Plane crash at Cairo kills twenty with gold cargo
A Royal Dutch KLM Lockheed Electra crashed on Disaster Ridge near Cairo airport killing 20 and injuring 17. The jet carried gold bars valued at $285,814.40 plus crates of fake jewelry and Swiss watches. Salvage recovered gold and the search continued for additional bars missing in the wreckage. A second Russian Aeroflot flight landed safely after the incident.
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Cairo
UPI
U.S
Royal Dutch Airlines
Anderson Man Hurt In Boat Crash Sunday
Roger Ellis, 26, of Greensburg sustained a fractured jaw and slight skull fracture in a Lake McCoy outboard boat race Sunday. He was admitted to Memorial Hospital at Greensburg after Ellis spun and was knocked into the water by E W Schwier of Indianapolis on the last lap of the first heat. Schwier helped Ellis as his hydroplane steering failed.
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Greensburg
Roger Ellis
Alhambra Dr
Lake McCoy
Memorial Hospital
Ellis
E. W. Schwier
Indianapolis
Schwier
Infirmary Study To Be Presented To County Board
The steering committee named last fall to study a new Madison County Home will present its report and recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners this week. It outlines three alternate facility plans for 111 residents, 500, 75, or 100 resident units with costs ranging from 323,575 to 502,256, aiming to accommodate current public housing and subsistence needs across the county infirmary and welfare placements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Board of
County
Chesterfield
Anderson Municipal
County Infirmary
County Welfare Department
Welfare Department
Monroe
Eisenhower Calls For Deadline On Test Ban Pact
In Cincinnati former President Eisenhower urged setting a date to conclude nuclear test ban talks in Geneva. He said not to keep negotiations on ice and warned that testing could resume elsewhere if no deadline is fixed. President Kennedy said the U S would honor terms while negotiations continue. A separate Dayton report noted a plane crash near Wright Patterson AFB with possible B 52 or F 105 involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Cincinnati
UPI
Eisenhower
Geneva
United Press International
Washington
Russia
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Vienna
Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Here
Edgewood Assessor Reports Mixed Property Shifts
Edgewood sees a net gain of 244 030 as commercial and real estate assessments rise while personal property dips. 1961 personal property 969 660 versus 1 003 640 in 1960, commercial up to 41 625 with two new buildings, taxes also reflect new homes and polls changes across districts.
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Anderson Township
Wahn Dean
Edgewood
Country Club Estates
Woodlawn
River Forest
Man in West Virginia Fires At Family Then Fights Police
Mrs Creed Townsend refused a drink at a tavern, sparking a violent sequence in Hagan. Townsend beat his wife and daughter, threatened them with a butcher knife, fired three shotgun blasts, barricaded himself, and tried to flee from state troopers. He was captured amid a gun battle and jailed on multiple charges. Mrs Townsend said he seemed in a better mood than usual.
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Morgantown
W. Va
UPI
Creed Townsend
Hagan
Daugh
Townsend
Temperatures To Hit 90s Forecast Across Indiana
Heat in the 90s is forecast for most of Indiana over several days. In Anderson today expect partly cloudy skies and near 90 with scattered thundershowers. A tornado damaged three Gibson County farms Monday night causing power and communication outages. no injuries reported.
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Indiana
Anderson
Gibson County
Geiske
Paul Huey
Huey
Lcots
John Kolb
Ind
Weather Bureau
St Louis Woman Hurt In Two Car Crash
A St Louis woman, Elsie Varga, 59, was injured in a two car collision at the Ind 67 and Main St intersection while heading to Chesterfield Spiritualist Camp with her husband Lester. Varga suffered rib contusions and was admitted to St John's Hospital. Emman Higbee, 51, driving the other car, was cited for failing to yield.
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St. Louis
St. John's Hospital
Ind
Main St
Elsie Varga
Frank Landaker
Landaker
Missing NSA Clerk Found At Delaware Race Track
William H. Covington, 28, missing National Security Agency clerk, was located at the Delaware Race Track near Wilmington by NSA colleagues. He returned by auto, not under arrest, and may go to Ft Meade or Laurel Maryland. Federal agents had searched Eastern tracks after a Charlestown WV daily double report.
