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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1964
Page
1
Local note reports a crew cutting a hickory tree at Linton-Stockton elementary school where a bee colony is found high up. Interested parties should contact Doc Franklin promptly to claim the bees or honey before the tree is removed this week.
New York Yankees star Lou Gehrig compiled 400 or more total bases in a season five times, a rare major league mark highlighting his consistent power and longevity.
Across Dallas Cleveland and Alabama violent clashes erupted as white youths were killed and Negro residents attacked. In Dallas Billy Wayne Wallace 18 died after a confrontation near White Rock Lake with four others wounded. In Bessemer a Negro man was stabbed to death after a horn incident. In Cleveland two theater fights left several injured and police sought calm. Civil rights funeral held in New York for Andrew Goodman and Mississippi schools desegregation plans urged.
Joseph L. Granger of Sumter South Carolina the first U S civilian official captured in Viet Nam was taken by Red guerrillas during a Jeep ambush in the central highlands. He and two companions were led away at gunpoint amid fears of a broader anti American drive.
The Western Greene County all stars split the Ohio Valley Babe Ruth regional games at Grosse Point Michigan. Ed Inman pitched a two hitter with 15 strikeouts as Greene County beat Kentucky 13 1. Ohio then won 2 0 behind Myron Williams on unearned runs. The County meets Wisconsin today with potential double elimination games forthcoming. Local crowds from Linton Lyons Marco Worthington Switz City and Jasonville attended. Box scores are on the sports page.
The Western Greene County Babe Ruth team defeated Wisconsin 7 to 5 this afternoon. They advance to play again on Tuesday afternoon.
The U S Sixth Fleet with carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt and escorts sails from Naples toward Cyprus amid emergency orders. Navy officials say the group, including Springfield and other ships, may remove 450 American nationals if fighting erupts.
Pope Paul VI issued his first encyclical condemning communism as a dogma that destroys social systems. He offered to mediate in international disputes seeking honorable, fraternal solutions while remaining within church limits and free of political interests.
President Johnson and top aides met as Turkish reconnaissance flights over Cyprus persisted while Greek Cypriots and Turkish forces pressed for a truce. U S officials urged U N mediation and warned against outside intervention as Western powers sought a settlement.
Moscow radio published Khrushchev messages to Makarios Inonu and Thant urging UN action to stop Cyprus bloodshed. He warned Inonu that Turkish air strikes risk war and voiced Soviet sympathy with Cyprus while offering no new diplomatic moves.
The County Sheriff's office reported a weekend accident one mile north of Vicksburg on Summerville road at 10 30 am Sunday. Ella Sciscoe age 62 of Linton and Brenda May age 16 of Linton drove west and east respectively, sideswiping their cars. Damages were $125 for the Sciscoe vehicle and $100 for the May vehicle. No injuries and no tickets.
Mrs. Tom Vaziri and her 5 year old son Cameron, evacuated from Cyprus, fear their home, clothes and possessions may be destroyed. She recalls napalm, rockets and machinegun fire near Kyrenia and says they plan to return when possible, despite the loss and danger.
Beijing broadcasts report massive anti American rallies with 6.5 million participants in 21 cities. Premier Chou En Lai attended a mass meeting with 106 000 at which Liao Cheng Chih pledged solidarity with Vietnam and vowed to oppose U S aggression in Indo China.
The Hays family will meet at Lee Sherrard Park in Linton on Sunday for its annual reunion. A basket dinner will be served at noon, and friends and relatives are invited to attend.
Canada claims the four man bob sled event at the Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Austria despite not having a bob run at home. The victory marks a significant achievement for the Canadian team in the Olympic bobsled competition.
UN said Cyprus and Turkey violate cease-fire as Turkish planes raid Polis again. London reported conflicting casualty figures and diplomacy intensified with Khrushchev backing Cyprus. Britain and the United States urged restraint as the Sixth Fleet moved into the Mediterranean.
Weekend solicitation added two thousand dollars to pool pledges raising the total above twenty five thousand. The drive continues with volunteers making calls before month end to complete the campaign.
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