Monkeys survive space flight aboard Jupiter nose cone
Able and Baker, two space monkeys, rode 1500 miles in a Jupiter missile nose cone for 15 minutes reaching 10,000 mph and eight minutes of weightlessness. Recovered by Navy tug, they emerged in perfect condition, unlike the earlier monkey Reliable who died after a similar flight. The event codes the start of animal testing for future manned space missions.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
Able
Baker
Antigua
Federal Space Agency
U.S
Memorial Day observance planned by Anderson officials
Memorial Day plans in Anderson call for a 9 a.m. ceremony on the south lawn of the courthouse square with Women’s Relief Corps in charge and Rev. David Cox as speaker. Taps by Don Roby and a firing squad from American Legion Post and VFW Post 266 will salute the war dead. Afterward, processions will move to the 9th Street bridge for further rites honoring naval personnel lost at sea.
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9Th Street
White River
Legion
VFW
United Spanish War Veterans
Amvets
DAV
George Graham
Harry Hedges
J. Farrell Wilson
Zula Clem
Aubey Johnson
Indiana Lake
Indianapolis
World Progress Gains Are Cited By Dr. Furbay at Dinner
Dr. John H. Furbay, lecturer and education director of Trans-World Airlines, spoke to about 400 at the Anderson Chamber of Commerce Spring Membership dinner in the YMCA. He said more progress lies ahead in the next 50 years if peace endures, citing education and communication advances and their impact on so-called backward regions as key drivers of future development. He tied his remarks to the theme The Shape of Things to Come and noted recent gains in global progress.
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John H. Furbay
New York
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
Thomas McMahan
Chamber
Furbay
Herald
Trans-World Airlines
Four Hurt In Area Accidents
Four persons were treated at St. John's Hospital within an hour yesterday after injuries in three area traffic crashes two in Anderson and one on Ind. 9 four miles north of here. A 7 year old bike rider Mace Hitchens and pedestrian injuries followed two auto strikes on Anderson streets. Hitchens at 8th Street and Raible Avenue ran a stop sign into a car driven by Madonna Hughes. he had a slight head injury and was released. Frederick Ridgley 17 walked into a car at Lincoln Street and Pendleton Avenue, suffering bruises and hip abrasions and was released. A line of four southbound cars collided near a resurfacing project on Ind. 9 when traffic halted for a highway flagger. Details continued on page 2.
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St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Here
Ind
8Th Street
Raible Avenue
Mace Hitchens
Raible Ave
Raible
Madonna Hughes
Frederick Ridgley
Lincoln St
Pendleton Avenue
John Nelson Hedrick
E. St. St
Lincoln Street
Ridgley
Herbert William
Bridge robbed for steel after torch-cut in Pike County
Petersburg officials report a bridge cut by a torch into about three tons of steel. The bridge, 30 feet long, was dismantled and moved by thieves, marking a new entry in local crime annals.
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Petersburg
Ind
Pike County
Revere First To Identify By Teeth
Historical note about Paul Revere using dental evidence to identify a deceased person, specifically Dr. Joseph Warren after the Battle of Bunker Hill. The entry suggests a Lost Act concept and advertises an ad-writer line with a phone number for lost items.
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Revere
Paul Revere
Joseph Warren
Bunker Hill
Suspect Held In 4 Year Old Triple Murder
CHICAGO UPI A former mental patient with a long record of molesting boys became the latest suspect in the four year old triple slaying of John and Anton Schuessler and Robert Peterson. Frank Mercer 33 of Zion Illinois was held for questioning after admitting familiarity with the forest preserve where the nude beaten bodies were found October 18 1955. Police planned an intensive lie test. Mercer was a former patient at Chicago State Mental Hospital and the mental division of Hines Veterans Hospital. He was arrested by Wheeling police while parked in a northwest forest preserve near a swimming area. Police charged Mercer earlier with lewd acts and contributing to the delinquency of two boys aged 12 and 13 whom he allegedly fed beer and molested near a gravel pit. The boys told police and Wheeling officers recalled seeing a man fitting Mercer's description nearby.
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Chicago
UPI
John
Anton Schuessler
Robert Peterson
Frank Mercer
Zion
Ill
Schuessler
Peterson
Mercer
Chicago State Mental Hospital
Hines Veterans Hospital
Wheeling
Jack Kimsey
Rickey Faces Graduates At Allen University On Living Together
Branch Rickey told 111 Allen University graduates that the main world problem is finding a peaceful way for all people to live together. He praised the all Negro institution, offered star pitcher Leroy Hicks an expense paid trip to Forbes Field, and noted Hicks will graduate in September after a 29 3 four year record. Rickey warned the United States has a segment of the problem of living together alongside international tensions.
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Columbia
S.C
UPT
Rickey
Hicks
Pittsburgh
Allen
Alabama State
United States
Two Killed In Plane Mishap Aboard Essex Carrier
A Navy FJ Fury jet piloted by Lt. James G. Steele collided with a parked aircraft on the U S S Essex during a landing about 200 miles east of Jacksonville. Steele and Airman Charles E. Porter died in the blaze that damaged the carrier and destroyed two planes. Twenty-one others were injured and 18 more hospitalized as flames swept the deck and weapons were pushed overboard. The Saratoga escorted the Essex as the fire was contained by steering to alter wind direction.
