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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1963
Page
1
A town letter reports repeated vandalism on the Little A Street side of the Merchants Parking Lot, noting costly sign replacements and calls for witnesses to aid police. The letter also recalls area schools, historic teachers, and a curb and gutter paving push with federal aid hopes.
At the Geneva disarmament meeting the United States urged Russia to drop stall tactics and engage on-site inspections for a test ban. Ambassador Stelle challenged Soviet claims of sidetracking to technical details and pressed Tsarapkin to confirm agreement on on-site verification. Debate focused on whether to first discuss inspections or broader disarmament.
Four people died when a Piper Tripacer crashed into a wooded ravine near Municipal Airport in fog. Victims include pilot Michael Beall 21 from Somers Iowa and passengers John Frandel 13 Carmella Condon 18 and Loretta Kelly 19. FAA investigators join police in probe as the club plane had flown in from Algona Iowa.
The White River rises again with a second crest expected Wednesday at 23 feet five inches above flood stage at Elliston. Upstream rainfall from Indianapolis caused renewed flooding as the river stood at 21.40 feet. two inches fell Saturday and more rain is forecast today and Tuesday swelling Wabash Valley streams. Farmers begin cleanup after the earlier flood.
Greene county hospital Guild members will meet in the Antler room at the Moose lodge hall at 9 30 a m Tuesday to arrange the benefit card party. Tickets go on sale at the door Tuesday night.
James B. Donovan, the New York attorney who brought two American prisoners home from Cuba, said he expects the release of about 33 others held in Cuban jails within weeks. He visited 17 prisoners on the Isle of Pines and spoke with the three released women and the kidnapped skindivers.
Greencastle Kiwanis Club will send a delegation to Kendalls Steak House on Tuesday at 6 30 pm. Dr John Ricketts associate professor of chemistry at DePauw, Earle Boyd hotel manager and current inter club chair, Dr Earl Bowman retired education head, Col N Huckleberry retired Army officer, and James N Cook Greencastle Kiwanis president will present the program and exchange ideas with the visiting group.
Albert Ward 83 a former U S attorney for Indiana from 1925 to 1929 died after a brief illness in Indianapolis He practiced law there for 30 years until June 1960 and ran a firm with his son Palmer K Ward He also served as special assistant to the U S attorney general and was Marion County deputy prosecutor during World War II
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon met for a friendly discussion in Palm Desert California. They declined to answer questions from newsmen marking their first joint meeting since Eisenhower’s winter stay began. Communist China accused the United States of a deal with India to turn it into a Western military base.
In Jeffersonville Indiana Charles Burgess a white 49 was due in city court on charges from a Saturday night racial disturbance at a service station where a Negro man was shot and wounded Robert Starkes a 22 year old was in fair condition after abdominal surgery Burgess faced public intoxication and assault with a deadly weapon Starkes and others accused Robert Pollard 22 of muddying them with a car Pollard also worked at the station Police said Burgess tried to quell the crowd with a gun and it fired when attackers grabbed at it
The Linton Moose lodge invites members and families to a bean supper at the lodge hall Wednesday evening. Serving begins at 6 30 p m with members asked to bring cake pie or salad.
Lafayette Indiana widow Alice Hasty aged 100 dies at the Indiana Soldiers Home after 27 years resident there. She would have turned 101 in about four months.
Francis Andrew Earle of Indianapolis formerly of Linton was admitted to Community Hospital Indianapolis on Thursday after a heart attack. He is listed in room 201 as a patient.
Performers appear at a congressional hearing on broadcast ratings and their impact on radio and television program choices. Johnny Carson and ABC network voice concerns frame a debate on survey scope and data compilation by Nielsen. Senate and House panels also discuss taxes and space program costs.
A converted WWII fighter plane, a P-51 Mustang, crashed during a test flight at Weir Cook Airport Indianapolis killing pilot John M. Barker and passenger Carl W. Bakemeier. The craft hit a building, rolled, and wreckage hindered rescue as officials noted stall and too slow an approach.
United Press International and the Wire Service Guild reached a two year contract with wage and benefit gains totaling 7.98 per employee weekly. The first year adds 4.08 and the second 3.90. The old pact had expired and talks continued as ratified by members.
President Kennedy left Palm Beach by plane for a three day series of talks in Costa Rica and other Central American nations with Presidents of five countries and Panama. He is joined by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and lawmakers from both parties as concerns over communism loom over the Alliance for Progress.
Health care costs are rising across seven large metros led by New York and Atlanta with per family bills from $300 to $400 annually. The Health Insurance Institute notes health care now makes up 5.3 to 6.9 percent of take home pay, up from 4.6 to 5.8 percent a decade earlier. Auto expenditures have grown most, reaching 12.5 percent of spending, up from 9.4 percent ten years ago. Recommendations include budgeting, insurance, planned medical visits, and a medical emergency fund.
A three judge panel in St Paul hears Minnesota recount arguments over Rolvaag 91 vote lead and ballot safeguarding. Republicans contend proof is needed and may require 8381 precinct election judges to testify, risking weeks of delay. If rejected, the case could end this week.
In Bloomfield the Greene county circuit court granted one divorce and modified another on Saturday morning and set hearings on others. Kenneth Bare vs Bernita Bare involved child support modification. Nellie Ruth Rice vs Howard Rice ordered divorce with alimony and costs. Paul L Spriggs vs Patricia Spriggs had delinquent support hearing continued. Dale Slifer vs Elsie Slifer continued. Barbara Swan vs David Swan reset for March 30 with delinquent support and attorney fees set for that date. Carliss Aline Keller vs James Franklin Keller newly filed for divorce.
Mrs Denver Hadley of Linton has entered St Anthony Hospital Terre Haute for surgery this week. She is listed in room 270.
Brazilian Ambassador Roberto Campos will meet with the U S State Department to discuss U S charges that communists infiltrated the Brazilian government. The talks follow a congressional subcommittee report and amid tensions over Brazil’s leadership and ongoing economic talks with San Tiago Dantas.
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