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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1965
Page
1
The Mine Run writer is on vacation and the column will be discontinued for about two weeks. Mine Run will return to the Daily Citizen on about June 28.
In Columbia South Carolina Rep Albert Watson won a special election to regain the 2nd District seat, becoming the state's first Republican congressman since Reconstruction. He defeated Democrat Preston Callison by five to two amid Goldwater support and party leadership tensions.
Carlisle gears up for a sesquicentennial from July 14 to 18 with daily events and a parade on July 17. The Sesquicentennial committee invites participation and offers historical displays, commemorative items, and hospitality services at Box 181 Carlisle. Publicity chairman Jack McCoskey notes community anticipation.
Sandgate England spinster Mable Phillips 73 won 260000 in a football pool last month. She says she will leave England to escape begging letters and marriage proposals and plans to spend every penny on a simple peaceful life.
A minor accident occurred in Linton on Tuesday at 3 50 p m. Richard K Norton 24 Robinson Illinois pulling from a service station on highway 54 near Fourth Street failed brakes and pulled into the path of a truck driven by Ted R Jeffries 60 Covington Indiana Norton was ticketed for failure to grant right of way damages totaled about 75 dollars to the car and 150 dollars to the truck no injuries were reported
Astronaut Ed White arrives in his birthplace San Antonio to a day of speeches and handshakes marking Ed White Day. A motorcade will route to the Alamo where he will lay a wreath honoring Texas liberty and pay tribute to the Alamo defenders. James McDivitt visits Jackson Michigan for a parade and address while both receive honorary degrees from the University of Michigan.
The first real Hoosier heatwave may be days away. The five day forecast for the period ending next sets highs in the 70s and overnights in the 50s with little rain predicted. Evansville hit 80 while other areas stayed in the 70s, and overnight lows ranged from 49 at South Bend to 63 at Fort Wayne. Up to three quarters of an inch of precipitation is forecast, mainly in the far south after the weekend.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare granted Indiana State University 185,958 to activate WISU TV Channel 57 in Terre Haute Indiana. The project total costs 337,554 and aims to bring educational television to Indiana and Illinois.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. will return to television next season in the The FBI series, resuming his role and continuing the show’s crime fighting storyline.
West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt called the death of Herman Doebler 42 and the wounding of his fiance Elke Maertens 21 cold blooded murder. Maj. Gen. John F. Franklin Jr. condemned the act as inhuman while U S authorities draft a protest to East Berlin. Doebler died after gunfire from Communist border guards as the couple rode a canal near the border.
Two Army Huey helicopters collided during a tree skim training flight over a Georgia swamp near Columbus. All 18 aboard died. wreckage blocked by swamps required bulldozed access and led to a difficult evacuation from Ft. Benning area.
CHICAGO coal is seen as a long term mainstay for the aluminum industry to meet future energy needs. Alcoa chief John D. Harper told the 48th annual National Coal Association convention coal will largely power new smelters, with hydro and other fuels modernized. Atomic energy may play a part someday, but not yet. Lord Robens warned global energy demand will double by 1980 and again by 2000. Russia and the Middle East may hold fuel advantage.
President Charles de Gaulle urged European nations to join France in forging a continent wide balance of power to become champions of peace. He spoke during a grassroot tour near Paris, warning against U S and Soviet dominance and criticizing their reliance on military intervention.
New York traders watched for market stability after a strong Tuesday close bucked a month long decline. President Johnson and Democratic leaders said the economy is sound, easing early losses. The Dow rose 5.86 to 874.57 as volume reached 8.45 million shares.
A called meeting of Masonic No 560 F and A M convenes at the Masonic Temple at 1 p m on Thursday to discuss upcoming lodge business. Members urged to attend.
The Linton Stockton School Board awarded Rice's Home Remodeling Co. and Ora McCollister contracts for gym ceiling and auditorium painting. Rice's bid 3295 for ceiling. Wilkinson Lumber bid 7345.28. Painting by Hamilton Paint. McCollister bid 1486 for labor. Debs Sloan bid 1572 but lowest bid accepted. Work due by July 31. Jesse Clark hired as high school math teacher. Eileen Yaw resigns as cafeteria head. Jesse Leroy McBride named as file for future custodian work. Special reorganization meeting set for July 1 to elect officers.
RCA announces a 50 million dollar investment to double color television receiver capacity within two years and double color tube capacity within three years at its Bloomington plant. The move, blamed on explosive consumer demand, follows a 24.7 million expansion plan for Marion tube facilities adding 264000 square feet of space.
Washington lawmakers push a new GI bill to extend education and related benefits to veterans of Viet Nam and other combat zones. Rep. Teague calls for hearings on widening eligibility, while the GOP Policy Committee unexpectedly endorses a Viet Nam school aid bill without details.
In darkness off the Virginia Capes the destroyer escort Hartley collided with the Norwegian merchant vessel Blue Master. The Hartley dragged anchors and seemed afloat threatening grounding near Virginia Beach, while the Blue Master sustained minor damage and proceeded to New Orleans. Coast Guard cutters and Navy tugs responded. five helicopters stood by at Norfolk Naval Air Station. No injuries were reported.
Viet Cong terrorists detonated two bombs at Saigon international airport injuring 36 U.S. servicemen and 10 others as a new arrival group lectured nearby. A helicopter was shot down during a rescue mission and a U.S. adviser was kidnapped in a separate ambush. Air raids totaled 73 sorties against North Vietnam with strikes on Samson and Yen Phu barracks.
Indiana Governor Branigin has had minimal White House contact since taking office. He joined President Johnson for inaugural events, testified before Congress, and declined a short notice invite due to air travel. The campaign to attract a 280 million Atomic Energy Commission reactor relies on university presidents Stahr and Hovde.
Win ston McLemore 41 of Chicago is held on preliminary first degree murder charges after his wife Marilyn 26 died from a head wound near Vincennes Indiana The hearing to decide grand jury bound over is set Justice of the Peace Horace Forannon presiding Police say McLemore claimed a holdup man shot his wife and slugged him Parraffin test suggests recent gun use Wallet with IDs found near Sullivan on US 41. $140 photo and union card missing from wallet
Local 372 of the Bakery Workers Union will vote on ratifying a tentative agreement that could end a three day strike at three Indianapolis bakeries Colonial One and American. A 12 hour wage committee meeting with company officials produced the tentative deal details not disclosed. Production and distribution continued with supervision during the stoppage.
Frank and Eleanor Perry known for David and Lisa will film The Swimmer for Sam Spiegel at Columbia Pictures. The project aims to adapt the acclaimed pairing’s vision into a major motion picture with Columbia handling production.
In Santo Domingo, U S forces prepared for further action if needed after 12 hours of heavy fighting Tuesday that the rebels requested to end with a cease fire at 8 30 p m The inter American peacekeepers did not fully accept the truce and could halt firing if the rebels renewed the attack Casualty counts varied but up to about 20 killed and 100 wounded reported with 28 wounded among American and Brazilian forces.
Indiana unemployment claims dropped more than 32 percent from a year ago. The Indiana Employment Security Division reported 15 993 claims, down 850 from the prior week, with most decline in initial filings after a one week layoff at a large plant.
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