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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1970
Page
22
Anderson College president Dr. Robert H. Reardon will speak at the baccalaureate service Sunday June 14 at Park Place Church of God with about 275 degree candidates. The following night Rev Theodore M Hesburgh of Notre Dame will headline commencement.
A 30132 grant from the Housing and Urban Development department supports a comprehensive planning study for water use sewers open-space planning and land use surveys in Madison County. The funding aids the countywide transportation study planning phase per Madison County Council of Governments.
A 43 year old Anderson man, Eugene Bunche, collapsed at the Esquire Club early Monday and died after arriving at St. John's Hospital. Coroner says autopsy no cause found yet. Toxicology tests at Indiana University will take about a week. No signs of foul play. Funeral arrangements pending. Bunche was born May 1 1927 in Heidelberg Mississippi and lived in Anderson since 1963. He is survived by a son in Houston and his extensive Bunche family.
An Indiana reformatory inmate, John Franklin Humphrey, wins habeas relief allowing the start of a new term for a June 1969 felony conviction. Madison Circuit Judge Carl T. Smith orders time served since June 30, 1969 to be applied to the new sentence. Additional cases include youths sentenced for burglary and assaults, and a July term for a Marion armed robbery case.
Birth notices announce a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Swann at 1710 Brentwood a girl to Mr. and Mrs. John Reis of 221 Elm a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Whitesel of 320 Ellenhurst a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Danny Holland of 419 E. 14th St and a girl to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Hewitt of Alexandria. A ball memorial hospital birth in Muncie to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Houk at 528 Lonsvale Dr a boy. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Dishmond of Anderson and paternal grandmother is Mrs. Thelma Houk of Muncie.
The essay weighs whether the Vietnam conflict ranks as the era’s greatest crisis beside the Civil War and World Wars, urging caution in declaring any modern turmoil as uniquely supreme while noting campus unrest and past domestic fights. It argues perspective depends on scope, location, and the criteria used, and questions the final verdict.
Ralph and Wanda Havens were en route to Ball Memorial Hospital when they stopped at the Pendleton state police barracks for help. Trooper Fred Leedy assisted in the delivery of a seven pound ten ounce baby boy at about 1 a.m. Monday. Mother and child are reported fine though the infant briefly required oxygen for a mild pneumonia contraction. The couple already have a two year old son, Douglas. The Havens recent move to Indianapolis places Havens as a manager trainee at a K Mart store.
Astronauts report brief flashes during deep space, seen only in darkness with eyes closed. Lovell recalls periodic flashes, Swigert notes two in thirty minutes, Haise counts up to ten in five minutes, described as dots and a streak, contrasting Apollo 8 observations.
Marolyn Huffman, 30, of 2209 Fowler, was injured when her car careened into a brick post outside Hudson Printing Company at 119 West Ninth Street. Police say the car sped through an alley between Main and Central streets about 9 AM. Huffman sustained a lower right leg fracture and facial lacerations and was listed in fair condition at St. John's Hospital Monday night. Investigators attributed the crash to a possible mechanical malfunction. vehicle speed was reported at 40 miles per hour.
An Indianapolis federal jury convicted eight Beaver 55 antiwar protesters of all charges for vandalizing the Indianapolis Selective Service Office on Halloween. U.S. Attorney Stanley B. Milderoid requested holding the defendants without bond pending appeal, citing threat to the community. jurors deliberated about seven hours.
Reports trace Lon Nol negotiations with China lasting until May 5 after Sihanouk's ouster and a shift of Communist forces away from sanctuaries in mid April. Laird describes early April operations by South Vietnamese incursions into sanctuaries, with Nixon warning Washington would act if Hanoi escalated actions in Cambodia.
Pulitzer winner Fred Sparks estimates the Onassis marriage spends about 384 615 dollars weekly through a year long inquiry. Major outlays include 5 million in jewelry and 2 million in taxes with funds for 50 Greek relatives and Maria Callas. The household employs 202 staff costing nearly 1.4 million annually while Alexander Christina Caroline and John Kennedy Jr receive substantial allowances. The analysis shows fortune far exceeding annual income of 25 million. The piece notes broader geopolitical hints toward Vietnam incursions and Hanoi warnings.
Rev Nelson notes Allen Chapel expects to cover 80 percent of reasonable planning costs for an insured mortgage under the available program. He cites the 106 regulations which limit planning expenses to housing program costs and prohibit use for other purposes as government funds are earmarked.
Mario Ciriaco Piras, 22, sparked a brief criminal career with his first hold up targeting off duty policeman Settimio Migliozzi, a karate expert, and ended up in a prison infirmary, authorities said Monday.
A Delta flight from Atlanta to Cuba diverted after a woman hijacker demanded Havana. The pilot Capt. H B Winn and a boy served as translator as the woman produced a Smith and Wesson revolver. Passengers disembarked at Kennedy for refueling. American Airlines noted a first hijack in its history.
All pedestrian scramble systems on Main Street were discontinued Monday. Walking signals will operate on Meridian Street between Ninth and 13th streets. Police Chief Doyle T. Wright says the plan will ease traffic flow on Main Street.
Opinion urges immediate action to curb speeding and reckless driving. Calls for harsher enforcement, stricter licensing, better training, and public pressure to revoke licenses from dangerous drivers.
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