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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1961
Page
1
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A Henry County Circuit jury found Warren H. Byrd a 36 year old New Castle barber guilty of first degree murder in the March 12 arsenic death of his wife Lois. The jury recommended life imprisonment and Byrd faces sentencing this Friday at the Indiana State Prison.
Fort Wayne authorities issued an APB for Jerry S Dick 23 of Fort Wayne charged with assault and battery and believed en route to Kentucky. He is armed with a shotgun and a rifle driving a late model car toward southern Indiana. He is about 5 11 and 180 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Extradition not guaranteed if captured out of state. No clear motive known.
Elmer Williams aged 81 of Terre Haute died Sunday. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Bedine Chapel of the Valley at West Terre Haute and burial followed in Bethesda cemetery. Surviving is a sister Mrs. Lorence Garrison of Linton.
The Linton Chamber of Commerce canceled the Fourth of July queen contest citing lack of interest. President Jack Kennedy and secretary Mrs. Juanita Greenwood thanked local merchants and entrants and said the group hopes to revive the event next year with more preparation.
Vienna reports MTI says Kadar may stage show trials of religious leaders to crush remaining resistance. Twelve Catholic priests monks and laymen were convicted of anti state activities and given 2 to 12 year sentences.
President Kennedy and Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda opened a three day series of talks in Washington. They discussed the nuclear test ban Berlin disarmament and policy toward Communist China and the United Nations debate on Taiwan. Kennedy appeared on crutches as the meeting ended. Secretary of State Rusk called the session very interesting and important.
Jacob Harry Rogers 61 of Sullivan dies unexpectedly at 6:45 am at Mary Sherman hospital. A retired coal miner, he served as superintendent of Sullivan Elks Country Club and belonged to Sullivan First Christian Church Elks Lodge 911 United Mine Workers. Survived by Ima Rogers widow four daughters four sons one sister 18 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Body sent to Alexander Funeral Home Sullivan for arrangements.
Ed ward Harrison aged 51 of Bedford a Greyhound Lines driver died of a heart attack at the Indianapolis bus terminal after finishing a Bedford to Indianapolis run. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Marion County General Hospital.
Upstate Indiana received nearly an inch of rain with cooler air moving in. Rain amounts included .88 inch in South Bend and .87 in Fort Wayne as showers spread from the north to central and then southern Indiana. Highs ranged from 79 to 98 across cities, cooling into the 50s tonight with a return to modest warmth by Thursday.
Adolf Eichmann testified that kidnappers chained him to a bed and forced him to sign a statement agreeing to face trial in Israel for mass murder. He said he did not come to Israel voluntarily, after being seized in Buenos Aires in 1969 and later transported for trial.
Miss Saundra Haseman of Linton joins the cast of Light Up The Sky at Indiana University Brown County Playhouse. Rex McGraw directs with Gary Gaiser supervising. The Moss Hart comedy runs select dates in June and July with 8 p.m. shows and ticket prices of 1.00 for adults and 0.50 for children under 12.
Rev. Harry Wood of Milton, Ky., evangelist for the fourth annual Youth for Christ Union Crusade at Clay City Evangelical United Brethren Church. Services begin 8:00 p.m. with Paul Sinders as president, Paul Jackson directing singing, and Clay City Choralairs offering special music. Youth Night Friday includes gifts for attendees.
Lyons Indiana bills will include a $3 extra service deposit alongside a new rate schedule approved by the Public Service Commission. The minimum monthly charge rises from $1.50 to $3.00, effective May 15, with the $6 deposit refundable if service is disconnected. The town trustees plan to add water meters at all connections under the PSC schedule.
Indianapolis Indiana Motor Vehicle Bureau Commissioner Alva H Brewer announced the discharge of 45 employees at month end, all Democrats, to meet Governor Welsh's request for a five percent staff cut. He compared the current budget to the prior administration and said the headcount fell from 524 to 461, a net drop of 63.
Wilbur Royer of Farmersburg Indiana won the 1961 Pocket Area soft red winter wheat production contest with a 55 bushel per acre yield from about 400 entries across nine Southwestern Indiana counties. Gaston Parker of Spencer County placed second and Charles Collins of Gibson County third. Royer planted Monon wheat last October and fertilized with 259 pounds per acre of 5-20-20 at seeding, plus 34 pounds of nitrogen top-dress in late winter.
An explosion damaged the garage of Willie Cornette in a white Indianapolis neighborhood. Police collected fragments for analysis and the internal security division investigated after Cornette reported the blast near 3:30 a.m.
Four teen freedom riders from California arrived by train and were quietly arrested after entering a segregated waiting room at the Illinois Central Terminal in Jackson Mississippi. The State Department recalled nuclear test negotiator Arthur H Dean from Geneva for consultations and said it is an open question whether he will return to the talks.
Ronald Leon Lambert, 32, and contractor R. R. J. Gosport suffocated while using dry ice to shrink water pipe connections in a 4x4 pit on a widow's farm. His two young children watched as he collapsed, and deputies confirmed death from carbon dioxide. The coroner said a health warning will be sought to alert contractors.
Leonard P. Huddleston aged 40 owner of Associate Wrecking Company in Indianapolis was killed Monday afternoon when the bed of a dump truck he was repairing slipped and pinned him to the frame. Police believe either a safety valve was triggered or leaked allowing the bed to drop on his back. His two companions, returning from errands, freed him but he died at the scene.
The Linton-Stockton Band Parents Club will hold a 7:00 p m meeting tonight in the band room. Officers said plans for the Fourth of July stand will be discussed.
About 1,500 Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union members strike Sinclair Oil refinery in EAST CHICAGO as contract talks break off in Kansas City. In Geneva, U S envoy Harriman pledges phased removal of American military advisers from Laos under ICC supervision if a demilitarization accord is reached. The Laos princes cancel a Zurich summit amid cease fire equipment talks.
The Detroit based Tractors for Freedom Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt and Milton Eisenhower demands Fidel Castro accept a swap: 500 agricultural tractors in exchange for 1,214 Cuban prisoners. The group set a Friday noon EST deadline and warned dissolution if not accepted, citing Castro’s shift from the original proposal.
In Greene County justice of the peace court cases, George L Pearson 18 of Hymera was fined $1 and $18.75 costs for reckless driving. Willard Lynch 45 of Lyons paid $10 and costs for leaving the scene and agreed to cover auto damage. Robert House 18 of Shelburn paid $1 and costs for speeding. Leon Perry 35 of Coalmont faced fines for two public intoxication charges. Edward Stewart 20 of Hymera and Basil Sam 18 of Sullivan were listed as pending cases. George Burger of Jasonville was fined $10 and costs for public intoxication.
Evansville Indiana officials report a three alarm blaze at the Clark Foam Rubber Co plant causing an estimated $100000 in damage. Twelve fire units fought the two hour fire as it raged out of control.
Indiana news reports a Lake County fatality as Samuel Jackson 52 of DeMotte dies when a car carrying four Inland Steel workers loses control in rain near Crown Point. The crash injures others and marks the state 1961 death toll.
At the International Home Furnishings Market new storage chests and cabinets appear custom made with cedar chests featuring lift lids and cedar lining. Designs include oiled walnut with half oval cutouts and a teak triple buffet with a wall hanging hutch. Specialized pieces include under window chests and a louvered door chest for a TV.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Hudson announce the birth of a daughter, Jane Elizabeth, at Methodist Hospital on Thursday June 15. She is the couple's second child. Grandparents are Homer Gunn, Roy Hudson of Linton, and Elizabeth Burch of Linton, who is the great grandmother.
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