Laird Warns Congress Against Cutbacks In Defense Spending
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird warns against cutting defense spending even after the Moscow arms accord. He champions the Trident submarine program and the B1 bomber, citing risks to U.S. strategic superiority and ongoing NATO and Vietnam commitments. He notes Soviet progress with Polaris submarines and urges expedited U.S. development.
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Laird
Congress
Washington
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
America
NATO
Europe
Air Force
Navy
United
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
Street Without Joy Persists As Vietnam War Rages On
AP reporter describes renewed fighting along Route 555 near Hue where North Vietnamese tanks and artillery clash with South Vietnamese Marines. Refugees stream from the coast as U S advisers note fierce artillery duels and shifting tactics in a landscape once familiar from French era battles.
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Mort Rosenblum
Associated Press
Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Huong Dien
Hue
Sampan
U.S
Maj
James Tully
Bronx
Anderson Plan Commission Approves and Denies Zoning Changes
The Anderson City Planning Commission took action Thursday on multiple zoning requests. It recommended approval for Business-2 at 5920 Scatterfield Rd and Business-1 at 4019 Columbus Ave, while recommending denial for Residential-3 on Hickory Estates and for Business-1 at 2208/2210 E Fifth St and 1905 Silver. Several petitions were tabled or withdrawn including motel plans on Scatterfield, and industrial and residential requests on 24th 25th streets and 1424 E Eighth St with withdrawals indicated.
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Anderson City Planning Commission
Scatterfield Rd
E. McGonigle
Howard Webb
Holiday Inn
Columbus Ave
Lloyd R. Mellenthin
Crawford Eastburn
Hickory Estates
Carson McGonigle
Fifth St
Edward C. Osban
Edmund Thomas Sezesny
Eighth St
Hoosier Motor Club
Mabel M. Harlan
Moss Island Rd
Petitioners
Mildred Hartman Burton
Myrtle Hartman
Scatterfield Road
Marathon Station
How Johnson
Carson Mcnonigle
Joners
Raible Avenue
Walton Street
McClain Trucking
James Simpson
Hamilton Rd
Larry M. Tipton
UN Envoy Size Up U S Image at Urban League Banquet
U N minister counselor Robert Kitchen told Madison County crowd that nations view the United States on a collision course due to domestic problems. He urged unity, called for ending racial and class divisions, and warned that overpopulation and slow development threaten world stability.
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U.S
United Nations
Madison County
Deka-Remy
Guide Lamp
Kitchen
Pakistan
Liberia
Sudan
Williams Fruit Market Opens at 2611 Mounds Road
The Williams Fruit Market located at 2611 Mounds Road announces new seven day hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Local shoppers gain extended access to fresh produce and supplies.
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Williams Fruit
Mounds Rd
Drug Raids Net 39 Arrests In Richmond
In Richmond and Wayne County Indiana thirty nine people were jailed after overnight drug raids. Twelve appeared in Wayne Circuit Court with one pleading innocent to heroin possession. Arraignments for the rest were postponed. Officers seized small amounts of heroin and drug paraphernalia.
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Richmond
Richmond, Ind
Wayne County
Wayne
Arrivals and Dismissals at Mercy Hospital
Elwood lists recent Mercy Hospital admissions including Mrs. Dan Norris Fairmount Mrs. Roscoe McKinley 1829 S R St Mrs. Rusha Hopper 1829 S R St Mrs. Kathryn Hobbs 2208 S F St Eugene Sutton Rt 2 Lena Weaver 717 N 13th St Dismissals include Benjamin Cole Rt 3 Mrs Dennis Wilkey Rt 3 Mrs Michael Carter Rt 3 Walt Cosby 1618 S N St Mrs Charles Clark 1620 S L St Donald Savage 1335 S D St Mrs John Davis 820 S A St Cecil Copeland 1208 N Eighth St Mrs Guy Ault Anderson Meredith Mack Rt Harry Johnson 1775 Antler Born a boy to Mr and Mrs John C Gerhard Rt 2 Friday
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Elwood
Mercy Hospital
Dan Norris
Fairmount
Roscoe McKinley
S. R St
Rusha Hopper
Kathryn Hobbs
S. F St
Eugene Sutton
Lena Weaver
13Th St
Benjamin Cole
Dennis Wilkey
Michael Carter
Walt Cosby
S. N St
Charles Clark
S. L St
Donald Savage
S. D St
John Davis
S. A St
Cecil Copeland
N. Eighth St
Guy Ault
Anderson
Meredith Mack
Harry Johnson
Antler
Man Held At Gunpoint In Anderson Arrests Mentioned
Anderson police report a local man Thomas Funk general manager of Coca Cola Bottling was forced at gunpoint from his home about 6 30 am Thursday by attorney Jerrald Finney. Funk was taken to an apartment in Columbus Avenue where Finney and his wife Martha were present. Funk escaped and called police at 7 25 am. Finney and his wife were at the apartment when officers arrived. The case is with Madison County Prosecutor William F Lawler Jr. Funk consults with his attorney.
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Anderson Police Department
Thomas Funk
Eighth St
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Jerrald O. Finney
Funk
Finney
Martha
Columbus Avenue
Madison County
William F. Lawler Jr
Lawler
Vigo County Teachers and Board Resume Contract Talks
Vigo County teachers and the school board will meet next week to settle grievances. Association president Donald Hogan said the union seeks a 3.5 percent wage hike plus fringe benefits. A Friday strike vote was dropped after the meeting was arranged, with classes to resume as normal Friday.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Vigo County Teachers Association
Donald Hogan
the Teachers Association
Tthe
Hogan
Teachers Association
Alex Youth Center Names Summer Program Director
Joy Lynn Zarse, a Ball State University junior, is named director for the summer program at the Alex Youth Center. The program serves children ages one through six, with Zarse active in Ball State volunteer service, 4 H and Girl Scouts. Schedule to be announced.
