Israel Jordan clash prompts condemnations and weapons aid
Israel and Jordan traded sporadic gunfire along the truce line as each side claimed victory in a 15 hour clash. The Vatican condemned Israel’s reprisal thrust into Jordan while the Soviet Union urged punishment for the invaders. The United States prepared to send fighter jets and Patton tanks to Jordan under a recent arms deal.
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United Press International
Israel
Jordan
United Nations
Vatican
Soviet Union
United States
UPI
John Lawton
Kennedy Rivalry Rocks New York Democratic Party
A fierce intra party feud over Senator Robert F Kennedy’s candidacy erupts in New York Democrats. Edwin L Weiss Sr and Frank D OConnor accuse Kennedy of lust for power and plot an all out Johnson campaign push. They attack state chairman John J Burns for abandoning the party line and backing Kennedy, signaling deep divisions as the Johnson camp plans regrouping.
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New York
Robert F. Ken Surnedy
New York State
Edwin L. Weiss Sr
Johnson
Kennedy
Frank D. O'Connor
Weiss
O'Connor
John J. Burns
Burns
Blind DePauw Pupil Ranks High In Class
DePauw University freshman Steve Speicher, 17, who is totally blind since age two, ranks in the top 15 of a class of 700 with a 3.7 GPA after the first semester. He plays piano, wrestled in intramurals, has dates, and navigates the 90 acre campus without a cane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
UPI
DePauw University
Steve Ee
Indianapolis
Speicher
Plea to Kill Dog Ends With Wounding Woman
In Mexico City an elderly woman begged a passerby to kill her emaciated dog Skinny. He fired twice wounding Mrs Teo fila Zetina before fleeing. The woman, allele reportedly recovering in hospital, told authorities the incident.
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Mexico City
UPI
Teofila Zetina
Heavy Snowfall Triggers Major Traffic Crashes Across Region
Snowstorm dumps 4.5 inches locally with more possible. icy roads cause multiple accidents on Mounds Road and east Range Line Road. Diane Mowery and Ellis Ashbury involved in a fatal crash. both cars totaled. Sheriff's deputies log several minor incidents as state weather office warns of up to ten inches in southern two thirds.
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Mounds Road
East Range Line
St. John’s Hospital
Diane S. Mowery
Daleville
St. John’s
Ellis E. Ashbury
St. Anderson
Ind. 67
Asbury
Madison County
Jim Kelich
Dick Whetsel
Anderson Police Department
Indiana
St John’s Readies New Facility at Hickey Memorial
Sister M Theodora of the Congregation of St Joseph announced phase two of St John’s Hickey Memorial Hospital renovation is complete. Kitchen modernization includes plumbing electrical work new tray make up assembly and a safer food service concept to free nurses for patient care. Project costs run 61 886 for equipment 121 225 for labor and materials with phase three planned next.
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ST. John's
St. John’s Hickey Memorial Hospital
Theodore
C.S.C
B. R. Hess
Food Service
M. Theodora
Theodora
Jon Williams
Glass strike ends as union accepts new contract
Philadelphia reports the nationwide glass container industry strike concluded Friday after union officials accepted a new agreement. J Thomas Rimer confirmed immediate signing and the Glass Bottle Blowers Association AFL CIO endorsed the proposal by 55 to 34.
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Philadelphia
UPS
J. Thomas Rimer
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
AFL— Cio
Novotny resigns as Czech president after reform push
Antonin Novotny, symbol of 25 years of Stalinist rule in Czechoslovakia, resigns as president after Soviet allies pledged not to interfere with reform. Deputy Premier Cernik returns from Moscow with word Kosygin supports continuing socialist democratization. Prague radio reports the resignation as the Communist party approves an amnesty for Stalinist victims and calls for church reform.
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Prague
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Novotny
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
National Assembly
Communist Politburo
Lic
Frantisek Tomasek
Josef Cardinal Jan
Archbi
Rome
Beran
Prague Radio
Communist Party
Novotny Ais
A Lenten Story Memo Co Caesar
Pilate and Claudia discuss gloom in Caesarea palace. They fear Nazarene figures and growing trouble with local leaders. Claudia hints at a Jerusalem visit and a possible crowd reaction as tension builds.
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Caesar
Indiana Farm Bureau urges tax boosts for school funding
George Doup of Columbus told a legislative study committee in Indianapolis that raising the state sales tax and adjusting gross income tax would shift more public school costs from property taxes. The panel, led by Rep. John Mutz, weighs major changes in school financing including a potential increase in the state share.
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Indianapolis
George Doup
Columbus
Indiana Farm Bureau
Doup
John Mutz
First Savings Names R. W. Shoemaker Jr. To Its Directorship
Robert W. Shoemaker Jr., local businessman and president of Business Printing, Inc., has been named to the Board of Directors of the First Savings and Loan Association in an announcement by G. Eugene Yates, president. Shoemaker is an Anderson High School graduate and holds various business credentials.
