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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1966
Page
1
Senate GOP Leader Dirksen on crutches after surgery calls for a leadership meeting with President Johnson to discuss the Viet Nam situation. He notes public opinion shifts but says exact meaning unclear and urges a thorough, all-hands briefing.
Memorial Day events are planned with a motor cavalcade forming at 10 15 a m from 26 W 9th St to the American Legion Post will serve as gathering point for the march to Memorial Park Cemetery for an 11 a m service and then to East Maplewood Cemetery for a noon ceremony Veterans groups including the VFW the VFW Auxiliary the American Legion Auxiliary World War I Veterans United Spanish American War Veterans Amvets and the 40 and 8 will participate Color Guard and firing squad in full regalia will lead the patriotic rites American Legion President Ernie Fair announced plans last night and noted the procession will honor the nation s war dead
The Soviet central Asian city of Tashkent endured its third powerful quake in less than a month. The temblor struck in midafternoon as many residents were in safer new offices. No casualty figures were released immediately, but damage is expected lighter than the night quakes that struck older homes.
John Stahl, 28, failed to blow a London post office safe with gel ignite and spent hours searching for his getaway car without shoes as police chased him with tracker dogs. The vehicle sat just around the corner, and Stahl was later picked up exhausted by officers at the scene.
State GOP delegates and candidates will gather June 3 at Linders on the Point for speeches on issues. Precinct leaders from 88 precincts are invited, with credentials after a $10 assessment to cover party obligations. Nixon will keynote the June 11 GOP GO GO GO dinner at the Indiana State Fairgrounds with a salute to eleven congressional candidates.
A Marion County jury sentenced mother Gertrude Baniszewski 37 and daughter Paula 18 to life terms for their roles in the torture slaying of 16 year old Sylvia Likens. Three boys John Baniszewski 13 Richard Hobbs 15 and Coy Hubbard 15 received 2 to 21 years in Indiana reformatories. Judge Rabb provided no probation for the youths, sending them to Pendleton under special supervision.
Sunny and warm days with fair but cool nights are forecast for Indiana through Thursday. Afternoon highs in the 70s may reach the low 80s Thursday with overnight lows in the 40s. Tuesday's highs were in the mid to upper 60s with the Jeffersonville New Albany area in the 70s. Rains and storms earlier Tuesday subsided by dawn as severe storm warnings and a tornado watch for much of Northern Indiana were lifted.
A jury of four women and eight men was impaneled in Madison Circuit Court to hear evidence in the second murder trial of Earl Ewright Noble. Prosecutors called three witnesses as proceedings began, including a fellow inmate who testified he knew the victim Jerry Lee North but not Noble. The witness described seeing North outside his work area on the morning of the death.
Madison County Women's Republican Club members filled the Allis home for the May gathering. Mrs. J. W. Rice discussed Nine Men Against America, reviewing Rosalie Gordon's book and its critique of the Supreme Court from 1937 to today.
Poppies to honor veterans of all wars will be sold Friday and Saturday May 27 28 by George Hackett Post 127 American Legion Auxiliary. Mrs Letha M Hall chairman said remember the veterans and wear a poppy. The poppy was made by a disabled veteran in the Marion VA Hospital. Poppy Headquarters will be at the Anderson Motor Hotel.
Mostly sunny and pleasant conditions continue today with a high in the 70s and a low near 60. A cooler night is expected with generally fair skies on Thursday and a sunrise at 5 24 a m and sunset at 8 01 p m.
A bearded Glenn Stewart surrendered after a day-long manhunt in Arkansas. Indiana prosecutors charged widow Mrs. Larry Schmidt with conspiracy in the Mother's Day killing of her husband in Marion. Schmidt previously led officers to his body after a debt dispute and alleged affair surfaced amid the investigation.
A 16 year old from Anderson was critically injured and four others seriously hurt in a two car collision south of Alexandria at Indiana 9 and 128. Linda Sue Smith 16 of Anderson was rushed to Methodist Hospital Indianapolis with severe injuries. Donald Dick 61 and his son Fred 27 of Alexandria were admitted to Community Hospital along with Rubin Garcia 18 and Brenda Dowell 16. A fourth Garcia car occupant William Miller 18 of Anderson was also taken to hospital.
Anderson Public School System will open Brentwood and Southview Elementary Schools next fall, creating two new districts for about 720 students. Construction costs total around 1.1 million dollars with completion just before the September 2 start date. The initiative introduces team teaching and central libraries, and student placements follow revised district boundaries along Raible Avenue Indiana 32 and surrounding streets.
UPI reports the United States will observe the fifth anniversary of the man to the moon effort with the Launch of the Explorer satellite and a Saturn 5 test model rollout at Cape Kennedy. The 492 pound Explorer will lift atop a Delta rocket at 10 am EDT, while a ground test Saturn 5 will be moved to its firing pad. The mission follows President Kennedy's 1961 goal to reach the moon by 1969 and includes eight experiments to study space air through a 170 to 750 mile orbit.
War correspondence from Da Nang and Da Ve besieged Tinh Hoi pagoda reveals a night of terror as Buddhist forces fire on retreating troops and newsmen. Reporters describe corpses, civilians, and frightened students amid gunfire and paratrooper assault.
Florida mayor Robert King High defeated Governor Hayden Burns for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination amid Kennedy ties. In Oregon, Robert Duncan led Howard Morgan for the Democratic nomination to replace Maurine Neuberger, with early precinct results favoring Duncan. A Kentucky contest saw M Snyder win as a Goldwater Republican.
The AC School of Theology schedules a 7 a.m. baccalaureate on June 5 at Park Place Church of God with Rev. Oral Withrow delivering the sermon. Park Place ties to evening worship and the service precedes the undergraduate college’s ceremony. Commencement for both schools is planned for June 13. Rev. Withrow, a recent hire from South Charleston West Virginia, leads the Kendale Church of God in Columbus Ohio.
At St John s Hospital, Gerald Case and wife of 711 W 24th St welcome a girl. James Sparks and wife of Rt 1 greet a girl. Brian Hardy and wife from Daleville celebrate a boy. At Conley Hospital Harrison Cavender and wife of 2406 Dover St have a boy. Gordon Reitz and wife of 2203 Bramble seee welcome a girl. An unnamed couple at 1239 E 26th St celebrate a boy.
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