Freeman says Estes dealings could not be foreseen by government
Secretary Freeman defended the Agriculture Department’s handling of Billie Sol Estes, saying the government could not have foreseen he would become a "bad man." Senator Mundt accused officials of missteps, noting FBI and congressional probe costs and alleged tax losses, while Freeman denied government money was lost to Estes.
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Washington
UPD
Orville L. Freeman
Agriculture Department
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Mundt
FBI
Congressional
Freeman
Billie
Sol Estes
National Cotton Advisory Council
Charles S. Murphy
Murph
Cotton Advisory Council
UPI
Department
West Texas
GOP Sen
Karl E. Mundt
S. D
National Safe Boating Week Starts Sunday
National Safe Boating Week runs July 1 to 7 as boosting boating safety awareness grows. The event is sponsored by the U S Coast Guard and allied groups including the Coast Guard Auxiliary United States Power Squadrons Red Cross and Boy Scouts to promote safe practices on the water.
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U. S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard Auxiliary
United States Power Squadrons
The
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Kennedy Plan For Aged Health Care Endorsed By Bipartisan Group
A modified Kennedy Medicare proposal for the elderly was unveiled to salvage the plan from defeat. It would fund benefits via higher Social Security payroll taxes on workers earning $5,200 plus a similar hike for employers and keeps the core idea of insurance through Social Security. The plan includes private insurance options partly government funded to win GOP support, and five Republicans joined administration sponsors in backing the compromise.
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Washington
UPS
Kennedy
American Medical Association
Pivate Insurance
Senate
Clinton P. Andersen
NML
Congression
Ken-!oo
Afl-Cio
la ‘Bor
Ave
Kenneth B. Keating
Sens, Javits
Clifford P. Case
N. J
Thomas Kuchel
Calif
N. Y
John She
School Board Approves Shadeland Additions and Remodels
The Anderson School Board awarded contracts totaling 178041 for a Shadeland School addition and senior high remodel. W R Dunkin of Anderson received the base bid for the addition at 104500, Elwood Plumbing 37369, West Electric 12523, and Bob Lawrence Construction Company of Anderson won the high school remodel bid at 2369. Architect is Arthur Henning.
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Shadeland School
Anders Board of School Trustees
G. E. Ebbertt
Shadetland
W. R. Dunkin
Anderson
Elwood Plumbing Company
West Electric
General i
Bob Lawrence Construction! ‘Company
Arthur Henning
Shadeland
Annual Free Fair Opens With Fireworks Display
The 1M12 Anderson Free Fair begins an eight day run with Olsen Shows providing midway entertainment. Harness racing starts Tuesday night and runs for four evenings. A Fourth of July aerial fireworks show is planned for Monday night, timed for darkness. Earl McCarel, Fair Board chairman, says this year features aerial bombshells and a grand finale. Midway rides are arriving at the east side fairgrounds. Meanwhile in South Bend, police identify the body of 69 year old Mrs. Marcella Myers, who drowned in the St Joseph River after jumping from a bridge following her husband’s death.
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Anderson
Boby
South Bend
Ind
Marcella Myers
Roseland
St. Joseph River
Smear Tactics Fly in Stockpile Inquiry Hearings
Republican senators accused Democrats of smearing Eisenhower era officials as the stockpile probe continued. Sen Prescott Bush led the attack arguing Arthur Flemming faced defamatory criticism before hearings, while Stuart Symington defended the inquiry and cited Flemming's use of the stockpile law to support industry prices.
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SPH
Senate
Prescott Bush
Conn
Bush
Arthur S. Flemming
Defense Mobilization
Eisenhower
Symington
Subcommittee
Stuart
DeMa
Flemming
E'senhower
Industrialist and Ex-Resident Dies in Neenah Wisconsin
Cola G. Parker aged 72 prominent industrialist and former president of a major paper concern died in his Neenah Wisconsin home. Parker known for leadership at KimberlyClark and involvement with industry groups passed away in his sleep Wednesday night.
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Neenah, Wis
Youth Shot In Leg While Target Shooting At Pit
Kenneth Flowers 20 of West Street was treated at St John’s Hospital in Anderson after being accidentally shot in the leg while target shooting at the Fisher Gravel Pit. The bullet entered below the left knee as his brother Robert reloaded the .22 calibre pistol.
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Neemah
First Presbyterian Church
Friends Meeting
Westbury
Parker
Anderson
George Sumner Parker
Eisenshower
Clarence
Randall
Eisenhower
Flowers
Alexandria
Kenneth Flowers
West St
St. John’s Hospital
Robert Snoopal
Fisher Gravel Pit
Robert
Derby Drivers Vie Today For Crack At Akron
57 boys compete in Anderson Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs to stage a record crowd. Delco Remy vans deliver cars at 9 30 am as judges ride in cars. George Bennett the 1961 champion drives the opening car and the Oil Can Trophy race pits Donald Boyes against Byron Stuart. Ralph Ferguson starts the first heat with Walter Bledsoe firing subsequent heats.
