Arson Blamed For Blaze At Swayzee
Arson blamed for four costly lumberyard fires over the weekend in north central Indiana. A $250000 blaze at Grant County Lumber Co. in Swayzee touched off early Monday after breakouts in Marion and Kokomo. Police reported looting and break-ins in Fort Wayne, with additional arson-related fires at Vincennes, Marion, and Armstrong Landon Lumber Co. in Rome. Meshingomesia Country Club fire near Marion caused $150000 damage. Kokomo saw 13 officers wounded by shotgun pellets as fires spread. state troopers were withdrawn. Muncie experienced a firebombing at a variety store in a Negro area and minor damage.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Grant County Lumber Co
Swayzee
Marion
Kokomo
Fort Wayne
Albert Bauerer
Meshingomesia
Vincent Woodward
Muncie
Whitcomb appoints Lewis to state health and safety study group
Gov Edgar Whitcomb selects Kenneth L. Lewis of Delco Remy as one of seven to join a 15 member Occasional Health and Safety Study Commission created by the 1969 General Assembly. The panel, chaired by State Senator Alan Helms, will modernize aging industrial health laws and discard obsolete ones. Lewis joins other appointees from Indianapolis and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delco- Remy
General Motors
Kenneth L. Lewis
Edgar D. Whitcomb Lewis
General Assembly
Alan Helms
R-Fortville
Helms
Richard Folz
Lewis
William Lanam
State Labor Commission
Joseph E. Burns
Newburg
John O'Donnell
Hammond
Frank C. McAlister
Jack F. Roberts
James D. Pierce
Indianapolis
Jackie Kennedy Thrift Effort Proved Failure
New York United Press International reports on Mary Barelli Gallagher's revelations about Jacqueline Kennedy's finances and habits as First Lady. Gallagher claims Kennedy spent over 40,000 yearly on clothes, preferred breakfast in bed, kept a tight rein on gifts and guest beverages, and pursued thrift with limited public charity, revealing tensions with Rose Kennedy and occasional capricious behavior.
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New York
UPI
John F. Kennedy
White House
Mrs. Gallagher
Massie, George T. 62, dies near North Main Street Road
George T Massie 62 died Monday at 2 p m near his North Main Street Road home after retiring in 1968 from Delco Remy Division where he worked 39 years. Born December 9 1906 in northern Kentucky he moved to Summitville 27 years ago. He was a Pentecostal Church member. Surviving are widow Laura Smith Massie married 1926 four children Dorothy Johnson of Alexandria Linda Smith and Larry Massie of Summitville Don Massie of Vincennes two sisters Alma Alsop Dayton Ohio and Jennie West Georgetown Kentucky. Family to receive friends at Ewing Funeral Home after 1 p m today with final rites at 2 p m Wednesday by Rev William Shortland. Interment in Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery.
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George T. Massie
North Main Street
Dept
Delco-Remy Division
N. Ky
Summitville
Pentecostal Church
Laura Smith Massie
Jack
Dorothy) Johnson
Alexandria
Dale
Linda) Smith
Larry Massie
Don Massie
Vincennes
Alma Alsop
Dayton
Ohio
Jennie West
Georgetown
Ewing
William Shortland
Anderson Memorial Park Cemetery
Council Passes Insurance Plan For Employes
City council approves a city employee insurance program after months of study. The plan covers full time officials and workers with an average cost of 26.42 dollars per employee through Equitable Life Assurance Society. Coverage includes group hospital and surgical, accidental death, and life insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
J. E. Flanagan
DeVar Litten
Maurice G. Robinson
Hunter- Weidner Chevrolet
Board of Public Works
Street
the _ Malotte Machinery Co
Eisenhower Memorial Bridge
Economy Electric Supply of
Indianapolis
PW Industries, Inc
Philadelphia
Eldon Talheim
Westinghouse
Muncie
Ralph David, Inc
Logansport
Rosewood
Rosewood Lane
Manger Lane
18Th St
22Nd St
Park Rd
City Hall
West Side Vandalism Breaks Windows in Three Buildings
Anderson Police Chief Doyle Wright said youths threw rocks on the west side, breaking windows in three buildings including the Jackpot Tavern Jud's Market and the Central Indiana Gas Company warehouse. The group has been identified and the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Doyle Wright
Wright
Jack Pot Tavern
Jud’s Market
Central Indiana Gas Company
Vocational Education Program Details Expanded
The article describes a vocational continuation plan with curriculum and facilities on page one. Students attend their home high schools for academics and spend a three hour block at the vocational school. The program lets students associate with their own high school rather than the area district. Post secondary options include an apprentice school, employees in training, adult general evening school, high school credit classes and adult basic education.
