Citizen gossip and ad booster notes from readers
Rufe discusses his upcoming 77th birthday and the old wine saying. J R Dutch of Lebanon boosters for Daily Citizen ads and for a Linton man’s honesty. Dutch loses fishing tackle north of Linton. Wayne Wright places an ad and the tackle is later returned by Paul Ball of Linton. Lew Good of Shelbyville sends thanks and quotes a 1959 remark on life and death. Advertising Age cited for a bus driver quip. Miscellaneous clipped items include Susie ice cream reply and a note on flats on the track for tomorrow.
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J. R. Dutch
Lebanon
Wayne Wright
Wright
the Citizen
Dutch
Paul Ball
Linton
Mr. Wright
Governor Earl Long May Be Unable To Complete Term
Acting Louisiana Lt. Gov. Luther Frazar said Earl Long, 63, is mentally ill and may not finish his term. Probate Judge Hugh Gibson ordered Long committed for psychiatric treatment at John Sealy Hospital in Galveston after family request. Hospital bulletin later reported excellent recovery chances.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Louisiana
Earl Long
Luther Frazar
Bayou State
Long
Hugh Gibson
John Sealy Hospital
Boy 14 Dies In Irrigation Pipe Accident
Pharr Texas UPI reports Agapito Suarez aged 14 drowned after being pulled nearly a quarter mile through a 14 inch irrigation pipe by large pumps. Firemen shut off pumps and recovered the body from an outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pharr
Tex
UPI
Agapito Suarez
Dangerous Prisoners Escape From Iowa Prison
Four dangerous inmates including a cop killer escaped from Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison by overpowering a guard with knives. Authorities warned residents to stay alert as the fugitives may seek clothing and transport. Police joined the search with two airplanes. Illinois authorities alerted. Names: Lloyd Woodson, Albert Boerger, Elun Girdler, Robert Jones. Woodson, serving a life term for a Keokuk policeman’s murder, led the group with other robbery and breaking and entering convicts. They escaped by sawing two bars in a cellhouse window.
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Fort Madison, Iowa
UPI
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Illinois
Lloyd Woodson
Quincy
Tik
Albert Maxwell Boerger
Elun Girdler
Peoria
Ill
Robert Jones
Fairfield
Iowa
Woodson
Keokuk
Boerger
Il. W. Smith
Smith
L. Hi. Pickard
Seven at Memphis Found to Be Safe
Two men and five children reported missing after drifting in a small boat on the Mississippi were found safe near Memphis. The group had been at sea for about five hours awaiting rescue after their motor failed while en route from McKeller Lake to the river channel. Life preservers helped keep them warm during the hunt by nearly 30 boats before they were found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
UPI
Mississippi
Bill Ahdak
Johnny
Michele
Army
Virgil Green
Ft. Benning
Billy
David
Diane
McKeller Lake
Urdak
Green
Coast Guard
City Marine Rescue Squadron
Two Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses in Greene County
Marriage licenses issued by the Greene circuit court clerk in Bloomfield to Charles G. Kirkman of Oolitic and Judith E. Meyers of Newberry, and to Jerry Lowell Myers of Joliet IL and Margaret Irene Glass of Linton.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfeld
Charles G. Kirkman
Oolitic
Judith E. Meyers
Newberry
Jerry Lowell Myers
Joliet
Margaret Irene Glass
Linton
Banker Hobbs Gets 15 Year Term on Embezzlement Conviction
Arnold G. Hobbs a portly Albion business wizard was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to 15 years in prison. His defense attorney moved to arrest judgment and plans an appeal if the motion fails. The case涉及 21 indictments with total embezzlement alleged at 78 800 dollars from Noble County Credit Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
UPI
Arnold G. Hobbs
Albion
Ralph Probst
Noble County Credit Union
Allen
William H. Schannen
Probst
Hobbs
Schannen
Wonder Boy
Albion Finance
Noble County
Edwin A. Cambridge
Greenwood
State Bank
Eva Belle Malott
Walter Campbell
