Meanest man in town story prompts dog rescue tale
A local anonymous reporter recounts a cruel dog abandonment near a lake northwest of Linton, where Danny and Mildred Doublemont found a puppy in a sack and nursed it to health, now named Lucky. The piece also covers fishing tales, an 1842 Bible found, coal mining photos from Kentucky, tips for assisting stalled drivers, and urges safe, prudent action in roadside emergencies.
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Sto
Ggs
Triangle
Danny
Mildred Doublemont
Linton
Salem Go
Lucky
Loaded Shotguns Rifles Out Under Terms of Bill
Indiana Senate passes a bill allowing only law enforcement officers and money haulers to carry loaded shotguns or rifles in cars. Senator Hugh Miles of Indianapolis backs the measure to prevent accidents when loading or unloading firearms. The bill passed 30 to 6 and moves to the House.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Hugh Miles
Grade School Officials Attend Board Meeting
Linton-Stockton School Board heard an Elementary School report by Principal A. M. Franklin and Assistant Principal Wayne Wakefield on grade school problems and counseling efforts to prevent failures. The panel discussed random student assignments to teachers, a freight elevator purchase for 100 dollars, a policy against midyear teaching changes, and pay level for a master's degree holder. New bleachers were bought for the district, funds to cover a stage curtain and dressing-room revamp were requested, and staff changes included leave approval for Karen Shepherd and hire of Ice Catchem.
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Linton - Stockton
A. M. Franklin
Wayne Wakefield
Wakefield
Franklin
School Corporation
Carl Roach
Jere O. Goodman
Clyde Reintjes
Reintjes
Goodman
Karen Shepherd
Janice Catchem
Shepherd
Snowfall forecast shifts as area sees lighter accumulations
Snow spread across northern Indiana with depth up to three inches while a weekend storm slowed, bringing 2 to 4 inch totals in western and central regions and around 2 inches in central and east central zones. Temperatures dipped to the teens, with highs in the 20s to 40s and a next week outlook of continued cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
West Central
Central
East Central
South Bend
Laporte
Michigan City
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Mhoosierland
Evansville
West Germany invites Kosygin for visit
West Germany invited Soviet Premier Alexei N Kosygin to Bonn for talks on mutual interests. Chancellor Erhards press secretary said Kosygin was considering the invitation. Bonn envoy Horst Groepper issued the invitation in a Kremlin talk with Kosygin on Tuesday, a repeat of Khrushchevs prior invitation.
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Bonn
West Germany
Alexei N. Kosygin
Karl-Guenther von Hase
Ludwig Erhard
Kosygin
Vonase
Horst Groepper
Kremlin
von Hase
Soviet Union
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Violence Threatens Malcolm X Funeral in Harlem
New York police kept watch on rooftops as mourners filed past the glass coffin of Malcolm X at a Harlem funeral home amid threats of bombing and fears of a nationwide vendetta between Black Nationalists and the Black Muslims. Civil rights leader James Farmer said the assassination had international implications and urged a White House inquiry. The funeral, with over 2,000 viewing, was to be held Saturday amid searches and security as tensions rose between rival groups.
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New York
Nep
Harlem
Malcolm X
Malcolm
James Farmer
Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
Investigators to Check Testimony of Walter Jenkins
Washington Senate investigators review the sworn written replies of Walter W. Jenkins former White House aide to President Johnson. Jenkins answered more than 25 questions for the Rules Committee after an oath was administered in his lawyer's office.
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Walter Jenkins
Washington
Wren
Senate
White House
Walter W. Jenkins
Bobby Baker
Jenkins
Johnson
Senate Rules Committee
Lennox P. McLendon
Sen
B. Everett Jordan
D-N.c
McLendon
Former Resident Faces Bogus Check Charge in Marion Court
Vincennes man and ex Linton auto dealer John W. Scott appeared in Marion County Criminal Municipal Court on February 16 for violation of the property act issuance of a fraudulent check. He was arrested February 13 in Vincennes after a warrant. Bond set at 1000 dollars and he was ordered to appear on February 16. trial continued to March 30 at 9 am in Criminal Court 6, Indianapolis.
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John W. Scott
Vincennes
Linton
Marion County
Scott
Vinecennes
Marion Court
Criminal Court 6
Indianapolis
B57 Jet Bombers See Action Against Communists in Vietnam
U S B57 jet bombers were used for the first time against Viet Cong forces north of Saigon, joining F100 fighters in attacks on large Viet Cong concentrations in Binh Dinh and Pleiku provinces. Three Americans killed and nine wounded as heavy government losses were reported amid ongoing fighting and political shifts in Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
Viet Nam
Binh Dinh
Pleiku
Nguyen Khanh
Dalat
South Viet Nam
Tran van Minh
General Staff Headquarters
Hong Kong
U.N
New York
Phuoc Tuy
II Corps
Pleiku City
South China Seacoast
Local Man Killed In Car-Train Wreck at Coalmont
Alfred M. Peltier a 76 year old Linton resident died after his car struck a Milwaukee Road train near Coalmont at 3 20 p m He crossed the tracks from Terre Haute into the path of the northbound train which pushed the car 245 feet along the east side of the tracks The train engineer said the train was about 30 mph There was no flasher warning and no tire skid marks Peltier died at 4 30 p m at Freeman Greene County hospital from a skull fracture multiple rib injuries and internal damage The accident occurred in Clay County Peltier was born in France in 1888 and spent most of his life in Linton He was a retired coal miner and a United Mine Workers Local No 953 member Surviving are three sons a daughter eight grandchildren and four great grandchildren Funeral services are set for 2 p m Friday at Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery
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Alfred M. Peltier
Linton
Milwaukee Road
Coalmonnt
Kenny Wolfe
Peltier
Terre Haute
T. R. Endicott
St. Bernice
Ind
Wolfe
Freeman-Greene County
Clay County
Gene Gastineau
France
Jules
Louise Peltier
United States
United Mine Workers of America
Jessie Mayfield Peltier
Ralph Peltier
Kenneth Peltier
New Berlin
Hll
Raymond Peltier
Evansville
Mabel Blaker
Bloomfield
Anderson Poindexter Memory Chapel
Memory Chapel
Harold Carter
Fairview Cemetery
Moose Lodge Plans For District Meeting
The Sixth District Loyal Order of Moose will hold a district meeting in Terre Haute on Friday February 26. Terre Haute lodge will provide a free supper. Howard Kramer governor of Linton Lodge No 1434 urges Moose and Women of the Moose to attend. A bus will depart from the local lodge hall at 6 30 p m Friday for the Terre Haute meeting.
