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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1968
Page
6
Discussion centers on whether Dwight Eisenhower should undergo a heart transplant governed by medical exam and cautious conditions. Connor Cooley cites physicians and a possible option while stressing case specifics for the former president.
Rep Zion released results of an opinion poll showing crime as the greatest problem facing the county, followed by inflation and high taxes. The survey asked about law and order, civil unrest, and government spending, with hate leading to tougher crime measures such as harsher sentences and stronger police. Other issues included poverty and racism, but less emphasis on federal control. A separate Oakland note mentionstiny redwood trees and local advertising amid grocery and deli promotions.
Officials of the Indiana Employment Security Division including James Armstrong Eleanor Drumm and Robert Ferguson will participate in discourse and workshop sessions in Culver Aug 20 to 23. The gathering, one of four yearly meetings, covers personnel practices program management unemployment insurance developments and anticipated legislation.
A state commission approved constitutional changes governing joint election of governor and lieutenant governor, allowing serve up to eight years. The Constitutional Revisions Commission, led by Harold Sandley and Matthew Walsh, will recommend to the 1963 legislature. They also approved session length limits and county official term limits.
Market activity was steady with the New York Stock Exchange index edging up 17 cents and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79 to 297.65, while the rail average climbed 2.47 to 202.82. Volume reached about 9.9 million shares, with 1,779 advances and 491 declines as 1,597 issues changed hands. Top movers included Glen Alden, Martin-Marietta, and Benguet Consolidated, with electronics leading gains and airlines mixed. On the American Exchange, 4.12 million shares traded as 447 rose and 135 fell, with the Amex Index at 2.473. Local livestock prices showed higher hogs and steady cattle and bulls before closing.
Live receipts 3,500. barrows and gilts mostly 23.50 higher with varied price ranges. Sows 50% higher on some lots. calves, steers, heifers steady to higher. Vealers steady to slightly up. lambs and other livestock show mixed adjustments amid general market activity.
Dr. Jen Ramos of East Chicago joins the Lake County Republican Central Committee as assistant equity chair. The appointment by county chairman Theodore L. SertaX follows campaigns with Latin American for Kennedy supporters and places Ramos alongside longtime GOP figures including Jerome J. Rerpa, secretary of state Edgar B. Whitcomb, and the gubernatorial nominee.
The Northeastern Indiana Commissioners Association will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday Sept 1 at the Holiday Inn on Seatterfield Road Madison County Commissioners Ralph J McCond Everett Sot Nenger and William J Wood will host. A jovial hour begins at 6 followed by dinner at 7. See NERO’S NAME Washington Eight counties and more than a dozen towns in the U.S. are named for Lafayette French hero who helped America in the Revolutionary War.
Washington dispatch reports American farmers have seen about a ninety percent surge in machinery costs since 191. The increase reflects inflationary pressure on farm equipment across the sector, impacting purchase plans and investment in new machinery.
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