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Tecumseh Hall opened at the Indiana Soldiers Home.
Lafayette attorney Roger D. Branigin, 61, announced as a candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for governor. Branigin had lost the nomination in 1956.
Tippecanoe School Corporation let a contract for construction of Wainwright High School off U.S. 52 about nine miles southeast of Lafayette. [Groundbreaking took place May 3.]
Jefferson High School won its third state championship in boys' basketball when the team defeated Huntington 58-55 at Indianapolis.
Robert C. Woodworth, 61, for 36 years the sports information director at Purdue University, died.
Purdue University announced the startup, effective July 1, of a School of Technology.
The U.S. presidential campaign brought to Lafayette for a visit a perennial Republican loser: former Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen.
Another presidential hopeful, more of an independent laughingstock than a serious contender, campaigned a few hours in Lafayette. He was Lar "America First" Daly, of Chicago.
The Democrats nominated Lafayette's Roger D. Branigin for governor at their state convention in Indianapolis. Branigin received 1,449 delegate votes to 594 for Marshall Kizer, a state senator from Plymouth.
Anheuser-Busch Inc., of St. Louis, announced plans to build a corn refining plant on the northeast side of Lafayette off U.S. 52 Bypass. [Groundbreaking took place May 24, 1965, with appearances by August Busch, Jr., and his famous team of Clydesdale horses.]
Harry T. Wilson, 72, a retired ALCOA employee, died in a fire in his home at 1739 Main St. He had been bedfast after emputation of his right leg.
Purdue University used Slayter Center for the first time: A band concert before a football game to be played in Ross-Ade Stadium. [Dedication took place May 1, 1965, in Gala Week.]
Democrats scored victories in Tippecanoe County elections for the first time since the Roosevelt landslide of 1932. Led by Lyndon B. Johnson for president and Roger D. Branigin for governor, Democrats also won county offices of treasurer, surveyor and county commissioner. Branigin defeated Republican Richard O. Ristine, of Crawfordsville, by about 263,000 votes statewide. [Supporters honored Branigin at a testimonial dinner at Central Catholic High School on Dec. 7, and he took the oath of office in ceremonies at Indianapolis on Jan. 11, 1965.] The nation backed Johnson 43,129,484 to 27, 178,188 over Arizona Senator Barry M. Goldwater, with 486 electoral votes to 52. Tippecanoe County cast 20,257 votes for Johnson, 19,036 for Goldwater.