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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1962
Page
1
Anita Lopushok aka Fathema stated she faced shouts and spiked drinks while protesting treatment of entertainers at unions hearings. She described being pressured to mix with patrons and to sell drinks, and claimed threats over custody of her baby.
Deidre Lesage, 22, of New Orleans, was crowned queen of the New York Summer Festival on Thursday, June 15, at the Southern Beauty event in New York.
Seized warnings and sabotage hit Mustapha Hospital in Algiers with seven plastic devices damaging three surgical pavilions and the central laboratory. FLN observers planned to seize the 2,500 bed facility as part of a broader scorched earth push, while officials reported no injuries. European residents urged to leave as broadcasts signal intensified actions.
Two Indiana Boys School inmates fled Thursday night at Plainfield. Weaver K. Abney, 15, Kokomo, had escaped 21 times in 19 days, with Albert Timothy Locke, 16, of Terre Haute and Logansport, also on the run. Abney was captured about three hours later. Landow of South Bend remained at large.
The Indiana State Convention of the National Association of Postal Supervisors and Auxiliary opens in Terre Haute with about 200 delegates expected. Activities include plant tours, business sessions, a buffet, and a Saturday banquet with Dr. W C Allyn as speaker and Samuel South as toastmaster.
The forecast shows mostly fair conditions with warming readings through Saturday. Terre Haute and vicinity expect a low tonight around 54 to 59 and a high in the lower 80s, Indiana fair with rising temps and Illinois generally fair with higher afternoon readings. River stage remains at 6 feet and falling.
Maynard C. Wheeler, president of Commercial Solvents Corp, calls a three way collusion charge with Billie Sol Estes and the Agriculture Department unfounded. He cites dates showing the assignment of grain storage payments preceded Estes contracts and says the accusation harms the company and its stockholders.
UPI reports fair weather across most of Indiana with temperatures rising toward normal. The southern two-thirds may see mostly fair skies through Saturday, the northern third partly cloudy, and Sunday brings partly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers in western areas later.
President Kennedy appeals to Republicans to vote across party lines on key measures. He notes past bipartisan stances with Eisenhower on debt limits and aid to Communist Poland and Yugoslavia. He also urges support for his farm bill now before the Senate, signaling a need for cross party collaboration.
President Kennedy orders the Justice Department to seek a court injunction to halt the Republic Aviation strike. The 9 000 workers walkout threatens national safety as government orders dry up and 7 600 workers face layoffs. The plant near Farmingdale, Long Island, makes the F105 and subcontracts for the F110 and F4H.
New Guinea spans 316,861 square miles, ranking as the world’s second largest island after Greenland, highlighting its vast area and prominence among major landmasses.
Vigo County School Corporation board sets 7 30 pm Monday meeting to award bids for school improvements and authorize additional bids for future consideration. Interim board final session will follow Monday June 25 with July 1 2 oath and organizational steps for new seven member board.
Adm. Alan G. Kirk was sworn in as U S ambassador to the Republic of China and will depart for Formosa on June 29. The ceremony took place in Washington on June 15.
Flight engineers debated today whether to accept President Kennedy’s appeal to cancel a strike threat against Pan American Eastern and TWA and submit their jet crew wage claims to arbitration. A walkout could idle 60 000 domestic and 20 000 overseas passengers daily.
Auburn Indiana June 15 Joseph B Lemper 18 of Auburn was killed in a one car crash 14 miles east on Ind 8 near the Ohio line. Stephen E Fox 18 also of Auburn was critically injured the car headed west at excessive speed lost control for 280 feet struck a tree and both youths were thrown out.
Cambridge June 15 Harvard men are getting smarter yet Radcliffe women lead with higher honors. At Thursday's commencement 59 percent of Harvard graduates earned honors while 75 percent of Radcliffe graduates did.
Leslie Irvin returns to Indiana State Prison to serve a life sentence for first degree murder in the Wesley Kerr case. He earlier faced a death penalty overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. Irvin will undergo a month of admission and orientation before assignment to a prison job, with no appeal planned. He faces five additional killings pending in Kentucky and Indiana authorities may file writs to pursue those charges.
A 14 year old farm boy Larry Hawkins robbed the SENATORIA bank of 8245 using his father's pistol. He fled in a stolen car but was captured seven hours later by a sheriff's posse as he tried to sneak home. He claimed he wanted the money to go to California.
The State's case advances as Judge Hamilton overrules a defense objection to statements signed by Charles Ross Hulburd Jr. In the December 1961 killing of Nellie Maxine Corby. Detectives Loudermilk and O Leary describe the signing process and willingness to talk after meals. Continued on Page 2 Col 4.
Navy Lt. Charles D Schoon of Indianapolis is among 12 aviators selected for training that could lead to astronaut status. They will begin Oct 30 at the Naval Test Pilot School in Patuxent Maryland, a program that fulfills space qualification requirements. Graduates include John H Glenn Scott Carpenter and Alan Shepard.
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