Ward on Trial in Britain Scandal Case
Dr Stephen Ward the osteopath and artist goes on trial at the Old Bailey on charges of living off earnings of prostitutes amid a widening Profumo scandal. The case involves Christine Keeler Mandy Rice Davies and links to Winston Churchill and Elizabeth Taylor among Ward’s noted patients and subjects.
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London
Stephen Ward
John Profumo
Christine Keeler
Old Bailey Court
The
Sunday Express
Thomas Gifford
Profumo
Harold Macmillan
Jeremy Thorpe
Labor Party
Macmillan
House of Commons
Peter” Rachman
Rachman
Ward
Christine
Mandy Rice- Davies
Peter
Winston Churchill
Elizabeth Taylor
Prince Philip
Princess Margaret
Mandy
House of Comtaons
Eugene Ivanov
Heavy rain floods streets in northwest Indiana
Torrential rainfall in Hammond and Kentland caused two foot streets floods with unofficial 5 to 7 inch totals. Iroquois River rose. road closures reported near Kentland as rainfall subsided, while statewide measurements varied from .01 inch in Indianapolis to several tenths elsewhere.
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Indiana
Hammond
Kentland
Iroquois
Lafayette
Indianapolis
South Bend
Evansville
Spectator killed as 16 cylinder drag racer crashes at Raceway Park
In Indianapolis a powerful AA dragster ran out of control at Raceway Park during National Hot Rod Association time trials. Spectator Alan Butler, 17, was fatally injured by a front wheel. Driver James McHale, 45, Clarksville, survived in critical condition with roll bar saving him. About 7,000 spectators were present.
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Indianapolis
Raceway Park
Alan Butler
Methodist Hospital
James McHale
Clarksville
Butler
Moose Lodge Plans Family Night Program
Linton Moose Lodge schedules a family night at the lodge hall on Wednesday. Supper starts at 6 30 p m and a square dance band will perform. Members are urged to bring pies cakes or salads for the meal.
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Moose Lodge
Linton Moose Lodge
Wal Lodge Hall
Donald Schloot Dies at 65 Rites Set
Donald Freeman Schloot 65 died at Freeman Greene county hospital at 3 45 am Sunday after seven years of illness. A retired coal mine operator and farmer he was born November 8 1897 son of Jasper and Mabel Freeman Schloot and grandson of Job and Martha Freeman donors of the hospital site. Survivors include wife Lillian Thompson Schloot two sons Jan Schloot of Maitland Florida and Donald F Schloot Jr of Linton and a daughter Susan Benjamin of Worthington Burial will be in Fairview cemetery with services Tuesday at 2 pm at Welch and Cornett Funeral Home.
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Donald Freeman Schloot
Freeman - Greene County Hospital
Friday Schloot
Jasper
Mabel Freeman Schloot
Job
Martha Freeman
Freeman- Greene County Hospital
Linton
Culver and
Kentucky Military School
Area Man Charged in Local Auto Mishap
Carl Edward Skomp 21 of Lyons was charged by Linton Police with reckless driving after he backed into Vivian R Christen of Linton on 500 Seventh Street. Reports say Skomp's car had faulty brakes and steering causing damage to Christen’s car and to his own vehicle.
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Carl Edward Skomp
Lyons
Linton
Skomp
Vivian R. Christen
Christen
Integration Groups Challenge McNamara Ruling on Troops
In Havelock North Carolina a dispute swirls around orders barring military personnel from participating in racial demonstrations. CORE and NAACP press for a clear directive while Cherry Point Marine Base says it will enforce the July 1 policy to keep troops out of protests and off base violations.
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Defense
Robert McNamara
Havelock
Cherry Point Marine Air Station
North Carolina
Cherry Point
Floyd McKissick
Durdarh
N.C
Congress of Racial Equality Core
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
McNamara
Japan
2Nd Marine Air Wing
Defense Secretary
South
McKisstock
Defense Department
Double Cambridge Guard
National Guard
Cambridge
Senators Seek Kennedy Study on Rail Mergers
Six Democratic senators from Indiana Illinois Ohio and Michigan urge President Kennedy to back a study of how proposed rail mergers would affect the Midwest economy and public interest They warn research is lacking on control concentration and potential job losses and cite a plan to merge Pennsylvania Railroad with New York Central.
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Washington
Midwest
Indiana
Kennedy
Paul H. Douglas
Dill
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Central
Erie-Lackawanna
Monon
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
Ohio
Illinois
Michigan
Break-in At Family Drive-In Reports $70 In Merchandise Stolen
A break-in occurred after 2:00 a.m. Sunday at the Family Drive-In Theater south of Bloomfield on Hwy 231. The back door of the concession stand was forced open and about $70 in merchandise was stolen. The Greene County Sheriff's Office investigated the incident and was reported by the owner Bill Ockerman at 9:15 a.m.
