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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1963
Page
1
The Citizen notes a carriageless delivery try with a pony that tossed rider John Curry and led to a hasty tying post by a car door. The piece also recalls a 1953 Jasonville bank hold up, Steve Allen’s radio readings, a dental clinic for local students, and a plea for a Linton swimming pool amid cold weather.
The Satur day Evening Post reported Adlai Stevenson urged the National Security Council to consider giving up the Guantanamo naval base to avoid action in the Cuban crisis last October. Stewart Alsop and Clayton Fritchey are cited as sources. White House had no comment.
The Indiana House defeated a resolution to amend the constitution to remove the two term limit for county sheriffs by a 55 to 41 party line vote. The measure would have required passage in both houses and voter approval in a 1964 referendum, but the pending reapportionment plan's timing and rule against more than one amendment prevented it. Four did not vote, including Speaker Guthrie. The defeat shifts control of reapportionment in the Senate to Democratic leader Marshall Kizer.
Sandra Hartke 18 oldest daughter of Senator Vance Hartke was chosen Hoosier princess to represent Indiana at the cherry blossom festival in Washington this spring. Hartke a freshman at Indiana University was named at an Indiana Society reception and may later be eligible to become queen by lot among 50 state princesses. Festival dates will be set later based on cherry tree bloom forecasts.
The University of Southern California secured the mythical national collegiate football championship in 1962, becoming the first West Coast program to claim the honor since 1954.
Joe Coulomb was named president of the Linton Jaycee club at a meeting in the local Jaycee hall. He succeeds Calvin Clayton who stepped down due to other duties and will become vice president, a role he previously held.
The Supreme Court issued new federal civil procedure rules approved by the Court and sent to Congress. Justices Black and Douglas opposed the changes, criticizing the approach as effectively new legislation and warning it affects juries rights. The Court also overruled a Georgia order barring union pickets and agreed to hear a SEC scalping case involving Harry Schwarzmann.
Two teams of surgeons in Boston report rejoining severed limbs may last for months or indefinitely. Everett Knowles 13 of Somerville lost right arm near shoulder. William Hunt 37 had left leg 90 percent severed. Both remain attached but final outcomes unknown.
Premier Castro's regime agrees to let 900 to 1,000 relatives or freed Cuban invaders go to the United States on the Shirley Sykes. Some Cuban born Americans will depart midweek on a Red Cross plane with doctors, nurses, cats, and supplies. The decision reverses prior hostage stance awaiting U S airline service resumption, with a Swiss embassy list of about 4,000 seeking exit. Heavy rain delays unloading. departure timing remains uncertain.
Indiana endures its worst cold wave of the 1962-63 winter with at least 200 weather related deaths. Mild relief was brief as sub normal readings return tonight through Thursday. Dawn temperatures in the low 20s abound while weekend extremes ranged zero to 15 above. Weather linked fatalities include at least 16 traffic deaths, 2 fires, and 2 exposure deaths.
Pierre Salinger press secretary to President Kennedy will speak at the two day Hoosier State Press Association conference in Indianapolis on March 30. About 300 editors and wives are expected at the luncheon at the Marritt Hotel. The HSPA represents nearly all Indiana daily and weekly newspapers.
Indiana auditors distribute 914335 to cities and towns from the last quarter of 1962 alcoholic beverage gallonage taxes. Total rose about 29000 from a year ago but fell 58000 from the third quarter. Towns listed include Linton Bloomfield Bickell and Sullivan with amounts above 600 to 1800 dollars.
James H. Meredith faces possible expulsion from Ole Miss after missing his final mathematics exam amid ongoing academic difficulty. A federal grand jury earlier indicted four for rioting tied to Meredith’s September 30 entrance, while charges against Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker were dismissed without prejudice. Walker said he was glad to be vindicated.
Carl Love and Robert LeMay of Brazil were arrested early Friday by State Trooper Kenneth Wolfe and Officer Carl LeDune. Both are charged with speeding on state road 5 and held on $5,000 bond in Parke County Jail as investigators review recovered weapons matching those reported stolen from a Bloomingdale service station.
Rich Niemann stands 6 feet 11 and a half inches on the DuBourg High School basketball team, paired with John O Brien who is 5 feet 6 inches, forming a contrasting front line for the squad.
Indiana Governor Welsh opposes a proposed shift in motor vehicle tax revenue sharing that would allocate 50 percent to the state, 33 percent to counties, and 17 percent to cities and towns. He warned the plan would cost federal highway aid and insists any tax changes require careful consideration and possible referenda.
William E. Heaton, aviation machinist's mate third class, serves aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. The carrier group has deployed from the United States, visiting Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain and various islands, spending Christmas in Naples. Heaton is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Heaton of Switz City.
The Indiana Manufacturers Association reports Indiana's 1960 state and local tax burden per person was below the national average, with education spending above the national average and non-educational government costs 25 percent under the national and regional levels. Wages and salaries comprised over 70 percent of personal income, and manufacturing wages outweighed farm wages by more than seven and a half times.
A bill to raise Indiana public school teachers' minimum pay from 2600 to 3500 and top minimum to 7000 for 20 years experience and five years college, sponsored by Sens Townsend and Kirtley and backed by ISTA, was introduced in the Senate. The proposal would affect under half of Indiana's about 40 000 teachers.
About 200 Republican women from across Indiana will visit the legislature Wednesday designated as Ladies Day. They will observe lawmakers, tour the Capitol, and be taken to lunch as part of A Day with the Legislature. County and district vice chairs, legislative chairs, club presidents and others join to finalize plans for a Washington conference April 26-28 led by Iane Harrington and Esther Guthridge with Jean Bond and other leaders.
A special meeting of the Chora laids is set for 7:00 pm Monday January 28. Mothers of all Glee club and Chorus students at Linton Stockton High School are urged to attend in the high school band room and are reminded this includes Freshman through Senior classes.
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