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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1963
Page
1
State officials compiled a list of "killer highways" with seven or more fatalities in a year. Greene County’s State Road 54 made the list with eight deaths last year, sparking calls to reduce danger and urging public caution and enforcement support.
The Greene County Women's Republican club will hold a covered dish dinner and meeting at the L and M School building at 7 30 p m Tuesday officers said today The announcement invited the public to attend.
An Elks Ladies announcement states tonight's lodge party at 6 30 p m is a covered dish dinner.
John E. Lucas aged 22 and Philip Fields aged 23 appeared in Bloomfield's Greene circuit court this morning. Lucas received one to ten years at the Indiana Reformatory and two years disfranchisement. Fields got one to ten years and two years disfranchisement with suspension on good behavior. Both pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a felony in connection with a burglary at Followell Bisiners or Jason ville.
Vatican sources say Pope John XXIII, 81, remains in very serious condition after a second internal bleeding attack within a week. Some officials note slight improvement while others warn the pope is still weak and at risk, with his personal physician and Cardinal Cicognani visiting for briefings.
Rev Berner Nyjor Det 43 a Lutheran pastor was slain near Albert Lea Minnesota after a late night visit to the area. His mutilated body with 14 stab wounds and two bullet wounds was found in a game refuge near Albert Lea. His blood stained car was found in Albert Lea on Thursday. The minister had left the home of Mr and Mrs Mifork Perkins after midnight Wednesday following high school graduation. Sheriff Everett Stevern said investigators seek to learn why he came to Albert Lea in the middle of the night after visiting a downtown bar and a cafe. He was last seen alone at a highway service station then drove northeast on U S 16. Authorities believe the killing occurred a short distance off the highway about five miles east of Albert Lea near the Iowa border.
Dana Corp announces it has acquired Perfect Circle Corp a 68 year old piston ring maker based in Indiana with seven plants. The deal tokens stock for stock and Perfect Circle will become a Dana subsidiary on July 1 following approvals by Dana and Perfect Circle shareholders.
The Linton Moose Lodge schedules a family night at 6 30 p m Wednesday with free food and entertainment. Officers invite all lodge members and their families to attend the program.
Actress Arlene Francis suffered a fractured collarbone, concussion, scalp lacerations and bruises after a head on collision on the Northern State Parkway near Lake Success. She was treated at Meadow Brook Hospital then moved to Columbia Presbyterian. One other person, Rose Arcos, died. four others were injured including a nine year old girl.
Boy Scouts of Troops No. 50 gather at Legion hall tonight for a meeting. An Order of the Arrow election will be held. All boys planning to go to Campeheni on June 23 are urged to attend and pay due fees.
NASA official Dr. Robert Seamans says the United States targets a man on the moon within the decade with no plan to delay. Eight scientists from Columbia, UCLA, Stanford, Princeton, and other institutions defend Apollo as valuable for U S welfare and security and dispute claims it lacks scientific value.
A Rev Addison H Chapin letter attached to a petition asks the Indiana Public Service Commission to suspend Evansville transit cuts. Jerome Salm Evansville city attorney and Public Counselor Warren Martin protest removal of Sunday service and a Friday night run affecting church transportation for Evansville’s 142000 population.
Indiana news brief reports State Revenue Commissioner James C. Courtney and a panel recommended exempting all sales under 25 cents from the 2 percent sales tax starting July 1. The plan proposes tax brackets for higher sales and calls for a formal hearing for legalization with involvement from the State Revenue Board and Attorney General. injuries in two-vehicle crash near Chay City are detailed, with names and conditions of local youths, and tickets issued to the drivers.
Shirley Booth and E G Marshall won top Emmys for best actress and actor in regular series for Hazel and The Defenders. Kim Stanley earned best supporting actress for Ben Casey. Trevor Howard won best actor for The Invincible Mr Disraeli. The Tunnel won best program and documentary awards. ceremonies aired from New York Hollywood and Washington with host Arthur Godfrey Joey Bishop and Chet Huntley.
Jackson Mississippi city officials hold a grievance meeting with Negro leaders to decide if major racial demonstrations will occur in the capital. Medgar Evers says a mass meeting will hear results, while mayor Thompson seeks to preserve segregation and invites Negro representatives.
Bloomfield courthouse and Linton city hall will be shut all day Thursday in observance of Hle merian Day, affecting public services and offices across the two municipalities.
Hollywood singer Dinah Shore wed Palm Springs contractor Maurice F. Smith in a quiet Redlands ceremony at Judge Joseph Ciano's home. The bride's two children Melissa Ann and John David attended as maid of honor and best man, with Smith's sons Dexter and Dana present.
Two minor fires in Linton over the weekend caused minor injuries. At 11:20 PM Saturday a car owned by Russell Reel of 649 N Main Street caught fire in the front seat near Elbo Room. Earlier at 10:20 AM an exhaust fan motor ignited at Indiana Cafe, burning the motor. One person from each incident sustained minor injuries.
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