Laos Cease-Fire Delay Holds Up Frontier Talks
Laos government accepts Souvanna Phouma invitation to front line peace talks but will send only military representatives. Souvanna wants political leaders present to discuss coalition government. Cabinet to Luang Prabang without action. Boun Oum welcomes proposal as step toward talks while delaying political issues until cease-fire details are set. Rebels demand talks with Souvanna first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vientiane
Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Luang Prabang
Boun Oum
Navy balloonists reach record high then tragedy in Gulf
Lt Cmdr Victor A Prather and Cmdr Malcolm Ross rode a huge plastic balloon to about 113 500 feet off the Mississippi, then landed at sea near Mobile. Prather died aboard the carrier Antietam after the crash. Ross escaped injury. Autopsy planned at Pensacola NAS.
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Antietam
Gulf OF Mexico
Cmdr
Victor A. Prather
Bethesda
Pensacola
Fla., Naval Air Station
Mississippi River
Mobile
Ala
Malcolm Ross
Washington
Atlantic Ocean
Florida
Ross
Gulf Coast
Victor G. Prather
Lemoir
Victor Prather
Navy
Anderson
Car Check Parade Opens Tomorrow in Anderson
The annual Car Check Parade begins Monday in Anderson as part of the 1961 Car Check program in Madison County. Volunteers may have vehicles inspected Monday to Wednesday at any local garage with results noted and a safety sticker issued for passers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Madison County
Broadway
Fred Welker Ford Company
Hunter Motor Company
Russ Regenald Pontiac Company
Heckaman Buick Company
Mitchell Motors, Inc
Fea
Mary Lou McClain
J. J. McClain
Rt. 2
Summitville
St. Mary’s High School
Herald
22 Area Scouts Attend Seminar
Twenty two area scouts plus two leaders join a national gathering at Great Lakes Naval Training Station Chicago. Five Anderson Explorers aged 14 plus seniors Wesley Hutchison Jerry Porter Dan Setters Elsie Garretson John Woods attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Anderson
Scouts of America
Wesley Eutchison
Jerry Porter
Dan Setters
Elsie Garretson
John Woods
Jack L. Zirkle
Kikihawen
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Monthly Police Report On Auto Theft And Violations
The Anderson auto theft bureau reported 13 vehicles stolen last month with all recovered, totaling 11950 dollars in value. Juvenile arrests included 23 boys and 2 girls, many charged with larceny, with 17 released to parents, 5 on probation, 1 sent to girls school, and 1 to another city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Auto Theft Bureau
Senator Recommends Attorneys for New Federal Judgeships
Sen. Vance Hartke of Indiana recommended S. Hugh Dillin of Petersburg and David L. Kiley of Marion for two new judgeships. The recommendations were sent to President Kennedy as Justice Department probes continue. The two Indiana seats add three judges per district across northern and southern districts, created by a congressional omnibus bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
S. Hugh Dillin
Petersburg
David L. Kiley
Marion
Indiana
Hartke
Kennedy
Justice Department
Congress
Nixon Plans JFK Report
Richard M. Nixon said his political grade card on the Kennedy administration will include foreign policy suggestions. Lyndon B. Johnson warned of an ongoing heavy foreign policy review in the next 12 to 18 months as the Soviet Union seeks to divide the West. Nixon met Hoover and MacArthur in New York and prepared to speak publicly in Chicago Friday while Johnson spoke at a Lasker Awards luncheon and attended a Cowles Publications dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Soviet Union
Johnson
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Chicago
Herbert
Rusk Says Communists Seek to Undermine South Viet Nam Regime
Secretary of State Dean Rusk warns that the Communists, aided by outsiders, are trying to topple South Viet Nam's pro Western government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. A cease fire holds as Laos peace talks near Hin Heup with Souvanna Phouma, Pathet Lao rebels, neutralists, and royal envoys set to meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Rusk
South Viet Nam
U. S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Souvanna
Hin Heup
Vientiane
Boun
Sing Rattanasamay
Royal Armed Forces
Japan to train 30 on sea to air missiles in U S tour
Japan's defense agency will send a 30 man team to the United States late this year for training in sea to air Tartar missiles. Plans include building two destroyers to carry the U S made missiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Defense Agency
United States
Appeals Board Upholds Personal Variance for Golf Course
The County Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a plan commission action granting a personal variance for a 50 acre golf course east of Ind 109 on Cross Street Rd. Coca-Ree-Al Corp. has option to purchase and develop the site. The plan commission had denied rezoning but approved the variance amid mixed remonstrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Zoning Appeals
Plan Commission
Ind
Cross Street Rd
John R. Walsh
Sidonie Lordl
Coca-Ree- al Corp
Planning Board
Planning Commission
Ruth L. Campbell
Columbus Ave
Gilman Rd
Edward A. Flowers
American Astronaut Likely to Launch Friday from Cape Canaveral
Florida skies cleared to give Alan B. Shepard Jr. a better than even chance to become the first American in space. Final countdown begins around 12:30 a.m. EST if weather holds. Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr. remains as backup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Florida
