Police Blotter Reports Multiple Local Crashes and Break-Ins
A series of injuries and property thefts were reported. Victims included A A Skidmore 26 of Norton Street and Laura Hoch with injuries from a crash at Ind 32 and Coventry Drive. Everett Flint and Jimy Jones were involved in separate collisions. Matthew Quear 18 of Alexandria treated after a left-turn incident on Ind 37. A bicyclist Steve Purkey 13 sustained head and elbow cuts. Matthew Stanley 8 burned from gunpowder in Pendleton. Four break-ins totaled cash, tools, watches, and electronics at local businesses and residences. An armed bandit robbed the Mark Motor Inn around 2:15 a.m. Police described a young white male suspect fled on foot.
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Ind
Coventry Drive
von A. Skidmore
Norton St
St. John’s Hospital
Laura L. Hoch
Central Ave
Everett W. Flint
Blint
Coventry
Polish Methodist Hospital
Jimy Lee Jones
Elwood
David G
Greenhill Way
Anderson
Cook
Alexandria
Mercy ‘Hospital
P ‘Street
Matt M. Quear
Rt 3
Arlan L. Whitlock
Indianapolis
Quear
Whitlock
Green Acres
Clear Street
Poplar
Steve Purkey
Chippewa Dr
Roy W. Newton
Poplar St
Mark Motor Inn
Historic Panel Plan Tabled Indefinitely
The Anderson City Planning Commission postponed action on an ordinance creating a historic preservation committee. The panel authorized a study group to report after the Sept 25 meeting. Critics warned the plan could curb property rights, raise costs, and delay zoning changes.
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Anderson
Anderson City Planning Commission
Raymond Nuce
Don McCarty
NUCE
Planning Commission
Historic Preservation Committee
Marvin Clanin
Clark
Central Civic Association
Martha Carmichael
Clanin
Indianapolis
McCarty
William Heighsmith
West Eighth Street
Madison Avenue
Broadway
Egbert M. Hood
Joan Bashaw Gregg
William Shafer
Ken Montgomery
Westchester Party to Press Kidnap Charge in Bronfman Case
Westchester County District Attorney Carl Vergari said he would press state kidnapping charges against two Irish born men for the August 9 abduction of whisky heir Samuel Bronfman II. Meanwhile, Mel Patrick Lynch and Dominic Byrne are held on federal extortion and mail fraud counts over a $23 million ransom. Bail set at 50000 for Lynch and 200000 for Byrne. both men are Irish citizens with dual status and face possible life terms domestically and 20 years on the federal charge.
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NEW York (Ap
Westchester County
Carl Vergari
Samuel Bronfman
Mel Patrick Lynch
New York City
Dominic Byrne
Bronfman
U.S
Martin D. Jacobs
Lynch
Byrne
Vergari
Seagram
Paul Curran W Ho
Eugene Gold
Brooklyn
Curran
Gold
New York State
Jacobs
Ireland
Federal House of
Joseph Conley
FBI
Edgar Bronfman
Asst
Gerald Feffer
Purchase
N.Y
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Tom Duffy
Wallace LaPrade
New York
New Arrivals at St Johns and Community Hospital
Birth notices list multiple families welcoming babies. At St Johns Hospital a boy arrives for Hagerman of 2104 Pearl St, a boy for Dilk of Marion, a boy for Bott of Chesterfield, a girl for Bryant of Alexandria, a boy for Van Dyke of Middletown, a girl for Myong Kim of Markleville, and a boy for Sloan of 1219 W St. St. At Community Hospital a baby boy for Bundy of 331 Laural Lane, a girl for Lycan of 1728 Walnut, a girl for Johnson of 1515 Sherman St, and a boy for Davis of 220 Cedar.
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St. John’s Hospital
Alonzo Hagerman
Pearl St
Robert Dilk
Marion
David Bott
Chesterfield
John Bryant
Alexandria
Jerry van Dyke
Middletown
Duck Myong Kim
Markleville, Airl
Douglas Sloan
W. St. St
Community Hospital
John Bundy
Laural Lane
Thomas Lycan
Walnut
LC Johnson
Sherman St
Robert Davis
Cedar
Ford Stresses Agriculture in Iowa Fair Campaign Speech
President Ford, speaking from the Iowa State Fair grandstand, framed agriculture as central to America's foreign policy and peace. He cited agricultural abundance expanding markets, including China, and improving Soviet ties, while promising action on grain shipment quality and loading charges. He then toured Colorado oil shale operations to push energy independence and toured the mine and refinery after a two hour visit.
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Ford
Iowa State Fair
America
China
Soviet Union
Des Moines
Colorado
Iowa
Minnesota
Republican National Committee
Rifle
Colo
Brooklyn Man Unknowing Link in 23 Million Kidnap Ransom
Morris Greenberger, a Brooklyn retiree, visited his Kingsbrook hospital and returned home unaware his apartment on 628 East 17th Street had become a hideout for the 23 million in ransom money for Samuel Bronfman II. FBI called him an innocent victim.
