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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1963
Page
1
The column recalls a boyhood wagon incident at a barn and a runaway team damaging a touring car. It then covers Indiana license plate size concerns, Girl Scout Week plans, sign changes near Rest Haven, a Hartke bill to study strip mining, and comparisons of coal mining methods and outputs.
Police identified Sharon Elizabeth Corbin 27 of Indianapolis as the woman found propped by a tree near St Susanna's School in fog. A coroner listed death as a possible suicide. a toxicology report awaited to confirm cause. Carey, a former fiancé, reported her missing since March 3 and said her last letter hinted at self harm.
The Illinois Parole Board meets to decide final disposition for Nathan Leopold, one of the 1924 Thirll slayers of Bobby Franks. He is expected to be paroled from Puerto Rico where he works as a hospital lab technician and has earned a master’s degree.
The 95th annual Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias Indiana convention will meet at Hotel Severin in Indianapolis March 28 to 30. Bank of Page will confer a class of candidates Thursday evening with Melvin M. Ewen aiding. J Herschel Forgey will preside. A public speaking contest for high school students will select Indiana’s regional representative. Grand Lodge officer elections are set for March 30.
The Soviet Union charged that two U S Navy warships fired on a Soviet fishing trawler about 70 miles east of Norfolk Virginia on March 8. The Soviet note demanded punishment for the guilty and warned against future incidents. Western observers saw the move as possible counter propaganda.
Within 36 hours, Donrain Cooksey 18 Larry Wolfe 20 and Arthur Hensiey 22 of Dugger were arrested and confessed to vandalizing McCammon Chevrolet Sales and stealing auto parts. Sheriff Les Daves said the three admitted damage to two new cars and theft of a battery rear speaker manifold distributor carburetor rear-view mirror wheels and tires. State Detective George Kerns assisted. all three were released on 2000 bail each.
Gilbert Henry Corbin former Switz City resident died Tuesday afternoon in Cincinnati Ohio Born October 3 1899 in Lyons he was the son of John R and Agnes Daubenspeck Corbin He belonged to the Switz City Baptist church Survivors include brothers Wayne Linton Delbert Cincinnati Ralph St Petersburg Fla a sister Mrs Norman Hammer Indianapolis One brother preceded him in death Funeral arrangements are pending at Welsh and Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.
In Indianapolis party leaders from both Indiana houses resumed talks on a two year budget and tax plan amid signs a tax hike is likely. Republicans and Democrats returned to negotiations during a five day recess before a special session, seeking a truce on financing but not expecting instant agreement.
Senator George McGovern asked the Department of Agriculture to probe why beef prices fell while consumer meat prices did not drop. He cited a $9 per hundredweight drop in cattle since the year began and noted impact on South Dakota livestock men. Nebraska official Pearle Finigan echoed the request.
The House expected to approve a bill authorizing the armed services to buy 15.8 billion dollars worth of missiles airplanes and warships. GOP leaders signaled cuts to the final appropriation bill while probing reductions in the military pay bill.
A patrol leaders and assistants workshop for the Girl Scout Neighborhood including Linton is planned for Saturday, March 23 at the Saron United Church of Christ in Linton from 10 30 a m to 2 p m. Troops without organized patrols and elected leaders are urged to act promptly. Attendees should bring a sack lunch and Cokes will be available for purchase.
Belmont police say Roy Smith a 35 year old drifter with a scarred face and a long police record was charged with the nylon stocking strangling of Mrs Bessie Goldberg 62 at her Belmont home the ninth woman killed in the Boston area in as many months Smith who would be arraigned in Cambridge claimed he was hired to help clean the 10 room Dutch Colonial home and gave a minimal account of his movements nearby during the crime Boston police planned to question him further about other stranglings with earlier suspects ruled out
Harvey L. Hannah prominent Bloomfield resident dies at home. Born June 25 1882 in Taylor Township he served as Rotary Club treasurer for 25 years and held multiple local posts. Survived by wife Mary Timmons Hannah two sons Harvey and John and daughter Ruhamah. Funeral set for 10 a m Thursday at Jenkins Funeral Home with Rev M B McClure officiating burial in Grand View Cemetery.
MONTEZUMA Indiana WpPi The latest in a series of gas explosions wrecked a building under construction injuring 17 men with 11 hospitalized and one critically. The chief resident engineer Ted Wickens 46 of Houston Texas was critically hurt.
President Kennedy warned a debt ceiling or budget cut could spark a recession. He spoke before the Advertising Council with officials like McNamara, Wirtz, Dillon, and Hedges outlining proposed budget, debt limits, and tax cuts. He urged keeping debt at 308 billion through June and caution against policy that slows contracts and stretches payments.
Miss Nancy M. Looper wins landmark 1961 Supreme Court ruling barring unions from using member dues for political activity without consent. Judge Long in Bibb County urges 12 000 non operating employees across Georgia lines to seek refunds for dues used against their views. The case covers Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Co. and several affiliated lines with a system to refund or reduce dues.
A U S military spokesman rejected Soviet charges that poison gas was used in Vietnam. He said the term refers to defoliants sprayed from U S Air Force planes for over a year to kill foliage and uncover ambush routes, and that the chemicals are harmless to humans and animals.
Premier Khrushchev, amid Red China fire, signals a tougher Soviet stance on ideology and disarmament. Moscow backs hard line on Geneva talks and German settlement, delays MIG deliveries to India, and warns against ideological wavering.
Police arrest two brothers, Raymond 22 and Joseph 21 Gray of Indianapolis, for a $1,629 armed robbery at American Fletcher National Bank. Raymond, who had an account, admitted the holdup after a freight train blocked his getaway. Joseph was later found in northwest Indianapolis. The crime was filmed by a hidden camera.
Chicago reports that the nation’s railroads ended negotiations with five on train brotherhoods in a featherbed dispute, risking a nationwide rail strike and signaling possible disruption across key lines and services.
Linton police report that Lenny Wheeler and Margie Dale of the Dugger area returned home of their own accord today. Officials said the Wheeler parents called to say the couple are back but did not comment on where they had been.
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