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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1969
Page
17
The Bastille’s legend contrasts with history as the 1789 storming was a pause in arms for seven prisoners, not a heroic assault. The fortress stood for 12 years of forced labor, and its key to Mount Vernon symbolized Franco American ties.
Indiana State Police report on U S 41 shows 51 deaths during the 1968 69 campaign versus 50 the prior year. Urban deaths were excluded in the tally, but combined toll reached 65, three fewer than the year before. Injury crashes dropped from 493 to 445 with 774 injuries, while total accidents rose to 1 318. Speeding accounted for 41 percent of fatalities and left of center 15 percent.
Indiana Highway Commission chairman Ruel W. Steele said bid openings will relocate from the state office building to the top floor of the Atkinson Hotel in Indianapolis on July 29. The change was requested by attractors.
Thai and American demolition experts defused a 1000 pound bomb found beneath a Bangkok suburb bridge. Officers said it was probably dropped by Allied forces in World War II. Border talks delayed in Moscow as Soviet and Chinese negotiators push back river navigation talks to later this week.
Purdue University in Lafayette Indiana announced eight doctoral fellowships ranging from 3600 to 4200 dollars to encourage Negro undergraduates to pursue further education. Graduate committees will nominate recipients for the first fellowships to be awarded this fall.
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