Return to Linton Mentions Town Improvements and Local News
The column recounts a hometown homecoming with urban beautification ideas like flower urns and painted arrows. Commuter signage and overhead arrows are proposed, plus thoughts on Vincennes Street turn lanes and future improvements. It notes a carnival opening, a soda bottle find, a golf hole in one, reminiscences of Lady's Friend flour, and a crowded New York Worlds Fair with long lines.
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Linton
Main
Malcolm Campbell
Highway Department
Vincennes Street
Bob Lace
Lyons
Lee Baker
Fred Shake
Dale Mundy
Sandborn
New York City
General Electric
NASA names Maj. Gen. Luedecke JPL director in Pasadena
NASA announces the appointment of Maj. Gen. Alvin R. Luedecke as director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena California. The retired Air Force officer and former Atomic Energy Commission general manager will assume the post August 1.
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General Washington
Wpb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Alvin R. Luedecke
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Pasadena
Calif
Air Force
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Lodge Returns to U S to Aid Scranton Campaign
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge landed at Andrews Air Force Base and launched his bid to back Gov. William Scranton for the Republican nomination. He urged a prudent non impulsive choice, dismissed running if nominated, and mocked using nuclear defoliants in Viet Nam.
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Washington
Henry Cabot Lodge
Viet Nam
William Scranton
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Lodge
Andrews Air Force Base
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Air Force
Honolulu
Goldwater
Khrushchev Begins Official Visit To Norway
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev sailed into Oslo to start a five day official visit. He was greeted by about 5,000 Norwegians and met with Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen and other diplomats. Police patrolled the waterfront as crowds watched and observers deemed the reception relatively friendly despite Sino-Soviet tensions. Diplomatic circles noted Khrushchev’s openness to smoothing Norway’s role in past U2 spy flights over Russia.
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Oslo
Norway
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Einar Gerhardsen
Khrushchev
Baltic Sea
Stockholm
Sweden
China
Russia
Greene Circuit Court Hears Several Cases
Several cases were heard in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield. Edward Hibbard was granted a divorce from Roberta Hibbard and her name restored. In Shirley vs Jerry Allen a preliminary hearing ordered $10 weekly child support and $125 attorney fees. Donald Dyer pleaded guilty to driving with suspended license, fined $25 plus costs and six months at Indiana State Farm with five months suspended. George Anderson pled not guilty to child neglect with trial set for Sept. 14.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Edward Hibbard
Roberta Hibbard
Storm
Shirley
Jerry Allen
Donald Dyer
Indiana State Farm
George Anderson
Keating Pushes Condition for Congress Pay Rise
Senator Kenneth B. Keating of New York proposes a conditional pay increase for Congress requiring members to disclose their financial affairs. He said he will introduce an amendment during Senate consideration of the pay raise bill, possibly this week, in a New York radio and TV program.
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Washington
Kenneth B. Keating
R-N.y
Congress
New York
Keating
Senate
Warren Commission Probes Oswald Diary Publication
The Warren Commission plans to review the publication of portions of Lee Harvey Oswalds diary. Rep Gerald Ford says diary contents were not released by commission members and the issue may be noted in the final report. Marina Oswalds attorney seeks an investigation into leaks.
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Washington
Warren Commission
Presiden
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Dallas Morning News
Gerald R. Ford
Rmich
Blue Ribbon
Earl Warren
Commission
Oswald
Soviet Union
William A. McKenzie
Marina
J. Lee Rankin
Legion censures State Department over Oswald return
New Mexico members of the American Legion condemned the U S State Department for allowing Lee Harvey Oswald to return from Russia. A resolution at the New Mexico Division convention censured the department and charged it with funding Oswalds return to the United States.
Committee formed to end racial strife in St Augustine
Civil rights leaders plan a biracial committee to quell violence in St Augustine. Hosea Williams says truce near as whites and Negroes nearly finalize a two white two Negro group after Gov Bryant’s visit. King Jr. could announce breakthrough if the last hurdle clears.
