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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1965
Page
2
The Anderson Herald calls residents to support the 1965 Babe Ruth World Series in Anderson on August 21 98 arguing it will attract visitors from around the world and showcase the youth programs and community image, with hundreds already working hard to prepare.
A critical examination argues the War on Poverty has become a political pork-barrel, misusing funds to pay project administrators rather than help the poor. It cites examples like a $91,300 cook training grant in Gibson Tennessee and failed Neighborhood Youth Corps projects in Oklahoma City, questioning staff efficiency and outcomes. The piece stresses that true success comes from free enterprise initiative, not federal relief.
A reader asks which stock to buy for education and a 13 year old’s long term growth. Recommends Avon Products for diversification, notes past 1500 percent decade gain but warns future gains may ease. Also explains why municipals appeal to high income buyers and suggests Cook County Illinois housing authority bonds as AAA municipal option.
Five or six witnesses on a deserted Colonia del Sacramento beach reported an unidentified flying object over the Rio Plata, the river dividing Argentina and Uruguay. This followed 15 hours of earlier sightings over Buenos Aires as the UPI report notes. Immigrant Irish introduced white potato to the United States in 1719.
Romania's Nicolae Ceaușescu told a large international Communist gathering that Bucharest will follow an independent line and push industrial development as the key to its self reliance. He criticized U.S. aggression in Vietnam and the Dominican Republic while signaling cautious support for Hanoi.
The piece outlines President Johnson's aims in Texas to influence the 1966 gubernatorial race through Connally while managing liberal and conservative Democrats. It notes Connally's stance on 14th Amendment repeal to divert attention from Johnson and keep conservative opposition at bay, and describes the Lobby's influence with oil, insurance, and banks guiding Texas politics and campaign funds.
Washington debates possible filibusters over Labor Day adjournment and 14B repeal. Senate action on reapportionment, right to work repeal, and party strategies could extend sessions. Johnson stays neutral in 1966 primary. Texas politics loom as Carr and Wright vie for Senate nomination.
Representatives of Firestone Industrial Products Co and Local 138 of the United Rubber Workers union at Noblesville jointly announced a supplementary agreement ending a week-long strike. The plant employs about 1,250 workers and makes parts for automotive, implement and appliance industries among others.
Case W-450 portrays Tad S. a 32 year old dynamic sales manager who pleads guilty to smoking while acknowledging two sons aged 11 and 12 who imitate him. His wife urges cessation for the boys and he seeks an effective plan, noting sales pressure creates tension and drives cigarette use, with advice to substitute a less objectionable outlet. The piece discusses teen smoking norms and the lure of appearing grown up.
Special Judge William Lienberger denied a petition by Public Service Indiana and five Rural Electric Membership Cooperatives to obtain a temporary injunction against building a power generating plant near Petersburg. The decision followed a hearing in Shelby Circuit Court after transfer from Bartholomew. The case contends the REMC group forfeited rights by decades of inaction.
U S auto makers near end of 1965 model production with four Ford units and two American Motors plants finished. Some lines already converted to 1966 models. Last Saturday’s schedules reduced overtime, signaling end of the year. GM curtailed Chevrolet truck production after a factory strike at Muncie Indiana, idling about 3,400 workers. Truck output surpassed one million for the year, four weeks ahead of 1964 pace.
Mrs. Warner P. Knowles wife of Wisconsin governor and Mrs. Roger Branigin wife of Indiana governor will tour Indianapolis Oper ation Head Start facilities next Wednesday. Federal agency officials including Robert Smith Wisconsin OEO state director and Mrs Sylvia Péechman GEO Washington will also take part in the tour.
Dr Brady’s health column urges daily wheat and milk for sturdier aging. Grandma, 76, avoids milk and doubts potato dishes while Grandpa, 82, remains active on the farm. The piece ties nutrition to vitality and references the Cairo sinking in Civil War history.
A column excerpted from William Wade reflects on oddball writing and public misprints. It recounts a minister’s quoted jab about cocktails, a journalist’s display label misread, and a city editor’s wry correction. It also mentions the ship raised in November 1964 by W A Bisso, to be placed in Vicksburg Military Park, plus a flood relief clothing anecdote and a comically garbled American Saying about beauty and horses.
The piece presents a compact poem praising workers who push through hardship with heart and soul. It contrasts critics with strivers who endure dust and sweat, keep zeal, and persevere when outcomes seem hopeless, suggesting true triumph lies in effort rather than applause.
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