Accidents At Separate U S Fields
A four engine Standard Airways troop carrier crashed Tuesday at Municipal Airport Manhattan Kansas. 64 soldiers and five crew members escaped, five injured none gravely, pilots noted propellers reversal and a ground impact. Airport staff described orderly evacuation and rescue efforts.
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Manhattan
Kan
Standard Airways
Municipal
Nick Dellere
Sommes
Ft. Riley
California
Family Fetes President on 46th Birthday
President Kennedy turns 46 in robust health with a minor back issue and a recurring red blemish noted by officials. Press Secretary Salinger says health is excellent and back improving. Jacqueline Kennedy plans a family celebration, while the White House awaits the Father of the Year award presentation from the National Father’s Day Committee.
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Washington
Kennedy
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Plaintiffs Seek Damages In Vigo Court Filings
Thirteen plaintiffs filed five suits in Vigo Superior Court No. 2 seeking more than 200000 in damages. Major claim: 30000 against John Reed of RR 2 Greenup Il for an auto crash at U S Highway 40 and Market St West Terre Haute last July 21. Other actions include 20000 for Audrey Hodgers for injuries in same incident and 35000 for Mary Daugherty for injuries from a Dec 4 1962 crash at Sixth St and Highway 42.
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Vigo Superior Court No. 2
Berry, Kincade and Miller
John Reed
RR 2
Greenup
U. S. Highway 40
Market Street
West Terre Haute
William J. Hodgers
South Third Street
Audrey
Mary Daugherty
Joe M. Short
Terre Haute
Sixth Street
Benjamin F. Poe
Pete Ta
Memorial Day Services Set By Veterans at Highland Lawn
Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at Highland Lawn cemetery at the Soldiers and Sailors Circle starting 10 a.m. Thursday. The United War Veterans Council of Vigo County, led by Commander Ray L. Lovell, will organize with colors and wreaths. The band opens with The Star Spangled Banner. a flag raising, readings of general orders and the Gettysburg Address follow, with prayers from local chaplains and culminate in wreath presentations by veteran groups.
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Highland Lawn Cemetery
Soldiers and Sailors Circle
United War Veterans Council
Vigo County
Ray L. Lovell
Plane lands safely after gear loss strikes bar
An Allegheny Airlines Convair with 41 aboard crashed to a foam covered runway in Atlantic City after losing a landing gear wheel over Chester Pennsylvania. The wheel hit a bar injuring patron James Elder aged 60 and punched a 4 by 6 foot hole. Elder treated and discharged. Pilot George A. McKissock steered to the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center. foam was laid and emergency crews rushed to the scene. The flight originated in Pittsburgh and was headed to Philadelphia.
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Atlantic City
N. J
UPI
Allegheny Airlines
Chester
James Elder
Elder
Chester Hospital
Harry Kaplan
Kaplan
Walla
George A. McKissock
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center
Pomona
Here
Paul Thornton
McKissock
Thornton
Washington
FAA
Jobless Benefit Claims Decline in Indiana
Claims for unemployment benefits totaled 28 185 last week, a 6.3 percent drop from the prior week and 8.2 percent below the same week in 1962. Indiana Employment Security Director Lewis F. Nicolini cited seasonal outdoor work and broad industrial activity gains across the state.
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Indianapolis
Lewis F. Nicolini
Indiana Employment Security Division
Nicolini
Pope John XXIII Slightly Improves After Crisis
Vatican reports Pope John XXIII has shown slight improvement after a near death crisis. The 81 year old continues to suffer grave illness from a hemorrhaging stomach growth and a prostate condition, with Dr. Piero Mazzoni at his side through the night.
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Vatican City
John XXIII
Vatican
Piero Mazzoni
Apostolic Palace
Pope
Parade drew 350000 at Indianapolis 500 festival
The 500 Festival parade in Indianapolis drew an estimated crowd over 350000 Tuesday night as a heavy shower sent many spectators scrambling for cover just before the 90 minute march concluded.
