Balloonists Make Sudden 11500-Foot Flight Over Nashville
Two University of Minnesota balloonists Tracy Barnes and Lee Becker were lofted 11500 feet when a gust snagged their craft from a yard in South Nashville. They struggled with a malfunctioning valve and lacked oxygen but managed a one hour cross town trip landing in a West Nashville backyard. A sunbather nearby described the scene as terrifying while observers noted the calmness of the pilots.
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Nashville
Tenn
University of Minnesota
Tracy Barnes
Lee Becker
South Nashville
Lee
West Nashville
Barnes
Sinatra welcomed by Princess at London charity concert
A crowd of screaming teenagers pressed police lines in Royal Festival Hall as Frank Sinatra appeared. Princess Margaret, charity president, welcomed him for his first England appearance in 10 years. He will perform four times this weekend as part of a world tour for children’s charities.
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London
Frank Sinatra
Royal Festival Hall
Sinatra
Princess Margaret
England
U. S
Infant suffocates in Crawfordsville crib accident
Nine month old Joan Inman died when her head became caught between the mattress and a crib rail at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Inman in Crawfordsville Indiana.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Joan Inman
Robert Inman
Guardianship action set in Vigo County court
In Vigo Circuit Court Juvenile Division May Term 1962 James Kirkham is named as a necessary party in the guardianship case for Infant Boy Kirkham. The respondent's residence is unknown and the hearing is scheduled for July 23, 1962, with failure to appear resulting in a decision in absentia. Also notices on estates of Melissa St. Peter Fern Nuckolls and related final accounts set for June 22, 1962, with heirs required to appear and prove claims. Public sale notices list a 1961 Buick wagon and a 1957 Ford sedan to be sold cash on June 11 and June 15 respectively at Englehart Garage.
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Vigo County
Vigo
Kirkham
County Department of Public Welfare
Indiana
James Kirkham
Leonard F. Conrad
Victor E. Aldridge, Jr
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County of
Melissa St. Peter
Gildo Bedino
Fern Nuckolls
Fern
Vigo Circuit Court
Alvin N. Yeager
Herbert R. Criss
Causey & Aldridge
Englehart
Lafayette
Terre Haute First National Bank
Englehart Garage
Lafayette Avenue
Marshall Blew Whistle on Estes Schemes Over Cotton Allotments
Washington report states Henry H. Marshall an Agriculture Department official who investigated Estes operations told Estes lawyer the cotton allotment plan was illegal. Marshall was killed five times last June 3. A Texas grand jury is probing his death and any link to Estes.
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Washington
Henry H. Marshall
Agriculture Department
Texas Grand
Billie Sol Estes
Marshall
Texas
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Estes
U. S
Plainfield Boy Hurt in Jump From Indiana Boys' School
A 16 year old from Lafayette identified as David Lee Smith was hospitalized after attempting to escape the Indiana Boys' School for the second time in a week. He cut himself jumping through a door during a confrontation with guards and a teacher, after threatening a guard's wife with broken glass. Six honor students restrained him near the detention building. one student fractured a hand in the struggle.
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Plainfield
Ind
Indiana Boys’ School
David Lee Smith
Lafayette
Smith
Long Hospital
Indianapolis
Charles S. Durell
Durell
Girl 13 Suffers Fractured Leg in West Terre Haute
A 13 year old girl Vickie Mc Coy reportedly fractured her right leg Saturday in a traffic mishap in West Terre Haute. She was taken to Union Hospital by Ambulance Service Inc. Her condition was listed as satisfactory. Details were unavailable at press time.
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Vickie McCoy
West Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Ambulance Service, Inc
Vandals Break Car Window in North Side Incident
Gus Smith reports vandals broke the right front window of his car on Friday morning while parked at 719 North Sixth Street. Damage estimated at about [amount not provided].
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Gus Smith
North Twenty-sixth Street
North Sixth Street
Divorce Granted After Husband's Violent Acts
Mrs. June Bigby, 28, obtained a divorce in London on Friday after testifying that her husband tore up a birthday card, threw chocolates, urged her to put her head in the oven, and broke her false teeth while she wore them.
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London
June Bigby
Two Women Injured in One Car Crash on Sycamore Street
Miss Florence Mae Bailey 36 of 641 North Fourth Street and Ruth Tarici 42 of 522 North Sixth Street were injured about 1 58 AM Saturday when Bailey swerved to avoid a bicycle boy, jumped a curb and struck a utility pole in front of 667 Sycamore Street. Both were treated at Union Hospital and released.
