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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1961
Page
1
A Linton official notes the town’s population changes about fifty families each month due to utility connections and disconnections. At that rate, with 2000 dwelling units, complete turnover would take about 40 months. The piece blends local statistics with humorous snippets and a holiday ad plug.
Mr and Mrs K D Plummer of Sandborn announce the birth of a son Kevin Denton at Freeman-Greene county hospital Linton on December 7. He weighed six pounds one half ounce. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Sam Solliday Worthington and Mr and Mrs Don Plummer Sandborn. Great grandparents include Mr and Mrs W Solliday Worthington and Mrs Rachel Gibson Terre Haute.
Katanga troops infiltrated Elisabethville Airport and destroyed two U.N. planes with mortars, signaling a crippling move as U.N. reinforcements gather. Refugee trains to Elisabethville halted with no reason given, while Europeans shelter in schools and battle rages in the city.
Police fired tommy guns and rifles and hurled concussion grenades to break up a mob of about 400 attempting to assault the U S consulate after four alleged government spies took refuge inside. Meanwhile Moscow warned it may take security measures over a new West German Danish Baltic command.
Indiana's 1961 traffic fatalities rose to 999 after a Lafayette man was found dead in a wreck and an Indianapolis woman died on an icy bridge. Autopsy would decide Welch death cause. if natural, tally would drop to 998. Last year at this date 1,055 were killed.
Indiana endures a deepening cold spell with highs in the 30s to 40s and frigid lows forecast from 8 to 20 above. A broad winter storm brings blizzard warnings, heavy snow, and tornadoes across several states, with CDC tolls rising and roads deteriorating.
In Santo Domingo an 18 year old, Francisco Valdera Acevedo, was fatally shot during anti government riots. Violent clashes, gas attacks, and mob beatings followed as opposition leaders debated Balaguer’s resignation and U S involvement amid widespread unrest.
Tokyo police arrested 13 men across 32 raids in Tokyo Fukuoka Chiba and Nagasaki on charges of planning a coup and assassination of government leaders. Leader named Hosaku Kawanami 39 with ties to Japan Heavy Industry Co. Also named were former Lt Gen Tenkutaro Sakurai 64 and ex naval lieutenant Taku Mikami 56 who helped Inukai assassination.
Hugh Carroll aged 67 born in Linton and a retired Hammond attorney died unexpectedly at his Hammond home. He was a Notre Dame graduate and son of Terrence and Amelia Carroll. He is survived by his widow three stepchildren two brothers John Carroll of Linton and Charles Carroll of Riverside California and a sister Mrs Cathryn Weursch of Phoenix Arizona. Funeral services set for Wednesday with burial in a Hammond cemetery.
Dr. W F Scholl was chosen secretary treasurer of the Southwest district Indiana Chiropractors Association at the Vinennes meeting held in the afternoon. Attending were Dr and Mrs W F Scholl of Linton and Dr and Mrs W H Scholl and Dr and Mrs George Avery of Bloomfield.
Police investigate burglaries at four Sandborn businesses and a Newberry Guthrie restaurant and filling station. Loot exceeds $1,000 with items including cigarettes watches cigars jewelry and food. Detectives Feeney and Blakely say the case remains open with ongoing inquiries.
A Jackson County grand jury indicted Robert Allen Jones 19 and Edward Jones 24 for first degree murder in the robbery slaying of Gerald Shibe 54 an Air Force civilian engineer. Also indicted was Jack Cockrum 29 Brownstown for the slaying of Marilyn Rice and wounding of her husband. The jury previously indicted Willard Swarson and Tip Harris in the fatal shooting of Seymour patrolman Donald Winn.
Firemen rescued 15 month old boy after he locked himself in a bathroom door with an automatic latch at the Terhune Apartments. They pried open the door to free him and report no injuries.
An Israeli three judge court found Adouf Eichmann directly responsible for the gassing of Jews and for orders that furthered the final solution. The judges cited Eichmann's supervision of Einsatzgruppen in occupied Russia and said he intervened to prevent rescues of individual victims.
Indiana Republican State Chairman Thomas A. Gallmeyer denounces Governor Welsh for replacing qualified state workers with personal pals or political hacks. He cites Carl Vogelgesang, Ralph Wilcox, Dr. Joe Green, and Alfred Dowd as officials ousted or demoted, claiming their losses harm efficiency amid hog cholera efforts and the livestock industry.
The Linton First Baptist adult choir presents the Christmas cantata Love Transcending by John W. Peterson at 7:00 p.m. Sunday December 17. Soloists include Harold Moore and Mrs. James Franklin, with Wes Hensley as narrator and Mrs. Edward Slover directing.
The Soviet Foreign Ministry formally charged West German General Adolf Heusinger with war crimes and crimes against peace and humanity and demanded his extradition from Washington where he serves as NATO Permanent Military Committee chairman. The note, announced at a Moscow news conference, cites captured documents and says Heusinger is personally responsible for aggressive wars.
Wallace R Flinn 35 of Edwardsport died 11:35 PM Monday at Good Samaritan Hospital Vincennes after brief illness. He was assistant superintendent at Edwardsport generating plant, World War II veteran, member of Sullivan Methodist Church and American Legion. Survived by widow Margie, a son Michael Daie and daughter Patricia Ann, mother Gladys Dilley, brothers and sisters, and several half siblings. Funeral at Edwardsport Christian church Thursday with Rev. Stanley Carpenter. burial Mt Moriah Cemetery Dugger after service.
A Miami County grand jury indicted Jay Richards Miller, 30, Indianapolis, for involuntary manslaughter in the Nov. 26 death of Floyd P. Meynard, 27, New Waverly, linked to a tavern brawl. Authorities attributed Meynard’s death to a cerebral hemorrhage from a blow to the head.
Army Capt. Charles A. Erickson 27 died in a go cart crash at Camp Coiner Seoul Korea during a Sunday race. Spokesman said his go cart failed to turn. He is survived by brother Howard K. Erickson of Michigan City Indiana.
Miss Leah Rae Franklin of Linton a junior in the Union Hospital School of Nursing Terre Haute has left for nine weeks of specialized training at the state hospital in Evansville.
The Linton Civic Garden club announced the 1961 Christmas lighting contest with entries from homes, businesses, and public buildings. Decorations will be judged in separate, category based classes with Bird trees a special feature. Junior Chamber handles judging. registration by calling Mrs. Lester or committee members.
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