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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1964
Page
1
A reader letter discusses an editorial error about a city council meeting day and critiques strip mining impacts in Indiana. It mentions Coal County restoration efforts, lake and forest area surveys, and local anecdotes about wildlife, along with ads for a First Baby contest and a 1937 Tribune-Star reprint.
Clarence Creager says beef calf dairy calf sow and litter and sheep flock enrollment cards must be filed at the county extension office by January 1. Township leader urges prospective 4-H members to contact him for cards.
Washington dispatch describes the nearing climax of the GOP leadership contest between incumbent Charles A. Halleck and Rep. Gerald R. Ford. With 140 Republican lawmakers voting secretly on Jan. 4, the outcome remains uncertain as silent support and last minute lobbying shape the race for the party leadership and future committee placements.
President Johnson foresees a good year for the economy in 1965 but warns steel price boosts could dampen prospects. He urges steelmakers and the United Steelworkers union to avoid inflationary contracts and asks firms to weigh public interest before any price hikes.
Beverly Hills television actor Jack Weston, 40, scheduled for sentencing in Municipal Court on a disturbing the peace charge stemming from Oct 20 near a Barry Goldwater headquarters. Campaign worker Mrs. Alex Siden alleges Weston ripped a U S flag from its staff. Weston says the flag fell on him as he paused to light a cigarette.
Three masked gunmen hijacked a Brink's armored truck at Divine Saviour Church in Norridge suburb, tying two priests and holding a guard hostage. The robbers, wearing Halloween masks, fled with an estimated six figure haul after looting the church safe. One Brinks employee remained hostage briefly before the vehicle was abandoned nearby. Police note a striking similarity to a recent Paterson New Jersey robbery.
The Daily Citizen announces the First Baby Contest for 1965 with gifts from local merchants. Rules require the baby to be born at Freeman Greene County Hospital or in a Linton area home, parents residents of the area, and arrival certified by a physician. Entries due by 5 p.m. January 7, with the winner named January 8, 1965. ties, if any, decided by the committee.
The Indiana weather pattern shows a repeat of the Christmas Eve warmth with 60s and 70s highs and over an inch of rain. Forecasters expect highs in the 50s and 60s on Wednesday and lasting mild into New Year’s Eve, with scattered showers possible Thursday and brief northern half activity ending Wednesday.
The Business and Professional Women's club district presidents meeting will be held at Klusmeier's dining room on January 10. Mrs Thelma Vaughn, president of the Linton club, announced the event. The meeting is open to all BPW members with reservations requested by phone.
Mayor A M Risher and the Linton City Council announce a three year lease with Dr W H Scholl for the old City Dump property southeast of Linton. Lease remains $200 per year. City will clean up the area and post signs for trash deposits. Dumping outside the Dump will be prosecuted.
USW President David J. McDonald endorses current price increases saying they position the industry to meet workers needs and reward productivity. Inland Steel started with a $6 per ton rise, others like U S Steel Republic and Granite City followed, as a creeping selectivity policy expands to about 12 percent of output. President Johnson voiced disfavor toward broad raises and hopes for a non inflationary labor accord before Jan 5 talks resume.
Governor Welsh dedicates his final bridge as Indiana’s chief executive. The new span carries Indiana 163 over the Wabash River between Clinton and the state, replacing a temporary Bailey bridge after the 1961 collapse. The $938,222 project features ceremonies at Main and Walnut streets.
Congolese troops aided by mercenaries freed about 120 white hostages from rebels in Wamba, a northeastern Congo town. Initial reports offered no condition details for the captives and did not confirm any massacres. Missionary William McChesney, previously unaccounted for in rebel territory, was believed to be at Wamba with no immediate word on his status.
George Cunningham formerly of Linton has major surgery at St Vincent’s hospital Indianapolis on December 14. He is listed as patient in room 204-B.
Washington faces potential new flooding as two large ice jams on the Yakima River threaten Roza Dam. Daredevil pilots stand ready to fly food and medicine to isolated mountain residents near the California Oregon line as the region endures a week of deadly floods and a $350 million in damage.
Vietnamese generals at Vung Tau discussed a possible compromise to the crisis after the military ousted the civilian government. The talks aimed to align terms with U S embassy conditions as fighting continued southwest of Saigon with casualties on both sides and three Americans wounded.
Doctor George G. Burkley reports President Johnson in excellent health and physically able to withstand the stresses of office. He notes normal heart function with no residue from the 1955 heart attack and cites Bourbon and branch water as the President’s habitual drink, though scotch and soda is sometimes observed.
Indianapolis teen Joanne Snedaker, 17, died after a red light collision at Indiana 43 and U S 36 in Putnam County. The crash involved her car driven by her uncle Loren Daulton, 49, of Georgetown Illinois. Police cited the other driver Paul Davis of Bloomington for running the red light. The toll for Indiana’s Christmas weekend reached 1,384, with Michigan 36 Illinois 29 Ohio 26 and Kentucky nine.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen ordered a 6 am strike against the 16 state Southern Railway system citing a plan to run locomotives without locomotive firemen. J. W. Jennings said the move breaches the contract and negotiations are set for January 13. The walkout could affect about 1,200 firemen and engineers across the Southern and subsidiaries.
Communist gunners blasted the Vietnamese sky, shooting down three U.S. helicopters and wounding six American crewmen in Saigon today, as security tensions escalate amid the ongoing conflict. A Brink's armored truck raid at a Roman Catholic rectory ended with loot of $223,000, according to firm president A. S. Genet.
Indiana Bell announced lower intrastate long distance rates with a night and Sunday bargain of 40 cents or less. The change, effective Feb 1, follows FCC interstate rate cuts, and across 107 companies filed with the Public Service Commission of Indiana. Echols said Hoosiers will save about $2.5 million annually.
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