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Bloomfield
Bill Ockerman
Greene County Sheriff's
Legionnaires Uphold Whites-Only Policy At Indiana Convention
Two Negro members walked out of the Indiana American Legion convention after a resolution to censure the 40 and 8 for a whites-only policy failed. The four day gathering in Indianapolis featured debate over the 40 and 8, with Governor Welsh urging removal of the discriminatory clause. No further action was taken, and the Negro delegates distributed handbills protesting the vote as leadership change took place.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
40 & 8
Indiana Legionnaires
Association of the Indiana Department of the American Legion
Marcus E. Tuttle
George Sawyer
Irvin-Moore Post
Richmond
Tuttle
Legion
National American Legion
Welsh
Legion Convention
Negro Legionnaires
Department
Hoosier Legionnaires
Ralph R. Storm
Mooresville
Jnoes
Sawyer
Hermann Weinge
Jeffersonville
Delphi
Storm
Robert Erdman
Columbia City
Ted Kaczmarski
East Chicago
Dale Kuhn
Greenfield
Fletcher Jaquess
Evansville
Or Shire
Goshen
Fred Daugherty
Crawfordsville
Barnett W. Breedlove
Legiom
United Fund Sets Dinner Meeting for Linton Stockton
Representatives of all civic and service clubs in Linton join the Linton Stockton United Fund Inc for a 6 30 p m dinner at Klusmeier s Drive In Ray Singer president reports Jim Matthews Terre Haute Vigo County Unit ed Fund director will speak on how United Fund operates A Q A period will follow The new United Fund plans an annual drive in October to support multiple fundraising groups aiming to reduce multiple drives in the area Everyone may attend at Klusmeier s Drive In Tuesday evening.
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Linton
United Fund of Linton
Weekend political clash and two tragic drownings in Indiana
National Governors Conference amid civil rights fight shifts by abolishing its resolutions committee. Rockefeller Hatfield Sawyer clash over voting rules noted. Two drownings in Shakamak State Park near Jasonville and a Bloomfield crash claim three lives. Bodies recovered by rescue divers. funeral plans set for Edwardsport man and daughter. Kenneth Eller, 18, dies after crash near Bloomfield with extensive injuries. Survivors include parents and grandparents. Services scheduled at Christian church in Bloomfield.
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Miami Beach
Nelson
A. Rockefeller
National Governors Conference
Resolution Committee
Moive
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Hatfield
George Romney
Michigan
Rockefeller
Sawyer
Resolutions Committee
Executive Committee
Shakamak State Park
Blooomield
Blooomfield
Willliam Crock
Edwardsport
Karen
Shakamak Park
Jasonle
Greene County Rescue Unit
Linton
Jasonville
Paul Gilbert
Wayne Wheeler
Shakamak
Crock
McClure Funeral Home
Bicknell
Edwardsport Baptist Church
Arnold Maggard
James Carpenter
Kenneth Jerome Eller
Bloomfield
Eller
Freeman-Greene County
Robert Kirk
Jess Martin
Kenneth A
Nina Louise Sparks Eller
The
Christian Church
Bloomfield High School
Emery Sparks
John Campbell
Grandview Cemetery
Jerkins Funeral Home
Captains Struggle To Keep Collision-Torn Ships Afloat
A Norwegian tanker Honnor and its 17 crew refused to abandon ship after a Sunday collision with the San Juan off Virginia. The 13,490-ton tanker sailed 250 miles offshore, with a 15 by 8 foot gash, pumps running, salvage tug en route, and one reported casualty from a head injury. The San Juan remained seaworthy and circled the damaged vessel until help arrived.
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Portsmouth
UPK
Atlantic
Virginia
Wilmington
Del
Honnor
Oslo
Norway
Eli Abrahamsen
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Coast Guard
Monnor
Minor Injuries After Early Morning Wreck Near Linton
At 8 p m at the Lone Tree road and highway 54 junction east of Linton a collision injured James D Wiles 16 of Bloomfield rtc 1 and involved a truck driven by George T Campbell 42 of Bloomfield rtc 1 for Indiana Bell Telephone Co Wiles skidded about 309 feet struck Campbell on the right rear then slid into a ditch He was treated at County hospital released and charged with driving left of center.
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Lone Tree Road
Hwy. 54
Linton
James D. Wiles
Rtc. 1
Bloomfield
George T. Campbell
Bloomfield Ic
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Wiles
Freeman-Greene County
Suspended Sentence Revoked in Greene Court Action
Paul Spice appeared in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield where a petition to revoke his suspended sentence for public intoxication was granted. He was fined $25 and costs, with six months suspended, but the judge ordered six months at Indiana State Farm. Two new divorce suits were filed: Barbara Butcher versus Jerry Butcher and Ralph Franke versus Marie Franke.
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Paul Spice
Greene
Bloomfield
Lan
Indiana State Farm
Barbara Butcher
Jerry Butcher
Ralph Franke
Marie Franke
Yard and Garden Contest Judging Set by Civic Club
The Linton Civic Garden club announced judging for the yard and garden contest will begin next week. Organizers urged participants to ensure their displays are ready and accessible for evaluators.
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Linton Civic Garden Club
No Scout Meeting Scheduled for Monday May 20
There will be no meeting of the Linton Boy Scouts this week. The next gathering is planned for 7 p m at the Scout bell on Monday May 20.
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Linton Boy Scout Meeting
Record Crime Rate Says FBI's Hoover In Latest Report
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover reports the national crime rate rose to a record high in 1962 up 6 percent from 1961 with a 27 percent increase over the past five years. Murder fell 2 percent while rape robbery burglary and auto theft all rose. He noted police strain from higher workloads and urged citizen action to reduce crime.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
United States
Hoover
Bridge collapse near Marco sinks truck into Black Creek
A truck crossing the Collins bridge one mile south of Marco collapsed the 70 foot span into Black Creek at 1 p.m. Saturday. Driver Eddie Teague, 17, of Marco was uninjured. the four ton truck owned by George Kent and the bridge were declared a loss. The bridge carried a seven ton limit and had warning signs. The truck was empty and the drop to the creek bed was at least 15 feet. Authorities could not confirm the bridge age.
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Collins Bridge
Marco
Black Creek
Eddie Teague
George Kent
Greene County Highway Department
Teague
Carroll Goodman
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Donald Schloot
Welch and Cornett
Bryd Stepler
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