Fire set in two Madison County locations by suspect
Police apprehended 28 year old Charles Johnson after fires at a home and a pickup truck near 22nd and Dewey and 15th and Fountain streets. He was charged with first degree arson assault and battery on an officer resisting arrest and disorderly conduct and held in Madison County jail. Johnson, described as six feet tall 235 pounds with afro and moustache, was last seen in an alley near Fulton Street riding a bicycle as homeowners watched for safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Morton Sr
Madison County
Fulton St
Johnson
15Th
Fountain Streets
22Nd
Dewey
City Works Board Funds Bids For City Equipment
Anderson Board of Public Works approved bids for street department dump trucks from Hunter-Weidner Chevrolet and cheaper smaller models from Duke's GMC to meet a June 6 model-year order deadline. They also reviewed bids for a self propelled paving machine, a material handler, and a truck chassis with a material elbow, with decisions deferred to future meetings. Memorial Day holiday schedules announced for U S Postal Service with reduced services. Local burglaries and thefts reported including near $500 burglary on the east side, a stolen 1965 Dodge Dart recovered after a crash, over $900 stolen from East Side Bowling Lanes, a van break in with golf clubs and a leather jacket, and a Crown Auto Sales vehicle theft. Juvenile delinquency arrests made after attempted machine break in. Two county residents injured in a crash on Ind 9N near 600N, both treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson Board of Public Works
John Heiden
Tomas Dillard
Hunter-Weidner Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Duke
GMC
Korte Brothers, Inc
Ft. Wayne
Kitchen Machinery, Inc
Indianapolis
Dillard
International Harvester Company
Hunter-Weidner
Delphi Bodyworks, Inc
Delphi
Ind
Altec Industries of
Power and Light
Maris Hall
Hall
Peter Shepard
Data Processing Department
Works Board
Shepard
Univac
B. F. Goodrich
General Tire and Rubber Company
Heiden
Teresa Arntz
Clark St
Florida
APD
Gary Blaylock
Hazlett Sr
East Side
10Th St
Dave York
16Th St
Edgewood Plaza
Apts
Apt
Hillary and Bradley
York
Crown Auto Sales
Ninth St
James Hunt
Wirth St
W. 18Th St
Madison County
William King
Rt. 2
Alexandria
Mildred Shipley
Box
Frankton
Clarence
King
Shipley Auto
State files motion to dismiss Dotson case in Indiana
The State of Indiana moves to dismiss a judicial review suit by Larry K. Dotson, a Madison County Police Department veteran discharged April 14 after merit-board findings. The filing argues the state is not a proper party and no statewide agency acted in the county officer’s discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Rosen
State of Indiana
Larry K. Dotson
Madison County Police Department
Dotson
Madison County Sheriff's Merit Board
John Gunter
Judicial Review
Madison Circuit Court
al S. Woolbert
Merit Board
Indiana
Theodore Sendak Sendak
David L. Steiner
State of
Sendak
Gunter
Supreme Court clears way for Watergate jail terms
The Supreme Court refused to hear appeals by John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman allowing their prison terms for Watergate to proceed. Ehrlichman already serves a sentence. Mitchell and Haldeman face confinement within a month, with custody decisions pending Sirica's commitment date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Supreme Court
Atty
John D. Mitchell
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Mitchell
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Washington
Supreme Court
John Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
Arizona
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Sirica
Allenwood
New York
Lompoc
Calif
Los Angeles
Watergate
Democratic National Committee
Daniel Elisburg
Nixon
Ehrl
Indiana lawmakers approve budget measures and raises
Lawmakers pass the first year of a budget plan with cuts and raises. Reps Richard Dellinger and John Blevins voted against the bill while Ways and Means chair William Long defended a $100 million tuition reserve. The two year construction budget may be revisited in 1978 if funds allow. Senate debates centered on school finance formulas and pension changes, with passage of retirement fund amendments and an inheritance tax exemption for spouses. Campbell plans another attempt in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Dellinger
Noblesville
John M. Blevins
Anderson
House Ways and Means
William Long
Lafayette
Spencer Schnaitter
D-Madison
House
Senate
Schnaitter
MacLove
R-Fairmount
Long
Schwauzer
School Corporation
Marilyn Schultz
D-B
Bloomington
Roger Jessup
Summitville
Graham Richard
Fort Wayne
Campbell
Ruling Backs Agency Shop in Public Employment
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that public employees may face agency-shop requirements, meaning non members must pay dues to unions they oppose, with options to block money from political uses. The decision extends the private sector rule to state county and city workers, sparking labor victory and opposition from anti union groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Organized Labor
National Right To Work Foundation
Iowa
South Carolina
U.S. Dist
J. Robert
Investigations Delayed Again in Madison County Death Probes
The Madison County grand jury investigating two deaths faced another postponement after Prosecutor William F. Lawler Jr. cited a conflicting Circuit Court trial schedule. No reconvening date was set as jurors delayed by a juror’s relative weekend death. Lawler said a resumption date has not been determined. The panel has met intermittently since May 4 to review the shooting death from last year and a separate February death, with details withheld while police investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison County Grand Jury
William F. Lawler Jr
Lawler
Ind. 13 Road Re resurfacing set for Hancock and Madison counties
Indiana 13 between Fortville and Lapel in Hancock and Madison counties will be resurfaced this week. State Highway Commission director Roger F. Marsh says traffic will not be closed. drivers should proceed carefully. Shumaker Brothers Industries of Indianapolis leads the project with a low bid of 514,467 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Fortville
Lapel
Hancock
Madison Counties
Roger F. Marsh
State Highway Commission
Marsh
Shumaker Brothers Industries of
New Arrivals Born at St Johns and Comuunity Hospital
Mr and Mrs Stephen Marks 3522 Church Drive have a girl. Mr and Mrs Michael Holland 38 Free Rd Lot 16 have a boy. Mr and Mrs David Potter Rt 11 have a girl. Mr and Mrs Clyde Smith 2806 N Parkway have a boy. Mr and Mrs Wayne Filbrun Lapel have a boy. Mr and Mrs Gary Sims 1623 Sherwood Drive have a girl. Born at Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
Stephen Marks
Church Drive
Michael Holland
Free Rd
David Potter
Clyde Smith
N. Parkway
Wayne Filbrun Lapel
Comuunity Hospital
Gary Sims
Sherwood Drive
Burns Kill More Children Than Polio Peak Year
Burns are the leading cause of accidental death in the home for children up to age four, with deaths in ages five to fourteen ranking third. Burns kill twice the number of people polio did at its peak in 1954.
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Jeff Evans
Herald
City Works Board
U.S
Howard L. Ring
Renta Castex
A. J. Jacks Rentals
FTD Florist
Extre Touch Florists
John Goehring
Goehring
Financial Services
An Equal Opportunity Company
Hollow’s
Jackson Clinic
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