Ten Inmates At Large After Indiana Penal Farm Riot
State troopers guarded the Indiana Penal Farm at Putnamville as 12 inmates escaped during a bloody riot sparked by a prisoner's death. Ten remained at large while seven fled Sunday night and five more Monday night. two of those five were quickly captured. Authorities named Gilbert Bradford, Patrick Senter, Paul Smith, and three others among the escapees.
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Putnamville
Ind
Indiana
Albert Ellis
Ellis
Gilbert Bradford
Patrick Senter
Paul Smith
Gala array of musical talent at Vigo County Fair
The Clinton High School marching band led about eight Wabash Valley high schools in the TRIBUNE-STAR Tournament of Music at the Vigo County Fairgrounds. The event continued into its third day as thousands attended the six day fair program boosted by morning crowds.
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Clinton High School
Wabash Valley
Vigo County
Wabash Valley Fairgrounds
Terre Haute
Mary Novotney
Nevins Township
Lynn Nicoson
Lost Creek Township
Elizabeth Harris
Gerstmeyer High School
Martin
Fair Schedule Highlights Tuesday Events and Shows
Fair timetable lists Tuesday and Wednesday activities in the Grandstand and Swine Barn. Events include 8 A.M. 4-H Swine Show, 8:30 A.M. Open Class Dairy Show, 9 A.M. Open Show Vegetable entries close, 12 Noon Fat Barrow Sale entries due, 2 P.M. Sky King Show with Kirby Grant and others, 4 P.M. Gold Medal Swine Show, 7 P.M. 4-H Beef Auction, 8 P.M. Weighing of Open Show Barrows and Harness and Running Races. Kids under 12 admitted free noon to 6 P.M. daily. midway ride prices reduced during same hours.
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Grandstand
Kirby Grant
V-Roy
George
Cattlemen’s Show
Terry Turner
Angus Bulls
Robert Snaveley
Family Farms
Covington
Drew Graham
Prairie Creek 4-H
Gina
New Indiana Laws Take Effect As Clerk Receipts Run
Indiana marked immediate enactment of the 1963 Acts when county clerks received bound volumes and officials announced delivery. Top changes include a 70 mph speed limit on highways, dental tattoo restrictions, and expanded powers for the Indiana Civil Rights Commission to enforce civil rights laws.
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Indianapolis
Charles Hendricks
Welsh
Hendricks
Delaware County
Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Harold Hatcher
Arms Conference Talks Recessed In Geneva
The U S and Soviet cochairmen of the 17 nation disarmament conference agreed to suspend negotiations until year end. Other delegates ratified the decision on Monday. U S delegate Charles C Stelle said agreement on tension-reducing measures should be handled by delicate diplomacy within the Eastern and Western blocs.
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Geneva
U. S
Charles C. Stelle
Weather Page Summary Weather Bureau Report
The text notes a Weather Bureau forecast page with times 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. details. It lists sunrise at 6 00 and sunset at 7 48 with river stage at 1.6 feet and rising. No additional location or date data is provided.
Local Conditions And Temperatures For Terre Haute Area
The report notes yesterday's high of 85 and low of 69 with .86 inches of precipitation. Terre Haute and vicinity expect mostly fair, cooler, less humid conditions tonight and Wednesday with lows in the upper 50s and highs in the upper 70s. Indiana toward the south will be partly cloudy and mild this afternoon, cooler tonight, and mostly fair by Wednesday. Illinois should stay generally fair and cool through Wednesday with lows in the upper 50s. Street readings at 2 pm show 78 degrees, pollen count 42.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Changes Coming in Indianapolis Hospital Probe
State Correction Commissioner Arthur Campbell faulted the Indiana State Farm hospital and its food service after a Negro prisoner's pneumonia death helped trigger the worst penal riot. He said longer treatment delays occurred and promised changes, noting the prisoner bore some responsibility for delaying care.
