Talking myna Rocky charms visitors and more in Indiana
The piece notes a talking myna named Rocky kept by Mr and Mrs Charles Hal bach Sr and describes how mynas imitate human voices and even a wolf whistle. It also highlights local society photos Vicki Frey and coverage of community groups, missing children returns, a Linton Conservation Club report, and Red Cross First Aid classes in Freeman Greene County with local volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Halbach, Sr
Asia
Red Cross
Freeman-Greene County
Butler Rodenbeck
Democrats Back Kennedy Control Of House Rules Committee
House Democrats endorsed President Kennedy's bid to keep administration control of the 15 member Rules Committee in the 88th Congress. The caucus backed Speaker McCormack against Howard W. Smith, while Republicans planned a separate session to oppose the administration. The vote shapes Medicare and education policy battles and oil depletion tax concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kennedy
House Rules Committee
John W. McCormack
Rules Committee
Georgia
Texas
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Smith
Senate
Senate Republicans
Merchants Hold Regular Meeting in Linton
Jack Cravens became president of the Linton Retail Merchant's Association at a Roosevelt Hotel gathering this morning. The group set 9 30 start times for monthly meetings and aims to boost membership. upcoming events include January 18 and 19 clearance led by Bill Poe and Roger Wits.
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Jack Cravens
Linton Retail Merchant’s Association
Roosevelt Hotel
Cravens
Forest Coulter
Nina Hostetler
Bill Poe
Roger Wits
Cecil Shelton
Dick Hastings
Linton
Jack Kennedy
John Cary
Church Records Moved to Texas
Five tons of Protestant Episcopal Church documents from New York will be loaded into moving vans for a trip to Austin Texas. The records, dating to Colonial times, will be stored in a fireproof building upon arrival on January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
iWpi
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
United States
Austin
Tex
Church of England
Minuteman Missiles Struggle With Target Misses In 1963 Tests
Cape Canaveral reports a troubled start to 1963 as the Minuteman ICBM misfired and fell short of targets. The updated Wing-2 model showed some range but suffered upper stage and guidance computer issues after December failures. Air Force aims to deploy nearly 1,000 missiles in buried sites nationwide, with first 20 on station at Melstrom AFB.
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Cape Canaveral
Minuteman
United States
Air Force
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Melstrom Air Force Base
Great Falls
Mont
Milan Attorney's Parole Hearing Under Review
The Indiana Parole Board is reviewing the case of Robert A. Peak a 46 year old Milan attorney condemned for aiding Virgil Smith in highway related deals during 1955 and 1956. A three day parole hearing at Indiana State Prison began Monday and continues through Wednesday. Peak was convicted in Marion County in 1961 and given two terms 1 to 3 years for falsely notarizing a deed and 2 to 4 years for conspiracy to embezzle related to expressway land sales.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Parole Board
Robert A. Peak
Milan
Indiana
Virgil Smith
Indiana State Prison
Peak
Madison Ave
Marion County Criminal Court
Express Claims RAF Bombers Penetrated U S Defenses
The Daily Express argues RAF V bombers conducted a surprise mock attack on American cities despite official denials. Keith Thompson and defense expert Chapman Pincher criticize Washington and Whitehall for pressuring denial, while the paper asserts the issue tests Britain’s nuclear power and alliance vulnerabilities.
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London
Daily Express Today
Royal Air Force
U. S
British Air Ministry
Express Air
Keith Thompson
Air Ministry
Pentagon
Washington
Chapman Pincher
The
Express
Whitehall
Pincher
the Express
Britain
District Meeting Will Be Held Here
Corn Belt farmers face government controls says Hoosier Farmer editor C W Stall of Danville who will address a Farm Bureau district meeting Tuesday January 22 at the First Methodist Church in Danville The program includes a speaking match two workshops and a luncheon with district and county Farm Bureau leaders from Vigo Clay Owen Monroe Sullivan Greene Lawrence Knox Daviess and Martin counties.
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C. W. Stall
Danville
Farm Bureau
Stall
Edward W. Kuhn
Bicknell
First Methodist Church
B” Street
Pearl Fidler
Farmersburg
Indiana Farm Bureau
Elmo Ray
Worthington
Greene County Farm Bureau
William T. Murphy
Earl Phegley
Carlisle
Robert Brenneman
Crawfordsville
Commodity Department of Indiana Farm Bureau
Marvin Hust
Boonville
Charles Dow
Vincennes
Vigo
Clay
Owen
Monroe
Sullivan
Greene
Lawrence Knox
Daviess
Martin
Mt. Moriah Cemetery Association Meeting Set
Mt. Moriah cemetery association will meet at the church Monday evening January 14 at 7 o clock. Aletha Wheaton secretary treasurer announced the gathering to elect officers for the ensuing year and discuss other business. All interested persons urged to attend.
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Mt. Moriah
Greene county clubs win program contest awards
Three Greene county federated women's clubs earned cash prizes and two received honors in Indianapolis based program competition. Beta Delphian Jasonville won first in Class I, Twentieth Century Worthington took first in Class II, and Elite Linton earned third in Class II. Lyons Woman's Social and Benevolent got honorable mention in Class I, Dugger Woman's Study earned honorable mention in Class I.
