Grave of Jeremiah Brown Found Near Fairplay Township Farm
Local residents recall Jeremiah Brown, once a landowner, buried on his former farm before the railroad came through. The marker lies toppled by groundhogs and descendants have mostly moved away. Nearby notes mention a corn stalk in a flower bed near an entrance sign and requests to keep the view open for visitors.
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Ahone
Switz City
Medford Ham
Fairplay Township
Jeremiah Brown
Mr. Brown
Med Ham
Live ‘N Joy Home
Jaycees
Cross Burns on Welsh Mansion Early Monday Morning
In Indianapolis Governor Welsh faced a cross burning on the executive mansion lawn shortly after addressing a Negro civil rights rally. Police awakened the governor and his wife from an upstairs window. officials said the incident would be ignored and no public report was filed. The event occurred on state property near the mansion.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Welsh
Executive Mansion
Richard Martin
Polic
Martin
Indiana
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Vincennes
Janet
Kay
President Kennedy Receives Hope on Baby Patrick
Doctors described Patrick Bouvier Kennedy as still serious but with some encouragement after birth at Otis Air Force Base. President Kennedy visited Boston Children's Medical Center as plans moved forward on the nuclear test ban treaty.
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Boston
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Lendon Snedeker
Patrick
Snedeker
Salinger
Boston Children’s Medical Center
Senate
Moscow
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Otis Air Force Base
Mass
Eagles Meeting Set by Terre Haute District Lodge
Eagles Aeries of District No. 15 will hold a meeting at the Terre Haute lodge home at 8 p m Friday. The announcement urged all who can to attend.
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Eagles
Terre Haute
Hoosier Republicans Push Public Test Ban Details
Indiana Republican leaders urge President Kennedy and Congress to publish the complete text of the nuclear test ban treaty and about 30 letters between Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. The move aims to aid Senate debate led by Everett Dirksen as GOP factions maneuver amid state party leadership changes.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Kennedy
Congress
Republican State Committee
Nikita Khrushchev
Senate
Everett
Dirksen
Hil
Sénate
Esther Guthridge
Fowler
GOP
Stewart
William Jenner
R - Ind
Jenner
Charlesdricks
William ‘Bray
Oi ‘Ellis
Hobe
T Oan
Ralph
Hewsman
Edwin K
Evansville
William Klinedorfer
Arthur Fellwock
Alex Armedaris
South Bend
Klinedorfer
Herbert Hill
State Committee
Peanapolis
Crawfordsville
Thruston Morton
Catholic Clergy Complete Briefing On Vatican Session
In Chicago 149 American Catholic churchmen from the United States finished a two day briefing on doctrinal issues to be debated at the second Vatican Council. Archbishop Patrick A. O Boyle said the study aims to inform the participants and prepare them to vote according to their convictions when they return to Rome.
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Chicago
United States
Rome
Patrick A. O’boyle
Washington
Bishops National Catholic Welfare Conference
Indiana crops report near normal statewide
Indiana crop reporters say about 85 percent of corn tasseled and 60 percent silked while soybeans reaching 35 percent pod set. Farm activity focused on haymaking baling straw clean-up weed control and pasture clipping as wheat and oats harvest progress ahead of usual. Soil moisture ample pastures improving. tomato harvest lagging behind normal.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Robert E. Straszheim
Purdue
Bull Spends 2 Weeks In Shelter With Cows
In Elkhorn Nebraska a bull named Ferdie spent the first 14 days in an underground shelter with 30 cows as part of a dairy experiment. Attendants Dennis Defrain and Arthur Anderson Jr. monitored the cattle and radioed updates about Ferdie and the others to observers outside. The animals remained quiet and Ferdie showed a “contented look” despite confinement as the test aims to study cattle under such conditions.
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Elkhorn
Ferdinand
Dennis Defrain
Arthur ‘Anderson Jr
Ferdie
Hick
Defense Leaders to Seek More Servicemen Pay In 1965
Washington reports a $1.2 billion military pay raise is poised for congressional approval and defense officials say a further hike may be sought early next year to address pay disparities and financial difficulties among enlisted personnel.
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Washington
Defense Department
Defense
Norman S. Paul
Paul
Pentagon
United Press International
Army
Navy
Air Force
Robert S. McNamara
Adm
William R. Smedberg Fll
Naval Personnel
New York City
UPI
Congress
Smedberg
Two Men Dynamite Railroad Tracks Near New Castle
A dynamite blast on Pennsylvania Railroad tracks east of New Castle caused a train reroute five miles from the city. Authorities seek two men seen fleeing, with a five foot circle burned on the track and dynamite fragments found at the scene.
