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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1963
Page
4
Local note urges residents to vote on standardizing time with a ballot included in the November utility bill. If fast time wins, Linton-Stockton School Board would adjust school start by a half hour. Community letters urge calm as debates continue.
Light snow showers persisted across upstate Indiana with most accumulation in South Bend and Fort Wayne, while central and southern regions saw limited added flakes. The five day outlook predicted minimal total precipitation and temperatures generally below normal with bitter weekend cold.
The U S Department of Agriculture notes these turkey packages are favored as disjointed pieces legs breasts wings necks and backs allow families to buy small quantities any day of the year.
Soviet reports hint Lee Oswald acted as an American spy during his Moscow stay from October 1959 to May 1962. Pravda and Trud portray Oswald's anti Soviet writings and possible secret service hints while noting his contact with the U S Embassy and a 1959 wrist injury that led to hospitalization.
McINTOSH Ala A Republican leader said Congress will not pass civil rights or tax-reduction bills this session despite President Johnsons plea He urged that any tax cut be paired with reduced federal spending Halleck predicted a civil rights bill may pass next session but did not specify provisions He spoke during a visit to Frank Boykins game reserve where Halleck hunted a turkey
In Ithaca New York Cornell University offered the first journalism course in an American college in 1874 and awarded the first journalism degree in America in 1876.
Indiana Republicans predict President Johnson would outrun Kennedy in 1964 by thousands of votes due to the end of anti Catholic prejudice and Johnson’s conservative stance. They note Johnson’s Indianapolis speeches and rapport with voters, plus his backing of Sen. Vance Hartke.
Traffic fatalities over the extended Thanksgiving weekend exceed 500 with final tallies still arriving. A United Press International count at 2:30 a.m. EST lists at least 515 deaths from 6 p.m. Wednesday to midnight Sunday, led by California and Texas among states. The National Safety Council notes 472 would die in a normal 102 hour weekend.
Department of Agriculture home economists say four ounces of American cheese or three quarters cup cottage cheese supplies one third of daily protein needs.
Sandra Glover 12 died after being struck by a car driven by Dominic A. Fucone in Terre Haute early Saturday. Funeral services were held at the First Methodist Church in Bloomfield with burial at Grandview Cemetery. Surviving are her parents Guy and Martha Glover, brother Terry, and grandparents.
The Ecumenical Council said Pope Paul VI will promulgate a document on Tuesday expanding bishops authority. The pastoral gift titled Pas torale Munis aims to give bishops real role alongside the Pope. Council leaders noted 79 working sessions and ongoing talks on unity and religious liberty.
The Merchant’s Association announced 21 turkeys will be given away, seven on each of three Thursdays before Christmas. Drawings are Dec 5 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. on Main Street between Vincennes and Asts. Eligibility requires store registration and one winner per household. Participants must be present to win.
Grace Kelly now Princess Grace of Monaco said she would visit the grave of President John F. Kennedy this week and call on Mrs Kennedy, the former First Lady, at her convenience during a Philadelphia visit to see her mother.
Whitney Young executive secretary of the National Urban League urged President Johnson to launch a crash employment program including public works to cut Negro unemployment. He cited 15 percent joblessness and noted long association with Johnson, dating to 1957 civil rights reforms. Johnson showed interest and would consider the plan.
Detectives questioned friends and neighbors of actress Karyn Kupcinet as they hunt a killer who strangled her in her Hollywood apartment. The coroner ruled manual strangulation and her nude body was found Saturday night. Four friends were tested with lie detectors after being among the last to see her. Andrew Prine, Ed ward Rubin, Robert Hathaway, and William Mamches.
Federal agents rounded up 23 people in Northern Indiana including four alleged ringleaders in a sweep targeting policy, horse racing, and football betting. Raids in Michigan City and Michiana Shores yielded $15,690 cash. many detainees released on bond after booking.
Virgil Robert Bland twenty is charged in Greene County Court with petty larceny for stealing an auto transmission from the Jack Wheeler Ford agency in Linton about three weeks ago. State Trooper Kenny Wolfe said the theft was reported November 23 by Jim Franklin, an employee at Wheelers, and Bland was later apprehended.
The Greene county circuit court heard multiple cases Saturday and Monday. Divorces granted include Carolyn Richardson vs Robert Richardson with Dec 7 reset for the case, Alice Lenore Fisher vs John Q R Fisher with a divorce and household goods awarded, and Mary Althene Osban vs Eugene Osban with restoration of her former name Hutchison. Betty Williams custody and support terms set, Kenneth Emmons 53 pleads guilty to DUI with a $25 fine, six month license suspension recommended, Denver Johnson vs Flora Johnson continued, and state of Indiana vs Herschel Hollingsworth license suspension case continued.
Judge Robert B. Stewart granted a temporary restraining order in Clay Circuit Court to keep Coalmont residents off the Shakamak school property until December 12. The order follows a dispute over using the Coalmont building for high school pupils and other classes. Parents are barred from the grounds and the judge advised against removing furniture for now.
Clarence Polson 71 of Switz City was sentenced to 2 to 14 years at Indiana State Prison Michigan City for sodomy. He was fined 100 dollars plus costs and plans to appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court. He remains jailed in Lawrence County. The Greene County Circuit Court case was moved to Lawrence Circuit Court on defense request. Judge Chester Davis presided. verdict dated November 22 in Bedford. A presentence investigation was ordered.
A grass fire reported at the home of Jack Strong on highway 54 east of Linton caused no known damage as of press time. The alarm was turned in at 1 22 p m today.
Orange California April Ber tha Ragan is hailed as the outstanding woman softball pitcher of all time. She hurled 99 no hit no run games during her career including six perfect games.
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