118 Killed in Plunge of Canadian Jetliner
Indianapolis AP report says a temporary injunction halted the Indiana War Memorials Commission from official actions while a suit over its powers proceeds. The order prevents meetings or decisions but allows Executive Secretary Jack D. Trowbridge to handle routine administration of the World War Memorial Building.
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Indianapolis
Indiana War Memorials Commission
Marion Circuit Court
French M. Elrod
Indiana Civil Liberties Union
Nin
Jack D. Trowbridge
Chamber of Commerce releases October 1963 business data
A Cham ber of Commerce report covers October 1963 with 32 firms reporting a 3.43 percent rise from October 1962. City employment reached 26,224, up 1.71 percent from September. Unemployment claims fell 6.55 percent from October 1962 and 12 percent from September. Electric meters in operation rose 4.91 percent to 26,999, while electric power consumption increased 11.8 percent from October 1962. Water meters in operation grew to 18,095 with 17,485 in October 1962. Food price indices and transportation costs showed declines, with clothing and hotel rates noted amid broader price movements.
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Chamber of Commerce
Coe (Ap
Bureau of
Reed
Costs Rise as Court Blocks Memorial Meeting
A legal battle over access to a memorial pits the American Legion against the ICLU. Gov. Welsh backs admitting the ICLU, while four Legion lawyers seek a declaratory ruling on the commission’s authority under the 1957 act. A temporary injunction was issued Friday, delaying any action on applications to hold a meeting. The plaintiffs argue the current commission composition violates the law. Kingsbury of Indianapolis, a retired manufacturer, is the lead client represented by Legion members.
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Commission
ICLA
American Legion
ICLU
Matthew E. Welsh
Legion
George H. Kingsbury
Indianapolis
Kingsbury
The
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Hit and run driver caught by owner of struck car
An alleged hit and run driver was caught yesterday afternoon by the owner of the car that was sideswiped in front of 2410 Pitt A. The vehicle owned by Robert L. Stanley, Rt. 2, Box 216, was parked on the east side of Pitt when struck by a northbound car. Police report Latnley. Please turn to page 2.
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Robert L
Stanley, Rt. 2
Pitt
City Receives New Five Mays Park Skating Rink
The Mounds Kiwanis Club formally presented a new ice rink at 5 Mays Park to the City Park Department on Thanksgiving Day. Mayor Ralph R. Ferguson and Assistant Park Superintendent Adrian Southers attended as the city accepted the rink, built at a cost of 9000 dollars. Bell Engineering Company Detroit supplied the freezing equipment, housed in a trailer beside the rink, with safety dasher boards installed and city lights for night use. The club also donated the former Santa Claus house to the Anderson Retail Merchants Division.
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5 Mays Park
Wroth St
Mounds Kiwanis Club
Ralph R. Ferguson
Adrian Southers
Bellz Engineering Company
Detroit
Anderson Retail Merchants
Santa Claus
Johnson picks seven for inquiry into Kennedy assassination
President Johnson named a blue ribbon commission led by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate Kennedy s assassination and the death of Lee Harvey Oswald. The seven members include Sen. Richard Russell Sen. John Sherman Cooper Hale Boggs Gerald Ford Allen Dulles and John J. McCloy. The panel is to report findings to Johnson the American people and the world. In Dallas Gov Connallys aide said the appointment was interesting but Connally rests. Texas AG Carr announced a state court of inquiry into the assassination to be held next month.
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Washington
UPD
Johnson
Earl Warren
Kennedy
White House
House
Senate
Warren
Richard Russell
D-Ga
John Sherman Cooper
Rey
Hale Boggs
Gerald
R. Ford
R-Mich
CIA
Allen W. Dulles
Andl
John J. McCloy
Special Commission
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Texas
John Connally
Texas Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Period Of Transition Taxpayers Share Burden
Editorial notes this is the final of six articles on Madison County school reorganization plans. Tax dollars underpin essential school operations as the district moves through a period of transition and financial restructuring.
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Berald
Madina County
Patrick, J. McKeand
Madison County School Expansion Faces Tax Hurdles
In Madison County, discussions on school construction across Anderson Elwood and Pendleton focus on boundaries tax reorganization and reliance on cumulative build funds to avoid debt. The piece notes delayed expansions, revenue constraints, and reliance on outside resources to fund new wings and facilities.
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Madison County
Anderson
Elwood
Nances
Alexandria
Pendleton
When first fund is exhausted money is borrowed
When the initial fund runs out, borrowing begins and must be repaid with interest, according to Coones.
