Twenty Acts Take Effect Across Indiana Legislation
Twenty acts passed by the 1969 Indiana Legislature take effect today with others to follow after copies reach county clerks. Key measures create psychology and health facility administrator boards, license requirements, and testing procedures. Judge pay raises are set, with reduced salary classifications and higher state contributions. A new law allows school corporations to form joint programs for handicapped children, while some acts with emergency clauses acted immediately.
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Indianapolis
Emer
Marion County
House OKs Surtax Renewal by Five Vote Margin
The House passed Nixon's income surtax extension Monday night by 210 to 205 after a high pressure drive from the administration and both parties. The bill keeps the surtax at 10 percent through December 31 and at 5 percent for six more months. It now goes to the Senate where members may demand tax reform additions.
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Washington
House
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
Gerald R. Ford
McCormack
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mills
Arkansas
Tornado Warnings Hit Indiana. Plymouth Damaged
Severe weather prompts tornado watches and hail warnings across northern Indiana including Madison County. Plymouth reports violent wind damage worth thousands as Red Cross urges safety steps for open country, offices, factories, and homes, with guidance to seek shelter in basements or sturdy furniture.
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Indiana
Madison County
Plymouth
Ind
Red Cross
North Viet Namese siege at Ben Het continues
North Vietnamese gunners press the Ben Het siege with minimal shelling as Allied forces mount a strong counterattack. About 3,000 South Vietnamese troops form an arc around the camp, destroying bunkers and spider holes while B52 bombers and fighters pound Communist positions. No fatalities reported. guerrillas kill two civilians near Phong Phu. The relief operation Will Win advances, with heavy air support and ongoing bombardment around the outpost.
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Saigon
UPS
Ben Het
Green Beret
Red
Central Highlands
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Camp Coien
Phong Phu
Eight Day Strike Ends as Container Plant Accepts Pact
Union Local 1045 members at Container Corporation of America in Anderson voted 300 to 9 to accept a two year contract ending an eight day strike. The agreement raises wages 76 cents per hour total, boosts the pension from 3 to 5 dollars per month of service, adds years of vacation scale, holiday, jury pay, full insurance, and a 15 year retirement rule. Union leaders hailed the settlement as the best yet and received a standing ovation at the Sunday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Container Corporation of America
Anderson
United Paper Makers and Paper Workers Union Local 1045
Local
Container Corp. of
Chicago
Jerry Clinard
Ceive
Container Corporation
Clinard
UAW
29Th St
Madison Ave
Reds mum on Nixon Asian trip. Caernarvon investiture eyed
The Herald Today teases multi-page coverage with brief notes on political moves abroad, Charleston strike resolution, Caernarvon’s imminent investiture, and the stance of eight college presidents on amnesty. Page references indicate where full reports appear across sections from Page 3 to Page 23.
Vocational School Groundbreaking Set for Today in Anderson
Area residents are invited to the 10 a.m. groundbreaking for the Anderson Area Vocational and Technical School at 38th and Brown Streets. G. E. Ebertt and Richard D. Wells will attend, joining a $1,174,000 state grant and a $2,414,000 project slated for completion by January 1971. The facility will serve 19 districts across Madison, Hamilton, Hancock and Henry counties with diverse programs from data processing to auto mechanics and nursing.
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Anderson Area Vocational and Technical School
38Th
Brown Sts
G. E. Ebbertt
Anderson City
Richard D. Wells
Madison
Ind
Hamilton
Hancock
Henry
Local attorney Maurice G. Robinson named to Anderson School Trustees
Mayor J E Flanagan appointed Maurice G Red Robinson to a two year term on the Anderson Board of School Trustees. The appointment was confirmed by the City Council and takes effect immediately. Robinson replaces A George Harrison who did not seek reappointment due to illness. Harrison had been a board member. Robinson will assume his seat at the next meeting. Robinson also serves on the State Board of Law Examiners.
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Maurice G
Red) Robinson
J. E. Flanagan
Anderson Board of School Trustees
DeVar Litten
Robinson
A. George Harrison
Harrison
State Board of Law Examiners
Madison County weighs land-fill project and a new bridge
Madison County Commissioners discussed a proposed landfill between Alexandria and Elwood with estimates for a $70,000 to $75,000 compacting unit and facility building. They also toured the Eisenhower Memorial Bridge linking downtown Anderson and Park Place via Eighth Street, with at least one traffic lane to open late this summer as Eighth Street becomes the main through route.
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Madison County
Eisenhower Memorial
William Wood
Clifton Paddock
George Baker
Eighth Street
Shari Siefer Keys
Alexandria
Elwood
Anderson
Park Place
Eighth St
Andersort
Gerald Schlossberg
Whitcomb to Address Meet Here at Blind Workers’ Convention
Governor Edgar Whitcomb and Sen. R Vance Hartke will headline the 47th Indiana Workers for the Blind convention July 10 12 at the Anderson Hotel. Whitcomb speaks July 10 at 1 30 p m and Hartke at the 6 30 p m banquet. State president Gertrude Webster opens the three day meeting with a 1969 theme Legislation. A legislative report is set for Friday afternoon by Helen Acher Kenneth Bays and Robert Humphrey.
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Edgar D. Whitcomb
Sen
R. Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Indiana
Workers For the Blind
Anderson Hotel
Whitcomb
Gertrude Webster
Helen Acher
Kenneth Bays
Robert Humphrey
Hartke
Classified ad urges Herald Bulletin placements
An ad explains that the first week yielded strong results and encourages readers to place their own ads. It notes the ad was ordered for a week and provides the contact number 643-5371 to call and place an advertisement today.
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Herald Bulletin
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Caernarvon
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