Keep Warm to Live London
AP reports Dr Geof frey Taylor estimates up to 90000 Britons die annually from cold housing. He finds six cold months 1964 65 averaged 60000 more deaths than warm months and argues warmer homes extend life by up to five years. A brief Denver item notes a narcotics case where a defendant’s attorney was arrested, delaying proceedings. A Peoria NL company produces about ten million fly swatters yearly.
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London
Britain
Geoffrey Taylor
Taylor
Birds OF A Feather
Denver
U.S. District Court
Whitcomb Workshop on Mental Health Training Set
Madison County Health Association schedules a July 8 workshop in the Anderson Police Department with 45 city policemen three sheriff's deputies and six Anderson Fire personnel. Dr John Vayhinger of Anderson College will lead discussions on recognizing and handling the mentally ill with two related films booked for safekeeping and Cry for Help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Health Association
Carlisle McCracklin
Anderson Police Department
Sheriff's Department
Anderson
John Vayhinger
Anderson College
Vayhinger
Columbia University
Tornado safety guidance issued with safety tips
Red Cross officials urged residents to take cover under heavy furniture or in interior walls during tornadoes and to seek shelter in marked emergency centers in shopping centers. The text notes tornado facts, typical timing, cloud clues, and peak threat hours, plus practical steps and radio updates.
School Trustee Robinson A Longtime Anderson Leader Named
Robinson rose to prominence by winning the 1923 Gimbel Award for mental attitude in the IHSAA tournament and led the Anderson Indians to state finals under coach Alva Staggs. A Wabash College graduate in 1926, he earned All American honors and the Wonder Five, captained tennis, and played football and track. He later practiced law, served on the State Board of Education, and held roles with the Indiana Securities Commission and Pan American Airlines before shaping education policy as a school board member. He champions student voice and public service in education.
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Gimbel
Robinson
Alva Staggs
Crawfordsville
Centerville
Harvard Law School
Harvard
Anderson
State Board of Education
Indiana Securities Commission
Henry F. Schricker
Pan American Airlines
Anderson Township
Madison
North Vietnam shells Ben Het camp in heavy assault
North Vietnamese forces launched the heaviest shelling against Ben Het since the siege began on May 6. By Sunday Communist shelling dropped to 23 recoilless rounds, less than one eighth of two days earlier but the attack remained the fiercest in three weeks. On the ground a relief operation continued as six battalions of government troops moved through the jungle, destroying recently abandoned Communist bunkers once used to ambush allied supply convoys on Highway 512 from Dak To to Ben Het.
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Ben Het
Dak
County Commissioners Consider Dump Fees and Health Review
Commissioners debated whether a landfill should charge dumping fees and who pays them, with Pad dock opposing fees to avoid perceived government waste, while Schlossberg warned against letting non residents overload the facility. A sheriff's car bid at 2400 was accepted, and a Seventh Day Adventist group sought six months to rent a county garage next to the Welfare Department. An amendment to raise county home fees from 43 to 95 was proposed, pending state approval, with funding also allocated to cattle disease testing in Union and Richland townships.
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Heckaman ‘Buick
Health and Welfare Center
Sev‘enth Day Adventist Church
Anderson
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Agency
Paddock
Water Street
State Livestock Sanitation Board
Union
Richland
City ruins of late Hittite site found near Nigde
Excavations at Gulludag village near Nigde in south central Turkey reveal a significant late Hittite city discovery. Earlier floodwaters in 1933 uncovered a two headed stone lion and the base of a four lion column, which were moved to Kayseri Museum. Archaeologists from the Ministry of Education call the site important.
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Gulludag
Nigde
Turkey
Kayseri
Ministry of Education
Mildred Bell 61 Dies. Obituary From Anderson
Mildred Pat Bell 61 died Monday evening at 6 30 at the home of her sister Mrs Fred Zweyer Rt 2 after a three month illness. She worked as a saleslady at the Towne Shoppe five years and was a member of St Matthew United Methodist Church. Born November 5 1908 in Pittsburgh to Vance and Catherine DeTemple she married Lee Bell in 1938 in Anderson. he died in 1967. Survived by son Patrick Lee Bell of Dayton three sisters Mrs Charles Margaret Olis Mrs Frank Thelma Olis and Mrs Fred Olive Zweyer and two brothers Richard Walter Geyer. Funeral arrangements pending Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home.
