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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1963
Page
4
On this day in history events include Illinois becoming the 21st state in 1818 and Oberlin College opening in 1833. The 1929 Ford wage rise occurred despite stock market collapse. A safety note urges Bike riders to use lights and wear white for visibility.
Marion County investigators pursue possible criminal charges after the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum blast that killed 72 and injured about 400. Purdue tests on five liquid petroleum tanks are awaited by Prosecutor Noble Pearcy and the grand jury set to meet Thursday for a final session with Dr. Harry Solberg briefing.
The John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Bridge spanning the Ohio River between Yeersonville and Louisville will be dedicated Friday at 11 am EST. Govs. Welsh and Combs, state highway commissioners, Lt. Gov. Wyatt, and Federal Bureau of Public Roads representatives will attend. The $10 million cantilever bridge on I-65 links Madison and Kentucky routes, following the Sherman Minton bridge opened in 1961.
A special election is set at the Linton Moose Lodge from noon to 7 p.m. to elect a new trustee. Lunch will be served at 8 p.m. and all members are urged to participate.
Minneapolis case details T. Eugene Thompson a lawyer charged with masterminding the bludgeon and stabbing murder of his wife Carol 34. Prosecution claims insurance payout motive and a plan with Norman Mastrian and Dick Anderson. Thompson denied involvement and testified about affairs and retainer repayment.
Former Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker praised Dallas newspapers for their assassination coverage while blasting out-of-town papers. He condemned others for misrepresenting Oswald and warned Dallas against hostile national views amid the Kennedy case. He noted late reports on a Texas inquiry and federal Warren Commission actions. He recalled a Dallas sniper attack on him years ago and canceled a Garden City, New York speech for security reasons.
Bill Poe was elected president of the Linton Merchants Association at a Roosevelt Hotel meeting. Jack Cravens named vice president and Cecil Shelton secretary. Nina Hostetler selected financial secretary. Santa Claus will visit headquarters at 175 N Main St from 1 to 4 pm on Thursdays Dec 5 12 and 19. A tentative 1964 budget of 2320 was set by the Budget Committee. A dues drive is planned soon.
Noblesville Ind Watson Young Jr 32 Louisville will stand trial for the killings of Mrs Alice Gupton 58 and Hansel Gupton 64 in Indianapolis with sanity hearing planned after delay. Young a former mental patient and ex marine was arrested February 1962 in Salina Kan driving a stolen ambulance with siren flashing. The case moved from Marion to Hamilton County.
Bryan Ace Royal eighteen resident of Bloomfield was listed in good condition at Freeman Greene County hospital after a 12 gauge shotgun discharged while unloading it. His hand was over the muzzle when the gun fired at 4:50 p.m. CST injuring the palm. doctors fear deformity but may save the hand.
Authorities logged three crashes on the White River bridge one mile west of Bloomfield on Highway 54. First, Earl Hiatt’s car struck a guard rail after skidding on ice, causing $300 damage to Catherine Holtsclaw’s vehicle. no tickets. Second, Charles Orman’s car slowed for traffic and Mary Van Horn’s car rear collided. Orman injured but not hospitalized. no tickets. Third, Marylin Braun’s car struck Ralph Robertson’s truck. $300 damage to Braun and minor to the truck. Robertson reported back pain but not hospitalized. no tickets.
Indianapolis electric utility firm president T. Fitzwater was re elected president of the Indiana State Chamber of Commerce. The chamber re elected Walter Wald first vice president Otto Frenzel treasurer and four new vice presidents Harold Dice Jack Reich Frederick Jakks and Kenneth Williams. New directors included G Robert Baer Robert Cronin W M Dalton Charles Heitman W H Kromann and E H Stonecipher. Re elected directors listed from Gary Plainfield Fort Wayne Richmond Lafayette and more.
In Bloomfield Greene Circuit Court, two divorce actions were filed Kathryn Christy versus Robert Christy and Glenda Anderson versus George Anderson. Virgil Bland pled guilty to petty larceny, fined 25 dollars and costs, and received a nine month sentence at the Indiana State Farm with suspension if no law violations and no driving except a truck owned by his father for six months.
Negotiations began here today to establish a commercial airline agreement between Algeria and the Soviet Union. The discussions focus on routes, frequencies and cooperation in civil aviation.
Speaker John W. McCormack announced a Monday move to discharge the civil rights bill from the House Rules Committee and bring it to a floor vote. President Johnson backs the bill as a top priority despite Chairman Howard W. Smith’s resistance and Republican opposition.
Texas Attorney General Douglas Carr forms a blue ribbon panel to probe Kennedy assassination, Tippit slaying, and Oswald shooting. Leon Jaworski and Henry Wade named to interrogate witnesses under oath in Dallas or Austin. Findings will go to Earl Warren led federal commission.
United Press International and American Heritage announce a jointly published illustrated documentary on the events in Dallas and Washington during the four days after President Kennedy's death. The hardbound work, based on UPI coverage, will begin distribution to subscribers in January and to retailers about a month later.
The Linton Elks Lodge membership will meet at the lodge home at 6 30 p m Wednesday for an initiation dinner. The initiation ceremony will be conducted during the meeting following the dinner.
Indianapolis Indiana Bloomfield secretary treasurer of the Indiana Port Commission has been named a member of the Presidents Regional Export Expansion Council by Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges. Green said the council will directly support Indiana Port Commission Feasibility studies for the Burns Ditch harbor development.
United Press International reports light snow and freezing temperatures made roads dangerous from the Mississippi Valley to New England. Snow totals reached several inches in the north while Chicago’s area hit 10 degrees and Marquette County registered 3 below.
Dallas judge postponed Jack Ruby's murder trial to February 3 after a conference with District Attorney Henry Wade and defense attorney Tom Howard. The Dec. 9 date was moved from the first open docket slot with no bond notion and Ruby remains in county jail custody.
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