Three Killed as Bus Plunges 30 Feet in St Louis
A Greyhound bus bound from Memphis to St Louis plunged down a 30 foot embankment after hitting a wet spot. Three passengers died: Jack Wesley 23 of Burdette Arkansas Cleophas Johnson 22 of Ann Arbor Michigan and Mrs Jessie F Matthews 28 of Rapton Alabama. Fifty two others were injured with 16 admitted to St Joseph Hospital Kirkwood and four to nearby St Louis County Hospital. The driver Elliott John Smith 34 from East St Louis escaped with bruises and shock.
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ST. Louis
Greyhound
Jack Wesley
Burdette
Ark
Cleophas Johnson
Ann Arbor
Mich
Jessie F. Matthews
Rapton
Ala
St. Joseph Hospital
Kirkwood
St. Louis County Hospital
Annd
Elliott John Smith
East St. Louis
Ill
Matthews
Memphis
Partial Eclipse to Be Viewed Here
Hoosiers can enjoy a partial solar eclipse on July 20 with about 75 percent of the sun obscured. In Indiana the event lasts over two hours with times around 3 31 p.m. to 5 48 p.m. Central Time, and viewers warned to use heavy filters for eye protection.
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Indianapolis
United States
Alaska
Maine
Hokkaido
Japanese Island
Pacific
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Mine Run Column Goes On Vacation
The Mine Run column will pause and resume on July 22. Readers may submit items to Daily Citizen for future publication or request hold until the column returns. Drop off the news at the office for possible posting on the desired day.
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Mine Run
The
Daily Citizen
Indiana pension funds face $3.2 million cutback
Indianapolis Department of Administration Commissioner John Hatchett announced a $3.2 million reduction for two major pension funds to address the sales tax crisis. He said retired teachers and retired state employees will not receive first quarter allotments until the financial situation is resolved, while funds for state police judges and Board of Accounts staff remain unaffected due to small sums.
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Indianapolis
Department of Administration
John Hatchett
Indiana
Hatchett
Board of Accounts
Government to Halt Rail Strike As Deadline Nears
President Kennedy and Labor Secretary Wirtz meet nine Democratic congressional leaders to discuss possible government action to block a nationwide rail strike. Walkout threat looms at 12:01 a m Thursday as Kennedy plans briefings with leaders and aides indicate further announcements may follow.
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Washington
Kennedy
W. Williard Wirtz
Wirtz
Senate
House
Labor and Commerce
Carl Allbert
Okla
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Commerce and Labor
White House
James Reynolds
Theodore C. Sorensen
Congressional
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Two Divorce Case Filed and Driving Charge in Greene Court
A divorce suit transfers from Martin to Greene county and was filed today. It names Jerry Holt and Norma Holt. Ernest Coleman appeared in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield for arraignment on a suspended license charge set for July 9 after a Saturday arrest in Jasonville.
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Greene County
Martin County
Jerry Holt
Norma Holt
Ernest Coleman
Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Jasonville
Lone Tree Resident Wins Black Angus Steer Prize
Mrs. Virginia Dickerson of Lone Tree Road won the Black Angus Steer awarded by the Linton Jaycees in a project.
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Virginia Dickerson
Lone Tree Road
Linton Jaycees
Navy Jet Crash Kills Seven at Camp Green Hill
A Navy FJ fighter crashed during a thunderstorm at Willow Grove near Wiltow Grove Naval Air Station killing seven people including four children at a bathhouse shelter used by picnickers. Pilot Marine Capt. John W. Butler ejected and was detained for questioning.
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Willow Grove
WPD
FIE
Wiltow Grove Naval Air Station
Tthey
John W. Butler
Boiling Springs
Butler
Green Hill Day Camp
Jennie Klein
Philadephia
Sandra
Harvey
Ames Fine
Jean Arnold
Judy Arnold
Carolyn Hershfield
Philadelphia
Abington Memorial Hospital
Samuel Oberdin
Mishep
Alan Fineman
Ruth
Fineman
Barry
Evan
New York and Baltimore See Racial Violence Rise
Racial clashes erupt in New York City and Baltimore as whites and Negroes clash at a Bronx diner and in Gwynne Oak Park. Police barricades held back crowds while demonstrators marching for integration faced arrests and injuries.
