Hartke Calls Security Bill Inadequate
Senator Len Vance Hartke criticizes the Social Security bill from the joint committee as inadequate for the elderly and dependent children. He argues the $55 monthly minimum and $180 annual earnings limit fail to meet living costs and hinder part time work, warning of rising juvenile crime if needs are unmet.
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Washington
UPI
Len Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Congressional
Hartke
Senate
Hartxe
South Meridian Choir Christmas Concert Presented Sunday
The Sanctuary Choir of the South Meridian Church of God will present its annual Christmas concert Sunday at 6 p.m in the sanctuary. Under choral director Mrs. Harry Dix on, the 45-voice choir will perform traditional Christmas music with solo and ensemble numbers, narration and pageantry. Instrumentalists include Miss Eddie man, pianist, and Mrs. Henry Smith and Keith Bailey, organists. Soloists are Miss Cris Walters and Douglas Shearer. The Ladies Trio features Miss Carol Pendleton, Miss Ann Thomas, and Mrs. Harry Dixon. An organ prelude starts at 5:45 p.m. with revenue selections by Mrs. Harold Miller. The Rev Charles Tarr will narrate. Open to the public.
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South Meridian Church of God
Harry Dixon
Sue Eddieman
Henry Smith
Keith Bailey
Cris Walters
Douglas Shearer
Carol Pendleton
Ann Thomas
Harold Miller
Gharlés Tarr
Sheppard Seeks Peace Corps Entry
Dr Samuel H Sheppard, freed after nine years in prison for his wife’s murder, may join the Peace Corps. Peace Corps officials said an application from Sheppard arrived this week mailed from Europe. No application was received from his blonde, German born second wife Arianne.
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Washington
UPI
Samuel H. Sheppard
Peace Corps
Sheppard
Europe
Cleveland Osteopath
Arianne
Indonesian troops arrest 57 in East Java
Indonesian forces arrested 57 people in East Java on charges of organizing subversive activities, Antara reported. The action reflects security operations reported by the official news agency on a Friday.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
UPI
East Java
Antara
Station to close in Indianapolis
The Railway Express Agency received approval from the Indiana Public Service Commission to shut its Flora station and redirect service to cover the Delphi area.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Railway Express Agency
Indiana Public Service Commission
Flora
Delphi
Santa Today 1 to 4 at Kimball Music Center
Community shoppers can browse holiday deals at Kimball Music Center from 1 to 4 PM today. The event features in-store specials on musical instruments, accessories, and gift ideas with demonstrations and product experts on site.
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Kimball Music Center
Battle Toll Continues Across Vietnam and Mekong Delta
The battle toll rises as U S air cavalry and infantry clash with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Reports recount 61 enemy killed by Korean troops, 17 Viet Cong bodies in Mo Cay, and 4 U S dead with 14 wounded. B52 strikes target border areas while U S leaders warn of continued risk to South Vietnam.
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South China Sea
Saigon
22Nd Regiment
Vietnam
Bo Duc
U.S
Wells
Stewart
Mekong
Mo Cay
Dakson
James Teague
U.S. Civil Operations
Revolutionary Development
Central Highlands
Teague
Adm
Grant Sharp
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
South Vietnam
Pacific
Front
Viet Cong feeler sparks debate on peace prospects
U S officials and lawmakers spar over a Viet Cong message. Rusk Goldberg’s disclosure prompted speculation of a peace overture by a Viet Cong faction. State Department spokesman McCloskey dismissed questions, calling the statement lucid. Senate leader Mansfield condemned the handling as a sorry spectacle and suggested taking the issue to the UN Security Council.
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Ested
New York
Rusk
Goldberg
Washington
Vietnam
State Department
Rober J. McCloskey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.N. Security Council
NLF
GOP Governors Seek Influence in Policy Ahead of 1968
Rockefeller dodges draft questions while backing Romney and signals no clash with that stance. Cadge suggests governors will shape the platform. Love warns against opposing Nixon. Tiemann says governors will claim a share of party funds for a GOP gubernatorial campaign fund, despite possible resistance from fundraisers. Eisenhower lauds party unity and blames Democratic discord on conflicting ambitions.
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Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
New Mexico
David F. Cadge
Richard M. Nixon
Colorado
John A. Love
Nixon
Nebraska
Norbert Tiemann
Republican Governors Association
Tiemann
Eiserhower
Palm Springs
Calif
Social Security bill hikers loom over 1968 wages
The proposed Social Security measure raises taxes for those earning above 6600 next year with gradual withholding increases to 343.20 for higher incomes, nudging retirement benefits higher. By 1969, benefits rise and revenues show a large surplus, while welfare and Medicaid rules tighten with work requirements and earnings exemptions.
