Tiny morel sets record for smallest find in town
Mushroom season brings a novelty as Mrs. Arthur Hale of Pleasantville found a half inch black morel in the woods, boxed in an aspirin case. Her son John brought three of this size, with many more to come, while other notes cover catfish and bass catches, car safety lights, and a March 29 almanac alongside tax and economic forecasts for Greene County.
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Arthur Hale
Pleasantville
John
Indiana Traffic Safety Foundation
General Assembly
Wilson-JFK to Meet On U S Policies
London Harold Wilson the opposition Labour leader travels to Washington for a five day visit to discuss U S policies with President Kennedy and top officials. He aims to assure continued Britain US alliance if Labour wins. The trip follows two Labour by-election wins improving the party's momentum.
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London
JPI
Harold Wilson
Labor
Britain
Washington
U. S
Kennedy
Harold Macmillian
MIGs Buzz Ship In Wake Of Castro U S Protest
The Floridian skipper said two Soviet built MIG fighter planes fired on the vessel in international waters off Cuba. Crew photographed the incident as four Navy officers boarded the ship after the attack near Cayman Grande Island.
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Castro
U.S
Miami
lPi
Cuba
Curtis Olsen
Minneapolis
Olsen
Harold Keane
Philadelphia
Puerto Rico
Navy
Cayman Grande Island
Caribbean
Primary Election Candidates File In Linton May 7
Two races shape the Linton primary on May 7 with Republicans naming mayoral candidates William L. Hart and Carl E. Hightower. Democrats field mayoral incumbent P. H. Ohern against A. M. Risher. clerks and ward council seats show several unopposed races. GOP incumbents Eva Myers and others run unopposed in remaining offices.
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Linton
William L. Hart
Carl E. Hightower
Greene County
Claude Story
P. H. O’hern
A. M. Risher
Harold Harbin
Eva Myers
Richard Ora Phillips
Elmo Tincher
Leonard C. Baizer
Fred Cheever
William S. Harting Jr
Pianist Alec Templeton Dies of Cancer at 52
Greenwich Conn Alec Templeton blind pianist famed for perfect pitch and memory died at his home after a year long cancer battle Private services will be held Saturday at his home followed by a public memorial at Christ Episcopal Church Putnam Park Cemetery burial Templeton rose from concert artist in Britain to American citizen in 1941 He attributed his success to a positive outlook and refused to view himself as handicapped Born in Cardiff Wales he moved to the United States in 1936 and quickly became a beloved radio and stage performer
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Greenwich
Conn
Alec Templeton
Templeton
Cardiff
Wales
United States
Britain
Christ Episcopal Church
Putnam Park Cemetery
Mrs Helen Hadley Returns Home From Hospital Stay
Mrs. Helen Hadley has been discharged after surgery and returned to her home from St. Anthony hospital in Terre Haute where she was a patient.
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Helen Hadley
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Von Braun Sees U S Soon Matching Russia in Missiles
Space chief Dr Wernher von Braun says the United States is close to matching the Soviet Union in booster power as new Saturn-1 tests proceed. He outlines August plans for a 33 000 pound satellite to test live upper stages and hydrogen propulsion.
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Cape Canaveral
United States
Soviet Union
Wernher von Braun
Earth
Orbi
von Braun
Atlantic Ocean
America
Cosmos
Space
Estes Guilty On Mail Fraud Counts In Federal Trial
Billie Sol Estes convicted on four counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy after 49 hours 44 minutes of deliberation by a 12 member jury in El Paso. The 38 year old financier faces up to 25 years and already has an eight year state sentence for swindling a farmer.
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EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U. S. District Court
Estes
U. S
Atty
Rufus D. McLean
Justice Department
Washington
McGowan
Kingsbury Smith
Journal-American
Civitan Club Sells First Aid Kits in Linton
Civitan Club of Linton will sell first aid kits on the streets Saturday with prices starting at $1.50. Co chairmen Cecil Shelton and Fred Allen said April will be devoted to the sale with some door to door selling to raise club funds for community projects.
