Two Dead After Bridge Crash Into Flooded River
A car plunged from a bridge into a rising river after sliding hundreds of feet amid heavy snow and rain. Coroner Dunnichay said all three occupants might have survived if the water level hadn't risen. Rescue crews freed the survivors and investigators said the case remains open with possible involvement of a second vehicle.
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the Herald
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Tiverby
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Four Cited In Extortion Scheme Unmasked In Kokomo
Police say a Kokomo furniture store owner used a front business and impersonation to extort a California couple. The couple funded the business believing Lucy faced federal troubles and debt to unnamed crime figures. Investigators allege the arrest was staged and the supposed federal threats were false.
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California
Jean
Lily
Dawel
Registration Today For Soap Box Derby
Registration for the 1978 Soap Box Derby is open at Mounds Mall until 5 20 p m entrants must be eight years old by August 15 1978 junior division ages 10 12 and senior division 12 15 a new senior division kit car is added. The Derby Downs race in Anderson is set for July 15 1978 and Madison County children are eligible.
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the Herald
Byron Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Johns
Highland High School
BW. Johns Electric and Supply Company
Bethany Christian Church
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Madison County Insulation Contractory Association
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Wife In Plot On Probation On Husband Beating Case
TROWN POINT Ind IAP A woman identified as Shirley Garcia 22 was placed on five years probation after being convicted of conspiring to kill her husband Leroy Garcia who testified on behalf of his wife. The case highlighted Indiana’s new criminal code allowing judges to adjust sentences based on aggravating and mitigating factors amid a six year marriage marked by repeated abuse of the wife and their three children.
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Trown Point
Ind
Lake County
Indiana
Supertankers Collide Off Cape Francis In Massive Fire
The Venpet and Venpel supertankers collided about 20 miles off Cape St. Francis near Port Elizabeth. Flames rose 200 feet as 34 crewmen fled into the sea, rescued by two British ships and a helicopter crew. Winds spread a three mile long oil slick toward South African beaches. Survivors were treated in Cape Town as authorities assessed damage and pollution risks.
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National Sea Rescue Institute
Here
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Venpel
West African Republic of
Liberia
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Port Elizabeth
Gignak
Khrag Island
Persian Gulf
Cape
Nova Scotia
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Man Found Dead at Intersection in City
Lawrence W. Grow, 73, a resident of the Anderson YMCA, died suddenly Wednesday evening of an apparent heart attack at the intersection of 1th and Jackson streets. Police said the victim may have been dead about 20 minutes before discovery.
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Lawrence W. Grow
Anderson Ymca
1Th
Jackson Streets
Fort Wayne Man Seeks Indiana Supreme Court Hearing
A Fort Wayne man convicted of first degree murder in the 1975 death of Rose DeWood seeks a hearing before the Indiana Supreme Court to challenge the admissibility of two police confessions. The court noted prosecutor misconduct but did not order reversal. The defendant Clifton Craig argues the confessions were coerced by fear for his family.
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Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
Indiana Supreme Court
Clifton Craig
Craig
Rose DeWood
Allen
Hermann FP. Busse
Portage Woman Sentenced to Life for Drowning Adopted Daughter
In Porter Superior Court a Portage woman was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of second degree murder for drowning her adopted daughter Susan Worthington age 7 in August. Her husband John Worthington 40 was not charged in the case. The conviction followed a December 2 verdict.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Portage
Porter Superior Court
Worthington
Susan Worthington
John
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