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Newspaper

Anderson Herald

Location

Anderson, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1966

Page

2

Wheat and soybeans lead mixed crop close in Chicago

Wheat and corn edged lower while oats dipped and rye fell. soybeans slipped as buyers and sellers moved through a volatile session on the Chicago Board of Trade. Trading saw export houses active while commission houses and locals engaged in selling, with May liquidation weighing on rye. Over 24 million people admitted to U.S. hospitals annually.

Chicago UPI Chicago Board of Trade United States

Sluggish sales prompt mixed hog and cattle action in Indianapolis market

Hog prices strengthened with 4,000 head traded. butchers firmer to 50 higher while sow prices held. Cattle and calves showed active trading with steers and cows mostly steady to higher, and feeders steady. In the crop market, No 2 red wheat traded around 1.41, corn 1.14 to 1.16, soybeans 2.88 to 2.92 at country elevators.

Indianapolis USDA

Markets at a Glance New York Close

Markets at a glance show stocks lower in moderate trading. Bonds mostly lower with U S government bonds firm in quiet trading. American and Midwest stocks down while London shares hold steady. Grain quotes are mixed with Wheat and corn, soybeans and oats fluctuating as hogs and cattle rise. Top cattle price about 29.50 and pork loin around 53.00.

New York UPI U. S Midwest London Chicago

Space fund clears House amid 1970 manned moon aim

The House approved a $5 billion civilian space program for the year starting July 1 by a 348 to 10 vote. It rejects cuts and shifts proposed by several lawmakers and includes a lunar sample contamination lab. NASA authorization now goes to the Senate as space officials warn the bill may barely sustain the space race with the USSR.

Washington UPI Space Agency House National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA Senate James G. Fulton R-Pa United States Russia

Car Check Nears 7 000th Vehicle

Madison County's voluntary car safety check neared the 7 000 mark as checks wrapped at Athletic Park Shadyside Park and Fairview Park. Edgewood Plaza center reports were unavailable. about 10 percent of vehicles were rejected with half repaired or corrected and returned. Today is the last day of the voluntary portion.

Madison County Athletic Park Shadyside Park Fairview Park Edgewood Anderson City

Pearson Government Wins Confidence Vote

Ottawa notes the Conservative bid to topple Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson's Liberal government failing 133 to 93. Conservatives charged Pearson used the RCMP to obtain scandalous information about leaders including Gerda Munsinger and an alleged cabinet minister affair.

Ottawa UPI Lester B. Pearson Pearson Royal Canadian Mounted Police RCMP Gerda Munsinger

Nuclear Navy Frigates Push in $17.8 Billion Defense Bill

The House Armed Services Committee approved a $17.8 billion military authorization with a proviso directing Defense Secretary McNamara and the Navy to proceed with two nuclear powered frigates against his wishes. Key figures include Adm. Hyman Rickover and Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, amid broader raises and missile program funding.

Washington Adm. Hyman Rickover Navy Senate Rep. L. Mendel Rivers Ds.c McNamara Congress Enterprise Long Beach Bainbridge Truxtun Rivers Ickover cNamara Air Force Pentagon

Army divisions reduced to training operations for recruits

Secretary McNamara acknowledged that four divisions have become training operations for thousands of recruits instead of Army training centers. The subcommittee noted missing equipment and censoring of trainee numbers. Despite ongoing Viet Nam fighting, they warned readiness deficiencies persist though the war has not matched World War II or Korea in scale.

Robert S. McNamara Stennis

Mixed Chorus Sings Thursday at Park Place Church

Anderson College music department stages Mixed Chorus at 9 a.m. in Park Place Church of God. Felix Mendelssohn Hymn of Praise performed by 150 voices directed by F Dale Bengtson with organist Linda Deih. Soloists Ted Corns Barbara Falls Kerry Meyer Connie Reardon frequent Anderson residents. Public invited with no admission charge.

Andreson College Park Place Bloomington Connie Reardon Anderson Robert H. Reardon

Johnson Administration Seeks Textile Price Restraint

Top officials asked 60 textile industry leaders to hold price lines and delay unnecessary capital investment as anti inflation measures. Commerce Department said industry leaders agreed to cooperate “in every possible way” after a 90 minute meeting.

