Open Forum readers debate high school graduation photographers conduct
The letter discusses disrespectful photography at graduation ceremonies and urges considerate behavior or pre arranged photo times. It also recounts a barber shop lightning incident and notes rising savings in Greene County per Federal Reserve data, with local bank time deposits increasing to 9.295 million in two years ending June 1962.
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Ronald Creager
Greene County
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
Delphi Waterworks seeks $328000 revenue bonds and rate hike
The Delphi Waterworks petitioned the Indiana Public Service Commission for authority to issue 328000 dollars in revenue bonds and to raise rates. Funds would go to a new well pump water treatment plant and storage reservoir with additional meters and higher charges for service.
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Indianapolis
Delphi Waterworks
Indiana Public Service Commission
USA
Bayh Apologizes Over Sub Sinking Remarks Used Politically
Sen Bayh apologizes to Navy Secretary Korth for remarks he says Indiana congressman tried to use the Thresher sinking as a political instrument. The letter notes a Madison Courier interview in which Rep Earl Wilson questioned Cmdr John Harvey's actions, later clarifying he did not mean to imply recklessness.
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Washington
Birch E. Bayh Jr
D-Ind
Indiana
Thresher
UPI
Navy
Fred Korth
Bayh
Madison
Ind
Earl Wilson
R-Ind
Wilson
John W. Harvey
Harvey
Korth
Texan Pleads Guilty in Fatal Motel Standoff
In Greene Circuit Court Judge Edwin Long set sentencing for Andrey at 10 a.m. Friday after a guilty plea in the June killing of Carl W. Snyder, a Chicago businessman, during a Bloomfield motel robbery. Milan A. McNeal, already sentenced to life for second degree murder, testified. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
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Edwin B. Long
Greene Circuit Court
Andrey
Pasadena
McNeal
Michigan City
Sheriff's Office
Monroe
Edwin Long
Big Money Talks Begin to Solve U N Financial Troubles
United Nations delegates held private talks to resolve the UNs multi million dollar financial problems Secretary General Thant warned the budgetary committee that the organization faces serious deficit amid unpaid peace keeping costs by Soviet bloc France South Africa Portugal and others Delegations seek balance between developed and developing nations as authorization to fund operations expires June 30 and must be extended.
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United Nations
N.Y
Uell
Thant
Assembly
UIN
Congo
Middle East
France
South Africa
Portugal
U.N
Nating
Terre Haute Blaze Likely Arson Fire Destroys Downtown Block
Authorities say a $5 million fire that devastated a block of Terre Haute's downtown on March 20 was arson. Investigators name a suspect and plan to pursue charges once more evidence is gathered.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash Ave
Bernard Sweeney
State Fire Marshal’s Department
Sweeney
Vigo County
Ralph Berry
Norman Fesler
Berry
Fesler
Indiana State College
IU Plans Second Peace Corps Training Batch in June
Indiana University will start training 58 new Peace Corps volunteers on June 17 to serve in Thailand as English teachers. The program, announced by IU President Elvis J. Stahr Jr during a dinner honoring 63 graduates of the first group, will be instructed by Arthur Glover. The first group is due in Thailand June 1, and Thailand’s ambassador Visuti Arthayukti and Peace Corps official Nathaniel Davis attended the event.
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Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University
Thailand
Elvis J. Stahr Jr
Stahr
Arthur Glover
House Passes Bill To Hike Debt Level
The House approved a measure to raise the national debt ceiling to 307 billion through June 20 and 309 billion for July and August amid strong Democratic backing and near party unity. Treasury projections anticipate another rise to about 320 billion after August to fund deficit spending and a proposed tax cut by President Kennedy.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Treasury
Senate
Congress
AFL CIO Council Seeks $10 Million Tax Reduction
The AFL CIO Executive Council urged Congress to pass an immediate $10 million tax cut for low and middle income families while opposing any tax relief paired with reduced federal spending. The Economic Policy Committee said the cut would raise family incomes and boost spending, but benefits must target lower earners and create jobs.
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ST. Louis
Aflcio Executive Council
Congress
Council
E Council
Afl-Cio
Linton-Stockton Schools End Term Early
End of term occurs Friday at the Elementary and High School of the Linton Stockton corporation. Students will return on Wednesday for report cards with a regular morning start. Those finished with work may be excused by leaving a stamped envelope with their homeroom teacher.
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Linton-Stockton Corporation
Efforts in High Gear for Sales Tax by July 1
Indiana moves to launch a 2 percent sales tax by July 1 after a circuit court lifted a restraining order. Revenue Commissioner James C. Courtney rescheduled a public hearing on tax brackets for 10 a.m. in the Statehouse to hear input from Jean Pilot, George Pinnell, and James Papke. The hearing will focus on where the first cent should apply and future pennies added. Printing of forms resumes as four PAS experts begin work, and Courtney warns the hearing should not become a tax-value debate.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Revenue
James C. Courtney
House
Statehouse
Jon Courtney
Jean Pilot
Hammond
George Pinnell
Indiana University
James Papke
Indiana State Tax and Financing Policy Commission
Courtney
Public Administration Service
Marion
John L. Niblack
Indiana Afl-Cio
Alban Slattengren
PAS
James Luckett
Kentucky
Clayton Stewart
Sales Tax Division of
Linton City Council Transfers funds between accounts
The Linton City Council met Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. and adjourned at 7 30 p.m. They adopted a transfer of 5000 dollars from the Light fund into the general fund.
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Linton
Cooper Heads Toward Pacific Splashdown After Historic Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL ALVIN B. WEBB JR. reports 36 year old astronaut Gordon Cooper nears splashdown in the Pacific after completing 22.9 orbits in the Mercury mission. NASA officials say weather and recovery forces are go, with a potential 7:20 p.m. EDT splashdown about 100 miles southeast of Kyushu, Japan. Cooper will remain in the Faith 7 capsule until hoisted aboard the aircraft carrier Kearsarge as recovery efforts proceed.
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Alvin B. Webb Jr
Cape Canaveral
Gordon Cooper
America
Pacific
Air Force
Space Agency
Cooper
Midway Island
Kearsarge
John A. Shorty Powers
U. S
Spaice
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
D. Brainerd Holmes
NASA
Office of Manned Space Flight
Kyushu
Japan
Gherman S§. Titov
Swan
Teo
United States
Mercury
Duvalier Declares Unconstitutional Control Of Haiti
Port au Prince reports say Francois Duvalier began a period of de facto rule after his term ended. He rejected exile rumors and denied seeking Curacao landing and any communist aid while denying plans for a socialist Haiti.
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Duvalier
Haiti
Port AU Prince
Uet
Francois Duvalier
Curacao
Ing
U.S
United States
Czechoslovakia
Cuba
Healsq
Negroes Demonstrate in Raleigh As Birmingham Settles Down
United Press International reports another Raleigh protest as Birmingham leaders seek desegregation deals. Police arrested about 200 demonstrators on trespass charges. 34 were picked up in Nashville. Greensboro saw 1,500 students marching for desegregation. Negotiations continued in Raleigh and Nashville to ease tensions.
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Raleigh
Birmingham
United Press International
North Carolina
Ala
Art Hanes
Nashville
Tenn
N. C
Greensboro
N.C
Weather Bureau warns of severe thunderstorms in region
The U S Weather Bureau issued a bulletin warning of possible severe thunderstorms from 2 p m to 8 p m EST in the southwest Indiana area and surrounding counties.
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Indianapolis
U. S. Weather Bureau
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