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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1965
Page
13
President Johnson signs a sweeping tax relief, ending 4.7 billion in wartime excises and cutting about 3 billion annually in two phases through 1969. Auto and air conditioner levies are repealed. 40 items see rate cuts. Officials urge retailers to pass savings to shoppers. a price study and consumer brochure follow.
Dominican labor leaders failed to spark a general strike in Santo Domingo on Monday. Shops in rebel zones stayed open and normal activity continued under junta control. The attempted action aimed to show support forCaamano Deno's constitutionalist regime but yielded no work stoppage or interior disruption.
Marines battled Communist guerrillas near the ruins of an abandoned church ten miles west of Da Nang. One Marine died and three were wounded as U S forces killed at least four attackers and captured a fifth. South of Da Nang, Vietnamese troops reported 40 guerrillas killed in a pre dawn attack. The U S Seventh Fleet pounded targets north of Qui Nhon with 131 shells while air and ground assaults continued across North and South Vietnam.
Two young killers James Latham and George York, ages 23 and 22, are scheduled for execution at the Kansas Penitentiary in Lansing between 12:01 a.m. and 4 p.m. They were convicted of killing Otto G. Weber near Wallace, Kansas, in 1961 as part of a cross country robbery spree after escaping Ft. Hood. Governor Avery refused clemency, noting the courts’ judgment should stand. York is from Jacksonville, Florida, Latham from Mauriceville, Texas, tattooed with I hate the world. The executions occur in the same warehouse where Smith and Hickock were hanged in 1959.
Police said over the weekend a diamond ring a wrist watch a portable television set a man’s black cameo ring and $200 from a woman’s purse were stolen in separate incidents. Max Crabtree 2226 Nichol Ave and Mary Sibbach 217 W 13th St reported lost money and items with no forced entry noted at Crabtree’s home.
Nine state delegations and one individual urge the American Medical Association to sanction a doctors strike against medicare. The emotion-charged session at the AMA convention saw elder statesmen seek to avert a deep end lunge, with resolutions calling doctors to refuse participation in medicare for all over 65 if law permits.
Cleveland and Appel clash with Durward Hall over AMA leadership on Thursday. Hall, a Missouri Republican congressman, campaigns for non participation or a strike if elected president elect, and says he would divide time between Congress and the AMA.
Michigan Governor George Romney warned the Republican party faced extinction without unity and a 1966 comeback. He said he might run for governor again or for the Senate, and criticized a Goldwater educational effort if it aimed to create a party faction. Romney noted national concerns over the Constitution and federalism while White House interest in his 1968 prospects emerged.
In Algiers youths protested the ouster of President Ahmed Ben Bella for a second day as police and troops dispersed crowds outside the post office and other buildings. Security forces ringed squares and banks, with arrests reported amid a tense patrol of downtown. The demonstrations reflect youth discontent with the military coup led by Boumedienne and signal potential flareups despite a communications blackout.
City Council schedules a 5 30 p m special meeting at City Hall per City Clerk to review the third and final reading of a zoning ordinance for a 300 ft Bell Telephone Co tower west of Raible Ave between Central RR and Std St The session will also consider creating a capital improvement fund to budget 1965 cigarette tax revenue for city government building construction.
John Brown 78, former Elwood Fire Chief, died at 7 a.m. Sunday at Jones Nursing Home in Marion. Born March 23, 1887, he served under Mayor Elmer Tunis and lived on South F Street in Elwood. Survived by two brothers George B. Brown of Gary and Joe Brown of Stuebenville Ohio, plus nieces and nephews. High Mass at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church. burial in Catholic Cemetery south of Elwood.
Born at St John s Hospital to Joseph Hopkins family on Madison Avenue a boy. Fred Newman on West 22nd Street a girl. James Ball on West 20th Street a girl. Clifford Weaver on Madison Avenue a girl. At Community Hospital new arrival to Raymore 2427 Hendricks Street Jack Strong a boy. Michael Price on West 6th Street a boy. Jay Deford on Hickory Street a girl. Harold Benedict of Pendleton a girl. Joseph Eakman on Woodlawn Drive a boy. Joseph Perry on Fairview Street a boy. Richard Saxon on West 3rd Street a girl.
Kansans flee rising Arkansas River as a 5 mile wide, 75 mile long surge swamps western Kansas towns. Officials warn of heavy rain, winds, and hail with evacuations in Kinsley, Larned, and Great Bend as the crest nears. Deaths reported in Colorado rise to 16 with millions in damage. wheat crops face severe losses.
An 18 year old Anderson youth, George C. Harty, was committed to the Indiana Reformatory by Judge Carl T. Smith after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Reecie Neff, 30, who allegedly forced his way into Harty's apartment to seize his infant daughter. Neff and Harty’s sister were separated at the time. Norman T. Ken ended with a 1 to 2 year sentence for reckless homicide.
In Macon Georgia a suspect Willie L Sheffield about 32 fled Macon police headquarters after shooting his way out. He killed a detective and seriously wounded another in a gun battle before he was killed in the citys eastern section. Police surrounded the area with officers and bloodhounds aiding the search.
A thief cut a hole in a downtown jewelry store window during broad daylight at the world’s busiest intersection in Chicago and walked off with two diamond rings valued at $7,000 as hundreds of rush hour workers passed nearby. The incident occurred Monday as shoppers and commuters moved through the area.
Signals from a new Soviet space experiment were monitored by the Institute for Satellite and Space Research in Bochum Germany on Monday. Officials reported tracking radar and radio transmissions as part of an ongoing space study.
City court appearances for ten people arrested in a gaming raid at 2305 Locust St were continued to July 6. Police seized cards, liquor, and money from a garage owned by Lawrence Tansley after an anonymous tip at 4:45 a.m. Iscom Sawyer was charged with operating a gaming house and Jimmy L. Hendricks with visiting a gaming house.
Voters go to the polls today to decide on the West Central Community School Corporation merger proposal. The plan would create the county’s largest district by size, absorbing portions of the Central Metropolitan School District.
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