Fired Rock Island worker to be reinstated with back pay
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Charles H. Young, a longtime Army arsenal employee, must be reinstated with back pay after his dismissal for criminal drug possession was deemed improper. The panel found his misconduct did not prove impairment of job efficiency, reversing lower court decisions.
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Chicago
Army Arsenal
Rock Island
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles H. Young
Young
Jal
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Ale
Thomas Fairchild
Wilbur F. Pell Jr
Robert L. Kunzig
U.S. Court of Claims
Appellate
Bank Robber Nabbed In Indianapolis After Heist
A gunman robbed American Fletcher National Bank on the near north side around 2 p.m. He fled toward his home two blocks away where police captured him. Keith Ian Younglao, 23, Trinidad native, was arrested after money from the teller was found in his apartment garbage cans. Witnesses reported the robber entered the bank and demanded cash, pursued by a bank security guard.
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Indianapolis
Near North Side
Keith Ian Younglao
Trinidad
American Fletcher National Bank
Two Accused In Arson Probe
A Cook County grand jury accused two Gary Indiana men Amos Eastwood and James Hunt of plotting to murder a key witness in an arson trial in Peoria. They face counts of conspiracy murder and solicitation to commit murder as acquaintances of John D. Boucher and William Dixon are also charged in the $350000 blaze at Dixon's Peoria business.
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Chicago
Cook County
Gary
Ind
Peoria
Amos Eastwood
James C. Hunt
Wokesman
Bernard Carey
Amurder
Sai Michael Nihm
Peoria County
Eastwood
Hunt
John D. Boucher
William Dixon
Wolves Up For Adoption In Loboland Preserve
In Clallam County Washington Jack and Margie Lynch offer wolf adoptions at Loboland for twenty dollars a month to help feed and care for 87 buffalo wolves and other subspecies. The nonprofit foundation built to preserve the wolves faces steady year round costs for meat and dog food as volunteers host foster adopters who may visit the wolves at any time.
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Gardiner
Wash
Clallam County
Jack
Margie Lynch
Lynches
Loboland
Sequim
Great Plains
Lynch
Otto End Sarte
Madison County Blotter Reports Weekend Crashes and Theft
Police sought a late model car after a personal injury crash at Indiana 282 and old Indiana 67. A local woman, Ethel Gaskill, 3811 Windsor Way, was treated for a broken shoulder and facial laceration after a purse snatching near West 14th and Lincoln. Delaware County investigators pursued an armed robbery and abduction of Indiana Bell worker Anthony D. Crane, who was forced into his company truck and later recovered. a suspect description followed. Additional reports include radio thefts from four cars at Veloce Motors and a Salvation Army Citadel break-in with no losses. A 10 year old girl, Sharon Purdy, was treated for minor head injuries after a two car crash at West Eighth and Delaware.
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Madison County
Community Hospital
Ethel Gaskill
Windsor Way
West 14Th
Lincoln Streets
Delco-Remy Division
Delaware County
Indiana Bell ‘Telephone Company
DCPD
Anthony D. Crane
New Castle
Indiana Bell
Land K
Ind
Crane
Indiana Bell Company
Telephone Company
Daleville
CPO
Indiana
Veloce Motors
N. Broadway
Sava
Salvation Army
1615
Meridian Street
Citadel
West Eighth
Delaware Streets
Sity
Sharon K. Purdy
Central
Family collision on Delaware Street injures Douglas Vermillion
Carolyn J. Purdy and her daughter Douglas Vermillion were hurt when Purdy's car collided with William A. Bales's auto at the West Eighth Street and Delaware Street intersection. Bales said he had a green light as he started a left turn. Purdy lacked an operator's license and did not brake in time.
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West Eighth Street
Purdy
Mystery booms puzzle east coast across states rules out single cause
Mystery booms have been reported from Connecticut to the Carolinas over the past month, concentrating off New Jersey. Explanations range from buried gas explosions at sea to weapons tests and earthquakes, but no clear cause emerges. USGS experts note such sounds are not uncommon and agencies have been asked to report possible origins.
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Ises
Connecticut
Carolinas
New Jersey
US Geological Survey
Arthur C. Morrissey
White House
Office of Science and Technology
Fortville Man Dies in Rail Crossing Crash
A 76 year old Fortville resident was killed Thursday afternoon when his car was hit broadside by a freight train at 2 20 p m. The crash threw him about 30 feet. The victim, a Green Township native who had lived in Fortville 15 years, was a member of the Pendleton Methodist Church. Survivors include sister Mrs Frieda Rash of Fortville. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Saturday at Fisher Funeral Home with Dr Leon Nicholson officiating. Burial will be in Gravel Lawn Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p m today.
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Fortville
Broaasine
Green Township
Madison County
Wood
Pendleton
Methodist Church
Frieda Rash
Fisher Funeral Home
Leon Nicholson
Gravel Lawn
Short-Lived Bust Ends With Alfalfa Sale Surprise
In Austin three men were arrested after attempting to sell what they claimed was marijuana to an officer. They were released hours later when tests showed the substance was alfalfa.
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Austin, Texas
Ohio Lottery Winning Numbers Update
The Associated Press reports weekly Ohio Lottery results with Gold-2, White-95, Blue-774, and 509028 across this week’s drawings. The list shows numbers drawn so far this week for state lotteries.
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Ohio
The
Associated Press
Rock opposes local bonding power and reassessment effects
The report states Rock opposes expanding local government bonding capped at 2 percent of assessed valuation and notes Indianapolis plans could halt major capital projects if bonding opacity is reduced. It mentions Governor Bowen’s 30 percent education tax cut proposal and critiques blaming public schools for the tax freeze without city or county responsibility.
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General Assembly
Rock
Anderson
Indianapolis
William H. Hudnut
Bowen
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Dayton
Miss Howard
Thomas
Gordon
Hoosier
Orlando, Fla
Florida
Patsie Morris
Connersville High School
Ed Welch
Orlando
Miss Morris
Lloyd Morris
State Capitol
Frankfort
Douglas Vermillion
Herald Staff
Nettle Creek
Inc
Robert
E. 10Th St
Hancock County
GH. Eickerberger
Columbus
Nts
Muncie
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Berne
La-Z-Boy
Riverside
Glabman
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