Mail Bag letters discuss war, highways tolls, and safety
Yesterday's Mail Bag includes two letters. SP 5 Larry D. Brashear defends Viet Nam protesters while urging support for defenders, and Mrs. Joan Murphy writes from New Albany about their luxury home and greetings to Linton friends. A U S News recap compares war casualties with highway deaths, noting rising traffic tolls, costs, and calls for driver education and stricter enforcement to reduce crashes.
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Larry D. Brashear
Citizen
Viet Nam
Larry
New Albany
Joan Murphy
Ted Murphy
Raywood Drive
Linton
Refugee Airlift enters second day with 90 more Cubans
The Miami airlift reports 75 refugees arrived on Wednesday and dispersed to U S cities after processing by federal authorities. Only 13 remain at the refugee center in Miami as a chartered plane returns from Varadero to pick up more evacuees. The program aims to move over 100,000 Cubans at about 4,000 monthly for years amid initial delays and changes in passenger counts.
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Miami
UPI
Fidel Castro
United States
New York
Los Angeles
Varadero Airport
Havana
Conviction of Switz City Man Upheld by Court
Clarence E. Polson, 73, of Switz City, was found guilty of sodomy by a Lawrence Circuit Court jury on November 22, 1963, received a two to 14 year sentence and a $100 fine, and the Indiana Supreme Court upheld the conviction leading to commitment to the Indiana State Prison. State Trooper Robert Kirk and Greene County Sheriff's department investigated.
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Polson
Switz City
Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana
Lawrence
Bedford
Chester A. Davis
Lawrence Circuit Court
Davi F
Indiana State Prison
Robert Kirk
Greene County Sheriff's Department
Youth Committed to Mental Hospital in Gary Crash Case
Crown Point Indiana police case features 15 year old John Powell committed to Norman Beatty Hospital at Westville for involuntary manslaughter charges after a drag race collision that killed five in Gary. His 17 year old brother Robert received probation until age 21 for auto theft. Another brother Eddie, 19, drew sentences for illegal speed contest and stolen property.
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Crown Point
Ind
UPI
Lake Criminal Court
John McKenna
Gary
Norman Beatty Hospital
Westville
McKenna
John Powell
Robert
Eddie
John
George Jones
Jones
More Men, Materials to Enter War in Viet Nam
Washington expected the Vietnam War to further escalate as McNamara prepares a report to guide new troop deployments. U.S. force levels in Vietnam near 200,000 with increased Chinese aid bolstering North Vietnamese and Viet Cong. Rusk signaled only guarded possibilities for peace talks, while Johnson plans a high level review with McNamara and Rusk after McNamara’s Saigon trip.
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Viet Nam
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Johnson
U.S
North Viet Nam
USS Enterprise Enters War For First Time
The nuclear powered carrier Enterprise flew 140 sorties against targets in South Vietnam. Two Enterprise planes were lost and both airmen were rescued. One Phantom was shot down 50 miles north of Saigon. another Phantom crashed near the carrier as seas ran heavy.
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Saigon
UPS
Viet Nam
Enterprise
Civil Defense Unit To Be Considered In Greene County
A meeting is set for Tuesday December 7 at 7 30 p m in the old Switz City high school gym to plan a Greene County civil defense unit. The county lacks such a unit and organizers say it would enable coordinated disaster response using existing government structures. All interested residents are urged to attend.
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Switz City
Greene County
Indiana
Sw Tz City
LBJ to Talk to Businessmen
President Johnson scheduled a telephone speech to Washington's Business Council, signaling concern over inflation and higher Treasury rates. He planned to brief top economic advisers soon and discuss U.S. surplus crop assistance with Dean Rusk and Orville Freeman.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Washington
Ranch House
Business Council
Treasury
White House
Dean Rusk
Orville Freeman
U.S
Asia
Two Indiana Hospitals Face Losing Licenses
INDIANAPOLIS UP I—Two Indiana hospitals must alter operations to meet minimum state standards by year end or risk losing licenses to operate next year. The State Board of Health withheld licenses for 1966 for Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes and Blackford County Hospital Hartford City. Health commissioner Dr. A C Offut said the move is a warning and the facilities may continue operating while they work to meet standards.
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Indiana
State Board of Health
Good Samaritan Hospital
Vincennes
Blackford County
Hartford City
A. C. Offut
Three Judges to Limit Activities of Klansmen
A three judge federal panel promised within days to issue an injunction limiting Ku Klux Klan activities in Bogalusa Louisiana. The judges condemned the Klan as exploiters of hate and ignorance and called their violence coercion in Washington Parish. The 38 page opinion by Judge John Miner Wisdom notes no injunction yet but will issue one after prosecutors prepare a proposed writ.
