Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 62, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1964 — Page 11

THURSDAY, JANUARY I, 19M

Year - End Review Os Top Stories In State In ’63

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) — A year-end review of the top news stories in Indiana in 1963: • JANUARY 2. 17 persons killed and nearly 60 injured when explosion wrecks Home Packing Co. plant in Terre Haute. 2. Multi-million dollar fire destroys two huge stone mills near Bedford. 3. Gunman gets $2,200 from Switz City bank. 4. Governor Welsh recommends doubling 3-cent cigarette tax to raise $35 million for construction of a deep-water port at Burns Ditch and other projects. 7. Bandit gets $1,943 from Anderson branch bank. 10. Legislature opens 61-day biennial session. 12. Four children die in Hammond home fire. 14. Hoosier publisher Robert Feemster killed in Florida plane crash. 15. Temperature hits 19 below zero at Schererville. 16. Gary hoodlum Tommy Morgano deported to his native Sicily. 18. Resigned Gary Mayor George Chacharis draws 3-year prison term, SIO,OOO fine for federal tax fraud conviction. 18. Purdue football star Tom Bloom killed in Ohio traffic crash. 23. Chacharis goes to prison. 24. Record cold spell hits 22 below zero at LaPorte, 16 below at Indianapolis; Indiana leads nation in weather death toll with 31. 26. Comedftm John (Ole) Olsen, native of Peru, dies at Albuquerque at 71. 28. Mercury skids to 34 below zero at Greensburg, which is coldest place in nation, to record 18 below at Indianapolis. 29. Governor Welsh says latest engineers ’ report makes Burns Ditch port now economically 29. Marked woman holds up Gary bank, gets $9,778. .. 30, ..State Sen. Roy Conrad says' Buwns Ditch port “is dead.’ 31. Two gunmen get froq| Indianapolis bank. 31. State prison officials reveal inmates dug underground tunnel in escape plot. 31. Coldest January in 23 years in Indiana bows out with more sub-zero temperatures. FEBRUARY 1. Four children burn to death in Gary.

Public Auction Located 41/$ miles West of Decatur, on U. S. 224 to Preble, then North 1 mile then West 11/$ miles, or South of Fort Wayne, on State Road No. 1 to Ossian, then East 7 miles on Locker Plant Road, then South 1 mile, then East Ist farm— Watch for Signs, on A SATURDAY, JANUARY 4,1964 AT 12:30 \ 21—HI-GRADE HOLSTEIN CATTLE-21 T. B. tested, calfhood vaccinated and dehorned. These ar.e all A.B.S. heifers nicely, marked and well uddered, they show a lot of type and qualify. PATSY—2 yrs. old, milking 45 1b s.Xrebred, due to freshen September 11; BLACKIE—2 yrs. old, jyst fresh, milking 60 1b s.; TINY—2 yrs. old just fresh, milking 58 Tbs.; JUDY—2 yrs. old, just fresh, milking 61 tbs,; SPQT—2 yrs. old, just fresh, milking 45 tbs.; SUSIE—2 yrs. old, jyst fresh, milking 50 tbs.,* Y 5 Holstein heifers, 2 yrs. old, sortie will be fresh by sale day, balance will be fresh in January & February. 25-HOGS—2S and PONY 25 bred Hampshire gilts, due to start farrowing Jan. 25. These hogs have all been brucellosis tested. They are bred to a registered Berkshire boar. ' i | 18 mo. old Registered Boar. 6 mo. old, Sorrel Pony Hors* Colt, with white mane and tail. \ HAY and STRAW 250 bales mixed hay wire tied; 200 bales first cutting alfalfa hay, string tied; 125 bales second cutting, string tied. This hay was all made without rain and has been conditioned. 100 bale bright wheat straw. MILKER and MILKING EQUIPMENT 2 Surge milker pails; one seamless 40 gal. Westinghouse hot .water heater; bottje gas space heater; Massey-Harris No. 6 seven foot tractor mower in A-l shape. NOTE: Open for inspection any time prior to sale day. Consigned by Walter Fruechte.: 2 cows—l Holstein cow 5 yrs. old, milking 30 Ibs., due to freshen in June; 1 Holstein cow, 5 yrs. old, rjjjlking 40 ibs. due to freshen in July. WALTER WIEGMANN, owner TERMS—CASH Not responsible for accidents. Sale will be held inside Lunch served by Covered trucks will be available Preble Ladies Aid AUCTIONEERS: Orville Sturm, Dell & Gary Shaw, Henry Aucker. Cl6rk and Cashier-Elmer