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Mildred
Pat) Bell
Fred Zweyer
Rt. 2
Vance
Catherine DeTemple
Anderson
Lee Bell
Patrick Lee Bell
Dayton
Ohio
Charles
Margaret) Olis
Gary
Frank
Thelma) Olis
Demotie
Fred
Olive) Zweyer
Richard Walter Geyer
Midwenty
Harold E. Rozelle
Infant Shannon Pike Dies After Birth In Anderson
Shannon Rachelle Pike infant daughter of Robert L. and Kathleen Collier Pike of 1130 W 2nd St died shortly after birth at Community Hospital. Graveside rites are set for Wednesday at 10 am at the Gemeery by the Dr. Park Taylor. Baker Brothers Funeral Home handles arrangements. Surviving: parents, a brother Cullen, a sister Lauralee, grandparents Mrs Bertha Collier of New Smyrna Beach Fla and Mr and Mrs Reherald Massey of Anderson.
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Shannon Rachelle Pike
Robert L
Kathleen Collier Pike
W. 2Nd St
Community Hospital
Delco-Remy Division
Gemeery
Park Taylor
Baker Brothers Funeral Home
Cullen
Lauralee
Bertha Collier
New Synara Beach
Fla
Reherald Massey
Anderson
Frampton, Arthur T., 90, dies after hospital stay
Arthur T. Frampton of 1215 Nichol Ave. dies Sunday at St. John's Hospital a week after admission. Born June 7, 1879 in Pendleton, he retired in 1952 from Delco Remy GM and was active in Knights of Pythias. Survived by three daughters, five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Last rites set for 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Baker Brothers Funeral Home. Interment in Grove Lawn Cemetery, Pendleton. Friends may visit Wednesday after 2 p.m.
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Arthur T. Frampton
Nichol Ave
St. John’s Hospital
Pendleton
William
Anna C. Frampton
Anderson
Delco-Remy
General Motors Corp
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Retirees Club
Blanche
Obituary: David L. Caldwell of Richmond
David L. Caldwell age 56 of 24 S 19th St Richmond died Saturday night at Reid Memorial Hospital He was traffic manager at Mercury Record Manufacturing Marion and a member of First Church of God Richmond Surviving are his widow Doris Kay a daughter Vicki Perry Ore three sons Carl of Bloomington George and Louis of Richmond four sisters three brothers and four grandchildren Funeral today at 1 30 p m at Jones Placke Funeral Home Richmond with Dr Hillery Rice of Park Place Church Interment Webster Cemetery Indiana
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David L. Caldwell
S. 19Th St
Richmond
Anderson
Reid Memorial Hospital
Mercury Record Manufacturing Company
Marion
First Church of God
Warner Press
Park Place
Milhon Dies From Motorcycle Mishap In Kokomo
David Michael Milhon, 24, of Kokomo and grandson of Ervin C. Milhon of Anderson, died Saturday from injuries in a motorcycle accident. He previously resided here. Funeral services were to be held at 10 this morning at Ellers Funeral Home on S S Main Street in Kokomo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Michael Milhon
Kokomo
Ervin Milhon
Ervin C. Milhon
Anderson
Ellers Funeral Home
S.S. Main St
Clifford Harris Dies in Kansas City
Clifford Harris father of Mrs. J Kenneth Kimberlin of Anderson died Sunday morning in Kansas City Missouri The Rev Kimberlin is the associate pastor at the First Presbyterian Church here
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Clifford Harris
J. Kenneth Kimberlin
Anderson
Kansas City
Kimberlin
First Presbyterian Church
State Sen Edwards Mother Dies At 64
Louise K. Edwards 64 a longtime Courier-Times staffer died unexpectedly Sunday in New Castle Ind She was mother of State Sen Martin K Edwards R New Castle and Malcolm M Edwards Henry County deputy prosecutor Funeral services are planned for Wednesday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle, Ind
UPI
Louise K. Edwards
The
New Castle
Lapel Man Gerald A. Curnutt Dies After Short Illness
Gerald A. Curnutt 54, of Lapel died Saturday evening at the family home after a short illness. Born near Omega, he was a son of Raymond and Fiona Curnutt and a 1933 Walnut Grove graduate. He belonged to Omega Christian Church and Durbin Brotherhood and Sisterhood. Funeral 2 p.m. today at Fisher Brothers Funeral Home Lapel, Rev. Lowell Bain and Rev. Oscar Davis officiating. Interment Grove Lawn Cemetery Pendleton. Survived by wife Maxine Busby Curnutt. children Arlene Morris of Indianapolis and Donald Curnutt of Richmond. mother Fiona Curnutt of Atlanta Ind.. two stepsons Frederick Busby of Anderson and Royce Busby of Rt. 6 Anderson. sister Geneva Achenbach of Atlanta. six grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Lapel
Gerald A. Curnutt
Delco-Remy
Hamilton County
Omega
Raymond
Fiona Curnutt
Walnut Grove School
Omega Christian Church
Durbin Brotherhood and Sisterhood
Fisher Brothers
Lowell Bain
Oscar Davis
Wesleyan Church
Fishersburg
Grove Lawn
Pendleton
Maxine Busby Curnutt
Arlene Morris
Indianapolis
Donald Curnutt
Richmond
Atlanta
Ind
Frederick Busby
Anderson
Royce Busby
Rt. 6
Geneva Achenbach
House OKs overwhelming margin for passage
The House voted 154 to 26 on the bill and 56 to 179 on extension of the surtax. Nixon met 28 Republican congressmen at a White House breakfast, most opposing extension. Ford and Illinois Republican whip Leslie R. Arends attended. The extension runs to July 31 with three added provisions.