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North Fourth Street
Ruth Tarici
North Sixth
Sycamore Street
Donald Blackburn
Andrew Kellett
Frank M.patrick J. Ryan
Union Hospital
Tarici
Driver Fled After Auto Crash on Twenty Fifth Street
Henry Spiller reports a hit and run at Twenty Fifth Street and Maple Avenue at 10:45 p m Friday. The fleeing driver backed into Phillip Hatfield’s car then left the scene. Hatfield obtained the license and linked the vehicle to Sharon Vanlandingham. Police advised Spiller and Hatfield to obtain a warrant for Larry Vanlandingham, 20, of North Twenty Fourth Street.
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Beech Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Maple Avenue
Spiller
Gerald Loudermilk
David Eaton
Phillip Hatfield
North Twenty-seventh Street
Hatfield
Sharon Vanlandingham
North Twenty-fourth Street
Larry Vanlandingham
Vanlandingham
Greece Raises Minimum Wage by Ten Percent
The Greek government announced a 10 percent increase in minimum wages for non specialized workers, lifting men's daily pay from $1.79 to $1.90 and women's from $1.37 to $1.47. The raise spans a two year agreement and reflects higher living costs since August 1960.
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Athens
One-Time Friend of Castro Sentenced for Narcotics and Attempted Shooting
A former close associate of Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, Pablo Guerra, and two others were convicted in January with $400,000 worth of cocaine. Guerra received a 15 year sentence on narcotics charges and for attempting to shoot a federal officer.
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New York
UPI
Fidel Castro
Pablo Guerra
Explosives Found Near Kennedy Estate in Palm Beach
A 55 gallon drum of metallic sodium was found on a beach near the Kennedy family home in Palm Beach Florida. Navy experts detonated the drum at sea after replacing its lid. A similar drum was found and exploded at Key Largo. White House and Secret Service traced the incident to a drifting container from a ship.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Kennedy
Navy
Naval Ordnance Facility
Key Largo
Miami
Joseph P. Kennedy
White House
Pierre Salinger
Secret Service
Florida
Indiana Governor Returns Confederate Battle Flags in Arkansas
Gov. Matthew E. Welsh of Indiana traveled to Little Rock to return Confederate battle flags found in the Indiana War Memorial. Two flags from Arkansas units were handed to Arkansas officials as part of a flag restitution ceremony. Gov. Faubus called the gesture a conquest of goodwill.
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Little Rock
Ark
Matthew E. Welsh
Indiana
Mississippi
Indiana War Memorial
15Th
Arkansas Volunteers
1St
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Welsh
Old State House
John Anderson
Sherman T. Clinger
Arkansas National Guard
Tennessee
Despondent Veteran Shotself at Crown Point Home
Clarence Raymond Crouch 71 of Crown Point died from a self inflicted shotgun wound at his residence Friday. Authorities ruled the death a suicide, noting cancer and heart illness as factors in his despondency.
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Crown Point
Ind
WPI
Clarence Raymond Crouch
Here
Crouch
French OAS and Moslems Report Contact Over Algeria
Official French sources say the European Secret Army Organization and the Moslem Front of National Liberation have made preliminary contact on Algeria's future. The talks, reported to be low level, aim to halt terrorism in exchange for a special status for European representation in city governance and broader economic influence.
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Algiers
Secret Army
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
Tunis
Tripoli
Abderrhamane Fafes
General
Man Escapes Indiana Prison Falls From Louisville Marquee
Larry K. Emily, 21, of New Albany Indiana, escaped confinement and climbed to a second floor Louisville marquee. Maj. Fry spotted him from his office, called police, and Emily was returned to custody on car theft and prison escape charges.
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Louisville
Larry K. Emily
New Albany
Ind
Priest Fry
Emily
Fry
Indiana
Home Gets New Superintendent
Knightstown Indiana June 2 Bill Brewer aged 32 former teacher will become superintendent of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children's Home effective July 1 He succeeds L A Cortner who resigns after 38 years Brewer taught at the home five years then coached basketball in Connerville He is a native of Lewisville
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Knightstown
Ind
WPI
Bill Brewer
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Children’s Home
Brewer
L. A. Cortner
Connersville
Lewisville
Indianapolis Yard Conductor Loses Leg In Freight Accident
Edward Westerfield 53 a New York Central Railroad yard conductor was knocked down during a switching operation and part of his right leg was severed below the knee when a freight car passed over him in Indianapolis Friday night.
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Indianapolis
Edward Westerfield
New York Central Railroad
Market Reports Hog Cattle Sheep Prices Chicago Week Summary
Chicago June 2 market report shows hogs with barrows and gilts 25 higher and sows up to 25. Cattle demand strong with prime steers 28.25 to 28.75 and heifers up to 26.25. Sheep mostly steady, spring lambs 21 to 22 dollars, ewes 4.50 to 5.50, varied weights and grades noted across categories.
