Indiana to Mark up 1 000th Road Death Today or Tuesday
Indiana faces its 1 000th road death of the year as snow and sleet cripple highways over the weekend. Eight deaths were reported, with crashes on U S 31 near Columbus and U S 24 near Fort Wayne among the fatalities, prompting warnings to motorists to slow down and winterize vehicles.
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Indiana
United Press International
David M. Jones
Rushville
Indiana 3
Tommy Floyd
Charles Richardson
Greensfork
Lowell Day
Anderson
Richardson
Day
Losantville
Melvin Jordan
Columbus
U.S. 31
J. R. Posey
U. S. 24
Fort Wayne
Charles Riley
Payne
Ohio
Hunter
Ligonier
Tornado damages town in Brewton Alabama
A Sunday tornado ripped through a two block area in Brewton Alabama injuring twelve people and destroying seven homes while damaging twelve more. Six victims were hospitalized including one with serious injuries.
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Alabama
Brewton
Ala
Lpi
Elks Lodge to Initiate Class Wednesday Dinner Set
The Linton Elks lodge will initiate a class of candidates during its weekly meeting Wednesday evening. Exalted Ruler Kenneth Smith said a dinner will be served at 6 30 p m and the meeting will follow at 7 30 p m with all members invited.
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Linton Elks Lodge
Kenneth Smith
Elkhart Girl Wins Indiana Junior Miss Title
Gloria Pritscher 17 from Elkhart High School was crowned Indiana Junior Miss of 1962 at Bloomington after three days of competition with 22 entrants. She earns a $1000 college scholarship and a trip to Mobile, Alabama to compete in the national pageant next March.
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Bloomington
Ind
Gloria Pritscher
Elkhart
Indiana
Indiana Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gloria
Mobile
Ala
U.N. Fears Katanga Leaders Lose Military Control
U N officials warn Katanga authorities cannot restrain troops as Elisabethville battles flare. A 200 strong anti American riot damages the U S Consulate and a Methodist mission. many Americans flee to Ndola. U N commander McKeown says fighting could end in days if gangs do not go guerrilla. Thant denies U N seeks forced political solution.
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Elisabethville
The
Congo
UPIL
United Nations
Katanga
U. S
U.N
Sean McKeown
Leopoldville
Bush
McKeown
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
New York
U. N
Thant
Ndola
Rhodesia
Seventh Day Adventist Mission
Lewis Hoffacker
Freezing Rain and Sleet Hit Hoosier State Amid Weekend Ice
Weather reports show freezing rain sleet and snow across Indiana with Lafayette dawn icing and forecasts through Wednesday. Hazardous driving warnings issued for southern two thirds. fatalities blamed on ice and snow high from the weekend storms. Temperatures ranged from 22 to 39 as snow melted and remaining precipitation ends by midweek.
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Hoosiers
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Indiana
United Press International
Gulf Coast
California
America
Dixie
Alabama
Rockies
Plains
Texas
Ceutiquea Ag
Russia and Albania Break Diplomatic Ties Report
Moscow reports from Albania indicate a break in diplomatic relations, a move seen as straining Soviet China ties. Khrushchev urged Albania to resign Enver Hoxha, with sources noting the rift dates to the 22nd Communist Party congress.
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Russia
Albania
Moscow
WUPI
Soviet Union
China
London
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Enver Hoxha
Communist Party
Adriatic
Red China
Josef Stalin
Tito
Cominform
Red Bloc
Tirana
U.S.S.R
Pravda
Gheerghi Deji
Hoxha
Glen Wilson Rites At Marion Community Church
Glen S Wilson 49 of Marion died Saturday at Indianapolis Veterans Hospital after a day of serious illness. He was born July 12 1912 in Linton son of Foster and Nancy Wilson and worked 23 years for Central Indiana Gas in Marion. A WWII veteran and Marion Central Christian Church member he is survived by his widow Dorothy L Medice Wilson two stepdaughters Janice Richardson Beech Grove and Judy Cox Marion a stepson John F Cox Marion a half brother William Small Marion and five grandchildren. Funeral services are 2:30 pm Tuesday at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with Rev George Potter officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Glen S. Wilson
Marion
Linton
Veterans Hospital
Indianapolis
Mr. Wilson
Foster
Nancy Small Wilson
Central Indiana Gas Company
George Potter
Fairview Cemetery
Chorus to Sing The Messiah on Channel 10 Tonight
Sullivan High School chorus directed by Harry Jarrett and Wilford Perigo will perform The Messiah in a television program on WTI channel 10 from 7:00 to 7:30 PM tonight.