Washington Commerce Department

Scholars to meet Windsor for Renaissance Society event

More than 100 scholars from Michigan Ohio Indiana New York and Ontario gather in Windsor Ontario May 13 14 for the Renaissance Society of America conference. They will discuss art literature music language history and philosophy.

Windsor, Ont Michigan Ohio Indiana New York Ontario Renaissance Society of America

Florida Governor Runoff Battle Tight as Votes Count

Incumbent Hayden Burns and Scott Kelly of Lakeland traded leads in the Florida governor primary. With 883 of 2,561 precincts reporting, Burns had 129,836 votes to Kelly 130,998 and Tallahassee's Sam Foor trailed with 3,815.

Miami UPI Hayden Burns Scott Kelly Lakeland Florida Burns High Kely Sam Foor Tallahassee

Political Subdivision Names and Voter Numbers Listed

Unofficial list shows names and numbers for county assessor candidates and county commission and council members. Notable entries include Joe L. Brogdon and Owen F. Dewsbury among assessor contenders and Carroll Beckner among South District council figures, with various numeric identifiers.

Joe L. Brogdon Jess L. Carpenter Joe L. Davis Owen F. Dewsbury Robert L. Graham Frank Landaker Maurice Lowe Mary Castor Morgan Chester J. Ravage Robert Stoops Harry P. Blake Tom Broderick County Commission South Dist Carroll Beckner Jesse §. Biddle Luther D. Puckett County Council Dale Bright George R. Danforth Joe Hartman Thomas E. Kelley Vernon G. Shipley Lester Sigler

County primary results highlight auditor and recorder races

Bowman edged Egbert Hood for the Democrat county auditor nomination as official returns confirm. Brogdon faces Republican Roy L. Boicourt in November. Boicourt ran unopposed in the GOP primary for auditor. Opal Gilliam, unopposed in the GOP primary for county recorder, will oppose Democrat George W. Early in November after Early’s unofficial victory Tuesday over three challengers. Other unofficial winners include Republicans Kenneth Bays Joseph A. Clark and Robert Humphrey for state representative and Democrats William T. Sebree Carlin F. Dawson and arrest French Jr. for state representative. The county canvassing board began tallying official results at the courthouse, with complete township, school board, and delegate/precinct committee returns expected today. A total of 606 absentee ballots can be sent to precincts Tuesday. The courthouse closed yesterday to all but voters, while election officials fielded questions about voting and marriage licenses.

Egbert Hood Brogdon Roy L. Boicourt Boicourt Opal Gilliam County Recorder George W. Early Kenneth Bays Joseph A. Clark Robert Humphrey William T. Sebree Carlin F. Dawson French Jr Tuesay County Election Board Kreager Murphy Staten Rocker Heidt Melangton Oakes Popcheff Sanders Indianapolis Indiana General Assembly Richard C. Bodine D-Mishawaka St. Joseph Republican Action Committee Marion County H. Dale Brown House John Brademas South Bend Lee H. Hamilton Columbus Andrew Jacobs Jr Indianalis Charles A. Halleck Rensselaer E. Ross Adair Fort Wayne A A. Ehlers South House of Representatives Senate GOP State Committee

Indiana primary returns glimpse amid partisan battles

Delays in reporting opened with 1965 law extending voting hours to 7 p.m. and allowing late voters to cast ballots. Indiana politics showed contests across House and Senate races, with incumbents unopposed in several districts and organizational battles shaping the GOP and Democratic delegations.

Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties

Two local obituaries detail the deaths of Mrs. Margaret Crosley Pendleton and Leigh Roy Gentry. Crosley, 34, of Pendleton, died after a brief illness at St. John’s Hospital. burial at Anderson Memorial Park. Gentry, 39, formerly of Perkinsville, was killed in Canoga Park California and funeral arrangements set in Lapel with burial at Brookside Cemetery.