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Robert W. Shoemaker Jr
Business Printing, Inc
First Savings and Loan Association
G. Eugene Yates
Shoemaker
Anderson High School
De Gaulle Illness Rumors Denied By Paris Palace
A spokesman at the Elysee Palace in Paris dismissed New York rumors that President Charles de Gaulle is ill. The 77 year old leader was reported to be ill, but the spokesman said he is not ill and recently presided over a meeting with his aides.
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Paris
UPI
An_ Elysee Presidential Palace
New York
Charles de Gaulle
Stort
France mulls IMF credit card style reform amid gold dispute
Paris reports say Finance Minister Debre and aides plan IMF backed credit facilities using gold reserves of the Paris Club nations. The idea proposes IMF credit cards underwritten by ten Western economies to ease French American gold tensions.
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Paris
UPI
France
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Zurich
Wet Snow Deserts Southern Area Buries Dixie
A wet spring snow blanketed a wide Dixie area up to 16 inches deep in Memphis Tennessee and surrounding regions. The storm, second heaviest on record here, caused at least two deaths in Knoxville men killed on Interstate 40 near Jackson. Schools and businesses closed and highways clogged.
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Memphis, Tenn
Rockies
Southland
Dixie
Knoxville
Tenn
Jackson
County Filings Rise for May 7 Primary Ballot
County Clerk Alpha Byrum reports 12 filings for the upcoming May 7 primary. Republican and Democrat candidates appear in multiple wards and towns including Duck Creek, Van Buren Township, Fall Creek, Anderson Two, Ward 3, and Union Two with several petition numbers listed.
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Alpha Byrum
Blanchard B. Cochran
Duck Creek
Mary A. Waltz
van Buren Twp
Donald C. Goacher
John Cramer Alldridge
John H. Lamper
Anderson
Otis Cox
John W. Cooper
Clair Meyer
Dorothy L. Adams
Anderson Two
Luke Roseberry
Fall Creek
Walter Isenogle
Union Two
Johnson Shakes Up Military Post in Vietnam Era
President Johnson announced Gen. William C. Westmoreland will become Army chief of staff in July. Westmoreland aims to relocate after leading U S forces in Vietnam while no troop increases are decided. Wilbur Cohen to head Health Education and Welfare. Sargent Shriver to France as ambassador.
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Washington
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Army
Johnson
Westmoreland
Wilbur Cohen
John W. Gardner
Sargent Shriver
France
Harold Johnson
Creighton Abrams
Senate approves first ethics code for lawmakers
The Senate voted 67 to 1 to adopt a code of ethics after two years of study and debate. It requires public disclosure of private contributions and tax returns for those earning over 15000, plus other rules on contributions and outside employment.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
George Aiken
R-Vt
Senate Ethics Committee
Bobby Baker
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Ublit
Governor Hoff backs Kennedy in Democratic nomination race
Vermont Governor Philip Hoff defected to Senator Robert F. Kennedy and became the first governor to endorse him. Kennedy also gained Rep. Edith Green as Oregon campaign cochair as Johnson and McCarthy remained on the ballot. Hoff cited Johnson's Vietnam policy and austerity stance as pivotal to his switch. Johnson downplayed Kennedy’s entry and noted internal party splits.
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United Press International
Philip H. Hoff
Vermont
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Kennedy
New York
House
Edith Green
D-Ore
Cochairman
Oregon
Johnson
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Green
John F. Kennedy
LBC
Hoff
Montpelier
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
Riot Commission
New Arrivals At Local Hospitals
Newborns reported from St John’s Hospital and Community Hospital include a boy born to Mr and Mrs James Patterson at 24 Oak Lane and a boy to Mr and Mrs John O’Leary at 2313 Crystal Street. A girl was born to Mr and Mrs Leslie Tolliver in Alexandria, and a boy to Mr and Mrs Michael Wilson at 517 Chestnut Street. A girl born to Mr and Mrs Levi Boyd at 620 West 16th Street and a girl to Mr and Mrs Gerald D Turner at 3620 Elm Court.
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James Patterson
Oak Lane
Community Hospital
John O'Leary
Crystal St
Leslie G. Tolliver
Alexandria
Michael White- Sel
Chestnut St
Levi Boyd
16Th St
Gerald D. Turner
Elm Ct
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Pilate
Caesarea
Claudia
Jane
Caladia
Gaul
Germany
Britain
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R. W. Shoemaker Jr
de Gaulle
Lbj
Frank O’connor
Upstate County
Samuel Stratton
Hubert H
Humphrey
Pittsburgh
Nixon
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