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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1963
Page
6
Officials for Lake Central and Ozark Aviation contend for Terre Haute routes with TWA watching. Testimony highlights city needs for freight and passenger service, with local shippers backing direct flights to St. Louis and Cincinnati and chamber, mayor, and aviation board supporting Ozark.
Vigo County Judge H Ralph Johnston told The Tribune he spoke with Acting Chief Justice Landis before adjourning the Vigo Circuit Court. Attorney Jett seeks to block a May term adjournment and preserve a speedy trial for James M Spellman jailed since February 25, with a Sept 17 trial date already set. The Indiana Supreme Court received Jett's petition by certified mail seeking to keep the court in session.
Mrs. Ingrid Pedersen, 30, became the first woman to fly solo from Fairbanks Alaska to Bodo Norway in a single engine Cessna. She landed in Bodo after a flight with a brief stop at Nord Greenland, marking a historic polar solo achievement.
Leonard B. Conrad reported July collections totaling 4289.05 dollars with a large entry of 1775 dollars for court costs. State docket fees reached 868 dollars, sheriff fees 462 dollars, marriage license sales 430 dollars, and other receipts included prosecutor fees 184 dollars and fines and forfeitures 150 dollars.
Indiana State Auditor Dorothy Gard ner reported that the fiscal year ending June 30 saw the state payroll rise about eight percent to a peak of 90 764 606 dollars. The total compared with 83 613 933 the prior year, while the payroll for 1960-61 was 80 480 071. Despite the hike, the Budget Agency noted state employee counts on June 30 were 143 fewer than the year before.
United Press International reports hundreds of white rioters disrupted a Chicago street near a new Black family’s apartment in an all white area. Police arrested at least 37. four officers were injured as Negro youths were attacked. The unrest followed similar incidents in Brooklyn Anderson and Birmingham.
Florence State College in Florence Alabama announced it would not enroll Wendell Willkie Gunn of Tuscaloosa. President Dr E B Norton said neither the Alabama Legislature nor the State Board of Education authorized accepting Negro students.
Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara told West Germany on a Wednesday meeting that a partial nuclear test ban would not weaken U. S. military strength in Europe. He assured Bonn that the United States does not intend to cut its military effort on the continent.
Crisp County grand jury seeks volunteer skin divers to locate dumped slot machines in the Flint River. Deputy sheriff reported 17 confiscated machines were destroyed by dumping, a second witness is required. Divers may reveal machines or confirm their presence on the river bottom.
John Neal, a 12 year Noblesville City Council member and former mayor in 1958 59, was named mayor pro tem to succeed the late Dale Hanshew after Hanshew's death Saturday. Neal is business manager of the Noblesville Daily Ledger.
City Court Judge Edward S. Everett sentenced two men to the Indiana State Farm Thursday one for failure to provide and the other for intoxication as a dozen violators entered guilty pleas in traffic and other offenses. Jerry Lee Wells wife Ethel 802 North Thirty-eighth street received a lecture and 120 days on the farm plus a 40 dollar fine. Herman Turner 30 514 South Third street got a 90 day farm term for intoxication and a 40 dollar fine. Herschel Shaffer 51 2932 South First street also fined 40 dollars for intoxication. Morris Long 49 322 Market street West Terre Haute pleaded not guilty to intoxication with trial set for next Thursday arrested Wednesday by excise officer Lamere Bruner at a tavern. Charles R. Mahan 27 Hymera paid 20 dollar fine for intoxication. Speeding fines 17.75 dollars for William A. Johnston Indianapolis John T. Kline 18 3029 Fenwood avenue and James F. Hoopingarner 17 2212 Fifth avenue. Hoopingarner also paid 2.75 for driving without an operator license. Another no operator license charge cost Sylvester Loveland 25 629 North Fourth street 2.75. He paid 2.75 for operating a car without a license plate. Charles H. Roberts 24 318 West Miller West Terre Haute was fined 7.75 for running a red light. Donald E. Walthen Owensburg paid 2.75 for false registration. A vagrancy charge against Larry Rusbon Orlando Fla was dismissed.
The Terre Haute NAACP branch will join a 2 PM Sunday march in Indianapolis to support Kennedy civil rights legislation. Gov Welch and Indianapolis mayor will address the crowd. A Terre Haute committee—Mrs Bristol, Dr Bell, Dr Dyche, Mrs Roberts, Paul Stuart, Dr Hamilton—organizes local participation with meet times at Second Baptist Church and Memorial Plaza.
Chief Wingate announced that three Black men were hired as city policemen, the first of their race on the force, from 14 civil service test passers this Tuesday in Baton Rouge.
A large crowd heard Indiana officials endorse F-LB Day at Terre Haute fairs. Governor Matthew E. Welsh, praised as a model of community cooperation, with Karl O Lessker and Ralph D. Spencer urging wiser civic effort and stronger involvement in public life. Dr. W P Atlyn and Joseph R Cloutier contributed brief remarks.
Robert J. Decker age 40 will become president of the newly founded University of the Congo at Stanleyville in August. He is the 112th IU graduate to lead a college and previously served as dean of students at the University of Southern Florida in Tampa. He and his wife and three children plan to depart for Africa, where he will follow a family history as Methodist missionaries to the Congo.
Chamber president Max Coop rider Farm Bureau president Guy T. Harris and county agent chaired the event. Rev. Victor Link gave the invocation and Mrs. Helen Francis provided organ music. The Crusaders Quartet sang. Next year businessmen will host with farmers as guests for plant and office tours followed by luncheon.
Dr Arturo Illia, a 62 year old country doctor and moderate liberal, won Argentina's presidency with 261 electoral votes after a period of military rule. The victory came with a margin of 22 votes over the required total.
Yankee outfielder Hector Lopez belted his first four hits of the season as home runs, powering a decisive matchup against the Detroit Tigers. The bursts vaulted Lopez into the early slugging forefront and highlighted a potent Yankee lineup early in the campaign.
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