Oversight hits local features and calendar notes in 1963 column
The paper explains missing Bible Thought submissions from the Linton Ministerial Association and apologizes for omitting Alfred Jones from a 1909 Linton White Sox photo. It notes Estel Bough’s arm injury, adds a calendar coincidence with 1908, mentions Addison Steward in hospital, and warns women drivers about spiked heels hazards per the Automobile Legal Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Legal Association
ALA
Flu Outbreak Strikes Midwest Amid Rapid Hospital Strains
Health reports from Greene County and multiple states describe a surge in influenza and respiratory infections. Hospitals in Arkansas and Michigan report crowded wards, with thousands of cases and several deaths. schools close as absences rise and officials warn of potential epidemic conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County
Greene County Hospital
Midwest
West Coast
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Union County
Ark
West Memphis
Fountain Lake
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Alabama
Marshall County
J. W. Bass
Dallas
Tex
Port Huron
Saginaw
Detroit
Charles P. Anderson
Humphrey Sees April Deadline for Nuclear Test Ban Pact
Senator Hubert Humphrey said an April deadline should be set for a Soviet nuclear test ban treaty. He cautioned that without progress by April it would be unrealistic to expect a serious agreement, noting the talks in Geneva have stalled and spring testing could aid or hinder negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Wpi
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Soviet Union
Senate
Humphrey
Vassili V. Kuznetsov
Mardi Gras Opens With Big Carnival in New Orleans
New Orleans begins Mardi Gras celebrations as the god Momus takes over the streets. King Sargon and his krewe from Babylon boost carnival fever with a parade featuring 15 decorated floats set for 6 15 p.m. crowds fill St Charles Avenue Canal Street and the French Quarter in a lively, orderly scene.
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New Orleans
Momus
King Sargon
Babylon
St. Charles Avenue
Canal Street
French Quarter
Kennedy to Address Russian Troop Drawdown in Cuba
The Kennedy administration expected to announce a White House statement on Cuba as Moscow promised further troop withdrawals by March 15. U S officials cautious on exact numbers of the 17 000 Russian personnel remaining as reconnaissance ships monitor ships headed toward Cuba. Kennedy also pledged strong support to Venezuela and President Betancourt against Communist efforts in the hemisphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
Cuba
White House
Kremlin
State Department
U. S
Watchi
Kennedy
U.S
Romulo Betancourt
Republic of Venezuela
Betancourt
Harsh Winter Grips Indiana Roads and Linton Area
Snow and wind chilled the Linton region with two above zero temperatures at Elliston weather station. Roads turned slick as melted snow froze, creating hazardous driving conditions statewide with a 58 degree temperature drop from Wednesday. Hazardous routes fed into a fatal crash near Bluston on Indiana 116 killing Hazel Luttman, 67, of Portland.
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Linton
Mercury
Elliston
Noble Lantrip
Lantrip
Indiana
Hoosier
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
South Bend
Indianapolis
Evansville
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
LaPorte
Bluffston
Hazel Luttman
Portland
Indiana 116
Former Linton Man Dies in Arizona
Philip Buzan 82 of Linton origin died Tuesday in Prescott Arizona after years of ill health He worked as a shovel operator for the Sherwood Templeton Coal Co and retired about eight years ago Survivors include his widow two children Dale Bloomington and Esther Wade Canton IL sisters Ella Uland Minnie Kirk Maggie Reavis Lizzie Buzan and other family He was a Methodist and United Mine Workers member The body goes to Welch and Cornett Funeral Home with arrangements pending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Buzan
Prescott
Arizona
Buzan
Linton
Lyons
Jesse
Easter Ellis Buzan
Hercell
Sherwood Templeton Coal Co
Dale
Bloomington
Esther Wade
Canton
Ill
Ella Uland
Minnie Kirk
Vincennes
Maggie Reavis
Lizzie Buzan
Methodist Church of
United Mine Workers
Welch and Cornett
Betancourt Visits New York for Talks With Thant
Venezuelan President Betancourt flies to New York for a meeting with UN Secretary General Thant. Kennedy signals support as Betancourt paves a democratic path to counter Castro in Latin America. He will lunch with Thant and meet UN reporters, then receive the NYU medal and attend two receptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tpl
Romulo Betancourt
Venezuela
New York
U.N
A. Thant
U. S
Hill
Kennedy
Betancourt
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Blair House
Thant
United Nations
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York University
James McNaughton Hester
Robert F. Wagner
Gracie Mansion
Pan American Society of
United States
Venezuelan Chamber of Commerce
Bolivarian Society
South America
Simon Bolivar
Setancourt
Sulphur Queen Mystery Deepens as Debris Found
Marine investigators pursued clues after a life jacket and oil slick debris identified as Sulphur Queen were found in the Florida Straits. The 524-foot tanker with 39 crewmen last communicated February 3 from Beaumont Texas to Norfolk Virginia carrying molten sulfur.
