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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1964
Page
1
The Linton City Council meets Thursday to wind up 1964 with action on moving the city dump from private property to city owned land north of Humphreys Park near Sunset pit and the 120 acre Boy Scout Camp. Opponents urge reconsideration to protect the area’s natural state and warn of future restoration costs.
A motorist stalled on Interstate 75 near Ocala causing a 17 car chain reaction with 18 minor injuries and about $7100 in damages. Traffic jam spread for up to 75 miles as eight hours of patrol work cleared the scene.
United Press International reports Indiana faces damp, mild weather at year end and start 1965. A five day outlook shows a warming trend through midweek with little change into Saturday. Rain totals of about half to one inch expected Tuesday and Wednesday and again late Friday or Saturday. Temperatures 8 to 14 degrees above normal highs 33 to 43 and lows 19 to 27. Precipitation has been above normal since July, with 32 of 48 days wet.
A United Press International tally reports 581 traffic deaths from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, under the 1955 Christmas record of 609. California led with 60 fatalities, followed by New York 40, Texas 39, Michigan 35, Pennsylvania 34, Illinois 29, and Ohio 25. Floods elsewhere caused at least 40 deaths in California Oregon Idaho and Nevada.
An Arctic blizzard blanketed the Pacific Coast as heavy snow isolated hundreds in Siskiyou County near the California Oregon line. At least a foot fell in the Klamath and Salmon River regions with possible totals exceeding three feet. About 500 people were stranded in Sawyers Bar Salmon Cecilville and Somes Bar.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced in Phnom Penh that Communist China will supply light and heavy weapons for 22 000 Cambodian troops after his trip to Peking. Cambodia also seeks anti air craft guns bazookas and repair facilities and notes prior arms shipments. He called New Delhi talks between U S and Cambodia a complete failure.
In West Hendred England a 70 year old man Ben Tomb was killed three years ago when struck while walking in a road wearing an overcoat and cap. A recent report says Mrs Margaret Prior struck a man in an overcoat and cap on the same road but found no one when she checked. Villagers claim she hit the ghost of Pen Tomb.
President Johnson plans a wave of below-cabinet appointments including under secretaries and assistant secretaries across federal departments. Most resignations have been received, with Ball and Vance likely to stay, while vacancies exist in Treasury and the deputy attorney general post. Rumors floated Gilpatric for CIA director, but McCone remains, and a service secretary change is possible though not guaranteed. Hodges has been replaced by John T. Connor.
Leopoldville reports Premier Moise Tshombe has written to the UN Security Council accusing Algerian and Egyptian officers of leading rebel contingents aiming to topple his government. The Dec 4 letter, publicly released, labels actions by the two states as a de facto war and notes border training of rebels.
State Police reported an accident at 1 50 p m Friday one fourth mile south of Switz City on Hwy 67. Terry Lyn Weber 17 Lyons drove out of control crossed to the left and overturned in a ditch. Weber received lacerations of the hip and bruises. The car was a total loss.
In Alnwick England Mrs Carol Sergeant born Christmas Day 1941 gave birth to a seven pound son on Christmas Day 1964. Her father, born Christmas Day 1912, shares the same date. A gynecologist says the odds of three generations born on the same date are about five to six million to one.
Vietnamese Rangers aided by U S Army helicopters won a two day battle ending today near Soc Trang 85 miles southwest of Saigon. The clash left 85 Communist regulars dead and eight captured while eight American servicemen were wounded. The assault overran a presumed Communist general headquarters and involved two under strength Ranger battalions facing about 1000 foes.
Indiana closed out the 78 hour Christmas holiday week end with 24 hours of death free motoring until two double fatality crashes Saturday night raised the toll to 12. The 1964 toll reached 1,380, second only to 1,478 in 1941. Four youths died when a car hit a bridge near Muncie. Other fatalities occurred north of Rushville, Terre Haute, Upland, Highland, Hammond, and Mount Vernon, with drivers and passengers named in each wreck. Police prepared charges against driver Robert Farmer Jr. in one crash.
Rome reports a deadlocked 21st ballot as Giuseppe Saragat remains short of the 482 votes needed. Nenni gains with Communist backing, totaling 385, while Saragat sits at 323, amid a fragmented Christian Democratic party and a 963 member joint session.
New Delhi reports at least 1800 dead after a hurricane struck southeastern India and a tidal wave surged ashore. Survivors from Dhanushkodi say 3500 people are marooned on a small land patch as hundreds of bodies are seen at sea and island town’s 12 square miles have vanished.
The Sherwood Bowmen archery club announces its annual rabbit shoot on New Year’s Day. Officers say all members may enter and should convene at the Indiana Cafe at 7 a.m. It will be a trophy hunt.
Senator A S Mike Monroney after a Far Eastern trip urged patience to win South Vietnam's war with the Communists and rejected neutralization He warned against rushing the effort and said the United States would win the military war while entering only the early stages of the conflict He spoke on CBS Face the Nation and discussed Senate whip bid prospects without declaring a winner over rivals Long and Pastore
Comfortable Combine Baytown Texas user R. D. Burnside Jr a rice farmer buys a new rice combine costing about 14000 dollars. It features a diesel engine glass enclosed cab car radio and air conditioning.
The only births at Freeman Greene county hospital on Christmas Day were twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duckworth of Linton Itc 3. A boy weighing four pounds twelve ounces arrived around 8 a.m. and a girl weighing five pounds nine and three- quarters ounces followed about 40 minutes later. The couple also has a daughter Michele. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Duckworth of Linton rtc 3 and Mr. and Mrs. John Cooper of Plummer.
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