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Greene County Federated Women’s Clubs
Indianapolis
McGuffey
Mpati
United States
Beta Delphian Club of
Jasonville
Bernice Mitchell
Harold Cowden
Woman’s Social and Benevolent Club of
Lyons
Woman's Study Club of
Dugger
Grand jury to hear charges against 11 in Oxford riot
Federal grand jury convenes in Oxford Mississippi to consider charges against 11 individuals including former Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker stemming from racial rioting at the University of Mississippi. James Meredith vows not to attend Ole Miss next semester unless conditions improve. Kennedy urges officials to allow continued study. Chancellor Williams defends administration as fully compliant with federal orders.
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Oxford
Miss
Pth—A
Edwin Walker
University of Mississippi
United States
James H. Meredith
Ole Miss
Meridith
Meredith
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
John D. Williams
Williams
Judge Long Names Members to Greene County Boards
Judge Edwin B Long appoints Otto C Richardson of Newberry and H L Hanna of Bloomfield to the County Board of Review for 1963. Richardson Hanna along with Oscar McCoy Worthington and Clell Sexton Jasonville named to Greene County Tax Adjustment Board for the coming year.
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Greene County
Edwin B Long
Long
Otto C. Richardson
Newberry
H. L. Hanna
Bloomfield
County Board of Review
Oscar McCoy
Worthington
Clell Sexton
Jasonville
Greene County Tax Adjustment Board
Auto Industry Sets High Record in 1962 Sales
Ward's Reports shows the American auto industry sold 6,752,644 new cars in 1962, the second highest total behind 1955's 1,370,000 in a record year. December sales averaged 22,413 per day, with a 19.8 percent rise in the fourth quarter and General Motors capturing 54.7 percent of all 1962 sales.
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Detroit
Wes
Ward
General Motors
Ford
Chryslers
American Motors
Studebaker
Ward’s
Rambler
Anderson Bank Robbery Stymies Police Efforts
Authorities fail to solve the Edgewood branch robbery in Anderson Indiana as state police and the FBI report no clues to the gunman who fled in a red and white car. The holdup totals about $1943 with no trace or identity.
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Anderson
Ind
Vpi
Edgewood
Anderson Banking Co
FBI
Indiana
Swifz City
Linton Peoples Trust Co
Hoosier
Katanga Officials Move Families out of Country
Katanga officials appear to be evacuating their families from the Congo as UN forces prepare for possible action. Mrs Tshombe and Mrs Yav arrived in Belgium with children and relatives amid tension over Kolwezi and other towns. UN Undersecretary Bunche warned Katanga targets and more firm actions may follow.
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Ralph Bunche
Kebede Guebre
U.N
Congo
Katanga
Moishe Tshombe
Bunche
Kamina Air Base
Leopoldville
The
Moise Tshombe
Joseph Yav
Belgium
Rome
Tshombe
Brussels
Rhodesias
United Nations
Kolwezi
Jadotville
Elisabethville
Kaniama
Powers Agree On Cuban Settlement
United States and Soviet Union reach a joint settlement on the Cuban crisis amid Castro’s opposition. The accord excludes on site inspections and a no invasion pledge, leaving Cuba’s five points unresolved. No Security Council action is planned, easing a potential propaganda clash.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
Russia
U.S
Cuba
Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Castro
Guantanamo
Thant
Adlai E. Stevenson
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Security Council
U. S
State Welfare Probe Planned in Indiana
Indiana State Welfare Department announces a three month investigation into Aid to Dependent Children cases. An investigative unit will verify eligibility through home visits across the state affecting about 500 of 11,000 cases. The review, part of a national probe, aims to restore public confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana State Welfare Department
Albert Kelly
Evelyn G. Bell
Joseph E. Holwager
Senate Appropriations Committee
Kelly
Indiana
Valparaiso Woman Killed in Iowa Crash
A Valparaiso, Indiana woman, Marilyn Brown 23, was killed in a two car Interstate 80 crash near Dexter Iowa. Her husband Joseph 25 and his brother Andrews 22. and Howard Blunt and his daughter Patricia 14 of Davenport were hospitalized in Des Moines in fair condition. Blunt car crossed divider and struck Brown car according to Highway Patrol.
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Dexter
Iowa
Valparaiso
Ind
Here
Marilyn Brown
Joseph
Andrews
Howard Blunt
Patricia
Davenport
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Blunts
Mediators Cite Strike Dangers Over Trade and Food Aid
New York mediators warn the Atlantic and Gulf coast maritime strike harms foreign policy and trade. Assistant Labor Secretary James Reynolds urges end to the walkout now in its third week, citing blocked food aid and Puerto Rico economic impact amid wage dispute between shippers and longshoremen.
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New York
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
James Reynolds
Reynolds
Algeria
Pakistan
Brazil
Puerto Rico
New York Shipping Association
International Longshoremen’s Association
Communists Using American Weapons
US advisers say Viet Cong guerrillas are amassing American made weapons captured in recent victories. In Nui Mieu clash, 26 civil guards are dead, 27 soldiers wounded, 20 missing or prisoner, with two Communist companies involved. The Reds reportedly seized rifles carbines machine guns and radios to outfit several units.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Nui Mieu
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Vicki
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Linton Conservation Club
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Ira Lunn
Conservation Club
Sandborn Christian Church
Margaret Peden
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the Mirror
the Mail
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Walker
Grand Jury
State Department
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