Election outcomes and local notes from Linton area
The column reviews primary results with Wallace's strong Stockton showing and O’Hern’s decline. It notes caterpillar worm activity observed by Curt Heaton, a green snake sighting by Joe Simmons, a clip from The Scout on Lincoln and Kennedy, upcoming Linton track meets, and Army Sergeant Major Karl H. Kruse's Air Force role and film library duties.
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Wallace
Stockton Township
Stockton
P. H. O'Hern
ST. Louis
Karl H. Kruse
Air Force
Kruse
21St General Hospital
US Air Force Film Library Headquarters
Safety Check Seeks Mechanical Failures on Cars
Linton city police, state police, and sheriff in cooperation with area service stations conduct annual Safety Check for motor vehicles. William Burress says stations test cars for mechanical defects, many cars are fine but some have broken lights brakes or horns. Checks are free and yield a safety sticker or a report of needed repairs. project runs through June 15 with spot checks by local police, state police, or sheriff.
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Linton
Sheriff's Office
William Burress
Burress
44 Killed as Pacific Air Lines Jet Crashes in California
A twin engine F27 jet from Stockton to San Francisco crashed on a ranch near Danville California. Forty passengers, three crew, and one FAA observer died. Investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board arrived as wreckage lay scattered about a quarter mile.
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Danville
Calif
Stockton
San Francisco
Pacific Air Lines
Federal Aviation Agency
Contra Costa County
Reno
Nev
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco International Airport
FAA
Oakland
Dave Patterson
Concord
California
Oregon
Nevada
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lee Martin
Steel Mill Worker Held for Murder in Gary Indiana
Uppy Nick Trkulja, 55, is held in Gary for the fatal shootings of his pregnant daughter Donna Griffin 39 and her husband Jerry Griffin 35. Police say Trkulja admitted the killings Tuesday night at their home after being arrested at the steel mill where he worked. A neighbor summoned officers Wednesday when they found the couple dead in a bedroom. their son Dan, 2, was in another room.
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Gary
Ind
Nick Trkulja
Trkulja
Jerry Griffin
Griffin
Donna
Dan
Demonstrations Planned in Three Tennessee Cities for LBJ Visit
Civil rights demonstrations were planned in Nashville Memphis and Knoxville to coincide with President Johnsons visit. At least 24 demonstrators were arrested in Nashville as part of an 11 day protest movement bringing total arrests to 1130. A white student clash occurred in Memphis during a march.
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Tennessee
Johnson
Nashville
Memphis
Knoxville
Appalachia
Nessee
New York Times
Harlem
New York
Tuskegee
Ala
Chester
Stanley E. Branche
Committee For Freedom Now
CFN
State Human Relations Commission
Montgomery
Alabama Legislative Commission To Preserve the Peace
Showers Forecast Across Hoosierland Over Several Days
Light rain fell in parts of Indiana as forecasters warn of scattered showers and thundershowers through the next few days. Temperatures remain warm with highs around 80s to mid 80s and cooler readings possible in the north.
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United Press International
Indiana
Weatherman
Evansville
Vincennes
Edwardsport
Petersburg
Louisville
Chicago
Lafayette
Fort Wayne
Valley Members to Tour Flood Control Projects
About 50 members of the Wabash Valley Association led by vice president George Gettinger will tour the Upper Wabash area this weekend to study flood control and water resources projects. Sen. Vance Hartke will join the trip with Army Corps of Engineers and Soil Conservation Service representatives along. They will visit Huntington Salamonie and Mississinewa Reservoir areas with stops at development projects and water recreation sites.
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Ndianapolis
Wabash Valley Association
George Gettinger
Upper
Wabash
Vance Hartke
D - Ind
Roanoke
Huntington County
Miami County
Peru
Army Corps of Engineers
Soil Conservation Service
Huntington
Salamonie
Mississinewa
Bellhop Stays Two Days Turned Twenty Years
Twenty years ago Bill Picaro filled in as a bellhop at the Hotel Edison for an ailing friend. He remained on the job while his friend recovered elsewhere. Picaro notes the two-day stint became a lifelong position at the hotel in New York.
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New York
Bill Picaro
Edison
Bill
Ristine Attacks Traffic Safety Policy in Indiana
Connersville Ind Lt Gov Richard O Ristine campaigner for the GOP gubernatorial nomination assailed the Welsh admin traffic safety record. He told Fayette Rush and Union counties GOP leaders that slick highway sections remain untreated and urged the Highway Department to prioritize removing slippery spots on Hoosier roads.
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Connersville
Ind
Richard O. Ristine
Welsh
Ristine
GOP
Highway Department
Notre Dame on List of Corp Money
The Peace Corps announced contracts totaling about $300,000 to two Indiana universities. Indiana University received $176,254 for secondary education projects in Sierra Leone and the University of Notre Dame was awarded $120,898 for community development work in Chile and Uruguay.
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Washington
The
Peace Corps
Indiana
Indiana University
Sierra Leone
University of Notre Dame
Chile
Uruguay
Art Linkletter Becomes Limited Partner in Banking Firm
Hollywood presenter Art Linkletter, known for TV work, has joined as a limited partner in an investment banking firm reflecting his expanding financial interests beyond show business.
