Shakamak School contracts awarded at Jacksonville
Contracts totaling 1,314,986 for Shakamak School building were let by the Metropolitan district at Jacksonville. General to I Bush and Son for 917,040 electrical to Poe Electric of Linton for 107,930 and mechanical to Triangle and Leahy of Bedford for 290,016. Completion date set for July 1, 1964 with start early spring after bond sales.
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Shakamak
Jasonville
General
I. Bush and Son
Louisville
Don Padgett
Wright Township
Greene County
Lewis Township
Clay County
Coalmont
Holding Corporation
Bill Johnson
General Contract
Terre Haute Man Fatally Hurt in Auto Crash Claims Toll Rise
Indiana's 1962 traffic toll reached 1,115 with the death of 94 year old Sidney Douglas of Madison from injuries sustained in a November 24 crash on Indiana 7 near Dupont. Earlier 68 year old Herschel Royer of Terre Haute died when his car hit a truck driven by 22 year old Richard Neal at a blind Vigo County intersection.
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United Press International
Indiana
Sidney Douglas
Madison
Indiana 7
Dupont
Herschel O. Royer
Terre Haute
Richard Neal
Vigo County
13 Men Planning Raid on Cuba Nabbed
Federal officers seized 13 men in battle dress and weapons in Key West Florida thwarting a guerrilla attack on Cuba. The group including a Cuban, a Canadian and 11 Americans trained for six months at No Name Key and were bound over to federal court on neutrality law violations.
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Key West
Fla
Cuba
U.S
William V. Albury
No Name Key
Elks Lodge to Initiate Class Upcoming Wednesday
The Linton Elks lodge will initiate a class of candidates at its Wednesday night meeting. Exalted Ruler Charles Hazelrigg announced a dinner for all members. Business meeting and initiation start at 7 30 p m after a 6 30 p m dinner.
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Linton Elks Lodge
Charles Hazelrigg
Republicans Brace for Intra Party Fight in 1964
Conservative Republicans from the South and nation held a secret meeting at a motel to draft a Goldwater for President campaign. They discussed blocking Nelson Rockefeller and backing Barry Goldwater, signaling the fiercest GOP liberal conservative clash since 1952.
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Chicago
UPI
GOP
Eisenhower
Taft
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George Romney
William Scranton
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Goldwater
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio
Robert Taft
Dugger Resident Mertie Mollet Dies at 73
Mrs. Mertie Mollet 73 died at 10 00 pm Monday at her Dugger route one home after months of illness. Born January 5 1889 in Clay County she was the daughter of John and Dell Archer. Survived by husband John three sons John Clifford James R Mollet all of Anderson three daughters Letha Chambers Thelma Morrison Leona Browning 20 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 00 pm Thursday at Mt Moriah Methodist Church with Rev Kenneth Raney and Rev William Early officiating burial in church cemetery.
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Mertie Mollet
Dugger
Mollet
Duggger
Pleasantville
Clay County
John
Dell Frazier Archer
John Mollet
John, Clifford
Anderson
Letha Chambers
Thelma Morrison
Leona Browning
Kokomo
Ray Mollet
Newkirk
Mt. Moriah Methodist Church
Kenneth Raney
William Early
Merchants Elect Officers and Plan Christmas Drawings
The Linton Retail Merchants Association elected new officers at the Roosevelt hotel with Jack Cravens as president and Mrs. Nina Hostetler as treasurer. They announced store hours for December and outlined three prize drawings ending December 20 featuring certificates and a grand prize groceries-loaded used auto.
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Linton Retail Merchants Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Jack Cravens
Jesse Correll
John Cary
Nina Hostetler
Correll
Dick Hastings
Jim Hubbell
Cecil Shelton
Linton
P. H. O'Hern
Linton Police
Shelton
Forrest Coulter
Hastings
Chamber of Commerce
C of C
Rennis Wolfe
Herbert Ellis
Paul Lester
Men Wounded Officer Sought In Indianapolis Area
Indiana State Police Trooper Harold F Archer was wounded when a carful of four opened fire as he signaled for drivers to lights out. The attacker fired from a rear seat shattering glass and injuring his eye and temple. The car was found abandoned and traced to a stolen purchase in Rochester.
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Indianapolis
WpPn
Indiana
Harold F. Archer
Archer
St. Francis Hospital
Southport Road
Marion- Johnson County
Rochester
Christmas Stamps Misunderstood in Bluffton Mixup
In Bluffton Indiana a husband bought 100 of the new four cent Christmas postage stamps to mail greeting cards. His wife, unaware of the stamps, believed they were decorative tuberculosis association seals and pasted them on the backs of the envelopes.
