Salvation Army Officer Mable Cox Named Brigadier
The Salvation Army announces Mable Cox of Linton is promoted to Brigadier to date from December 15, 1964. Cox has served five and a half years at the Linton post and joined the Army at age nine, with a 33 year career noted for devotion, Gospel work, and Salvation Army leadership.
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Salvation Army
Mable Cox
S. Hepburn
Linton
Cox
Thas
Army
North Carolina
Virginia
Michigan
Robbery in New Jersey Bank Heist Nets $514000
In Paterson three gunmen ambushed a church rectory bank truck during a Mass at St Anthony's. They overpowered guards, bound four priests and a sexton, and fled in a Buick with New York plates within 20 minutes. The haul totaled $514000, with clues limited to clothing remnants, a park location, and a 1964 Buick description. FBI joined the search across 13 states.
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Paterson
N. J
America
St. Anthony’s
East Side Park
St. Anthony’s Church
New Jersey
New York
FBI
First National Bank of
Passaic County
Choir Practice Session at First Baptist Church
The choir of First Baptist Church in Linton will hold a practice at the church at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, announced by director Mrs. Ed Slover.
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First Baptist Church
Linton
Ed Slover
Christmas Holiday Traffic Deaths Forecast In 1960s
The National Safety Council predicts 550 to 650 traffic deaths over the Christmas holiday weekend. The period runs from 6 pm Thursday to midnight Sunday. President Howard Pyle notes a 10 percent rise in fatalities since 1963 and cites historical highs and typical non holiday benchmarks.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
The
Safety Council
Pyle
Indiana Winter Wheat Crop Dips in 1965 Estimate
The Agriculture Department projects Indiana’s 1965 winter wheat crop at 46,953,000 bushels, about 4.2 million less than 1964, ranking eighth among winter wheat states if figures hold next spring. The national crop is pegged at 1.042 billion bushels versus 1.924 billion in 1964.
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Washington
Wep
Agriculture Department
Indiana
Halleck Fights Unseating Bid in House Leadership
Washington reports Rep. Charles A. Halleck of Indiana, a veteran GOP leader, facing a bid to unseat him as Republican leader. The plan would elevate Rep. Melvin R. Laird of Wisconsin and replace Halleck’s ally Rep. Gerrald R. Ford of Michigan as the challenger’s chief rival. Laird and Ford are noted as close friends amid committee and intra party maneuvering. Halleck declined comment beyond his re election campaign stance.
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Washington
Indiana
Charles A. Halleck
Halleck
Cone
GOP
Melvin R. Laird
R - Wis
Gerrald R. Ford
R-Mich
Laird
Ford
Reynolds to Join Deadlocked Dock Strike Talks
An assistant secretary of labor was ordered to join negotiations between shippers and the International Longshoremen's Association to avert a Gulf Coast walkout that could spread to Atlantic ports. James J. Reynolds will meet at 2 p.m. EST with both sides as tensions rise over the wage demands and crew size cuts. Dissatisfied dockworkers in New York and Baltimore protested working limits despite a Taft Hartley injunction ending. Labor Secretary W. Willard Wirtz announced the move at the LBJ Ranch, emphasizing the president's interest in a settlement. The Gulf and South Atlantic locals seek 86 cents more per hour while opposing the North Atlantic District’s 17-member crew reduction from 20.
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Galveston
Tex
James J. Reynolds
Gulf Coast
International Longshoreman’s Association
Atlantic
New York
Baltimore
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Reynolds
White House
President Johnson
LBJ
Johnson City
Wirtz
Johnson
South Atlantic
ILA
North Atlantic
The
Gul
Lyons Woman Hurt In County Mishap
Edna M. Berry, 33, of Lyons, escaped serious injury when her car went out of control while passing another vehicle at 8 40 am three miles south of Linton on the Old Lyons Road. The vehicle left the road, hit a ditch and a utility pole, was a total loss, and Berry received treatment for cuts to the wrist and forehead at a Lyons doctor. No charges were filed by State Trooper C L Melintosh who investigated.
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Edna M. Berry
Lyons
Linton
Lyons Road
C. L. MelIntosh
Break-in Reported at Linton Bowl Near Linton
Linton Police reported a break-in at the Linton Bowl east of Linton on Mwy 54. The rear overhead door was used to enter, a pinball machine and the cash register were damaged in an attempted theft. no money was taken. Owner Fern Duvivier found the scene at 12:30 a.m. today.
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Linton
Linton Bowl
Fern Duvivier
Viets Young Generals Yield to US Pressure
South Viet Nam's young generals who dissolved the High National Council and arrested 22 politicians appeared to yield under American pressure. Prime Minister Tran Van Huong reportedly told families of the jailed legislators they may be released as early as Wednesday, signaling a compromise among the South Vietnamese government the U.S. Embassy and the generals. Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor had warned he would suspend aid if the council was not reinstated, and he did not meet with Vietnamese officials today.
