American Girl Weds Crown Prince in Buddhist Ceremony
Hope Cooke, 22, an American, became crown princess of Sikkim in a Buddhist ceremony led by 14 lamas. Crown Prince Palden Thondup Namgyal aided her as she accepted the scarf symbolizing the union, a match that drew New York society interest and cost about 100000 dollars.
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Gangtok
Sikkim
PI Hope Cooke
Palden Thondup Namgyal
Miss Cooke
Princess Hope
Hope
John H. Hampstone
New York
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
U. S
Yellowstone Park
Grace of
Monaco
Duchess of Windsor
Grace
Riviera Domain
Central Park
Royal Palace
Former Linton Man William Owens Dies at 86
Word has been received of the death of William Henry Owens 86 former Linton resident and recent Waterloo Indiana resident Owens was an employee of the Linton Water Works and moved to Waterloo in 1953 His widow Mary and 10 children survive Funeral services were held in Oh Fupecdy.
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William Henry Owens
Linton
Waterloo
Ind
Owens
Linton Water Works
Mary
Kremlin Struggles in Iraqi Cairo Rift Shapes Middle East
Moscow faced setbacks as Iraq's new regime cracks down on Communists and Baghdad turns away from Nasserite influence. In Egypt Nasser's anti Communist stance deepens Moscow's isolation while Syria tightens on leftists. The Kremlin had sought to balance Nasser and Kassem, but Kassem's death leaves Moscow aligned with Cairo’s regime.
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London
Kremlin
Middle East
Iraq
Moscow
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Egypt
Russia
Red China
Peking
Nasser
Abdel Karim Kassem
Feisal
Baghdad
Kassem
Cairo
Ammonia Leak Kills Two at Memphis Meat Plant
Roy Orman, 59, first to spot the leak, died after a three inch ammonia pipe failure at a Memphis meat plant. Franc Maben, 53, died. Four others were hospitalized with serious exposure as fire teams removed casualties. The line likely broke when a forklift bumped it.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roy Orman
Franc
Maben
Orman
Loyd Watkins
Everett Murray
Roy Fisher
D. G. Koenig
Switz City Board Renews Band Director after Pressure
Switz City school directors voted to renew Earl Pettey’s contract following pressure from about 40 band parents Tuesday night. In other actions, principal Glen Sparks and coach Brian N. Blackmore submitted resignations, with both saying no firings occurred and Sparks pursuing a superintendent license. Blackmore cited a desire to seek coaching opportunities and criticized after a sectional game dispute.
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Switz City
Earl Pettey
Pettey
Glen Sparks
Brian N
Mike) Blackmore
Sparks
Blackmore
Swifz City
L and M
Vern Dole
C of C Chooses 63 Parade Theme The Magic Word of Make Believe
The Linton Chamber of Commerce executive board selected The Magic Word of Make Believe as the 1963 Fourth of July Parade theme from 12 suggestions by local clubs and sororities. Psilota Xi sorority submitted the winning idea and won a $10 prize. The group also received the latest chamber survey brochure and prepared dues lists for collection. The board agreed to fund the 1963 Chamber dinner for Indiana members of the U.S. Congress.
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Chamber of Commerce
Psi Tiotes
Make Believe
Linton
Indiana
U.S. Congress
Court Hears Guilty Plea and Divorce Suit Filed
Max Burch, 37, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty in Greene Circuit Court to disorderly conduct. He was fined $25 and costs and sentenced to Indiana State Farm for 6 days with the final 30 days suspended. Wilma Buckisk filed for divorce from Buckisk this morning and lost.
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Max Burch
Jasonville
Greene
Indiana
Wilma Buckisk
Buckisk
Kennedy Says Organized Crime Has Grown Inroads On Officials
Atty General Robert F Kennedy warned that organized crime has gained influence in public offices and unions, with more gangsters entering legitimate business. He cited Detroit, St Louis, Kansas City and New York as affected cities, and noted Hot Springs Arkansas remains open. He said federal efforts have intensified and that honest local law enforcement is key to eradicating syndicate crime.
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Chicago
Robert F Kennedy
Kennedy
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
New York
West Coast
Los Angeles
Hot Springs Ark
Hot Springs
Congress
White River Flood Threat and Tornado Hits Bucktown
The White River rose to 22.35 feet at Elliston with crest expected around 24 feet. In Bucktown a possible tornado caused extensive damage to James J. Jackson’s home and car, uprooted trees, damaged a garage, and created a two mile long path. Two deaths reported elsewhere in the state.