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New York City
Baltimore
Bronx
Gwynne Oak
Plan
Omaha
Sherator- Fontenelle
la Porte
Ind
Star Nancy Dussault to star in Appello and Miss Agnes
Broadway star Nancy Dussault signed to appear with David Wayne in the new musical Appello and Miss Agnes produced by Bob Banner Associates. Based on Girau douxs' comedy The Appello of Belac the show debuts at the State Fair Music Hall in Dallas Texas in August with Broadway opening planned for January.
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New York
Nancy Dussault
David Wayne
Apaa
Bob Banner Associates
Giraudouxs
Appello
Belac
State Fair Music Hall
Dallas
Tex
Country Clothes Take To City For Fall Wear
New York editors view a couture shows lineup featuring country inspired fashions for fall and winter. Babushkas and boots appear across casual wear with fur accents and long slim dresses dominating day and evening looks. Fabrics include velvet, tweeds, mohairs, and corduroys with mid height heels and knee length hems.
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New York
WUPI
Oxford
Philadelphia
East German youths punished for listening to NATO music
In East Berlin at Rahnsdorf High School Joern Lehmann a 16 year old Communist Youth member was threatened with expulsion after listening to Western radio during recess. The school and the Communist youth press denounced Western programming as NATO music and warned that further infractions could cost his place at school.
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Berlin
Joern Lehmann
Communist Youth Organization
Lehmann
East Berlin
Rahnsdorf
Joern
NATO
Young World
Erler
Newpaper
Weather Shocks Move Through Eastern States and Utah Quakes
A cold front from a low over New England dropped temperatures 10 to 15 degrees in the East. A 5.0 magnitude Utah earthquake near noon caused local damage and fatalities at the Redetzke farm. Tornadoes struck Colorado South Dakota and Florida. fatalities and property losses followed in several communities.
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United Press International
Weather Bureau
New England
Utah
Charles Richter
California Technical Institute
Pasadena
South Dakota
Colorado
Florida
Deland
Fla
Boulder
Colo
Fort Collins
Wolsey
Watertown
S.D
Ed Redetzke
Webster
S. C
Redetzke
Butler Coed Named Miss Indiana 1963
Marcia Jame Pinkstaff, 19, a Butler University student from Crawfordsville, was named Miss Indiana 1963. She won over 14 contestants, earning $1,500 in scholarships and a new wardrobe and will compete in Atlantic City. Runners up were Marcina Ann Greene, Colleen Kelly, Betty Jean Carroll, and Jeanne Ruth Thomas.
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Michigan City
Ind
Urs
Marcia Jame Pinkstaff
Hite
Butler University Ees
Crawfordsville
Miss Pinkstaff
K. E. Pinkstaff
Indiana
Atlantic City
Pinklaff
Helen Keller
Marcina Ann Greene
Fort Wayne
Northeast Indiana
Colleen Kelly
West Lafayette
Former Kokomo Star Given 5 Year Term
Former Kokomo High School basketball star Jim Ligon 19 was sentenced to 1 to 5 years for a sex offense after a jury convicted him of assault and battery with intent to satisfy sexual desires in the rape case involving a 13-year-old. He remains free on bond in a separate rape charge case.
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Kokomo
Ind
Jim Goose
Igon
Ligon
Howard
Lester E.winslow
Indiana Reformatory
Kokome
Harlem Magicians
Winslow
Rural Linton Man Killed In Truck Gar Accident
Andrew J. Stamm 74 of Linton Route 1 died when he pulled onto Mud Pike road and failed to stop at the highway. Finis James Griffith 57 of Royal Oak Michigan struck the side of the Stamm pickup, authorities said. The crash near Bushrod 2.4 miles south of Lyons occurred Saturday at 1 p.m. cause of death listed as a broken neck.
