Mystery slayings solved linked to teen drifter
Teenager George Whitmore, 19, was charged with the August killings of Janice Wylie and Emily Hoffert in a Manhattan apartment. He also admitted to a Brooklyn stabbing earlier this month, tying the victims after beating them with soda bottles.
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New York
Philip Wylie
George Whitmore
Janice Wylie
Emily Hoffert
Manhattan
Park Ave
Whitmore
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Lawrence McKearney
McKearney
Miss Wylie
Emily
New York City
Kennedy to Address Indiana Democrats Amid Primary Fight
In Indianapolis hundreds of party members gathered for the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association meeting and Jefferson-Jackson dinner as Gov Welsh fights Alabama’s Wallace in the Democratic presidential primary. Senator Edward Kennedy is slated as the dinner speaker to counter Wallace’s absence and a potential surge among Wallace supporters. Senator Hartke runs unopposed for renomination amid the intraparty clash.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Welsh
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Indiana
Indiana Democratic Editorial Association
Vance Hartke
Evansville
Wallace
Friends of Welsh
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
Federal judges dismiss three remap suits in Indiana
UPI reports federal judges in two decisions Friday dismissed suits challenging Indiana legislative apportionment. Judge Dale Holder ruled no remaining cause of action after validation of the 1963 act, ending challenges dating to the 1921 act. The third ruling found no federal question in the challenge to the Indiana Election Board interpretation.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Dale Holder
Indiana Election Board
16 Year Old Sought in Fatal Indianapolis Shooting
Otis Hardwick 46 was killed and Helen Marshall 46 wounded in a northeast Indianapolis home shooting. A 16-year-old with a burglary record, described as blond, was seen fleeing about a block away after a knock at the door. Police say bullets were .38 caliber and may have penetrated the door during the attack.
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Indianapolis
Fairland
Otis Hardwick
Helen Marshall
Weather map notes for Terre Haute and region
Partly cloudy and mild tonight inland with a warm Sunday ahead. Showers or thundershowers expected Sunday after a cloudy start, with highs in the low 70s and lows in the 50s. River stage listed as 22.2 feet and stationary.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Switching Clocks Ahead for Central Daylight Time
Western Indiana and Illinois areas on Central Standard Time will move to Central Daylight Time Sunday. Residents should set clocks forward one hour after retiring Saturday night in the districts described as a slow time belt. Seventeen western and southwestern Indiana counties have used Standard Time in winter. most of the state remains on Eastern Time. Daylight Time will last through October 27, maintaining six months of fast time and six months of slow time similar to prior years.
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Indiana
Illinois
Johnson Touts Poverty Fight On Swing Through Four States
President Johnson tours four states in one day praising antipoverty efforts and noting the "wonderful spirit" of people. First Lady highlight is a Kentucky boy who tells him no one comes to Inez. Senate leaders plan a civil rights vote next week to break the stalemate.
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Johnson
Kentucky
Inez
Senate
Huntington
Civil Rights Bill Under Senate Debate Intensifies
The article notes the strong public interest as the Civil Rights Bill faces vigorous debate in the United States Senate.
Tribune to Publish Full Measure Text on Sunday
The Tribune will print the complete text of the measure in the Sunday edition dated April 26, providing readers with full access to the proposal and its details.
Johnson pushes aid plan for Appalachian poverty
President Johnson unveiled a proposed 250 million program to revitalize economic and human resources in the 10 state Appalachian region. He announced the move after a 17 hour tour through northern industrial cities and rural hamlets meeting governors and about 2,500 people in Huntington West Virginia.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Kentucky Tops Nation in Spirit Production Share
United Press International reports that more than 70 percent of U S spirits are produced in Kentucky, based on data from Licensed Beverage Industries Inc. The statistic highlights Kentucky as a dominant hub for distilled spirits manufacturing.
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United Press International
United States
Kentucky
Licensed Beverage Industries, Inc
Mastermind Used Young Men in Plot
Houston police arrested a 27 year old man identified as the mastermind of a four bank robbery plot. A married California writer posing as boss used messages to women tellers to coerce hosts into filling bags with cash. Police recovered about $10,684 hidden in a bag and freed four innocent messengers.
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Houston
Tex
Texas Employment Commission
Joe Singleton
California
Texas
Charles Hudson
Belfort State Bank
Hudson
Las Vegas
Nev
Pensacola
Fla
Harrisburg National Bank
MacGregor Park National Bank
Spring Branch
Cosmos 29 Sends Satellite Mission Into Orbit
Tass reports Cosmos 29 launched into orbit to study radiation and space communications. The unmanned satellite is part of the Cosmos series seen as groundwork for future manned Soviet space missions.
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Moscow
UPS
Tass
Sweeney to keynote 36th Indiana Daughers of Isabella convention
The Rt Rev Msgr Cornelius Sweeney of Indianapolis will speak Saturday at 7 p m during the banquet closing the 36th annual Indiana State Convention of Daughters of Isabella in Terre Haute Mayflower Room. Mayor Ralph Tucker opened the civic session Saturday morning and Rev Donald Schmidlin spoke at a noon hotel luncheon as the event runs Friday through Sunday morning with host circles from Terre Haute Princeton and Vincennes.
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Msgr
Cornelius Sweeney
Indianapolis
Daughters of Isabella
Mayflower
Terre Haute
House
Ralph Tucker
Donald Schmidlin
St. Elizabeth’s Nursery
Mayflower Room
Our Lady of Providence Circle
Our Lady of Lourdes Circle
Princeton
River Circle No
Vincennes
Vigo Co. Youth Given Life in Shotgun Slaying
A Warren Circuit Court jury found 18 year old Jack G. Ridener guilty of first degree murder in the shooting of Horace A. Denham 73 last August in Vigo County. The jury recommended life imprisonment. Ridener’s companion William S. Giliberto was already sentenced to life in Warren County.
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Williamsport
Ind
West
Terre Haute
Jack G. Ridener
AR 3
West Terre Haute
Walter Gillespie
Ridener
Horace A. Denham
West Lebanon
Edward L. McCabe
Cecil Haupt
William S. Giliberto
Warren County
Giliberto
Denham
Vigo County
Robert Crane
Retirement Dinner Honors Westrup at 35 Years Service
Westrup, general manager and VP of Quaker Maid Manufacturing Division at A P Tea Co for 35 years, announced his retirement at the 28th annual employees dinner at Hillcrest Lodge. Melvin Sr succeeds him as plant manager and presented a color TV console and a company highlights book signed by all staff. Half the workforce has long tenure. 40 employees remain in the old-timer ranks.
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Hillcrest Lodge
Charles W. Westrup
A&p
Quaker Maid
E. H. Melvin Sr
Howard E. Wolfe
Martin
C. W. Westrup
A&p Tea Co
Westrup
E. H
Melvin Sr
Melvin
The Country Parson Quote on Minds and Harvests
A Country Parson quip compares a great mind to a fertile field, producing a fine harvest or weeds depending on the care given. The saying illustrates how intellect flourishes with cultivation and discipline.
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IAEA
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United States Senate
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St. Meinrad
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