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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1968
Page
1
Pope Paul VI announced reforms reducing church ceremonial pomp in Roman Catholic rites. Two motu proprio decrees dated June 21 abolish the bishop’s baldachin throne and alter vestments and rituals to simplify Mass practices and restore a trimmer sacred tone.
Four persons were injured in separate Monday evening accidents, none seriously. A three car chain reaction at Indiana 38 and 6th near Pendleton left Ernest L. Speece III injured with a broken nose as his pickup was sandwiched between cars driven by Edward Carey Jr and Richard Wellman who was cited for tailgating. Damages were listed as 50, 200, and 100 dollars respectively. Diane Thickerson, 20, of Buoy Place suffered cuts and neck injuries when her car veered into a culvert and overturned on U.S. 36 near Indian 67, striking a fence. she was treated at St. John’s Hospital. A second crash at East 8th Street and Columbus Avenue injured Linda Wadson and Natalie Riggs, with Riggs sustaining arm and leg injuries and Wadson a cut hip and forehead. the Stanley car rear-ended Riggs’ car early Monday morning.
Washington reports Chairman Colmer delayed a vote on a gun control bill amid President Johnson’s licensing and confiscation proposals. Justice Department details a nationwide firearms registry with FBI data, state licensing tests, and possible federal licensing if states fail. Delays may dampen momentum after RFK’s assassination. Senate action expected soon.
A tentative wage and contract package ends most of Detroit's long running newspaper strike. Detroit News and Detroit Free Press reach an agreement with pressmen, paper and plate handlers, typographers, and photoengravers unions. Ratification needed. publishing to resume once contracts cover wages over 33 dollars monthly.
Mrs. Delores Jozwiak, 43, was wounded in a Monday night shooting during a Convenient Food Store holdup in South Bend Indiana and remained in fair condition. An employee, Tony Balough, 2, suffered a minor head wound. Police chased a man in his early 20s and two female companions. a revolver and an undetermined amount of wash were missing.
Director Coinrad from Fage One outlines plans to train workers in the Work Incentive Program urging inclusion of only volunteers and essential persons and warning against non-professional checks. Bennett criticizes reduced professional review, fearing inefficiency and dependence. Remains to voters in Madison County to form opinions on the proposal as Seaborg nomination surfaces.
Indianapolis UPS State Scholarship Commission set August 1 as the deadline for high school students to file scholarship applications for the 1968 program. At least five monetary awards will be offered, ranging from $100 to $900, with other prizes for various achievements. Application blanks are available from school counselors or the State Scholarships Commission in the State House Office Building.
HEW officials push Medicaid and ADC II adoption in Indiana to broaden medical aid and family assistance. Indiana has not implemented Medicaid or ADC II despite prior legislative approval and gubernatorial vetoes.
A Muncie woman was ordered to pay restitution of four dollars and serve weekends in Madison County Jail for six months after failing to make restitution and missing weekend jail appearances. Multiple defendants faced pleas, sentencing, or continuances in a July court term, including Leo Leisure and several others from Alexandria and surrounding areas. Records show various charges from burglary and theft to forged instruments and narcotics, with several defendants awaiting further court actions or sentencing.
American commanders report first use of large B52s against river points near Cambodia where sampans carry rockets. The aim is to disrupt enemy transport routes leading to Saigon as allied forces push to curb Viet Cong activity on city fringes and at farther staging areas. Meanwhile local obituaries note services for several Anderson residents, detailing funeral times and burial plans.
The Mental Health Hospitals Volunteers will assist with a carnival at New Castle State Hospital on July 4. Booths games prizes and refreshments are planned for the holiday celebration ending with a dusk fireworks display. The program starts at 4 p.m. A dance at Logans Park State Hospital last week drew over 300 patients with corr ies and refreshments. Fifty-one volunteers from the Madison County Association aided activities. Music for the dance was provided by Chel Curier and Bob Basler of the local Musicians Union.
A wind driven incident caused a car to detach from its trailer, the trailer toppled from a guard rail and rolled down an embankment. The hitch ripped free, the trailer rolled onto a bridge, and a car ended against a support to keep it from falling into the river. The car was demolished and the trailer suffered extensive damage.
Madison and Greensburg area obituaries list Thomas L Ehle 58 of Middletown and Marcus L Hiles 98 of Greensburg. Thelma Pearl Simpson 53 of Alexandria and Ozra Cunningham 74 of Lake Worth Fla. note extended illness and multiple survivors. Funeral arrangements at Baker Brothers, Giltland Howe and other local houses. Burial in East Maplewood Cemetery and Park View Cemetery respectively.
L Milton Ronsheim of Cadiz Ohio, former Anderson resident and editor of the Cadiz Republican, died Monday after an illness. He attended Anderson High School Class of 1913, studied at Indiana University and Carnegie Institute, and earlier moved to Cadiz before World War I. Surviving are his widow four sons a daughter a brother and a nephew Edward J Ronsheim Jr of Anderson. Funeral services scheduled in Cadiz Thursday.
Salstrom a native of Rock Island entered Augustana College after high school. He joined Delco Remy in 1942, became production foreman in 1944, general foreman in Plant 10 in 1958, moved to Methods Engineering in 1959, named Assistant Superintendent of Manufacturing in Plant 11 the same year, and was promoted to Manager of Plant 10 in February 1987 where he continues.
Tuesday and Mayor Walter E Wasningtos after touring the streets decided not to reimpose Monday s 9 pan to 5 4 am curfew But police strength was stepped up 50 per cent and 400 National Guardsmen patrolled the muggy streets cleared Monday night by a heavy dose of tear gas Tear Down Shacks Worksmen hired by the interior department tore down the shacks of Resurrection City by the end of the day only the plywood floors and stacks of lumber remained Abernathy followers drew sentences of 10 or 2 days on disorderly conduct or vata il assembly charges He offered a no contest plea and drew a day sentence from Judge Harold H Greene of General Sessions Court
A veteran memorial dedication will begin at 10 am on July 4 on the south lawn of the county courthouse. The event honors Vietnam era service and all wars, with Arthur J. Goldberg giving the invocation and Benjamin Morrison delivering the benediction. Also featuring local officials and representatives from police, veterans groups, and city leaders.
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