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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1968
Page
1
FBI figures show guns increasingly used in murders nationwide with 63 percent involvement in recent homicide cases. The data indicate stronger gun control states experience fewer gun deaths than those with looser laws, suggesting a correlation between gun access and homicide rates.
Evangelists Loyd and Gertrude Wand will open revival services Thursday at the Warrington Shores of the Nazarene. The host pastor is Rev. Andrew Gentry. Services begin at 7 30 each evening. The Wand couple, active in campaigns across the region and in Canada and Cuba, overcome personal adversity including Mrs Ward’s polio disability. The narrative then digresses into gun statistics from FBI reports and state firearm murder rates, noting varied control laws and per cent figures across several states.
Fragmented text describes Soviet forces in Czechoslovakia and leadership responses. It notes Prague figures like Cesmir Cisar and Alexander Dubcek, their abduction or flight, and the Prague resistance radio continuing after the invasion. The piece mentions shifts in Moscow and suppression attempts.
Principal W C Bunnell announces opening procedures for the new term as the first day proceeds while the court wheels turn on the murder case of Armin Hayden. Hayden, 21, faces trial for the shooting death of Daniel Shultz in Solsbury Indiana. Jury selection continues with more veniremen called as police identify associates linked to the case.
The report details Ike’s suspected shooting with a 26 caliber pistol bullet wound in the head, found in a ditch near Daytona Beach. Doctors report increased heart irritability and rapid beats since the attack, with further medical testimony planned and witnesses to be called in a 10 am EDT session.
Fragmented local notes show births at St Johns Hospital and various addresses. Mentions include Mr and Mrs Timothy, Mr and Mrs Greg Risk, and Hubert A Humphrey. References to a presidential nomination and calls to reject violence appear amid scattered household notices.
Detroit reports U.S. would back Kennedy if tempering vehicle output. Massachusetts senator Kennedy faced differing views as AMA data show weekly production at 93,286 passenger cars and 22,975 trucks and buses, with total 6,729,000 vehicles in 1968. Leaders caution that shift could change political support dynamics.
Obituaries from Madison and nearby counties note Christine Michels born in Cleveland and living in Michigan. death of Worth St. in March. details of the Shreve youth accident on Madison Ave. survivors include Ross Michel Norman and three grandchildren. funeral at First Presbyterian Church with interment in a nearby cemetery. Other notices include Mrs Isabelle Kerr Badnotes and Mrs Tsabele Kerr Ketel with funeral arrangements and memorial suggestions. scattered biographical details conclude with Kerr and Kerr-Kerr family references.
A Saturday crash on Cr. Ed. 100 near Summitville involved Arthur Faircloth and others. Faircloth suffered chest and knee injuries. his car and another vehicle were totaled. Sheriff and Tecate Court noted rising tensions over a convention system and privatization debate as bystanders watched.
Police described a chaotic service station burglary with a gunfightlike scene. Officers said a suspect fled with cash and equipment including walkie talkies and portable radios while officers recovered shell casings and noted a scuffle at the scene.
A scrambled report mentions Dale Jessep Billy Curry and others with varied ages and locations. It notes Curry receiving $601.85 for two revolvers and a list of prizes including a television set and binoculars. Mrs McKinley is named homemaker of the year for community and church work.
A garbled report shows South Madison and 42 other districts exceeding levy limits. The Indiana School Boards group notes several corporations near the legal cap, with Noblesville and South Nation cited while references to international events and local speeches appear among mixed OCR text.
Five persons injured in a two car crash near Beaumont involve local residents and nearby workers. The incident prompted police to close Cross Street briefly as they investigated the scene and attended to victims. Several individuals were transported to area hospitals for treatment.
Obituary notices and reports of multiple deaths, including John Allen and Carl A. Bennett, with details of services, burial arrangements, and survivors. Also notes on hospitalizations, injuries from a collision near Daleville, and ongoing community remembrances.
Survivors include daughter Mrs. Arnold H. Meister of Anderson and three sisters. Funeral services at Sekor Brothers Funeral Home. Also mentions LBJ Texas trip, Johnson at LBJ Ranch, and convention talks with Humphrey and McCarthy input. Meeting of the American Rotary Club at the YMCA to discuss law enforcement problems.
Long article fragment outlines proposed action affecting delegations from Alaska Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Kansas Missouri Gamal Zone South Carolina and Tess. It would let a majority decide how the California and Massachusetts delegations vote the Len McCarthy support and require changes in convention procedures. Also items on Coast Guard academy concerts naval depot fire deaths infant death at Stennis hospital and local funeral notices.
Local readers note a garbled phrase stressing that law and order must be respected and maintained to protect the rights of all citizens amid unclear OCR text. The fragment mentions civic safeguards without clear names or events.
The text reflects a collage of phrases about crime reduction and parental guidance, invoking the President’s Crime Commission and Lincoln. It comments on discipline, education, and national trust in shaping law and order, urging preparation of children with knowledge and reverence.
Burglars broke into the Sinelait Refining Co at 2423 S Walnut Street and stole $4 from a vending machine. A second break-in targeted Memorial Park concession stand at 24th Street and Madison Avenue, with candy, ice cream, soda, and cigarettes taken. Rick Reynolds saw a man flee after a window was broken at a residence nearby. a suspect fled in a car.
A note on new staff details a graduate from Anderson High in 1984 choosing teaching in Anderson. Miss Pakes, an alum of Madison Heights High, will teach elementary at Hazelwood School, joining the district from Buffer University background.
A compact timetable lists events at the YMCA and partner clubs. Lunch at 12:55 p.m. Rotary CRMC includes a tax research dinner at 6:30 p.m. Exchange, Kiwanis at 6:20 p.m., Toastmasters at 6:20 p.m., Chief Ard activities, Lions Mobile Unit schedualed, Nicholson file events from 9:00 to 12:00, and an S:00 to 9:00 window at Ifazelwood.
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