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Linton Daily Citizen

Location

Linton, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1964

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Baptist Church Dedicates New Educational Building

The First Baptist church will dedicate its new two floor educational building with a 1 40 p m Sunday service. Rev Royden Rea will preach the dedicatory sermon and the choir will perform several pieces. Dr Dallas West and other guests will attend the ceremony. The building cost 620 000 and is located at the corner of First and B streets northwest.

Dale T. Heinbaugh First Baptist Church First Streets First Street Royden Rea Young America Ronald Wakefield Dayton Ohio Ray Boyer John Winters Rea Dallas J. West The Indiana Baptist Convention Ronald Gabbard Mt. Prospect Baptist Church Dexter Sullivan Lester W. Routt Lester Routt

Officials Solve Mystery in Crash Of Light Plane

LaPorte County sheriff officials determine the crash of a four passenger light plane near the Kingsbury Ordnance plant killed two Michigan City men Charles E. Fisher 38 and Freeman Housely 45. The craft flew from LaPorte to Michigan City and possibly as far as Sullivan Missouri before crashing Monday morning. A gasoline slip from Sullivan was found in Fisher's pocket and deputies freed the buried wreckage from mud on George Cummings farm.

LA Porte Ind LaPorte County Sheriff's Office Kingsbury Charles E. Fisher Freeman Housely Michigan City Cliff Arnold Fisher LaPorte Housely Texas Oklahoma Sullivan Mo Arnold Sullian George Cummings

Bandits Scolded After Bank Of Ireland Caper

In Dublin two boys aged five and six attempted a bank robbery at the Bank of Ireland. One climbed to the teller counter, slipped through a 10 inch grill, and grabbed 56 dollars before porter William Annison stopped them. Police declined to prosecute, giving milk and cookies instead and sending them home.

Dublin Ireland Bank of Ireland William Annison

Six Killed as Bus Bursts Through Pontchartrain Causeway

A Continental Trailways bus with eight aboard plunged into Lake Pontchartrain after a barge ripped a 240 foot hole in the causeway. Five bodies were recovered, one remained in the bus. Driver Ernest Vaughn and passenger William Cockerham identified. Rescue divers and a derrick recovered bodies as Coast Guard investigated tugs Rebel Jr. and the barge. The bridge linked New Orleans and Covington and was closed after the pre dawn crash.

New Orleans Continental Trailways Lake Pontchartrain Ernest Vaughn Jackson Miss William Cockerham Baton Rouge Eastern Air Lines

Mild Weather Returns to Indiana After Showers

Five days of scattered showers and wind driven storms gave way to sunny skies and cooler temperatures across Indiana. Overnight lows ranged from 43 to 61 with highs expected in the 70s to near 80s, while rainfall totals inside the state were light.

United Press International Indiana Mercury South Bend Fort Wayne Lafayette Indianapolis Evansville Weather Bureau

Fire at Lester Packing Co causes minor damage

Linton Fire Department reported a small blaze Monday at Lester Packing Co southeast of Linton. Sparks from a trash fire started the incident in the furnace room causing about 50 dollars in damages. Fire alarm sounded at 2 35 p.m.

Linton Lester Packing Co

School Board to Meet at Linton-Stockton High

The Linton-Stockton School Board will meet at 7 p.m. in the Art room of the high school. The public is invited to attend the meeting.

Linton - Stockton

Johnson Aims to Prevent Greece Turkey War

President Johnson seeks to avert a NATO crisis by urging Greek Premier Papandreou and Turkish Premier Inonu to negotiate Cyprus tensions directly. He plans separate meetings in Washington with the leaders June 22 25 to emphasize face to face talks and a peaceful settlement.

Washington Johnson Greece Turkey NATO Cyprus Soviet Union White House George Papandreou Ismet Inonu U.S Athens Ankara George Ball

Woman Throws The Book At British Judge

London Weir Miss Vera Stone 37-year-old writer and litigator threw a heavy law book at Lord Denning in the high court demanding review of her case against the Association of Official Shorthand Writers. Bailiffs removed her as Denning urged her to leave.

London Weir Vera Stone Lord Denning Britain High Court Denning Miss Stone Association Rolls Lord Parker

Indiana farmers near 1964 corn planting finish

Indiana farmers nearly completed 1964 corn planting by the end of last week with about 5 percent of soybeans left unplanted. Corn average height was 7 inches, soybeans 3 inches. Rain boosted germination moisture and pasture conditions declined to mostly fair. Wheat harvest to start in southern fields this week. Alfalfa hay first cutting about 75 percent finished.

Lafayette Ind Indiana Robert E. Straszheim Purdue Straszheim

Deep Oil Costs In New York Drilling Averages

The American Petroleum Institute reports that the typical oil or gas well reaches about 4,000 feet and costs more than $62,000 to drill in New York, reflecting the substantial expense of exploration.

DEEP New York American Petroleum Institute

Massive 300 mile Honshu quake hits Niigata region

A powerful earthquake struck 300 miles along Honshu's west coast centering near Niigata. NHK reports 22 dead 1 missing 196 injured as 3,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Fire raged in Niigata with petroleum tanks blazing while Japan and U.S. relief efforts mobilized.