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Indianapolis
Arthur Campbell
Indiana State Farm
Campbell
Food and Food Service
Inmates Injured as Riot Guards Fire Riot Guns
A. Guinn 21 of Muncie Wendell Raines 22 of Anderson Henry Hudson 22 of Boonville and Michael Hartzler 19 of Indianapolis were named among nine inmates injured in a dormitory incident. Two remained hospitalized after riot gun wounds and a scalp cut from a brick. The others were treated for minor injuries and returned to dormitories.
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A. Guinn
Muncie
Wendell Raines
Anderson
Henry Hudson
Boonville
Michael Hartzler
Indianapolis
Mc Namara backs limited test ban to shield defenses
Secretary of Defense Mc Namara argues that a limited test ban will not weaken U S defenses, while Congress weighs related defense and policy implications amid a broader security debate.
McNamara Defends Test Ban Pact Before Senate
Defense Secretary McNamara argued the United States holds a clear nuclear edge with tens of thousands of warheads and would risk little by ratifying the Moscow test ban. He noted Russia may lead in mega ton bomb design but said the treaty limits risks and keeps U S superiority, while condemning the potency of 100 megaton types.
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Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
United States
Russia
U. S
McNamara
Senate
America
Hideout of Royal Mail Train Robbers Found Near London
Police locate Leatherslade Farm hideout 23 miles from Cheddington where the Glasgow to London mail train was robbed of about 7.15 million dollars. Empty mail bags and a dug yard pit hint at plans to bury loot. robbers fled about three days earlier leaving a lorry and two land rovers.
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London
Scotland Yard
George Hatherhill
Leatherslade Farm
Cheddington
Hatherill
Haverhill
Oakley
Glasgow
House Group To Vote On Tax Cut Bill Soon
A Treasury worked tax cut plan aims to lower most Americans income taxes about 15 percent. The House Ways and Means Committee plans a vote soon with action possible today. Senate approval may stretch into next year despite President Kennedy urging enactment.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Senate
Kennedy
Great Lakes Form World’s Largest Fresh Water System
United Press International notes the Great Lakes create the world’s largest fresh water body and, with their connecting waterways, the biggest inland transportation system per the World Almanac.
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United Press International
Great Lakes
Indiana Inspectors Find Fire Hazards At State Institutions
In Indianapolis UPI reports state officials warn hazards threaten inmate lives at Evansville and Madison State Hospitals and the Indiana Soldiers Home Lafayette. Deputy Commissioner Berg notes fire fighting facilities often inadequate while Edwin Gibson urges a top priority boiler upgrade and rapid overhaul of cooler and freezer capacity.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Welsh
Indiana Department of Administration
Evansville
Madison
Indiana Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
James H. Berg
Department of Administration
Edwin Gibson
Public Works Department
Instant beer eyed as future product by brewery workers
Cincinnati report from the 27th biennial convention of the International Brewery Workers Union notes plans for an ersatz instant beer made by quick freezing and removing water. The concentrate would be shipped for recon- stituting at bottling plants, slashing shipping costs by about 75 percent. Union officials see mixed reactions among members.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
International Brewery Workers Union
James Wolfe
Union
Education and Research
Sev
Widow Sues For 350000 In Truck Crash Death
The widow of George E. Keller of Hillsdale seeks 350000 in a damage suit filed in Rockville against the Indianapolis Kansas City Express Company. The complaint cites negligence after a loose spare tire on a semi trailer rack fell onto Keller’s westbound car on U S 36 killing him. Keller leaves a widow Betty Keller and two children ages 5 and 7. Attorneys Clelland J. Hanner and Earl M. Dowd of Rockville represent the plaintiff.
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Hillsdale
Rockville
Indianapolis-Kansas City Express Company
Kansas City
Betty Keller
George E. Keller
Keller
U. S
Clelland J. Hanner
Earl M. Dowd
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State Department
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
American Bar Association
Berlin Wall
Lyon
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