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Newspaper
Terre Haute Tribune
Location
Terre Haute, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1963
Page
1
AP writer John M. Hightower weighs the waning prospects of East-West arms control. He cites U S policy veterans who warn disarmament talks with Moscow may be at a tipping point while others dispute the grim assessment.
The analysis notes decades of belief in possible disarmament despite ongoing Cold War tensions. It cites optimism after the Cuban crisis and a Khrushchev note, then warns Soviet actions undercutting faith in new Western–Soviet accords as Geneva stalls.
Indiana House Republicans move to pass a $1.14 billion operating budget for 1963-65 while blocking Democratic amendments. The tax plan includes a 3 percent sales levy, a county surtax boosting state income tax, and a corporate franchise tax as they prepare the budget for second reading. Democrats seek increased local school aid and college funding, but GOP majorities defend the package as committee of the whole action continues.
Donald H. Sparks was convicted of second degree murder on George Washington's birthday and sentenced to life in prison by Vigo Circuit Court Judge H Ralph Johnston. The four day trial by court without a jury concluded with Sparks maintaining innocence as his appeal rights were explained.
Overnight and morning readings show heavy snow across Indiana with 4 inches or more possible in south and eight inches or more in east central. Northerly winds 15 to 35 mph, colder tonight, highs in the 30s, lows near 18 to 28. Illinois expects rain south and snow north, changing to rain with 2 to 4 inches of snow by today.
In a candid interview conducted during a trip from a hotel speech to the Justice Department Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the President, states emphatically he does not plan to run for president in 1968. He stresses the scrutiny he faces as attorney general and relative to press, opponents, and foreign diplomats.
The Coast Guard reported a Beech 35 single engine plane sank 235 miles south of Cape Hatteras after plunging into the Atlantic. The Queen Elizabeth liner saw no survivors as the plane, en route from San Juan to St. Petersburg, sank rapidly. Pilot identified as E. W. Harmon.
Loren May 34 and his brother James 29, both Bloomfield residents, usually meet daily en route to work. Today their Greene county dump truck skidded on snow at a highway junction, causing Loren to lose control and strike James’ car. No injuries reported.
The Pentagon says long range Soviet recon jets aimed to blunt propaganda by exposing overflights. McNamara sought to preempt claims that U S warplanes failed to detect the flights near North Atlantic and Pacific routes. Navy officials deny any vulnerability shown by the Forrestal and other carriers, noting normal transit and established patrols.
The Wabash Valley Fair Association meeting scheduled for this evening has been postponed one week due to illness or absence of several members. Robert Boyer, secretary, said the meeting is re scheduled for Friday March 8 at 7 30 oclock at Hotel Deming.
Policy makers warn the United States and Russia may fail to end the nuclear arms race as disarmament talks stall. Kennedy says he will not run in 1968 and dismisses rumors of a State Department post. Pentagon notes Soviet reconnaissance flights over U.S. carriers to blunt propaganda. International headlines also report De Gaulle facing a coal mine union challenge. National news covers a Pittsburgh court sparing two Irish setters with a governor seeking a reprieve.
Paris reports a broad strike by coal miners and allied unions challenging President De Gaulle. The government negotiates a demonstration strike with a hard line threat to draft workers back if they do not return, risking fines and imprisonment after trial by military courts.
The United Press International report notes Englishman James Kelly as the pioneer bookmaker in the United States, beginning off track bets in 1871 per the Encyclopedia of Sports.
In Miami on March 1 the Air Force began upgrading Homestead AFB defenses with F104 Starfighter jets. The lead squadron includes two high speed fighters armed with Sidewinders, part of a plan to field 24 such jets on southern approaches. The aircraft can reach 1500 mph and operate above 90 000 feet.
A heavy snow drumbeat blanketed central Indiana reaching 8 inches by noon and expected to double in places. Shelbyville logged 8 inches, Zone 5 forecasters warned of more than 8 inches to the east, Indianapolis could see four or more additional inches, and schools closed as factories paused.
Ronald Steeves, 19, on parole for car theft, confessed to stabbing Mary Louise Bell 50 times in Minnehaha Park after luring her from a babysitting job. Police say an unnamed friend was alleged to have killed her. the teen was found beaten and frozen in snow.
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