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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1978
Page
1
Police burned thousands of dollars in tip books punch boards Lucky 7 machines and a large payoff pinball machine in a Madison County landfill. The destruction capped weeks of raids and investigations tying three local businesses to professional gambling with indictments pending for seven men.
A compact note lists sections and page numbers for a local newspaper copy. It identifies police blotter on page two and obituaries on page three as well as editorials features and social pages six seven and stock market quotations page ten plus sports highlights pages nineteen twenty five and comics daily features pages twenty eight to twenty nine.
A skull found on the Great Miami River shore has been identified as that of a 20 year old Ohio man reported missing last April. The coroner's office said dental records confirmed the identity and that the parents in Cincinnati were notified. Authorities had earlier suspected Gary W. Lake, a 23 year old whose headless body was found near Pendleton on November 9, 1975, with the murder investigation ongoing.
Panamanians reacted with astonishment as Gen. Omar Torrijos suggested he might have sabotaged the Panama Canal if the Senate rejected the transfer treaty. U.S. officials said they would defend American interests and the canal, while Panamanian and international voices called the remark irresponsible and alarming.
Cloudy windy and cold today with a 30 percent chance of showers and highs in the mid-40s. Partial clearing tonight with lows in the upper 20s to low 30s. Partly sunny Friday with highs in the low to mid-40s. Anderson's high Wednesday 56 and low 43.
Madison County Commissioners search for additional landfill land as the 65 acre facility between Alexandria and Elwood nears end of usability. County officials estimate 18 to 30 months remaining, with city trash accelerating the landfill's depletion. City residents currently dump at the county site for 75 cents per cubic yard. private citizens are not charged.
Rob Prillaman leads a Madison County program on guiding youths toward responsible adulthood. Panelists Judge William Clifford Dr John Wenger and Paul Hiatt discuss juvenile referrals, family influence, school discipline and the need for counselors amid rising aggression and diverse student bodies.
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