Local GI Awarded Silver Star
Anderson native U.S. Army Specialist Five James R. Walt received the Silver Star for gallantry in Vietnam. He jumped from a burning helicopter to rescue the pilot, shielding him from shrapnel amid exploding grenades. Walt earned a Purple Heart on that mission and a second later in the conflict. he is expected home on leave in July after a second Vietnam tour.
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Anderson
U.S. Army
James R. Walt
Walt
Dorothy Middleton Walt
Sacramento
Calif
William C. Middleton
Richard A. Middleton
Chloral Throneburg
25Th Infantry Division
United States Army
Harry A. Middleton
Anderson High School
State of California
Office of Architecture and Construction
Thinning Fruit Improves Quality
Purdue extension home environment horticulturist John A. Wott urges thinning fruit to boost size color and quality. Peaches apples and plums should be spaced three to eight inches apart with early thinning two to three weeks after bloom. Removing excess fruit reduces biennial bearing and supports better next season bloom.
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Lafayette
John A. Wott
Purdue University Extension
Wott
Edison Co. Submits Low Bid for I-94 Bridge Project
Indianapolis AP report says L. W. Edison Co. of Grand Rapids Michigan bid 6 159 322 to build three bridges and complete 4 3 miles of roadway on the Interstate 94 project in Porter County state highway officials said.
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Indianapolis
L. W. Edison Co
Grand Rapids
Mich
Porter County
Tragic drowning of visiting kindergarten girl at Lake Harris
Lois Kirsten White, 6, of Muncie Indiana, drowned Tuesday in Lake Harris while vacationing with his family in Tavares. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl J White.
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Tavares, Fla
Lois Kirsten White
Muncie
Ind
Lake Harris
Carl J. White
Supreme Court Size Cut to Eight in 1866 Controversy
In 1866 Congress reduced the Supreme Court to eight justices to block President Andrew Johnson from filling vacancies. The move aimed to prevent partisan reshaping of the court during Reconstruction era tensions and left the bench with a reduced panel amid political strife.
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US Supreme Court
Andrew Johnsop
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