Worthington newspaper recalls Titanic news and local ads
A Worthington 1912 issue featured Titanic victims recovered by a search vessel, local graduation bios, a humor ad for a vacuum cleaner, and a mix of personals. It notes public road hearings at Jasonville, a two day WWI II veterans reunion planned for Turkey Run and high voter participation in 1955 and 1959. It ends with a rattlesnake find near Mitchell measured at 59 inches and 30 pounds.
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Louis Moore
Vincennes Street
Worthington
Alve
Pzy
H. Hunt
Linnon
A. B. Dickey
Indianapolis
RE. E. Jenkins
Doyle
Edward Doyle
Opera House
Tey
Alice
Old
Vincennes
Indiana
38Th
Cyclone
Avengers of Bataan) Veterans Association
Turkey Run State Park
Carl E.werking
Vasbinder Dr
Chesterfield
Ind
John W. Gregory
Hillcrest Court
Danville
Weasel named in Scotland Yard train robbery hunt
Scotland Yard announces wanted notices for Rev John James known as The Weasel amid the Glasgow to London mail train robbery. Investigators report gun and loot returns and search for dog Gigi linked to gang member James White and associate Sherree.
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Scotland Yard
London
Flying Squad
Britain
Glascow
John James
Underworld
The
Essex County
Coxie Greene
Gigi
James White
White
Sherree
London Daily Mail
Mail
Attorneys Parents Settle Riots in Chicago Area
Chicago area school segregation talks reach a breakthrough as outside educators are to draft a plan to balance Chicago public schools. Board of Education, Paul B. Zuber, and Thomas Thomas say the agreement could end summer kneel-in and sit-in protests amid tensions on the South Side. The plan involves experts from Health Education Welfare, Harvard and Columbia education deans, and Dr. Kenneth Clark among others.
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Chicago
Wer — Board of Education
South
Paul B. Zuber
School Board
Thomas Thomas
Zuber
New York
Board of Education
Thomas
Benjamin C. Willis
Clair M. Roddweig
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Harvard
Columbia University Colleges of Education
David Satten
New Rochelle
N. Y
Kenneth Clark
New York State
Strange Lights Reported Across Three Southern Indiana Counties
Two 13 year old boys from Wheatland, Steven Pankake and Bruce Ellerman, saw a sky object described as size of a baseball with white rays and a white track. The Knox County youths observed the object move north south east and west before vanishing. A Gibson County farmer near Fort Branch reported a dancing sky light with a string like motion and light shooting from its base.
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United Press International
Indiana
Stteven Pankake
Bruce Ellerman
Wheatland
Knox County
Wayne County
Fort Branch
Gibson County
Wheat Growers Urged to Consider Grain Program
Greene County farmers are urged to evaluate the 1964 Feed Grain Program as winter wheat seeding nears. Chairman Clina E. Hasler notes many wheat farmers are also feed grain growers and may divert acreage to reduce overall grain output while preserving soil-conserving land. The program offers price support, diversion payments, and acreage limits to keep total crop areas in line with needs, with signup early next year.
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Clina E. Hasler
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
Kansas City
Hasler
Greene County
Farm Real Estate Jumps 6 Percent During Fiscal Year
The Agriculture Department reports farm real estate market value rose 6 percent in the year ended July 1 to 148.1 billion dollars. Per acre values increased from 126 to 134, and the average farm value rose about 4 thousand to 45,800. Rentals for 1963 ranged from 5.15 to 22.15 per acre, with typical returns around 6 to 8 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Corn Belt
Maine
Illinois
New Hampshire
Midwest
North Dakota
Appalachian
Southeast
Delta
Plains
13 Persons Killed On State Roads
Two Indiana crashes within six hours killed four people each, totaling at least 13 deaths in 24 hours and 20 since Wednesday. Victims include Jackie Swingley 24 and Raymond Thompson 21 of Muncie, Ruth Blankenship 21 of Muncie, and Carol Kidd about 22 of Muncie. Myrna McKensie 42 of Arcadia and three of her children died in another crash near Noblesville.
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United Press International
Indiana
Muncie
Jackie Swingley
Raymond Thompson
Mooreland
Ruth Blankenship
Carol Kidd
Myrna Evelyn McKensie
Arcadia
Indiana 213
Hamilton County
Noblesvile
Phillip
Daniel
Mark
Michael
Morgan County
Columbus
Seymour
Fair Weather Across Nation With Local Showers
Fair weather covered most of the country with scattered showers limited to the Atlantic Seaboard and Pacific Northwest. Temperatures stayed in the 70s in the north while the Southeast saw heavy rain and a funnel cloud near Tampa Bay.
