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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
1
State Representative M M Goodnight urged meeting attendees to satisfy government demands. A phantom auto case in Linton drew police attention as witnesses noted a car with running engine and no driver, later deemed not stolen, prompting questions about how the vehicle moved.
A special plea of insanity was filed in Greene circuit court Bloomfield in the case State vs Carolyn Britton charged with first degree murder. Attorney Charles W Edwards said she was insane at the time of the crime and not guilty by reason of insanity. Special Judge Joe Lowdermilk to rule on the plea. Britton prestly held in Bloomfield jail. trial date not set.
Violet Ringer files a divorce suit against George Ringer in Greene circuit court Bloomfield. The suit seeks legal dissolution of marriage with possible alimony and asset division. Both parties are named and the filing date is noted in the court docket.
Fidel Castro continues negotiations by proposing a prisoners delegation to the United States while dismissing the Tractors for Freedom Committee offer as ridiculous. He demands 500 large bulldozers and tractors with parts or an equivalent value in smaller tractors or an exchange of political prisoners, accusing the committee of stalling and trying to mislead U S public opinion. The committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt and Walter Reuther has pressed for a deal after weeks of talks.
Mrs Viola Cullen of Cam and former Linton resident is critically ill at her daughter Verna Cunningham’s home in Camby route one Box 590 B. Cullen has lived with Cunningham for nine years.
The American Merchant Marine Institute announced today it accepted President Kennedy's proposal for a 60 day nationwide maritime strike suspension. Kennedy summoned Cabinet officers and congressional leaders to a White House lunch conference to discuss the Berlin situation.
Western diplomats warn of a Moscow led campaign portraying Nikita Khrushchev as the infallible architect of Soviet progress. The propaganda favors a strong man image ahead of the fall party congress and a revised Lenin program.
Funeral services for Fred H Maddox 85 former Lyons postmaster who died Wednesday afternoon will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday at Jenkins and Sons Funeral Home Lyons Rev Robert Richards officiating burial in Fairview Cemetery Linton The Daily Citizen corrected a Thursday typo on the funeral hour
James F. Moylan, 17, of Fort Wayne Indiana, died after falling from a cliff on Mt Henkel in Glacier National Park. Douglas Krougher 18 of South St Paul Minnesota was injured while trying to aid Moylan. Both were new Glacier National Park Inc employees working at Swift Current cabin camp near Many Glacier.
Senate Antitrust subcommittee led by Estes Kefauver plans to close hearings on electrical motor pricing. Witnesses James A Kutz of H K Porter Peerless Division and Philip Scarola of Carrier Wheeler plant testified about private price talks and possible industry cooperation. Wagner Electric's A T Allen and Allis-Chalmers' W A Davis were mystery witnesses denying concrete price agreements.
The second installment of questions and answers on the proposed consolidation of Wright township Jasonville and Lewis township in Greene county is released. Dr. W M Barr of Indiana University provided the data. The report estimates tax impacts and potential debt under Greene county unit consolidation.
Dr Samuel H Sheppard the convicted slayer of his wife Marilyn is to be returned to the Ohio Penitentiary for medical tests to determine if he has developed cancer from a 1950s experiment He volunteered along with 170 other inmates for live cancer cell injections in a Sloan Kettering Ohio State University trial There have been no reported cancer cases among participants Maury Koblentz head of the State Division of Corrections notes the test aims to detect cancer development in a healthy body
Adolf Eichmann testified in Jerusalem that he drafted the speech for the Wannsee meeting where Reinhard Heydrich announced the Nazi plan to exterminate Europe’s Jews. He claimed he was a minor cog and followed higher orders, as the trial adjourned to resume Monday.
Ira L. Haymaker 47 of Franklin, Indiana Public Service Commission member and former Democratic state chairman, was injured in a highway crash while pursued by Prince's Lake Town Marshal James Markins. He suffered rib injuries when his car hit a vehicle driven by William D. Yarborough of Indianapolis on U.S. 31 near Southport Road. Yarborough and a passenger were unhurt. Haymaker was taken to Methodist Hospital in fair condition after x rays.
Raymond Wayne Talley two weeks old son of Melvin and Sharon Bryant Talley of Gosport died at 12:45 Thursday at home. Survived by parents and brother Larry Joe. Funeral services at Macy Funeral Home Spencer at :00 Saturday. burial in Ta irview cemetery Linton.
Coal mines under contract with the United Mine Workers will shut down Saturday for the annual two week vacation. Union President Thomas Kennedy said a lump sum vacation payment would be paid to miners on the last payday in June. The vacation period covers both soft coal and hard coal industries.
President Kennedy was deemed practically recovered from a strep throat and viral infection after a 24 hour illness. He ate breakfast, dressed, met Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, discarded crutches, and planned a light White House day before a weekend trip to Glen Ora.
Severe weather warnings passed central Indiana with funnel clouds sighted near Chalmers and Roachdale. Rain and wind caused minor precipitation totals and no major damage as a fair, warmer weekend followed with temperatures mostly in the 70s and 80s.
Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda arrived in New York for a three day official visit focusing on trade matters. He called talks with President Kennedy and other officials in Washington a high point in U.S.-Japan relations.
Indiana officials plan to re hire seven conservation department workers they previously fired to allow a second formal dismissal. The move follows an attorney general recommendation and aims to provide explanations for appeals. Names include Harold Shafer Monticello and George LeBolt Rising Sun among six others.
The House Appropriations Committee approved about 43.94 billion dollars for defense for the coming year. It warned of waste and bureaucratic delay while urging faster weapon development and space projects, noting Russia could beat the United States to new systems if not corrected.
In Indianapolis Phillip Slaughter a 13 year old boy died at General Hospital several hours after being shot in the head while playing with three friends in a nearby field. The boys described a man fleeing after the shot but provided no clear source of the gunfire.
President Kennedy forwarded 185 postmaster nominations to the Senate on Thursday. Among them are nine Hoosiers including William E. Alexander of Carthage, Thomas R. Lain of Edinburg, James R. Smith of Gosport, Edwin L. Huss of Lanesville, Henry V. Nicholl of Marshall, Robert J. Long of Spencer, Cecil R. Sellers of Springsport, Wanda L. Grimes of Tangier, and Harry Loy Jr. of Union City.
The Royal Arch Masons will confer the degree at 7 30 Tuesday evening in the Masonic temple. Jerusalem chapter No 81 of Sullivan will provide one candidate and assist in the ceremony. All Royal Arch Mason Companions are invited to attend.
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