Deskin gets three years for large tax refund scheme
Leroy J. Deskin, noted as the largest filer in IRS history, received a three year federal prison term after pleading guilty to filing 2400 income tax returns under fictitious names to claim over 800000 in refunds. The sentence follows earlier time served and concurrent considerations. A separate Fort Wayne HUD grant paves the Brookmill low income housing project as a start on 96 units in the Tin Village area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
UPI
Leroy J. Deskin
Kin
Internal Revenue Service
Dl Irs
Ogden
Deskin
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Asst
U.S. Atty
Steele Langford
U.S. Dist
Stanley A Weigel
James Hewitt
Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Ind
U.S
Brookmill
Old Tin Village
Chicago Zoo Visitor Arrested For Trying To Pet Animals
A 20 year old Chicago man spent two days at Lincoln Park Zoo attempting to pet lions and polar bears. He climbed guard rails and was ordered away by guards. A judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation after arrest for disorderly conduct. The zoo director noted the danger of approaching animals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lester Fisher
Purdue Veterinary Talks Offered by Student Speakers
Purdue Universitys Veterinary Extension Office announces free talks by about 20 veterinary students from across Indiana. The speakers, coordinated by the student AVMA chapter, cover veterinary medicine and zoonotic disease transmission for social civic church and educational groups and farmers organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Veterinary Student
Alan Baker
Pendleton
American Veterinary Medical Association
Baker
Veterinary Extension Office
Lynn Hall
Purdue Uni
Local Man Receives IBEW Life-Saving Award
Edmond Brown of Local Union 281 in Anderson received the IBEW Life-saving Award and pin for quick thinking in saving Don Ortwein on June 2, 1967. The union has presented 181 Life Saving awards since 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmond Brown
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Anderson
IBEW
Don Ortwein
Signees of the Declaration Buried at Tremont Street Graveyard
The Old Granary Burial Ground on Tremont Street in Boston holds the graves of three Declaration signers John Hancock Samuel Adams and Robert Treat Paine reflecting historic colonial ties and burial sites in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tremont Street
John Hancock
Samuel Adams
Robert Treat Paine
Mrs. Jane Gibson Dies at 96 in Elwood
Mrs. Jane Gibson 96 of 500 S Anderson St Elwood died Wednesday at Mercy Hospital after a long illness She was born in Hamilton County and lived in Elwood 17 years member of First Methodist Church Her husband Ellis Gibson died in 1925 A daughter Mrs Ernest Davies of Elwood and several nieces and nephews survive Body to Dunnichay Funeral Home for viewing after 2 p.m Friday Funeral services Saturday at 2 p.m at the mortuary with burial in Aroma Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Jane Gibson
S. Anderson St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton County
First Methodist Church
Ellis Gibson
Ernest Davies
Dunnichay
Aroma
Pueblo capture fuels North Korea tensions and U S response
North Korea's broadcast adds mystery to the Pueblo incident as Washington denounces Pyongyang's claims of a confessed intrusion. The Defense Department asserts the ship violated Korean waters after spying along the east coast, while South Korea increases combat readiness amid U S measures and naval movements near Wonsan. Vermont notes population density while Rhode Island remains the most dense in New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aganda
Washington
Defense Department
Bucher
Sasebo
Japan
Central Intelligence Agency
Soviet Union
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Democratic Republic of Korea
Pentagon
United States
Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Adm
John W. Smith
Park Choong-kook
U.S
Vietnam
North Korea
Chung Hee Park
Park
South Kowan
Pueblo
Monay
William J. Porter
Chung Il- Kwon
Enterprise
Wonsan
School calendar outlines Anderson Public Schools year
The document lists a full school year with dates for events, holidays, and deadlines from August through June. It covers teacher meetings, enrollment, start of classes, grading periods, state teachers meeting, elections, Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, semester end, and summer session. It notes final semester tests, Friday dismissal for reports, and Spring Vacation dates as announced by Supt. Ebbertt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Heights High School
Anderson High School
Anderson Public Schools
AHS
Supt. Ebbertt
Infiltrators Hit Seoul as U.S. Korea Sweep Advances
South Korea and American forces press a mop-up against a 31 man Communist unit that infiltrated Seoul on Sunday to kill President Park. By Wednesday total Communist dead reached 16 with one captured, as Col. Lee Tk Soo was killed and nine South Koreans died in the fighting near the Imjin River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Korea