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Coones
City County Building project hearing set for Dec 3
Madison County hearing on the City-County Building project is scheduled for December 3 at 1 30 p m in the Madison County courthouse. Judge Ralph Rector will oversee proceedings after a venue change from Judge Carl T Smith. The injunction halted action last July to prevent loss of ground for the courthouse and a group of Madison County citizens seeks to defend officials rights to establish an Anderson Madison County Building Authority.
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Madison County
Carl T. Smith
Smith
Ralph Rector
Superior Court Two
Delaware County
Madison Country
William Catlin
Whitehead
Don LaPierre
Madison Circuit
Sanford Hicks
Theodore Likens
Ater
Anderson City
Anderson-Madison County
Ander
Purdue DC3 crash kills Purdue alumna stewardess
A foggy crash on a ridgeline in West Virginia killed 19 year old stewardess Alice V. Hawkins, a former Purdue student, as a Purdue Aeronautics Corp DC3 charter carriage to Furman University bound for a basketball game crashed. Pilot William Cook, copilot Davis Sewell, escaped and were hospitalized with cuts.
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Morgantown
W.va
Purddue University
West Virginia University
Alice V. Hawkins
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
William Cook
Davis Sewell
Richmond
Purdue Aeronautics Corp
Furman University
Greenville
S.C
Morgantown Municipal Airport
Delislow
Sewell
Tragedy Near Montreal as DC8 Crashes in Storm
A Trans-Canada Airlines DC8 carrying 118 people including football fans crashed and exploded after takeoff from Montreal in a driving rainstorm. All aboard were killed, making Canada's worst aviation disaster. Rainy weather prevented several others from boarding before departure for Toronto. It was the second worst single plane crash in commercial aviation.
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ST. Therese
Que
UPI
Trans-Canada Airlines
Montreal
Canada
Toronto
Terrorists Act To Halt Vote In Venezuela
A chaotic sequence of events ties a Venezuela vote disruption to a plane crash near St Therese and a Cuban intervention dispute. Reports describe a jet crash after takeoff from Montreal area, with 111 passengers and seven crew amid gunfire and a curfew warning. President Betancourt urged hemispheric action against Castro while Venezuelan officials accused Cuba of arming violent groups. The scene near Quebec and Caracas spurred emergency meetings and calls for sanctions as authorities piece together survivor accounts and motives.
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St. Therese
St Therese
Montreal
Carcas
Venezuela
UPI
Est
U. S. Army
Romulo Betancourt
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Tastro
Armed Forces For National Liberation
FALN
James K. Chenault
U.S
Betancourt
Marcos Falcon
Briceno
Venezela
Castro
Hemisphere
Ilegal
Red
Church of God
General Assembly
Philadelphia
Les National Council of Churches
Advent Season Lights Brighten City With Decorations
Anderson formally opened the Christmas season as lights and decorations lit the city. Shops displayed bright window displays and a large brilliantly lit Christmas tree stood on the courthouse south lawn, with evergreen arches and bulbs spanning 30 blocks of streets.
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Anderson
Herald
Yule Meaning Essay by AHS Senior Karen Clevenger
Karen Clevenger, a 17 year old Anderson High senior, contributes a “What Christmas Means To Me” essay. She writes that Christmas transcends Santa Claus and gifts, surpasses traditions, and embodies warmth and inspiration amid a troubled world, signaling a broader holiday spirit.
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AHS
Karen Clevenger
Anderson High School
Santa Claus
New Arrivals in Anderton and Vicinity
Birth notices from Community Hospital list several newborns: a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Batt of Muncie. a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Phethal Parleton of 122 W. 17th St. a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bell of 151 Pendleton. a girl Gayle Lynne born to Airmar First Class Land and Mrs. Edward L. Powers at Nettis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, Nev. Grandparents named include Charles F. Kennedy of 1810 Indiana 67 W. and James F. Powers of 2108 E 33rd St. also noted. Further births reported for Mr. and Mrs. Carrell Ridgemay of 977 Della Dr in Lexington Ky, with maternal grandparents Mrs.nae Widvey Rt. 3 Pendleton and Robert Kise of Andersen, and paternal grandparents Mrs. Mildren Arnet and Agta Ridgeway of Pendleton.
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Richard Batt
Muncie
Phethal Parleton
17Th St
Gerald Bell
Pendleton
Airmar
Edward L. Powers
Gayle Lynne
Nettis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Charles F. i Kennedy
Ind
James F. Powers
33Rd St
Carrell I Ridgemay
Della Dr
Leneon
Maternl
Nae Widvey
Rt. 3
Pendtetem
Robert Kise
Andersen
Mildren Arnet
Agta Ridgeway
Pendiatos
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