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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1961
Page
1
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In Gary Indiana Robert S Landis 58 died after being shot three times with a sawed off shotgun at a Lake County home Patrick R Lee 53 argued over taxes and was charged with first degree murder by the Lake sheriff's office.
Grocery manufacturers in the United States distribute about 10 billion coupons annually worth nearly a billion dollars in extra grocery dollars for specified products, according to the Grocery Manufacturers of America.
President Kennedy convened the National Security Council to review military and economic steps against the Soviet threat to Berlin. Acheson leads a task force to assemble recommendations while Kennedy weighs actions and public messaging before any decision.
Shakamak pool tests will host Red Cross water safety classes from July 17 to 29 led by Mrs. Don Winters. Enrollment opens July 3 at the Linton Daily Citizen office with medical forms. only 150 children seven years or older or who completed first grade will be accepted on a first come basis. Transportation from Linton to Shakamak is being arranged with plans to be announced later.
Viola Neate, 49, was killed by a bullet to the head in a Fort Wayne tavern in a Negro neighborhood Wednesday night. Ortie Wayne Neate, 35, her estranged husband, is held on a preliminary murder charge after witnesses say he pushed her into a corner, shot her, and left.
At a crowded St Louis pool 103 people were overcome by leaked liquefied chlorine gas from a cylinder explosion. 28 remained hospitalized with after effects and a youth missing medical treatment was sought. Authorities blamed heat and weakening tank structure for the release.
Three drownings occurred in separate Indiana locations Wednesday afternoon and evening. Two victims were youths: 2 year old Robert Swaney near Troy vanished in a cistern, and 15 year old Paul Games with his brother fell into Big Walnut Creek near Bainbridge. Arley Angel of Avilla drowned at Blue Lake while testing skindiving gear. a skindiver recovered his body about an hour later. Authorities noted no prior skindiving experience and said the air tank appeared to function.
In Greene county the average resident drinks 195 bottles of soft drinks per year, above the U S figure of 192. County sales reached 5 128 000 bottles last year, with dollars spent totaling 410 000 on bottled sodas, amid national labeling changes and industry concerns over ingredient secrecy.
Senate and House conferees reached a compromise to boost Social Security checks. If Kennedy signs by Monday the increases take effect in September, otherwise delayed to October. The plan adds survivor benefits, raises minimums, and finances via payroll tax hikes. other tax bills also move. NAM backs electoral reform. GOP leadership contest notes.
Mrs. Madge Douthitt Arnett 62 of Sullivan route one dies at Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan. Survived by husband Tom and six sons Scot Joe Bob Marle Lester Lloyd and Wayne. Daughers Margaret and Lois. Two sisters Ruth Quick and Josephine Hash. Funeral at Newkirk Funeral Home Dugger with services Saturday at 1 pm and burial in Indian Prairie cemetery.
Three Linton Boy Scouts Curtis Wilkinson Eddie Miller and Jim Baker were tapped for membership in the Order of Arrow at a Camp Wapeham Bloomington ceremony. Kenneth Sitterding assistant Scoutmaster Bob Flickinger and Marlin Baker of Linton assisted and parents attended the campfire program.
Grasshoppers destroying fields in Montana North Dakota and South Dakota threaten crop yields. Officials report millions in losses as drought conditions fuel a large voracious outbreak with control costs and relief requests escalating.
In Geneva Khrushchev voiced confidence in a Viet Nam reunification victory, a veiled threat to the Western backed South Vietnamese government. Observers link his remarks to backing for the North Vietnamese regime and efforts to oust Diem. U.S. officials note North Vietnamese involvement in Laos and rising guerrilla activity in South Vietnam, with North Viet Nam arms flowing to Pathet Lao forces and China facing charges over broader aims.
Mrs Florence Beal age 76 of Jasonville Route One died at 10 15 this morning in Freeman Greene County Hospital after eighteen months of ill health and a hospital stay since Sunday. She was born January 27 1885 in Greene County the daughter of Richard and Mary Storm. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Don Pierce Mrs Garrett Fulford Mrs Fred Fulford and Mrs Leland Swift two brothers Mark Storm Ira Storm 15 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are pending with McClanahan Funeral Home Jasonville.
Adolf Eichmann testified in Jerusalem denying responsibility for Auschwitz and other death camps while asserting duty to Nazi bosses. He claimed no authority or role in running the extermination system and rejected claims of directing tens of thousands of French Jews to death.
The Sa Maria church congregation will host a birthday supper at Humphreys Park at 7:30 PM Friday honoring members with June birthdays. All church and Sunday school members are invited to bring picnic baskets and attend.
The United States orbited Transit IV A the first satellite powered by a nuclear battery on a three for one rocket shot. Greb III and Injun joined to study radiation as the pair and Transit IV A enter a roughly 600 mile orbit. The launch marks fusion of atomic power with orbiting craft and proves multi satellite launches in one booster.
The House Post Office Committee reversed itself and agreed to consider a major postal rate boost including a five cent letter. Also the House Agriculture Committee rejected a compromise on Kennedy’s farm plan by a 10 to 15 vote, dealing a blow to the administration proposal to control production.
Basil Banghart, 61, a Prohibition era gangster, leaves Stateville Penitentiary on parole 28 years after his prior imprisonment. He vows to keep silent about old Chicago gang wars while wary of possible killers linked to Roger Touhy and Al Capone.
A man identified from wallet papers as Casey R. Kap alczwnski, 32, was killed Wednesday night when a 99 car New York Central Railroad freight train ran over him in South Bend Indiana. The conductor said the man was lying on the tracks.
Donald Gene Eckardt aged 30 from Chandler was crushed to death when Rudolph Ross 24 of Terre Haute swerved off US 41 near Vincennes and hit a parked station wagon. McGiffen 37 and Ross’s wife Bessie 23 were injured. Eckardt was in a truck with his wife and two children at a filling station. The incident raised Indiana’s 461st traffic fatality of the year.
Warm dry conditions spread across Indiana with temperatures in the upper 80s to near 90 and little prospect of rain this week. Overnight lows ranged from 59 to 67 as northern Indiana faced hotter days than the south with a chance of scattered thunderstorms by Friday afternoon in the north. Nationwide notes include a thunderstorm in Alexandria Minnesota and hot conditions in Las Vegas with 102 degrees, while Wisconsin lawmakers passed a coat-free session measure in Madison.
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