Space Traveler Praises Shepard Medal Ceremony
Washington honors astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr for becoming the first American in space with a Kennedy pinning of a medal. Congress greeted him with personal messages and a formal resolution after his 115 mile suborbital flight last Friday.
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Washington
Kennedy
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Congress
Shepard
White House
Capitol
NASA
Shepards
Johnson
Reassessment Meetings Set By Officials
First of a series of public meetings to explain details of the 1961 real estate reassessment program for property owners will be held at 1 p.m. today at Boone-Duck Creek School. County Assessor Joe Hartman says Associated Survey will explain procedures in 12 of 14 townships, with meetings planned in other areas. Areas to be reassessed include Adams, Fall Creek, Green, Stony Creek, Union, Jackson, Monroe, Van Buren, Lafayette, Boone, Duck Creek, and Richland townships.
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P.m
Boone - Duck Creek
Joe Hartman
Associated Survey
Hartman
Boone Township
Anderson Township
Pipe Creek
Adams
Fall Creek
Green
Stony Creek
Union
Jackson
Monroe, van Buren, Lafayette, Boone, Duck Creek, and
Richland Townships
Truce Team Returns To Laos
A three nation cease fire commission returns to Laos to verify the truce between the royal government and Pathet Lao rebels as talks stall in Hin Heup. The group, led by Samar Sen, arrives amid slow negotiations and no agreed venue for cease fire talks. Western diplomats work toward a Geneva conference to declare Laos neutral and united.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Hin Heup
Geneva
Samar Sen
India
Representa
Twister Flood Outbursts Hit Midwestern States
A spring storm unleashed tornadoes and record rains across the Midwest and South, flooding towns from Arkansas to Ohio. Deaths rise to at least 36 as dozens of highways close and numerous communities evacuate. Damages include demolished houses, ruined crops, and damaged utilities across six states.
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Midwest
Prospect
Texas
Ohio
Arkansas
Coshocton
Capleville
Memphis
Tenn
Mounds
Ill
Plano
Tex
Lower Midwest
Upper Dixie
Mississippi
Alabama
Oklahoma
Howe
Tulsa
Missouri
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Centralia
Central City
Sandoval
Wawac
Centrala
Miami
Okla
Ponca City
Small Business Administration
SBA
Boone
Baxter
Burial Alive Tale Opens Eichmann Trial Testimony
An ill Rivka Yoseilevka testified in Jerusalem about being shot by a Nazi squad and dumped into a mass grave. Eichmann listened impassively as she described the massacre of Russian Jews, while his defense won safe conduct for two former SS officers to testify.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Rivka Yoseilevka
Adolf Eichmann
Vasilevska
Eichmann
Ichmann
Gideon Hausner
Wilhelm Hoett
Walter Huppenkothen
Secret Police
Hausner
Israel
Hoettl
Huplpenko
Indiana Floods Sweep Across State Sheltering Towns
Flash floods and storms drenched Central and Southern Indiana with over 10 inches of rain in places. National Guardsmen evacuated families from Fredericksburg and Milltown as Duck Creek and White River crests threatened homes and dams. Evansville suffered extensive water and wind damage, a Maple Dinettes plant lost $50,000, and a large sewer collapse disrupted Chestnut Street.
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Hoosier
Indiana
Vincennes
Fredericksburg
Washington County
Milltown
State Adjutant General’s Office
National Guard
Metamora
Duck Creek
Hope
Bartholomew County
West Fork
White River
Prospect Park
Spencer
Elliston
Newberry
U.S
Lagrange
Steuben
Wabash
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Evansville
Maple Dinettes
Chestnut St
Campaign Funds Help Modernize Hospital
The Central Service Department of Saint John's Hospital has been renovated at a cost exceeding $70,000. Community support from Anderson aided the Anderson-Madison County Hospital campaign. Central Service prepares equipment and sterile supplies for all hospital departments, from the outpatient area to operating rooms, maternity, pediatrics, and newborn care.
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Central Service
Saint John’s Hospital
Anderson
Anderson-Madison County
Rummage sale at St. George's Church loses coat
A Ladies' Guild rummage sale in Hartford over the weekend ended with a coat missing after a shopper reportedly bought it during the rush. No suspects named.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Ladies’ Guild of
St. George’s
Armenian Apostolic Church
R W Yelton Dies Monday
Robert W. Yelton 58 of 1617 Euclid Dr president of Yelton Typewriters Inc Anderson died at 2 am Monday at Indiana University Medical Center Indianapolis. Born in Ohio he came to Anderson 27 years ago founded the typewriter store and attended Christ Lutheran Church. Survivors include widow Anita Heisser Yelton two brothers James LaPorte Carey Lake Wales Fla two sisters Mrs Fred Brenan Middletown and Miss Ann Yelton Dayton Ohio. Funeral services 1:30 pm Wednesday Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home burial East Maplewood Cemetery. Memorials to Christ Lutheran Church building fund or Lions Club benevolence fund.
