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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1964
Page
1
Khrushchev is removed amid Sino-Soviet split tensions and China's nuclear blast as Johnson pushes bipartisan stability. Western officials note shifts in Soviet leadership and policy while labor talks in the United States proceed with GM Ford and AMC unions weighing wage and pension issues.
In a Feb 22 1960 Montgomery speech Wilson likened the federal government to a mother and warned that more government means less opportunity, urging support for Hartke. Bontrager proposed using the United Nations as a freetrade springboard offering surplus grain in exchange for concessions. White House added an Evansville Oct 27 airport rally for Mrs Lyndon B Johnson. A GOP star tour in Bloomington featured actors and directors backing Barry Goldwater. Cabinet changes included Brown acting prime minister in Wilson's absence and other appointments. a US warship reportedly breached Chinese waters off Fukien Province, with further cabinet announcements expected.
The report describes Harold Wilson's rise to prime minister after Labour won enough seats in the House of Commons. Douglas-Home submitted resignation. Wilson met the queen and prepared to form a government, with his wife and aide present during the transition.
Goldwater plans four half hour TV appearances over two weeks as he campaigns nationwide. Denison Kitcher says GOP effort boosts Goldwater’s chances with a key push on the doorstep of 10 Downing Street. He defends equal opportunity and opposes compelled busing while supporting civil rights bills in history but critiques the 1964 act as private discrimination.
Local obituaries list William Higgins 69 of Clinton and Mrs Ida Southard 77 of Chesterfield among Anderson residents, with service details. Other notices note burial plans for Janson Crabtree 67, John Richeson 82, and Decia Retherford 59, plus funeral home arrangements and hospital deaths.
Noblesville resident Ella Mae Williams 71 died Friday morning at Riverview Hospital after a two year illness. Born January 18, 1893 in Vevay, she had lived in Noblesville since 1919. Survived by husband Fred Williams, daughter Cleo Evans, son James Herbert Williams, brother Humphrey Evans, nine grandchildren and one great grandson. Funeral Sunday 2 p.m. at Catalan Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Anthony. burial Crownland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
President Johnson signed a bill granting high pensions to totally disabled veterans and widows with low incomes. Eligible are World War I World War II and Korean War veterans or widows with annual income under 1800 without dependents or under 3000 with dependents. Eligibility also hinges on being unemployable and a disability rating, with 65 as a general threshold.
In Madison Circuit Court Special Judge Robert Caine granted a directed verdict for Wills and Son Construction Co of Pendleton. The Bluffton plaintiff seeks 150000 for permanent injuries from a Nov 26 1961 accident blamed on McPhail while driving a Wills truck. The case against McPhail proceeds.
The nationwide walkout against General Motors remains shut as the strike enters its third week. About 300,000 GM workers in the United States and Canada have been idled, with no immediate resolution in sight.
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