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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1961
Page
1
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The Linton Chamber of Commerce invites all residents to celebrate the Fourth of July in Linton. The parade starts at 10:00 am with 70 units and up to 20,000 spectators. Prizes exceed $500 with a $100 sweepstakes for a parade theme depiction.
The Daily Citizen will not publish and stores banks and most businesses in the area will close all day Tuesday for the Fourth of July. Linton stores stay open until 5:00 p.m. Thursday July 6 to make up for the closure. Linton post office lobby remains but only lock box service. one early-morning mail truck and one dispatch of outgoing mail occur. No rural or local mail deliveries on the Fourth. Local offices Greene County courthouse auto license bureau and Utility offices close Tuesday.
Nine North Central Indiana cities including Logansport and Kokomo met to plan an Eastern Standard Time drive. Officials signed a resolution backing year round fast time while North Judson signaled likely continuation with Chicago time.
In Ridgeville Indiana four-year-old Jeffrey Scott Overmyer fell from the tailgate of a station wagon driven by his mother. He was crushed when the car rolled backward after the driver released the brake. the mother said she moved the car out of the garage to fetch a lawnmower and did not engage the parking brake.
Indiana State Treasurer Robert E. Hughes rejected Governor Welsh’s claim the state could go broke next January if spending isn’t cut. He said Indiana is financially sound, criticized the construction and salary moratorium, and noted cash on hand of about 214.65 million dollars. He charged increases in payrolls at the Highway Department and Bureau of Motor Vehicles since 1960, and questioned total income tax figures while noting a single-day eight million dollar intake.
On Saturday July 1 charges for money orders and special delivery fees rise. Esther Wolford Linton postmaster reports new rate schedule: money orders 1 cent to 10 dollars 20 cents 10.01 to 50 dollars 30 cents 50.01 to 100 dollars 35 cents. Special delivery first class under two pounds 30 cents two to ten pounds 45 cents over ten pounds 60 cents. Parcel rates up to two pounds 55 cents two to ten pounds 65 cents over ten pounds 80 cents. Foreign ordinary first class mail 11 cents an ounce, air letter sheets 11 cents each.
Indiana faces its first heat wave of 1961 as temperatures rise into the low 90s across the state. Forecasts predict high 87 to 97 for Saturday with light precipitation mainly in the north and central regions. Overnight lows range from 59 to 69 as a cooler spell arrives later in the week.
The start of a four day weekend triggers high travel as 70 million drivers hit highways. Safety officials warn of 450 possible traffic deaths over the 102 hour period, with past totals and firework safety urged by State Fire Marshal Ed Herron.
A three part series discusses proposed consolidation of Lewis township Coalmont Wright township Jasonville and Clay county units. Dr Barr notes if consolidation fails Lewis township would join Clay county and taxes rise to 3.56 dollars per 100 with debt payments. A consolidated Lewis Wright Jasonville unit would cost 2.65 per 100 with savings of 0.91.
New York is reporting Marilyn Monroe in satisfactory condition and resting comfortably after emergency major surgery to remove an inflamed gall bladder. The 2 hour 15 minute operation at Polyclinic Hospital was described as a success with normal recovery expectations.
A neighbor dispute over quarrelsome children led to a Thursday night shooting. James Hendrick, 36, was in serious condition at King's Daughters Hospital. Mr and Mrs Jackie Jones were arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charges, and Charles Botaw of Springfield Kentucky was sought in connection with the trouble. Authorities said Botaw struck Hendrick with his fist before the shooting.
In a move to safeguard Kuwait, Britain dispatches naval forces to the Persian Gulf to back Kuwait's independence after Iraq claimed the territory. Britain announced deployment of the aircraft carrier Bulwark with 600 Royal Marines and other ships while other nations sent support messages.
Bluffton World War II veteran Robert Fritz is expected to be Indiana department commander of the American Legion at the state convention in Indianapolis in July 2023. He is unopposed for the post, with William Chaney also unopposed for sergeant-at-arms. Several contests remain for other offices and the event features a July 22 parade with $275 in prizes for top high school bands. Governor Welsh and Indianapolis Mayor Boswell will give welcoming talks. James M. Wattenfelder will deliver the keynote.
In Indianapolis two youths attempted a liquor-store holdup Thursday night. Ben Wise the 38 year old manager fired, wounding both assailants. Robert Lee Martin, 19, injured in head and neck, was found near the scene. Michael Baker, 18, with a neck wound, was arrested there.
President Kennedy's chief factfinder reports very good progress in negotiations with the five struck maritime unions during the 15-day nationwide walkout. A shipowners' representative cautions that final agreement with the NMU seems unlikely until differences with other unions are resolved. David L. Cole convened another meeting of union and shipowners' representatives and is slated to hold a news conference.
Northern Great Plains faces the worst drought since the 1930s dust bowl with months of little rain. Grasshoppers threaten crops while grassland scorches under 90 degree heat and dry winds. Farmers in South Dakota and North Dakota report vanished pastures and rising fire danger as entomologists warn of worsening hoppers.
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