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Civitan Club of
Linton
Cecil Shelton
Fred Allen
Shelton
Allen
Reapportionment plan mixed reception amid Indiana session
Indiana legislators weigh a compromise reapportionment plan from four conferees amid praise and criticism. The Senate and House set morning sessions with no vote expected until Monday as they study maps based on population and geography.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Welsh
Senate
House
Richard Ristine
Richard Guthrie
Ristine
Marion County
Martha Burnett
Robert Brokenburr
Roy Conrad
Monticello
Conrad
De Gaulle Ready To Face French Unions In Open Test
Paris sources say President de Gaulle plans a direct clash with major labor unions over wage policies in a high stakes struggle. Strikes by coal miners and electrical workers threaten production and transport, with warnings that prolonged stoppages could push plants to shut and cause mass unemployment.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Ipi
Charles de Gaulle
France
Lens
Radiotelevision
Temperatures warm across Indiana with highs in the 70s
Temperatures reached highs in the 70s across the state with readings from 73 in South Bend and Fort Wayne to 78 in Evansville. Indianapolis hit 75, the warmest since October 16, while Lake Michigan may reach 80. Forecasters expect 74 to 80 in the north and 75 to 83 elsewhere with rain possible through next Wednesday.
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United Press International
Stem
Stern
Mercury
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Indianapolis
Lake Michigan
Soviets Charge U S With Encouraging Cuban Attacks
Moscow accuses the United States of backing Cuban rebels who attacked a Soviet freighter, in a third note on Cuba within three days. Khrushchev says immediate danger of war has been eliminated as a Miami incident reports Soviet built MIGs firing on a U S ship.
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Fidel Castro
United States
Castro
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
U. S
Baku
Tass
Khrushchev
Miami
Fla
P. Silvera
Ultima Hora
Two Suits Filed In Greene Circuit Court
Two cases placed on file in Greene circuit court at Bloomfield this morning. John S. Slinkard sues Elsie Slinkard for divorce. Ruth L. White sues William L. White for separation from bed and board.
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Greene
Bloomfield
John S. Slinkard
Elsie Slinkard
Ruth L. White
William L White
Yeager to Take Command of 3rd Naval District
Rear Admiral Howard A. Yeager will assume command of the 3rd Naval District this Saturday, relieving Rear Admiral Ira N. Nunn. The district covers 13 Midwest and Rocky Mountain states and is described as the nation’s largest naval division.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Howard A. Yeager
3Th Naval District
Ira N. Nunn
Midwest
Rocky Mountain States
O'Hare Surpasses LAX as Nation's Busiest Airport
Chicago O'Hare Airport has displaced Los Angeles International Airport to become the nation's busiest, based on a Federal Aviation Agency survey.
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Washington
Pi— O'Hare
Chicago
Los Angeles International
Federal Aviation Agency
Holdup Bluff Fails At Tennyson Bank
Boonville Ind. Miss Joyce Caroline Garner 18 Evansville was arrested after the teller exposed a wooden gun bluff during an attempted holdup at the Tennyson National Bank. Police sought an alleged accomplice Charles Jackson Hoskinson 24 whose abandoned car was later found near Princeton. Hoskinson reportedly worked as an orderly at a local Evansville hospital.
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Boonville
Ind
Po Federal
Tennyson National Bank
Here
Joyce Caroline Garner
Evansville
Lowell T. Phillips
Castoday
Charles Jackson Hoskinson
Princeton
Hoskinson
Garger
Phillips
Flames Hit Building in Terre Haute Fire
Two firemen were overcome by smoke as flames swept an empty building in Terre Haute Indiana owned by Anton Hulman Jr Partial destruction occurred and the fire began in the rear of a former barber shop The building was partly occupied last fall by former Rep Fred Wampler as election headquarters Firemen James Sullivan and Earl Hayden were hospitalized.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Tor
Anton Hulman Jr
Fred Wampler
James Sullivan
Earl Hayden
Shields Sentenced for Switz City Bank Hold Up
Rex Shields of Bloomington received an eight year federal term for the January 3 holdup of the Linton Peoples Trust Co. at Switz City. He earlier pleaded guilty to the stickup and confessed to three additional armed robberies in Indianapolis since the bank crime.
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Indianapolis
Rex Shields
Bloomington
Linton Peoples Trust Co
Switz City
Shields
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Jasonville
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Venus
Mars
John Tyler
Society For the Reformation of
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Vera Cruz
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Dominion of Canada
Jack Benny
Publilius Syrus
Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Henry Bellman
Okla
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyo
Mills
Matthew Welsh
Tim Babcock
Montana
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JFK
Democrat
Harry L. Lehman
Earl M. Roush
Russia
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Tpi
Photoengravers
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Photoengravers Local 1
City Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Temps
O’hare
Tennyson Bank
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