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The
Loyal Order of Moose
Terre Haute
Howard Kramer
Linton Lodge
of the Moose
Local Temperature and River Stage Update
Tuesday's high and last night's low are recorded with no precipitation. River stage stands at 11.20 feet as of 7:30 a.m. today.
France and Russia edge toward talks to end Viet War
Paris reports say France and Russia favor a peace conference to halt fighting in Vietnam. China may join talks but opposes preconditions. North Vietnam also shows readiness, with Geneva 1954 reconvened as a possible settlement route. Vinogradov warned de Gaulle of widened retaliation and U.S. consent noted for soundings with Britain on negotiations. Senator Dodd warned against U.S. withdrawal, calling it appeasement and isolationist.
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Paris
France
Russia
Viet Nam
London
China
U.S
Vinogradov
Geneva
Southwest Asia
de Gaulle
Southeast Asia
Washington
United States
Britain
Harold Wilson
Thomas J. Dodd
Dodd
Omaha Wife Seeks Annulment in Dead Ringer Case
The Omaha wife of John Fritz Johnson, known as the dead ringer, plans to seek an annulment in the coming days. Attorney Harry Farnham reported the marriage is void under Nebraska law, noting Fritz is still legally married to an Akron, Ohio woman, Mrs. Lawrence Bader, who declined comment.
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Omaha
Neb
John
Fritz) Johnson
Johnson
Harry Farnham
Fritz
Akron
Ohio
Lawrence Bader
Lake Erie
Chicago
Private memorial for Justice Felix Frankfurter planned
Justice Felix Frankfurter, 82, died Monday. A brief private memorial is scheduled at his apartment at 3 p.m. EST with Chief Justice Earl Warren and the Supreme Court justices expected to attend. No public services or burial details were announced. Mrs. Frankfurter has been an invalid for years and cannot leave the apartment.
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Washington
Wpp
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Frankfurter
Earl Warren
High Court
Iowa Bans State Death Penalty Enacted by Hughes
DES MOINES Iowa Governor Harold E. Hughes signed a bill abolishing the death penalty. The law replaces capital punishment with life imprisonment for crimes formerly punishable by death and takes effect July 4. Hughes said the measure will not raise crime and will reduce spiritual damage to society.
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Des Moines
Wre
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Accident on White River bridge injures three
Virgil Bland of Linton Blanche Patterson of Crawfordsville and another patient were treated at Freeman-Greene County Hospital after a collision on the White River bridge west of Bloomfield on Highway 54. The wreck occurred about 10 15 am and further details were unavailable at press time.
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Virgil Bland
Linton
Blanche Patterson
Crawfoordsville
Freeman - Greene County
White River Bridge
Bloomfield
Hwy
Chicago police vow tight security for Elijah Muhammad visit
Chicago police said they would protect Elijah Muhammad as if he were president when he appears before followers this weekend. Security was stepped up amid rumors that Malcolm X supporters might come to Chicago for vengeance after his New York assassination.
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Chicago
Elijah Muhammad
United States
I'ain
Malcolm X
Muhammad
New York
House to Amend Apportionment Bill
INDIANAPOLIS A Senate reapportionment bill cleared the chamber 33-15 along party lines. A House committee led by Rep. William Brighton worked into the night to add the entire legislature to the measure. The amended bill would merge with the Senate plan backing a Democratic majority reform to meet Supreme Court directions.
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Indianapolis
Senate
Indiana
House
William Brighton
Dterre Haute
U. S. Supreme Court
Mincey Receives Suspended Sentence In Cash Theft Case
Gary E. Mincey a 20 year old of Linton pleaded guilty to making a fictitious crime report after confessing to taking 33.50 from Linton Glass Co. He was fined 100 dollars and costs and sentenced to 60 days at Indiana State Farm but the term was suspended. He reported he had been robbed and was later found in a locked restroom.
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Gary E. Mincey
Linton
Indiana State Farm
Mincey
Linton Glass Co
Britain names Harrison new ambassador to Moscow
Nep-Britain announced on Tuesday that Sir Geoffrey Harrison will become ambassador to Moscow, replacing Sir Humphrey Travellyan who retires later this year. Harrison serves as deputy under secretary of state in the Foreign Office.
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London
Nep
Britain
Geoffrey Harrison
Moscow
Harrison
Foreign Office
Humphrey Travellyan
Flu Outbreak Hits Warsaw Prompts Closures
An Asian flu outbreak in Warsaw has infected about 90,000 people. Authorities call the virus mild but suspend hospital visits and close some schools to limit spread.
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Warsaw
Wri
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United Press International
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