Escape Youngsters Find Relief From Heat
Kevin McNew, age three, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth McNew, seeks shade and cooling relief as heat waves strike their neighborhood.
11 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1969
Page
1
Kevin McNew, age three, son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth McNew, seeks shade and cooling relief as heat waves strike their neighborhood.
President Nixon on return from Vietnam on Midway Island announces the United States has opened wide the door to peace and invites North Vietnam to join. He cites Thieu’s support for the eight point program and notes troop withdrawals, with further talks and continued fighting ahead.
Ronald August a suspended Detroit officer was found innocent of first degree murder in the Algiers Motel killing during Detroit's 1967 riots. The all white jury deliberated about three hours and the judge directed a verdict choice between first degree murder or acquittal.
Indiana State Board of Health reclassifies Madison County from fifth to 24th in priority for mental health building projects after installing the Madison County Guidance Center. County administrator Don Maxstedt says the lower ranking will not affect current services or funding and asserts readiness for a comprehensive plan remains uncertain. Vincennes leads the state list for mental health facilities.
A jury of three women and nine men was chosen on Tuesday for the trial of Le land Shoulders 27 charged with the murder of fellow Pendleton Reformatory inmate Samuel Kosak 27 last November 3 Shoulders already serves 2 5 years for an escape from the Indiana State Farm in 1967 Public defender J Bayne Burton and Prosecutor William F Lawler led jury challenges Opening statements set for today at 9 a m before Circuit Court Judge Carl T Smith.
Indiana police report 11 people died in two double fatality crashes and related incidents on June 11. Victims include James Knott and Betty Knott, Ned DeHabey, Earl Browning, Ji-Hang Tsang, and three year old Stanley Shopa Ill, plus injuries and deaths from truck crashes near Manhattan and Lawrenceburg and Evansville.
More than 500 National Guardsmen from the 138th Signal Battalion depart Anderson at 8 a.m. Saturday for a two week summer camp. They convoy by road and join the 38th Division of the Indiana National Guard at Camp Grayling, Michigan. Major Gilbert Miller leads the unit.
The 138th Signal Battalion plans a 15 day training exercise at Camp Grayling covering over 600 square miles. The unit will provide complete signal support for the division with radio relays and field telephone lines as Major Miller notes.
Westvale residents hear concerns about urban redevelopment impact in Anderson at Westvale Elementary School. Rev W Sampson Nelson of Allen Chapel AME praises city cooperation and pledges program success as David Shelton of the Department of Redevelopment outlines funding delays and plans for low cost housing between 22nd and 24th Streets and Fountain Street and Martindale Avenue.
The Madison County Planning Commission heard Charles Davis of Davis Homes Inc. defend the firm’s building policies after local owners voiced complaints reported by the Herald. Commission President Warren Waymire noted the firm was not singled out though mentioned, and a May plan called for possible refusal of future building permits to Davis. County Attorney Marion Withers warned that the county lacks a formal building code.
The forecast calls for sunny and windy conditions and a 30 percent chance of showers tonight. It will be windy and cooler Thursday with a high in the 80s and lows in the 60s. today’s high was 83 to 88 with a low around 60s, sunrise at 6:16 am, sunset at 9:14 pm.
A Herald-Bulletin classified advertiser canceled his five room modern house for rent or sale on contract after a phone complaint. The ad offered $75 monthly rent and a contact phone number. The notice urges others to call 643-5371 and ask for Want-Ad-Visor.
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