On This Day in History and Curious Clippings
Highlights include Roosevelt offering mediation in 1906 and Bryan resigning in 1915 over Lusitania notes. 1928 marks WGY Schenectady starting regular TV programs. 1959 the X15 completed its first free Mojave flight. A column recounts a Westinghouse era personals ad and odd clippings from 1899, described by Ervin Viers.
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Theodore Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Wilson
Schenectady, N.Y
WGY
Mojave Desert
California
Upstater Sets Fire to Church and Steals Money
Paul Karl Demik, 23, a California arrival, confessed to setting fire at the First Baptist Church to cover an attempted burglary. He claimed he returned with paper boxes and wanted to serve refreshments to firefighters. A Knights of Columbus club across the street reported $292 missing, later recovered from Demik.
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Upstater
Hammond
Ind
UPI
Paul Karl Demik
California
First Baptist Church
Demik
Knights of Columbus Club
Three Divorces Placed On File In Greene Circuit Court
Three divorce actions were placed on file in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield on Friday. They are William Allen versus Louise Allen, Eddie Howard Griffith versus Earlene Sue Griffith, and Mary Griffith versus William Griffith Jr.
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Greene
Bloomfield
William Allen
Louise Allen
Eddie Howard Griffith
Earlene Sue Griffith
Mary Griffith
William Griffith, Jr
Sultry Weather Smothers State with Weekend Showers
Indiana saw humid heat return as scattered showers and thundershowers lifted moisture across the state. The five day outlook calls for warm, possibly humid conditions with more showers Friday or Saturday and highs mostly in the 80s to 90s.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
Evansville
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
South Bend
Louisville
Alcoa Workers Move to Strike in Several States
About 10,000 Aluminum Workers of America members plan sympathy picket lines at Warwick and Lafayette plants and others in Davenport Iowa East St Louis Illinois and Cressona Pennsylvania in solidarity with a Massena New York strike begun May 23 over job assignments. Eddie Stahl says talks may occur before lines. Federal mediators were informed and reported a friendly meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Aluminum Workers of America
Afl-Cio
Warwick
Lafayette
Ind
Aluminum Company
Amerca
Eddie Stahl
Massena
Stahl
Indiana
Davenport
Iowa
East St. Louis
Cressona
Feeral Mediation and Conciliation Service
Linton Stockton Summer School Opens With Dual Tracks
The Linton Stockton summer school opened today with Health and Safety classes from 8 to 10 a.m. and Physical Education from 10 a.m. to noon, as stated by principal Paul Brackemyre.
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Linton
Stockton
Paul Brackemyre
Republican Convention Opens Amid Gubernatorial Race
Indianapolis observers focus on a crowded field of seven gubernatorial hopefuls led by Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine with hopes some dropouts reduce convention fees. Delegates will vote on all candidates on Tuesday with multiple ballots possible until a majority of the 2,224 delegates is reached.
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Indianapolis
Richard O. Ristine
Ristine
D. Russell Bonttrager
Elkhart
Donald C. Bruce
U. S
Edgar D. Whitcomb
Seymour
Walter Bradley
Churubusco
Robert E. Hughes
Greenwood
William G. Bray
Martinsville
Robert E. Gates
Columbia City
Charles O Hendricks
Speed
Richard Ellis
Kokomo
Earl Landgrebe
Valparaiso
Edwin K. Steers
Virginia Caylor
Supreme
Dewey Kelley
Whiting
John Pfaff
South Bend
Charles W Cook, Jr
Douglas McDonald
Princeton
George Glass
Shelbyville
Daily Citizen Debuts High Speed Engraving Machine
The Limon Daily Citizen installs the Photo-Lathe Automated Engraver a high speed device that scans photos and prints plates on a revolving cylinder using automated operation. The machine by William J Barron of Graphic Electronics Inc La Salle Illinois can also produce black and white prints from drawings maps and ads. It operates unattended and has a growing global order backlog.
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Limon Daily Citizen
William J. Barron
Graphic Electronics, Inc
la Salle
Ill
Linton Daily Citizen
Christine Keeler Walks Free From Holloway Prison
Christine Keeler, linked to the Profumo scandal, left Holloway Prison after serving a nine month perjury sentence. She was released under good conduct and slipped out around midnight to avoid onlookers. A prison official confirmed the timing hours later.
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London
Christine Keeler
Britain
Holloway
Christie
Tilden Honored For Seven U.S. National Singles Titles
William Tilden the Second, renowned as a tennis great, is celebrated for winning the U.S. national men's singles championship seven times, a record noted in his legacy.
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New York
William T. Tilden
U.S
Three Wrecks Reported Over Weekend in Indiana
Indiana State Police logged three weekend wrecks. Velma Helms and Mary Asdell, both Bloomfield area residents, caused minor damage in a sideswipe on a county road. Clarence Hall and Kay Doan collided on US Highway 5/State Road 54 with Hall’s vehicle damaged and Doan fined for left of center. Robert Lee fled an accident scene with Watkins Bloomfield but was later arrested. damages totaled about 900 dollars.