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Er Ae
Senate
House
Poultry setup ends at Muscatatuck State Hospital
Officials at Muscatatuck State Hospital said the poultry operation is being terminated due to sanitary problems in the egg storage area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
UPI
Muscatatuck State Hospital
Central Midwest Will Get Storm From Plains Today
Snow swept the central Rockies creating slick highways and snowpacked passes. A developing central plains storm was expected to spread eastward Friday night and reach the central midwest by Saturday night. Strong winds gusted in the Rockies as snow fell in northern New England and showers dampened the southeast.
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United Press International
Central Rockies
New England
Berthoud Pass
Denver
Colo
Wyoming
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rockies
Central Plains
Midwest
Indiana lawmakers clash over redistricting plans and court path
Legislative leaders quarrel over delaying a final district map as Hoosier proposals leave several counties untouched and shift districts. Bowen predicts no Senate House consensus. at large elections ruled out, courts may redraw if legislature fails. Election Board sets a practical May primary deadline with Feb 27 filing looming.
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Nol
Rock
Bowen
Indiana
Rock and Bowen
House
Senate
GOP
Congress
Washington
Lawrence first Negro military astronaut and postmaster nomination
Lawrence, veteran Air Force pilot and PhD in physical chemistry, was groomed for the MOL program and noted the appointment as a civil rights progression rather than a historic milestone. The article also notes Anna P. Beeson’s nomination as postmaster at Losantville, Indiana, and ends with a Colorado geography fact about major western rivers.
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Lawrence
Chicago
G. W. Duncan
Englewood High School
MOL
Earth
Death of Ray H Hopfner at 64 in Akron Ohio
Ray H Hopfner aged 64 of 108 West 38th Street Akron died suddenly Friday morning at home. Born June 4 1903 in Randolph South Oak to Charles and Augusta Hopfner he lived in Akron over 30 years and worked at Delco Remy Division for 25 years. He served as District Governor of Toastmasters International and belonged to the YMCA Toastmaster Club for 15 years. Surviving are his widow Phyllis a daughter Mary of Framingham Mass two sisters Mrs Margaret Luke and Mabel Hopfner Akron a brother John F Hopfer Conde South Dakota and numerous nieces and nephews. The body was taken to Brown and Butz Funeral Home where friends may call tonight after 7 and Sunday after 2. Funeral Monday at 10 at Brown and Butz with George W E Smith reader of First Church of Christ Scientist and burial in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.
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Ray H. Hopfner
38Th St
Randolph
S. Oak
Charles
Augusta Eskee Hopfner
Delco - Remy
Toastmaster International
YMCA
Toastmaster Club
Phyllis
Mary Hopfner
Framingham
Mass
Margaret Luke
Mabel Hopfner
Akron
Ohio
John F. Hopfer
Conde
S. Dak
Brown and Butz
George W. E. Smith
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Anderson Memorial Park
Navy Teams Pace With Transfers And Early Releases
Navy will continue pace with transfers of career personnel and an early release plan for sailors discharged before June 30. The plan excludes the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean and the 7th Fleet in the western Pacific, and focuses on personnel with needed skills.
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Southeast Asia
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
7Th Fleet
Western Pacific
Compound X Seen as Potential Cancer Growth Control
Purdue Lane of Chicago researcher notes that BUDR and FUDR treatment on HeLa cells produces Compound X, which may interrupt cancer cell division while sparing normal cells. The work shows mixed effects on non cancerous lines, requiring more study to confirm selective growth inhibition.
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Lane
Chicago
Simon
Budr
FUDR
Ivory Tower
Donkey Transform and Elf Vanish Near Claus Tale
A whimsical fragment follows Santa as Tweedleknees is cursed into a donkey by a witch, while Claus continues his journey. Two words appear in the snow revealing the elf’s hidden identity, prompting astonishment and confusion. In other news, the UN Security Council quietly endorsed Thant’s plan to expand the truce supervision force along the Suez Canal.
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Tweedleknees
Bulinsky
Tweedieknees
Claus
United Nations
UPS
Security Council
Thant
U.N
Suez Canal
Anderson Obituaries Highlights Blanche Boone and Others
Obituaries from Anderson note Blanche Boone 48 died at home on Nelle Street after a 30 year residency in Anderson born June 6 1919 in Caneyville Kentucky. Surviving husband Charles L Boone Sr two sons Sp4 Charles Boone Jr in Berlin Germany and Michael Boone a sister and other relatives. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of Boone’s son from Germany. Funeral services for Martha Hunt widow of Fred L Hunt at Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home. Burial at Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery. Lee B Fid ler attorney and former city judge of Anderson to be honored this morning at Trinity Episcopal Church. Interment in Anderson. Mrs Goldie V Keirns 66 of Rt 3 died Wednesday funeral mass at St Ambrose Catholic Church with interment in Anderson. Keirns retired after 21 years at Guide Lamp Division. Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home in charge.
