Local items recall runaway horses and Easter toy warnings
Nichols of Lyons recalls a long ago car involved in a runaway with horses driven by Oscar Shelton, father of county treasurer Tommy Shelton. Health officials warn parents about arsenic laced toy ducks marked 1810, urging destruction. A Dalmatian sightings report on 90 D Street SW, and local anglers Harold Miener and Ben Coleman share homemade bait and a rainy fishing day.
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Luther Nichols
Lyons
Terre Haute
Mr. Nichols
Oscar Shelton
Tommy Shelton
Andy Humphrey
Virgil Bledsoe
Charles Wilber
Harrisburg
Secretary of Health
Ben Coleman
Harold Miener
Harold
J. C. Fenney Co
Linton
Ben
Babbling Burglar Suspected of Suspected Chicago Police Scandal Shooting
Richard Morrison, wounded on steps of the Cook County Criminal Courts Building, claimed a Chicago police scandal figure tried to assassinate him. Police tested eight convicted officers in the case. only Patrick Groark remains to be tested as he faces six months in jail. Morrison speculated a nonprofessional shooter acted out of personal hatred.
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Chicago
Richard Morrison
Francis Flanagan
Morrison
Cook County
Summerdale
Patrick Groark
al Capone
Criminal Courts
Gerald Bossayt
Cook County Hospital
Criminal Court
Doctor Claims Krebiozen Fails To Halt Girl’s Cancer
In Rockford Illinois the family physician questions claims that Krebiozen arrested Diane Lindstrom’s malignant thigh tumor. Dr Andrew Ivy promotes the drug while Dr Robert Heerens doubts it and asks for a federal ban as HEW warns Ivy to submit adequate data by June 7.
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Rockford
Ill
Wpi
Diane Lindstrom
Andrew Ivy
Lindstrom
Diane
Robert E. Heerens
Heerens
Perky
Lindstroms
Krebiozen
Chicago
Food and Drug Administration
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
American Medical Association
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Ivy
HEW
Youngster charged in Ft Wayne school arson
An 11 year old boy admitted starting a $30 000 fire at Washington Township Elementary in Fort Wayne Indiana sparked by a stolen meal ticket. No injuries occurred and 975 pupils were evacuated in seconds. The pupil was released to his parents.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Washington Twp
Here
Joseph Heidenreich
Allen County
Heidenreich
Killer Wood Goes to Electric Chair at Sing Sing
Ossining New York Frederick Charles Wood, a 51 year old killer of five, was executed in the Sing Sing electric chair after pronouncing his wish to die and dismissing a stay bid by ACLU attorney Norman Dorsen. Supreme Court justices declined the stay. Wood had previously received three stays since 1961 and faced parole none. He rejected legal help, calling the lawyers do-gooders and insisting on his death.
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Ossining
N.Y
Frederick Charles Wood
Sing Sing
Wood
Norman Dorsen
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Dorsen
U.S. Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
William J. Brennan
William O. Douglas
Earl Warren
New York City
Federal District Court
Sullivan Man Named In Federal Tax Suit
Sullivan resident Joseph E. Bose aged 59 faces federal charges for failing to pay taxes on 23409 dollars in poker winnings and for filing fraudulent returns for 1956 to 1958. Bose was indicted by a federal grand jury and released on a 2000 dollar bond. Rose, a coal mine custodian, was to be arraigned later.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Ipl
Joseph E. Bose
Sullivan
Bose
Rose
Dale J. Holder
Thursdey
Scouts Start Fund Drive With Meeting
The 1963 Linton Boy Scout Fund Drive began after a kickoff meeting at the Elementary School cafeteria. Co-Chairmen John Flickinger and Ershel Miller announced the drive and outlined fundraising steps while fathers and Scout sons attended, with National Scout Council representative Robert Haverkamp outlining costs and goals.
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Linton
John Flickinger
Ershel Miller
Robert Haverkamp
Chicago
National Boy Scout Council
Robert Paton
White River
Hill
Flickinger
Miller
Ken Smith
Linton Daily Citizen
No Kissing Warns Swiss Authorities As Typhoid Starts
Typhoid linked to Zermatt prompts ban on kissing and dancing as 100 cases appear. Forty patients in isolation at a new schoolhouse hospital, with 35 cases in Britain and WHO noting U S cases traced to Zermatt. No deaths reported.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Matterhorn
Britain
U.S
Two Minor Fires Reported in Linton
Two small fires were reported Thursday to the Luton Fire Department. A grass fire at James French residence on 5th Street NW at 4 p.m. caused no damage. A second fire at Charles Stegemoller home near Goose Pond at 5 p.m. destroyed an outbuilding with losses about $100.
