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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
4
A local columnist reflects on post holiday finances and then recounts Herbert Myers report of a giant rat or nutria in Goose pond. The piece notes similar sightings of large vermin in town and warns of marsh destruction potential.
Elbert Gilliom a 49 year old attorney and member of the Indianapolis School Board was struck on Pennsylvania Street in downtown Indianapolis and hurled about 25 feet to the sidewalk according to police.
President Kennedy will chair a series of budget and tax discussions with top advisers in Palm Beach Florida. Treasury Secretary Dillon and other officials will join the talks as the 1964 basic administration program is prepared for Congress. Additional meetings on Medicare education and the defense budget were planned for later in the week.
Eight East Germans aboard a 30 seat bus rammed Communist barriers and fired upon by guards escaped to a U S Army checkpoint in West Berlin. Four children were among two families and the party carried belongings including a living room clock and doll carriage.
Beverly Hills resident John Factor known as Jake the Barber returned home with a Christmas pardon from President Kennedy. The pardon relieves him of deportation actions tied to a 1943 mail fraud conviction, and unexpectedly halted deportation proceedings begun last week by the U.S. Immigration Service.
Terre Haute Indiana mayor Ralph Tucker, 56, spent Christmas in the hospital after a mild heart attack while chopping ice. Doctors said his condition was satisfactory but he would need an oxygen tent period at least a few days more.
Havana reports the freighter African Pilot prepares to depart for Port Everglades with 1 000 relatives of freed Cuban invaders. Organizers expect up to 3 500 relatives to seek seats on multiple ships while a relief plane arrives with 500 cots and 1 000 blankets. Fidel Castro hints at broader prisoner releases as negotiations continue.
Douglas Garrett 23, a father of six, was to be charged with assault and battery with intent to kill in Evansville City Court for the savage beating of Vickey Seibert 13 and Patricia Seibert 11. The girls remained in critical condition at Welborn Memorial Baptist Hospital with police not releasing details of his confession.
Death reports from Wabassa Florida announce Mrs Leafy Carroll Black 73 former Sandborn resident daughter of Emmitt Carroll and wife of late. She is survived by daughter Helen Lightly brother Claude Carroll of Vero Beach Florida and sister Eva Ferguson of San Angelo Texas.
Chicago authorities probe a precision hijack of a Brink's armored truck on Christmas Eve. Four or more gunmen in leather jackets seized 100000 in money bags from two banks and 40 stores, fleeing from Des Plaines area after a three minute holdup at River Rand Bowling Alley.
The Nina II, a 40 foot replica of Columbus smallest ship, is towed into Nassau Harbour completing a reenactment voyage. Crew of nine is reported well after portward tow and a stormy voyage hampered self navigation.
In Miami 1,113 Bay of Pigs prisoners welcomed home after 20 months in Cuban jails amid calls to topple Castro. Manuel Artime urged a Western Hemisphere siege and promised to return urging unity to liberate Cuba, while awaiting the African Pilot with 1,000 relatives.
Hundreds of Russian men women and children are loaded into long convoys and ferried to the Admiral Nasimov for transport to the Soviet Union. The 15,000 ton liner sits at Havana's quay while trucks carry blankets suitcases and bags along the harbor road.
Joseph F. Hesselgrave, social security district manager in Bloomington, warns against ads selling books that claim to reveal how to bypass provisions or gain excess benefits. He urges residents to visit the Bloomington office at 115 West Seventh Street for accurate, tailored information.
Longshoremen launched full scale picketing across Atlantic and Gulf coast ports as the ILA walkout resumes. Police guarded Galveston against clashes with Banana Workers Cooperative while 100 BWC members unloaded bananas from the Brita Thordon. Negotiations remain stalled as shippers press to cut gang sizes from 20 to 17.
Miss Ellen Kelly of Indianapolis formerly of Linton submitted to major surgery at St. Vincent’s hospital in Indianapolis Friday. She is in room 327 A and reported to be recovering satisfactorily.
Greene county records its sixteenth fatal highway crash of 1962 as Ary Wade Nigh of Indianapolis dies in a one car collision on Highway 67 north of Worthington. His wife and three children were hospitalized with multiple injuries. the family had just spent Christmas with relatives in Daguer.
United Press International reports freezing rain and slick highways turn Indiana into deadly travel corridors. At least seven more holiday travelers died, raising the total toll to 26 during the 102 hour period, with multiple crashes on U S 35, U S 27, and Indiana 67. Victims include Walter Hibbard and Christine Meinser among others, while several others were injured or died later from wrecks near Clinton County and Decatur.
Santa Claus nearly drowned on the Mississippi waterfront in St. Louis as he tried water skis on Christmas day. Three University City enthusiasts towed him ashore after his tow rope broke loose. Santa wore a rubber diving suit under a Santa costume and handed out damp treats afterward.
Tunisian police searched for 30 plotters accused of planning to assassinate President Habib Bourguiba and overthrow the government. Authorities said the group, linked to an exiled opposition movement, included young officers or students, with many others said in custody.
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