Bodies Found In River Near Huntington Ind
Decomposed bodies of a Fort Wayne mother Patricia Spears and her daughter Rita, 12, were found in Salamonie Reservoir near Huntington, with a submerged car and the missing second daughter Wr en Spears still unaccounted for. Police said deaths resulted from a traffic accident near a bridge, tying the family to a July disappearance.
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Huntington
Ind
Fort Wayne
Salamonie
Indiana
Marshall Moser
Wren
Ohio
Majonica Creek
Howard Spears
Spears
Patricia
Rita
Palice
English
Continuance Granted In Beating Death Case
Darrell Eugene Jackson 28 faced first degree murder charges tied to the Roy Turner beating death in 1964 and got a continuance after a quash motion by his lawyers. Judge Carl T. Smith took the motion under advisement as the grand jury returned two murder counts. Robert Lee Roberts 34 pleaded not guilty to armed rape and rape charges. bond set at 14000. Three Indianapolis men charged in the July 17 Carter’s Supermarket burglary in Elwood also received a continuance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrell Eugene Jackson
Roy R. “Pop” Turner
Carl T. Smith
Jackson
Ralph V. Cecil
Benadum and Cecil Law
Muncie
Anderson
Robbins and Dielzen
Smith
Robert Lee Roberts
Arrow Ave
Roberts
Fred Robertson
Indianapolis
Carter's
Elwood
William C. Lemons
Thomas Tungate
Dale Wing
Edgood City Police
Madison County Sheriff's Deputs
Weather Summary For Today And Tonight
Partly cloudy and warmer with little temperature change tonight high in the mid 80s. Overnight low around 33 to 62. Yesterday’s high around 53 with sunrise at 5 56 a m and sunset at 7 43 p m.
Board of Works Sets Two Sewer Project Dates
The Anderson Board of Works set public hearings for September 13 on two neighborhood sewer systems. Plans cover North Acres and Rise Rd with sewers on Madison Hawthorne Whittier Lowell and Cross streets. Barrett Laws Financing will fund the projects with assessments via property taxes. Repayment of Lindberg Rd to Rolling Hills will begin by Wednesday as the city winds down sewer trunk line work.
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Anderson Board of Works
North Acres
Rise Rd
Madison Ave
Hawthorne Ave
Whittier Ave
Lowell Ave
Cross St
Lindberg Ro
First Se
Barrett Laws
Nancing
Lindberg Rd
Alexandria Pike
Rolling Hills
William Embry
Henry B. Steeg and Associates
Steeg
Power Struggle Shocks China Amid Hong Kong Clashes
Reports from Hong Kong describe deadly clashes in Shanghai and Canton as Maoist forces battle opponents. Peking Radio lauds a new provisional power agency in Manchou Province while warning of continuing danger in Hubei Hunan Jiangxi Szechuan and Inner Mongolia. Canton rail service faces threats and near anarchic conditions as Red Guards oppose railroad workers and authorities.
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Bong Kong
Peking Radio
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
China
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Canton
Peking
Chinghsi
Mao
Chinghai
Mao Tsetung
Hupeh
Hunan
Huanan
Kiangsi
Szechuan
Joner
Mongolia
Canton Kowloon
South China
Viday
Lin Shaochi
Local Planes Strike Rail Targets Near Lang Son
U S fighter bombers hit rail bypass lines near Lang Son 10 miles from the Chinese border, several bridges damaged as Washington weighs restrained raids. Ground fighting continues in northern South Vietnam with paratroopers engaging enemy forces and Vietnamese rangers reporting heavy clashes. U S and allied air crews fly numerous missions across North and South Vietnam, with no confirmed plane losses and high destruction of rolling rail stock.
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Saigon
China
North Vietnam
Lang Son
U.S
T Hat
Johnson
Constellation
Hanoi
Haiphong
Fbidge
Navy
South Vietnam
Air Force
Washington
Sen. J. W
Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Preparedness and Committee
ILS
Budgets Face Review Action At Hearings
Anderson taxpayers face an overall tax rate above 9 per 100 next year, with estimates showing rates between 9.15 and 9.20. School, city, county, library, and state levies are rising, as budgets are reviewed and set for August adoption by boards and councils across Anderson.
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Anderson City
Anderson
Anderson School
Anderson Public Library
Anderson City Council
Madison County Council
Anderson Library Board
Bridge Pact II Signed for City St Bridge Project
City officials signed an agreement authorizing City Engineer Harold Smith to supervise the St St Bridge construction. The Anderson Board of Works chairman Howard Erhart represented the city. A Drainage Board meeting filed final plans for the Innisdale Drain south of Alexandria with Deputy County Surveyor Don Gwinnup submitting assessment rolls and layouts. The board referred the matter to Manship Conveyor for recommendations. Everett Stottiemeyer presides, with Ralph McCord and William Wood as commissioners. About 15 residents asked to pave Co Rd 450N. decision deferred. Separate dispatch from Sydney notes earthquakes on Gazelle peninsula, no casualties. In Madison County, a voter meeting and an insurance training session at Ft. Snelling were discussed. paving Cross St from Moss Island to Rai ble moves forward with partial center section left due to easement issues. next meeting set.
