Mine Run Town Letter Voice Boosts Linton Image
A reader letters page praises Linton after a three day visit calling it a fine place to live work and worship with strong transit schools churches media and growing business sites. The note accompanies other items including a Byrd federal spending memo and a summer heat scene at Humphyrys Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Lintonians
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Joint Committee On
Government Printing Office
Bloomfield appoints Totten to draw pool plans
Bloomfield Swimming Pool board approves architect Charles Totten of Columbus to prepare final plans and specs. They aim to open by Memorial Day 1966 but need more financing before bidding. Plans include a Z shaped pool with bathhouse, filter system, and concrete deck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield Swimming Pool
Charles Totten
Columbus
Ind
Bloomfield Elementary
Linton
Bloomfield
Six Children Drown At Iowa River Picnic
At Ledges State Park Boone Iowa six children drowned in the Des Moines River after disobeying parents and wading out. Parents suffered shock and a heart attack as the oldest child’s body was recovered. The Schoenbaum and Erwin families were cousins from Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boone
UPI
Des Moines
Albert Schoenbaum
Ledges State Park
Schoenbaub
Daniel Erwin
Richard
Stephen
Douglas
Shady State Park
New Hampshire Offers Formula to Beat Summer Heat
Concord NH residents are advised by the Division of Economic Development Scientists to seek relief from heat with elevation water and tree cover. The state asserts it has all three elements in abundant supply for moderate summertime temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
New Hampshire
Granite
City to Clear All Water Mains
Mayor A M Risher and the Linton Water Department announced flushing of all water mains starting Wednesday night. The process is expected to take two days with an extra two days to clear water citywide. Residents were asked to stock drinking water as muddy water is anticipated Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Risher
Astaire to Host Four Hollywood Palace Shows
Fred Astaire will host four Hollywood Palace programs next season and will include a performance with Rudolf Nureyev, the Russian ballet star, as part of the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Fred Astaire
Hollywood Palace
Rudolf Nureyev
Heath Backed as New Leader for Conservatives
London reports Edward Heath backed by leading papers for Conservative leadership amid a sudden challenge from Enoch Powell who announced candidacy. The race likely becomes a three way contest with Maudling and others eyeing the ballots as Douglas-Home’s resignation reshapes the field. Powell could split Heath’s support and help Maudling on the first ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Today
Edward Heath
Britain
Heath
Enoch Powell
Alec Douglas — Home
Reginald Maudling
Douglas-Home
Home
Peter Thorneycroft
Christopher Soames
Sir Winston Churchills
Ian MacLeod
MacLeod
Powell
Maudling
Rockefeller quits bid for President to unite GOP
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller ends any future White House campaigns saying he will step aside now and forever. He argues his withdrawal can help heal party rifts and aid re election prospects amid the Governors Conference and debates over civil rights taxes poverty programs and Viet Nam policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Wep
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
White House
George Romney
Michigan
William W. Shhanton
Pennsylvania
Rockefeller
Hubert H Humphrey
Barry M. Goldwater
Upper income families lead in 1963 car purchases
A University of Michigan study shows half of all new cars in 1963 went to families with incomes of $10,000 or more. Young married couples without children buy new cars most often, with multi car ownership common among ages 45 to 54, college graduates, and suburban residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Johnson weighs Vietnam plans as aides discuss options
President Johnson continues deliberations on a likely major US manpower increase in Vietnam. White House aides confer throughout the day, with no final decision announced. Speculation swirls about a possible Tuesday or Wednesday plan reveal and a governors conference appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Camp David
Moyers
Congress
Minneapolis
Hubert
Humphrey
Eight Persons Killed on State Roads to Increase Toll to 770