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Delaware Race Track
Washington (Ap
William H. Covington
National Security Agency
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Pentagon
Covington
Ft. Meade
NSA
Laurel
Ed McMahon
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau
John Kendall
Defense Department
McMahon
Kendall
Norman Ansley
Charlestown
W.va
Start On Port Faces Delay In Port Burns Ditch Plan
Officials from Bethlehem and Midwest steel firms refused to commit to building a Burns Ditch port in Porter County Indiana, delaying the 85 million project. The two firms cited current market conditions as preventing pledges to expand their mills, jeopardizing 35 million in revenue bonds and federal aid. Congress may authorize funds next year, delaying construction and the harbor dredging and shore structures.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Bethlehem
Midwest Steel Companies
Burns Ditch
Porter County
Indiana Port Commission
Midwest
Commission
Congress
Peru Reds Plan Demonstrations Against Stevenson Arrival
Leftist student groups in Lima called for demonstrations on Adlai Stevenson arrival, vowing a reception “worse than Nixon’s.” Communist Felix Arias Schreiber led efforts urging a protest at University Park where Nixon was previously pelted with stones and spittle in 1956.
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Lima
Peru
UPI
Adlai Stevenson
Nixon
Felix Arias Schreiber
University Park
Richard M. Nixon
Two AWOL Soldiers Confess Mutilple Murders For Money
Two young AWOL soldiers James D. Latham and George R. York said they killed seven people over two weeks to escape the world. They showed no regret for the killings but expressed sorrow for victims’ families. Jurisdiction between Florida Utah and others was being decided as authorities pursue charges across states.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
James D. Latham
Mauriceville
Tex
George R. York
Jacksonville
Fla
Latham
York
Fay Gillette
Utah
Tooele County
Salt Lake County
Florida
Clarence Duntz
Hayes
Kans
Kansas State Bureau of Investigation
Colorado
Illinois
Tennessee
Bicycle License Sales Begin Here This Week
About 200 bicycle licenses were sold on the first day of 1961 plates. Captains Richardson and Adams announced the reflectorized plates cost 50 cents and cover two years. Licenses can be bought in district locations with bike details provided to police.
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Fred Richardson
Sam Adams
South Side
South Side Junior High
Westvale
Riley
North Anderson
Park Place
Army Maj. Gen. Walker receives mild rebuke over remarks
The Army admonished Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker for injudicious public statements about prominent Americans and for controversial activities. He was relieved of command of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany and reassigned to a staff post at Army Europe pending the inquiry, which centered on troop information programs and links to the John Birch Society.
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Washington
Edwin A. Walker
Harry S. Truman
U.S
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Walker
24Th Infantry
Germany
John Birch Society
Pentagon
Kennedy
Army
8Th Corps
Aus
Tin
Tex
Overseas
Europe
Army European
Heidelberg
Liston Slugs Self With Blow That May Knock Out Title Hopes
Philadelphia AP report details Sonny Liston and Isaac Cooper accused of impersonating police, stopping a driver in Fairmount Park before dawn. The event follows Liston’s ongoing legal troubles and renewed talk of a title bout with Floyd Patterson, who cites Kefauver’s concerns.
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Liston
Self
Philadelphia
Sonny Liston
St. Louis
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Underworld
Floyd Patterson
Kefauver
Sonny Long
Dolores Ellis
Lansdowne
Fairmount Park
Isaac Cooper
John Warburton
Warburton
Post Office Plans Faster Service For Priority Mail
The Post Office announces Nationwide Improved Mail Service to speed priority handling. Non priority mail will be withheld after 5 p.m. during a crash period, enabling faster local dispatch for urgent items. Pilot tests show earlier deliveries possible. Day and Brawley ordered national rollout by summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Chicago
J. Edward Day
H. W. Brawley
New Arrivals In Anderson and Vicinity
St Johns Hospital welcomed newborns including a boy to Mr and Mrs James Moore of Chesterfield and a girl to Mr and Mrs Harold of Anderson. Twin boys to Mr and Mrs Archie Rogers of Pendleton. Other families listed with addresses in Anderson area.
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Anderson
St. John’s Hospital
James Moore
Chesterfield
May Jr
Sherman St
de Pagrocenton
Fairview St
Harold Oe
Floyd Cobb
E. 45Th St
Archie Rogers
Pendleton
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Amsterdam
Prestwick
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General Motors
Court House Lawn
Bill Hovermale
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
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Bill Winters
Palme Turee
Detroit
First Methodist Church
12Th and
Jackson Streets
H. G. Riggs
Harold Waggoner
Arthur Henning
Donald Trout
First Methodist
Senate
GOP
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
House
Ike
James R. Fleming
Fort Wayne
Clinton Green
Matthew E. Welsh
Fleming
Stevenson
Richard Gersbacher
South Bend
Shirley Gersbacher
Coldwater
Mich
Deana
Weirdon Bailey
Cleveland
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