U S Tractor Team to Leave Cuba Thursday
U S negotiators in Havana announced they will depart Cuba Thursday regardless of whether a tractors for prisoners deal is reached with Fidel Castro. The four man team awaited further talks as U S officials insist on a swap for 500 tractors for 1 214 Cuban invasion prisoners.
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U. S
Cuba
Havana
U.S
Fidel Castro
Castro
Tractors-For
Miami
Fla
C. H. Hansen
Michigan State University
J. B. Liljedahl
Purdue University
Roy Rainer
University of California
Hugo Pineda
American University
Duane Greathouse
United Auto Workers Union
Crothersville Referendum Defeats Four Town Projects
In Crothersville 442 residents voted in a Monday referendum with eight bad ballots. All four proposals by the town board were rejected, including a sewer system and water plant upgrades. Estimated costs ranged from 165 000 to 211 000 for the first two proposals and up to 162 000 for the latter two with plans for revenue bonds and new water charges.
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Crothersville
City and State Police Inspect 9342 Vehicles in Annual Safety Check
Seymour city and state police inspected 9,342 vehicles and trucks in the motor vehicle safety check from May 1 to June 3. Figures cover the four-county post area and include last year’s totals for city and state departments.
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Seymour
Crothersville Proposals Deemed Closed by Town Board
The Crothersville Town Board issued an official release after the recent special election where all four proposals were defeated by about four to one. The statement said the vote reflected an organized campaign against town improvements, with no clear-cut verdict on merits. Police reports show vehicle defects in inspections across the city and state, detailing numbers of failures and corrections over a five week period.
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Crothersville
John W. Lewis
Lewis
Federal Aid To Education Vote Nears Rep Wilson Seeks Opinion
Congressman Earl Wilson asks ninth district residents for their views on federal aid to education as S 1021 moves through Congress. He cites surveys showing strong opposition among district voters, teachers, and Jackson County residents, and urges mail return of the questionnaire.
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Wilson
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
Earl Wilson
Bedford
Congress
Jackson County
Pool Construction May Start Soon in Brownstown
Brownstown plans a public L shaped pool in the town park with an estimated cost of 65 000. About 30 000 is available now to begin construction, funded by cash on hand and available funds, with the rest from voluntary contributions. The building committee, chaired by Roy C. Paul, includes Ralph Mitchell Hal V Driver Louis Sommers and Elmer Darlage. Construction would take four to six weeks once started, targeting completion by Labor Day, weather permitting. Pascal Paddock Company of Oklahoma City conducted prior engineering studies.
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Brownstown
Roy C. Paul
Paul
Ralph Mitchell
Hal V. Driver
Louis Sommers
Elmer Darlage
Golf clubs and bag stolen from garage owner reports
City police investigate theft of golf clubs and bag valued at 150 dollars reported by owner Louis H. Lehroer of 1102 South Walnut Street. He said the loss occurred June 3 with four woods and eight irons inside the bag.
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Louis H. Lehroer
South
Walnut Street
Weather Records From Seymour And Rockford Observer
Unofficial downtown Seymour and 2 p m readings are noted as unofficial. Official readings come from Ruth Everhart government weather observer at Rockford. Maximum Tuesday and minimum Tuesday plus 2 p m today shown. River stage at 7 am today 4.5 feet.
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Seymour
Ruth Everhart
Rockford
Ineh River
Spy Case Shrouds U S Officer in Polish Espionage
Irvin Chambers Scarbeck a 41 year old Foreign Service officer at the U S Embassy in Warsaw is charged with passing classified information to Polish agents. A blonde Polish spy reportedly lured and blackmailed him. Bond set at 50000. Potential penalties include up to 10 years and 10000 dollars. He faces suspension from the Foreign Service.
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Washington
U.S
Poland
Irvin Chambers Scarbeck
Warsaw
Secarbeck
FBI
Justice Department
Sam Wertleb
Scarbeck
United States
State Department
Department
San Francisco
J William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lincoln White
U.S. Security
Irvin Chambers Searbeck
U. S. District Court
Washington, D. C
Foreign Service
Two Injured In Car Crash West Of Medora Junction
A child and a young woman were injured in a one car crash three miles west of the Medora junction on Tuesday morning. Six year old Margie Darkis suffered a fractured jaw and was moved to a Columbus doctor after X rays and emergency care. Mrs Charles Darkis 18 of Rineyville Ky sustained a chin laceration and was released after five stitches.
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Usso
Medora Junction
Seoneck Memorial Hospital
Margie Darkis
John Darkis
Medora al
Columbus
Charles Darkis
Rineyville
Power Failure Grips Manhattan On July Heat Wave
A massive outage blacks out five square miles of midtown Manhattan for four hours. Skyscrapers emptied into streets as elevators halted, subways stalled, and riders endured extreme heat in the June heat wave.
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New York
Midtown Manhattan
Welsh Exaggerated Claim Haunts Indiana Finance Debate
Lt. Gov. Richard O. Ristine condemned Gov. Matthew Welsh's warning of a financial crisis as exaggerated and harmful to attracting industry. Ristine and Auditor Dorothy Gardner cited slow state receipts and personnel cuts, arguing the state can meet obligations with timely tax revenue and possible adjusted distributions.
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Indianapolis
Richard O. Ristine
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana
Ristine
Ristone
John T. Hatchett
Dorothy Gardner
Welsh
Three Injured In Mishaps Tuesday
Three people were treated at Schneck Memorial Hospital after accidents Tuesday. Roger Martin age 1 injured his back in a pool diving incident and remained in fair condition. Clifford Pepper age 42 cut his right arm at work and was released after two stitches. David Ruddick age 13 cut his chin in a bicycle fall and was admitted for six stitches before release.
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Schneck Memorial Hospital
Roger Martin
Marcia Martin
West McDonald Street
Clifford Pepper
Walton Hotel
David Ruddick
Avis Ruddick
Seymour R2
Wam
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Duane T. Greathouse
Tractors For Freedom Committee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Walter P. Reuther
Milton Eisenhower
Corticos
Robert Baird
Nashville
Tenn
Baird
C’ville
Seymour Road
U. S. 31
House
D. C
Federal Aid For Education
By Town Improvement Group
Naples
Italy
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Germany
Manhattan
By Irwin J. Miller
Hatchett
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