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Blanche Boone
Nelle St
Anderson
Caneyville
Second Methodist Church
Charles L. Boone
Charles Boone Jr
U.S. Army
Berlin
Germany
Michael Boone
Mary Cathleen Hollowell
Columbus
Ohio
Brooks Memorial Chapel
Martha Hunt
Fletcher St
Fred L. Hunt
Harold E. Rozelle
David Barclay
Trinity Episcopal Church
Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery
Lee Fidler
Lee B. Fidler
E. 8Th St
Brown and Butz
Anderson,Memorial Park Cemetery
Goldie Keirns
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
David Douglas
Goldie V. Keirns
Rt. 3
John F. Keirns
Keirns
Guide Lamp Division
Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home
Harrison Toddler Dies Services Scheduled Monday
ELWOOD One year old Kaby Harrison son of Steve and Nancy Alvey Harrison of 117 North 10th Street died at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie after a brief illness. Funeral services set for 1 p.m. Monday at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home with Rev. James DeMint officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Tipton. Survivors include parents grandparents and great grandparents. Also notes ambulance trips for local residents and the death of Mrs VerNice Warner of Robinson Illinois.
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Elwood
Todd Harrison
Steve
Nancy Alvey Harrison
N. 10Th St
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Kaby
Steve Harrison
Morris Alvey
Clifford Harrison
Tipton
S. W. Heath
N. F St
Copher and
Fesler
Davis Clinic
Marion
George Shetterly
Vernice Warner
Robinson, Ill
Main St
Geraldine McCarty
Robinson
Three-Vehicle Crash Injures Men on Ames and Ind 109 Bypass
Police report two separate crashes injuring Steven Slater and a driver in Ames. In the Ames collision a car driven by Ernest Tipton struck by Sammy Filatford at a stop signal on Ames Street, injuring a passenger who was treated at St. John's and released. A second crash on the Ind 109 Bypass near 18th Street involved Larry Varner, Jesse Roberts, and Stephen Trick, injuring Slater who was treated at St. John's and released. Damage totaled about $900.
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Steven Slater
Elwood
18Th St
Slater
Larry D. Varner
Jesse Roberts
Alexandria
Stephen Trick
9Th St
Varner
St. John’s
Indiana soldier dies in Vietnam non-hostile causes
The Defense Department said Sgt. J C Samuel H Howard of Newton Indiana died of non-hostile causes in Vietnam. He was married to Gloria J Howard of Newton. The department released no further details about the death or circumstances.
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Vietnam
United States
Mansfield
United Nations
McCloskey
Goldberg
Johnson
Washington
Defense Department
Svt
J.C
Samuel H Howard
Newton
Ind
Howard
Gloria J. Howard
Department
Deaths in Madison and nearby counties
Obituaries from Madison and surrounding towns report the deaths of George W. McClasky 85 of Lapel Herbert N. Friddle 90 of Wilkinson and Selma M Elliott 75 of Arcadia. Details list survivors, funeral arrangements, and interment plans with churches, towns, and cemeteries named.
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Madison
Funeral rites set for Lapel resident George Shetterly
Funeral services for 93 year old George Shetterly a lifelong Lapel resident who died Thursday at Rahbek Nursing Home Anderson will be held Sunday at 2 pm at Fisher Brothers Funeral Home Lapel with Rev Harry Smith officiating. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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LAPEL
George Shetterly
Rahbek
Anderson
Fisher Brothers Funeral
Harry Smith
Brookside
Services Set Today For Mrs Williams And Ralph Hartsock
Funeral services are planned for Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Williams 77 of 1108 S A St at St Josephs Catholic Church at 10 a m conducted by Rev J Edward Holland burial in Catholic Cemetery south of the city Ralph R Hartsock 83 of 1621 S Sheridan St death Wednesday at Mercy Hospital service set for 1 p m at Church of the Nazarene led by Rev Carl Leth burial in Elwood City Cemetery Body to lie in state at noon today until service time
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Elwood
Margaret Elizabeth Williams
S. A St
Dickey Nursing Home
St. Woseph’s Catholic
J. Edward Holland
St. Joseph's Church
Hartsock
Ralph R. Hartsock
S. Sheridan St
Mercy Hospital
Church of the Nazarene
Carl Leth
Elwood City
Bakery Strike Talks Fail To Progress
London based BOAC pilots sparked a two day strike grounding many planes worldwide and at least ten jets in New York. Last minute attempts to avert the walkout collapsed Friday.
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London
UPI
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
New York
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