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Chicago
USDA
Paris High School 140 Seniors Win Diplomas for New York Trip
Paris Illinois June 2 Special diplomas were awarded to 140 Paris High School seniors at commencement. Raymond I. Massey, board of education president, gave the diplomas. Dr Gaines M Cook spoke on Shelters of Launching Pads. Top ten percent include Gerald Allen and others. Thirty graduates depart Sunday for a joint eastern trip to New York City and Washington D C, leaving from New York Central Station with chaperons Mr and Mrs Charles Johnson.
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Ill
Raymond I. Massey
Board of Education
Gaines M. Cook
Indianapolis
International Convention of Christian Churches
Gerald Allen
William Bess
Eileen Butler
Jane Drake
Daniel Goodwin
Sherrie Lyn Lahti
Bram Lambrechtse
Barbara Lindsey
Jeanne McCoy
John D. Smiley
Paul Stephen Sturgell
Jane Watson
Joyce Elaine Weger
New York City
Washington, D. C
New York Central
Terre Haute
Charles Johnson
Local Markets Livestock and Grain Prices Reported
Salable hogs total 350 with No 1 and No 2 hogs 190 to 220 pounds at 16.50 to 16.25 dollars. 220 to 260 pounds 15.50 to 16.00. 260 to 300 pounds 14.50 to 15.50. sows around 300 pounds at 15.25 and down. Grain figures show wheat 1.97 dollars, corn 1.07 to 1.09, rye 1.12, soybeans 2.36 for yellow and 2.06 for black/mixed. Poultry and eggs: Indiana fryers 16 cents, roasters 16-19. eggs large 21-23, medium 14-16, small 11-13, B large 15-17.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Gary Player Leads Memphis Open At Midway Point
South African Gary Player holds a one stroke edge at 131 as 95 players prepare for the third round of the Memphis Open. Don January sits second after a 65, Bruce Crampton shares a course record with 63, and Arnold Palmer struggles with a 71 amid a cold as he trails.
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Memphis
Tenn
Gary
Don January
Bruce Crampton
Sidney
Australia
Gary Player
Tommy Jacobs
Gene Littler
Don Whitt
Jay Hebert
Gay Brewer Jr
Tony Lema
Billy Maxwell
Ken Still
Lionel Hebert
Jack Burke Jr
Bert Weaver
Buddy Sullivan
Julius Boros
Mike Souchak
Bob Goalby
Henry Ransom
Don Finsterwald
Bob Verney
Bob Keller
Art Wall Jr
George Bayer
Gordon Jones
Jack McGowan
Doug Ford
National League and American League Baseball Scores Compiled
Cincinnati and San Francisco led their leagues with multiple home runs as Jay and Pierce earned wins. Houston, St Louis, and Los Angeles posted decisive victories while Chicago and New York split results with late scoring. In the American League, Cleveland routed Detroit as Boston and Kansas City battled to a draw.
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Associated Press
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Helena
Philadelphia
Albany
Honolulu
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Portland
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San Diego
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New Orleans
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Des Moines
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Detroit
Washington
Fairbanks
Oklahoma City
Pfizer Beats Medics In No Hit Bid At Little League Park
Mike Turner tossed a no hitter as Pfizer defeated the Medics 1 to 0 at Little League Park. Pfizer scored the deciding run in the top of the last inning while Del Cofield pitched three innings in relief after a Monday appearance. Other games saw Best Way top Nichols Loan 4 to 2, Wabash Valley Asphalt rout Smith-Alsop 16 to 1 with Clements one-hitting and Mars collecting three hits including a fourth home run, United Auto Workers over WBOW 12 to 7, Bedino driving Wren-Smith VFW to a 27 to 1 win, and junior leagues featuring IGA over Morris Shell 15 to 2 and Miner's Picnic Committee over Brown's Market 13 to 3.
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Pfizer
Little League Park
del Cofield
Cofield
Chuck Pickens
Best Way
Nichols Loan
Wabash Valley Asphalt
Smith-Alsop
United Auto Workers
WBOW
Clements
Haley
Mars
Mark Barnhart
Joe Long
West Terre Haute
Bedino
Wren-Smith Vfw
IGA
Morris Shell
Miner’s Picnic Committee
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RHE
Medics
Turner
F. Daffer
Pickens
Daily
Nichols Loange
Phillips
Butwin
Powell
Sebert
McGee and Shook
Sera
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Cox
Sotre
Yoder
Duby, Worrell and Hayne
Warren, Sullivan, Moyer and Spears
Wren-Smith V. F. W
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Roach
Chadwick
Barnhart
A. Thompson
G. Stark
McCarty
Fugate
RHE Morris Shell
I Fee G. Act
Edwards
Pennell
I Keith
Baugh
Rhe Brown
Tha & Miners
Harris, Long
Ellingsworth
H. Davison
Lowe
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