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New York
Morris Greenberger
Brooklyn
Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center
Edgar Bronfman
Samuel Bronfman
Greenberger
Brooklyn Hospital
E. 17Th Street
FBI
New York Post
Area Obituaries and Deaths in Indiana and Nearby States
A batch of obituaries and funeral notices from Anderson and surrounding areas lists numerous deaths and impending services. Included are Sarah Jenkins 51 of Anderson with ten children. Hattie Campbell of Carthage mother of deceased. a Crown Point resident 77 Hildred Barrett. Nathaniel Jordan 67 of Santa Anne Ill with local survivors. Glenn DeLaughder of Bellefontaine Ohio. Lucy Bragg 75 of Indianapolis Beech Grove. infant Baker of Greenfield. Bernice Sample 72 of Anderson. Matilda Smith and Roy L Smith 71 of Anderson. John Steffen 72 of Fortville. Willard Daniels 79 of Anderson. and other memorial details with funeral homes and burial sites in multiple counties.
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Sarah Jenkins
Sarah Jessie Jenkins
Richard
Sharon) Dick
Robert
Beverly) Gordon
Anderson
Ron Reed
Spencer
Larry Jenkins
Middletown
Hattie Campbell
Carthage
Anna Caldwell
Lakeland
Fla
Marsha Harshman
Muncie
Betty Jean Lambert
San Diego
Calif
Susie Collis
Fort Myers
Arlie Dudley
Corpus Christi
Tex
Walter
Margaret) Schemmer
Hildred L. Barrett
Crown Point
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Dyer
Mirriam-Little Funeral Home
Chapel Lawn
Nathaniel Jordan
Santa Anne
Illinois
George Robert
Robert Hood
Joseph Williams
Ruth Jennings
Leonard
David Jordan
Jessie Wheeler
Leggetts Funeral Home
Hoskins Park
A Thought For You On Safer Bottle Tops
A message notes that secure bottle tops cut accidental poisonings especially in children under five. It cites aspirin as a case where about half of accidental overdoses are prevented and urges public awareness that poisoning deserves attention.
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Pendleton
Matthew Stanley
S. East St
St. John's Hospital
W. State St
le Stottlemeyer Lumber Co
Ridge Rd
Indtools
Beverly Lewis
Drexel Dr
Arnold Smith
Fulton St. Apt. A
Red’s Quality Cleaners
Arrow Ave
Alexandria Pike
David Mace
Frank Krall
Markleville
E. 31St St
Church of the Brethren
Whetstone Brotherhood
Maude
Irvan S$. Krall
Allen
Ella Mae) Spidel
Brown and Butz
Elden Perry
Russell Showalter
Anderson Memorial Park
Hewitt’s
1520
Meridian
Hildred Barrett
Glenn DeLaughder
Joseph E. Williams
Bellefontaine
Ohio
St. Patrick's Church
Calvary Cemetery
Eichhoeltz Funeral Home
Lucy Bragg
Little and Sons
Beech Grove
Lucy A. Bragg
E. Edgewood Ave
Madison County
Walter J. Brage
Bernice Sample
Rex Sample
Bernice M. Sample
E. Eighth St
Delco-Remy Division
Hartford City
William
Marilyn)’ Bell
Santa Rosa
Zoe Ellen Sample
Los Angeles
Harold E. Rozelle
William Houser
Grove Lawn Cemetery
Matilda Smith
Matilda M. Smith
James
Harlan R
Margaret) Peacock
Freewill Baptist Church
William E. Smith
Ann S. Greene
Edgewater
James C. Smith
Clintwood
Ollis J. Smith
Reynoldsburg
Cassie L. Smith
E. Calif
Brown and Butz Funeral
Miller Funeral Home
Honey Camp Freewill Baptist Church
Roy Smith
Roy L. Smith
W. 23Rd St
Amaire
Kentucky
Anderson O
Guide Lamp Division
Ude Jones Smith
Darrell
Lela) Brandenburg
Prank
Naomi Hancock
Louie Melton
Don R. Smith
Richmond
Gertrude Marcon
el Cerrito
John Stetten
Fortville
John A Steffen
S13
N. Main St
Delco Remy Division
E. J. DuPont Company
Betty Ogle Steffen
Hurley
Rich
Steffen
Mahomet
Ill
Ronald Seals
Vernon Coreine
Gravel Lawn Cemetery
Samie Marcum
New Castle
Earl Bainter
Shirley
Willard Daniels
Willard F
Bill” Daniels
Cottage Ave
St John’s Hospital
Howe Fire Apparatus
Henry County
Imogene Daniels
James Nell
North Vernon
Ruth Rader
Fentastic
Frisch
DRS
Pendleton Ave
Indiana
Wilbert ‘Berial
Vautt
Biker