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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1961
Page
2
A historical column argues that budgets rise because departments request everything they need and desire. It calls for eliminating unnecessary positions and moonlighting to cut taxes, noting political fear blocks reforms. Public oversight could reduce costs, avoid bonds, and fund city improvements without higher rates.
David J. Hadley of Jeffersonville High School was named the Indiana High School Journalism Institute's top student at Indiana University. He received a $150 scholarship and will compete for continued honors. Norman E. Isaacs of the Louisville Times spoke at the dinner.
Nixon faces a split decision on challenging Gov. Pat Brown in 1962. Observers cite an incalculable gain in visibility, party leadership, and a full four-year term, while risks include blocking a 1964 bid and GOP prospects in a Democrat legislature. Public sentiment favors a run for leadership and revival of the California GOP.
Washington analysis argues Gen Maxwell D. Taylor brings critical crisis and Berlin experience to Kennedy, guiding high level military counsel. Emphasizes Taylor’s World War II command, West Berlin tenure, and lessons from the Cuban invasion shaping prudent, under fire judgments at the White House.
Arnold notes that employees seek status beyond wages and cites newspaper bylines as ego boosts. The piece riffs on biblical bylines in the Gospels, adds personal anecdotes about salaries and stationery, and concludes with reader Q&A and an Indiana local appointment.
Rumors circulate that Anderson Township patrons will pursue an injunction against Trustee John A. Boone over a $1 757 009 grade and junior high school project in Forest Hills. Opposition targets a 7 year lease with a private firm to build and rent, raising total township cost to 3 021 873 50, with a public hearing set for 3 30 p m Tuesday at Madison Heights High School library.
Folklore by William Wed presents a collage of quirky mishearings and echoes from everyday conversations. Each vignette captures humor and humanity in misunderstandings, from marriage proposals to church notices to temperance quips.
Indianapolis budget chief John T. Hatchett warned that despite record tax intake this year and next, the 1961 General Assembly may need to enact a new tax or cut spending to cover a 30 million deficit. He countered Auditor Dorothy Gardner’s claim of 87 pay raises since the moratorium, saying increases were by legislative action and that a wage ban remains intact.
Bert L. Pete McGaha, 49, now released on parole from the South Carolina Penitentiary after the longest incarceration of any inmate there. An Indiana restaurant owner who employed him during escapes promised him a job upon parole. The piece also includes Dr Brady's Health Service and a quip about England's Gargle formula.
Text from the International Sunday School Lesson highlights Andrew as the first to follow Jesus and to bring his brother Peter to him. It notes Andrew’s role in bringing others, including the boy with loaves who fed 5000, and references Mark 1:17 and John 6. The piece credits JULIEN HYER as author of the lesson text.
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