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ST. Augustine
Fla
Hosea Williams
Savannah
Farris Bryant
Williams
Martin Luther King Jr
NAD Crane advertises two civil service examiner exams
The Board of U S Civil Service Examiners announces two openings at the U S Naval Ammunition Depot Crane Indiana. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic earns 280 to 504 per hour. Helper Pipe Coverer and Insulator earns 228 to 246 per hour. Applications require Form 57 and are due by December 16 for the first group and July 15 for the second. Examination announcements CH 48 7 1964 and CH 48 8 1964.
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Board of
U.S. Civil Service Examiners
Board of Examiners
U.S. Naval Ammunition Depot
Crane
Indiana
Board of U.S. Civil Service Examiners
US. Naval Ammunition Depot
U.S Civil Service Examiners
Board of US
Civil Service Examiners
Naval Ammunition Depot
Naval Ammunition Dept
Crane, Indiania
Fourth of July Carnival Opens in Humphreys Park
The Allen Amusement Company opens gates at 6 p m for a week long Fourth of July celebration in Humphreys Park Linton with kiddies night eight rides for one dollar and a Friday kiddie matinee. A pony will be given away Friday afternoon. The Saturday parade forms on H Street near the High School at 10 a m and proceeds to Main then to A and Tenth with floats viewable at the High School after the parade.
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Allen Amusement Company
Humphreys Park
Linton
H Street
Main Street
Tenth
Holland Woman Die s in County Traffic Accident
Gov. Scranton tours the South seeking GOP delegates to halt Goldwater's nomination bid. He visits Charlotte Atlanta and Knoxville meeting party members as Georgia and North Carolina delegates weigh their votes. In Tennessee 26 delegates are pledged. Patricia Sickbert, 20, Holland Indiana, dies in a county traffic crash at the 8 40 p m crossroad of routes 445 and 45.
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Scranton
Harrisburg
William W. Scranton
Goldwater
Arizona
Dixie
Charlotte
N. C
Atlanta
Knoxville
Tenn
North Carolina
Georgia
Old Confederacy
San Francisco
Tennessee
Patricia Sickbert
Holland
Ind
Kokomo Girl Represents Indiana at Pageant
Charlene Kretochvil 19 from Kokomo won the Indiana preliminary at Indiana Beach and will represent Indiana next month in Miss U.S.A. competition. Runners-up were Betty Kay Drabenstott Sharon Louise Pancini Pam elo Sue Wiley and Judith Bitzegaio.
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Monticello
Ind
Charlene Kretochvil
Kokomo
Indiana
U.S.A
Indiana Beach
Here
Betty Kay Drabenstott
Sharon Louise Pancini
Pamelo Sue Wiley
Huntington
Judith Bitzegaio
Terre Haute
Driver License Suspended in Greene County listing Otis Palmer
A Greene County driver Otis Palmer of Jacksonville is named on the latest Bureau of Motor Vehicles license suspensions list for drunken driving. The action reflects ongoing enforcement by the state agency against impaired operation of vehicles.
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Greene County
The
Bureau of Motor Vehicle
Otis Palmer
Rtc
Jasonville
Goldwater campaign tests New Jersey delegates
In Trenton, Barry Goldwater tours New Jersey aiming to win uncommitted delegates as eight reassured supporters back his rival Scranton. He arrives from Washington for a 6:30 p.m. address and motorcade to a downtown hotel to speak to the delegation after a quiet weekend. In Chicago, 300 Black youths march into the empty city center for a freedom rally at the federal building, with Jesse Gray and Dick Gregory addressing the crowd and police on duty.
