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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1965
Page
1
Riverside notes describe downtown preparations for weekend open house events. Local painter Marlin Haines adds color with lettering while visitors ask who Phil and Alice are referencing Phil Harris as a hometown figure.
In St Louis Missouri a group of about 30 mothers armed with baseball bats protected a neighborhood park from teenage vandals. They accuse police of lax response and seek action to stop harassment and destruction of playground equipment including a merry go round swings and a wading pool. They circulated a petition demanding police address nightly disturbances and vandalism.
Civil rights demonstrators in Chicago sit down outside city hall as about 625 people are arrested in ongoing protests against Superintendent Benjamin C Willis. Police haul 51 adults and 21 juveniles after a 10 minute street blockage and a clash with officers. A separate Camden Alabama boycott arrest follows.
Jazz musician Red Nichols died at age 60 after a heart attack at Blair House in Las Vegas. He was pronounced dead at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, leaving a legacy as a father of swing and leader of Red Nichols and his Five Pennies with notable sidemen such as Dorsey Teagarden Shaw Krupa Goodman Miller Venuti Hayton.
The swimming pool souvenir edition will appear in the regular Friday July 2 Daily Citizen and will be delivered to all regular subscribers. A limited number of extra copies will be available in addition to those already ordered.
Severe thunderstorms swept through northern and central Indiana causing minor to moderate damage. A tornado warning was issued for Kosciusko and Dewart Lake areas with a funnel sighting and damage from high winds. Rain totals reached 2.11 inches at Elliston and 2.625 inches unofficially at Linton. about 2,000 homes lost power in Indianapolis with no injuries reported.
Soviet Premier Kosygin announced Moscow is prepared to boost military aid to North Vietnam during a Kremlin celebration for the Patric Lumumba Friendship University graduates. He chastised China for trying to split the Communist bloc and urged broader Soviet support for Viet Nam and the Viet Cong.
Special Judge Addison M. Dowling planned to hear motions on a continuance in the involuntary manslaughter case of Richard Ensign 34 Brownsburg. Ensign and two Discount Gas officials face trial for the Oct 31 1963 explosion that killed 74 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum blamed on unsafe LP gas storage and a concession-stand gas leak. Ensign seeks a venue change appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
The Linton City Council bought a 2 ton cab and chassis truck from McCammon's Chevrolet of Linton for 2560 dollars after considering a higher bid from Jack Wheeler Ford of Linton. A used road grader was purchased from Indiana Equipment Co of Indianapolis for 4955 dollars, with an older grader traded in.
Parade officials ask horse entrants to unload at the grove on the Linton-Stockton school campus and march on Fourth St northeast. Children may enter bicycles or pets by calling the Chamber of Commerce to register and receive a number. updated from an earlier notice.
The Linton Fire Department reported two fires. One at the Office Lounge on A Street Northeast caused by a clogged grease filter with no damage. The second fire destroyed an outbuilding on J Street Southwest owned by Carl Walton. Fireman Henry Mercier fell and injured his back, taken to Freeman Greene County hospital in fair condition and to be transferred to Indianapolis.
Saturday session of Greene County circuit court saw multiple actions. Doneva Gardner vs Harokd Gardner affidavit reset for July 14. Harold Rich vs Deloris Rich visitation rule to show cause continued to July 14. Shirley Thompson granted divorce from Freddie Thompson with custody of three minor children. Madeline Helderman v Charles Helderman, Dana Payne v Shirley Payne, and Edward McMurray v Magdalene McMurray dismissed for lack of prosecution at plaintiffs’ costs. Goldin Kline v Clifford Kline restraining order and support petition continued generally.
The Indiana Employment Security office at 63 A St northeast moves on Friday to the Wolfe building former Ford agency space, one block east of the current office. No telephone number change. New address is 177 A St northeast.
United States and allied forces launched a large joint search and destroy operation near Saigon with about 4,000 troops including 1,000 Australians. In Da Nang area four Marines were killed and four wounded during a 600 man mission. Air operations expanded with over 70 sorties. jets penetrated deep toward North Vietnam within 65 miles of Red China and another group struck near Hanoi.
In Washington the House continues debate on President Johnson's housing bill focusing on the contested rent subsidy plan. Supporters trimmed the measure while opponents argue it favors specific groups and burdens other provisions like slum clearance and public housing programs.
Indiana records show the worst traffic accident of 1965 so far as five members of a Gary family perish after a Monday night head on collision. George Jones Jr and Hattie Mae Jones die at the scene. three children die in hospital and two more children are hospitalized with critical injuries. Police indicate the other car's teenagers may have crossed the centerline at high speed, near Gary city limits.
Harry Lehman of 8th Street Southwest has been appointed to the Stockton Township Advisory Board effective July 1. He replaces Willis Bobbitt who resigned and moved to Sullivan where he works at a bank. The appointment was made by the Board at a special Friday meeting in the Trustee's office on South Main Street.
Daily report shows Monday high 89 degrees and low 65 degrees. At 7:30 a.m. today the temperature was 73 with precipitation listed as 2.01 inches and river stage at 9.76.
The Weather Bureau forecasts a line of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds today from 1 to 7 pm EST. Regions include Morgan Monroe Brown Owen Clay Vigo Putnam Greene Sullivan Lawrence Knox Daviess and Marion counties.
Truman T. Felt 66 Indiana native longtime press and public relations figure died in Washington after a long illness. He started his career in 1919 and lived in Greenfield, Indiana. Funeral set Thursday at 1 p.m. EST at Gawjer's Funeral Home with burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Survived by widow a son Thomas Howard Felt of Wooster Ohio a daughter Mrs Elmer Margrave of Garden Grove California and five grandchildren.
Ousted ex President Joaquin Balaguer returns from New York as a refugee to Santo Domingo he says a provisional government should be formed to restore confidence and he may lead it while insisting he will be elected president in free elections Balaguer questions the support of existing juntas and rebel groups and hints at leading a future regime if asked.
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