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Jacksonville
Fla
UPI
James G. Steele
Charles E. Porter
Navy
Steele
Here
Atlantic
Island
Delco-Remy Names Three Executives to New Posts
Delco-Remy Division announces three major promotions by General Manager Donald L. Boyes. J. H. Bolles becomes divisional director of product reliability, H. G. Riggs named director of sales and engineering, and Robert L. Kessler moves to works manager. The changes reflect a broadened reliability concept to improve product performance and customer acceptance. Bolles brings 39 years with Delco-Remy, joining in 1920, after Ohio Wesleyan graduation, and has held multiple production and engineering roles including chief engineer since 1947.
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J. H. Bolles
Delco-Remy
H. G. Riggs
Mr. Bolles
Robert Kessler
Mr. Riggs
Delco-Remy Division
Donald L. Boyes
Robert L. Kessler
Delco-Remy Long
Boyes
Boyles
Bolles
Ohio Senate three ring circus goes into second day
The Ohio Senate ongoing session enters its second day as a turbulent debate continues. The chaotic proceedings draw attention to clashes among lawmakers, with public interest high and observers watching for key votes and procedural moves.
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Ohio Senate
AHS Yearbook Editors Named
Three Anderson High School coeds will head the 1964 Indian yearbook staff. Janet Alleman is editor in chief, Beverly Miller managing editor, and Patty Fleece business manager. Other staff appointments include Sandi Cox activities editor and Diana Miller senior section editor. Photographers are James Scovel Ed McCrocklin and Kenneth Heavilin.
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Anderson High School
Mounds Park
Sandi Cox
Diana Miller
Judy Crow
David May
Vicki Learned
Nikki Morrill
James Scovel
Ed McCrocklin
Kenneth Heavilin
Norma Jean Cripe
Jane Preston
Joan McGillicuddy
Frank Woschitz
Miss Aileman
Pat McKeand
Dave DeBolt
Larry Contos
Jane Hamilton
Barbara Diedring
Janice Branch
Donna Grant
Sheron Whiteman
McDermott Urges Action At New Castle Chamber Meeting
State Sen. George W. McDermott urged immediate political action to prevent big labor from taking over the nation. He told New Castle Chamber of Commerce that the public must act in self defense or face a labor government dictating economic regulation and the American way of life.
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New Castle
Ind
George W. McDermott
Alexandria
McDermott
Senate Labor Committee
Big la
Foreign Ministers Return to Geneva Under Eisenhower Prodding
Washington AP The Big Four foreign ministers head back to Geneva for 17 hours aboard a U S Air Force DC6 as Eisenhower presses for progress toward a summit on the German crisis. He urged concrete results at Geneva, aiming to move talks beyond stalemate since May 11.
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Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower
Atlantic
White House
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
I Gromyko
Nikita
Khrushchev
United States
Britain
France
Christian A. Herter
Konrad Adenauer
City Planning Body To Meet Here Thursday
The City Plan Commission will meet June 4 to act on two rezoning petitions and two variances from city zoning ordinances. Items include rezoning 932 and 934 W Sth St for a filling station and 521 W Sth St south half for business, plus variances for a gift shop at 2024 Meridian St and a beauty salon at Sir W 33rd St. James D. Priest presides with members Eggman Brown Maine Barber Branaman Van Camp and Shipley.
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City Plan Commission
Donald M. Gwinnup
W. Sth St
W. &Th St
Meridian St
Sir W. 33Rd St
James D. Priest
Louis Kk. Eggman
Ralph O. Brown
Roland Maine
John Barber Jr
Darrell Branaman
Dale van Camp
Thomas C. Shipley
Congress approves blank-check for bomber alert amid defense bill
The House Appropriations Committee voted to grant the president funds to keep bombers on constant airborne alert, approving a 38.85 billion defense measure for the new fiscal year. It trimmed space programs, reallocated funds for missiles, and criticized military planning while debating the Air Force Bemarc anti-aircraft project. Page 2 continues.
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Washington
UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Russia
Navy
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Academy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Elderly Woman Loses Right To Keep Bus Stop
Chicago wired report says Mrs. Marry Holtman, a widow from Rockford, loses Greyhound bus stop near her farm as Greyhound renounces the route for a tollway plan. Despite her offer of 5,000 down and 1,000 yearly, officials say the corporation needs the revenue and the old service ends.
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Chicago
Marry Holtmen
Greyhound
Holtman
Lonesome
St. Peter's Church
New Arrivals at Vicnity Hospital
Born at Vicnity Hospital to Mr and Mrs Richard Truex Rt 1 a boy. Mr and Mrs Robert Anderson 2005 Horton a girl. Mr and Mrs Ralph Carter Chesterfield a girl. Mr and Mrs Michael Moon Rt 2 Pendleton a boy. Mr and Mrs Alphonse Ohn Kieser Middletown a girl. Mr and Mrs Harold White 1211 W 1st St a boy.
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John's Hospital
Richard Truex
Robert Anderson
Horton
Ralph Carter
Chesterfield
Michael Moon
Pendleton
Alphonse Ohn Kieser
Middletown
Harold White
1St St
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George Hackett American Legion
5Th
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Madison Ave
Robert Manghelli
Russell Hiatt
DR Promotions
McElroy
Army
AHS
van Hudson
Steve Givens
Thelma Manuel
Connie Gustin
Nancy Hartzell
Janice Byrum
Mary Jean Trennepohl
New Castle Chamber
W. L. Hollingsworth
David T. Stevenson
Stevenson
Postal Service
Ward-Stilson
Skattue
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