Town news and warnings from Vincennes area column
Notes warn about car theft and joyriding urging car doors and ignition be secured. Donor hours and appointment advice given. Local dinner, road repair gratitude, and Bloomfield high school commencement talk recap highlight Civil War figures Rousseau Cavins and Humphreys.
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Bloomfield High School
Sexson E. Humphreys
Indianapolis News
Greene County
Lovell H. Rousseau
Aden G. Cavins
Elijah H. C. Cavins
Andy
Andrew Humphreys
Cooper Caps Stay In New York With Nightclubbing
Astronaut Gordon Cooper and wife Trudy capped a New York visit with a late night Empire Room appearance at the Waldorf Astoria after a parade and city tributes. They danced, met Carol Channing, and planned further ceremonies in Newark and Houston.
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New York
L. Gordon Cooper
Trudy
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Herbert Hoover
Robert Wagner
Grace
Monaco
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Newark
N. J
Houston
Air Force
the Waldorf's Empire Room
Carol Channing
Night Owls
Miss Channing
Jones
Hoosier Dies in Texas Plane Crash
Nels Vorm, 32, of North Judson Indiana, owner of American Oak Preserving Co and Tri County Farms, was killed when his Beechcraft disintegrated in midair north of Bryan Texas while flying alone in heavy overcast. Civil Aeronautics Board investigators will study the wreckage to determine the cause. Vorm was in San Antonio Wednesday with an appointment in Dallas today. This was Texas second midair crash in two days involving the same aircraft type. another wreck killed three Fort Worth area men in West Texas.
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Tex
Wopp
Here
Nels Vorm
North Judson
Ind
Worm
American Oak Preserving Co
Tri - County Farms, Inc
Beechcraft
Texas Department of Public Safety
Civil Aeronautics Board
San Antonio
Dallas
Texas
West Texas
Fort Worth
Farm Bureau hails wheat vote as major victory
Indiana Farm Bureau president George Coup called the wheat referendum defeat a major victory for farmers. He spoke from Bray Ireland where he is attending an international farm meeting, saying farmers reject Washington control of farm management and urging Congress to pass a better wheat bill.
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Indianapolis
Wupr
George Dceup
Indiana Farm Bureau
Bray
Ireland
International Farm Organization
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Record Cold Snap Knocks Indiana Temperatures Below Freezing
A late spring cold snap hit Indiana driving temperatures to sub freezing levels and setting all time low marks for May 23 in several cities. Lafayette 30, South Bend 31, Fort Wayne 31, Evansville 34, Indianapolis 37 marked the historic chill. Frost threatens tomatoes and strawberries though effects on crops were not immediately known.
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United Press International
Indiana
Lafayette
South Bend
Fort Wayne
Evansville
Indianapolis
Weather Bureau
Crop Damage From Freezes Hits Northern Midwest
Northern Midwest fruit and vegetable growers brace for another cold wave as unseasonably cold air looms. Forecasters warn of extensive crop damage in western Michigan with temperatures dipping toward 25 degrees, risking cherry bloom.
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United Press International Fruit and Vegetable
Midwest
South Atlantic
Gulf
Biloxi
Miss
Michigan
U. S. Weather Bureau of
Buffalo
New York State
Iowa
Revolt in Turkey Crushed by President Gursel
The article reports a second Turkish military revolt crushed by President Cemal Gursel, led by ex-colonel Talat Aydemir. It notes deep EastWest tensions since Menderes's 1960 overthrow, with young officers favoring socialist rule, while peasants and older generals back the old order and reform promises under Ismet Inonu.
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UPI Foreign News
Turkey
United States
NATO
CENTO
Cemal Gursel
Talat Aydemir
Western Alliance
Menderes
Gursel
Ismet Inonu
Mende- Tes
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Inonu
Ataturk
Bloomington Man to Seek Indiana Governor Nomination
Thomas Lemon former Bloomington mayor and current postal official in Cincinnati will seek the Democratic nomination for Indiana governor next year. He plans to resign after the Nov 5 municipal elections and is the only declared candidate so far with Herman Wells as a possible figure. Lemon expects county endorsements but aims for a majority.
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Cincinnati
wUpp
Thomas Lemon
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana
Lemon
Federal Post
Welsh
Herman B Wells
Indiana University
Wells
Alex
Democratic Party Organization
Theft by Hypnotizing Charges Gary Police
Gary police search for two men and a woman accused by 66 year old retiree George Reams of hypnotizing him and stealing his life savings of 5500. Reams said a woman stopped him for directions on a Gary street, then he recalls withdrawing the money from Gary Federal Savings & Loan. One man allegedly carried a revolver to force the theft.
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Knoxville
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Fredericksburg
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Aden Cavins
31St
Alabama
5Th Tennessee
Elijah Cavins
Army of the Potomac
John B. Witty
Humphreys
Andy Humphreys
Linton
Uncle Andy
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Lincoln
Andy
Tennessee
South
Sons of Liberty
Knights of the Golden Circle
Morton
Indianapolis
Knights
Stockton Township
Case
Fin
Gary
Ind
George Reams
Reams
Gary Federal Savings & Loan Association
Khrushchev Warns U S to Keep Hands Off in Cuba
In a joint display of pressure, Khrushchev warned the United States to avoid meddling in Cuba while Castro hailed the warning as timely. The remarks followed tensions over U S policy and the Cuban revolution as Moscow pressed for restraint.
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U.S
Cuba
Moscow
WUPI
Nikita S. Khrughchev
United States
Fidel Castro
Castro
Soviet Union
China
Pleyed
Khrushchevy
U. S
Caribbean
Guantanamo Bay
Two Doctors Stay At Pope's Bedside For Second Night
Vatican City reports two doctors kept a second overnight vigil at Pope John XXIII's bedside amid an apparent relapse in his recovery from anemia and stomach trouble. The 81 year old pope showed weakness and fatigue causing a reduced public appearance, while Ascension Day prayers proceeded with plans for a nine day spiritual retreat starting Thursday.
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Vatican City
WPI
Vatican
John XXIII
St. Peter’s Square
John
Sugar prices surge may end five cent candy bar
The nation sees rising sugar costs as stores report five pound bags at 69 cents and fears a candy bar price surge. Officials in Dallas warn prices may rise further while housewives stock up. experts cite Cuban crop failures and European winters as key factors.
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Dallas
Tex
Hawaii
Cuba
Des Moines
Iowa
Congress Content To Let Farmers Go it Alone
Washington report notes Congress wary of farm subsidies and unlikely to pass new wheat price or production controls after a National referendum. President Kennedy acknowledged farmer choice for freedom from strict controls, while three House Republicans introduced a new wheat bill.
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Uppp
Congress
Mondey
Kennedy
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
House
Albert H. Quie
Minn
Robert Dole
Kan
Don L. Short
Lattas Hearing Taken Under Advisement
Judge Ralph Seal heard oral arguments in the Lattas Creek Conservancy case in Greene Circuit Court. Petitioners and ex ceptors presented. findings are under advisement with no date set for a final ruling.
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Ralph Seal
Lattas Creek
Admission Hike Seen For State Parks
Indiana officials expect a 15 cent rise in vehicle admission to state parks next week after a letter from state conservation director Donald Foltz. Governor Welsh must approve before the change. the per person admission for those 12 and older remains at 20 cents.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Auto parts thief robs East St. Louis site
In East St. Louis Illinois an auto parts theft leaves a man named Loeb robbed and shaken. He pleads for safety as he describes the incident and asks to be left alone.
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East ST. Louis
Ill
Loeb
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