Pendleton Margaret Crosley Charles Crosley St. John’s Hospital Leigh Reoy Gentry Leigh Roy Gentry Perkinsville Fisher Brothers Funeral Home Lapel Leon Lutz The Prairie Baptist Church Brookside Gentry Canoga Park Calif

Obituary notices cover several Madison County figures

Blanche Moore 70 of Anderson widow of Armour Moore died Tuesday at St John Hospital after a yearlong illness. Funeral services at Cornell Bright in Pendleton with burial in Huntsville Cemetery. Also notices for Edward Greer of Daytona Beach and Herman Looper of Rickman Tennessee, with services in Daytona Beach and Tennessee respectively. Final rites for John Lipton at St Marys Church and New Castle residents Henry Garner and Grace Hankins, plus multiple other local obituaries and funeral arrangements. Johnson to attend Sen Pat McNamara's funeral in Detroit with President Johnson, wife, and 20 senators traveling by air.

Blanche Moore Anderson Armour Moore St. John’s Hospital Cornell Bright Pendleton James Willyard Pendleton Methodist Church Huntsville Cemetery Moore Madison County Charles Scott Charles E. Moore Rt. 3 Beulah Frampton Connersville Glen Jarrett Ralph Scott Morris Scott Frankton Edward F. Greer S. Beech St Orman Peach Fla Daytona Beach Warner Press Florida East Side Church of God Corrinne Clevenger Diana Greer Douglas Reginald Greer New Castle Henry Garner Rt. 1 Yadkin County North Carolina Cadiz’ Christian Church Farm Bureau Henry County Loma May Johnson Washington Senate Detroit Pat McNamara D-Mich White House McNamara Bethesda Naval Hospital Holy Name Church

Voting Machines Run Smoothly in City Elections

The article notes common voting errors as voters failing to push levers fully to cast ballots. No paper ballots were needed and only a minor fault occurred at 22nd and Lincoln Streets, quickly fixed. Election officials report high turnout in school districts and that the new absent voter law functioned well with all absentee ballots dispatched by 3 p.m.

22Nd Lincoln Sts Election Board

Funeral services for Maude D Likens at Baker Brothers

Funeral services are set for Maude D Likens 76 wife of Noble O Likens Rt 6 Thursday at 1 30 p m at Baker Brothers Funeral Home. Ministers Rev William Lawson Perkinsville Methodist Church and Rev Edwin Helm Emmanuel Methodist Church will officiate. Interment in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may pay respects at the Baker mortuary. Eastern Star to conduct memorial rites at 7 p m tonight at Baker Brothers Mortuary.

Jennifer Herbert Laycock Elwood Walter Laycock Rt. 3 Anderson Jeannette Brown Rt. 2 Cornell Bright Funeral Bright Funeral Home James Willyard Pendleton Methodist Church Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery Robert Vandenbark Wilkinson Robert D. Vandenbark Greenfield Nameless Creek Condo Funeral Home Simmons Wilkinson Grace Hankins Markleville Grace Alice Hankins Largo Fila Rector Funeral Home Robert Carter Middletown Church of God Thomas Krause Thomas J. Krause Scatterfield Rd Harold E. Rozelle John Siner First Methodist Church Roy Shannon Roy C. Shannon Muncie Rebecca Bryant Piepico Elm Ridge Shannon Maude D. Likens Noble O. Likens Baker Brothers Funeral Home William Lawson Perkinsville

Chapter House under siege delays election day chaos

An ornate Chapter House trapped by fire and blockage stalls voting as a locksmith, fire department, and electrician race to restore access. By afternoon polls finally open, with officials noting election day chaos and perseverance.

Arison Chapter House

Man 94 dies from grass fire near Decker Indiana

Burns from a grass fire fatally injure 94 year old Henry Ecker in Decker near Vincennes. His son William 57 rushed to help but could not save him despite his efforts. A stray note mentions apes lacking tails including gorilla chimpanzee gibbon and orangutan.

Vincennes, Ind UPI Henry Ecker Decker William

The Sower Bronze Stature Guards State Capitol Park

The bronze statue titled The Sower sits atop Lincoln's State Capitol as a prominent landmark. Local officials note its enduring symbolism of growth and civic duty. Visitors view the sculpture during tours and refer to it as a city icon.

State Capitol Lincoln, Neb

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