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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
1
Today's issue doubles as a holiday greeting with wishes for a safe, merry Christmas though notes the high accident rate in the state. The paper reflects on Christmas colors, local family performances by the Flanigan children, and cautions about children waiting for school buses in dark mornings.
Reports from Madras say five hundred people died as tidal waves caused by a hurricane swept a dock area at Dhanuskodi. A railway link to Rameshwaram was washed out and over a thousand marooned at the shrine site.
Washington action by 17 northern and western Democrats seeks to block Mississippi's five House members from seating at the start of the new Congress. Rep William Filts Ryan says the Mississippi Freedom Party contesting the elections on grounds of voter discrimination should delay seating while the challenge proceeds. an objection may bar them from the oath on January 4 under routine procedure.
In Indiana Governor Welsh enjoys political leverage as Johnson faces no signals of repayment for backing Welsh as standby candidate against Wallace in the Indiana presidential primary. Welsh could be considered for Commerce or Attorney General, while Kennedy’s exit shifts posts. Welsh plans return to Vincennes law and brokerage work.
An independent firm told Governor Welsh that turnover among state highway executives hurts development and urged two legislative changes. The report favors staggered terms for highway commissioners and shifting appointment powers, with the executive director to be chosen by the commission.
SAN FRANCISCO reports thousands saw holiday travel disrupted by storms and floods across California and Oregon. U S 101 blocked by water and slides around Crescent City and Eureka while Southern Pacific hoped to run its Cascade service between Portland and San Francisco. Tuesday trains canceled near Eugene due to mud slides. Pacific Airlines canceled some flights with pessimistic outlook. Ski resorts like Squaw Valley closed. winds 60 70 mph rendered chair lifts unusable. Passengers stranded near Eugene were bused, then rerouted as highways remained closed. all reached Portland Tuesday night.
Stephen Douglas Bedwell and Sharron Lynn House of Linton applied for a marriage license in the Greene Circuit Court clerk Claude Story's office on Tuesday.
Six Greene County drivers appeared on a new Bureau of Motor Vehicles license suspension list. Names include William Abercrombie Midland rtc. 1 drunken driving Melvin L Hinshaw rtc. 1 Sols berry Lloyd R Lay man Itc. 1 Fortville Gregory Squires Linton driving while license suspended James M Aland Linton matters on record points Mike A Yuoduinas Linton speeding.
In Saigon a bomb shattered the U S officers barracks wounding 52 Americans one Australian and 13 Vietnamese. The Brink bachelor quarters housed 125 officers and included a club and mess. Police say a 100 pound device likely exploded from a parked U S military jeep.
Cairo reports say President Gamal Abdel Nasser vowed Egypt will not accept pressure or “silly talk” as U.S. aid terms falter. He accused the United States of bullying after an Egyptian attack on an American plane and tensions over arms support for Congo rebels. Nasser warned of further anti U.S. steps and threatened to cut off ties if deemed necessary.
South Viet Nam the so called young Turk generals defied U S pressure by refusing to liberate arrested High National Council members. The clash with U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor and Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh deepened as Washington considered delaying a new aid package. US aid, amounting to 1.5 million dollars a day, may be reduced to force reinstatement of the council and freedom for the detainees amid leaks about Taylor and Khanh. Americans in Saigon saw motives but warned US cannot govern a government that can be toppled by generals at any moment.
SAN BRUNO Calif app A Flying Tiger Lines cargo plane with four engines bound from San Francisco to New York crashed into the San Bruno Mountains at 12 30 a m in heavy fog killing all three crewmen aboard. Deputies at the scene reported no survivors as the crash sparked a fire near a Coast Guard facility and the jail.
Winners in the annual Christmas lighting contest sponsored by Linton Civic Garden Club were announced tonight by a Jaycees panel. Top entries included Anderson and Pointe dexter for overall and nativity, and Welch and Cornett second. Hart's Laundry received a misc. decorations ribbon.
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