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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
15
Houston AP report: the wives of Apollo 11 astronauts held a potluck lunch and gabfest at the space center. Jan Armstrong called Joan Aldrin to share Cape Kennedy experiences, as the three wives compared impressions and posed for photographs before a late lunch and swimming.
England AP report cites astronomers Lovell and others monitoring Luna 15. They note the Soviet probe may perform additional maneuvers and could reach a form of lunar landing ahead of Apollo 11, though much remains uncertain.
In Indianapolis IPI report Ohio officials and Lake County industrialists joined Indiana Department of Commerce leaders Lt Gov Folz Joseph Geeslin Barteau and Manion in a three day series of discussions on taxation and industry problems. The department coordinates with specialists from other agencies to discuss issues and potential industrial expansion.
In 1911 the Panama weather bureau documented a extraordinary downpour totaling 2.47 inches within three minutes, signaling an extreme rainfall event observed in the capital region.
Hospital dismissals include Mrs. Tillie Kennerly at 3623 and St. James Crowder at 3604 Markle ville Rd. Mrs. Georgia Lawler at 1120 Alexandria Pike and Mrs. Versin Fields at 619 W. 17 St. Other names and addresses cover Jefferson, Elwood, Overland, Deleville, Alexandria, and Middletown locations with multiple household members listed.
A Franklin Circuit Court judge ruled the state’s 22 000 employee life insurance contract was exempt from competitive bidding as a professional and technical service. Attorney General Breckinridge planned an appeal as premiums totaling about 70 000 dollars monthly were held in escrow in Frankfort for nine months.
In Oyama Japan a day-old son was christened Tsukinori meaning landing on the moon. Mrs. Nagafuji expressed hope the child grows into a man like astronaut Neil Armstrong.
Indiana Governor Edgar Whitcomb told a Columbus conference that government must not rush to crisis solutions. He urged defining problems clearly, creating long term plans, and avoiding expanded welfare. He praised Purdue and Indiana’s space program for science advances and jobs.
In the Suez area UN observers, stationed on both banks and numbered among major and lieutenant colonels, watch the fighting without taking sides. They face shelling, denials of blame, and few chances to retaliate, while facing ongoing risk and limited ability to protect themselves.
Madison County Prosecutor William Lawler filed attempted arson charges against 27 year old James William Bell of Anderson after his July 6 arrest by Anderson police at 16th Street and Arrow Avenue for possessing materials for a fire bomb described as a Molotov cocktail.
Daleville Indiana Indiana 67 E church hosts a mortgage burning ceremony at 2 p.m. Sunday July 20 with Rev Horace Shuman reunifying service schedule includes Sunday School at 9 30 and worship at 10 45 A basket dinner follows on the church lawn guest speaker is Rev James Lee of First Mt Pleasant Baptist Franklin The article also notes Marc Stewart son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Stewart is on a European tour with 28 peers and Mrs John A Reed Sr hosted Verna McGriff of Portland Oregon for a Caribbean teaching year.
About 600000 acres of Indian lands in the United States are leased for oil and gas rights, highlighting extensive exploitation of tribal resources and potential revenue implications for tribes and federal agencies.
A dense list of public auctions across Indiana counties with items from household goods and furniture to antiques, real estate, dairy cattle and tools. Locations include Anderson, Muncie, Alexandria, Pendleton, Lapel, Mt. Summit and more. Auctioneers such as Hood, Shipley & Son, Verlon Webb, Tom Bartlett Co., Wardell Flatford, L. Turner, and others are listed with July dates and times.
Public sheriff sale notices list multiple cases in Madison County Indiana. Properties include Lot 62 Fall Creek on Addition Plat 2 and Lot 254 Cumback’s Continuation of Shades in Anderson plus Lot 49 Chesterfield Bluffs. Sales set for August 1969 with bids at 10 a.m. at the Madison County Courthouse.
The Child Evangelism Fellowship of Madison County announces a summer ministry featuring Five Day Clubs for children to hear Bible stories sing and memorize scripture. The project uses the Children's Chapel mobile trailer and outdoor venues with summer missionaries Miss Vickie Jones Miss Ann Siktberg and Miss Paula Zearbaugh. The organization operates nationwide and overseas while the local fellowship directed by Miss Rita Lobdell served over 1500 children last summer.
Nath an Bagley and Joan Riggs abandoned their 26 foot Monomoy boat voyage to the Azores after 800 miles of rough seas. The Coast Guard escorted them back to port about 90 miles north of Bermuda after abandoning the trip.
The U S Health Education and Welfare Department approved a 244000 grant Friday to provide birth control information to low income women in Indianapolis and Gary. The money will be administered through hospitals.
Mars mission advance reports promise highly detailed images from Mariner 6 and Mariner 7 as they approach Mars in late July and early August. The probes aim to capture 1900 foot scale features and telecast progress from more than 60 million miles away with closeups within 2000 miles of the planet. Scientists seek signs of Martian environments that could support life while noting earlier Mariner 4 images showed a barren landscape.
A ledger of property parcels, owners, and assessed values across Green Town ship Jackson and Capayet te Townships shows holdings for Freed, Coburn, Snyder, Dubuque, Linville, and Mesalam among others. Entries include tract descriptions such as Pt SE NE 34 18-6 and SWR E Sd W Sd SW and substantial sums like 1 054.71 and 1 430.98, with numerous plate glass and parcel notes and related assessments.
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