Teen Girl Fatally Shot Near Times Square in Ambush
In New York City near Times Square, 18 year old Joan Wilson was killed by a small caliber gunshot while walking with her sister Margaret after a parochial school graduation party. Investigators say the shooting appeared random and likely from the Holland Hotel area.
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New York
Wren
Times Square
Joan Wilson
42Nd Street
Broadway
Leo Murphy
Holland Hotel
Margaret Wilson
Wilson
43Rd Street
Holy Cross Grammar School
Margaret
Joan
Times Square Area
Manhattan
West Side
Hollywood ’41 Set for Har vey Middleman Fireman
Cast includes Hermione Gingold Eugene Troeb nick and Arlene Golonka in a rare name lineup for the film. Production aims to set a record for unusual names in this star driven project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Harvey Middleman
Hermione Gingold
Eugene Troebnick
Arlene Golonka
Supreme Court ends term with far reaching rulings on desegregation
The court closed one of its most momentous terms with school desegregation actions and reapportionment rulings. It voided districting in five states and signaled broader impact on city and suburban voters while sidestepping a major sit in ruling. The high court ordered Prince Edward County to reopen closed schools and allowed tax funding for desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Rock Hill
S. C
Little Rock
Ark
Prince Edward County
Wabash Valley Group Hosts Mansfield Reservoir Recreation Day
Indiana officials and business leaders invited by the Wabash Valley Association will tour Mansfield Reservoir on July 19. George Gettinger of Sullivan says Mansfield is the best planned reservoir in the Wabash River Basin and will feature boat tours and demonstrations of coordinated water supply, control, and recreation.
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Indianapolis
Upn
Indiana
Wabash Valley Association
Mansfield Reservoir
George E. Gettinger
Sullivan
Raccoon Creek
U.S. 36
Rockville
Gettinger
Mansfield
Wabash River
Sullivan Youth 11 Drowns in Indiana Pond
Sullivan Indiana Police recovered the body of 11 year old Robbie Lee Robinson from a pond after he wandered into water on a hot humid day while fishing. Two companions, Chris Merenuk aged 9 and Kenny Clarkson aged 6, reported he stumbled on the muddy bottom and disappeared under. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.
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Sullivan
Ind
Robbie Lee Robinson
Chris Merenuk
Kenny
Clarkson
Filming Plans for 12th of Never Move Ahead
Producer Ross Hunter will shoot most scenes for the film in Hollywood with additional locations in London Edinburgh and Switzerland's Lake Lucerne.
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Hollywood
Wre
Ross Hunter
London
Edinburgh
Switzerland
Lake Lucerne
Fourth of July Celebration Looks to be Better Than Ever
Linton plans a large colorful Fourth of July parade with a Patriotism theme. Kenneth Smith leads the celebration with Marion Bales and Jesse Correll as parade chairs. Bloomington’s Michalares Hoosierettes and Zorah Temple units join ten high school bands and other exhibits. Fireworks close the week on Saturday night guided by Rex Winters and local officials.
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Linton
Kenneth Smith
Marion Bales
Jesse Correll
Michalares Hoosierettes
Bloomington
Zorah Temple
Terre Haute
Zorah Zips
Robert Hill
Oriental Band
Harry Kuhn
Maurice Fuqua
Odon
Indianapolis
Crane
US. Navy
Donald Gillichbauer
GMM
Bobby Russ
GMG
Tony Anthony
Allen Amusement Company
Humphreys Park
Rex Winters
Bud Roush
Bill Foglesong
Jack Allen
Critic of Foreign Aid Bill Fights House Cut
Washington report shows Rep. Otto Passman opposing cuts to President Johnsons foreign aid bill as a House subcommittee plans a closed session to decide on the 33.5 billion package. Senate witnesses Defense Secretary McNamara and Gen. Taylor urged full authorization, arguing stronger nuclear and military aid deters Soviet action and supports Viet Nam effort.
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House
Washington
Pnr
Johnson
Otto Passman
D-La
Appropriations
Passman
White House
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
U. S
Soviet Union
United States
Taylor
South Viet Nam
Viet Nam
Allied Officials Watch Air Corridors To Berlin
Berlin officials monitored the vital air routes from West Berlin to West Germany as Soviet notes warned against direct New York to Berlin flights. Western airlines like Pan American Air France and British European Airways operated up to 200 flights daily through the corridors established under four power accords. Direct flights from New York refuel in Western Europe and do not land in West Germany, reducing layovers for passengers.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West Germany
Russia
United States
Britain
New York
East Germany
Soviet Union
Pan American Airways
Western Airlines
Pan American
Air France
British European Airways
Prestwick
Scotland
Western Europe
Frankfurt
West German
Astronauts Visit Indian Tribe In Jungle Survival Drill
Fourteen new American astronauts visit a Chaco Indian village on the Chagres River as part of jungle survival training in Panama. The group, now numbering fifteen, will endure the rainy season and wildlife threats for several days, learning to live off the land if needed during orbital flights.
