Youths Escape Injury After Train Trunk Collision Near Gillman
Beeman and Robin, Alexandria Monroe High School students, escaped serious harm when a 1965 Chevrolet pickup attached camper was struck by a westbound freight train at a Gillman Road crossing northeast of Madison County. The truck, traveling about 50 mph, was crushed behind the cab. Beeman and Robin were among those inside, with the vehicle dislodged near the Gillman grain elevator owned by Fred Drake. The incident occurred as the youths reportedly took the vehicle from home to visit a relative near the tracks.
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Gillman
Mall
Madison County
Richard Whetsel Young Beeman
Gillman Road
Fred ‘Drake
Gillman Grain Elevator
Drake
Whetsel
Carl Kramer
Beeman
Alexandria-Monroe
Togade
George Cay
Robin
Jeffery
Jeffery Beeman
Penn Central
Alexandria
Marvin Jeeman
Rt. 3
Herald
Joe Bays
Public Parks and Recreation Conference Jan 15
City officials announce a January 15 public conference at City Hall to discuss park Department restructuring and long range plans. Leaders will host small groups on arts and crafts, sports, outdoor recreation, and youth programs with invited agencies and community groups.
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William McCarty
Robert Rock
Park Department
John O. Gates
McCarty
Park Board
League of Women Voters
NAACP
Labor and Shure
Rock
South Anderson
Longfellow School
Irondale
Gates
Armed Bandits Strike Twice
A liquor store at 25th Street and Raible Avenue and a Union 76 service station at Ninth Street and Madison Avenue were robbed Thursday. An armed trio fled the liquor store after obtaining money. the service station incident involved a single bandit who tied the attendant and escaped with unknown cash. Police and detectives continue the investigation.
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City Police Department
25Th Street
Raible Avenue
Union 76
Ninth Street
Madison Avenue
Unidentified body found in White River near Muncie
Police found an unidentified man about 45 in the White River near downtown Muncie. An autopsy was planned to determine the death cause. authorities said the man is not Ball State student Gilbert Lindemann, who is believed drowned on December 15 after his canoe capsized. a Saturday search with about 89 officers was planned from Muncie to Daleville.
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Muncie
Ind
White River
Gilbert Lindemann
Ball State University
Lindemann
Daleville
Too Many Sergeants Tells Board on Reorganization
Police board discusses reorganization cutting sergeants to 14 with 107 patrolmen and a total salary cost of 1.227 million under the new plan, comparing to 1.205 million under the old structure. Jamerson cites MSU survey. Whitey Snow notes funds stay in department. K-9 Corps status and CIP radio aid noted. bids for cars clarified by attorney Campbell.
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Board of Public Safety
Paddy Jamerson
Jamerson
Michigan State University
Harold “Whitey” Snow
Eneral
Jamersaid
Robert Phillips
Republican Board
Beat
N. Pete Burnett
Phillips
CIP
Jack Campbell
Sound Off on Unreturned Magazine Balance and Cancellations
A reader asks for the remaining balance on a two year old subscription with Family Publications Service Inc Paramus New Jersey paying 4.38 monthly. They request a balance statement and desire to discontinue the subscriptions due to lack of monthly notices after the Indianapolis office. A sound off response notes that the contract can be broken only due to bankruptcy mental illness or if the subscriber is a minor.
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Family Publications Service, Inc
Paramus
Family Publications, Inc
Indianapolis
N.J
Indiana Traffic Deaths Rise in 1971 Study Shows
Indiana Department of Traffic Safety and Vehicle Inspection reports 1971 toll at 1,600, up from 1,563 in 1970 though total fatal crashes fell by about 11 percent to 1,150. The study notes more multiple death crashes including ten and eight fatality events due to more cars on the road and higher miles traveled.
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Ndianapolis
Indiana
Indiana Department of Traffic Safety and Vehicle Inspection
Thomas D. Coleman
Coleman
Anderson Board of Works approves $63720 in leftover bills
At a special meeting the Anderson Board of Works ordered payment of leftover bills totaling 63720 from the prior administration. Most were under 2000 and a single 49522 progress payment to Ben Dee Inc for Madison Avenue extension work was approved.
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Board of Works
Anderson Board of Works
Ben Dee, Inc
Madison Avenue
County Woman To Be 100 Years Young Tuesday
Mrs. Elda S. Black of Summitville turns 100 next Tuesday, with an open house this Sunday. Her nephew DeWitt Moore and Summitville friends host at 412 E Walnut St, while Herman Landes of Social Security sent birthday greetings. Born in 1872, she witnessed Summitville’s early growth, river rail lines, gas boom, and a family long linked to the First Christian Church where she served as organist for decades.
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Summitville
Elda S. Black
DeWitt Moore
Winnetka, I
Black
Aquila
Amanda Robb Moore
Eda
Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad
Big Four
Summitvile
Hida
Elda
Alta Moore Kelly
Griff
Elda Moore
Griffin Black
Marion Flyer
Anderson
Marion
DeWitt
Vinson
Elda Black
Winnetka
Ill
Edith Niccum
Sherman Vinson
Herald
Shari Keys
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C. Randall
Human Herald Staff
Shadyside Park
Joe Boys
Chester “Doc” Lawrence
Glen Walbridge
Jack Cat
Paul Newbern
Newbern
Viola B. Phillips
Herald County
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