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Robert W. Yelton
Euclid Dr
Yelton Typewriters, Inc
Anderson
Indiana University Medical Center
Indianapolis
Ohio
Greenfield
Ind
Yelton
Christ Luthern Church
Fellowship Masonic Lodge
The
Lions Club
Anita Heisser Yelton
James
LaPorte
Carey
Lake Wales
Fla
Fred Brenan
Middletown
Ann Yelton
Dayton
Harold E. Rozelle
E. F. Lorenz
Christ Lutheran Church
East Maplewood Cemetery
Christ Lutheran Church Building Fund
Lions Club Benevolence Fund
DePauw Names Mrs. Wagner Mother of the Year
Mrs. Robert Wagner of Anderson was named DePauw University's Mother of the Year during the May Day Mother's Day observance in Greencastle on Saturday.
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Robert Wagner
Anderson
DePauw University
Greencastle
DePauw
Three County Residents Hurt in Separate Auto Mishaps
Three residents sustained minor injuries in separate crashes yesterday. Marylin Kiv, 16, suffered bruises and possible shock after a collision at W 8th and Chase Streets involving Louis Watson and Patricia Carroll. Totals: $225 damage. William Currey, 23, was bumped on the head when his car hit Richard Zanko at 12th and Fletcher after Zanko failed to yield at a stop sign. damage $550. Everett Wogerman, 61, was cut on the chin when his car struck Byrd Francher at 633 Broadway. damage $500.
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Marylin Kiv
W. 8Th St
William Currey
Park Ave
Everett Wogerman
Alexandria
Miss Kiv
Louis Watson
Lafayette St
Patricia Carroll
Rt. 6
W. 8Th
Chase Sts
Watson
8Th St
Currey
Richard Zanko
38Th St
Zanko
12Th
Fletcher ‘Sts
Wogerman
Byrd Francher
Meridian St
Fron
Broadway
Francher
Allies Rally Behind Rusk NATO Takes Firm Stand
Allies in NATO declare resolve to resist any Soviet move on West Berlin after Dean Rusk warns Khrushchev. Rusk meets foreign ministers in Oslo as NATO Reacts to Khrushchev demands during the council’s opening day in Norway.
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Norway
America
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
West Berlin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Arctic
Aegean
Rusk
NATO Council For
NATO
Hans Kroll
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
Moscow
NATO Council
Storting
Police Probe Breakin Here
An early morning breakin at Abel's Tavern 1925 Broadway saw the safe opened and vending machines damaged with an undetermined cash take. Entry gained through a south door. Also reported thefts include gloves cigarettes lighters at Charlie's Standard Service 929 W Cross St totaling about 70 dollars. A coin collection valued at 500 dollars was reported from 2323 Walton St. Sunday. About 45 dollars in change was taken from cigarette machines at Sun Valley Speedway Saturday night.
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Abel's Tavern
Broadway
Charlie's Standard
W. Cross St
James O. Bennett
Walton St
Sun Valley Speedway
GM Employes Prepare For Killbuck Outing
Guide Lamp and Delco-Remy divisions plan a four day Killbuck Park Outing from August 10 to 13 at Killbuck Park Indianapolis. Rides by Gooding Amusement Co will be free to employees and immediate families. Stage shows two or three times daily. Park opens May 27. page 2 column 9.
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Guide Lamp
Delco-Remy
Killbuck Park
Riverside Park
Indianapolis
Gooding Amusement Co
Coumbus
Ohio
Lamp
Attack Warning Tests Planned Wednesday
Anderson civil defense authorities say repairs and tests will take place on the outdoor warning system starting about 9 30 a m Wednesday. Sirens will sound intermittently through out the day during repairs and circuit testing residents should not be alarmed during the tests. Carmel Snow former editor of Harpers Bazaar dies at 73 in Manhattan home.
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Anderson
New York
Carmel Snow
Harper’s Bazaar Magazine
Manhattan
Medical Center Receives County Grants for Research
Two individual two thousand dollar grants to the Indiana University Medical Center were approved by the Madison County United Fund Board. One third of each grant funds heart research and two thirds cancer research. Recipients include Dr. Felix Pircher, Dr. Robert J. Rohn, Dr. Joseph C. Ross, and Dr. Harris B. Schumacher.
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Indiana University Medical Center
Madison County
United Fund Board of Directors
George Taggart
First Presbyterian Church
United Fund Board
Taggart
United Fund Movement
Indiana
Felix Pircher
Robert J. Rohn
Joseph C. Ross
Department of Medicine
Harris B. Schumacher
New Arrivals in Amerson Area at St. John's Hospital
At St. John's Hospital several families announce newborns. Frank Amos and wife 1217 E. 1st St. welcomed a boy. Jerry Foster of Rt. 4 Anderson a boy. Harry Leisure 1614 E. 17th St. a girl. Billy Boger 427 Madison Ave. a boy. Joe Herrington 3520 E. 38th St. a boy. David Carmany 1840 Ohio Ave. a boy. Jack Rehmal 323 E. Cross St. a girl. Donald Carper 3625 W. 8th St. a girl. Russell DuBois 904 College Dr. a boy.
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St. John’s Hospital
Frank Amos
1St St
Jerry Foster
Anderson
Harry Leisure
17Th St
Billy Boger
Madison Ave
Joe Herrington
David Carmany
Ohio Ave
Jack Rehmal
E. Cross St
Donald Carper
W. 8Th St
Russell DuBois
College Dr
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United Press International
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Junior Achievement, Inc
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Walter Black
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