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Killbuck Park
Norman Weatherford
Anderson Bank
Danny Naylor
Pepsi-Cola
George Ellis
John Pyzik
Teddy Patterson
Gregory Newson
A. K. McKee
Herald Photo
Anderson
New Anderson Derby Downs
Madison Avenue Park
Delco-Remy
Ullvels
U.S. Naval Reserve Color Guard
Highland High School
George Bennett
George
Donald Boyes
Byron Stuart
Guide Lamp
Woodrock Townsend
James Mosley
Delco Remy
Guido Lamp
Ralph Ferguson
Walter Bledsoe
Kennedy Sweeps Mexico in Mass Welcome Ahead of Talks
President Kennedy rode into Mexico City amid a blizzard of confetti before an estimated two million cheering Mexicans. He pressed for Alliance for Progress and joint hemispheric reform while denouncing subversion. Lopez Mateos welcomed the new trust and noted backing for reform. Rain did not dampen crowds as they endured to glimpse the president.
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UPD
Kennedy
Mexico
Hemisphere
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Castro
Cuba
Americas
Alliance For Progress
Lopez Mateos
Alliance
National Palace
Ceedings
le Coinge
Tom
Aly Fy Eloan Amenea
Suspected killer seized after manhunt in Seymour
Royal Bud Allman, 37, arraigned on assault and battery with intent to kill James Booker after a shotgun attack during an arrest attempt. Police say Allman killed Sandra McFarlin, 19, and wounded Officer Booker, who is hospitalized. Manhunt ended with Allman surrendering in a relative’s vacant house eight miles west of Seymour.
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Seymour
Ind
UPI
Bud Allman
Allman
James Booker
James Laupus
Laupus
Sandra McFarlin
Royal Budie Allman
Here
Malcolm Heuss
Cty
Booker
McFarlin
Four Injured When Car Overturns East of Here
Four persons were injured last evening when a westbound automobile on Indiana 36 one mile east of Markleville Road went out of control and overturned. The driver was Charles E. Murdock, 32, of Anderson. Details continue on page 2 column.
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Ind
Markleville Rd
Charles E. Murdock
Anderson
Ulumn
Attendant Walks Away From Would-Be Robbers
In Detroit two would-be robbers ordered gas at a service station. The attendant, Jack Lind, said the driver paid with a $5 bill, pulled a gun, but Lind calmly told them to put away the weapon and turned his back, allowing the pair to leave with no cash but a $1 gas sale turning into a $4 profit for the station.
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Detroit
UPI
Jack Lind
Lind
Iw Rabbers
GOP Leaders Gather at Gettysburg for Eisenhower Hosted Conference
More than 100 Republican leaders from across the nation gather on Eisenhower’s Pennsylvania farm for an all party conference. Former President Eisenhower and Nixon address the gathering as part of efforts to form a permanent GOP consultative body to shape national policy and party messaging.
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Gettysburg
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ric M. Nixon
Riia
Wahem Shabiler
Mil York
Republican Zional Committee
Congress
Washington Stat
Kenneth P. Keating
New York
Washington
Kent
Aendallville
Ind
UPI
Ing
Noble New Gop
Kennedy
White House
Congres
Business And Labor Urge Kennedy Tax Cut To Spur Economy
Washington sources report the US Chamber of Commerce backs an across the board income tax cut for individuals and corporations to counter a looming recession. AFL-CIO favors immediate relief for low and middle incomes to boost spending, while opposing broad cuts for all brackets. Page 2 Column B continues.
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H. Ladd Plumley
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Upi
Business and Labor
Kennedy
US Chamber of Commerce
Afl-Cio
Oni
Jumsey
Nicer
Treasury
Chamber
Labor Federation
Congress
Turk
Soap Box Derby Heat Schedules Revealed in Kendallville Area
The page shows heat schedules for today's Soap Box Derby with heats pairing names and car numbers such as Lonn Hasier A-4 9 and David Bale A-23 vs Michael Woodruff A-35. Local notes mention a man known in the Wawaka Kendallville area with a troubled past and extensive social ties, including a widow persona and a stroke leading to death.
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Derby Follo
Lonn
Jim Hasier
David Bale
Michael Woodruff
David Gribhem
Mark Hathcoat
Gregory Newsom
John Pyzik
John Russell
Randy McVey
Phil O'Connor
Philip Sylvester
John Earp
Dennis Oakes
Dennis Boats
Addie Espey
Furmio
Nichols
Killer-Sub Shark Impresses Navy News Crew on Deep Sea Dive
A Navy crew aboard the nuclear submarine Shark welcomes a visiting news group at Hampton Roads. Cmdr Zeb D. Alford takes command days earlier as the 252 foot craft descends to 3609 feet depth with a 15 foot propeller. Porpoises accompany the dive.
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Norfolk Naval Air Station
Hampton Roads
Cmdr
Zeb D. Alford
Alford
Alord
Fort Monroe
Atlantic
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Ganization
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Noble County
Chicago
Wawaka
Kendallville
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Robinson
Soap Box Derby
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Thamar
Flease
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