Deadly Baldwin Hills flood spares many as dam fails
The Baldwin Hills dam breach released about 300 million gallons of water, destroying nearly 1,000 homes and causing $10 million in damage. Police and volunteers worked amid mud and debris as authorities urged restraint on looting. City leaders formed a blue ribbon inquiry with USC UCLA and Caltech presidents to probe the disaster amid multiple theories of the dam’s failure and subsidence from nearby oil pumping.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Baldwin Hills
Roger Arnebergh
Samuel Yorty Sunday
Norman Topping
University of Southern California
Franklin Murphy
UCLA
Lee DuBridge
California Institute of Technology
T. B. Mason
Max K. Socha
Water Works
R. R Proctor
Proctor
Socha
Man Dies Of Stab Wounds In Indianapolis Fight
In Indianapolis UPIs report a 53 year old man, Ver non Wilson, stabbed to death after an argument escalated into a fight. Benny Coleman, 34, in critical condition with knife wounds, is held on a preliminary murder charge. Wilson’s sister Millie Edmondson, 40, is in serious condition and charged with assault and battery with intent to.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Vernon Wilson
Benny Coleman
Wilson
Millie Edmondson
High school grads earn doctorates in varied fields
Lebanon Senior High School reported six graduates earned doctoral degrees between 1957 and 1962. Names include Jodean Morror, Cecilia Zissis, Howard Barnett, Gail Mullin, George Tanselle, and John Hedge, with degrees from Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Northwestern, and other universities per Paul W. Neuman. A NAS survey traced high school backgrounds of researchers. Embalmer leader Harry E. Klink dies at 55 in Angola Indiana.
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Lebanon Senior High School
Paul W. Neuman
Jodean Morror
University of Illinois
Cecilia Zissis
University of Michigan
Howard Barnett
Indiana University
Gail Edward Mullin
George Thomas Tanselle
Northwestern University
John Alan Hedge
University of
Indiana tax case may go to top court
Indiana AFL-CIO seeks US Supreme Court review of a 25 24 vote that passed a 2 percent sales tax. Lloyd DeWester argues the bill violated due process and Article 4 Section 25 of the Indiana Constitution. A Marion Circuit ruling halted tax collection. Indiana Supreme Court then allowed it. The union also challenges a Marion County wheel tax, with a related court appearance scheduled.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Supreme Court
Indiana
Senate
Lloyd DeWester
Afl-Cio
Indiana Supreme and Appellate Courts
Union
Marion
John Niblack
Indiana Supreme Court
DeWester
US Supreme Court
Indiana Afl-Cio
Niblack
Indiana Death Toll Rises In Weekend Highway Crashes
Thirteen Die In Two Days On Highways Across Indiana. Among the dead are Dennis Ray Frederick and Richard Poe, teens struck near Terre Haute, Phillip Thrush near Noblesville, Lawrence Hardebeck near Earl Park, Homer McBee near Anderson, and Robert Craft near Elk hart. Other victims include Gary Bemis, James Campbell and Annetta Campbell, with multiple injuries and crashes involving trains and vehicles on US 41, US 33 and local roads. Police report the weekend as the year’s deadliest so far, raising Indiana’s toll to at least 1,254 for 1963.
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United Press International
Indiana
Dennis Ray Frederick
Pimento
Richard Poe
Terre Haute
Phillip B. Thrush
Noblesville
Lawrence Hardebeck
Earl Park
US 41
Kentland
Homer McBee
Bainbridge Ohio
Anderson
Robert Craft
Osceola
U.S. 33
Elkhart
Gary Lee Bemis
New York Central Railroad
Vigo County
James Silas Campbell
Muncie
C&o
Delaware County
Annetta
Rob Gibson
Evansville
Paul E. Sigman
Monticello
Charles Barnes
George Johnson
Jonson
Hancock County
Barnes
Fort Wayne
Slippery Roads Trigger Local Weekend Auto Crashes
A Boone County youth was injured when a 1955 Chrysler driven by Phillip E Steward veered off two miles north of Shannondale, struck a utility pole and fence. Steward and two passengers were hurt, with Hawkins treated for a head injury and possible skull fracture. Police reported other weekend crashes in Lebanon and at West Main Street, with injuries and minor damages.
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Boone County
Shannondale
Witham Hospital
Joanna Hawkins
Le*fon
John Denney
Phillip E. Steward
Bay Street
Crawfordsville
Claude Horlacher
RR 1
Thorntown
Denney
Robert Luper
Luper
Fort Greeley
Alaska
Lebanon
West North
North West
Phillip Hale
Chicago
Ralph _ Trees
Frankfort
Hale
William J Stewart
South Lebanon Street
Lawrence A. Smith
West Dicks St
Stewart
Patricia Lee Warmoth
West North St
Ruth Tracy Pittman
West Royal St
West Main St
Moose Lodge Inducts 21 New Members in Ceremony
Boone County Lodge No 1269 Loyalty Order of Moose inducted 21 new members and awarded pins to long serving members. Harry Sumpter of Pittsboro received a 50 year pin as state director Crawford Barker attended. New members listed include Carroll E Myers Truman Whittaker Ivan D Smith and others. About 100 members and wives attended as Indianapolis lodge staff performed the ceremony. Stanley Stickford spoke on the Moose founding and growth since 1888.
