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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1962
Page
1
A collection of quotes and notes critiques the flood of modern art trends and calls for greater public access to federal records amid scandals like Billie Sol Estes. It contrasts Kennedy’s TV address with IU Detroit game viewership and cites bridge inspection failures on the Wabash at Clinton.
Negotiations to free 1 113 Cuban invasion prisoners near completion. Donovan close to final talks with Fidel Castro as verification of food and medicine lists proceeds. The African Pilot freight, loaded with baby foods and medicines, to sail to Fort Lauderdale for the exchange. About 80 railroad box cars donated to transport goods to Florida for the prisoner swap.
State Police report moisture on state road 54 caused a single vehicle crash east of Bloomfield. Joe Harmon Rinsch of Princeton route three, 34, drove west and lost control as he rounded a curve, rolling the car twice. no injuries but the auto was a total loss. The officer warned that damp shaded highway areas can be dangerous, noting a similar accident the previous night.
Peoria Illinois motorist Jack Roloff, a bulk milk tanker driver, was jolted when two large milk tanks broke loose inside his cab after he stopped suddenly. The collision showered him with hundreds of gallons of milk and ejected him from the seat and door.
Glen Park Citizens Committee told Gary City Council police ignore prostitution in broad daylight as five brothels and four street solicitors were found. The group sought action amid a week of political turmoil and resignations tied to tax fraud and fund mismanagement by city officials including Mayor George Chacaris and former city controller Visclosky.
A man asleep at the wheel died in a crash 10 miles east of Frankfort. Harold Monroe 43 Kokomo was killed when his car hit a bridge abutment pushing Indiana 1962 toll to at least 1171.
Floyd Hubbard 27 of Bloomfield route one was treated for a severe concussion after a crash on state road 67 near Worthington that damaged a car and led his brother Arthur Hubbard 20 to be fined on two charges speeding and no operator's license. John Soliday of Worthington was not injured. The 1955 auto was totaled and the brothers were jailed overnight before fines were assessed. The collision occurred around 2 pm Tuesday during high speed travel near Marathon Inn. Officers D E Gastien eau and Kenneth Wolfe and Worthington police investigated.
Floyd County Commissioners assured the Indiana State Board of Accounts that practices found deficient by field examiners have been corrected. The 1961 audit covered County Auditor Henry Perry and cited multiple departments for improper actions including sales to the Floyd County Home, unbid purchases, missing minutes, tax delinquency lists, unrecorded fees, and unadvertised road material bids.
The Sherwood Bowmen's club will meet at 7:30 PM Thursday in Lee Sherrard park for a business session announced today.
Greene county will issue 1963 auto license plates January 2 as part of a state trial of reflectorized plates. Prefixes 28C 28B and 28A apply to Linton Jasonville and Bloomfield offices with blue numbers on gold. Residents should bring registration and tax receipts to reserve plates and pickup as sold.
TERRE HAUTE Ind a former coal company executive arrested on income tax charges will be arraigned after New Year. David Lee 40 was indicted by a federal grand jury on failing to file returns on 146780 in income and owing 56736 in taxes for 1957 to 1959 while an executive of Maumee Colliers Coal Co. Now a salesman for Peabody Coal Co which bought Maumee in 1959. Lee and his relatives owned the company before the sale.
Indiana sees a push in temperatures into the 60s with a mixed forecast for the five day period. Humidity stays variable as rains and snow mix in northern and southern regions. Highs reach 40s to mid 50s with lows in the 20s to 40s and warnings stretch into Minnesota and North Dakota for a potential end to a warm spell.
Two teenage former soldiers who admitted killing seven people in a five state spree in 1961 are set for execution January 31 in Kansas. George R. York of Jacksonville Florida and James D. Latham of Mauriceville Texas face death row at Lansing penitentiary after convictions for the Wallace County murder of Otto E. Ziegler. They also claimed five more victims across Florida Illinois Tennessee and Colorado.
The National Safety Council warned that Christmas weekend could claim up to 750 lives in the United States with another 27 000 to 33 000 people injured. Pedestrian fatalities, drunken drivers, and late hours were highlighted as key risk factors during the 102 hour period from Friday 6 p.m. to Tuesday midnight.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foddrill president calls an executive meeting at Bloomfield Courthouse at 1 30 CST Thursday afternoon December 20. The announcement invites all interested to attend.
Indiana's polio total remained at 23 as reported by the State Board of Health. No new cases were added last week, leaving the year’s polio count far below the 5 year median of 138. Three meningitis cases were logged this year in Elkhart Marion and Tippecanoe Counties, totaling 78 for the year.
A short in Christmas tree wiring damaged Mrs Lois Robinsons home on 13th Street Northwest about 4 10 pm Tuesday. The blaze burned a telephone wire Venetian blinds a table a rug and parts of the tree. Damage estimated at about 200 dollars. Mrs Robinson said the string lights on the tree exploded when switched on.
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