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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1963
Page
13
Destruction from hurricane Flora leaves Haiti with thousands dead and many towns erased or destroyed while Cuba suffers record rainfall and crop losses. Health officials warn of widespread homelessness and disrupted communications as officials declare disasters and seek aid.
More than 400 farmers business leaders and spouses will gather Tuesday at the YMCA for a Madison County Farm Bureau and Anderson Chamber of Commerce banquet. Dr R C Scotty Young will deliver the keynote, a self made educator and wartime dollar a year man noted for promoting the American Way of Life. Verna Whitworth of Pendleton will entertain with A Visit With Verna as township farm bureau chairmen distribute banquet tickets.
An Anderson man died and a mother with an 11 month old child lay seriously injured after separate auto accidents Sunday. Kinley, 30, of 302 West Fifth Street, died two hours after a two car crash on Indiana 67 south of Muncie. In a second crash on Indiana 9 north of Anderson, Mrs Donald Turbeville, 23, and her daughter Toni were listed as seriously hurt. husband Donald, 28, was in satisfactory condition. A third injured driver, Lowell Hooker, 48, of Alexandria, swerved to avoid an unidentified car, crossed the median, and hit the Turbeville car. The Turbevilles and their child were treated at Community Hospital. Kinley wore a seat belt but suffered a fractured skull and crushed chest. The Kinley family and other victims are named, with funeral arrangements noted for Kinley at St Marys Church. Separately, doctors reported United States Information Agency Director Edward R Murrow’s tumor malignant and that he is recovering after removal.
Judge Carl T. Smith stalled a township annexation voting issue by removing Anderson residents from city limits. Attorneys for the township petitioners noted time to expunge the order before the Oct 29 return date. The ruling conflicts with a recent Indiana Supreme Court order appointing a special judge in the voting mandate suit.
Judge Carl T. Smith signed an emergency interlocutory injunction labeling the 1957 Annexation Ordinance unconstitutional under state and national constitutions. The order bars Anderson city officials and about 54 defendants from enforcing the ordinance and sets October 29 for them to answer. The move follows a six year remonstrance and Indiana Supreme Court ruling.
Mme Ngo Dinh Nhu, 38, sister in law of South Vietnam's President, arrived at Idlewild from Paris for an unofficial three week U.S. speaking tour. She denied being power hungry and sought understanding, defending Saigon policies amid religious and political turmoil. She criticized U.S. press coverage and asked newsmen for help in Paris.
In Stockholm from AP Sweden's fall military maneuvers hit a snag when defense forces captured the enemy commander and his staff. Judges had to reactivate the staff so the war games could continue.
Griffiths of Delco Remy spoke at a press conference after a 21 day YMCA exchange trip to Russia visiting Moscow Leningrad Volgograd and Erevan. He noted progress in space but poor sanitation and safety features with limited consumer advantages, saying Russia shows both advances and contradictions.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $13 billion federal spending bill funding 26 independent agencies and allocating $5.1 billion for NASA space exploration. NASA warned that if funds remain insufficient the Apollo program could slip two to three years, delaying lunar landings beyond 1970. A minority report urged deeper cuts, arguing the moon race costs taxpayers billions and that the United States may face Soviet space milestones.
Senate Democratic Secretary Robert G. Baker resigned amid rising disclosures of financial interests in business firms now under FBI scrutiny. The 35 year old, named to his post in 1955 by Vice President Johnson, and his wife held Senate jobs with a combined income above 31000 dollars. Mansfield praised his service as senior Democrats met privately in his office.
Omer L. Springer, a local teacher, earned the Honorary Thirty Third and last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. He is the tenth Madison County recipient and a past master of Mount Moriah Lodge. He led the Past Masters Association and Madison County committee work and held IOD and Scottish Rite roles in Indiana. Others who have received this honor include Earl Forney of Quincy.
London UPI Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met with senior ministers as Conservative infighting over his leadership persists two days before the annual party conference in Blackpool. Key figures R A Butler Duncan Sandys Lord Dilhorne and Lord Home attended amid speculation on successors and future leadership. With elections due within a year the party seeks a path to unite and challenge Labor.
The region expects mild weather with daytime highs in the mid 70s and cool nights. Overnight temperatures dip to the mid 50s to around 60, with light winds and dry skies reported across the area. Gentle, seasonable conditions are forecast, easing the demand for heating.
The Greater Madison County Citizens Committee urges a direct highway between Ander son and Elwood and will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at Mangas Cafeteria Elwood. The board of directors and all interested citizens will gather. Roy Swanson of the Anderson Chamber of Commerce says most Roads Committee members plan to attend.
A series of birth announcements from St Johns and Community Hospitals notes babies born to Murdock, McCully, England, Mingle, Lambert, Chambers, Huffer, Brown, Rowe, and Usher families. Included are locations in Anderson, Daleville, Middletown, Pendleton, and Washington DC, with grandparents named for several families.
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