Ambush counters in Vietnam. toll rises in Sicily quakes
U S troops repelled a North Vietnamese ambush near Dak To with heavy tanks, killing 24 and wounding 13 Americans. South Vietnamese forces reported a lighter toll in a Bong Son Plain counterattack. Meanwhile Sicily rocked by a deadly series of earthquakes killing nearly 300, injuring over 1,000, with about 10,000 homeless as rescues race through freezing weather.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Dak
Central Highlands
Bong Son
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
US S
Highlands
Palermo
Sicily
Montevago
Salemi
Ioreale
Santa Margherita di Belice
Mediterranean
Communist Forces Hit Laos Fortress Nam Bac Luang Prabang
UPI reports Royal Laos Government statements that North Vietnam used planes against ground targets in Laos for the first time, signaling escalation. A major Communist assault on Nam Bac by 5,000+ troops threatened Luang Prabang, with an airfield raid on Luang Prabang and a dogfight in which two planes were shot down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Yen Bai
Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Laos
Nam Bac
Luang Prabang
Mugon Yut
Sam Neua
Die
Chancel Organ Concert Tonight at First Methodist Church
Wilma Hoyle Jensen headlines the third Chancel Organ Concert of the 1967-68 season at First Methodist Church tonight at 8. The open recital spans Bach to Vienne on the Aeolian-Skinner organ, following John Weaver and Shirley King Coolidge in the series. Jensen, organ department head at Oklahoma City University, is active in choral music with her husband.
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Wilma Hoyle Jensen
Chancel
Vienne
First Methodist Church
John Weaver
Shirley King Coolidge
Robert Baker
Earl Scott
Jensen
Oklahoma City University
Illness Delays Marshall Trial Hearing for Mistrial Motion
The voluntary manslaughter trial of Regger Rice Marshall, charged in the shotgun death of his son-in-law Larry Dean Horton, was postponed Monday due to illness of court reporter Rose Mary Lockwood. Circuit Judge Carl T. Smith set Tuesday at 9 am for arguments on a motion for mistrial related to a lunch recess incident. jurors reconvene at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regger Rice Marshall
Larry Dean Horton
Rosemary Lockwood
Circuit Court
Carl T. Smith
Good Morning Start The Day With a Chuckle
In Washington Missouri volunteers watching a car rescue film were alerted to a two car crash trapping a passenger. They arrived and freed the man in ten minutes then returned to finishing the instructional film, applying the techniques in real time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Mo
Weather snapshot with clear skies and cold spell
The forecast calls for mostly sunny and cold daytime conditions with a high in the mid 20s and a cold night with a low between 10 and 18. Yesterday's high was 32 and low 12. Sunrise is 8 04 am and sunset at 5 45 pm.
Works Board Debates City Vehicle Purchases and Sewers
At a Board of Public Works meeting the city discussed buying 22 new vehicles including 13 trucks and nine cars for city use and considered sewer cleaning at the Delaware Street Landfill. Jennings Coen presented proposals for the fleet with uniform chassis and engines, while some officials urged repair and retention of aging vehicles. The matter was tabled for further study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Works
Delaware Street
Jennings Coen
Cven Sai
Jennings
Coen
Scott Heads County March of Dimes Group
Daryl Scott named chairman of the Business and Industry Committee for Madison County’s 1968 March of Dimes drive. He said national health in children determines national wealth and noted that 250,000 US babies are born with defects each year. The March of Dimes funds 90 Birth Defects Centers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Daryl Scott
Scott
United States
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Assessor Reports Office Break In at Madison County
Madison County Assessor Tom Broderick told County Commissioners the assessor’s office was broken into over the weekend. The front door lock had been jimmied but nothing appeared to be missing though a loss could occur later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County
Tom Broderick
Broderick
Elwood-Alex-County Landfill Proposal Considered
City county leaders discuss a joint sanitary landfill with Madison County Alexandria and Elwood. Mayor Branch and Mayor Smith plan to ask their councils, while county officials weigh site location, funding, and dozer use. An amendment to a county park board size is also debated.
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Madison County
Alexandria
Elwood
Max Branch
Eugene Smith
Ralph McCord
Anderson
Smith
McCord
Branch
Board of Health
Walter Dietzen
Williams Estes Win DSA Honors at Anderson Banquet
Jaycees honor Williams and Ray Estes as Outstanding Young Educator at the Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award Banquet held at Anderson College. Everett Lindsey spoke. finalists included Kenneth Bays and Rev. Harold Leininger. Williams, born 1932 in Anderson, works as a Delco Remy draftsman and is active in civic groups and drives. Estes, longtime Anderson High coach, becomes first Outstanding Young Educator recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Anderson College
Jaycees
Ray Estes
Anderson High School
J. H. Bolles
DSA
Don E. Williams
Jack D. Shaffer
Herald
Donald E Williams
Anderson
Everett C. Lindsey
Williams
Kenneth B. Bays
Delco Remy Experimental Caesere
Ison County
Indiana House of Representatives
Harold L. Leininger
Madison Avenue Methodist Church
Estes
Robert L. Austin
Curtis B. Hoffman
Kenneth L. Lewis
Richard McCloskey
A. L. McColloum
Hillary C. Rice
Wilbur S. Roby
William F. Havermale
Meadowbrook Baptist Church
St. Mary’s
Delco Remy
Lincoln Club
Urban League
Madison County Young Republicans
Franklin Prresident
Delco Remy Enjoyneers
Delco- Remy Drafting Flower Fund
United Fund Business Division
Mental Health Association
Indiana State Police Training Academy
Chamber of Commerce
St. John’s Hospital
YMCA
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts of America
Sertoma Club
Industrial Management Club
Anl
Disaster Loan Probed Ties to Alaska Politics
In a case flagged by Budget Bureau lawyer Robert Weinberg, SBA lent Alaska Democrat L Donald Pruhs about 894000 for a disaster loan tied to a motel, while Republican Governor Hickel received 623400 on a separate loan. The incident prompts tighter disaster loan controls and a push for private funding, per SBA Administrator Moot.
