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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1961

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Mine Run Medley of Untitled Phrases in Dictionary Use

An assortment labeled Mine Run combines varied like kind phrases, a medley of ideas. The entry notes a non specific assembly reflecting a dictionary usage example.

Refugee shot at by police near West Berlin border

West Berlin police report eight shots fired at a fleeing refugee and a Western border guard by East German police near the Blitz Canal on the American sector boundary. The refugee was captured. no injuries reported. Soviet and American patrols increased as U S forces move toward Berlin.

Berlin wpPi West Berlin Nno Vopos Blitz Canal Neukcelln U. S Friedrichstrasse

Kennedys to Visit Two Latin Nations

President and Mrs. Kennedy will depart December 15 for Venezuela and Colombia to dedicate Alliance for Progress projects. They will stop in San Juan Puerto Rico then spend December 16 in Caracas and December 17 in Bogota, returning December 18.

Washington pPi Kennedy Venezuela Colombia Alliance For Progress White House Kennedys San Juan Porto Rico South America Caracas Bogota Ecuador Quito United States

Tangese Troops Reported Killed in UN Fight at Elisabethville

Early dispatches say at least 36 Tangese troops died in clashes with United Nations forces in Elisabethville. In Santo Domingo American photographers were manhandled by Dominican troops while filming in the city.

Elisabethville United Nations

Fighting Flares Up At Elisabethville To Shatter Truce

Fighting erupts in Elisabethville Katanga as UN troops clash with Katangese forces ending a 21 month cease-fire. Thant authorizes all necessary military action and orders UN reinforcements and air support while Indian Ghurka units clear roadblocks and entrenchments near the airport. American consulate reports all 90 Americans in the city safe as tensions rise after a Katangese plan to attack UN installations is revealed.

Elisabethville Katanga Congo lPl United Nations Eisabethville Thant U. N Lewis Hoffacker

Ruston resigns as Indiana Toll Commission comptroller

Clarence E. Ruston a 31 year veteran of state service resigned Monday as comptroller of the Indiana Toll Commission He said the move of the commission office from Indianapolis to South Bend separated him from family and friends His resignation takes effect March 15.

Indianapolis Clarence E. Ruston Indiana Toll Commission Ruston Commission Jack E. Reich South Bend Toll

December chill hits Indiana as temperatures plunge

Temperatures tumbled from 60s to 20s across Indiana in about 12 hours with lows of 27 at Lafayette and Fort Wayne 29 at Indianapolis 28 at South Bend and 35 at Evansville. Rain accompanied the pattern shift as highs fell from the 60s to the 30s and 40s with showers possible Thursday and cooler conditions into Wednesday.

Indiana Lafayette Fort Wayne Indianapolis South Bend Evansville Mercury

Dominican Crisis Deepens Amid Ongoing Strike

SANTO DOMINGO Dominican opposition groups prepared to press new Balaguer settlement proposals as a week-old anti-government strike continued. A government warning fired workers to return or face dismissal while reports say a council of state may be formed with opposition and government members. American journalists faced violence as police fired on vehicles. bystanders showed support for the press amid the unrest.

Santo Domingo D.R Joaquin Balaguer Balaguer UCN Council of State Pedro Rodriguez Echavarria The Armed Forces Rodriguez Air Force

Christmas charity drives organized in Linton

Linton churches clubs and fraternal groups coordinate holiday giving with the Chamber of Commerce and Salvation Army as central collecting points. Applications for baskets or clothing end Friday at 5 PM. Baskets distributed December 23 and a special "shut-ins" program planned with a December 20 public event. Donations welcomed before year end.

Linton Linton Chamber of Commerce Vincennes Street Salvation Army Chamber of Commerce Margaret Cooper Mable Cox

Gambler Starts Prison Term for Tax Evasion in Football Plot

Jules Horwick of Chicago began a five year sentence for evading federal excise taxes on betting receipts tied to a 1957 Terre Haute football operation. Six defendants faced $326,000 in taxes. three others await prison assignment while two received suspended sentences. Horwick and two co-defendants were moved to Terre Haute.

Indianapol Wen —Jules Horwick Chicago Terre Haute Horwick Evansville Dale J. Holder Edgar M. Wyatt Irwin Gordon Las Vegas Leo Shaffer Philip Share James Tanner Miami Vanderburgh County Bureau of Prisons Washington

Studebaker Plant Debates Contract In Starke South Bend

United Auto Workers Local 5 deemed the Stude baker-Packard contract proposals unacceptable. A mass meeting is planned next Sunday to report bargaining progress as more than 6,000 members remain on the job past the old contract's expiration. The international union has not authorized a strike and would withhold authorization pending the local meeting.

South Bend Ind United Auto Workers Local 5 Studebaker-Packard Corp International Union

Night football lighting praised by engineers

Illuminating Engineering Society reports improved field visibility with quartz iodine lamps. Three General Electric experts from Nela Park Cleveland note at a Brush High School demonstration in Lynhurst Ohio that 64 quartz iodine lamps deliver more than double the light of former incandescent field lighting.

ST. Louis Illuminating Engineering Society General Electric Light Nela Park Cleveland Brush High School Lynhurst Ohio

Young People Carol Program at Rest Haven Reported

The Lincoln Christian church youth group presented carols at Rest Haven Sunday afternoon. Miss Nola Yoder, superintendent, said the group brought fruit gifts including bananas and grapes. Nearby donations include 25 dollars from Mr and Mrs Ben Sanders Worthington 25.50 from Jasonville Thanksgiving service and 5 dollars from Merl Johnson Linton for the Christmas party.

