Madison County builds authority clears another hurdle
Madison County Council unanimously approves a resolution for a county building authority as Anderson officials defend its role in funding capital projects. Protests cite debt risk and taxpayer impact while supporters emphasize controls and optional use for a new fire station funded by revenue sharing.
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Lowell Powell
Buddy Patterson
Loren McDaniel
City acts on mall project and Delaware Brown extension
The Anderson redevelopment commission moves to secure 90 day options on parcels linking Delaware Street from Eighth to 10th as part of a 1.5 million civil bond plan. The plan allocates 800 000 for the Delaware Brown extension and 38th Street widening with construction pending right of way clearance.
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Robert L. Rock
38Th Street
New Parking Authority
Francis Scott Key of Anderson Dies at 67
Francis Scott Key of Anderson, a distant relative of the author of The Star Spangled Banner, died Monday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Indianapolis at age 67. He grew up with a camera, had photos published in local history columns, served in the U S Army 1943 to 1945, and worked as a movie projectionist before illness. Surviving: two sisters, two brothers Dan E Key and Dora Lee, Welby M Key, Ernest Linder Key, plus nieces and nephews. Funeral Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home with burial in East Maplewood Cemetery. Memorials to American Cancer Society Madison County Unit.
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Dora Lee
Welby M. Key
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South America
Ernest Linder Key
Lompoc
Calif
Harold E. Rozelle
Avery Wilson
House of Prayer
East Maplewood
Rozelle Funeral Home
Death Car Sounded Like A Bomb Police
A speeding 1968 Chevrolet crashed into a utility pole near the Ind 9 bypass killing Larry Welch and Gary Mills, both 20s, as police arrived at a separate earlier wreck. The driver’s car, about 70 mph, left only eight feet of skid marks, while a coroner ruled multiple head injuries caused the deaths.
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Madison County
Larry D. Welch
Fifth St
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Ind. 9
109 Bypass
Mike Duty
Welch and Mills
Clark
Fourth
Jackson Streets
109
Duty
George Caldwell
George
Indiana Senate rejects ERA
The Indiana Senate denied passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, stirring further national debate. Four Madison County League of Women Voters members call for continued advocacy, arguing dialogue continues to shift toward equality and legal recognition for men and women.
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Donna Bucove
Madison County League of Women Voters
the Herald
League
Meat Industry Pinched as Boycott Affects Sales
Nationwide boycott hurts meat wholesalers and some supermarkets with layoffs and sales declines. A store manager notes signs the boycott is serious while the full wrapup appears on Page 2.
Nixon veto survives as Senate sustains spending bill
President Nixon wins his first spending clash with Congress as the Senate sustains his veto of a 2.6 billion bill to rehabilitate the handicapped. Indiana grocers report little change in meat purchases but warn real effects of the meat boycott may show later in the week. Page 20.
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Senate
Indiana
Weather outlook with rain chances and cool temperatures
Cloudy conditions give a chance of rain this morning with highs near 48. Tonight remains cold with lows around 32 and partial cloud cover. Thursday brings partly cloudy, cool conditions with highs in the mid 40s and a lower 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight. Anderson’s high Tuesday was 44 with a low of 41? Sunset at 7:12 p m today and sunrise Thursday at 6:21 a m.
Anderson School Board seeks District Four nominees after Litten resignation
South Anderson citizens in District Four will fill the vacancy created by C DeVar Litten’s resignation as school board president. Ray Turner will chair a committee of at least five residents to nominate three qualified candidates within 30 days. Litten cited health reasons for stepping down after five years.
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Columbus Avenue
Ind. 109
Herald
Jeff Atteberry
South Anderson
Anderson Community School Corporation
C. DeVar Litten
Ray Turner
Litten
Anderson Federation of Teachers Local 519
Anderson Education Association
Miller
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