Kennedy Eyes Bigger Space Program After Shepard Flight
President Kennedy pledged a substantially larger space program and asked Congress for funds after Cmdr Alan B Shepard's historic flight. He ordered a White House tribute Monday with a live ceremony and news conference, as Congress expressed support for rapid space advancements.
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Russia
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Shepard's first space flight marks US pilot controlled craft
Cape Canaveral reports Alan B. Shepard Jr. flew Freedom 7 in a 15 minute mission reaching 5 160 mph and 115 miles up. Kennedy congratulated him aboard the Lake Champlain while NASA officials hailed the mission as a major milestone toward manned orbit and lunar aims.
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Eustis
Annual Car Check Parade Opens Madison County- Anderson
The 1961 Car Check parade starts at 10 30 AM in downtown Anderson to launch the county program. Eleven Car Check Queens from area high schools lead with ten bands and floats. Motorists may have cars checked at local new car dealer garages on a voluntary basis through Wednesday, with compulsory checks starting Thursday and continuing through May. Drivers passing receive windshield stickers. those with defects get notices to fix them. Police Chief John Heiden says efforts will push to make Anderson motorists the safest possible.
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Tornado Leaves Oklahoma Towns In Ruin
Edward Morris of Red Oaks reports a tornado near Richards that ripped trees and struck Howe, destroying buildings. Hall Copeland from Poteau says the twister cut through the town center, demolishing three churches and about 30 homes with damaged businesses.救
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Oklahoma
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Wells
Edward Morris
Red Oaks
Morris
Hall Copeland
Copeland
S.C. Dehart
Leflore
Dehart
Nixon Backs Kennedy on Foreign Policy Rally
In Chicago Nixon pledges full support for Kennedy to block Communist aggression and prevent small nations from toppling under Red pressure. He warns against treating Cuba Laos as peripheral and urges new anti subversion programs in Asia Africa and Latin America. He cites the space launch as proof US race progress. He says 1962 elections and gubernatorial races are key to winning in 1964. He promotes nonpartisan foreign policy harmony in an Executives Club address to 2500 and a McCormick Place rally to about 5000 Republicans.
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UPI
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New Arrivals In Anderson And Vicinity
New births announced from St. John s Hospital Anderson include a boy to Mr and Mrs John Etchison 1516 Nelle St and a girl to Mr and Mrs Jackson Zirkle Middletown. Noblesville couple Mr and Mrs William Carraway welcome a girl. Alexandria couple Mr and Mrs John Widener welcome a girl. Dayton Ohio born to Mr and Mrs Jack Cunningham 3827 Riverside Dr a boy. South Bend Memorial Hospital birth to Mr and Mrs Leonard Tucker Jr 837 Patterson Dr a girl. Grandparents named for several newborns.
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Nelle St
Jackson Zirkle
Middletown
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Noblesville
John Widener
Alexandria
Dayton Hospital
Dayton
Ohio
Jack Cunningham
Riverside Dr
Earl E. Cunningham
Anderson
Memorial Hospital
South Bend
Leonard Tucker Jr
Patterson Dr
George A. Griffith
Dresser Dr
Leonard Tucker
Ex Alexandrian Seeks To Retain IU Trusteeship
Ray C. Thomas of Madison County seeks re election to Indiana University Board of Trustees. A Gary resident and IU graduate, he has served on the IU board and holds leadership roles in the Gary Chamber of Commerce YMCA and state chamber activities. His wife Josephine Kelley Thomas is an IU graduate. Please turn to Page 2.
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Madison County
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I.U
Gary Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
State
Kennedy Signs 1.25 Dollar Minimum Wage Law
President Kennedy signed into law the bill raising the minimum wage from 1 to 1.25 an hour and said it marks a major step for future gains. The measure expands wage-hour coverage to 3.6 million workers, bringing the total protected to 27.5 million.
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UPI
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White House
I U Scientist Says Flight Too Costly
Bloomington Indiana AP astronomy professor Prof John B Irwin criticized the space flight as enormously costly for the limited scientific data gained. He said the achievement was exciting but money would be better spent on basic scientific research.
Getty Says No Formula For Wealth In Public Speech
London AP reports J Paul Getty told British guests at lunch there is no formula for getting rich. The billionaire declined to offer a blueprint or steps for wealth in a rare public address.