Lincoln Christian Church Rest Haven Nola Yoder Ben Sanders Worthington Jasonville Merl Johnson Linton

Sixteen Face Loan Fraud Trial in Terre Haute

Sixteen defendants will stand trial in federal court here on January 15 in a one million dollar auto loan fraud case. William C. Kipple and Thomas E. Lapworth,负责人, led the scheme with other Lapworth employees. The case involves false loans, misapplied funds and conspiracy to defraud, with assets in receivership and ongoing bankruptcy actions.

Terre Haute Ind FBI William C. Kipple Terre Haute First National Bank Thomas E. Lapworth Clinton

Infant dies from plastic bag suffocation in crib

A one year old boy named Kevin died after pulling a plastic bag over his head while in his crib in Indianapolis. Police said the bag used for baby blocks was left near the crib about 18 inches from the sewing machine where his mother Wanda Wheeler, 25, found him.

Indianapolis Wep Wanda F. Wheeler Kevin

Army Moves Finance Office and VI Corps HQ

The Pentagon announced the Army will relocate its finance office from Washington to Ft. Benjamin Harrison Indiana. The VI Corps headquarters staff will move from Indianapolis to Battle Creek Michigan. A Defense Supply Agency section with 450 jobs will also be set up in Battle Creek next spring.

Washington Pentagon Army Ft. Benjamin Harrison Indianapolis VI Corps Army Reserves Battle Creek Mich Defense Supply Agency Civil Defense Headquarters

Freight Train Hit by Two Cars Near Plymouth

A Nickel Plate freight train halted at a crossing a mile northwest of Plymouth was struck from opposite directions by two cars Monday night. Herbert Davidson, 33, Plymouth, hit the train while southbound and was uninjured. Virgil Bradfield, 50, Plymouth, struck the train and was hospitalized in fair condition with internal injuries. Both cars were total wrecks.

Plymouth Ind Here Herbert Davidson Virgil Bradfield Bradfield Parkview Hospital Davidson

Rex Cate Keeps Bird Dog Ike’s Leather Dog Shoes

In Stephenville Texas city secretary Rex Cate explains four small leather pull-ons on his desk. He says they are dog shoes for his bird dog Ike to protect his feet from rough ground and dirt.

Stephenville Tex Rex Cate Cates Ike

Nehru Warns China Threatens Invasion Of India

NEW DELHI India Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told parliament that Communist China has threatened to send troops into Indian territory and vowed India would resist and repel them He said Beijing warned India to halt border military activity after India's Oct 31 note and defended India recognizing Tibet as China’s rights He urged no diplomatic break with Red China while opposing aggression

New Delhi India Jawaharlal Nehru China Nehru Peiping Tibet Red China United Nations

Ristine to Speak Here on Thursday Dinner Meeting

Indiana Lieutenant Governor Richard O. Ristine will be the guest speaker at a Linton Chamber of Commerce dinner Thursday at 6:00 PM in the elementary school cafeteria. Tickets are $1.50 and available from the CC/C, its East Vincennes street office, or any board member.

Linton

Indiana Traffic Toll Dips Five Percent From 1960

Indiana's traffic deaths for 1961 reached 974 by today, 53 fewer than the 1,027 killed by Dec. 5, 1960. After a five fatality weekend, only one death was recorded Monday when Robert F. J. Knapp, 53, of Albion, died in a head on crash eight miles southeast of Albion. Mrs. Jewel McClanahan, 52, of R R 2 Albion, was injured, taken to McCray Memorial Hospital with fractures and other injuries.

Indiana Robert F. J. Knapp R.R Albion Knapp Jewel McClarahan McClanahan McCray Memorial Hospital Kendallville

Tobacco livelihoods span 17 million in modern economy

During the 1849 Colorado gold rush tobacco was traded by weight in gold dust. A trade paper reports that today 17 million Americans depend on tobacco for all or part of their livelihood across various roles in the industry.

Washington Colorado

Man in Orbit Mission Hampered by Capsule Trouble

Cape Canaveral reports Mercury program engineers race to fix capsule 13 as John H. Glenn Jr. prepares for the first U S manned orbital flight. Officials warn odds of launching this year are shrinking due to a wiring and control system issue described as not serious but detrimental.

Cape Canaveral America U. S John H. Glenn Jr Free World

Bermuda Angling Boom Draws Game Fish to Waters

Good fishing in Bermuda. waters around Hamilton host pomano bonefish chub snapper mackerel tuna wahoo and marlin. Bermuda regarded as a premier light tackle fishing center with reef shore and deep sea options.

Hamilton Bermuda

Hungary’s Red Regime Faces Continued Soviet Backing

Sir Leslie Munro, UN representative on Hungary, said the Budapest regime remains unstable five years after the 1956 revolt and needs Soviet troops to stay in power. He cited lack of rule of law and self-government, intensified repression, and forced collectivization as signs of ongoing authoritarian control.

United Nations N. Y Hungary Budapest Leslie Munro New Zealand Munro General Assembly United States Gyula Kallai Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty Washington Mindszenty U. S U. N Soviet Union

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