08 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1962
Page
1
Clem LeMay 59 of Brazil Indiana was sentenced to death by electric chair for the June 30 rifle slaying of his brother Manson 39. The jury found him guilty in first degree murder and recommended the death penalty. LeMay spoke little and faced execution June 7.
In Watsonville California on February 8, Arthur Balidoy, age 11, died of progeria, a rare premature aging disease. Dr. Thomas Schmida said the condition is not hereditary and noted the boy weighed 30 pounds a year before death. He left three brothers and one sister in normal health.
Local conditions show river at 15.4 ft and no precipitation. Forecast calls for rain or snow tonight and Friday with little temperature change. highs near 28 to 37 and lows in the 20s. Illinois to expect cloudy skies with rain and snow changing to rain, warmer conditions central and south.
Actress Jayne Mansfield and two others are saved after their motorboat overturned off Rose Island near Nassau Bahamas. Mansfield, exhausted and exposed, was hospitalized with exposure and insect bites after spending a night on a coral reef with her husband Mickey Hargitay and a hotel promotion man.
The United States and Britain announced Christmas Island in the Pacific as a site for atmospheric nuclear tests and urged an East West foreign ministers meeting on disarmament. Presidents Kennedy and Macmillan proposed a three power ministers gathering to precede the Geneva disarmament conference and push a supreme effort to curb the arms race.
United Press International reports central Indiana expected 2 to 4 inches of snow by Friday evening. The U S Weather Bureau in Indianapolis issued the noon forecast. Evansville saw snow this morning with more in central and northern areas. Temperatures varied from 19 in South Bend to 39 in Evansville with overnight lows around 11 in South Bend and 31 in Evansville.
President Kennedy pledges support for a three year 2.1 billion program to fund public school construction and teachers salaries while opposing aid to parochial schools. He also addresses nuclear test policy and a general disarmament effort as part of a broad Washington agenda.
Cape Canaveral reports the Tiros IV weather satellite was placed in orbit by a 90 foot Thor Delta rocket. NASA and RCA confirmed early cloud pictures from the satellite and monitoring stations in Wallops Yorktown and Princeton. The moonlike drum shaped craft carries improved lenses to reduce distortion and aid forecasting for John Glenn's upcoming orbital flight.
Terre Haute hosts a salute dinner honoring Chas. Pfizer and Co. with about 350 attendees in the Mayflower Room of the Terre Haute House. Pfizer officials led by J. Philip Smith of New York will address guests, praising 15 years of Terre Haute ties and community support.
The Bavarian succession conflict of 1778 to 1779 was labeled by Prussians as Kam Offelkrieg, meaning Potato War, reflecting nickname usage in their discourse.
In Vigo Superior Court, Mr and Mrs Elmer Roberts seek an injunction against Ethel Heidenreich to bar keeping the burro and other pets on her property. The Roberts allege up to 17 dogs 7 cats 4 chickens including a rooster 4 birds and a monkey cause constant noise and odor.
Detective William Carlisle says Leroy Curry, 27, admitted stealing two payroll checks from co workers at a construction firm. He signed them with an X and cashed them at different stores.
Gov. Matthew E. Welsh summons Democratic State Committee and state department officials to a Friday meeting at the Sheraton Lincoln Hotel to discuss political questions and the U S senate nomination. The two top contenders are Birch E. Bayh Jr. and Charles H. Boswell, with a decision likely at the June state convention.
The Indiana House gave final approval and the Senate followed to create a national memorial at the Lincoln family farm site in Southern Indiana. President Kennedy's signature is needed to establish the first Indiana national park site honoring Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home.
The United States creates a new four star led command to direct expanded effort in South Vietnam. Gen Paul D Harkins nominated to head the command as U S and Thai forces consider moves against Laotian rebels.
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