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Indianapolis
Mail deliveries stay on track despite budget cuts
In Washington, the Post Office Department announced no drastic reductions in U S mail deliveries after a compromise budget restored 35 million of 69 million in cuts. Postmaster General J Ed ward Day welcomed the deal, stressing the need to sustain the 175 year old mail delivery tradition.
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Washington
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Senate House
House
J. Edward Day
Senate
Congress
Pentagon
Arthur Sylvester
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Sylvester
Summer concert at Deming Park features Jimmy Adams band
Deming Park hosts the first of eight summer band concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. featuring Jimmy Adams and his nine piece orchestra plus Carol Dee vocals and Wiley High School girls Les Femmes dance routine. A cake walk for under 16 and a Name That Tune contest with cash prizes will accompany the event sponsored by the Terre Haute Park Department through the Simon Levin trust fund.
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Deming Park
Jimmy Adams
Carol Dee
Les Femes
Wiley High School
Terre Haute Park
Simon Levin Trust Fund
Federal Jury Awards Woman 6500 Damages
A federal court jury awarded Mrs. Aline Reed of Covington 6500 against the New York Central Railroad for injuries claimed from a rough crossing on U S 136 in September 1961. Jurors deliberated from Tuesday night until Wednesday morning, with the verdict sealed per court instructions and the trial led by Judge William E Steckler.
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Aline Reed
Covington
New York Central Railroad
Reed
Nyc
U. S. 136
William R. McKeen
William E. Steckler
Hansford Mann
Mann, Mann, Chaney, Johnson and Hicks
James Foster
William A. Loy
Wallace, Wallace and Loy
Jordie Lewis
Lewis and Lewis
Railroad
Desert ants dig deep tunnels for moisture
Desert ants in hot dry regions may tunnel down more than 10 feet to reach moisture, a finding reported by the American Museum of Natural History via United Press International.
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United Press International
American Museum of Natural History
Prayerful vigil as pope remains near death
International dispatch reports doctors keeping watch at the Vatican bedside of Pope John XXIII who is described as resigned to death. Lisbon marks the 37th anniversary of Salazar rule as a railroad station collapse kills 48.
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John XXIII
Vatican City
Lisbon
Salazar
Plane Falls Near Delphi Kills Two Men
A single engine plane crashed in a muddy cornfield near Delphi Indiana killing two men. Victims were David Campbell of Zionsville and Robert Schleicher of Indianapolis. The craft landed in a field along Ind 39 four miles south of Delphi in light rain.
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Delphi
Ind
Indianapolis
Zionsville
Ind. 39
Milton Bowman
David Terrance Campbell
Robert W. Schleicher
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The report notes no precipitation and mild temperatures with several details. Highs reach mid seventies to low eighties in Indiana and Illinois, lows mainly in the 50s, and river stage at 2.2 feet remaining stationary. Local conditions describe partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Gary teachers win recognition after one day strike
Gary Indiana May 29 union teachers won recognition as bargaining agent for its members after a one day strike that closed 42 Gary public schools. About 1300 teachers boycotted classes and picketed. the union and Gary School Board met with state labor commissioner Hubert Butler and reached agreement on recognition. Salary scales not discussed. will be negotiated later.
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Gary
Ind
Gary Teachers Union
American Federation of Teachers
Gary School Board
Hubert Butler
No Provision For Arbitration In UR Garland
Emanuel Garland, executive director of the Terre Haute Redevelopment Department, says state law has no provision for submitting urban renewal property disputes to a disinterested arbitrator. He cites a letter to Sixth District Congressman Richard Roudebush supporting such arbitration, a proposal pushed by Terre Haute Homeowners Association and delivered by telegram. Garland read his reply to Roudebush dated Monday.
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Emanuel Garland
Terre Haute
Roudebush
Terre Haute Homeowners Association
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