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Space Agency
Cape Area
Bahamas
Caribbean
Shepard
John H. Glenn Jr
Glenn
Douglas Bill Would Not Block Indiana Dunes Port Plan
Washington confirms Senator Douglas aims for a national scientific preserve around the dunes but would not remove the Burns Ditch site for an Indiana seaport. Among disputed parcels, land east of Ogden Dunes and parts owned by Bethlehem and Inland Steel are in or out, with Dunes State Park not explicitly taken. Governor Welsh cautions legislative action may be needed before park transfer. Save-The-Dunes Council welcomes flexibility but opposes full industrialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ington
Indiana Dunes
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
Indiana Seaport
Burns Ditch
Porter County
Senate
Interior Committee
Douglas
Midwest Steel Co
Bethlehem Steel Co
Inland Steel Co
Ogden Dunes
Indiana
U.S. 20
U.S. 12
Nipsco
Senate Committee
New York Central Railroad
Indiana Dunes State Park
Matthew E. Welsh
Dunes State Park
Welsh
Associated Press
Save-The-Dunes Council
Thomas E. Dustin
Fort Wayne
Dustin
Man returns found cash to police after $1620 bills surface
Pittsburgh reporter notes television cameraman George A. Davis found $1,620 in paper money on a sidewalk. He counted the bills, then turned them over to police, choosing to do the right thing despite the wind rushing them away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
UPI
George A. Davis
Davis
Hymn Sing Director Guides Inter Faith Event in Anderson
Downey Avenue Christian Church and Short ridge High School director Don L Neven will lead combined choirs in the National Music Week Inter Faith Hymn Sing at 3 p m Sunday in the Anderson High School Auditorium. He also leads the Don Neven Chorale which will present the oratorio Elijah at Purdue this summer. The program is sponsored by the Committee on Community Observance of National Music Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don L. Neven
Downey Avenue Christian Church
Shortridge High School
Indianapolis
Anderson High School
Neven
Don Neven
Elijah
Purdue
Committee On
Elwood Police Probe Shooting After Quarrel
Elwood police investigate an early morning disturbance that left a man wounded in both legs by a .25 caliber pistol shot. Marshall Laub, 2732 No D Street, reportedly fired at Parrish after ordering him to leave his home around 2 AM Thursday. Parrish refused, a shot was fired into the floor, then another shot hit Parrish, lodging in the legs. No charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Joe Hickey
Marshall Laub
No. D St
Parrish
Hickey
Laub
Lodge
Hog Cholera Case Goes To Jury After Six Day Trial
A six day trial over a $4352 breach of warranty suit on 134 feeder hogs bought February 4 1960 ends with the Superior Court jury to deliberate today. Adkins alleges cholera in the hogs and Swinford failed to reimburse after 90 died. Swinford’s defense says no warranty was given or received. Judge Bohannon set 9 am today for final arguments and jury instructions before verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court 2
Schrenker and Anderson Law Firm
John Adkins
Adkins
Russell Swinford
Swinford
Hadley and Sharp Law Firm
Defense
Lexington
Nelson Bohannon
Car Crash Injures Gilbert Langford and Passenger
A man and a woman were hospitalized after their vehicle lost control and struck a parked car in the 1200 block West 8th Street. Langford received severe head injuries when his head pierced the windshield while Mrs. Marjorie Ruth Howard sustained injuries including a broken front tooth. The parked car belonged to Larry Triplett. Estimated damage to both vehicles was $1,000. Page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8Th St
Gilbert Langford
W. 6Th St
Marjorie Ruth Howard
9Th St
Florida Colts Favored In 87th Kentucky Derby
Fifteen three-year-olds from nine states and Canada entered for the 87th Derby at Churchill Downs with Carry Back the 5-2 favorite and Crozier 3-1. The $125,000-added race Saturday features Florida entries and a field including Four-and-Twenty and Flutterby from Canada, with TV coverage by CBS.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Canada
Florida
Jack Price
Fred W. Hooper
Churchill Downs
Aristides
Carry Back
Hialeah
Gulfstream
Crozier
CBS
New Arrival List From Vicinity
Birth announcements from St. John's Hospital and local homes report multiple newborns. Families named include Charles Martin of College Haven with a girl, Richard Howard of Anderson with a girl, Stephen Roberts of 8 Cottage Ave with a girl, Thomas Judge with a girl, Robert Dickey of 72444 W. 9th St with a boy, Albert Skinner of 310 St. Rd. 67 West with a boy, and Carl Brauchia of 618 W. 22nd St with a boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Hospital
Charles Martin
College Haven
Richard Howard
Anderson
Stephen Roberts
Cottage Ave
Thomas Judge
Robert Dickey
Albert Skinner
St. Rd
West
Carl Brauchia
W. 22Nd St
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Swainson
Dehoco
Detroit
Cmdr. Prather
Andersonian
Pentagon
Prather
Robert Morris
Charles Hamilton
John Heiden
Robert Graham
Carl Whitinger
JFK
U.S
Redstone
Atlantic
Project Mercury
Cape
Douglas Bill
Wash
Florida Colts
Max Bell
Calgary
Alberta
Frank McMahon
Vancouver
Roses
Sherlock
Jacob Sher
Miami
Emil A. Dust
Dearborn
J. Graham Brown
Metal
Eastwood
James Matia
Richard Bittner
Grafton
Ohio
Ronnie’s
Ace
William Radkovich
Alhambra
Calif
Wilbur Clark
Las Vegas
Nev
Jay Fox
James McCue
Greenwich
Eddie Arcaro
Johnny Longden
Hank Moreno
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