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New Castle
Ind
Here
Henry County
FBI
Warren Davis
Davis
Pennsylvania
Bayh to Undergo Surgery for Injured Left Big Toe
Sen Birch Bayh of Indiana will have surgery on his left big toe after a power mower accident last Saturday. Doctors are confident he will recover without a limp. He remains in hospital for about two weeks, will recuperate at home for another week, and may need a crutch for about six weeks.
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Washington
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Oeeney
Two Killed Two Injured In Upstate Rail Crash
A Chesapeake and Ohio freight train struck a beer truck at a U S 20 crossing near Michigan City injuring two crew members and killing driver William Warren and brakeman Lout Mosey. Police said the truck carried Kingsbury beer and the crash derailed three diesel engines. Memorial Hospital treated two injured crewmen Lloyd Chambers and Clem Maycroft.
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Michigan C ® Pty
Ind
Vrn
Chesapeake & Ohio
Here
William Warren
Grand Rapids
Mich
Lout Mosey
U. S. 20
Warren
Lloyd Chambers
Clem Maycroft
Muskegon
Kingsbury
seThe
Memorial Hospital
Maycroft
Chambers
Nott
Floods and Fires Roil Idaho and Buffalo Raining Destruction
Emergency declarations spread from Buffalo New York to Idaho as wildfires scorched range and forest land near Weiser. In Idaho 600 fighters battled a 100 000 acre blaze amid lightning and heat. Floods from Lake Erie battered Buffalo with four inches of rain and halted transit.
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Idaho
Buffalo
United Press International
N. Y
Weiser
Meyer Chester Kowal
Small Business Administration
Lake Erie
Victorville
Calif
Los Angeles
Midwest
Iowa
North Bacoon River
Jefferson
Cool Air Dips Indiana Temperatures Across State
A cool air masses sweeps Indiana lowering temperatures into the 50s. Indianapolis and Fort Wayne tied 56 as other cities report 54 to 67. Overnight forecast calls for fair skies and less humidity, with a slight warming Friday and a chance of northern thunder showers.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Cincinnati
South Bend
Louisville
Evansville
Mercury
Boy Scout Leaders Meeting At First Methodist Lyons
Roundtable leadership conference for Boy Scouts and Cubs set for 7 30 p m tonight at First Methodist church Lyons. Ant McKinney of Linton leads discussion with all scouts and area mothers urged to attend. Residents needing transportation should call Warren H W Onken.
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First Methodist Church
Lyons
Ann Ant McKinney
Linton
Warren HW. Onken
Africa seeks tougher action from U N on South Africa
African members of the United Nations plan stronger measures against South Africa over apartheid The Security Council has imposed an arms embargo but Africans press for suspension and a full trade boycott The Oct 30 deadline for progress is set for Secretary General Thant to report to the Council
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United Nations, N.Y
Opp
United Nations
South Africa
Security Council
African Nations
U.N
Thant
Council
United States
Bloomfield Youth Hurt in Accident
Larry Don Warnick a 20 year old resident of Bloomfield was treated at Freeman Greene County hospital after a single vehicle crash on highway 157 at 2 40 a m. His car left the road crossed a ditch ran along a ditch wall airborne for 90 feet and crossed the highway finally stopping on a dirt mound. He was issued a reckless driving ticket and released after observation. The car was a total loss.
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Larry Don Warnick
Bloomfield
Freeman - Greene County
Jess Martin
Warnick
Crowds See Greek Money Win Preakness Stakes 1962
The Maryland racing season crowd reached 33 854 as Greek Money edged Aidan by a nose to win the Preakness Stakes in 1962.
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Maryland
Aidan
Three Sisters Killed as Car Slams into Sidewalk
In Long Beach California a car jumped a curb and struck three sisters playing on a sidewalk. Darlene Waugh 11 Dotsy 8 and Debbie 7 died. Five others injured including Denise Waugh 6 and Harold Ginn 26. Driver Donald Walter 25 and his two young sons were injured and jailed for manslaughter investigation.
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Long Beach
Calif
Margaret Paarmelee
Darlene Waugh
Dotsy
Debbie
Walteraugh
Donald Eugene Walter
Miles
Scott
Denise Waugh
Harold Ginn
Walter
Evansville Boy Found Safe on Island After Day Missing
A 9 year old boy Terry Wayne ee was missing over 24 hours and found safe on an island in the River Wednesday evening. He was located by his aunt Betty viellam after going swimming with friends and spending Tuesday night with a neighbor before returning to the island Wednesday morning.
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Evansville
Ind
Terry Wayne Ee
Betty Viellam
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