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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1973
Page
2
Gov. Otis Bowen signed bills allowing Daleville to pursue incorporation despite prior legal barriers. The move enables local residents to form a town government within disputed three mile limits near Anderson, with boundary adjustments and state approval anticipated.
A Bristol bound Vickers aircraft crashed near Basel during a blizzard, killing 106 of 146 aboard. Survivors, many British women and nurses, were helped by Swiss soldiers, police, and locals as rescuers battled snow to reach the wreckage and airlift survivors.
Madison County Planning Commission denied a rezoning request by Anna Thompson and Roy Thompson to change land south of Indiana 28 and west of Indiana 9 from agricultural and R2 to B2 for mobile home sales citing traffic and drainage concerns. Other petitions were tabled or approved including industrial welding supplies sales and a gas station, with final plat approvals for Eastwood and Lindberg Estates and a portable classroom setback variance for Orestes School.
Multiple obituary items from the Anderson Indiana area list deaths of Carl V. Shaw 62 of 2506 Meridian died at 1 30 am Tuesday and others including Alvin Westerfield 64 Grace Minnick 90 Robert Theanders 65 Russell Himmellrick 34 Horace Laws 77 Jeptha Thomas Fortville Bessie Bell Tobey 74 Chester Huffman 72 with details on ages, origins, surviving relatives, funeral arrangements and burial plans across several local funeral homes and churches.
City officials debate funding a new central fire station amid revenue sharing receipts totaling about 1.6 million by year end. A building authority faces delay and bond actions proceed with public hearings and tax board approvals. Pedestrian mall along Meridian Street remains a two year horizon alongside park and transit improvements.
The celebration plans revenue from selling sesquicentennial items, tickets, and commemorative plates and medals. Silver medallions will sell for 15 dollars and bronze coins for two. Local groups may sell items with 10 percent donated to the corporate structure and 99 percent to their organizations. The Rogers Co. of Fostoria, Ohio, will advise and assist during the buildup.
The Nixon administration proposes raising the minimum wage from 1.60 to 2.30 over three years. A teen differential would apply, limiting the reduced wage to 13 weeks for 19 year olds and 1029 weeks for under 18 workers, drawing congressional opposition.
The article reports on Indiana legislative efforts to revive Gov. Otis Burrows tax package as the House and Senate weigh actions after a five day recess. It notes forecasts of conference committee work on the 1973 75 state budget and a proposed sales tax increase with groceries exempted. It also lists several local birth notices from Community Hospital and surrounding families.
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