Madison County to borrow 440000 for spring tax fund
Madison County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to borrow 440000 to be repaid at the spring tax settlement. The plan awaits Madison County Council approval in a special session January 19. Funds cover 140000 for Welfare and 300000 for the General Fund to cover 1968 budget needs. Participants include Commissioners Ralph McCord Everett Stottlemeyer and William Wood.
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Madison County Board of Commissioners
Board of Commissioners
Madison County Council
Ralph McCord
Everett Stottlemeyer
William Wood
County General Fund
Madison County Planning Commission
Warren Waymire
Wilbur Bunyan
Health And Park Board Appointments Made
Dr. Robert L. Lackey and Dr. P. L. Long were named to Andersons health and park board by Mayor J E Flanagan with immediate effect. Lackey, an Anderson dentist, active in urban League and Crippled Children groups, lives at 917 High St. Long, a physician, staff member at St Johns and Community Hospital, served in the armed forces and trained in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Board
Robert L. Lackey
Anderson
P. L. Long
Anderson Board of Health
J. E. Flanagan
Dr. Long
Alvin Bridges
Lackey
James Pierce
Board of Health
J. E
St. John's ——S
Community Hospital
Snow and Ice Hit Wide Northeastern Corridor
The Associated Press reports a brutal cold snap and heavy snow across the Northeast and Southwest. Snow and freezing rain snarled travel from Texas to New Mexico and the Central Plains, with impassable highways in southern New Mexico and statewide freeze warnings. Temperatures plunged to 13 degrees in Dallas and 28 in Corpus Christi, with multiple deaths attributed to the weather as ranchers cleared blocked roads and utilities faced outages.
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Florida
Texas
Central Plains
New Mexico
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Las Cruces
N.M
el Paso
Tex
Alamogordo
Corpus Christi
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Houston
Victoria
San Antonio
Dallas
Five Testify For State In Marshall Trial
The prosecution opened its case in the voluntary manslaughter trial of Reggel Rice Marshall, 45, charged in the Jan 2 1967 shotgun death of his son in law Larry Dean Horton. Witnesses described missing and mismatched papers found on Horton and a motive tied to harassment by Horton toward Marshall’s family. Over 40 jurors were questioned before a panel of 11 men and 2 women was seated, as Marshall’s defense contends the shooting arose from home defense and protection of family.
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Reggel Rice Marshall
Marshall
Larry Dean Horton
W. 3Rd St
Marion Withers
Joseph Ketner
Horton
Carmichael
Viet Cong Overrun Town Near Saigon Killing Civilians
In a raid 21 miles from Saigon, 700 Viet Cong overran Kheim Cuong, killing three American civilians and wounding 15 others, with 14 South Vietnamese dead and 26 wounded. The attack, followed by Tan Uyen, saw a temporary occupation and flag-raising before a firefight.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Kheim Cuong
Tan Uyen
Bien Hoa
Four Breakins Reported Here
Anderson Police detectives continue investigation into breakins reported Monday. Thieves stole money and a box of flashlight batteries from Farm Bureau Co-Op at 1515 Central Ave Friday night after breaking a glass front door. A burglary at Edwards Phillips 66 Service Station on 8th St and Moss Island Rd was found by patrols shortly before 1 a.m. Monday with owners stating $20 to $25 was taken from a cigarette rack.
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Anderson Police Department
Farm Bureau Co-Op
Central Ave
Edwards Phillips 66
8Th St
Moss Island Rd
Nursing Home Evacuated in Subzero Weather
In eight below zero weather 19 patients at Bright Memorial Nursing Home were evacuated when a malfunctioning furnace filled the building with smoke. Temperatures in Anderson fell to 9 below zero, retreating to 1 below and -9 at 5 a.m. Monday, then rose to 14 above zero by evening. The evac order came from Assistant Fire Chief Mike Taylor as Chief Jack Richardson and State Fire Marshal Norman Kessler investigated a furnace backfire. No injuries were reported. patients were taken to St. John’s Hospital and other facilities.
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Bright Memorial Nursing Home
Jackson St
Nace
Anderson
Mercury
Mike Taylor
Jack Richardson
Norman Kessler
Taylor
St. John’s Hospital
Bright Home
Richardson
Fessler
Ruckelshaus Enters GOP Senate Race in Indiana
Indiana State Rep. William D. Ruckelshaus of Indianapolis announced his bid for the Republican nomination to the U S Senate. Aiming to sideline Sen. Birch Bayh he plans a five city tour beginning in Indianapolis with delegates at the GOP state convention next June. The 35 year old House majority leader seeks Bayh style youth appeal as the campaign starts.