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Balboa
C. Z
Chagres
U. S
America
Army
Explosion Injures Seven in Terre Haute Gas Pipeline Work
Bulletin reports an explosion on Terre Haute south side injuring at least seven workers. Early word says the blast struck a crew on a gas pipeline. St. Anthony's Hospital received four patients while Union Hospital admitted three men.
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Terre Haute
Ind
St. Anthony's Hospital
Union Hospital
Vietnamese Paratroopers Victory in Bang Lang Battle
U S advisers praise Vietnamese troops after they rout two elite Viet Cong battalions at Bang Lang, 45 miles southwest of Saigon. The Vietnamese Defense Ministry says 29 killed and 85 wounded among paratroopers, with 93 Viet Cong dead and 23 captured.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Pi U. S
Bang Lang
Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Fred A. Dilkes
Woodbury
JC Driving Road-eo Winners Are Honored
Tom Torr of Switz City and Patty Copp of Linton topped Greene county teens in the Teenage Driving Road-eo held on the Red and White parking lot. Linton Jaycees sponsored the event with local judges and awards.
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Tom Torr
Switz City
Patty Copp
Linton
Greene County
Linton Jaycees
Jess Martin
Gene Gastineau
Basil McGee
Bloomfield Police Department
Jim Mowery
Dick Wade
Johnson taps Taylor to replace Lodge in Saigon post
President Johnson accepted Henry Cabot Lodge's resignation as U S ambassador to South Vietnam and named General Maxwell D Taylor as his successor. Army Chief of Staff General Earle G Wheeler will take over for Taylor, and U Alexis Johnson will serve as deputy ambassador. Johnson stressed qualified leadership for U S policy in Vietnam amid the GOP nomination fight.
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Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Lodge
Maxwell D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Earle G. Wheeler
Army
Taylor
Southeas Asia
U. Alexis Johnson
Republic of
Viet Nam
Saigon
Sliced Lodge
United States
Ambassador Lodge
Pleasant Weather Forecast for Hoosierland
United Press International reports scattered thunderstorms today before two days of fair and pleasant conditions. Temperatures reach 87 to 95 this afternoon with high heat and humidity across Indiana. cooler air arrives tonight with 50s to 60s lows and upper 70s highs midweek.
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Indiana
Hoosiers
Fort Wayne
Evansville
South Bend
Lafayette
Twickenham Hills
House Hearing Opens on Cigarette Smoking Debate
Senator Maurine Neuberger and the House Commerce Committee opened hearings on the cigarette controversy. The focus was on health risks and tobacco industry economics, with consideration of new labeling or warning requirements and possible federal regulation of cigarette packaging.
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House
Washington
Wen — Sen Maurine Neuberger
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
FTC
FOP Sees Merit System Approval By Legislature
Fort Wayne Indiana. A three day Indiana Fraternal Order of Police convention opened with confidence that a merit based civil service system will pass in 1955. Capt Fred Swego Indianapolis chaired the legislative commission and said the 1957 bill has been modernized. George Wise Hammond police received the 1964 man of the year award for outstanding service.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Indiana Fraternal Order of Police
Fred Swego
Indianapolis
Legislative Commission
George Wise
Hammond Police
Man Fined in Moonshine Raid in Indiana Counties
In Whitley County peace court Robert Grimes of South Whitley was fined 132 dollars after a moonshine raid. Excise officers seized four cases of beer, 10 pints of whisky with tax stamps, and four pints of moonshine liquor from his home. A Sidney area home yielded a basement still for 16 gallons weekly, plus 108 gallons of corn mash and two pints of liquor.
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Warsaw
Ind
Uph
Robert Grimes
Whitley
Kosciusko
Grimes
Gerald Perkins
Sidney
Plot Against Khrushchev Fails in Stockholm
Stockholm prosecutors announced the arrest of a man described as a fanatical anti Communist who planned to kidnap Khrushchev and hold him as a hostage. Khrushchev toured Stockholm in a heavily guarded Lincoln with a police escort during his visit aided by ten motorbikes and armed guards.
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Stockholm
Wpp
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Aake Magnusson
Dagens Nyheter
Khrushchev
Europe
Sweden
Eisenhower
GOP Forms Center To Coordinate Indiana Campaigns
The Indiana Republican organization announces a campaign coordination center to aid nominees for the November election in a waste free effort. State chairman Robert N. Stewart says coordinators Paul H. Green H Kent and James P. Carroll will reduce duplication of work among candidates. Green, Lebanon, previously managed State Sen. D. Russell Bontrager’s campaign for the US Senate. Howard Crawfordsville served as campaign coordinator for Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine’s governor bid. Carroll South Bend is a public relations consultant who aided Ristine in the pre convention campaign.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Republican State Organization
Robert N. Stewart
Paul H. Green
H. Kent
James P. Carroll
Stewart
Green
Lebanon
D. Russell Bontrager
Elkhart
Senate
Howard
Crawfordsville
Campas
Ichard O. Ristine
Carroll
South Bend
Ristine
One Volkswagen For Two Children
In Fort Wayne Indiana the license bureau chief reported three men and a woman sought to notarize an agreement to trade two children for a 1960 Volkswagen. Eugene Gabriel explained such an arrangement is not made. A note stated the adoptive plan and intent to use child support for the car.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
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