6. 18 persons hurt In Terre Haute gas explosion; 3 homes, 2 business places are wrecked. 7. Three young brothers killed in fire at Bloomington. 8. State Supreme Court delays scheduled execution of Emmett Hashfield pending higher appeal. 8. Bandit holds up Evansville bank, gets $2,000. IQ. Nive persons, including mother and four children, killed in 2-car wreck near Noblesville. 18. Bandit holds up Indianapolis bank, gets $2,600. 20. Hundreds of property owners march on Statehouse, protest high property taxes. 26. Record cold hits 22 below zero at Lafayette. MARCH 4. Heavy rains on top of weekend, snowstorms cause widespread flooing. 5. Former State Junior Golf king Karl Nessler shot to death in Indianapolis police headquarters when he grabs officer’s gun during bad check probe. 9. Four persons killed in headon crash near Delphi. s 11. Governor Welsh calls first special legislative session since 1951 when no agreement reached on budget and taxes; first time in 77 years session ends without budget. ■ ■ 12. Two brothers get $1,629 in Indianapolis bank holdup; both are caught. 13. Joe Kuharich quits as Notre Dame football coach, Hugh Devore is named “interim” coach. 19. Flash floods, tornadoes claim three lives. 20. Multi-million dollar fire wipes out several business places in heart of Terre Haute. 20. Indiana basketball Hall of Fame inducts five new members. 23. Muncie Central wins record fifth IHSAA basetbaU tide. APRIL 10. Two former Hoosiers among 129 lost on atomic submarine Thresher. 117 Legislature votes itself $35 per day per diem pay during special session, adjourns for Easter after rejecting seven tax proposals. |g.|2. Four teenagers killed in ’traffic crash near Hammond. 16. Senate passes a tax proposal calling for a one-third gross income tax hike and a two per cent corporate net income tax. 17. Indiana House rejects that tax proposal. 17. Tornadoes injure at least 20 persons in Rensselaer area,

damage estimated at $1 million 17. Former Notre Dame AltAmerica Paul Hornung suspended by NFL in football betting scandal. - 19. At least three persona injured in Vincennes area tornadoes. ■_ r .. 19. Legislature okays state’s first sales tax when Lt. Gov. Richard Ristine breaks tie vote in Senate. 19. Gunman gets $43,295 in Michigan City bank holdup. 21. Legislature okays 1-cent increase in state cigarette tax. 22. Governor signs record $l- - billion budget, including 2 per cent sales tax, 2 per cent gross income tax, 1-cent per pack cigarette tax hike. 22. Tornadoes hit Indianapolis, Lafayette areas; at least 17 persons hurt. 24. Bandit gets $6,900 from bank in Portage, is caught 11 minutes later. 25. Civil Service Commission says Indiana Conservation Director Donald Foltz violated Hatch Act; Governor refuses to fire Foltz. 29. Tornadoes sweep across state, killing 1 person and injuring 2. 30. Woman holds up Anderson bank, gets $1,676; is caught and swallows poison. MAY - 1. Record low temperatures skid into the high 20s. 1. Three Indiana University students indicted for violating 1951 Indiana Anti - Subversive Law as members of the Young Socialist Alliance. 2. Public school teachers strike 'in Anderson in salary dispute. 3. Six children burn to death in Rockville private home for ■retarded children,— 6/ H. Dale Brown quits as Republican state chairman. 6, Anderson teachers’ strike ends with new salary schedule. 6. Four Grant County youths killed in traffic crash near Marion. 7. 15 mayors lose bids for renomination in municipal primaries. j?'"- _ „ 10. AFL-CIO President Dallas Sells files suit challenging constitutionality of sales tax. 11. Robert Stewart, 34, Columbus, becomes GOP state chairman. 18. Parnelli Jones wins 500 pole position for second year at record speed. 26. Speedway qualifiers average record 149 mph plus. 28. 1,400 Gary teachers strike, seeking union recognition. 29. Gary teachers gain union recognition, end strike. 30. Parnelli Jones wins richest “500” in record speed. 31. Parnelli Jones slugs; Eddie Sachs in “who-dumped-the- oil” controversy. JUNE I. One-cent cigarette tax in-' crease goes into effect. 10. Eddie Sachs draws l.year probation from USAC for criticizing ‘ ‘soo’ ’ officiating. 10. Governor signs executive order calling for equal opportunity, regardless of race, to places of public accommodations supervised and licensed by the state. 11. State Revenue Board rules 2 per cent sales tax to start at 25 cents. 11. Four persons killed in traffic crash -near Attica. 14. Marion Circuit Judge John Niblack rules sales tax is unconstitutional. 19. Niblack makes permanent injunction against sales tax collections. 24. Metro Holovachka, former Lake County prosecutor, goes to prisqh to serve 3-year income tax evasion term. JULY -T. State officials say Indiana “almost broke” due to sales tax court fight. j 8. Jim (Goose) Ligon of Kokomo basketball fame goes to prison on- rape conviction. 11. Welsh regime appeals sales tax case to State Supreme Court. 11. Two men, one woman hold up bank in Fishers, escape with $16,277. ' 12. State < officials say schools face cut ig; terms as result of school support cutbacks, 30. Governor predicts federal court panel will order reapportionment in Indiana.. AUGUST 1. Dr. John Van Nuys, dean

