03 Apr 1964
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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1964
Page
1
The town advertises a spring retail open house with cooking demonstrations and free prizes at the Cine Theater. Linton merchants offer free parking behind Main Street and a pressure free shopping feel. Nearby news covers a freak gasoline station fire, firefighter help, and plants showing growth in local building.
Wildcat strikes cripple coal production in six states as 8,000 to 10,000 miners idle amid protests of a new United Mine Workers contract with soft coal operators. Pickets roved as the walkouts spread from southwestern Pennsylvania to Indiana and Kentucky.
United Press International reports four deaths in Indiana on Thursday raising the statewide highway toll to at least 243. Fort Wayne residents Dorothy Cummings and others died in crashes on U S 24 30 and near downtown, while William Francisco of Chicago died after a collision on U S 20 at Portage. Millie Sommers of Greentown died later in Kokomo hospital from injuries in a Howard County crash.
Up Overtrick and Meadow Skipper added as supplementary entries for the $100,000 Realization at Roosevelt Raceway on May 9. Already nominated are Country Don Delightful Time Diamond Sam Harry's Laura James B Hanover and William Time.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm appeared in 359 consecutive games from 1952 to 1958 without earning a start. The knuckleball expert served as a reliever throughout this stretch, contributing in late innings across multiple seasons.
Mississippi lawmakers passed bills to raise the highway patrol from 275 to 475 men and to curb picketing that blocks sidewalks and entrances to state buildings. The governor would gain power to deploy troopers to local communities to preserve peace. The move follows anticipated civil rights demonstrations this summer in the state. In St. Augustine Florida activity grows as 283 arrests occur in a week of protests and bonds free demonstrators from jail.
The Daily Citizen features a Best of All Days section devoted to wonderful foods and times with recipes from famous kitchens. The Best of All Days cooking school in Linton runs April 9 and 10 at the Cine Theater starting 1 30 p m, with Doris Bouril presenting many recipes including Broiled Grapefruit and Chocolate Upside Down Cake.
A rural Ohio fire near Russellville killed three children Elizabeth Ann Perkins two, John Phillip eighteen months, Betty six months and Grace Perkins sixty four their grandmother. Father Roy Perkins thirty eight was injured and mother escaped unharmed. Officials cited asphyxiation as the cause with investigations into the blaze ongoing.
Claude Perigo of Linton is a patient at St. Anthony hospital Terre Haute for observation. He is assigned room 203.
A three judge federal panel will hear a suit by State Sen Kenneth Reagin and John Thomas seeking to be on the November ballot after the Indiana Election Board ruled the new Senate district would not elect a senator until 1966. The hearing date will be set by the panel led by Chief Judge John Hastings with Judges Dale Holder and S Hugh Dillin. The suit challenges the board's decision that Dewey Annakin would represent the district in 1965 and that the new district created by the 1963 Legislature would be delayed until 1966 to avoid adding a 51st senator.
Mrs Joe Chamberlain of Linton entered St Anthony hospital in Terre Haute on Tuesday and underwent surgery Thursday morning. She is assigned to room 411.
Southern opponent Sen. Allen Ellender warned passage of the civil rights bill would likely cause more bloodshed than its defeat. He argued guaranteed rights would not satisfy Negro goals, citing intermarriage as a key issue while the Senate debated desegregation provisions.
Washington The presidential commission studying Alaska earthquake damage maps plans to rebuild with an eye to future needs. Chairman Clinton Anderson favors flexible disaster relief rules and doubts direct federal grants, leaning toward loans. A meeting with Gov. Egan's state group is planned in Washington next week.
In Terre Haute Indiana three mines halted operation as part of a spreading wildcat strike over a new contract between the United Mine Workers Union and the soft coal industry. District 11 president Ernest Goad reports about 250 miners at King's Station near Princeton 200 to 225 at the burn and 125 at Little Betty near Dugger joined the walkout protesting vacation and seniority clauses. The contract took effect Thursday.
Ray Sine, a former defensive halfback with the New York Titans, will coach Boston State College’s baseball team this season. He succeeds Jim Sullivan, who resigned to devote full time to the school's athletic director duties.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States is ready to provide increased aid to Brazil for economic and social development. He affirmed continued U S recognition of the provisional government and rejected claims the coup was U S funded, noting President Johnson sent warm wishes to Ranieri Mazzilli.
Severe storms swept northern Indiana near New Castle injuring a woman and unsettled three mobile homes. Winds up to 54 mph were reported in Indianapolis. Rain totals exceeded two inches in places, with a five day outlook predicting continued showers and cooler readings across the state.
Guards at Cape Kennedy entrances maintain vigil as labor dispute slows construction at the Moonport. About half of 4000 workers stay home while iron workers strike and NLRB considers charges on illegal picketing.
United States entries for the first world trampoline championships in London include national champions Judy Wills of Baton Rouge and Wayne Miller of Lafayette, Louisiana, as the team prepares for the Saturday competition.
The Gemini two man flight slipped to April 8 while NASA moves toward a May start for the three man Apollo program. A one day Gemini delay followed a ground equipment short circuit after a five hour test of Titan 2 and Gemini. A future Monday simulated flight will finalize the system check before unmanned Apollo launches. Apollo missions include a dummy ship mated to Saturn 1 rocket near the pad.
Radio station WBTO went off the air after lightning struck the tower causing major transmitter damage. A spokesman said repairs would resume as soon as possible, but service could be interrupted for the rest of the day. No injuries were reported.
The 1964 Coal Show of the American Mining Congress runs May 11 to 14 in Cleveland Ohio. It will showcase over 215 manufacturers with five acres of floor space and 12 000 miners expected to attend. Nine conversion sessions will cover mine and preparation plant operations.
Two Fairfield University sophomores Mike Branch and Pat Burke were elected to the Tri-State Conference all star basketball team. Howie Gulker of Adelphi Ed Johnson of Long Island University and Lou Ravettine of Fairleigh Dickinson also made the first team.
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