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New Orleans
UPI
Wihin
Ku Klux Klan
Bogalusa
Klan
Washington Parish
Jerry McKernan
U.S. Supreme Court
John Miner Wisdom
U.S. 5Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Herbert W. Christenberry
Robert A. Ainsworth
Wisdom
Justice Department
Expansion of Viet Nam Bombing Sets New Base Plans
Washington reports that Strategic Air Command B52 bombers, now based on Guam and operating from there, may see a substantial expansion in Viet Nam. Plans include adding bases and possibly placing jets in South Viet Nam, potentially increasing the force to about 100 aircraft and intensifying carpet bombing of Communist insurgents.
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Strategic Air Command
Viet Nam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
U.S. Viet Nam
McNamara
Guam
South Viet Nam
South
Britain agrees to use RAF to defend Zambia against Rhodesia
London and Lusaka move toward a British backed protection plan for Zambia with RAF units set to base there and possible ground troops under discussion. Prime Minister Wilson warned Britain would use force if needed to safeguard the Kariba Dam as OAU considers troops action. Gemini 7 flight preparations continue with both crews declared fit for a 14 day mission and launch expected Saturday amid favorable weather.
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London
UPI
Zambia
Britain
Kariba
Kenya
Commonwealth
Arthur Bottomley
Lusaka
Kenneth Kaunda
Addis Ababa
Organization For African Unity
OAU
Ian Smit
Harold Wilson
Frank Borman
James Lovell
America
Space Agency
Borman
Lovell
Ocaon
Charles E. Berry
Walter Schirra
Thomas Stafford
Federal Space Agency
De Gaulle May Not Win Re Election
Paris reports serious talk that President Charles de Gaulle may fail to win an outright majority in Sundays election. If no candidate exceeds 50 percent, a runoff on December 19 would follow, with de Gaulle seen as likely to withdraw rather than face a second ballot.
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de Gaulle
Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de’ Gaull
Colombey
Cable TV Ready To Complete Work
Cable TV Inc. reports a delay in pole and equipment arrangements for Linton. The start date shifts from January 1, 1966 to about February 1, weather permitting. General manager Robert Snyder notes arrangements with the telephone company are now finalized for service completion.
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Linton
Robert Snyder
Cable Tv, Inc
Snyder
Narleski Sets MLB Record with Four Grand Slams
Detroit Tigers pitcher Ray Narleski, in 1959, gave up four grand slams, a major league record. The UPI report marks the historic pitching setback tied to Detroit in that season.
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Detroit
UPI
Ray Narleski
Detroit Tigers
Warm Weather Expected In Indiana For Several Days
Weather overview from United Press International notes temperatures may reach the 50s across most of Indiana for the next three days as a mild spell follows a brief cold snap. Wednesday highs in the 40s, lows near 27 to 35, with today’s highs 45 to 50 north to 50s south. Friday highs 48 to 58, with most of the state remaining mild through Saturday and a slight chance of light rain mainly in the southern two thirds. December outlook calls for below normal temps north of Lafayette Richmond line, near normal south, and moderate precipitation north with heavy rain south along that line.
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Indiana
Evansvile
Louisville
South Bend
Vincennes
Cincinnati
Tamara Toumanova Returns in Torn Curtain
Bal lerina Tamara Toumanova resumes film work after a 12 year hiatus with a role in Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain. The actress, linked with Hollywood, signs on for the suspense thriller directed by Hitchcock.
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Hollywood
UPI
Tamara Toumanova
Alfred Hitchcock
Maternity clothes and nursing kit for sale
Maternity outfits like new for 25 dollars for all. Also Babhinet items in good condition at 15 dollars. Playtex nurser kit complete priced at 5 dollars. Call 847-4932 for details.
Key Club Plans Annual Food Drive at Linton High
Key Club of Linton-Stock ton High announces its second annual two Saturday food drive December 4 and 11 in Linton. Non-perishable items go to the Salvation Army for Christmas baskets. last year 1200 cans were collected and praised as a top Indiana single service project.
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Linton-Stockton High School
Linton
Jon Baughman
Salvation Army
Indiana
Baughman
Thirteenth victim dies in Thanksgiving Eve explosion
KEOKUK Iowa UP I state authorities close probe into the Armory blast that killed 13 Iowa square dancers. Suzanne Hoambrecker 33 Keokuk died at Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas. Her husband and five others remain in serious condition. twenty six others were injured and hospitalized after the National Guard armory collapse likely from a gas leak.
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Keokuk
Iowa
UPI
Suzanne Hoambrecker
Army Burn Center
Brooke Army Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
National Guard
State Dept to film Savalas in Beau Geste role
Former State Department official Telly Savalas will portray a sadistic sergeant in the Hollywood production Beau Geste. The casting places an ex-government executive in a key military antagonist part for the screen classic.
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State Dept TO Films Hollywood
UPI
Telly Savalas
State Department
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