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Paul Getty
London
J. Paul Getty
Getty
Weaver Gets Sentencing Delay in Rape Case
The 35 year old John Thomas Weaver had his sentencing postponed for two weeks by Judge Carl T. Smith to allow defense argued review of new evidence. Weaver faces a mandatory life term after an eight day trial for the November 18 1960 rape in Anderson. Also, Edward Detienne and Robert Wills received suspended 25 year terms for burglary and accessories, and Richard Bailey was sentenced to 25 years at the Indiana Reformatory.
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John Thomas Weaver
Carl T. Smith
J. Bayne Burton
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Daugh
Ter
Sheila Harrison
Anderson
Edward Detienne
Robert Wills
Detienne
Wills
Richard Bailey
Indiana Reformatory
Kennedy Hints U S Troop Option for South Viet Nam
President Kennedy said he may use U S troops if needed to save South Viet Nam from Communist conquest but no decision was reached. He said Johnson will consult with the South Viet Nam government before any next move. He also noted increased military aid and urged decisive cease fire influence from India Canada and Poland. He praised Habib Bourguiba of Tunisia.
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D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations
Jury Finds For Defendant In Hog Case
A Superior Court jury of nine or twelve deliberated less than two hours and ruled against John Adkins who sought 4352 dollars for feeder hogs that died of cholera. Ninety of 134 hogs died after Swinford sold them Feb 4 shipping from Lexington Kentucky.
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John Adkins
Russell Swinford
Adkins
Lexington
Hadley and Sharp Law
Elwood
Swinford
Schrenker and Anderson Law Firm
Nelson Bohannon
Car Burns Total Loss in Elwood
A car owned by Leon Danies of Clinton burned at 1006 N. Anderson St Elwood last evening about 7 30. Firefighters could not locate the owner. The vehicle was a total loss.
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N. Anderson St
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Clinton
Laos Truce Talks End In Angry Standoff At Lik River
A one hour Laos truce session near Vientiane ended in frayed nerves with Panmunjom like behavior by Pathet Lao leaders. They refused to discuss cease fire terms, demanded a higher ranking delegation by Sunday, and pressed to pull back the Lao army while grounding Government helicopters. Kong Le repeated charges of military provocation.
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Astronaut Cocktail Serves Up Space Buzz in Chicago
A Chicago hotel bar offered an as tronaut cocktail after Alan B. Shepard's space flight. The drink, rum based, was advertised as guaranteed to send anyone into space. The item appears in a broader dispatch on Laos talks and Geneva conference preparations.
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UPI
Alan B. Shepard
Child and two men killed near here yesterday
A 9 1/2 year old boy was killed while playing near a bridge on Indiana 28 one half mile west of Frankton. Emma Curtis 18 was driving. The accident was ruled unavoidable. The boy’s brothers received six month sentences for soybean theft nearby. The boy’s funeral services are set for Sunday in Columbus Kentucky.
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Ind. 28
Here
Charles W. McIntyre
Emma Curtis
Rt. 2
Elwood
Robert L. Jackley
Miss Curtis
Frankton High School
Donald
William Jr
Anderson
Kentucky
Paul Ravage
Robert Manghelli
Mcintyre
John Thomas Weaver
Carl T. Smith
George Pancol
Columbus
Madison County
Herman Bacon
Muncie
Pilot Unhurt As Plane Crashes In Field
Sheridan Ohio University student crash landed a light plane in a field near town last night after a forced descent in wind. Samuel C. Orndorff 18 Clyde Ohio was uninjured though the 1960 Cessna 1530 suffered nose gear and propeller damage. The aircraft owned by the university.
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Ohio University
Here
Samuel C. Orndorff
Clyde
Ohio
Jack Marks
Orndorff
Urbana
Inl
Columbus
University
GOP Women's Breakfast at YM Sunday Speakers Planned
Madison County Womens Republican Club sets its annual May Breakfast for Sunday at 7:30 AM at the YMCA. Miss Irene Meyers of Fort Wayne will be principal speaker with Invocation by State Supreme Court Judge Harold Achor and Benediction for former Superior Court Judge Sid Cleveland.
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Madison County Womens’ Republican Club
YMCA
Irene Meyers
Fort Wayne
A. P. McDaniels
State Supreme Court
Harold Achor
Superior Court
Sid Cleveland
Joan of Arc
General Electric Company
Miss Meyers
Anderson Center to Handle NYC Freight Agency Closures
Indiana Public Service Commission approves plan to close 10 New York Central Railroad freight agencies and route services through an Anderson center. Patrons gain toll free calls and staffed centers, consolidating from Alexandria Summitville Fairmount Jonesboro Lafontaine North Manchester Warsaw Leesburg Milford New Paris Linwood Bolivar Silver Lake Claypool Milford Junction.
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LaFontaine
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