Seoul
Park
U.S
U.S. 2Nd Infantry Division
Imjin River
Lee Tk-soo
U.S. Forces Mass Near Khe Sanh as North Vietnam Prepwar Offensive
Action Seen States has deployed about 5,000 Marines in northern Quang Tri and moved a 5,000 man brigade of the U S 1st Air Cavalry within striking distance of the Laotian border. Allied strength is estimated at 60,000 to 70,000 to meet any offensive. A captured North Vietnamese officer said plans aimed to oust American forces from two northern provinces as a prelude to peace talks. Military officials fear a major battle around Khe Sanh, where heavy guns, wire tampering, and multiple divisions are reported near the DMZ. Sorties reach a record 690 in one day as B52s and ships join the effort to blunt the planned attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quang Tri
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Khe Sanh
Maine
Saigon
Khe Shan
Demilitarized Zone
Pueblo Seizure Echoes Across U S Officials Cite International Waters
The Pueblo incident prompts Senate Armed Services Chair Russell to stress the ship stayed more than 12 miles from North Korean shores. Pentagon reports confirm radio traffic and North Korean broadcasts supported high seas status, while diplomats weigh possible actions and ongoing diplomatic efforts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
North Korea
Defense Department
United States
Lorders
Pentagon
Defense
Phil G. Goulding
Anderson Obituaries Highlight Local Deaths and Services
Obituaries note Terry Patterson II infant son of Terry Neal and , Short Patterson of 1634 E Lynn died after a week of illness. Also listed are William H Blake 83 farmer, Marion C Horner 64, Ernest E Sharp 79 with funeral details and interment plans in local cemeteries.
Detroit man Albert Willoughby dies at 62
Albert Willoughby of Detroit Michigan aged 62 died at his home Sunday. He was brother of Leonard Willoughby of Anderson. Funeral rites are set for 11 a m today at Mc Cabe Funeral Home in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Willoughby
Detroit
Mich
Leonard Willoughby
Anderson
McCabe
National Honor To Mrs Devitt Inducted In Hall Of Fame
Mrs Melanie Devitt an Anderson High School distributive educator is the first Indiana instructor inducted into the D E Hall of Fame by the American Vocational Distributive Education Division during the recent national conference in Cleveland Ohio. Her students half day in class and half day in local businesses for credit and grades. She trained at Central Pharmacy and Sears Roebuck and was president of the local Future Retailers chapter. She serves on professional groups and is an executive committee member of the Indiana DE Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melanie Devitt
Anderson High School
Indiana
D. E. Hall of Fame
American Vocational Conference
Cleveland
Ohio
Sears Roebuck
Future Retailers
Indiana DE Association
Purdue Produces Many High School Teachers
Purdue University ranks eighth nationwide as a producer of new high school teachers per the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Professor Charles R. Hicks credits Purdue’s cross disciplinary atmosphere for enabling students to qualify for teaching certificates after completing subject matter work and 18 hours of professional education courses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
American Association of Colleges For Teacher Education
Charles R. Hicks
Purdue Department of Education
Purdue
Hicks
Purdue Economics Training Program Seeks 25 Teachers
Purdue University will select a class of 25 experienced American school teachers for 11 months of graduate study starting this spring. The program focuses on fitting problem solving economics into social studies across all grade levels from first through twelfth. Professor Lawrence is noted for using picture banking and games in marketing. In 1967 the U S had 33 million homeowners per Commerce data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purdue University
Lawrence
Madison County Man Arthur George Pendleton Dies
Arthur H. George, 85, of 410 S. Pearl St., died after a long illness. He owned a Pendleton dry goods and grocery store, served as secretary to Pendleton Loan Co., and was a former Pendleton School board and Masonic Lodge No. (SM). Surviving: widow Helen R. George and son Col. William C. George, U S Army Artillery and Missile School, Ft. Sill, Okla. Friends may visit Cornell Bright Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. Private services Friday at 10 a.m. at the mortuary. burial in Grove Lawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur George Pendleton
Arthur H. George
S. Pearl St
George
Pendleton
Pendleton Loan Company
Pendleton School Board
Co Masonic Lodge No
Madison County
William
Lydia Wise George
Helen R. George
Col
William C. George
U. S. Army Artillery and Missile School
Ft. Sill
Oklo
Cornell Bright
Grove Lawn