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South Viet Nam
High National Council
Tran van Huong
Maxwell D.taylor
U. S
Taylor
Viet Nam
Washington
United States
Phoumi Nosavan
Phoumi
Bangkok
Huong
Davat
Laos
Military Leaders in Last Stand Before Budget Cut
Johnson met with President Johnson at the LBJ Ranch to press for funding on military items in the 1966 budget. Defense Secretary McNamara and Joint Chiefs of Staff urged approvals for essential projects as Gordon urged cuts to keep total federal outlays under 100 billion dollars.
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Tex
Wpp
Johnson
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lbj Ranch
Congress
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Military Chiefs
Budget Bureau
Kermit Gordon
Gordon
Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
John T. Connor
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Najeeb F. Halaby
Federal Aviation Agency
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dillon
Mrs Johnson Celebrates Birthday at LBJ Ranch
Mrs Johnson marks her 52nd birthday with work on the LBJ Ranch Christmas decorations. The First Lady plans to open presents at breakfast, awaits a possible presidential surprise, and will spend the day trimming a giant Christmas tree and wrapping family gifts with family and close friends.
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Tex
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Lady Bird Johnson
Lbj Ranch
Lyndon
White House
LBJ
Parts of USS Indiana Given to High Schools
Indiana distributes ship relics to 700 high schools statewide. Teak blocks with bronze plaques derived from the USS Indiana main deck will accompany a battleship history and a wartime image. The ships bearing the state name include the 1893 launch, a canceled 1920 keel, and the 1941 vessel with nine battle stars.
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Indianapolis
U. S. S. Indiana
Welsh
Department of Correction
Prison Industries Division
U.S.S. Indiana
Whitley County triple fatality wreck shocks region
A Whitley County intersection crash Monday night left three youths dead David Taylor 18 Thomas Heiden rich 16 and Myra Bauer 8 all residents of rural Columbia City The girl's mother Sarah Bauer 29 remained in critical condition at Whitley County Hospital Police said Taylor lost his life after running a stop sign colliding with Bauers car The impact sent both vehicles down an embankment In Anderson Linda King 13 died two hours after a car driven by her mother Laura King 32 plunged 100 feet down an embankment on Indiana 109 bypass The Christmas lights contest entries will be judged 7 to 9 p m today with lights to be turned on during that period
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Coesse
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Thomas Heide
Laura
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Anderson
Indiana University Coach Phil Dickens Resigns
Bloomington announces the resignation of football coach Phil Dickens by President Elvis Stahr Jr. after a period of continued losses and campus debate over the program. The timing follows a campus editorial labeling 20 years of losses as intolerable.
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Bloomington
Indiana University
Phil Dickens
Elvis Stahr Jr
Linton Chamber of Commerce Elects New Board Members
The Linton Chamber of Commerce board met Monday at noon electing three new three year term directors to replace retiring members Victor Briggs Richard Hastings and Rennis Wolfe. Elected were Pat Bucci Dr H L Moore and Addison Steward.
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Linton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Victor Briggs
Richard Hastings
Rennis Wolfe
Pat Bucci
H. L. Moore
Addison Steward
John Cary
Forrest Coulter
George Greene
Jess Correll
Ralph Kohr
Robert Walters
Walters
Correll
Cary
John Ax
Duane Boardman
Briggs
Herbert Ellis
Paul Fry
Lewis Goble
Jere O. Goodman
Paul Lester
Warren H. Oaken
A. M. Risher
Kenneth Smith
Gene Tulley
Wolfe
Frank Younger
Police Seek Suspects In Car Theft Ring
Terre Haute Indiana Vigo County authorities seek more suspects in a car theft ring operating in Terre Haute and Indianapolis. The operation emerged after a barn fire near Fontanet revealed wrecked cars and stolen parts. William Hoffman, 34, of the house, was charged with receiving stolen goods and released on a $5,000 bond.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo
Indianapolis
Fontanet
William Hoffman
Trio Pleads Guilty in Switz City Theft Case
Charles DeVoto William R Sullivan and Donald Stone all 18 appeared in Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield Monday morning and admitted guilt to theft. They were fined 25 dollars plus costs and sentenced to one year at the Indiana State Farm for taking 51 dollars in cash cigarettes and merchandise from the Ira Bruce Grocery at Switz City Thursday night.
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Charles DeVoto
William R. Sullivan
Donald Stone
Greene
Bloomfield
Indiana State Farm
Ira Bruce
Switz City
Miner Dead and Brother-in-Law Trapped in Coal Mine Cavern
Rescue workers in Wilkes Barre Pa freed 54 year old Peter Dyczkowski from an anthracite mine 10 hours after the initial cave in. He survived with a leg fracture and exposure. Hours later investigators recovered his brother in law Lawrence Malachefski 37 who was nearly buried in rock and coal. He could not be pronounced dead until brought to the surface.
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Wilkes-Barre
Peter Dyczkowski
Plymouth
Community General Hospital
Mirisch Buys Rights to How to Succeed in Business Musical
The Mirisch Company has purchased screen rights to the Broadway musical comedy How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying for more than 1 million dollars. The acquisition signals a major move into feature film adaptation of the prize winning Broadway show.
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Mirisch
Hollywood
Mirisch Company
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