated to achieve this result.
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Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Madison County
Indiana
Pendleton Post
Anderson
Elwood
Alexandria
Pendleton
Summitville
Markleville
Lapel
Frankton
Chesterfield
Weather and safety figures amid July Fourth travel
Weather outlook shows warm, humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms. The National Safety Council estimated 110 to 150 Americans could die in motor vehicle crashes during the 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday window as nearly all 76 million vehicles hit roads for a 2.7 billion mile travel surge. Fireworks deaths declined after earlier campaigns, with a few isolated reports in the 1950s and 1960s.
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National Safety Council
Midwest
South Side Teacher Dies At Indianapolis Theater
A South Side Junior High teacher Marvin F.E. Swart aged 59 died Tuesday night in Indianapolis after illness at a theater production. He lived at 504 Hanover Rd and had taught in Anderson Township Frankton and Alquina schools. Survived by widow three daughters two brothers and mother eight grandchildren. burial at IOOF Cemetery Frankton. Funeral Friday at Baker Brothers Funeral Home officiated by Rev. Monroe Schuster Central Christian Church.
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South Side
Indianapolis
Marvin FE. Swart
Hanover Rd
The
Frankton
Anderson
Mr. Swart
Alquina
Ind
Anderson Township
Indiana University
Ball State Teacher's College
Okal
Marilyn Lane
Nedra Kay Kinerk
Leanna Su MecNatt
Richmond
Charles Clare
Robert
Kathryn Swart
Baker Brothers
Monroe Schuster
Central Christian Church
IOOF
Marvin E. Swert
South Side Junior High School
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Andrade Resigns as Brazil Prime Minister After 36 Hours
Brazilian Prime Minister Auro de Moura Andrade resigned after 36 hours in office. President Joao Goulart announced the move amid a cabinet crisis and deadlock over navy and air force minister appointments.
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Andrade
Brasilia
Brazil
Auro de Moura Andrade
Joao Goulart
Senate
Two Killed In Effingham Train Wreck
An Atlantic Coast Line express carrying 50 passengers derailed near Effingham South Carolina while switching tracks killing engineer R. Rindy Keels and fireman T. H. Jones and injuring 11 others. The double diesel unit overturned with nine of ten cars involved near a Lynches river bridge.
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Effingham
8. C
UPI
Atlantic Coast Line
Engneer
Florence
S. C
R. Rindy Keels
T. H. Jones
Washington D. C
New York City
Lynches River
Police Hold Three Investigate Breakin and Forgery
Police detectives jailed a man and hold another for forgery in separate cases and investigate a breakin at Strickler’s Hardware 1118 Madison Ave. Don ald E Merrill 29 of 706 E 27th St is held for questioning in auto theft tied to Larry R Massey’s car from the Delco Remy Plant 15 lot. Ronald Blanton a former Qualified Used Car employee is held in Pleasanton Calif on theft to California. Ronald L Kemm 32 of M14 Jackson St is held in forgery in connection with cashing a 40 government check to George Dunn who died last year. Strickler’s Hardware breakin involved missing plastic car kits. one kit found on the roof. Eisenhower breaks with Goldwater in a rising GOP rift.
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Strickler's Hardware
Madison Ave
Sam Adams
Donald E. Merrill
E. 27Th St
Larry R. Massey
Rt. 2
Summitville Adams
Delco-Remy
Merrill
Pleasanton
Calif
Ronald Blanton
Blanton
California
Ronald L. Kemm
Jackson St
George Dunn
Kemm
Dunn
Strickler’s Hardware
Cooley Defends Record Over Dominican Sugar Talks
Rep. Harold D. Cooley says he did not show favors to Dominican representatives or hold secret talks about sugar quotas. He notes the House Agriculture Committee chair never met privately with foreign officials and has opened his office to all stakeholders. He cites past invitations to sugar producing countries and recalls suggesting a brief extension of the Sugar Act during Castro's Cuba to avoid elevating him.
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Washington
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
House Agriculture Committee
Dominican Republic
Cooley
New York Times
Rafael L
Trujillo
Domican
Santo Domingo
Republic
Agriculture Committee
Times
Cuba
Castro
Boat Missing After Punak Sinks It At Hammond Beach
Thomas Punak sank his boat off Hammond Beach in Lake Michigan to deter theft. He returned with a repaired trailer to find the craft missing, joking that perhaps he did not sink it deep enough.
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Hammond, Ind
Thomas Punak
Hammond Beach
Lake Michigan
Punak
Peice
Fourth of July Festivities Spark City and County Displays
Anderson and Madison County held Fourth of July events with multiple fireworks shows. Delco-Remy and Guide Lamps workers saw an 8:30 pm display at Killbuck Park, while Anderson Country Club hosted a parallel program for members and families. Chesterfield staged a noon parade and Makepeace Park fireworks finale. The Anderson Free Fair, now in its sixth day, runs harness racing tonight and Friday.
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Anderson
Madison County
Delco-Remy
Guide Lamps
Killbuck Park
Anderson Country Club
Chesterfield
Makepeace Park
GOP Chairman Proposes Study on Courthouse Hours
GOP Chairman Norton proposes a study committee with the Aeeo and County Labor Council and the Commerce Authority to address courthouse office hours amid ongoing criticism. Myron Seybert comments. some GOP candidates have tied the issue to politics as offices trial open Fridays until 8 pm for a month eases pressure.
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Wrenee
Lee Seton
Aeeeo Res
Aothomas Af Commerce
County Labor Council
Myron Seybert
GOP
Norton
Courthouse Nares
Republican County
Demaca Ss. Change
Kennedy Emphasizes Atlantic Partnership
President Kennedy marks Independence Day with a Philadelphia celebration at Independence Hall attended by 100,000 as he pledges a concrete Atlantic partnership to promote world law and freedom. U S troops in Berlin, Seoul, and Southeast Asia join nationwide observances amid a global display of American resolve.
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Tempelhof
Lucius B. Clay
East Berlin
Brandt
West Berlin
Clay
Berlin
Gen Clay
Associated Press
Kennedy
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Continental Congress
Atlantic
Lucius D. Clay
West
United Nations Command
Southeast Asia
Senate Finance Committee Moves To End Tax Snarl
The Senate Finance Committee acts on White House urging to break a three month stalemate over President Kennedy’s withholding tax on dividends and interest. Chairman Byrd said a closed session to consider the bill would be held next Wednesday ahead of Trade Expansion Act action.
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Washington
Apt
Senate Finance Committee
Waite House
Kennedy
Harry S. Byrd
Dva
House
White House
Threats Raise Guard for Saskatchewan Striking Doctors
Regina and Swift Current police were ordered to guard seven striking doctors and their families after threats mailed to them as Saskatchewan Doctors pressed a four day old strike against the government medical care plan. The unrest spans doctors radiologists and pathologists threatening resignations over diagnostic services.
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Regina
Sask
VPI
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Swift Current
Canada
Melly
Calder
Yorkton
Saskatchewan
Woodrow Lloyd
Jack Kintzel
Medical Care Commission
Sai
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Wesley Powell
New Hampshire
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Powell
Republican National Committee
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Ike
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican Party
Barry M. Goldwater
Boses
Ben Yousseff Ben Khedda
Belkooam Krim
Algiers
Tunis
Kabylie
Ben Kheddo
Pieexe Ture
Colume
Great Britain
London
Britain
Columa
Anderson and Vicinity
Robert Smoot
Park Ave
Keith Bales
College Haven
David Mercer
W.ath S
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