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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1964
Page
1
Pool fundraising slips below one thousand dollars sparking calls to volunteers. Greene County residents tour Monroe Reservoir site, learning about the dam and lake, while locals anticipate next summer’s pool attendance and home swimming.
Albert Lea Minnesota telegram from Daniel Foley national commander of the American Legion pledges the Legion's full support for U S action in Viet Nam. Foley says the U S response to unprovoked attacks on American warships shows the United States will not be intimidated.
Evansville oilman Hubert L. Cokes was indicted by a Vanderburgh County grand jury on involuntary manslaughter in the July death of Washington, D. C. salesman Richard Keith Kallio. Cokes testified he and Kallio argued over debt, grabbed at money, and he struck with a gun causing a fatal gunshot after Kallio reached for bills. The indictment followed an all day session with ten witnesses including police and a coroner.
Richard Sparks of Murray State Teachers College Kentucky will receive a degree in Friday commencement exercises. His relatives Estel Sparks Switz City Daly Lancaster Bedford and Paul Rose family Thorntown will attend in Kentucky. Sparks will join Wayne town faculty teaching Social Studies.
Arthur Reese Jr files for divorce from Marcia Mae Reese in the Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield. The case seeks dissolution of marriage and related relief.
Johnson meets UN Secretary General Thant at the White House as Southeast Asia crisis looms. The talks aim to sharpen U S resolve against North Viet Nam while Thant backs a 14 nation Laos Viet Nam conference, seen as risky for neutralization efforts.
Jersey City saw its first peaceful night since rioting began last Sunday in its Negro slum area. A dance and basketball game were the only activities as police held two New York men, Alex Rassikoff 52 and Michael John Scott 28, with Scott charged on narcotics counts after a butcher knife was found.
Pledges to the Teddy swimming pool fund drop to 400 dollars in today s report. Volunteer workers on vacation expected to return and submit reports soon. Names listed include Mr and Mrs Frank Rode Jr 50, Mr and Mrs Roy Williams 100, Mr and Mrs Raymond Barnard Jr 1006, Mr and Mrs Clarence Hale 100, Blue Plume Gas Corp Bluffton 50. Total now 22 375 with prior total 21 975.
Vance Hartke's office reports Hartke's daughter Mrs. Larry Schott remains in serious condition with a severe infection after childbirth. Mrs. Schott's mother-in-law Mrs. Charles Schott of Selbyville Ind is enroute to the area.
Pleasantly cool air persists in Indiana with temperatures dipping into the 50s and 60s after a day in the 70s to 95. Forecasts keep a similar pattern through the weekend with highs in the 80s and 90s, lows in the 60s to 70s, and scattered thundershowers possible especially in the north. Cities like Fort Wayne Indianapolis Lafayette South Bend Cincinnati Louisville Evansville report midweek readings in the 50s to 90s range.
Republicans in Congress say they have no choice but to back President Johnson in response to Communist aggression in Vietnam. They warn the war will remain a campaign issue and stress the need for a broader plan to win the guerrilla war, with opinions varying on whether the crisis is a political sidetrack.
The House Veterans Committee approved a 100 million dollar yearly boost in non service connected pensions for about 270 000 veterans and widows in low income brackets. The measure also protects roughly 100 000 veterans facing cuts or loss due to Social Security increases. The change liberalizes the 1.7 billion dollar annual program for wartime and civilian life disabilities not tied to military service. Under 1960 law these pensions range from 25 to 90 dollars monthly.
Saigon and Washington move to show resolve after U S Navy strikes on North Vietnamese bases in the Tonkin Gulf. F102 Delta Dagger jets stand ready from Okinawa and the Philippines as Navy reinforcements sail. President Johnson seeks swift congressional approval to deter aggression and defend Southeast Asia allies.
President Johnson directs top aides to Senate to push Medicare as hearings open. Anthony Celebrezze testifies as Byrd leads Finance Committee through likely week of debate on King Anderson plan to tax employers and workers for elderly hospital, home care, and outpatient services for about 14 million seniors. Senate panel signals likely 9 to 6 defeat.
Break-in at MecCammon's 9 Chevrolet Sales in Linton totaled about $300 missing. Three machines broken into during the night. Discovery at 7:30 a.m. by service manager Alfred Mce Bride. Linton Police and State Police Detective Joe Feeney investigated. A side window was broken and a lock forced to gain entry using a prying bar. No money had been removed for several weeks.
The Youth Fellowship of the First Baptist church announced a swimming party at the Bickner pool Friday night. Members should meet at the church at 6 30 p.m. and bring their own admission fee. All members are urged to attend.
London. Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home denounces North Vietnamese PT boat attacks on U S destroyers as unprovoked aggression. He notes President Johnson warned of retaliation and says the United States may decide its response. Douglas-Home interrupted a Scotland vacation for Southeast Asia crisis talks. He met Foreign Secretary Butler who supported U S retaliation. Britain supported the U N Security Council stance.
Rod Taylor acquires film rights to Elizabeth Kata novel Someone Will Conquer for his production company Ron kor. The deal gives Taylor control to develop the project for the screen with his outfit.
Nelson H. Noel 43 of Lafayette and Stella Mae Dyer 18 of Worthington were arrested Wednesday night north of Worthington after information from the County Probation Department led to a state police swoop. Dyer faces contributing to the delinquency of a minor while Noel is charged with possession of obscene photographs and enticing a female into immoral places. Authorities surveilled an old school bus and nabbed Noel as he aimed to pick up two more girls. charges in surrounding Greene County areas are pending.
Elinor Donahue, eldest daughter from Father Knows Best, returns to television with a continuing role in the new situation comedy Many Happy Returns.
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