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Bucktown
Jackson
White
Elliston
Linton
Ford Bolton Farm
James J. Jackson
Daily Citizen
St. Jackson
Citizen
Jame
A&P Pulls Tuna Brand After Botulism Deaths
Two Grosse Isle women died after eating A&P canned tuna in a botulism incident. The A&P chain withdrew its tuna from all 4,400 stores while tests proceed, with results expected in three days.
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Detroit
A&p Food Chain
Grosse Isle
A&p
New York
Fire Devours Terre Haute Businesses In $3.5 Million Blaze
A wind driven fire swept downtown Terre Haute destroying six buildings and damaging many others. Losses are set at 3.5 million with jewelry store damages exceeding 1 million and at least 1 million in water damage to a department store. Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, some overcome by smoke but none seriously injured.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Forrest Sherer
Bernard Sweeney
Norman Fessler
Mess Department Store
Fessler
Robert Long
Martin Hart
Ray Rector
Gerald Beaman
Campus Bowl
Sixth St
Wabash Ave
U.S. 40
Deming
Terre Haute Tribune-Star
Root Department
Montgomery Ward
Jupiter Discount
Hillman Jewelers
Smith-Alsop
Vanity Shoe
Jack and Jill Children’s Clothing
Readmore
Nobil Shoe
Mess
Former Linton Man Sought After Detroit Murder Case
A former Linton man, William Preston Leake also known as Sonny Tannehill, 30, is the subject of an intense search by Greene County Sheriff, State Police and Linton Police for the second degree murder of a Detroit man following a Saturday night assault with Jimmy Milton. Tannehill, who lived on Second Street NW with his wife and stepson, was in the area Tuesday but left town before capture and was believed headed toward Detroit to surrender. He had been working on a lake barge in Toledo Ohio.
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Linton
Detroit
William Preston Leake
Sonny Tannehill
Greene County Sheriff’s Office
Tannehill
Jimmy Milton
Dale Horn
Second Street
Northwest
Toledo
Ohio
Horn
Scouters to Meet For Fund Drive in Linton
Three professional Scouters and leaders from White River Council Lincoln Trails District and Region Seven will address Linton Boy and Cub Scouts and their fathers at a 7 p.m. kick-off meeting in the elementary school cafeteria. District officials urge all Scouts in Linton and Greene County to attend in uniform and discuss scouting issues.
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Robert Paton
White River
Bloomington
William Hill
Lincoln Trails
Robert Haverskamp
Chicago
National Council
Boy Scouts of America
Linton
Cub
Greene County
Terre Haute Engineer Pleads Innocent in Murder Charge
Terre Haute assistant city engineer James Spellman, 55, pleaded innocent to a grand jury indictment for second degree murder in the stabbing death of his 59 year old brother Lawrence. A jury trial is set for June 10 before Vigo Circuit Judge H Ralph Johnston. Spellman has remained jailed since February 25 after the fatal home stabbing.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Upl
James Spellman
Lawrence
Spellman
Vigo Circuit
H. Ralph Johnston
Spelman
Kennedy Wins in Latin America Returns Home
UPI reports President Kennedy wrapped up his Costa Rica visit with meetings on accelerating Central American economic progress and curbing Cuba’s influence. Declared aims include boosting Alliance for Progress aid, tighter Cuba travel controls, and new surveillance to hinder subversion while planning a follow up conference in April.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Kennedy
Central America
Cuba
Alliance For Progress
Fidel Castro
U. S
University of Costa Rica
el Coco
United States
el Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Honduras
Panama
Latin America
Jaycees Nominate Coulomb Wade For Club President
The Linton Junior Chamber of Commerce nominated Joe Coulomb and Dick Wade for club president at their weekly meeting Tuesday night. Coulomb currently serves as president. Nominations for vice president treasurers local and state directors were also announced with elections set for April 2.
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Linton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Joe Coulomb
Dick Wade
Coulomb
Paul Scott
Wally Swaby
Gordon Fryrear
Jack Beverstock
Bob Risher
Bob Jerrelys
Mick Osbone
Ray Parkinson
Jim Franklin
Rom Grounds
Jerry Rice
Scotty McBride
Jack Brewer
Ron “Aerks
John Carey
Man Fined in Killing Neighbor's Cat
The State Superior Court nullified a $10 fine against Ernest Mansini for shooting a neighbor's cat in Lanark Manor near Allentown Pa. The court noted state law protects livestock but omits cats, and directed lawmakers to address the gap.
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Philadelphia
Ernest Massini
Lanark Manor
Allentown
State Superior Court
Massini
Lehigh County
Olga Ollogio
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Gerald Landis
Landis
Ruth Sickbert
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Ruth
Maharaja Sir Tashi Namgyal
Brice
William Owens
Mid-East
Switz
C of C
Bob Kennedy
Bulletin
White House
Jaycees
Wade
Club
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