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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1959
Page
10
Officials plan the annual Memorial Day observance on Saturday at the south lawn of the courthouse square. Members of the Women's Relief Corps will lead the program with a speaker, the Reverend David Can, pastor at South Meridian Church of God. Taps will be sounded by Town Roby and a firing squad will fire the salute.
Chicago reports a complex sequence surrounding a 4 year old triple murder case. Detained is a mental patient previously at Chicago State Mental Hospital and a former lecturer, tied to a suburban forest crime scene. Police charged Mercer with lewd conduct and contributing to delinquency, amid a broader investigation of suspects and victims in the weeks after the slayings.
The Appropriations Committee voted to grant broad funds to maintain a constant airborne alert against the Soviet threat. It endorsed a large defense bill for the new fiscal year, trimming several programs including the Navy carrier plan and Air Force Academy spending, while proposing new missiles and space defense projects. The panel criticized top military leadership for planning failures and opened a dispute over anti-aircraft weapons and force modernization.
Navy plane landing from the Essex in the Atlantic near Jacksonville Florida struck the deck and cartwheeled into the water. Pilot Lt James G. Steele was killed along with Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Charles E Porter. Three others were critically injured and one hospitalized with lesser injuries. Explosions followed as the crash damaged nearby planes on the flight deck.
A chaotic afternoon near Anderson Street involved a bike rider and a pedestrian escaping a collision with a mobiled vehicle. Injuries were reported as vehicles collided and a chain of crashes spread along Rathie Avenue and nearby streets. Police said responders treated several individuals, with one man taken to hospital and others released later. The incident also described a dramatic shipboard accident involving Saratoga, with damage and fires on deck but no serious injuries among crew.
Petersburg Indiana reports a bridge theft with a Vike County official noting the robbers cut through the structure and removed about three tons of high grade steel, then hauled it away.
Fragmentary OCR describes an offer to identify a dental plate by teeth and locate an owner. It mentions a person named Josep Wartes, a leaguer in an apparent event, and a lat ad with a phone number 15371 for an ad-writer. The text is garbled with nonsensical phrasing and is not a clear incident.
Three major new assignments at Delea Romy 4 division were announced by General Manager Donald Boyes. LIL Bailes is named as divisional director of product type, previously director of sales and engineering. HW G. Biggs succeeds Bolles as director of sales and engineering, and Shotwit L. Kessler moves from manufacturing manager to works manager, succeeding Riggs. Bolles to take a new post focusing on management concepts to boost reliability and performance across manufacturing and engineering.
Fragmented clippings recount quotes and brief notes from page 11 and page 6 about military topics, a large electronics sale near Indianozong Pose, and Ohio state actions. The garbled text references a two day event and a second day continuation with unclear sale figures.
The 40 Indian AWS yearbook staff at Anderson High School was announced at the staff gathering last night. Janet Alleman is visitor-in-chief. Bev Miller is managing editor. Patty Fleece is business manager. Other appointments include Sandi Cox activities editor, Diana Miller senior section writer, Dudy Crew faculty, David May sports, Vicki Learned underclass, Nikki Morrill editor, James Sengel and Kenneth In as stall, Natmia Jean Cripe manager, Jane Pros circulation manager, Dan Medilticuddy office manager. Five scholarships for study were announced, with Miss Alleman, Miss Miller, Miss Leaver, Miss Coy, and Miss Fleece slated for programs. Senior annual staff honors were also noted, with awards to many staffers and transition remarks.
The City Plan Commission will meet June 4 to act on two rezoning petitions and requests for variances. A rezoning to allow a filling station at Ga and OW ath St. is planned along with rezoning the south half of 431 WL th St. for business. Variances are sought for a gift shop at 204 Meridian St and a beauty salon at TUL OW rd St. Members include James Press as president and other commissioners.
McDermott urges immediate and continuous political action to prevent labor from taking over the nation. He addresses New Castle Chamber of Commerce attendees, calling for strong regulatory measures and national policy changes.
Western strategists urge renewed talks as the foreign ministers resume Geneva discussions. High level representatives plan to press for concrete progress toward disarmament and broader security assurances amid U S and Soviet exchanges.
An elderly Chicago area woman loses access to a local bus stop after a protracted dispute over funding and control. The case centers on Marvis Greyhound and the Rockford-Chicago Greyhound line, highlighting a long reliance on the service for daily needs and church visits.
New arrivals reported in Anderson area include several newborns with parents listed. Names include Richard Ty Riba bey Mro and Mrs Robert Anders on, Horton and Carter families, and Michael Moon with others from Middletown Pendleton and LAW region.
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