A week end on Indiana highways added eight fatalities, lifting the 1965 toll to at least 770 from 669 a year earlier. Victims include Patricia Spicer 19 of Charlotte N C. Cleda Marie Danover 2 of Kokomo. Obby Danover 24 of Nashville. Gerald Snipley 25 of Nashville. Edward Moore 24 of Paoli. Joy Pfeiffer 21 of Chicago. James Wilson 22 of Lafayette. Edward Gibson 28 of Kendallville. and Charles Miller 62 of Taylormich, all deaths reported on various roads and routes across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Saskatchewan
Patricia Spicer
Charlotte
N.C
U.S. 52
Monroe
Cleda Marie Danover
Obby Jean Danover
Gerald Snipley
Alva Dapie Blank
Nashville
Edward Moore
Paoli
Joy Pfeiffer
Chicago
U.S. 30
Columbia City
James Wilson
Lafayette
Edward Gibson
Kendallville
Rome City
Charles Miller
Taylor
Mich
Muncie
Two Charged in County Mishaps
Keith Allen, 30, Linton, faced charges after a three vehicle crash on A Street near Fourth Street, causing minor damage to his car and more to others. He later surrendered at the sheriff’s office and pled guilty to leaving the scene and driving without a license. A second wreck on Hwy 67 near Lyons left Robert Dunn with minor injuries after his truck overturned. his vehicle total loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Allen
Linton
Fourth St
Allen
Fifth St
Bloomfield
Sheriff's Department
Justice of the Peace Court
Bob Sears
Terry Hauser
Rtc
Worthington
Sears
Hauser
Robert E. Dunn
Decker
Ind
Hwy. 67
Lyons
Dunn
Shelley Winters in The Moving Target role shocker
Shelley Winters plays an ex movie star alcoholic in The Moving Target, continuing her familiar slattern persona. The UPI report notes her bold screen approach and the film’s provocative edge within Hollywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
UPI
Shelley Winters
City Council Approves Additional City Appropriations
The Linton City Council approved a list of additional appropriations at a special meeting in the city hall. Funds include 175 for street department and Social Security, 2466.75 for firemen pensions, 75 for laundry, 350 for garage and motor supplies, 600 for cemetery equipment, 1000 for salary and hire, 37 for OASI, and 450 for golf course equipment. A budget hearing is set for Tuesday at 7 p.m., with Greene County Taxpayers Association representatives present Friday and planning to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linton
Greene County Taxpayers Association
American employee held in Saigon double murder
Robert Kimball 36 of Salt Lake City confessed to killing Jack Ryan 44 an American aid official and Mrs Nguyen Thi Hai 27 an aid mission employee in Saigon. The crime described as passion. Kimball arrested Sunday and subject to psychiatric evaluation with a possible temporary insanity plea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
South Viet Nam
Robert Kimball
Salt Lake City
Utah
Jack Ryan
Nguyen Thi Hai
Ryan
Hais
Kimball
Nguyan Ngoc Linh
City Planning Group To Review Base Maps Tonight
The City Planning Commission meets at 5 p.m. in the council chambers to review progress on base maps for the two year development program. St Louis consultant Gerwin Rohrback will lead the review and outline upcoming steps for long range city planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Gerwin Rohrback
St. Louis
Glen Eicher
Commission
William Tubby
Australian cities study 2.5 percent tourist tax plan
Principal Australian cities consider a 2.5 percent levy on tourist spending at hotels and restaurants in major cities, according to the American Automobile Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Australia
American Automobile Association
4-H Show Opens At Park In Greene County
The Greene County 4-H show opens Tuesday at Humphreys Park in Linton with more than 900 4-H members displaying 1965 projects. Judging of livestock, agricultural and home economics exhibits begins Tuesday with flowers, photography, woodworking and entomology to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys Park
Linton
Greene County
Michael Rennie Plays Western Gunfighter in The Night of the Tiger
Hollywood star Michael Rennie takes on a western gunfighter role for The Night of the Tiger. Filmed in Colum bia, the project marks Rennie's move into frontier cinema with Columbia Pictures backing the production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Upl
Michael Rennie
Columbia
Pool Report Saturday Single Admissions Season tickets Total
Readable text shows figures for pool admissions on Saturday including single admissions and season tickets total. No names or venues provided to specify event details or organizers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dictionary
Humphrys Park
U.S. First Division
A. M. Risher
Linton Water Department
BY Alvin Spivak
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
DR. King
Martin Luther King
Betwee Sons
City Hall
United Press International
James Mullins
Harrison
Mullins
Morgantown
City Planning Group
Rennie
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!