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Indianapolis
UPI
William D. Ruckelshaus
U. S. Senate
Bireh Bayh
Ruckelshaus
Indiana
Earl Butz
Purdue University
Bayh
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana Governor urges redistricting caucuses in Indianapolis
Governor Branigin urged Indiana legislators to hold party caucuses by next Monday to draft a new congressional map after a Missouri court ruling undercut current plans. He emphasized the need to resolve doubts from the federal guideline and promised a special session if a binding agreement is reached.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Branig
Indiana
General Assembly Leaeune
Federal District Court
Missouri
Branigin
House
Otis Bowen
R-Bremen
Robert L. Rock
Johnson and Eshkol End Overtime Talks at LBJ Ranch
President Johnson and Prime Minister Levi Eshkol of Israel wrapped up overtime discussions at the LBJ Ranch in Stonewall Texas with Johnson saying he agreed to active steps.
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Stonewall
Tex
Johnson
Levi Eshkol
Israel
Lbj Ranch
Middle East
Vietnam
Peple
Morning chuckle at hydrant clash and dog released
Tippecanoe County Surveyor Burton Vester stormed into police HQ after officers impounded his car parked beside a fire hydrant and demanded the return of his dog still inside the vehicle. He chose to keep the car, saying it belongs to county commissioners. The scene mixed with a broader North American peace talk backdrop as Johnson and Eshkol pursued Middle East stability amid renewed frontier fighting and warnings on arms shipments.
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Lafayette, Ind
UPI
Tippecanoe
Burton Vester
Vester
Israel
U. S
Johnson
Eshkol
Middle East
United Nations
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
New York
Westvale Suspect Pleads Guilty To School Burglary
James Eggar Harris, 18, pleaded guilty to second degree burglary of Westvale School on Dec 15. Sentencing set for Jan 29 after probation department review. Two juveniles, ages 16 and 17, were arrested with him. Daryl Scott defended Harris. Lester V. Maple, 45, of Alexandria, pleaded not guilty to forgery. Hazardous driving warning with possible snow sleet and freezing rain.
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James Eggar Harris
Westvale
Harris
Daryl Scott
Lester V. Maple
Alexandria
Social Security and Medicare Amendments raise benefits
The 1967 Social Security and Medicare amendments boost monthly benefits by at least 13 percent for 23 million recipients with rises starting March on the first check. Details include new minimums, variations for early retirees, survivor benefits, and a limit on wives’ benefits based on husbands’ earnings.
Gas company strike shuts down Indiana offices
About 200 service and construction workers of the Central Indiana Gas Company walk off their jobs in a wildcat strike that began last Friday. The action empties the firm's main office in Muncie and division offices in Marion and elsewhere, prompting further page 2 details.
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Central Indiana Gas Company
Muncie
Marion
New Arrivals In Anderson and Vicinity
Born at St. John's Hospital to Mr and Mrs eee 1320 Lafayette St a boy Mr and Mrs Jon Clark 2308 E 9th St a boy Mr and Mrs Elza Cravens Fortville a boy Mr and Mrs James Nave 1208 W 22nd St a boy Mr and Mrs Timothy Myers 2524 Brown St a boy Mr and Mrs Michael Ellison Middletown a girl Born at Community Hospital to Mr and Mrs Donald George 3813 St Charles St a girl Mr and Mrs David Sibler Alexandria a girl Mr and Roy Patterson Rt 6 Mr 7 in Glen Dowden Alexandria a boy Mr and Mrs Fred Dowling 1728 Raintree Dr a girl
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St. John’s Hospital
Eee
Lafayette St
Jon Clark
E. 9Th St
Elza Cravens
Fortville
James Nave
Timothy Myers
Brown St
Michael Ellison
Middletown
Community Hospital
Donald George
St. Charles St
David Sibler
Alexandria
An Roy Patterson
Glen Dowden
Fred Dowling
Raintree Dr
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Health and Park Board
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Associated Press
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Franklin School Pto
Bernie Enlow
Explorer
Chesterfield Christian Church
Rick van Ballen
Mark Malaguerra
Cary Floyd
Mark Frend
W. D. Ruckelshaus
GOP
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