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Indiana
Bloomfield
Robert Kirk
Velma Helms
Rtc. 1
Mary O. Asdell
Rtc
Newberry
Clarence Hall
Linton
Hall
Kay Doan
Rto
Switz City
Doan
Lee
Watkins
Broadway Actors Strike Near End in Pre-Dawn Talks
Mayor Robert F. Wagner brokered a tentative settlement in pre-dawn talks at Gracie Mansion ending a strike that threatened 17 Broadway show cancellations. Equity and producers would vote on terms before public release, affecting 670 performers and 3,000 theater workers.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Wagner
Actors Equity
Gracie Mansion
Imperial
Brooks Atkinson
Oliver
Equity
League of New York
Storms Flood Plains and Rivers Sweep States
Rainstorms pounded the northern Plains as mountains and streams swelled causing road floods and property damage. Wasatch canyons sent water over bridges near Salt Lake City while sandbagging efforts protected homes. Flood advisories spread across Idaho Montana and Utah with several creeks and rivers rising toward flood levels.
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Nevada
Texas
Utah
Montana
Wasatch Mountain
Salt Lake City
Carolinas
Atlantic
Appalachians
Harrisburg
Winthrop
Minn
Minneapolis
Billings
Mont
Dillon
Lemmon
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Gallatin
Bozeman
Pocatello
Idaho
Pocatello Creek
Idaho Falls
Train Car Wreck Hurts Two Friday in Jasonville
Mrs Doris Gallagher and her son Ricky of Coalmont are in fair condition at Freeman-Greene hospital after a car driven by Michael Gallagher was struck by a train at 7 15 pm near Park and Davis streets. Police report the car failed to stop at the Milwaukee Road crossing. the rear was struck and pushed into a sign.
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Doris Gallagher
Ricky
Coalmont
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Gallagher
Michael Gallagher
Park and Davis Sts
Jasonville
Milwaukee Road Railroad Crossing
Eisenhower Enters Stop Goldwater Movement
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower moved to restrain Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania from leading a stop Goldwater effort. Eisenhower told Scranton he would not participate in a movement against Goldwater and urged Scranton to avoid directed conflict. Governors at the conference sought a moderate GOP platform while Goldwater supporters pursued their aim.
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Cleveland
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William Will Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry M. Goldwater
Eisenhower
Scranton
Gettysburg
Goldwater
GOP
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Governors’ Association
IEE
William Scranton
1963 Feed Grain Program Fails to Cut Surplus
Washington reports the 1963 feed grain program did not reduce grain surpluses. Carryover into 1964 65 is about 70 million tons, 7 million more than 1963 64, near the 1961 record. Factors include a record 1963 corn crop, reduced feed use, and a smaller fall pig crop. The department cites $846 million total cost and notes earlier programs cut surplus by over 22 million tons.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Pickets Halt Work At Space Center On Moon Probe
Picket lines blocked all entrances at Cape Kennedy as unions protest use of a government owned spur onto the Merritt Island space complex delaying 4 000 workers on a 110 million vertical assembly building and a 40 million Titan 3 program complex. The walkouts echo a three day stoppage last February while the Telegraphers union withdrew after NLRB jurisdiction talks.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Wrp
America
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Nehru’s Ashes Scattered Across Ganges in Nation Mourns
Crowds along the 350 mile route from New Delhi to Allahabad gather to bid farewell to Jawaharlal Nehru. The prime minister’s cremated remains were mixed with the Ganges waters and later to be scattered as per his will. Nehru died May 27 at 74, Kamala Nehru’s ashes interred with his.
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Allahabad
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ganges
Nehru
Kamala
New Delhi
Feud Sparks Fatal Shootout Injuring Five Teens in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis a three family feud led to a crossfire injuring Delbert Milliner 17 Janice Bailey 17 Dianna Brown 17 Bernice Hopkins 15 and Patricia Shoemaker 16. R J Norton 29 and Denver Ramsey 29 were arrested on assault with intent to kill and firearms charges after a shotgun attack.
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Indianapolis
IPI
R. J. Norton
Denver Ramsey
Delbert Milliner
New Albany
Janice Bailey
Dianna Brown
Bernice Hopkins
Patricia Shoemaker
Texas Newspaper Owner Former Governor Dies
William P. Hobby, 86, former Texas governor at 39 and longtime Houston Post owner, died Sunday. Wife Oveta Culp Hobby, editor of the Post and former health secretary, was at his side. Funeral set for 11 am at Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral with burial at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston.
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Houston
William P. Hobby
Texas
The
Houston Post
Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby
the Post
Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral
Glenwood Cemetery
Jet Pilot Rescued In Laos Battle
A U S Navy jet crewman was rescued after a downed aircraft over Laos near the Plaine des Jarres. Cmdr. Doyle W. Lynn of La Mesa California was identified by the Defense Department as the rescued pilot. Navy Lt. Charles F. Klusman of San Diego was observed ejecting from the first downed RF8A recon plane.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plaine Des Jarres
U. S
Air America
Pathet Lao
U. S. Defense Department
Doyle W. Lynn
Gregory St. la Mesa
Calif
Navy
Charles F. Klusman
San Diego
Ban Ban
Route 7
Viet Nam
Enter Guilty Plea in Driving While Suspended Case
Paul Wheeler, 45, appeared in Greene Circuit Court Bloomfield Friday to plead guilty to driving with a suspended license. He was fined 25 and costs and sentenced to 30 days at the Indiana State Farm.
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Paul Wheeler
Greene
Bloomfield
Indiana State Farm
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Dave
Ervin Viers
Route 3
Climax
Greene County
Viers
John Summers
Staten Island
Lower Manhattan
United Press International
Alcoa
Daily Citizen
Tilden, the
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