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Harold Smith
St. St
Howard Erhart
Anderson Board of Works
Drainage Board
Innisdale
Alexandria
Don Gwinnup
Act ME 25
County Surveyor's Office
Manship
Everett
Madison County Veteran's Service Office
Ft. Snelling VA
St. Paul
Minn
Cross St
Moss Island
Raible
Madison Ave
Bear Attacks In Glacier Park Kill Two Girls
In Glacier National Park a grizzly attack killed Michele Koons a 19 year old from San Diego and Julie Helgesen 15 from Albert Lea. Roy Ducat 11 of Perrysburg Ohio was severely mauled as two bears attacked a group of students near Trout Lake. Park Ranger Larry Dale and other guards sought reasons for the brutal incident as a 7 year old boy survived.
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Glacier
Mont
Michele
Paul
Dunn
Michele Koons
San Diego
Calif
Glacier Naonal Park
Larry Dale
Miss Koons
Sunny
Julie Helgesen
Albert Lea
Minn
Roy Ducat
Perrysburg
Ohio
Mr. Koons
Wild Mountain Country
Dale
Trout Lake
National Park
Ray T. Noseck
Oracle
Aziz
Pendleton 4H Swine Carcass Winners At Edge Packing Plant
Jeff Loser of Pendleton won the 1967 Madison County 4H Swine Carcass show at Edge Packing Plant Anderson. Ronald Barnhart placed second in carcass and eleventh in foot. Randy Loser finished third in foot. Champion had meatiness 9.6 and loin eye 5.4 sq in. ham 16.56 percent. loin 12 in back fat 12 inches. length 302 in. yield 74.5 percent. Other pigs listed with various indices and measurements. The text also includes a bear attack incident at an unrelated page turn.
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Jef Loser
Marion Loser
Pendleton
Madison County
Edge
Anderson
Ronald Barnhart
Joan H. Barnhart
Randy
Alka
Iandy
Tina Ketish
Elwood
Terry Hunter
Frankton
Kathy Kelich
Kelen Kelich
Freak Mishap Injures Two Local Boys
Two local boys Keith Stokes and Norman Smith were injured in a freak accident Monday afternoon in the 1200 block of MW 2th St as a car backed out and a chasing dog caused the bicycle riders to veer into a parked car. Both boys, ages 9 and 7, sustained head bruises and arm abrasions, though police said they were more frightened than hurt. The incident occurred at 1 30 pm and is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Stokes
12Th St
Norman Smith
W. 12Th St
Investi
New Arrivals in Anderson and Vicinity
Born at St Johns Hospital to Mr and Mrs William Wait a boy and to Mr and Mrs John Pickler a boy at 92 With St Number of births listed including Mr and Mrs Gary Bailey a boy at 1108 W 6th St Ram at Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Barth a boy and to Mr and Mrs Timothy A Carper a girl at 208 E 10th St Mrs Luchig Auker a boy at 2450 Lincoln St Mr and Mrs Donald Wells a double boy at 5119 St Rd 8 Mr and Mrs Clarence Pits er a boy and Mr and Mrs Thomas Hill ker a girl at 2807 Lampher Lane Mrs Dainty Shelton Alexandria a girl and Mr and Mrs Dennis Raschy ka a boy at Woodlawn Dr
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St. John's Hospital
William Waithey
Lonsvale Dr
John Pickler
W.ith St
Gary Bailey
W. 6Th St
Ram
Community Hospital
Robert Barth
W. 2Nd St
Timothy A. Carper
10Th St
Luchig Auker
Lincoln St
Donald Wells
St. Rd
Clarence Pitser
Ath St
Thomas Hillker
Lampher Lane
Dainty Shelton
Alexandria
Dennis Raschyka
Woodlawn
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Akron
Roger Rinker
Alt M. Rinker
Roger
Herald
Russell Sherron
London
UPT
Sunday Times
Board of Works
Sune Mibass
Spain
Binghey
Airborne
Sydney
Australia
APD
Gazelle Peninsula
New Britain
Isand
New Guinea
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Jeff
Pirates
Madison Heights High School
James C. Patton
Seymour
Height Steppers
Mika Young
Tim Ashburn
Richard Hogan
Turkey Run
Madison Heights Land
Francit E, Darker
Madison Heights Junior High School
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