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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1964
Page
1
Mine Run is taking a brief break and will be back in about two weeks. The schedule pause affects ongoing projects and returns to normal operations upon its comeback.
Unofficial reports in London suggest Queen Elizabeth II may undertake an unprecedented visit to the Soviet Union next year as part of possible extended travel including trips to Ethiopia in February and West Germany in May. No official confirmation was given, but such a Moscow visit would mark a historic royal reach into Russian soil.
In Cass County Michigan residents spotted the so called Monster of Sister Lakes. Deputies reported sightings over two years with descriptions of a nine foot tall hair covered creature weighing around 500 pounds. Calls from ten residents prompted a traffic stakeout as officers sought to verify the sightings.
Valentina Tereshkovaya and Andrian Nikolayev name their seven pound daughter Elena Alenushka in honor of Valentina's mother. Tess quoted the father saying the girl is the first conceived under space travel hazards.
The National Safety Council cites Indiana and three communities Evansville Richmond West Lafayette for outstanding traffic safety programs in 1963. Evansville Richmond West Lafayette and Indiana receive certificates of achievement for school based safety education and two receive second certificates for high performance in traffic engineering and planning.
Temperatures dipped into the 40s across Indiana providing a short relief from the heat. Readings included 47 at South Bend and 49 at Lafayette, with many areas in the low 40s early morning. Highs were 70s in the north, near 90 in the south, with 50s to 60s overnight except south pockets in the 60s. A warming trend returns Friday and Saturday with possible scattered thunderstorms in the north.
The Humphreys park at the east edge of Linton Highway 54 is undergoing renovation to enhance comfort and enjoyment. Works include 26 new swings, repaired slides, updated playground equipment, horseshoe pits, 28 new picnic tables, ovens, firewood, extended water lines, repaired fountains, added lights, replanting flower beds, and a renovated log cabin with antiques. The band shell is being repaired and trees will remain unpainted per a recreation survey.
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 4.3 billion public works bill, cutting requests by 46 million but adding nearly 30 million to pork barrel sections. It boosted Army Engineers river harbor and flood control funds and raised AEC cuts, while approving 41 new starts plus 23 more.
Backers of a 533 million federal pay raise bill expect House approval despite a 7500 dollar pay hike for Congress members. Earlier a 643 million measure failed 222 to 184. lawmakers worry about selling votes in an election year. Rep. H R Gross notes Johnson's pressure may tip fate. Civil rights amendments face tight cloture limits as Humphrey predicts a late vote with southern opponents vowing to fight. Dean Rusk to brief Senate Foreign Relations on Southeast Asia in closed session.
At the 46th 4-H Roundup at Purdue 26 youth received recognition for outstanding achievement boosting totals. Twenty two adult leaders were honored for 20 to 40 years of service at a dinner.
Five year linebacker Gar Warren, veteran of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, announced on Wednesday his decision to come out of retirement and rejoin the club for the 1964 Western Football Conference season. He is a known force at the line and is expected to bolster the defense as the team prepares for the upcoming schedule.
Midland Pa Mrs Mary Zlatovich 24 is charged with slaying her four sleeping children 2 to 5 in Smiths Ferry after an all night argument with husband Mitchell 39 an electrician. Police say she hid a 32 caliber revolver and confessed by phone to sister in law saying I did it.
Mrs Raymond Lynn was discharged to her home west of Linton from Freeman Greene County Hospital this morning. She is to have no visitors or calls for a few days to recover.
Indiana labor union leaders fought to block Roger D. Branigan for governor at the state convention as the field narrowed to Branigan, Marshall F. Kizer and Clinton Green. The convention eyed a rapid decision with a split on delegates and a push for a liberal platform opposing the sales tax. Branigan appeared headed for the nomination on first or second ballot amid last minute filings and shifting candidacies.
INDIANAPOLIS here are the candidates who qualified to have their names placed in nomination for state offices at the Indiana Democratic state convention Friday by paying their party assessments before the noon deadline today. Governors and other offices listed include Roger D. Branigin, Vance Hartke, John Bottorff, Mark L. France, Charles W. Kirk Jr., John J. Dillon, Helen Corey, Amos Jackson and five appellate court seats with G Remy Bierly, Thomas J. Faulconer, Warren W. Martin, George H. Prime and Russell W. Smith among those named for the five seats.
Plans for the Linton-Stockton High School 1939 graduating class reunion are finalized for July 3. Class members are reminded to submit reservations by June 15.
In Bloomington a program funded by Indiana University Indiana State College and the Cuban Refugee Program of HEW places Cuban exiles with four plus years of college training in schools statewide. Of 47 exiles studying U S teaching methods, over half have signed contracts for next fall in cities including Syracuse Monticello Gary Hammond Elkhart Salem Wabash Crawfordsville Napanee Sheridan Fort Wayne Indianapolis Ursuline College Louisville and Indiana University. Virginia Lafuente the first Cuban teacher in the U S taught nearly 100 students at Brazil Junior High. Principal Cather Daniels praises the staff addition.
Jerry Jean McKinnon was granted a divorce from Jacqueline Barnett McKinnon in the Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield this morning.
A 3:40 p.m. collision at the junction of highways 59 and 48 near Jasonville involved Clell Sexton 75 and Jerry Lee Walters 21. Walters drove for Omar Bakery Co. The truck sustained $275 damage and Sexton’s car was a total loss. Sexton suffered a minor knee bruise.
Two unemployed brothers, Joe Wayne Meador and Radine Meador, were arrested in Indianapolis on suspicion of a $30 845 bank holdup at the Cumberland branch of the American Fletcher National Bank. FBI tied them to the crime via movie film stolen from surveillance cameras and pre crime footage. The heist involved a pillowcase sack, three bullets, and the branch manager.
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