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Washington
Alaska
Fairbanks
Robert M. Weinberg
Small Business Administration
Weinberg
SBA
L. Donald Pruhs
Alaskan Interior
Pruhs
San Francisco
Walter J
Vernon
Associated Press
Budget Bureau
Johnson
Charles L Schultze
Lbj Ranch
Robert C. Moot
Merger of Penn Central Approved by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court endorsed the Penn Central merger uniting Pennsylvania and New York Central Railroads with New Haven and three smaller eastern lines to form the world’s largest private rail system. The ICC sanction creates a 20,000 mile network across 20 states with about $2 billion in operating revenue, stretching from Montreal to Boston and Norfolk to Chicago and St Louis.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Penn Central
Eastern
Norfolk & Western
Delaware & Hudson
Boston & Maine
Reach Manvees
Penn-Central
Montreal
Boston
Norfolk
Chicago
St. Louis
Special Judge Named In Courthouse Suit
Judge James Puckett of Wayne County Superior Court in Richmond was named special judge to hear the Henry County courthouse suit. The change of venue, granted by Henry Circuit Court Judge Wesley Ratliff, was filed by Jerrald Finney for Harold Foust Sanford Hicks Theodore Likens and Orville W. Wilson. The suit alleges the Addison County Commissioners and Council adopted budgets.
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James Puckett
Wayne County Superior Court
Richmond
Henry County
Jerrald
Finney
Harold Foust
Sanford Hicks
Theodore Likens
Orville W. Wilson
Wesley Ratliff
Henry
Adison County
Council
3 Day Snowstorm Moves East
A three day snowstorm swept from Indiana into the East leaving 5 to 15 inches of snow. Traffic avoided major disruption due to calm winds and crews clearing roads quickly. Seven fatal wrecks occurred Friday night through Monday as schools closed on country roads. Temperatures to drop into the teens after a low of 10 to 18 were expected Monday night.
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Indiana
Weerane
Mercury
County Road Head Fired in County Commissioners Meeting
Madison County Highway Superintendent Floyd Cunningham was fired by two county commissioners, Ralph McCord and William Wood, amid an idact of a Thursday dispute. Everett Stottlemyer claimed he knew nothing until the dismissal letter was presented. Joe Payne and Gary Burke will serve as acting supervisors until a replacement is named, likely by February 1.
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Madison
Floyd Cunni m
Cunningham
Ralph McCord
William Wood
Everett Stottlemyer
Wns
McCord
Highway Dept
Frankton
Joe Payne
Gary Burke
New Arrivals at Two Hospitals Include Nine Babies
At St. John s and Community Hospitals nine newborns greeted area families. Names include Billy and Mrs Johnson Pendleton with a girl. Walter and Mrs King 311 East 13th Street with a boy. Robert Hendricks Muncie with a boy. Maurice Howard 5105 Main Street with a girl. Ronald Freund 209 East 13th Street with a girl. Dennis Keesling 1125 East 28th Street and Charles Shipley 2208 Raintree Drive with a girl. Matthew Davis 1634 West 21st Street with a girl. Gary Paschal Daleville with a boy. and James Barnard born to Airman 1-C and Mrs Earl Curtis with a girl at McCullough-Hyde Hospital in Oxford Ohio. The newborns’ families include Howard Roth of Bath and John Curtis of Anderson.
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St. John’s Hospital
Billy Johnson
Pendleton
Walter King
E. 13Th St
Robert Hendricks
Muncie
Maurice Howard
Main St
Ronald Freund
Dennis Keesling
E. 28Th St
Charles Shipley
Raintree Dr
Community Hospital
Matthew Davis
W. 21St St
Gary Paschal
Daleville
James Barnard
Earl Curtis
McCullough-Hyde Hospital
Oxford
Ohio
West College Corner
Ind
Vietnam
Philippines
Howard Roth
Bath
John Curtis
Anderson
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Marshall
Scott Heads County March of Dimes Group
Elwood-Alex-County
County Health Board
Earl McCarel
George Walker
Walker
Madison County Planning Commission
K. Charles Southard
Motorola
Everett Setttle
Honor Williams, Estes
Connecticut
Texas
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Selective Service
Massachusetts
Army
Howard B. Levy
Morton Sobell
Julius and
Ehel Rosenberg
Anderson and Vicinity
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