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Newspaper
Indiana Evening Gazette
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1965
Page
1
Inmate Jackson Ehart led the Maryland Penitentiary Debating Team to a 4 victory against the Baltimore Junior Association of Commerce. Five five-man teams debated whether statewide lotteries are necessary to meet rising state costs as inmates argued against gambling while Jaycees defended it.
Wilson visits Berlin and urges defense cuts to aid Britain’s economy. He and Erhard are expected to discuss West Germany joining allies to safeguard the pound. Wilson may argue the Rhine army’s presence reassures France against rapid rearmament, noting France’s troop pullback without German criticism.
Romer City Daytona Beach man Stephen Nymick was jailed in Indiana County after pointing a firearm at several people in Warners Tavern along Route 119 near Homer City. He, 32, was charged with violation of the Uniform Firearms Act and pointing a deadly weapon following an altercation at the tavern.
Post 493 completes plans for 46th anniversary dinner on March 21 at the post home on Mullen Avenue with reservations due by March 18 to Alex Molnar or Kenneth Davis. The 40th anniversary of the child welfare program is noted for April 19, 1965, with Post 492 and 16,000 posts observing the focus on children and youth. The post also plans a $100 scholarship for a 1965 Laura Lamar High School graduate and sending a boy to Keystone Boys State at Penn State June 21-23.
In Selma Alabama members of a group calling themselves Concerned White Citizens of Alabama gathered for a planned afternoon march to the Dallas County courthouse protesting what they call intimidation of Negro voter applicants. The Rev Joseph Ellwanger led the march effort describing it as spontaneous with participants from Birmingham Huntsville Tuscaloosa Auburn and Montgomery. The scene reflected local tensions amid national debate over civil rights and voting access.
The Democratic National Committee launches a personalized electronic information service to aid 71 freshmen and other vulnerable House members in 1966. Using a small staff, telephones, and tape recorders, the effort feeds radio and TV outlets with prepackaged statements, newsletters, and ready-made scripts.
Police investigate a Friday crash near 519 South Fifth Street. Vehicles tied to Willigia Simpoon and John C. Geesey. damages around $14. An insurance case involving Redge Bearden postponed. Separately, civil rights leaders in Selma plan a march to Montgomery. King expected to return to lead. Borough council discussed a $35 135 loan and civil defense director appointment. notices of resident fees and public safety briefs were given.
In Salinas California women harvest broccoli replacing Mexican braceros as the bracero program ends. A single crew of 25 women for Mann Packing Co works seated in fields with radio music and provisions like four drinking fountains and two coffee breaks a day. The company seeks another female crew as farmers test domestic labor after the program’s 1964 discontinuation.
AP report details a deadly sequence involving a trucker and a burglar at a rail yard. Police say the gunman and accompanying suspects faced a fatal confrontation during a delivery incident. The chaos left multiple victims and prompted a manhunt as authorities investigated motives and connections.
Cecil Grumbling was the driver when his auto skidded on snow covered Route 256 two miles south of Hillsdale and struck a utility pole Friday shortly after 6 p.m. He escaped injury.
In Monterey County, farm women forming one of three harvest crews use short-handled hoes to weed and thin broccoli. They match the output of two all-male crews and will be paid weekly at 1.25 per hour. The company modified labor savers for comfort, with seated riders as they harvest and load onto conveyors, while broccoli crops worth 9.648 million dollars in 1963 demand thousands more seasonal workers for various crops.
Mrs Miller, accused in a case where a wagon was doused with gasoline and set alight, faced a jury. The defense argued her remorse and reconciliation with her husband after an affair with Hayton, while Hayton admitted affairs but denied love. Dr Miller died in the crash, and Hayton's wife also died in unclear circumstances. Sheriff Frank Bland says investigations continue.
Saltsburg Jiffy Steak Co posts net profits of 89591 dollars or 11 cents a share for the quarter ending December 31, compared with 78480 dollars or 9 cents a share a year earlier. Sales total 1892000 dollars versus 1022 QUU.
Reports describe Vietnamese military leadership in Saigon amid post ouster tensions as Da Nang battle intensity continues. Viet Cong ambushes near Quang Tri and Quang Khe prompt U.S. air support while international rivals pledge counter measures.
William H. Compton 7 Benedetta Pa formerly of Black Lick Twp Indiana Co died March 4 1985 at DuBois hospital born March 17 1898 son of Tessie Ebert Compton and the late William Comiston married to Mary Martin in 1930 survived by his wife his mother four sons and daughters multiple siblings funeral services are set for 2 p m Sunday at Geer Funeral Home Penfield with interment Greenwood Cemetery Indiana Rosa Bell Devinney 73 Marion Center Rd 2 4 1965 Indiana Hospital died after a period of illness friends visit today Richard T Bell Funeral Home Indiana remains lie in state in First Assembly of God Church Indiana Sunday noon to 2 p m Rev Leroy Whiteman officiating interment Cola Cemetery Derry
Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson urged international action to seal frontiers against guerrilla infil tration in New York. Michigan Governor George Romney opposed negotiated settlement in South Viet Nam and supported bombing North Viet Nam. Dean Rusk briefed Latin American ambassadors on policy. Red China condemned police suppression of a student protest at the U S Embassy in Moscow. North Vietnamese displeasure over a New Delhi consulate incident and a provocative sabotage act.
In Pittsburgh AP dispatch T W Abel says he won the United Steelworkers presidency while incumbent David J. McDonald disputes the result. Tellers show Abel leading by about 6,228 votes with others citing 8,200 or 7,800 as possible totals. Protests and official tallies loom as vote appeals proceed.
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