Fourth Arrested In Million Dollar Bogus Bill Ring
Durham North Carolina Secret Service agents arrested Haywood Forbush 43 of South Boston Virginia as part of a counterfeiting ring that produced over one million dollars in bogus twenty dollar bills Other arrests included Ry Lee Matthews 33 of Durham and Robert Ferguson owner of Ferguson Co along with an assistant Poole Bond set at 5000 each Officials said more arrests were possible but counterfeit notes found appeared not in circulation
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Durham
N. C
Secret Service
Haywood Forbush
Boston
Ry Lee Matthews
George Dipper
Mathews
Matthews
Hig
Robert S. Ferguson
Ferguson & Co
B. Fee
Forbush
South
Ferguson
Poole
U. S
Ed Bane
U. S. District Court
Dipper
Vernon Spiecer
Secret Service Bureau
Charlotte
Dr Moore Completes Postgraduate Optometry Course
Dr H L Moore of Linton has finished a postgraduate program offered by Indiana University. The course at Bloomington covered glaucoma detection methods and ways to address special visual problems across occupations.
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H. L. Moore
Linton
Division of Optometry
Indiana University
I.u.’S
Bloomington
Dempsey Top Boxing Referee with 5000 Pay Per Trip
New York reports heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey earned five thousand dollars twice for acting as third man in the ring and received extra five thousand for traveling expenses to Manila and Caracas.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Manila
Caracas
Nebraska Floods Sweep Towns and Claim Lives
Torrential rains left towns inundated with up to 14 inches of water in Nebraska. DeWitt and Beatrice faced rising flood levels with hundreds homeless and two deaths reported, as areas were warned to evacuate on short notice. Army amphibians evacuated families while the Red Cross aided 460 households across seven chapters.
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Wahoo
Neb
Nebraska
DeWitt
Memphis
Valparaiso
Ashland
Salt
Weather Bureau
Army Amphibians
Red Cross
Eleanor Davis
Jane Kolar
Dwight
Beatrice
Sie
Perce
Aitert
Five Negroes Wounded in Canton Gun Blast After Meeting
A gun blast wounded five Negroes leaving a voter registration meeting in Canton Mississippi. Police Chief Dan Thompson said injuries were not serious and an investigation is underway. CORE had been organizing a voter drive among Negroes in the town north of Jackson.
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United Press International
Canton
Miss
Dan Thompson
Congress of Racial Equality Core
Jackson
Wartime Tax Levy Passes Congress
The Senate approved a House-passed measure to extend temporary wartime taxes on corporations and excise levies on liquor beer cigarettes new cars auto parts telephones and airline tickets until June 3 1964. Kennedy must sign before midnight Sunday to avoid tax expirations and a $4.2 billion annual revenue loss. The bill may go to the President during his Europe trip.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Treasury
Europe
Treasury Department
Sonic Booms End For At Least Ninety Days At Base
The 350th Bomb Wing said B 58 Hustler flights will halt along a Farmington Missouri to Cleveland via Cincinnati corridor for at least 90 days starting June 30. Capt LeRoy Hansen cited training value loss from familiar paths and radar landmarks and noted a new westward corridor may open after the period to reduce nearby sonic booms.
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Bunker Hill Air Force Base
Ind
Wii
Farmington
Cleveland
Cincinnati
LeRoy Hansen
Oamalsion
Nashville
Hansen
United States to Ratify Coffee Pact Aims to Stabilize Prices
The United States plans to ratify the international coffee agreement to stabilize falling prices. The U S imports 51.7 percent of world coffee, and a UN announcement states 11 countries representing 78.5 percent of world imports support the pact.
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Washington
United States
United Nations
Outlaw Action Draws Cubs Pitching Coach Tokyoward
Fred Martin of the Chicago Cubs left the major leagues to join the outlaw Mexican League in 1946 as part of the wave of players who jumped to the league.
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Chicago
Fred Martin
Chicago Cubs
Prison Inmate Still On At Large List
RENSSELAER Ind William Austin remains at large after escaping from an outside work detail at the Indiana Reformatory He was last seen in the Jasper Pulaski County Game Preserve Austin was jailed on 1958 Jasper County forgery charges paroled once then returned for parole violation The Parole Board recently reduced his term making him eligible for release in
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Rensselaer
Ind
William Austin
Indiana Reformatory
Austin
Jasper - Pulaski County
Jasper County
Indiana Parole Board
Hoffa Faces Federal Trial Over $20 Million Loan Scheme
Teamsters president James R. Hoffa and seven others pleaded innocent to 20 counts of mail fraud and seven counts of wire fraud plus conspiracy in a $20 million loan scheme tied to the Teamster Pension Fund. The indictment, filed in Chicago, assigns multiple counts across six states with potential long penalties. The trial date was set for October 7.
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Chicago
Pi— Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Richard B. Austin
Justice Department
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Teamster
Teamster Pension Fund
Central States
Southeast
Southwest Area
Khrushchev Set for East Berlin Visit on Sunday
Premier Nikita Khrushchev will travel to East Berlin Sunday to bolster East Germany after Kennedy’s visit. The Tass announcement surprised observers as Khrushchev aims to support Walter Ulbricht on his 79th birthday and signal Soviet backing amid Cold War tensions.