Graveside rites for James Milo Sexton held at Arcadia Cemetery
Graveside rites will be conducted this afternoon at 1 30 o clock at Arcadia Cemetery for James Milo Sexton 45 of Santa Ana California son of Mrs Clara Sexton of Arcadia The Rev Lee Spitzer of Arcadia Church of the Brethren will be the minister Shaffer Hartley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Rozelle
Marion C
Jack) Horner
Haverhill Dr
Phillip A. Dunn
Columbus Avenue
Baker Brothers
Ernest E. Sharp
Chase St
Fall
Waibash
Arcadia
Arcadia Cemetery
James Milo Sexton
Santa Ana
Calif
Clara Sexton
Lee Spitzer
Arcadia Church of the Brethren
Shaffer - Hartley Funeral Home
Funeral services for Walter Cook in Fairmount
Funeral services for Walter Cook age 67 of Crown Point will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Prazin Funeral Home Merrilville. He died Tuesday in Methodist Hospital Gary. Mr. Cook operated an insurance agency at Crown Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cook
Services Friday For Cathleen Kerwin
Funeral services for Cathleen Kerwin 25 wife of Robert Kerwin of Pala taka Fla set for 2 0 pm Friday at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home with Rev Robert Sage pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church Elwood officiating Burial in Elwood City Cemetery Family visitation at the funeral home after noon today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Cathleen Kerwin
Robert Kerwin
Pala‘tka
Fla
Copher and
Thieu rejects U S demand to halt bombing in talks
Thieu offered to join negotiations only if the United States ends bombing, saying Hanoi’s offer ignores North Vietnamese de escalation and that stopping defensive measures before aggression would be surrender. He insisted Vietnam and allied nations would not accept the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
United States
North
Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Carpenter Wed From Page One
Carpenter wed from high school and had served for ten years. He is survived by his widow Rema Carpenter, a daughter Katrina Carpenter, three step children Cathy Lynn McGuire William David McGuire and Steven Michael McGuire, all at home, his parents Luther and Mrs. Carpenter of Anderson, three sisters Carolyn Sue Craig Kokomo Sandra Kay Robinson and Mary Alice Carpenter of Anderson, two brothers Francis Eugene Carpenter and Michael Carpenter of Anderson. The body is being returned to Sells and Rowe Funeral Home where arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rema Carpenter
Katrina Carpenter
Cathy Lynn McGuire
William David McGuire
Steven Michael McGuire
Luther Carpenter
Anderson
Carolyn Sue Craig
Kokomo
Sandra Kay Robinson
Mary Alice Carpenter
Francis Eugene Carpenter
Michael Carpenter
Sells and Rowe Funeral Home
Souvanna Updates Laos Tensions and U S Aid Levels
Souvanna says a North Vietnamese division involved in the Nam Bac attack is returning to base and crossing into North Vietnam. He cites intelligence and expects U S aid to Laos at current levels, including $57 million annual civilian assistance and aerial reconnaissance. U S bombers have operated in Laos against the Ho Chi Minh trail for three years. The premier aims to keep a neutral image amid ongoing conflicts. The Anderson Club hosts a noon meeting at Wilson Boys Club to discuss future Boys Club operations, with Opti-Mrs. Club supplying lunch. no YMCA meeting this week.
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Nam Bac
North Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Souvanna
Anderson Club
Wilson Boys Club
Boys Club
YMCA
Lions Meet Lt Murphy on Drug Problem Talk
Anderson Lions Club hosts Lt Leon Murphy of the Anderson Police Department Narcotics Division at noon at the YMCA. He will discuss the drug problem and related local concerns during the club meeting.
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Henry Clay
Cub Scout Pack 225
Lindberg School
Randy Dunn
Berry Granger
Steve Lennartz
David Ray
Jay Zirkle
Jeff Hardin
Mike McLaughlin
Jay Granger
Herald
Chicago Zoo
Rhode Island
Sun
Iliste
Meridian ST
Jupiter
Unis
Democratic Republic of
Korean People’s Army
Vermont
New England
Hensley
Richard B. Russell
Dga
Air Force
George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Goulding
Pyongyang
Thant
New York
Arthur J. Goldberg
U Thant
United Nations
Goldberg
U.N
Mixed Armistice Commission
Pak Chung Kuk
Korea
Rusk
House Foreign Affairs Committee
McCloskey
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
White House
Charlotte
N.C
Terry Patterson II
Terry Neal Patterson II
Terry Neal
Short Patterson
E. Lynn Sr
Robert E. Patterson
Dewey Short
George Patterson Jr
George B. Patterson Sr
Elbert C. Frazee
Middletown
Henry Patterson
Free Will Baptist Church
Chesterfield
Babyland
East Maplewood Cemetery
William Blake
William H. Blake
Rt. 5
Baker Brothers Funeral
Harry Dunkin
Huntsville
Marion Hornor
Ernest Sharp
Mrs. Devitt
U.S. Department of Commerce
Madison and Nearby Counties
James Sexton
Carpenter
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