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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1960
Page
1
A Batesville talk by State Sen. Richard O. Ristine criticizes Mathew Welsh’s gubernatorial program as a fragile “liquid soap” scheme. The piece also touches on national references and local cultural notes from Indiana.
English horse St. Paddy won the 181st Derby at Epsom Downs. Rider Lester Piggott secured his third Derby victory, with Alcaeus narrowly beating Kythnos for second in a photo finish. owner Sir Victor Sassoon shares in the win.
Members of Psi Iota Xi sorority will meet at the Linton Masonic temple at 6 15 this Thursday night for an initiation party officers said today the initiation will start at 6 39 p m
Paris newspapers praise De Gaulle for announcing France will build up its nuclear forces while seeking peace. Conservative papers hail Western unity, while leftists criticize links to American policy and disarmament setbacks. He urges steps to ease East West tensions and possible talks.
Three Williams stepchildren aged 17, 14, and 13 admitted beating their father to death with a stove shaker after he allegedly abused them. Private rites were held at a Vincennes mortuary as Knox County Sheriff officials reported they did not attend the funeral. The trio remained jailed pending grand jury action. they said Williams came home drunk and threatened to kill them.
More than 300 MPs from Adnan Menderes Democratic Party are detained on Yassiada Island to curb a whispering campaign against Gen. Cemal Gursel's government. About 80 percent of 408 Democrats are under arrest as Turkey quiets after turmoil. International recognition grows. political prisoners will be released.
The Linton Civic Garden club invites homeowners and gardeners to enter a yard and garden beautification contest to boost summer appearance. Winners in multiple categories will be awarded ribbons. garden club members may not compete with non members.
Two British Air Force sergeants Flight Sgt Patrick Moloney and S Sgt Mervyn Evans arrived in Plymouth Indiana while hiking across the United States. They left San Francisco April 12 aiming to beat a cross country record of 79 days and 10 hours and plan to reach New York by June 18. They expect their Indiana stop to be Warsaw 35 miles east and after finishing they want 24 hours of sleep then to visit the country’s notable sites.
Louisiana vows to press its claim to Gulf oil royalties after a Supreme Court ruling gave Florida and Texas coastal lands and the United States most offshore areas. The state holds escrow funds totaling 593.4 million dollars, with potential transfer to the federal treasury and a possible impact on the fiscal year budget surplus.
The Air Force, after congressional pressure, tightens rules on using taxpayer funds for golf courses and welfare projects. A House subcommittee reviewed a $24,785 tax fund plan for a nine hole course at Offutt Base with enlisted labor valued at $5,250. Chairman Melvin Price questioned GI labor for such a project. the Air Force said the arrangement was legal.
The Wright township justice of the peace at Jasonville considered several cases. Bruce Griffith of Jasonville, 42, driving while intoxicated after a minor accident on May 20, was committed to Greene county jail at Bloomfield and released on bond on May 27, charged with another offense and re-committed. John Fry, 17, Clay City, fined 1 dollar and 18.75 dollars costs for following too closely the vehicle ahead. Clifford Anderson of Jasonville fined 1 dollar and costs for reckless driving. Jim Miller of Hymera fined 20 dollars and costs for public intoxication.
The Geneva conference of the Big Three on nuclear tests was canceled today at the request of the U S delegation awaiting Washington guidance. The hold was over Soviet demands for guarantees that underground explosions would not be used for weapons development and would not aid detection methods.
Mrs Claude Ford of Sullivan died at 4:00 this morning in Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan. She was a sister of G. V. Buss Cleveland of Linton and an aunt of Mrs Haldon Shepherd of this city. Funeral arrangements were not learned today.
Lawmakers deny altering expense vouchers as reporters claim House funds funded nightclub meals hotel stays and even a nude painting. The journalists analyzed thousands of vouchers and allege routine amendments hide liquor and lavish hospitality costs. Representative Harris defends strict rules on improper charges.
New equipment and scenery units arrived at Shawnee Summer Theater east of Bloomfield on Highway 54. Dr. Adrian Rehner says curtain track, dimmer units, a stereophonic sound system, and various set pieces will support the season opening the first week in July.
Rain halted a brush fire that had neared the mining townsite of Gagnon Quebec, easing danger to about 500 women and children evacuated by airlift in Canada's largest peacetime airlift. Two thousand forest firefighters rested after a 48 hour effort as rain drenched the area 150 miles north of here.
A 10 year old boy, Joe Rippy, drowned in a pool at the Francis Swim Club in New Albany Indiana on Tuesday. Authorities believe he struck his head on the pool edge or suffered cramps, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. This marks the fifth water fatality in Indiana over four days.
Indiana reports 80 May fatalities for the first 29 days, below May 1959's 105. Yet last week added 26 deaths, lifting the 1960 total to 380 versus 370 a year earlier. A week earlier 1960 led 1959 by two, 354 to 352.
The Indiana State Board of Finance approved a $527000 school construction loan for Bloomfield district. Earlier, $80297 was approved for Schoals and another loan for Southwestern district in Jefferson County, contingent on excluding gymnasiums from the plans.
Senate investigators heard NASA Deputy Administrator Hugh Dryden discuss 200 weather flights by U-2 planes since 1956. He noted the program mapped atmospheric gusts and loads affecting aircraft, with flights over the western United States Western Europe Turkey and Japan. He said NASAs role was to provide research data after flights and that jets from Pan American and TWA already circled the globe.
Mrs. Cora E. Lester of Bloomfield died at 3:30 PM Tuesday after a long illness at Hill View Convalescent Home Mishawaka. Born near Bloomfield August 28 1873 she lived most of her life in Bloomfield. Funeral 2:00 PM Friday Jenkins and Sons Bloomfield with Rev. Lee Henney. burial Grandview Cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs. Emerson Blackmore and Mrs. Wilhelmina Troeger, son Curtiss Lester, brother Logan Richeson, sister Mrs. Myrtle Leavitt, four grandchildren.
Indiana University in Bloomington receives a $29,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research for chemistry research on proteins and antibodies led by Felix Haurowitz. Haurowitz holds the Paul Ehrlich Award worth $24,000, with $12,000 for the recipient and $12,000 for designated research. He seeks to determine if antibodies are synthesized or remodeled proteins.
John S D Eisenhower son of President Eisenhower earns promotion to lieutenant colonel in the Army after nearly nine years as a major. He has served in various assignments and continues a family military tradition.
The White House announced Mrs Mamie Eisenhower is in Walter Reed Army Hospital with acute asthmatic bronchitis. Doctors report she is comfortable and improving with customary treatment though a fever remains. No length of stay or visit plans by the President are given. The First Lady had spent the weekend in Gettysburg with the President and may miss a Far East trip.
Henry Sullivan aged 85 leaves Logansport State Hospital on convalescent leave after 63 years confinement. Doctors warn he may return voluntarily within weeks due to dependencies and adjustment fears. Sullivan, an ex burglar, recalls his boyhood towns and notes changes since his 1897 imprisonment.
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