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Moscow
Art
Nikita S. Khrushchev
East Berlin
Berlin
Kennedy
Tass
Khrushchev
East Germany
Walter Ulbricht
Kremlin
Khiruzhchev
Ulbricht
West Ber
Porters Call Nationwide Rail Strike Began July First
NEW YORK AP Philip Randolph president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters said the union would strike nationwide on July 1 to press for a 40 hour week or 173 hours a month a 10.28 cent hourly wage rise and job stabilization. Porters now work about 51 hours a week. Labor Secretary Wirtz and the National Mediation Board were informed of the action. A federal emergency board could delay the strike for up to 20 days.
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New York
A. Philip Randolph
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
Randolph
Brotherhood
W. Willard Wirtz
National Mediation Board
Apply for Marriage License in Greene Circus Court
An application for a marriage license was filed with the clerk of the Greene circus court at Bloomfield. Claude Storyey Richard Arthur of Bloomfield Route and Louise Brown of Lyone are the parties involved.
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Greene Circus Court
Bloomfield
Claude Storyey
Richard Arthur
Bloomfie Route
L’louise Brown
Lyone
Kennedy Promises U S Backing for Europe to Defend Freedom
President Kennedy told a Frankfurt audience that the United States would risk its cities to defend Europe against any threat to freedom. He tied Allied defense to a joint Atlantic security effort and urged stronger ties with West Germany, Paris, and NATO allies during his West German swing.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Kennedy
United States
Europe
America
Paulskirche St. Paul’s Church
Hanau
Orgo
de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
U. S
NATO
Bonn
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
Series of Break-ins Reported in Greene County
Greene County Sheriff and Linton Police report a string of break-ins across Linton Worthington and Switz City with losses in the hundreds. The National Guard Armory, Advance Paper, Milwaukee Railroad depot, and Mobil Oil bulk plant were damaged or robbed. FBI to assist.
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Greene County
Switz City
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Baines Seed Company
Worthington
Baine
Thompson Machine Company
Mobil Oil Company
Linton
Marion Beck
Milwaukee Railroad
Advance Paper Company
Jess Martin
FBI
Atlantic City Favored for 1964 Democratic Nomination Site
The Democratic National Committee appeared ready to choose Atlantic City New Jersey as the 1964 nominating convention site with Chicago and Miami Beach as runners up. Bids included cash offers and free use of convention halls as incentives and a federal committee breakfast vote was planned before presenting a recommendation to the national committee.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Atlantic City
N. J
Chicago
Miami Beach
National Committee
San Francisco
John M. Bailey
Rens
Bailey
Counterpa
Bank Robbery in Dayton Indiana Nabs No Suspect
A man robbed the Bank of Dayton on Indiana 38 five miles east of Lafayette and fled with an undetermined amount. He handed a note to assistant cashier Irene Wiggins demanding five and ten dollar bills and escaped in a light colored car. State police set up roadblocks but no suspect is yet identified.
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Indianapolis
Dayton
Ind
Lafayette
Bank of Dayton
Indiana
Irene Wiggins
Marie Seigfried
Ard
Éounty
Women reach peak childbear before 26 says Population Reference Bureau
The Population Reference Bureau reports American women often have their last child by age 26. By 34 with youngest in school the mother’s full-time raising duties decrease as she enters about 40 years of life with potential activities ahead.
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Washington
Population Reference Bureau
Divorce suits filed in Greene circuit court Bloomfield
Two divorce actions were filed in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield today. Bertha Spice versus Leon Spice and Sharon Reed versus Wayne Reed are the plaintiffs.
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Greene Circuit Court
Bloomfield
Bertha Spice
Leon Spice
Sharon Reed
Wayne Reed
Summer Heat Returns to Indiana Across State
Temperatures neared 90s as summer warmth returned to Indiana after a two week break. Forecasts show rain dwindling with showers ruled out for Wednesday while reminders of moisture shortages persist. Highs reached 92 in Evansville and 90 in Indianapolis with similar readings elsewhere. overnight lows ranged mid 50s to low 60s. Mostly sunny skies expected through Thursday with scattered thundershowers possible in the north.
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United Press International
Indiana
Evansville
Lafayette
Indianapolis
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Louisville
Mercury
Idiank
Medicare Expenditure Gap for Seniors in 1961
The average per capita medical care spending for those aged 65 or over in 1961 was 2315 dollars, more than twice the 128 dollars for under 65. About 20 percent of personal health service expenditures funded care for seniors who made up nine percent of the population.
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Washington
Donald P. Kent
Office of
Aging
United States
Progress Isolates Town Near Gary
Four Camp 133 businessmen protested access ramps to the Tri-State Expressway saying the project would cut off an entire community of several hundred families. They seek a court injunction and damages if the state fails to answer their demands to Chairman David Cohen. Ray Madden, attorney, said responses were being sought from state highway authorities.
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Gary
Ind
Camp 133
Here
Ralph Julian
Julian
William Cody
Sam Pushkarich
Harry Dickson
State Highway Commission
David Cohen
Ray Madden
Te Group
Bai
Burnet
Missing Body Found Near A Winslow River
The body of Billy Gene Wade, 21, was found Monday in the Patoka River near Winslow. Reports state he had been in the river since March 29, with residents Grester Hamm and his wife noting the discovery near their Winslow home. Authorities are investigating the circumstances.
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Winslow
Ind
Billy Gene
Wade
Patoka River
Grester Hamm
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