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Miami
Florida Straits
Beaumont
Tex
Norfolk
Florida Keys
Key West
Maritime Union
Coast Guard
Farmer Sign-up Due for Feed Grain Program
Greene County sign up for the 1963 Feed Grain Program runs through March 22 at the ASCS county office. Signers reduce corn, sorghum, and barley acreage by at least 20 percent, gaining income protection through diversion and price support payments based on normal production. Participants may place all 1963 production under regular price support loan or purchase agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clina E. Hasler
Greene County Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
ASCS
Achievements of NFO Outlined at Switz City Dinner
Glenn Utley Indiana director for the National Farmers Organization spoke at the Switz City school to outline gains and plans for dairy and grain farmers. He cited rising non member inquiries, new counties chartered weekly, and calls for meat price holidays while warning on marketing brainwashing and urging farmer organization to preserve free enterprise. The event drew about 500, with 44 door prize winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farmers Organization
Glenn Utley
Indiana
N.F.O
Switz City
Utley
Vick Holts
Ted Miller
Dugger Baptist Church
Traffic Fines In Ellen Meurer Court
Donald Hamilton of Sullivan and Carl Dougherty of Plainville Indiana were fined 18.75 each for stopping violations and improper passing on State Road 54 4 miles south of Linton. William Suggs of Sullivan was fined 18.75 for improper parking. Lowell Garrett was fined 18.75 for speeding 60 in a 50 zone.
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Ellen Meurer
Justice of Peace
Donald Hamilton
Sullivan
Carl Dougherty
Plainville
Indiana
Linton
William Suggs
Lowell Garrett
JFK Seeks Expanded Senior Citizen Health Plan and Costs
President Kennedy urged Congress to pass a 36 point program for the 17.5 million aged, including a hospital insurance plan starting Jan 1, 1965 funded by higher Social Security taxes and a $10 billion five year total. The package also offers a $300 tax credit for over 65 and housing aids for the elderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Administration
House
Senate
U.S
National Service
Cuban MIGs Fire Near U S Shrimp Boat in Florida Straits
President Kennedy ordered all necessary action to prevent a repeat of the Cuban MIG attack on an American shrimp boat in the Florida Straits. Two MIG jets fired rockets near the vessel as U S Marines helicopters and F4B interceptors pursued them. no one was harmed. The shrimp boat's engine failed and two crewmen were rescued by the destroyer Kretchmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
U.S
Florida Straits
State Department
Fidel Castro
Washington
Tpl
Defense Department
U. S
Air Defense Command
Florida
Marine Corps
Boca Chica Air Station
Key West
Cuba
United States
Pentagon
Kretchmer
Balloon to measure infrared radiation to record high atmosphere data
Scientists plan to launch a 128 foot diameter polyethylene balloon from an Army site near Yuma Arizona to reach 22 miles altitude. The test aims to measure infrared absorption by the atmosphere and aid in military space detection design while also yielding astronomical and meteorological data. The project costs far less than a satellite and should land near Tucson six to ten hours after launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Califoroor
General Dynamics-Astronautics
Fred G. Casel
Astronautics
Casel
Yuma
Ariz
Tucson
Sex Really No Problem Claims College Head
Radcliffe College president Mary I. Bunting says pre-marital sex relations are being ignored in colleges and urges study of Harvard and Ratcliffe graduates over 25 years. She notes Ratcliffe has not focused on pre-marital sex and mentions new liberal sign-out rules allowing women to sign out to motels or hotels without a chaperone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
Mary I. Bunting
Harvard Crimson
Harvard
Ratcliffe
Indiana Youth Shot While Visiting Woman
Charlestown Indiana Patrick Allen O'Brien 19 of Charlestown was in critical condition after being shot twice by a young mother he said he loved. Mrs Michael Bell 27 said she awoke with children as he forced the window and she fired while police talked on the line. He told police he first tried the front door then pried a bedroom window at a home seven miles north of Charlestown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlstown
Ind
Patrick Allen O’brien
Charlestown
Michael Bell
O’brien
Here
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip Attend Mass Rally in Adelaide
More than 500 children collapsed from heat and excitement at two mass school rallies for the visiting royals in Elizabethville Township. About 17,000 pupils gathered as the Queen and Prince Philip rode in an open car. 60 ambulance corpsmen transported fainting children. A cooling breeze reduced casualties at the Victoria Park rally, but hundreds of others required ambulance aid after the royals left.
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Adelaide
Australia
Upp
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Elizabethvile
Prince
Victoria Park
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Alfred Jones
Linton White Sox
Cathy Oliphant
Estel Bough
Estel
Ester
Gibson
Addison Steward
Addy
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Andrew Johnson
Edwin Staton
Washington Monument
Theodore Roosevelt
United Press International
Hubert
JP Meurer
JFK
Victor Henry Ginester
Glenburn
Paul Gaither
Gaither
Daily Citizen
MIG
Linton Merchants
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