Linton Race Track Memories and Local Developments
Cam Smith recalls the old Linton race track and Muzzy Goodman’s ties to it, while county tax statements reveal Linton’s rates drop from 8.52 to 7.72 amid last year’s assessment increases. The Greene County chapter backs the Lattas Creek Conservancy District with a 926000 federal appropriation over five years for flood control and drainage.
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Linton
Cam Smith
Muzzy Goodman
Garvin L. Mitchell
Greene County
Wabash Valley Association
Lattas Creek
Ronald Nulton
William Taylor
Ruben Harris
Forrest Lynch
Robert Steele
Dog trainer judge places pointer in Great Lakes Trial
John McBride of Linton handled a Pointer owned by Earl Swain of Rockville in the Great Lakes Trial at Winamac on Sunday and placed him. The event is noted as the second largest dog field trial in the Midwest.
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John McBride
Linton
Earl Swain
Rockville
Great Lakes
Winamac
Middle West
Leaders Call for Gen Clay to Explain Aid Cut
Congressional leaders pressed Gen Lucius D Clay to testify on how his presidential committee would trim waste in foreign aid. The report suggested potential $1.5 billion cuts if adopted earlier, while a Senate panel and House group weigh next steps and political reactions from ADA and GOP members.
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Washington
Congressional
Lucius D. Clay
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Clay
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Kennedy
Congress
Clay Committee
United States
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
GOP
U. S
Otto Passman
House Foreign Air Appropriations Subcommittee
Gen. Clay
H. R. Gross
Iown
Probe Begins on Terre Haute Fire Investigation Opens Into 12 Stores Fire Damage
Authorities started digging through the charred ruins of a dozen stores and five business offices in Terre Haute to determine the cause of a multi million dollar blaze. Bernard Sweeney heads the Indiana state fire marshal unit while Chief Norman Fesler and ten firefighters were injured.
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Terre Haute
Ind
App
Bernard Sweeney
Indiana State Fire Marshal’s Office
Wabash Ave
Sixth
Seventh Sts
U. S. Post Office
Norman Fesler
Marco Native 70 Dies Services Planned
Marco Native 70 died Sunday at the Free man Greene county hospital Linton after a year of declining health and three weeks of serious illness. He was born Marco June 27 1892 served in World War I Infantry and belonged to American Legion James Gastineau Post 479 Lyons. Surviving are widow Mabel Arney Lucas three daughters Norma Jean Boyles of Tucson Ariz Rob ert Jo Worthington and Nancy Ann Hack of Indianapolis five sons Gerald in Germany Donald of Black Mountain NC Jack Indianapolis Shirley Ray Vincennes and Wayne Fort Campbell two sisters Ona Vickin Marco and Carrie Barrick Pekin Ill. Funeral at Ives Poindexter Sandborn 1 p.m. Wednesday with Marco cemetery interment. Viewing after 6:30 p.m. today at Sandborn location.
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Columbus Matthew Lucas
Freeman- Greene County
Linton
Lucas
Marco
Christopher Columbus
Mary Temmeton Lucas
U. S. Army
James Gastineau
American Legion
Lyons
Naval Ammunition
Crane
Mabel Arney Lucas
Norma Jean Boyles
Tuscon
Ariz
Robert Jo Worthington
Nancy Ann Hack
Indianapolis
Gerald
U.S. Army
Permasens
Germany
Donald
Black Mountain
N.C
Jack
Shirley Ray
Vincennes
Wayne
Fort Campbell
Ona Vickin
Carrie Barrick
Pekin
Ill
Ives Poindexter
Acme
Sandiborn
Sandborn
Forest Fire Reported In Cold Springs Area
Greene County Sheriff Dale Horn reported a forest fire in Cold Springs seven miles northeast of Bloomfield. Several hundred acres burned since Sunday morning, with one unoccupied dwelling lost in Arms Wood. Lyons conservation officer Bill Lehman said residents fought the blaze without planes or smokejumpers. fire still burning at 11 p.m. Sunday.
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Greene County
Dale Horn
Horn
Cold Springs
Bloomfield
Arms Wood Forest
Bill Lehman Lyons
Kennedy Returns to White House After Camp David Weekend
President Kennedy returned to the White House by helicopter from Camp David with his family staying behind. He was not accompanied by his wife or children, who remained at the Maryland retreat for a longer stay.
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Washington
Pic
Kennedy
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Fire Chief Warns Against Grass Fires in Dry Spring
Linton Fire Chief Paul Gaither urged residents to avoid trash and grass fires during dry spring days. Over the weekend five grass fires were reported. none caused damage though officials warned a single blaze could devastate property. Fire calls included a bus terminal gutted by fire at Sullivan Station and several grass fires at homes and farms with no damage reported.