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Luton
James French
5Th St
Charles
Kennedy Deliberates on Cuba Troop Withdrawals and Indiana Apportionment Bill
President Kennedy kept a wait and see stance on Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba amid reports of further removals. Indiana House in special session advances a constitutional amendment to bar federal interference in state reapportionment and approves a plan affecting 13 districts and 14 seats in Marion County.
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Washington
Kennedy
Cuba
Russia
Indianapolis
Indiana House
U.S
Charles Edwards
R Spencer
House
Council of State
Edwards
Welsh
House Gop
Lowell Smith
New Castie
Smith
Owen Crecelius
Crawfordsville
GOP
Spencer
Crecelius
Glenn Sienker
R - Monticello
Paul Myers
Bloomingdale
Slenker
Ralph Rader
Akron
Marion County
Boone County
Donaldson
Lake County
Porter
St. Joseph
Allen
Vanderburgh
Warrick
New York Newspaper Strike Ends as Drivers Accept Terms
In New York a settle with publishers ends a 15 week blackout. The Deliverers union gains a fourth week of vacation after one year a $9.25 weekly raise over two years a 25 cent weekly welfare contribution and an extra sick day. Drivers to vote on ratification Sunday as other unions move to end disputes.
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New York
New York City
Robert F. Wagner
Madison Square Garden
Bertram A. Powers
Kennedy
Powers
Wagner
Deliverers Union
Two Couples Apply For Greene County Marriage Licenses
Two couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Greene county clerk Claude Story. George Edward Burson of Aurora Illinois and Gloria Fay Wagner of Solsberry Rte. one seek a license, as do Larry Joe Bailey of Bloomfield Rte. four and Cuma Joyce Carter of Linton.
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Greene County
Claude Story
George Edward Burson
Aurora, Ill
Gloria Fay Wagner
Solsberry
Rte
Larry Joe Bailey
Bloomfield Rte
Cuma Joyce Carter
Linton
Castro Denies Le Monde Interview on Khrushchev Critics
Premier Fidel Castro rejects as false a Le Monde Paris interview in which he criticizes Nikita Khrushchev. The denial, distributed through Cuban Prensa and Tass in Moscow, accuses reactionary pro imperialist elements of skewing the record and harming Cuba Soviet ties.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
le Monde
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Castro
Cuban Prensa Latin
Cuba
Soviet Union
Moscow
Tass
Boy Scout Hike and Campout Planned by Troop 50
Troop 50 of Lin ton announces a hike and overnight campout. Scouts depart Humphreys Park Saturday morning with sack lunches and food for Saturday night and Sunday morning. Return to the park Sunday between 8 and 8:30 a.m. Wear uniforms for hiking and bring a change of clothing, ground cloth, and warm sleeping clothes for Lin ton Boy Scout camp.
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Linton
Humphreys Park
Daily Citizen Buys Running Lights for All Its Employes
The Linton Daily Citizen becomes the second Indiana newspaper to equip staff cars with amber running lights. Publisher Warren Oaken said the lights, bought from Linton Auto Supply, will be installed by George Wautelet at the South Main Standard station. The move follows an Indianapolis paper and aims to reduce accidents, about 17 percent of Indiana highway incidents.
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George Wautelet
South Main Standard
Daily Citizen
Indiana
The
Linton Daily Citizen
Warren Oaken
Citizen
Linton Auto Supply
South Main Standard Station
Indianapolis
Third Marine Drill Instructor Faces Court Martial
The court martial of Sgt. Carlton L. Slay opens at the San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot on 18 counts of maltreatment involving 15 recruits. Two other instructors admitted guilt in separate boards last month. Slay, 33, from San Diego, was accused of punching a recruit in the stomach and slamming another to the floor seven times during pushups.
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San Diego
Calif
Vpi
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Carlton L. Slay
Slay
Harold W. Anthony
Greenville
Ill
Four New Cases Filed in Greene Circuit Court
Four cases placed on file in Greene Circuit Court this morning. Margie Cunningham vs Dallas Cunningham for divorce. Wilbur Charles Gabbard vs James Sparks et al. verified petition for restricted driver s permit. Jack Hineman vs Elsa Kelley. ejectment. Raymond and Louise Smith vs Watter and Wanda Gorby. ejectment.
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Greene
Margie Cunningham
Dallas Cunningham
Wilbur Charles Gabbard
James Sparks
Jack Hineman
Elsa Kelley
Raymond
Louise Smith
Watter
Wanda Gorby
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Tennessee
Robert E. Lee
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Quillen
Lee
Grant
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Blaze
Ft. Wayne
Killer Wood
U. S
Kremlin
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