Madison County School Plan Hearing At Anderson High
The State School Reorganization Commission holds a public hearing at 2 p.m. in the Anderson High School gym to assess a year of research and how the Central Metropolitan School District may split into three main corporations West Central Elwood and Anderson Community while Alexandria and South Madison face little opposition. The hearing seeks attendee opinions to guide the plan before a potential November vote or petition approval under state law.
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Madison County
Anderson High School
State School Reorganization Commission
Central Metropolitan
Metro-Plan
West Central
Elwood
Anderson
Alexandria
South Madison
State Commission
U S Special Forces Repel Assault on Highlands Camp
In the central highlands near Da Nang, about 300 government troops repelled a five hour attack by Viet Cong forces on a U S special forces camp at Nam Dong. Two Americans and an Australian adviser were killed. roughly 60 defenders and 50 wounded. Viet Cong casualties were reported with 49 dead hung on barbed wire.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Central Highlands
Nam Dong
Viet Nam
U S
da Nang
U.S
Polei Krong
Tay Ninh
Madison County Public Hearing on School Reorganization
The Indiana State School Reorganization Commission holds a 2 p.m. hearing at Anderson High School gym to hear Madison County residents discuss a new reorganization plan. The paper urges participation, noting past referenda and the aim to improve education for current and future students.
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Indiana State School Reorganization Commission
Madison County
Anderson High School
Scranton Urges GOP to Condemn Extremism at Convention
Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton calls on the Republican Party to condemn the John Birch Society by name in a platform plank. He nominates Milton S. Eisenhower to present his bid as Goldwater builds an edge with delegates in Illinois and mentions civil rights as a major fight in the platform committee.
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San Francisco
UPS
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Republican Party
John Birch Society
Board Informed Water Pump Out Need City Trucks
The Anderson Board of Works learned a city pump for five million gallons daily needs repairs. Two pumps run 8 and 13 million gallons daily while city demand runs about 16 million. Mulvane St well will start this week. an underground river was found near an auxiliary well. City attorney will advertise bids for two water dept trucks. specs will be published and bids opened in about two weeks. The board will buy land at High St and Alexandria Pike to ease traffic hazards and Vineyard St is to be repaved for fire ambulances. Fire Chief Richardson asks repaving. Board members are J. E. Flanagan Thurman Rinker and Howard Ehrhart.
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Anderson Board of Works
Edgar D. Jones
Mulvane St
William Peck
Water Department
High St
Alexandria Pike
Howard Ehrhart
Board of Works
Local Boy Saves 4 Year Old From Drowning
Ronald Smiley 15 of Anderson rescued 4 year old Paul David Munson from a ten foot deep lake channel after a chair collapsed at Lake Irish during a summer visit. Ronald, soon to be a sophomore at Anderson High School, jumped fully clothed to save the boy, whose family recently moved from England. The act occurred on Independence Day.
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Smiley
Freemont Dr
Munson
5Th St
Ermel Tyler
Middletown
Lake Irish
Paul
Ronald
Anderson High School
Peter Munson
England
Heaviest Mexican earthquake shocks nation
The 1957 strongest quake in Mexico rattled Mexico City and many towns driving thousands into streets at dawn. Red Cross reports no deaths, injuries are few. Blackouts darkened the capital as electrical circuits failed and small fires broke out, fought through noon.
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Mexico City
UPI
Mexico
Red Cross
Widening Project Near Completion Plans Repaving
City engineer Harold Smith says Central Ave is fully widened from 12th to 13th with west sidewalks in and east sidewalks under construction. A eight foot widening from 13th to 14th is underway and 7th to 14th will be black topped after completion. Louise St south of the railroad will gain pavement this week for the Central Indiana Gas Company relocation.
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Central Ave
12Th
13Th St
Harold Smith
13Th
14Th St
7Th
Smith
Louise St
Central Indiana Railroad
Central Indiana Gas Company
W. 13Th St
Louise T
Unidentified Object Spotted North of Indianapolis
Police reported a bright white object seen at dawn near Indianapolis. Patrolman John Black described it as a brilliant white light moving slowly westward just north of the city after multiple calls from local residents.
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Indianapolis
UPI
John Black
Lee Fidler Resigns as City Schools Attorney
Lee B. Fidler resigned as the city schools attorney after eight years. The Anderson Board of School Trustees met to accept the resignation and promised to hire a new attorney promptly. Board President A. George Harrison commended his service during a period of active school construction and noted contracts for 215 teachers in the former township system would be mailed this week.
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Lee B. Fidler
Anderson Board of School
Fidler
A. George Harrison
Harrison
Goldwater keeps open mind on running mate
Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater said he has an open mind on a vice presidential partner and seeks input from congressional supporters. He indicated a preference away from Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton and noted potential choices Rep. Gerald Ford Jr. and Rep. William Miller, with no discussions held yet. He planned to attend the Republican National Convention in San Francisco and then the platform committee meeting.
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Barry Maps
Washington
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Senate
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Gerald R. Ford Jr
Michigan
Rep
William E. Miller
New York
Congress
John Rhodes
Denison Kitchel
San Francisco
Friay
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Air Force
Intoxicated Driver Takes Car Down Railroad Track
An Ohio man was arrested in Lapel after a Madison County deputy saw him driving along the Indiana Central Railroad track. He steered off the track into a private yard and continued about four miles before being stopped. He faces public intoxication charges.
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Ohio
Lapel
Madison County
McPhearson
Lopez names Chance to start All Star for AL at Shea
AL manager Al Lopez shocks by starting Dean Chance in the All Star Game at Shea Stadium, despite two innings vs Boston and no prior All Star appearances. NL manager Walt Alston counters with Don Drysdale, who will start after a three day rest as both managers set lineups.