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of Indiana University Medical School, urges construction of another similar institution in the state, I. Indianapolis attorney arrested on charges of passing bogus $lO bills. 3. Two trainmen, slain in Ham4. 3,000 persons participate in Civil Rights March through downtown Indianapolis. 5. Ladoga State Bank held up for $15,130. v 6. Flvd persons, including four teens, killed in- headon crash near Indianapolis. •9. Five members of Muncie family killed in private plane crash in Ohio. Bodies and wreckage found Sept. 27. 11. State Farm* riot injures seven, 11 escape. 13. 25 escape unhurt when DC-6 airliner crashes at Indianapolis airport. 15. Record lows hit 42 degrees at Lafayette. 15. Indiana Attorney Gen. Edwin Steers charges the sales tax is a fraud. , ' 17. Roddie Morton, 16, Warsaw, becomes Indiana’s first football fatality in nearly two years. ‘ 22. Four persons killed in twocar wreck near Noblesville. 23. Four persons killed In two-car wreck near Muncie. 26. Two airmen suffer fatal burns when 858 Hustler jet bomber crashes on landing at Bunker Hill Air Force Base. 31. Month is third .coolest in 93 years of weather records. SEPTEMBER 1. Six persons killed in two-car crash near Rockville. 3. Irate parents block entrance to Coalmont High School, charge building is a firetrap. 13. Indianapolis Indians sweep all International League baseball honors. ‘ 17. Central Nitrogen Co. plant explosion near Terre Haute kills 1 injures 9. 20. Six teen-agers killed in two-car crash near Lowell.

23. Budget Bureau puts tentative okay on Burlis Ditch harbor and a’ national park of about 11,700 acres in same area. OCTOBER - 2. State Supreme Court rules .unanimously ..sales tax Js constifctjonal. 2. State Supreme Court reverses highway scandals conspiracy conviction of Carpenters Union President Maurice Hutchgeon. ?4. Gunman holds up Indianapolis bank, gets $4,139; is ckught minutes later. 10. Dallas Sells says AFL-CIO wall appeal sales tax ruling to ILS. Supreme Court, if neces3*ry. 11. Governor announces local schools will get $l5O million more fiscal year than last; this means an average reduction of $1.30 from advertised local property rates for 1964. 12. Six persqns killed in 5-ve-hicle wreck near Indianapolis. 14. Indiana closes weekend with 25 traffic deaths, worst ever for non-holiday weekend. t 20. Three trainmen killed 7 when two freight trains collide and burst into flames near Rolling Prairie. 22. Petitions for rehearing delay start of sales tax. 23. State Supreme* court denies petitions for sales tax rehearing. 24. State’s first sales tax goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. 30. State Supreme Court denies Sells’ petition for rehearing of sales tax constitutionality ruling. 31. Coliseum explosion at State Fairgrounds kills 73 persons, injuries more than 300 on opening night of “Holiday on Ice” show. NOVEMBER 5. Republican mayor candidates capture 62 cities, Democrats 49, in municipal elections, reversing “balance of power.” 8. Federal judge panel gives Legislature one last chance to carry out reapportionmeat. 12. Four small children die in

Kokomo home fire. 23. Governor proclaims 30-day mourning period for President Kennedy. 23. Indiana - Purdue football game postponed for first time, out of respect for the late President. 25. Sherwood Egbert resigns ay president of Studebaker Corp, is succeeded by executive vicepresident Byers Burlingame. DECEMBER 4. Purdue experts say Coliseum blast probably caused by a tank of liquid petroleum gas subjected to heat radiation. 9. Marion County grand jury indicts 7 persons, including State Fire Marshal Ira Anderson and City Fire Chief Arnold Phillips, in Coliseum disaster. 9. Studebaker Corp, announces shifting of South Bend auto operations -to Hamilton, Ont., as long-range plan to keep firm in automobile business. 10. Studebaker officials cite recent losses of S4O million as

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Buys. Health Bond USE CHRISTMAS SEALS !■ ° KoKcSMi ? CHMNTMASU FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS and other Respiratory Diseases Local 1932, Steel Workers has voted purchase of a $lO health bond, officials of the Christmas seal campaign in Adams county announced today. All proceeds from the annual sale are used in the fight on tuberculosis and other respiratory diseases and to proclinics and otherwise carry on the combat against disease.