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United Press International
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Tampa Bay
Florida
Columbia
S. C
Miami
Vero Beach
Fla
Elizabeth City
N. C
Weather Bureau
Ford Motor Idles More at Chicago Heights Strike
Ford Motor Co laid off 6200 workers nationwide amid a seven day UAW strike at the Chicago Heights stamping plant over 74 safety grievances. Negotiations continued as Ford cited parts backlog and planned 1964 production, while union officials cited unsafe conditions as the strike trigger.
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Chicago
Wtel
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Chicago Heights
Ford
UAW
Cleveland
Ohio
Lima
Dearborn
Mich
Sherset
Ala
Green Island
Kees Ford
International Union
Ben
Fall From Horse Fatal To Goshen Youngster
James Michael Bickel 13 son of Mr and Mrs Max Bickel of Goshen died after a fall from a horse at the Goshen Fairgrounds Monday He sustained head injuries when the horse slipped and he fell on blacktop pavement Funeral services will be held Saturday in Goshen for the Goshen General Hospital patient who died Wednesday night authorities said the horseman slipped and the boy fell from the animal
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Goshen
Ind
Upl
James Michael Bickel
Max Bickel
Goshen General Hospital
Goshen Fairgrounds
Kennedy administration torn by Viet Nam crisis over Buddhist unrest
The Kennedy administration faces a dilemma over South Viet Nam's crackdown on Buddhist protesters. It weighs cutting or delaying aid to force internal reforms by Ngo Dinh Diem against preserving U.S. credibility and anti-Communist support in Asia. Diplomatic officials await Henry Cabot Lodge's report to determine who drives Saigon policy amid raids on pagodas and claims of Communist support.
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U. S
Ngo Dinh Diem
Saigon
United States
Kennedy
Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Diem
Red
Tran van Chuong
Chuong
New Castle Policeman Suspended After Slap
New Castle Indiana police suspend William McLaughlin after a 17 year old boy says he was slapped following a chase. Chief Russell Ocker cites a two day internal inquiry by three officers. McLaughlin contests the suspension claiming events at a tavern led to the incident.
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New Castle
Ind
William McLaughin
McLaughlin
Russell Ocker
Escape Seems Near for Trapped Coal Miners
Rescue workers drilled an escape shaft within hearing distance of miners Fellin and Throne after 11 days trapped underground. Foreman Marino said completion aimed for mid afternoon as drill reached about 275 feet with the men at 330 feet. A prior cable slip and a breakdown briefly halted work, but drilling continued as experts weighed using a cobalt radiation probe to verify safety.
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Sheppton
David Fellin
Louis Marino
Pittston
Gordon Smith
Fellin
Throne
Louis Bova
Demos Invade French Lick For Politicking Powwow
A large Indiana Democratic gathering in French Lick features leader speakers including former Gov. David Lawrence and Sen. Vance Hartke. The two day session draws crowds, banquets, and praise for Schricker and Feick while politicking for next year’s elections unfolds in hotel rooms and lobbies.
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French Lick
Ind
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Pennsylvania
David Lawrence
Kennedy
Ohio River
Vance Hartke
Welsh
Statehouse
Greensboro Race Relations Effort Struggles for Solutions
Greensboro North Carolina leaders led by W O Conrad of Western Electric push a five white five black Commission on Human Relations to address school integration job opportunities and desegregation. Despite arrests and demonstrations in Birmingham and Greensboro, the group focuses on open doors to employment and inplant training to build motivation for education and gradual integration.
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Birmingham
Ala
Greensboro
N.C
Piedmont Region
Ystone
Per- W. O. Conrad
Western Electric
Conrad
David Schenck
Commission On Human Relations
Will
Greensboro Retail Merchants Association
Extra Police to Keep March Orderly
Officials mobilized 2500 National Guardsmen firemen and police reservists to assist 1900 metropolitan officers in policing Wednesdays civil rights march in Washington The plan aims for a peaceful demonstration while some lawmakers questioned Communist involvement and a senator entertained the idea of violence if it occurred
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Washington
Maroah
Russell B. Long
D-La
CBS Capitol
Congress
Olin D. Johnston
Ds.c
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
X-15 Pilot Joe Walker Sets New Altitude Record
Edwards Air Force base California reports X-15 pilot Joe Walker reached about 351000 feet in a test flight. He also achieved peak speeds near 4100 miles per hour, surpassing his previous record and maintaining the one man to fly above 4000 mph.
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Edwards Afb
Calif
Joe Walker
Jul Oda
Wailee
Walker
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Jasonville
Highway Commission
Linton
Bedford
Indiama
Mitchell
Ford Motor
South Viet Nam
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Lafayette
Indiana State Bar Association
Adj
John §. Anderson
Shelbyville
James C. Courtney
Albert A. Steinwedel
Irving Leibowitz
Indianapolis Times
United Press International Indiana
Edward H. Ziegner
Indianapolis News
Democratic State Committee
J. Manfred Core
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