Thanksgiving fire thanks highlight Dugger salvage effort
Public officials in Dugger praised the Linton Fire Department and Salvation Army for assisting after a costly Monday night fire. Ed Wilkes and Ray Tison thanked responders and noted Salvation Army food and coffee support funded in part by the United Fund.
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Dugger
Linton
Salvation Army
Ed Wilkes
Cass Township
Sullivan County
Ray Tison
Cox
Nila
United Fund
Snowstorm Sweeps Plains to Texas Triggering Fatal Freezing Rain
A wintry storm dumped up to 4 inches of new snow on the Great Plains and pushed eastward with freezing rain from Texas to Virginia. Hazardous driving warnings extended from Texas to the central Appalachians as fires and outages hit Breese Illinois and other communities.
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Great Plains
Texas
Virginia
Weather Bureau
Kansas
Illinois
Appalachians
Breese
Centralia
Ill
Central Allineig
Rockies
Nebraska
Kansas Prairies
Texas Panhandle
Kentucky
Southland
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Huntsville
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Tenn
Air Force outlines near earth Manned Orbiting Laboratory plan
The Defense Department confirms a 1968 target for a lab in orbit with two astronauts. The MOL project aims to launch a pressurized lab with a Gemini based crew capsule, with later ferrying and rendezvous as possible enhancements. Dyna-Soar is cancelled due to limited objectives and $400 million spent.
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Washington
Space Laboratory
Air Force
Defense Department
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Laboratory
Earth
McNamara
South Bend forms unity drive after Studebaker loss
A 35 member committee led by Paul Gilbert and Franklin D Schurz vows to find new jobs for about 6290 workers and attract new industry to South Bend Indiana after Studebaker Corp quits auto production. Mayor Bruggner says federal and state support back the effort as leaders stress no blame on local labor management and bank deposits remain healthy.
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Paul Gilbert
Gilbert
Frank J. Bruggner
Franklin D Schurz
South Bend Tribune
Heac
Studebaker Corp
Studebaker
South Bend
Mishawaka
Schurz
Indiana
Eli Miller
South
Lebor Relations
Kenya Celebrates Indirect Independence With Harambees
Nairobi and rural Kenya mark the end of British rule as independence becomes official at midnight. Premier Jomo Kenyatta, freed after a decade in jail, leads celebrations amid foreign dignitaries, rainfall, and a push to absorb 60,000 whites and 70,000 Arabs and Asians into a new national majority.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Britain
Uhuru
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
G. Mennen Williams
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
James Baldwin
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenyatta
Malmstrom Named 1964 Columbia Captain
Ed Malmstrom, a Kane Pennsylvania junior, led the team with 297 rushing yards and was elected captain of the 1964 Columbia football squad.
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New York
Ed Malmstrom
Kane
Columbia
Time Ballots Counted by City Council on Dec 17
Linton Mayor P H O Hern and the common council met for the last regular session of the term. New officials will be sworn in January 1. The council set December 17 to count time ballots and announce results. They approved valves for pumping station at 4680 dollars and raised golf fees minorly.
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Linton
P. H. O'Hern
Ralph Green
Bob Hess
Golf Pro
O’hern
Bud Roush
McCollister
O'Hern
Roush
Ora McCollister
van Plew
Eva Myers
M. W. Gilbreath
Merchants' Turkey Drawing Set for Thursday Night
The Merchants' Association of Linton will host the second of three Turkey drawings at 3 p.m. on Main Street between Vincennes and A streets. Seven turkeys will be awarded to registered winners. Santa Claus greets children at the former Bible Book Store on North Main from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. Stores stay open until 5 p.m. Thursday and until 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Merchants’ Association of
Linton
Vincennes
Santa Claus
Bible Book
North Main Street
Meeting Place Changed for Past Noble Grands Christmas Party
The Christmas party for the Past Noble Grands club moves from the Odd Fellows hall to Mrs. Hoyt Nickerson home. The gathering will start at 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Noble Grands Club
First Baptist Choir to Present Cantata A Song Unending
The First Baptist church choir will perform the cantata A Song Unending at 7 p.m. Sunday December 22. Director Mrs. Edward Slover announced the event.
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First Baptist Church
Edward Slover
Branigin Seen Poised for Indiana Governor Nomination
Indiana politics focus on Governor Welsh decisive choice for 1964 endorsement as Branigin widens support and public chatter builds after Kennedy assassination. Branigin, a Lafayette attorney, signals possible year end announcement amid party power dynamics.
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Indianapolis
Wpp
Welsh
Roger D. Branigin
Branigin
Lafayette
Kennedy
Statehouse
Bat
Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Indiana Board approves higher bank passbook rates
The Indiana Board of Financial Institutions voted to raise the ceiling on passbook time deposits from 3 percent to 3 3/4 percent starting January 1. The measure, urged by Rushville banker Philip Willkie and backed by labor and business groups, ends Indiana’s long 3 percent limit while some states already offer 4 percent.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Board of Financial Institutions
Rushville
Philip Willkie
Willkie
Dallas Sells
Afl-Cio
Sells
GOP
Frank Moore
Oard
Moore
Paul J. Sweeney
Vincennes
Divorce case placed on file in Greene Circuit Court
A divorce case was filed this morning in Greene Circuit court Nettie Sullivan versus Robert Sullivan.
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Greene
Nettie Sullivan
Robert Sullivan
San Francisco Lawyer Takes Lead in Ruby Trial Defense
Melvin Belli, famed San Francisco lawyer, will defend Jack Ruby. He announced a not guilty by reason of insanity plea and readiness for the February 3 trial date. Belli will head a Dallas team with Tom Howard Jasper Tex J H Tonnhill and Sam S Brody among others.
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Ruby
Dallas
wpPi
Melvin Belli
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Belli
Lee Harne
Pinay
Ken
Nedy
Oswald
Jack
United States
Tom Howard
J. H. Tonnhill
Jasper
Tex
Texas Bar Association
Sam S. Brody
Los Angeles
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United Press International
American Heritage Publishing Company
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Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield Simpson
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William T. Murakami
Brandeis U. Laboratory
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West
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Frank Sinatra Jr
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Frank Sinatra Sr
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