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NEW York
UPI
al Lopez
Dean Chance
Shea Stadium
Walt Alston
Don Drysdale
Lopez
Chance
Los Angeles
Boston
Whitey Ford
Juan Pizarro
Jack Kralick
Camilo Pascual
Gary Peters
The
Angeles
Joe McKenney
McKenney
Drysdale
Sandy Koufax
Dick Ellsworth
Juan Marichal
Dick Farrell
Jim
Bunning
Phillies
Philadelphia
Chris Short
Alston
Billy Williams
Chicago Cubs
Tony Oliva
Minnesota
Mickey Mantle
Williams
Willie Mays
Giants
Roberto Cle Pease
City Sits Receiver for WAFM Radio Case in Indiana
Madison Superior Court 2 Judge Nelson Bohannan yesterday named Myron Seybert as receiver for City of Anderson versus Continental Broadcasting Corp owner of WAFM. The suit concerns a delinquent electricity bill of 2870.49 dollars. Seybert will determine assets and amounts owed.
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Madison Superior
Nelson Bohannan
Anderson
Continental Broadcasting Corp
WAFM
Myron Seybert
Seybert
New Babies Born at Local Hospitals in Several Families
New arrivals at St. John's Hospital include a girl for Bruce and Jenny Stanley of Alexandria, a girl for Paul and … Deeds of 310 West 34th Street, and a girl for Jim Stohler of Markleville. Community Hospital records show boys for Charles Mattingly of Chesterfield, James Damm of Alexandria, Ronald Wilbur of Rt. 5, Claude Zion of 19162 West 14th Street, and David Helton of Route 1.
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St. John’s Hospital
Bruce Stanley
Alexandria
Paul Deeds
W. 34Th St
Jim _ Stohler
Markleville
Community Hospital
Charles Mattingly
Chesterfield
James Damm
Ronald Wilbur
Claude Zion
W. 14Th St
David Helton
Woman carries knife to deter assault after Kitty Genovese case
Arlene Del Fava, 27, a New York secretary, defended herself with a three inch switchblade during an attempted rape by Harold Model, 20, who was arrested after his confession. Del Fava, inspired by fear after Genovese’s murder, says police were helpful though she was charged under the Sullivan Law.
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New York
UPI
Premmester
Arlene del Fava
Miss del Fava
New York City
Kitty Genovese
Harold Model
Elmhurst General Hospital
New York University
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Indianapolis Scouts Drown In Canoe Over Waterfall
Two Boy Scouts from Indianapolis, Allen G. Schoenheide aged 14 and Ronald N. Sklare aged 16, drowned when their canoe flipped in fast water and went over a 12 foot waterfall in ATIKOKAN Ont. A third scout, John Brody, swam to shore as search for the two missing continued.
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Atikokan, Ont
Indianapolis
Allen G. Schoenheide
Ronald N. Sklare
John Brody
Schoenheide
Sklare
Ely
Madison County sees 14th death in Sunday crash
Madison County's 1964 highway toll rose to 14 with the death of 51 year old William Fred Simpson of 1732 E 18th St after his car crossed the center line on Ind 9 south of Alexandria striking a southbound truck driven by James O Meredith. Meredith survived. Simpson's wife survived injuries.
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Madison County
William Fred Simpson
E. 18Th St
Alexandria
Ind
Simpson
James 0. Meredith
S. Washington St
Cecil Carmichael
Sarah
Meredith
William Fred, Jr
Douglas
Richey
Allen
Irene May
Annie Sue
Roy and
Flant
Nashville, Tenn
Clayton
Anderson
Frank Marbury
Virginia Haskett
Detroit
Henryson
Nash
Weather Outlook with Warm, Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy warm conditions with scattered thundershowers. Fair and mild Wednesday. High near 89, low around 60. Yesterday’s high 76, low 59. Today’s sunset 8 14 p.m. Tomorrow sunrise 5 14 a.m.
Soviet proposal for permanent UN peacekeeping force signals shift
The Soviet Union, amid Southeast Asia crises, proposed a permanent United Nations peacekeeping force in a four page memorandum to Japan's Foreign Office. It urged placing the force under the U N Security Council to curb Chinese Communist influence, with Laos cited amid Pathet Lao tensions. The note was handed to Vice Foreign Minister Oda and was to be shared with all UN members.
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Tokyo
UPI
Soviet Union
Southeast Asia
United Nations
Foreign Office
Anatoli A. Rozanov
Takio Oda
Security Council
Russia
General Assembly
Lodge Scranton Bid Fails to Gain Kansas Delegates
In Wichita Kansas on Monday Henry Cabot Lodge campaigned for William Scranton but saw no delegate support. Only three of Kansas 20 delegates and three alternates attended with none committing to Scranton. Lodge hoped public appearances would spur Kansas Republicans to back Scranton at the nominating convention.
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Wichita, Kan
Henry Cabot Lodge
Kansas
Pennsylvania
William W. Scranton
Lodge
Scranton
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New Castle
Associated Press
Phapher
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Anderson Herald
Milton S. Eisenhower
Platform Committee
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Illinois
Sen. Goldwater
Miller
Clare Boothe Luce
Connecticut
Critical Issues Council
Illiois
Milton Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gen. Eisenhower
Ronald Smiley
Pauld David
District of Columbia
Clark King
Corporation Counsel
Lee Fidler
Mets
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Dodgers
Maloney
Cincinnati
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Anderson and Vicinity
Forest Hills
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York
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