Frank Wiley
Ligonier
Arnold Hobbs Enterprises
Smaller Half of Team Improves After Surgery
Baker the smaller space flying monkey from the Jupiter missile project has undergone surgery at the Naval Aviation School of Medicine to remove two electrodes without anesthesia and is reported in excellent shape. Fellow monkey Able, heavier at 7 pounds, died during a similar operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensacola
Fla
UPI
Baker
Navy
Able
Ft. Knox
Little Baker
Naval Aviation School of Medicine
Donald Stulken
Stulken
X15 Rocket Ship May Flight Test Planned for Thursday
At Edwards Air Force Base California the X15 rocket plane may perform its first free flight on Thursday after a fifth captive test. Pilot Scott Crossfield 37 will control the stub wing craft during a release from a B52 aircraft to glide to earth with no fuel. The project aims to reach space about 100 miles up at speeds over 4000 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
America
Earth
Scott Crossfield
Space
Lafayette councilman urges Sunday mower ban proposal
Lafayette Indiana City Council member W Keith Schilling proposes ministers urge parishioners to refrain from using noisy power lawnmowers on Sundays to reduce disturbance in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
UPI
W. Keith Schilling
Mower Accident Costs Gilly Snyder Four Toes
In Lapel Indiana Gilly Snyder suffered the loss of four toes on his right foot after a mower accident. The incident occurred in a private setting and was reported by UPI.
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Lapel
UPI
Gilly Snyder
Senate Hearing Details Chicago Underworld Influence in Indiana
Senate investigators outlined an alleged effort by Chicago crime figures to bribe Porter County officials to expand pinball gambling and prostitution. Witnesses linked Lake County abuses and pressure on tavern owners to install machines. testimony includes figures like Tom Morgano and Anthony Pinelli tied to juke box operators and a Gary deputy city official.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Chicago
Indiana
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Rackets Committee
Porter County
Ind
Kennedy
Lake County
Metro Holovaenka
Tom Morgano
Anthony Pinelli
John Formosa
Pinelli
Formosa
Rocco Schiralli
Gary
Hammond
Jenner firm expands land options in Indiana
Indiana officials disclosed that the Jenner firm has obtained additional land options in Indiana tied to its St. Lawrence Seaway venture. Public disclosure of locations and extent awaits a state hearing scheduled for Friday, while executives maintain they will not reveal exact locations.
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Indianapolis
UPI
William E. Jenner
St. Lawrence Seaway Corp
Indiana
Jack C. Brown
Formr U
Walsh
U.S. 20
LaPorte
Burns Ditch
Brown
Wallet Found Tied to Linton Burglary Suspect
Police in Linton investigate a Tuesday break-in at Dutchman’s Drive-in where a thief was found in the building. A California scooter and a wallet with Elmer Newman Schultz’s driver’s license were found. $50 taken from a jukebox, cigarette machine, and bowling machine. wallet held $31. authorities seek information on the scooter driver.
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Elmer Newman Schultz
Valencia Avenue
Burbank
Calif
Linton
California
Indonesia Army moves to halt political activity amid crisis
In Jakarta the Army bans political activity after Congress fails to back President Sukarno’s moves. Lt Gen Abdul Haris Nasution orders restrictions affecting Parliament. press warned news could arouse partisan conflict. Harsono says no power grab, aims to stay within legality.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
Abdul Haris Nasution
Constituent Assembly
Sukarno
Harsonen
Army
Nasution
Harsono
SAS Flight Forced to Baghdad Landing Sparks Doubt
SAS DC 6 flying from Tehran to Beirut was ordered to land in Baghdad with 58 aboard. Iraqi officials held the plane for 1 hour 15 minutes without explanation, while pilot Captain Abe Lennart Berglund said no Iraqi fighters were seen and radio permission had been received.