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Sullivan High School
Harry Jarrett
Wi'ford Perigo
WTI
Underground blast is fired in Project Gnome test
Atomic energy officials reported a 5 kiloton underground nuclear blast near Carlsbad New Mexico as part of Project Gnome and Plowshare aims to use a nuclear boiler for power and ore extraction. The shot produced a vapor cloud and quivered the desert area with observers from multiple nations in attendance.
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Carlsbad
N.M
New Mexican Desert
Atomic Energy Commission
Cape Thompson
Alaska
Edward Teller
AEC
James Reeves
Earth
Mirror Lake
Britain
France
Sweden
Japan
South Africa
Canada
West Germany
Italy
Tellers
Defense
Gerald Johnson
Ground Zero
Johnson
ABC
Belaguer Refuses To Quit Dominican Presidency Today
The Dominican Republic faces renewed calls for a general strike as President Joaquin Balaguer refuses to resign before his term ends in August. Opposition leader Viriato Fiallo denounces Balaguer’s government as a military dictatorship and labels Rodriquez as the new strongman amid talks breaking off.
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Santo Domingo
Joaquin Balaguer
Balaguer
National Civic Union
UCN
Viriato Fiallo
Fiallo
Pedro Ranmon Rodriguez Echavarria
Armed Forces
Mrs. Della May Jones Dead at 83 in Linton
Mrs. Della May Jones 83 of Seventh Street Northwest died at Glenburn Rest Haven at 3:00 Sunday morning after six months illness. She born May 4 1878 in Pike County daughter of Joseph and Serena Wallace Jones survived by husband James Henry Jones two sons Henry B. Jones of Linton Robert Kenneth Jones of Indianapolis a granddaughter Mrs. Violet Cornelius four other grandchildren two sisters Miss Loly Jones and Mrs. Anna Summers a brother William Jones. Burial in Fairview cemetery with service at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel Tuesday at 2:00 officiated by Rev. Earsie Miller and Deaconess Nola Yoder.
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Della May Jones
Seventh Street
Glenburn Rest Haven
Jones
Linton
Pike County
Joseph
Serena Wallace Jones
Robert Kenneth Jones
Indianapolis
Violet Cornelius
Loly Jones
Cleveland
Ohio
Anna Summers
Winslow
William Jones
Petersburg
Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel
Memory Chapel
Earsie Miller
Nola Yoder
Fairview Cemetery
Veterans hear rights and benefits at Linton post meeting
More than one hundred attendees gathered at the Linton American Legion post home for a district meeting. Will iam O'Neil director of Veterans affairs spoke on veterans benefits including pensions hospitalization rules and aid for widows and orphans. J Wesley Williams led the session with Clyde Hawkins Ancil Tryon Frank J Myers and Willard Thomas introduced.
