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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1962
Page
6
In London a 14 year old, Graham Young, began a 15 year sentence at Broadmoor for a morbid poison obsession that led him to dose family and friends. He read poison texts since age 11 and bought chemicals with allowance, first harming a friend in May 1961.
The article reports President Kennedy may postpone or cancel a planned goodwill trip to Brazil starting July 30 due to Brazil’s political crisis. It notes Latin American instability, military interventions in several countries, and U.S. desire for democratic governance to secure a visit and alliance efforts.
Andrew Jacobs Jr. said he hopes President Kennedy will visit Indiana for a rally to promote his program after a 30 minute meeting with Governor Welsh. Jacobs and Judson Haggerty noted party tensions with Mayor Boswell were resolved, amid plans for campaign strategy.
United Nations Undersecretary Ralph Bunche told the 53rd NAACP convention in Atlanta that American Negroes can end segregation and remove racial shame. He warned against diffusion of civil rights leadership and condemned both black and white bigotry. He linked civil rights to global peace efforts and urged continued fight for full citizenship.
A 75-year-old Dearborn County man, Clarence Wafford of Moores Hill, fell from a log and drowned after tangling in fishing line in Laughery Creek about a mile east of Versailles. His brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs. Robert Lows, reported the incident and found his body in the stream.
In Ripton Vermont poet Robert Frost comments on William Faulkners death calling him one of our greats. In Berlin General Lucius D. Clay says Western troops will back Berlin police if border shooting incidents require allied support.
Washington confirms 95 percent of radiation from the Nevada H-bomb test remained underground. Precautions were taken to fire under weather conditions minimizing off-site exposure.
London report details Graham Young the youngest admitted to Broadmoor for the Criminal Insane. It describes his morbid fascination with poisons and how he administered experimental doses to family and friends, likening it to a growing drug habit despite knowing it was wrong.
President Moise Tshombe claimed Katanga troops repulsed a Congo army assault at Katea 30 miles from Kongolo. He said one Katanga gendarme was killed and nine wounded, calling it part of a plot to take North Katanga. UN opened an inquiry as Leopoldville claimed talks continue.
In Superior Court 1 Rosalie Teeters files for separation from bed and board against Wayne Teeters with attorney Robert R. Robbins. In Superior Court 2 Sue Ann McPhearson seeks divorce and custody from William McPhearson, with L. H. Robbins listed. Circuit Court finds for plaintiff Steven Meyer vs Chester D Abernathy awarding $1,000 in damages for personal injuries.
Defense Secretary McNamara urged closing Laos border to stop Communist troop infiltration into South Vietnam. He cautioned years more of war in South Vietnam but welcomed recent gains and urged steps at Geneva to curb exit of Red forces. He also noted proposals to raise price differentials for US and foreign defense contracts and backed a plan to reshuffle 1,000 new Reserve units while eliminating 1,700 obsolete ones.
Dismissed from St John’s Hospital include Mrs Merrill Beauchamp 828 Stoner and Mrs Vera Elliot 515 FE 6th St among many others. The list names patients and accompanying relatives or guardians with street addresses across several towns and avenues.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reports the nation’s gold reserve unchanged for the seventh week. Foreign account holdings of U.S. government securities drop by 16 million dollars, leaving potential claims against the gold reserve at 6.290 billion.
In Geneva the six major delegations United States, Communist China, Soviet Union, Britain, France and India failed to overcome the impasse at the Laos conference. They produced only a statement of views and kept their positions on army integration. The Western nations seek a 12 000 to 15 000 strong unified Lao army with demobilization plans to prevent renewed civil conflict. The Communists argue army integration is Laos’s problem.
U S aircraft moved about 1 000 Vietnamese into combat near Radiquet west of Saigon and Camau peninsula, with 600 troops participating in two operations. Rebels attacked Cai Ngay killing seven and wounding others, while government forces and airpower pursued guerrillas and destroyed a rebel ordnance plant near Radiquet.
General Electric Co ordnance department says it has won a $22 million contract to produce Polaris fire control systems for the Navy fleet ballistic missile system. The project will engage more than 4,000 subcontractors and vendors.
Berlin report says Gen. Lucius D. Clay warned Western troops could be sent to the East West Berlin border to counter shootings by Communist police. He criticized border violence against refugees and noted West Berlin police with Allied support. He left for the United States vowing to return in September and saw no imminent four power talks on the border crisis.
Whiting Indiana judge presided over a week of unusual punishments for teens accused of drinking at the beach. Three youths aged 16 to 17 were spanked by police and a bailiff, had their heads shaved, and ordered to clean the beach while studying the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. Additional youths received haircuts or beach cleanup as sentences. others were jailed or fined for related offenses.
President Kennedy and family start a month long Cape Cod vacation at Hyannis Port after greeting crowds of six hundred at Otis AFB. The first family, with Caroline and John Jr, traveled by helicopter from Andrews AFB and will stay with singer Morton Downey until July end, with Kennedy returning to the White House on Monday.
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