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Bluffton
Ind
Tuberculosis Association
Khrushchev Dismisses Abstract Art as Donkey-Tailed Daubing
Khrushchev condemns some works as daubed by a donkey tail and the Soviet press mounts a Kremlin style attack on modern art. The Moscow show drew crowds despite police limits with students defending the paintings and declaring admiration for the movement.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Cily
Farmers Guard ASC Records In South Dakota Stand
Vigilante farmers posted a 24 hour watch at a sandbagged ASCS building in Mound City with 500 Minutemen ready to defend records from federal marshals plan to move them to Herreid. In Aberdeen strategy talks, residents warn of possible violence as legal actions and local sentiment clash over county office location.
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Mound City
S. D
Wren
U. S. Agriculture Department
Herreid
Aberdeen
Campbell County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Milton Deibert
Calvin Ochsner
Oschner
Agriculture Department
St. Louis
Ochsner
Noblesville Banker Charged in Wife's Death
Robert C. Wiles and Janet Wiles ages 30 and 27, residents of Cicero, were a married couple with three children. Wiles was arraigned on a preliminary first-degree murder charge after admitting he beat and shot his wife during a lunch hour argument at their home. The body was found by a repairman. bloodstained clothes were recovered from Little Cicero Creek.
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Noblesville
Ind
Hamilton County
Robert C. Wiles
Cicero
Janet
Larry Cook
Wiles
Cook
Arcadia
Hamilton County Bank
Little
Cicero Creek
Ronald
Donald
William
Richardson Wins Suit for Extra Pay in Greene County Case
Otto C. Richardson of Newberry was awarded 1488 dollars in back pay after a Bloomfield circuit court trial. He claimed he supervised all clerical personnel in the 1962 Greene County re assessment program and was to be paid 20 dollars daily, but received 12 dollars. The court ruled he was entitled to 8 extra dollars daily for 186 days.
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Otto C. Richardson
Newberry
Bloomfield
Richardson
Greene County
Greene County Council
Greene County Board of Commissioners
Steel Firm Tells Plans For Huge Plant In State
Gary Indiana reports Julian Stryczek 38 superintendent of the Parking Meter Department was freed on recognizance after pleading not guilty in City Court to failing to pay fines on over 20 parking tickets. Judge Katz set December 19 for trial. Police said he refused to pay the more than $40 in fines after being offered a payment option.
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Gary
Ind
Julian Stryczek
A. Martin Katz
Stryczek
Indianapolis
Inndiana
Lake Michigan
Bethlehem Stel Company
Lake Porter County
Welsh
Burns Ditch
Army Engineers District
Chicago
Budget Bureau
Washington
Indiana
Bethlehem
Save
Dustin
Masters Is Chosen For One year Term On Linton Council
Sam Masters was elected to fill the Linton City Council vacancy effective January 1 1963 to serve until the 1963 elections. The move follows Murl Cullison's resignation to become Stockton township trustee and reflects Mayor P H O'Hern's continued influence on the council. The decision came after an executive session and a voice vote, with Masters a longtime resident and former coal miner.
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Masters
Linton Council
Linton
Sam Masters
First Street
Murl Cullison
Cullison
Stockton Township
P. H. O’hern
O’hern
Indiana
O'Hern
Earl Roush
van L. Plew
Mr. Masters
Ora McCollister
Lester Bailey
Plew
McCollister
Battleship USS North Carolina Welcomes 458851 Visitors
In Wilmington, the World War II battleship USS North Carolina drew 458,851 visitors in its first year as a state memorial berthed at the city waterfront.
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Wilmington
N.C
North Carolina
Indiana Cold Front Drops Temps Across State
Indiana experienced cooler weather with a state high of 59 in South Bend and 57 in Fort Wayne as temps stayed in the 50s to 60s elsewhere. Forecasts call for highs in the 40s to 60s midweek, with rain possible and overnight lows from the 20s to low 40s.
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United Press International
Indiana
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Evansville
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Penero
United States
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J. C. DeVault
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Bar of Justice
Edwin B. Long
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Carman Morris
Mine Runner
Shakamak School
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
Nikita
Khrush
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ASC Records
Wayne Newton
Strawtown
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Integrated Steel Plant
Arthur B. Homer
Porter Count
Burns Harbor
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New England
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