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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1968
Page
1
Anderson News papers Inc launches free classified ads for youths aged 13 to 19 seeking part time or summer work. Ads run for one week starting today, with a daily order form in the classified pages. The service aims to connect teens with local job opportunities during longer daylight hours.
The Anderson Board of Works heard preliminary plans to extend Madison Ave south from 29th Street to 38th Street, crossing Penn Central tracks and linking with Meadowbrook Drive. Estimated total cost around 736400 dollars with separate estimates for segments and an underpass, not including right of way. The board also discussed a refuse contract bidding dispute involving Schlossburg Brothers and attorney Al Woolbert.
A windy wet Easter 1968 brought heavy rain and a damaging storm in the city. Winds overturned a mobile home at 3524 Raible Ave while outages hit Major Drive Golf Club Road and near Roosevelt sub station, with limited power restoration by 4 30 p m. No serious injuries reported and officials noted scattered outages and debris.
A Rockville girl sent an official Form 1040 to the Baltimore IRS district office before the April 15 deadline. She lists her occupation as kid and claims her cat Ebbie as a dependent, enclosing one penny.
Long awaited four lane bridge over the White River from Central Ave to Milton Ave in Anderson moves forward with a preconstruction conference at the site this Wednesday. Yost Construction Co of Decatur has the low bid and will move equipment to the site soon under a $600 000 federal aid allocation.
Michael James Brock two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Brock of Riverwood died at 8 p m Sunday in Riley Hospital Indianapolis from injuries after a family car rolled out of gear and ran over him at the Riverwood home He is survived by his parents a sister Christina Faye a step brother David two step sisters Theresa Lynn and Deessa Ann and paternal and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Steve Brock of Kentucky and Mr and Mrs Leave Tarn Te Pons
Three members resign from the Indiana Self-Help Housing office in Elwood citing pressure from politicians and threats over their migrant worker aid. A migrant participant Eulojio Diaz was abducted and stabbed west of Elwood. he survived and was treated at Anderson hospital. Sheriff departments investigate with officials noting threats to staff and families.
President Johnson told Honolulu that achieving peace in Asia hinges on both military force and diplomatic efforts. He plans to meet Park Chung Hee in Hawaii and discuss Vietnam, while warning allied troops must stay ready amid Korea’s concerns over U.S. resolve.
Prosecutor William F. Lawler Jr. seeks a Madison County Grand Jury hearing over the death of Clifford J. Moore 42 Middletown linked to a head injury from a tavern fight. Bartender Johnnie E. Johnson 49 was charged with assault and battery with intent to murder and released pending further action. Moore died after skull surgery in Indianapolis Methodist Hospital. The April 6 incident at the Main Street ilehouse Tavern prompted police to investigate and transfer Moore from St John’s Hospital to Methodist. Page 2 reports further developments.
The Indiana Federation of Republican Women will hold its spring meeting April 18 at the Murat Temple in Indianapolis. Madison County delegates head the group with Mary Watson Wilma Bowman and Martha Ellsworth leading. The luncheon will feature Jack McDonald of Nashville Tennessee as speaker, with recognition certificates to the ten top clubs awarded for gaining the most new members. Attendance is expected to reach about 190 officials and GOP candidates.
More than 300 people attended the Distinguished Student Award Banquet at the YMCA honoring 118 top ten percent seniors from Anderson Madison Heights and Highland High Schools. Dr Wesley N Haines of Franklin College gave the keynote. Earl Hoover and Oscar L Atteberry presented awards with Harold Gallagher as master of ceremonies. Rev Edward Foges delivered the invocation and the Hoffman Family provided entertainment. Robert Larson led the banquet committee as general chairman.
FBI agents probe the Memphis slaying of Dr. Marin Liter King. A boarding house owner links a roomer named Eric Galt to drawings of the suspect, but Galt’s identity and records in Mississippi Louisiana and other states are unclear. The FBI has not commented as investigations continue.
Attorney Lew Jones told County Commissioners that the contractor Ralph Reed and Son Inc of Anderson is laying the tile drain 13 inches higher than specified. The county hearing involves the Innisdale Drain south of Alexandria and reveals ongoing concerns about the drainage project and contract compliance.
U S commanders begin pulling some troops from Khe Sanh to form a more mobile force guarding South Vietnam s northern borders. The move aims to prevent the isolated fortress from a second siege after the 77 day siege ended April 5. Air raids persist with 148 missions as pilots target North Vietnamese supply routes north of the 20th parallel despite claims of no planes downed north of the line. In ground combat near Tan Son Nhut and Bien Hoa bases, heavy fighting with Viet Cong infiltrators continues, including a large assault on Bien Hoa that left 10 South Vietnamese dead and 30 wounded.
Laymen Life Insurance Company names Wilbur S. Roby, president of Anderson Banking Company, to its board of directors. The appointment reflects Roby’s long-standing role in local finance and his prominence in the business community.
A list of newborns across Anderson area including couples from Muncie Middletown Pendleton and Alexandria. Babies born at Community Hospital and regional homes with parents named alongside each child A boy or girl birth noted for each family such as Mr and Mrs Joseph Mathews and others.
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