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Linton
Paul Gaither
Gaither
Gather
Sullivan
Ralph Mays
N.E. 4Th St
Floyd Hart
Elmer Bedwell
Soviet claim on on site inspections sparks exchanges
Geneva report says the Soviet Union charged the United States agreed to two or three on site inspections under a nuclear test ban then reneged. Ambassador Stelle denied the allegation in a blunt speech at the 17 nation disarmament conference. Separately in Washington the State Department announced the first Polaris submarine to operate in the Mediterranean around April with two more to follow, while a Jupiter base dismantling in Turkey and Italy was planned. Earnest Perigo, 64, a Linton businessman, died at Mary Sherman hospital after illness this morning. funeral plans pending.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Charles C. Stelle
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Stelle
Washington
Mediterranean
State Department
Turkey
Italy
Lincoln White
Earnest Perigo
Linton
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
Perigo
Anderson-Poindexter Memory
Class to Meet Tuesday at Legion Home
The medical self help class will meet at the Legion home at 6 30 p m Tuesday, announced by teacher Mrs Teresa Sitterding.
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The
Legion Home
Teresa Sitterding
Indiana Governor hints at special election for Senate vacancy
Gov Welsh said a special election to fill the Indiana Senate vacancy from Sen Richard Newhouse’s death could be considered if the current special session fails to pass a budget tax program. Petitions circulated in Fayette Rush and Shelby Counties urged obeying Indiana law and calling a special election.
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Welsh
Indiana Senate
Fayette
Rush
Shelby
Indiana
Richard Newhouse
Morristown
Newhouse
Senate
GOP
R. H. Hunnings
Connersville
John Hughes
Rushville
George Glass
Shelbyville
Hunnings
Committee For Representation
Richard O. Ristine
Jack New
New
John Mitchell
House
Ralph Harvey
Kizer
Nelson Rockefeller
Barry Goldwater
New York
Arizona
Bontrager
Unions Publishers Close to Agreement in New York
A deadlock between publishers and striking photoengravers nears resolution as printers vote 2,562 to 1,763 to accept contract terms while the mailers approve 466 to 256. Mayor Wagner calls for new talks as stalemate ends and presses poised to roll after ratification.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Bertram A. Powers
International Typographical Union
ITU Local 6
Rail wreck near Hanna causes 44 cars derailed
A broken rail sparked a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailment in Hanna Indiana. Four diesel engines pulled 128 cars, 44 of which derailed, causing $500000 in damage. No injuries were reported. authorities investigated the rail break as cleanup began.
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C. E. Myer
C. B. Young
Fort Wayne
D. J. Adams
Columbia City
Party Postponed Indefinitely At Masonic Temple Event
The Topper Party scheduled for Tuesday night at the Masonic temple by the Columbian chapter of the Order of Eastern Star has been postponed indefinitely.
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The
Order of Eastern Star
Two Cases Heard In Circuit Court
In Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield on Saturday, Wilma Buskirk v David Buskirk resulted in the defendant ordered to pay $37.50 for plaintiff and three minors support and $125 in attorney fees. Ben Reed, 25, from Bloomfield, pleaded not guilty to driving with suspended license and DUI. trial set for April 2 after arrest on State Road 54 by Trooper Robert Kirk.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Wilma Buskirk
David Buskirk
Ben Reed
Reed
Robert Kirk
Police Seek Info on Dog Bite Involving Boy
Jasonville Police Chief Guy Parr asks for information after a dog bite Friday on a boy walking home from school. George Anderson of 316 Ohio St owned the dog. he said his wife witnessed the incident. The dog later died on Sunday. Call 665-2266 to report details.
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Jasonville
Guy Parr
Daily Citizen Today
Parr
George Anderson
Ohio St
Poice
Blast Damages Alabama Homes In Negro Section
Two injured as a bomb either thrown or placed in an alley behind a row of Negro homes damages houses across a two block area in Birmingham. Spectators refuse orders to move. police withdraw threat as investigations begin.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Wph
Eugene Bull Connor
Bethel Baptist Church
George Walls
Elizabeth Williams
Howard Robinson
Former Bloomfield Man Claude Bennett Dies at 65
Claude Bennett, 65, a former Bloomfield businessman, died at 5 a.m. Saturday at his Miami home. Born January 28, 1898 in Bloomington, he was the son of Owen T. and Molly Veatch Bennett. Survived by wife Ruth M. Bennett. Funeral will be at Jenkins Funeral Home Bloomfield at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Grandview Cemetery. Continuous coverage by Rev. Jack Masters.
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Claude Bennett
Miami
Fla
Bloomington
Owen T
Molly Veatch Bennett
Bloomfield
Ruth M. Bennett
Jenkins Funeral Home
Jack Masters
Grandview Cemetery
Bearcats Capture Indiana State Title in March Madness Rally
Muncie Bearcats defeated South Bend Central to win the Indiana state basketball championship at the Fieldhouse. About 15,000 fans packed the rally as coach Ike Tallman praised his first season and players Rick Jones Grinder Torain Andy Higgins Dave Baker Mike Rolf Billy Ray. Officials and coachs from rival teams credited Tallman and praised the players despite illness and injuries.
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Ind
wpPr
Indiana
Bearcats
Ike Tallman
Tallman
Praese
Muncie Central
John Huffman
South Bend
Terre Haute
Garfield
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