Niigata Japan Honshu Tokyo-Yokohama Japan Broadcasting Corporation NHK Japan Defense Agency Hana Furukawa Toshiko Miyajima UPI Tokyo Furukawa

Eisenhower Criticizes Policy Choices At Forum

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned that inexperienced advisers have shaped U S foreign policy and criticized anti Communist efforts in South Vietnam He urged unity and stressed the need to arm Europe with modern weapons while noting some nations resent U S attempts to export its system He spoke at a Republican Party forum in Philadelphia with notable panelists including Clare Boothe Luce and Thomas Gates.

Philadelphia Dwight D. Eisenhower Chif South Viet Nam Eisenhower Republican National Committee United States America Europe Clare Boothe Luce U.S Italy Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen R-N. J Defense Thomas S. Gates William B. Kintner University of Pennsylvania National Security Council Walter H. Judd Minnesota Robert Strausz- Hope Foreign Policy Research Institute

Four Youths Escape From Indiana State Reformatory

Police search for four young men who walked away from outside wall work details at the Indiana State Reformatory Monday afternoon and night. Marion Perry 20 Indianapolis Clyde Walden 26 Evansville Robert Hales 24 Vanderburgh County and Daniel Davenport 20 Posey County were all serving 2 to 5 year robbery terms.

Pendleton Ind Indiana State Reformatory John W. Buck Marion Perry Indianapolis Clyde Walden Evansville Robert Hales Vanderburgh Daniel Davenport Posey

Lafayette Is Site Of New Industry

A $25 million corn refining plant employing 75 will be built by Anheuser Busch Inc on a 65 acre site north of Lafayette Indiana. Governor Welsh praised the project as proof of Indiana’s business climate and Democratic nominee Roger Branigin said it shows the state can attract new industry with effort.

ST. Louis Nep Anheuser Busch, Inc Lafayette Ind Welsh Roger Branigin Indiana

Auxiliary to Meet at Humphreys Park Shelter House

Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will gather at Humphreys Park shelter house at 6 30 pm tonight for a covered dish supper and meeting, as announced by officers.

American Legion Auxiliary Humphreys Park

Scranton Wins Rockefeller Backing in GOP Delegates Push

Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton gains a personal aid from Nelson Rockefeller as he campaigns for Republican National Convention delegates in Iowa. Scranton reports broad support but Iowa's 24 delegates split nine Goldwater, six Scranton, nine uncommitted with key shifts. He heads to Kansas and Minnesota next, seeking more commitments.

Des Moines Iowa Pennsylvania William W. Scranton Nelson A. Rockefeller Corn Belt Scranton Barry M. Goldwater Goldwater John Warren Richard M. Nixon Warren Kansas Minnesota Topeka Kan Rockefeller New York

Carolina Crew Probes Indiana Farms For Agriculture Ideas

The 150 member Carolina Agriculture Caravan traveled by air to Indianapolis and then Lafayette for a weeklong study of Indiana crop and livestock operations. Led by Wayne A Covening the group aims to boost incomes in North and South Carolina by adopting Indiana practices. The tour visits four Lafayette area farms and will proceed to Illinois and New York City before returning home.

Lafayette Ind Carolina Indiana North South Carolina Indianapolis Wayne A. Covening Winster Salem N.C Southeast Illinois New York City North Carolina North Carolina Agriculture Department Raleigh

Wheel Tax Restored After Court Dismissal

The Marion County Metropolitan Thoroughfare Authority resumes payment of the controversial ten dollar wheel tax after the Indiana Supreme Court withdrew the writ of prohibition. About 138000 residents are to receive checks as the high court ruled the authority failed to question lower court jurisdiction when seeking the writ. A Marion Superior Court judge had ordered repayment due to a technicality in the law.

Indianapolis Marion County Indiana Supreme Court High Court Marion Superior

Essex Wire Buys Studebaker Plant in South Bend

Essex Wire Corp president Wal ter Probst announced the purchase of the Studebaker main body plant at South Bend for an undisclosed price. The CP Fittings Division will use the facility as the largest fitting warehouse and redistribution center in the world, with 20 acres and 800000 square feet to be occupied July 1. The sale follows other Studebaker properties losses after auto production moved to Canada.

Fort Wayne Ind UPD Essex Wire Corp Walter Probst Studebaker Corp South Bend Probst Studebaker Byers Burlingame CP Fittings Essex Andrews Canada Midwest

Brown Eyes Settlement to End Los Angeles Bus Strike

Gov. Edmund G. Brown moved to settle a three day bus strike affecting 700000 commuters in four counties. He appointed Ernest Webb to mediate between the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen as talks resume by Wednesday.

Los Angeles Edmund G. Brown Brown Ernest Webb Department of Industrial Welfare Metropolian Transit Authority MTA Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen BRT San Bernardino Orange Riverside Webb Samuel Yorty Ri He Wep and Company

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