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Andrew J. Stamm
Linton
Rte. 1
Bushrod
Lyons
Andrew
Mud Pike Road
Hay
Finis James Griffith
Royal Oak
Mich
Stamm
Indiana Fourth of July traffic toll hits record high
Indiana's 102 hour Fourth of July holiday toll rose to 22 deaths, pushing the 1963 total to 596 with several multi casualty crashes. A Columbus family of three perished in a three vehicle wreck on U.S. 40 near Centerville, while other fatal incidents occurred near Seymour, Frankfort and in Wabash County. The national tally neared 550 to 650 expected, with California and New York reporting the highest regional counts.
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Indiana
Columbus
Seymour
Frankfort
John Jarrett
Barbara
David
U.S
Centerville
Hulda McMullen
Elkhart
Wabash County
Wabash
Edwin Jackman
Lake Zurich
Michigan City
Allen Metsker
Crawfordsville
Syracuse
Milford
Andrew Stamm
Linton
Lyons
Jesse P. Melton
Red Key
Jay County
National Safety Council
Howard Pyle
United Press International
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Two Orphaned as Fire Kills Their Mother
INDIANAPOLIS two children are left orphaned after their mother Barbara Lamb 27 was killed in a house fire. Firemen found her on the living room floor as flames spread from the bedroom to the kitchen and living room. A newspaper boy said Lamb emerged and threw a burning pillow onto the lawn before collapsing from smoke. The children Mary eight and Gordon six were with their grandfather for the weekend. Their father was killed last year in a jet plane crash in Florida.
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Indianapolis
Barbara Lamb
Lamb
Mary
Gordon
Florida
Army to Move 3 000 Troops in East Germany
The U S Army began a week long movement of 3 000 soldiers in 600 trucks and jeeps along a 110 mile highway through East Germany. An initial 114 men in 28 vehicles led the convoy toward Berlin while Soviet border guards at Marienborn allowed passage without incident, an Army spokesman said.
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Berlin
U. S
East Germany
Marienborn
African nations plan to push South Africa and Portugal from UN
United Nations officials said informal talks in Geneva covered African plans to expel South Africa and Portugal from the UN. The move follows the African nations’ walkout from an ILO conference last month over South African participation and Portugal’s exclusion from an education conference.
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Geneva
Iupd United Secreta General Thant
African Nations
South Africa
Portugal
United Nations
International Labor Organization
Greene County Traffic Fatality Claims Driver In Wreck
Stamm was killed when his truck collided with Griffith’s auto on county road and highway 67. Griffith and his family, including Alberta Griffith and children Mike Ruby and Mark, were treated for injuries. Funeral plans set at Christ Lutheran Hayesville with burial in Community Cemetery.
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Griffith
Alberta H. Griffith
Ruby Harding
Detroit
Mich
Mike Harding
Mark Harding
Stamm
John
Margaret Wening Stamm
Mattie Drexter Stamm
Edith Garland
Louisville
Lillian. Braun
Lyons
Lester Stamm
Lenna Hogland
George Stamm
Williamsport
Ind
Pauline Renfro
Bob Stamm
Justine Still
Richard Stamm
Linton
Hayesville
George
Indianapolis
Katie Hemmerlein
Lizzie Lansford
Scotsburg
Amelia Seitz
Margaret Horder
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jenkins and Son Funeral Home
Christ Luthern Church
Martin Kope
Clyde Miller
Cool Spell Lingers Over Indiana With Near Normal Temps
A midsummer cool spell affects Indiana with highs mainly in the 70s and dry skies. Showers and storms are possible late in the week in northern areas while the southwest may see about a half inch of rain. Recent rainfall totals varied across cities from Petersburg to Louisville, as temperatures rise into the 80s and 90s elsewhere. The five day outlook calls for temperatures up to five degrees below normal across the state.
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Hoosierland
Petersburg
Austin
Louisville
Indianapolis
West Baden
Terre Haute
Bedford
Seymour
Shoals
Williams
Greencastle
Evansville
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Bluegrass Craze Headlines Lester Flatt and the Foggy Mountain Boys
HiFi/Stereo Review hails bluegrass as the nation’s newest music craze, a blend of improvised country rhythms virtuoso banjo and guitar work and mournful ballads. The piece credits Lester Flatt and the Foggy Mountain Boys as a leading group shaping the genre.
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New York
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