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Boone County
Loyal Order of Moose
Harry Sumpter
Pittsboro
Crawford Barker
Barker
Virgil Chapman
Carroll L. Webb
Kenneth L. Smith
Russell Howson
Order of Moose
Carroll E. Myers
Truman Whittaker
Ivan D. Smith
Carlos R. Branham
Daniel W. L. Vines
Da‘mon H. Burkett
Abner Riley
Ovid Berry
Norman Williams
Alfred Walls
William D. Stevenson
Harold Martin
Oliver M. Williams
J. E. Gregory
Lindell E. Dunn
Robert L. Crews
Cleo W. Bartlett
al Molphon
Carl E. Wines
Loral Wines
Dewey D. Funk
Indianapolis
Stanley Stickford
Louisville
Cold Weather Grips Hoosierland With Fatal Toll Tale
Indiana endures first icy wave with subzero readings across cities. Lafayette hit 7 below, Indianapolis 6 below, Terre Haute 7 below at 7am. four weekend deaths linked to the cold, three of them children. Five day forecast predicts more below normal temperatures with light snow possible midweek.
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Hoosierland
Lafayette
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Mercury
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indiana
Evansville
Cincinnati
Louisville
Taunts And Grins Don’t Deter Bandit At Tavern
In Indianapolis a gunman attempted a hold up after taunting customers. George Butler, 52, was shot in the lower abdomen and left ankle when he taunted the bandit with a plastic gun. Butler was reported in good condition in hospital. The bandit fled with an undetermined amount of money.
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George Butler
Indianapolis
Butler
Sunken Barge Leaks Deadly Gas Upstate
In EAST CHICAGO Indiana a sunken barge released volatile Toluene to the Calumet Canal as crews battled a dangerous leak. The Coast Guard closed the canal and restricted rail crossings while fire crews pumped the liquid and hoped wind would push it toward Lake Michigan. No injuries reported. The barge owned by Towing Co of New Orleans was en route from Chicago to Ameri A refinery in Whiting. The cause remained undetermined. The same day Washington awaited a few Supreme Court opinions before Christmas break.
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Ind
UPI
Calumet Canal
Coast Guard
Walter Nen
American Oil Co
American
Whiting
the Towing Co
New Orleans
Gargan
Lake Michigan
Indianapolis Blvd
Prayer for Peace and Christlike Living
A devotional item quoting Isaiah 9 6 and a short prayer asking for the messenger of peace. It prays for near fulfillment of prophecy and urges individuals to live Christlike lives to bring peace among men. Ends with Amen.
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Jesus
Johnson pledges to defend Europe and NATO unity
President Johnson vowed to keep six U.S. Army divisions in Europe as long as needed, stressing steadfast resolve to defend free nations. Secretary Rusk read the message at NATO, while meeting French leader de Gaulle aimed at warming strained U.S.-France ties amid Cold War tensions.
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UPI
Johnson
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
United States
Free Nations of
Dean Rusk
NATO
Rusk
Elysee Palace
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Washington
Kennedy
NATO Council
R. A. Butler
Butler
Moscow
Parley Today At SB Fails to Settle Issue
Ara Parseghian has not accepted terms to become Notre Dame head football coach after a Notre Dame meeting with Rev. Edmund Joyce. A four year deal was reportedly agreed Saturday but terms remained unsettled, prompting a wait for final details within a day or two. Northwestern will search for a new coach.
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South Bend
Ind
UPI
Ara Parseghian
Notre Dame
Parseghian
Northwestern
Edmund P. Joyce
C.S.C
South Bend Tribune
Stu Holcomb
Joyce
Vince Lombardi
Green Bay Packers
Danny Devine
Missouri
Hugh Devore
Young Sinatra to Rejoin Band After Kidnap Ordeal
Frank Sinatra Jr. nears return to singing in Lake Tahoe after a high profile kidnapping. FBI reports recovery of most of the $240000 ransom. two juvenile suspects detained, while the family and management coordinate his comeback schedule and plans for Tuesday night performances.
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UPI
Frank Sinatra Jr
Lake Tahoe
FBI
Frank Sinatra Sr
Stateline
Nev
Frank Jr
Nancy Sinatra
Bel-Air
Hollywood
Adle
Barry Worthington Keenan
Joseph Clyde Amsler
Playa del Rey
Calif
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