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Trenton
Unn
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New Jersey
Clifford P. Case
Peter Frelinghuysen
Goldwater
William W. Scranton
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Mercer County
Washington
Scottsdale
Ariz
Chicago
Wep
Jesse Gray
New York City
Viet Nam
Europe
Mississippi
Gray
Federal
Dick Gregory
Gregory
Lawrence Landry
Johnson
U. S
Break-in Reported at Farm Bureau Co-op Lumber Yards
Wayne Weaver, manager of the Farm Bureau Co-op Lumber Yards in Switz City, reported a break-in to the Sheriff's office. John Hawkins discovered the entry at 7:30 a.m. The north door was pried but could not be opened. a screen was removed and a window opened. A cash drawer was pried with no cash taken, but a money sack containing 178 dollars was hidden under the counter and stolen. The case remains under investigation.
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Wayne Weaver
Farm Bureau Co-op
Switz City
Sheriff's Office
John Hawkins
ZIP Code Growing as Postmaster Announces Growth
Postmaster General John A. Gronouski says the ZIP code program is healthy after its first year. He notes 43,000 of 48,000 large volume mailers have adopted the system, about 89.6 percent, representing 75 percent of first class mail.
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Washington
John A. Gronouski
Gronouski
Greene Circuit Court Filed Two Divorce and Complaint Cases
Two cases filed in Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield on Monday. Gloria Abrell versus Dudley Abrell seeks divorce. William Ratcliffe versus Wendell Smith concerns a complaint on account.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Gloria Abrell
Dudley Abrell
William Ratcliffe
Wendell Smith
Traffic Fatalities In Greene County Reported By State Police
State Trooper Clyde McIntosh reports a head on collision on highway 445 fourteen miles east of Bloomfield between a car driven by David Herman Sickbert and one driven by Russell Herrington. Mrs. Sickbert died from skull fractures and possible neck injuries. her son Frankie Corbett age 2% and others suffered injuries.
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Clyde McIntosh
Herrington
Sickbert
Frankie Corbett
Bloomington
Loretta Herrington
Douglas
Bloomfield
Jenkins Funeral Home
Nass
Huntingburg
Indiana
Police Seek Identity of Body in Galveston Ravine
Galveston Indiana police search for the victim’s identity after a man found slain in a ravine near a pool of blood. The 25 year old was last seen before dawn Sunday and wore bermuda shorts and socks with only two keys and a chapstick found on him.
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Galveston
Ind
Eugene Roberson
Kokomo
Cass County
D. K. Winter
Boy Scouts Plan For Camping Trip
Troop No. 50 announces a camping trip on Sunday July 5. Scouting families are asked to bring boys by Merchants Parking Lot at 1 p.m. A $19 fee covers the camp with a $5 deposit recorded for 15 Scouts who still owe $14 each. Remaining balances should be paid at the Daily Citizen office.
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Boy Scouts
Merchants
Howver
Ralph Brewer
Mike Rose
Bruce Moore
Jim Padgett
John Shields
Dave Murdock
Greg DeVault
Reicky Bosell
Mark Wakefield
Jon Feeney
Gary Irish
Ronald Henwood
Brad Spice
Jimmy Walker
Eric Wonders
Daily Citizen
PLAN SCHOOL REUNION AT GLEN BURN COMMUNITY HOUSE
The Black Creek school reunion will be held at the Glen Burn community house on Sunday July 5. A basket dinner will be served at noon and all pupils teachers and friends are invited to attend.
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Black Creek
Glenburn
Bloomfield Officials Log Marriage License Application
Charles Casner of Bloomfield Inc and Edna Babb of Bloomfield filed an application for a marriage license in the Greene Circuit Court office of Clerk Claude Story on Monday.
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Charles Casner
Bloomfield Inc
Edna Babb
Bloomfield
Claude Story
Greene Circuit
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Linton Bottling Works
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Gilmore
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Mayme Berns
First Methodist Church
U.S
Greene Circuit Court
Warren
Trudi
Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Lincoln
Neb
World Conference of Church of the Brethren
Nad Crane
Stanley M. Barkley
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