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Johnson
Nixon
White House
Ford
Leslie R. Arends
Illinois
Congress
House
Hale Boggs
D-La
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Deaths In Madison And Nearby Counties Valentine Feely
Valentine Feely 79 retired restaurateur of Daleville died Sunday morning at Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie after years of illness. He was a Daleville native and a member of Daleville Masonic Lodge. Services held at 10 30 this morning at Ballard and Shirey Funeral Home Daleville with Rev Roger Wrigley officiating Burial in Saunders Cemetery. Survivors include widow Ethel Mae a daughter Evelyn Eble of Anderson a son Clarence Feely of Speedway a sister Crystal Smith of Yorktown five grandchildren seven great grandchildren and other relatives.
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Valentine Feely
Daleville
Ball Memorial Hospital
Muncie
Masonic Lodge
Ballard and Shirey
Roger Wrigley
Saunders Cemetery
Ethel Mae
Charles
Evelyn) Eble
Anderson
Clarence ‘Feely
Speedway
Ray
Crystal) Smith
Yorktown
Ray M. Smith final rites set at Ballard and Shirey
Ray Marion Smith, 81, of Rt. 1 Yorktown, dies Sunday after a long illness at Rolling Hills Nursing Home Anderson. Funeral services 2 p.m. at Ballard and Shirey Funeral Home with Rev. Horace Shuman of Daleville Baptist Church officiating. Interment at Miller Cemetery Middletown. He was a former Delco Remy employee. Survived by Crystal his wife Melvin and Irvin sons, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Daleville
Ballard and Shirey
Ray Marion Smith
Rt. 1
Yorktown
Horace Shuman
Crystal
Melvin Smith
Irvin Smith
Rt. 3
Muncie
Indiana Implements New Education and Legal Reforms
Legislative measures take effect Tuesday including a right to appeal liquor license suspensions over 90 days, joining an interstate teacher qualifications pact, tightening farm sales tax exemptions, paving a statewide building code, and creating superior courts in Porter and Vanderburgh Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Porter
Vanderburgh
Union Accepts Continued From Page One
Negotiations progressed in a gentle manner with no major problems but a two day extension of the old contract failed to yield satisfaction. A June 21 strike by over 300 employees began as 17 officials from Chicago and an international representative joined in earnest talks on June 25. A tentative contract was agreed on June 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regional Container Corp
Chicago
International Union
CCA
Anderson
Clinard
New Arrivals and Vicinity births listed across city
Reports list multiple newborns from area hospitals with parent names and addresses including McCord, Lawrance, Vaughn, Clinard, Earl, Secrest, Fulton, Kendall, Keeley, Chestnut and Fallis plus Paula Ryan. A note adds possible oil field findings in Greene County as Citizens Gas tests for underground natural gas storage potential.
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Richard McCord
Fairview St
Community Hospital
Robert Lawrence
Cottage Ave
Charles Vaughn
45Th St
Jerry Clinard
Hill St
Elfred Henry Earl
Miller
Richard Secrest
W. Free Rd
George Fulton
E. 4Th St
Lawrence Kendall
Alexandria
Charles Keeley
9Th St
Donald Chestnut
Summitville
Donald Fallis
47Th
Paula
Ivan Ryan
Locust St
Indianapolis
Citizens Gas and Coke Utility
Greene County
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Gov. Whitcomb
Frugality Havana
Committee For Defense of the Revolution
CDR
Bluffdale, Ill
Vergennes, VL
Jackie Kennedy
Mary Barelli Gallagher
Jacquelin Kennedy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mrs. Aristotlenassis
Citizens Bank
Woodmen Accident and Life Company
Fred James
Council
Peoria, NL
Ellis M. Nettie
Burton
Georgia Pennington
Middletown
John T. Pennington
22Nd
Jackson Sts
Nettie
Whitcomb
Red Cross
Midwestern
Central States
D Cross
Chase St
North Viets
Clifton Paddock
Schlossberg
Mildred Bell
Pike Infant
Arthur Frampton
David Caldwell
David N
Sen. Edwards
Ray M. Smith
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