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Linton American Legion Post
Patriotic Organization
William O'Neil
Veterans Affairs
J. Wesley Williams
Clyde Hawkins
Ancil Tryon
Frank J. Myers
State Legion
Willard Thomas
Legion
Myers
Jack Craig
Jess Wilhite
Robert Sellers
J. Fred Hinman Sr
O'Neil
Blood donation appeal for Troy Scroggins mine injury
An appeal for blood donors was made today to replace blood used for Troy Scroggins who was injured in a mine accident. He is a patient at Union hospital in Terre Haute and blood may be donated at Freeman-Greene county hospital from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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Troy Scroggins
Union Hospital
Terre Haute
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Patient undergoes major surgery in Indianapolis
T A Lindsey of 410 H Street Northwest Linton underwent major surgery at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Friday and is reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
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T. A. Lindsey
H” Street
Linton
Methodist Hospital
Indianapolis
G. tisSggtortly
Eichmann Found Guilty of Mass Murder by Israeli Court
Adolf Eichmann was convicted on all 15 counts of mass murder by three Israeli judges in Jerusalem. He faces possible death by hanging for 12 counts unless extenuating circumstances reduce the penalty, with appeals expected within months.
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Jersalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Eichmann
Israeli Supreme Court
Jerusalem
Grand Jury to Look At Slaying Charges
SEYMOUR Indiana Jackson County grand jury met to consider murder charges against AWOL Army private Robert Allen Jones 18 for the fatal shooting of Gerald Shibe 54 of Seymour. Jones confessed the killing after being arrested with his brother Edward Earl Jones 24 in Alabama. Jones alleges others may have aided the crime and Indiana authorities may pursue charges if Chattanooga officials fail to build a stronger case.
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Seymour
Ind
Jackson County
Gerald Shibe
Robert Allen Jones
Munich
Germany
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jones
Edward Earl Jones
Alabama
Lester E. Greathouse
Indiana
Shibe
Robert Jones
Chicago
Spibe
Columbus
Smith Final Rites To Be Wednesday
Mrs. Lenora May Smith 73 of Anderson died Sunday evening at Shipley Nursing Home after an extended illness. A Linton native, she lived in California and Michigan City before settling in Anderson. She was a Provid ence Baptist Church member. Survived by three daughters Cleo Badders Thelma Plew Vera Edwards and three sons Raymond Wilbur Carl Willard plus 17 grandchildren. Body to Welch and Carrett Funeral Home for viewing Tuesday then services Wednesday at 2 00 p m Rev Roy Bridwell officiating with interment in Fairview.
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Lenora May Smith
Anderson
Linton
Shipley
Cleo Badders
Cincinnati
Ohio
Thelma Plew
Michigan City
Vera Edwards
Raymond W. Smith
Vero Beach
Fla
Wilbur P. Smith
Bell
Calif
Carl Willard Smith
Roy Bridwell
Fairview Cemetery
Defendants Appear In County J P Court Hearings
Greene county justice of peace courts heard several defendants. Dale A. Yates Indianapolis was fined 1 dollar and 18.75 in costs for improper vehicle registration. Warren D. Wetzel Lyons faced 19.75 for speeding 75 mph. Henry Lee Saunders Lyons paid 1 dollar and 18. Henry Kent Fields Lyons disregarded traffic lines east of Linton. Gerald Pirtle Dugger fined 17 for public intoxication. Alfred A. Jones Linton pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated. trial set for December 18.
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Greene County
Justice of Peace
Dale A. Yates
Fletcher Avenue
Indianapolis
Linton
Warren D. Wetzel
Bickner
Henry Lee Saunders
Lyons
James Kent Fields
Jack Blakely
Gerald Pirtle
Dugger
Alfred A. Jones
B” Street
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Linton Rotary Club
Min- Runner
Ralph Edwards
M-8
Forrest Owen, Jr
U.S. 6
Ralph Houk
U. S. 41
Judy Winders
Bertelle Dailey
Dunkirk
Hartford City
Earl Lucas
American Medical Association
AMA
ELKS
Ge Major
South Bend
Evansville
Glen Wilson
Trujillo
U.S
John C. Hill
Arturo Morales Carrion
Francisco Jose Cuarzun
Organization of American State
OAS
Bulletins
Paris
Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
Pan American World Airways
Robert Servatius
Moshe Landau
Yitzhak Raveh
Benjamin Halevi
J.P
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