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Hollywood
Art Linkletter
Extra Session May Be Called for Civil Rights Bill
President Johnson said he may recall Congress after the summer conventions if the civil rights bill and his major proposals are not acted on soon. He spoke at a large White House news conference, urging action by late May or early June and warning that an extended session could follow the conventions if needed.
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Curt Heaton
Curt
Washington
Johnson
Congress
White House
Traffic Toll in Indiana Ahead of 1963 Mark
A Shelby County man was killed when his car struck a truck pulling a house trailer six miles north of Shelbyville on Indiana 9. The truck driver was uninjured. The toll adds to Indiana’s 1964 traffic fatalities, with other local injuries and deaths involving a Michigan teen and a Mishawaka boy amid multiple incidents.
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Shelby County
Indiana
Sim Blair
Fairland
Shelbyville
Indiana 9
Michigantown
Indianapolis
Mishawaka
Donald A. Dinkeldein Jr
U.S. 421
Frankfort
Robert Ray Frederick
Carl A. Snyder
Snyder
Johnson Travels More Miles Than Kennedy and Eisenhower
White House figures show President Johnson logged 23 848 miles on 21 trips since November 22 in his first five months, more than Kennedy who traveled 20 540 miles on seven trips and Eisenhower with 8 418 miles on seven trips. Johnson’s larger mileage stems from extensive travel for early administration duties and state visits across multiple regions, while Kennedy’s notable 10 120 miles include his European voyage to Vienna for a summit with Nikita Khrushchev.
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Washington
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Kennedy
Europe
Vienna
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Government payrolls hit 18.5 million workers in 1962
Commerce Clearing House reports that 12 million Americans work on government payrolls at federal, state, or local levels, including the armed forces, while private industry provides 6.5 million jobs generating goods and services for government agencies.
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New York
Wpb
United States
Commerce Clearing House
Johnson Pledges to Help Poor In Appalachian Area
President Johnson travels a six state tour of poverty stricken Appalachia promising an American revolution to aid jobless workers. He greets crowds in Cumberland Maryland and Martinsburg West Virginia before heading to Athens Ohio and on to Knoxville Rocky Mount and Atlanta as part of a multi day swing.
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Johnson -Uippd
Johnson
Appalachian
Cumberland
Maryland
Martinsburg
W. Va
Ohio
Tennessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Cumberland Town
Oly
Air Force
Lyndon
Athens
Ohio University
Knoxville
Peoria Enginemen and Firemen Strike Then Call Off
Enginemen and firemen on the Peoria and Pekin Union and Toledo, Peoria and Western railroads walked off briefly in Peoria Illinois. The stoppage ended by mid morning with TP and W crews returning immediately and P and PU crews scheduled for the 3 pm shift.
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Peoria
Ill
Illinois
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLF
Peoria and Pekin Union
P and PU
Toledo, Peoria and Western
H. E. Gilbert
Washington
Conway
Pennsylvania Railroad
J. E. Wolfe
TP and W
BLF and
E Local 96
Local 48
P and PA
Federal Arbitration Board
Robert Strand
Local 96
U.S. District Court
Alexander Holtzoff
Soviet Aid to Algeria Doubled for African Aid
Moscow announces new Soviet long term credits of 126.5 million dollars to Algeria and a fresh grant of 110 million dollars from last autumn. Khrushchev and Ben Bella sign a Tass communique detailing a rolled steel plant an oil and gas institute and a trade school plus 300 more Soviet medical experts.
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Moscow
Algeria
Russia
Ahmed Ben Bella
Kremlin
Red China
West
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United Arab Republic
Africa
Khrushchev
Alexandria
Ben Bella
Tass
Yalta
Crimea
Lynda Johnson Succeeds Lady Bird on Five-State Tour
Lynda Bird Johnson, President Kennedy's daughter, 20, joined the five state Appalachian tour replacing her mother. The brunette with a dimpled smile mainly holds her father's hand and hopes to meet people, not to speak. Lady Bird Johnson canceled the trip due to a full White House schedule.
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Washington
District Meeting Set by Eagles of District No 15
Fraternal Order of Eagles district 15 will meet at the Eagles hall in Brazil at 8 pm Friday. District director D. P Dixon announced officers will be elected and urged all members to attend.
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Order of Eagles of
Eagles Hall
Brazil
Pam
D. P Dixon
Johnson Questions Wallace Support After State Primaries
President Johnson says Alabama voters backed their governor and that Wallace’s share in Wisconsin and Indiana, around 24 percent and just under 20 percent, shows no overwhelming endorsement of his record. He cautions outcomes are limited to state boundaries.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Indiana
Wisconsin
Wallace
Shakamak Elects Board Members
Wayne Dudley of Wright Township Greene County and Robert D. Cole of Jason iie were elected to the eleven positions on the five member board of the Metropolitan School District of Shakama. Dudley led with 1 006 votes followed by Cole with 788 votes. The newly seated board will replace Thomas Ketchem J. Auver. Incumbents Mrs. Odema Rotman Way Johnson and William Case continue in unexpired terms.
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Wayne Dudley
Wright Township
Greene County
Robert D. Cole
Jason Iie
Metropolian
Shakama
Dudley
Cole
Leonard EB. Kelly
Herschel Strahla
Odema Rotman
Way Johnson
William Case
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