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Rome
API
Scandinavian Airlines System
Baghdad
Iraq
Tehran
Iran
Beirut
Lebanon
Abe Lennart Berglund
SAS
Berglund
Pair Faces Charges After Gun Fight in Avoca Town
In Avoca Indiana a Wisconsin gunman James Everett Brown 29 and his ex convict wife Nancy Joy Brown 21 faced charges for attempting to kill trooper Robert Gillespie 30 after a gun duel on the town main street. Brown was wounded in the hand and both were captured after a two county chase with police aid.
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Bedford
Ind
UPI
Wisconsin
Indiana
Avoca
Robert C. Gillespie
Bloomingtown
James Everett Brown
Clinton
Wis
Stella Baker
Brown
Nancy Joy
Gillespie
Lloyd F. Morris
Morris
Rockford
Ill
Dunn Memorial Hospital
Baker
Bloomington
Oolitic
Here
FBI
Lawrence Conway
Harold Manion
Nicaraguan War Swells as Cuban Reinforcements Reported
Loyal troops claim victories over Costa Rican invaders while government says three invasion schooners head from Cuba. Rebel claims tally 133 killed or wounded across four fronts including Telica, with forces allegedly massing near Puerto Cabezas. Dominican intelligence notes thousands ready to invade and mercenaries among them.
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Managua
Nicaraguan
UPI
Costa Rica
Cuba
Orlando Gutierrez
Olama
Nicaragua
Telica
Los Molejones
Olama Plains
Foreign Ministry
Ciudad Trujillo
Batabano
Puerto Cabezas
Caribbean
Indiana Dips To 40s Amid Warm Week Outlook
Upstate Indiana temperatures dipped to the mid 40s for a second day as forecasts call for a warm up. Readings reached 50 in Fort Wayne 53 in Indianapolis and 54 in Evansville with 44 to 47 elsewhere. Highs to mid 70s and 80s by Thursday with continued warm into Friday and a dry week.
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Indiana
Lafayette
South Bend
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Indianapolis
Evansville
U S Bonds May Pay Higher Interest Rate
President Eisenhower planned to ask Congress to permit higher interest on future government bonds including payroll deduction savings bonds. Senate leader Dirksen predicted a new educational assurance bond aimed at helping parents save for their children's college expenses.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Steelworkers call emergency session on deadlocked talks
United Steelworkers Union called an emergency session of its international executive board for Thursday to discuss stalled steel negotiations. In Lausanne, Avery Brundage rejected charges that the IOC yielded to Communist pressure and expelled Nationalist China from membership.
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NEW York
UPI
United Steelworkers Union
International Executives Board
Lausanne
Switzerland
International Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
ICC
China
Jasonville man fined for reckless driving in Linton court
Mark Price, 70, of Jasonville, was fined $5 and costs after pleading guilty to reckless driving at a Tuesday hearing in W. E. Laughlin's court in Linton. He was arrested May 27 by Linton police on complaints from East Vincennes street residents.
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Mark Price
Jasonville
W. E. Laughlin
Linton Justice of the Peace
Linton
East Vincennes Street
Average U S Car Gets 14 4 Miles to Gallon
The average passenger car in 1957 travelled 9 391 miles and achieved 14 4 miles per gallon according to the Bureau of Public Roads. Vehicles grew larger and more powerful, offsetting gains in efficiency. Trucks averaged about 10 per cent more miles but used fuel at 7 87 miles per gallon.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
State Fatality Toll Is Higher This Year
Indiana 1959 traffic deaths are running 15 percent higher than a year ago. State police provisional figures show 382 deaths through last Sunday, 51 above the 331 in the same period of 1958. May closed with at least 96 fatalities, up from 87. Twenty six deaths were added last week versus 17 the prior year.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
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Citizen Office
Lew Good
Shelbyville
Greene County Politico and Grocer
LAW OF the Earth
Susie
Monkey Baker
Pennsylvania
Senate Group
Jenner Firm
Frankfort
Frankfort, Ind
Richard Lara
Rosemary Lisnerous
Prairie Creek
Howard Crockett
United Press International
U.S
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