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Alexandria
Joy Lynn Zarse
Ball State University
Miss Zarse
Saint John's Hospital Survey Details Local Health Needs
A community health survey in Anderson by Saint John's Hospital surveys 1 294 homes. Findings show 94.3 percent have family physicians and 69.5 percent saw doctors in six months. The report highlights needs in health education mental health services family planning and social diseases and notes interest in a permanent clinic and clinical programs.
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St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Community Action Program
Community Services Council
Michael J. Lawler
Saint John’s
Vicin
Ity
Saint John's
Slaying Trial Sees Recesses as Witnesses Testify
Court hearings resume after recess with testimony about the shooting case. Dozier and two other defendants face cross examination from witnesses including Morris Dozier’s rental car details, a pursuit by ISP troopers, and police captures near Pendleton and Dayson Drive.
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Dillon Street
Grubbs
Murray
Meridian Street
Cross Street
Maverick
Main Street
14Th Street
APD
Robert Knuckles
Marion Knotts
Knotts
Ind. 9
53Rd Street
Dayson Drive
Morris Dozier
Holiday Hotels Booked for Memorial Weekend Firefighter Visit
Anderson hotels report full capacity as out of town firefighters from Norris Industry Fire and Safety Equipment Division fill Town Motel with 23 of 35 units reserved. The group hosts a party and dinner and will attend events with Fire Chief Ed Ballinger and Stan Kenton’s orchestra at the Mark Motor Inn over Memorial Day weekend.
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Anderson
Holiday Inn
Scatterfield Road
Interstate 69
Main
Norris Industry Fire and Safety
Hinsdale
Ill
Ed Ballinger
Indianapolis Speedway
King's Inn
Broadway
Mark Motor Inn
Stan Kenton
Anderson and Madison County Area Deaths
Clare C. Talkington, 59, of 637 Indiana Ave died Friday at Community Hospital after a four day illness. He lived in Anderson since 1955 worked for Anderson Masonry Construction and joined North Anderson Church of God. Survived by wife Laura Marie two children James and Dennis Talkington a sister Mrs. Maxine Adams and many relatives. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday Harold E Rozelle Funeral Home with burial Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
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Clare C. Talkington
Indiana Ave
Anderson Masonry Construction Company
North
Harold E. Rozelle
Memorial Park Cemetery
Local Delco Employee Ernest Arbuckle Dies at 61 in Fairland
Ernest F. Arbuckle 61 longtime Delco Remy Division worker died at his Fairland Indiana home after a life spent there He was born in Fairland member of the United Methodist Church a longtime Scoutmaster and well known gunsmith He had been employed since September 793 at the local plant.
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Ernest F. Arbuckle
Delco- Remy Division
Fairland
Ind
Shelbyville
Deaths of Hattie Brown and John Pfenning in Kirkville and nearby areas
Hattie Brown 81 of Kirkville Tenn mother of Thomas Masters dies Thursday in Kirkville with services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Dyer Funeral Home burial in Kirkville. John Adam Pfenning 83 of 2321 East 8th Street dies Friday at a local nursing home after an extended illness born in Lehigh Kansas he moved from Milwaukee 20 years ago and was a retired grocer in Denville and Chesterfield areas funeral 10:30 a.m. Tuesday Baker Brothers Funeral Home with Rev. Odene Wampler and Dr. Warren Roark officiating burial in East Maplewood Cemetery. He leaves widow Elizabeth and 6 children and 13 grandchildren. Public viewing after 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
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Hattie Brown
Kirkville
Tenn
Thomas Masters
Anderson Area
Dyer Funeral Home
John Adam Pfenning
E. 8Th St
Lehigh
Kan
Milwaukee
Wis
Daleville
Chesterfield
Park Road
Chesapeake, Va
Rose Hunt
Whitey
Joyce) Snow
Anderson
Daniel A. Pfenning
Chatham
N.J
Donald
Ann) King
Indianapolis
Baker Brothers Funeral
Odene Wampler
Warren Roark
East Maplewood Cemetery
Daleville Shoemaker Dies Suddenly at 51
Jack Shoemaker 51 of 103 Wayne St. Daleville died at 10 45 p m Thursday. He was a World War II Navy veteran and a former Ca Garage employee. He leaves his parents Mr. and Mrs Kirby C Shoemaker of Daleville. Services 1 p m today Ballard and Shirey Funeral Home Daleville. Burial Beech Grove Cemetery Muncie. Memorials to Cancer Fund or Heart Fund.
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Daleville
Jack Shoemaker
Wayne St
Beech Grove
Muncie
Cancer Fund
Heart Fund
Pendleton Woman Lola Oldham Dies After Illness
Mrs. Lola M. Oldham 79 of Rt 3 Pendleton died Friday at St John s Hospital Anderson after a one year illness. Born in Madison County she lived in the area and belonged to Pendleton Methodist Church WSCS Country Club and Home Economics Club. Survived by husband Orville and three children Charles Oldham Pendleton Barbara Martz of ...
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Pendleton
Lola M. Oldham
Rt. 3
St. John’s Hospital
Anderson
Madison County
Pendleton Methodist Church
WSCS
Orville
Charles Oldham
Clair
Barbara) Martz
Weekend Toll Ahead as Memorial Day Travel Surges
The National Safety Council projects 530 to 630 traffic deaths over the 78 hour Memorial Day weekend ending Monday at midnight. The AP tallied 553 deaths in the previous Saturday to Monday observance, with the peak three day tolls 597 in 1969 and 668 at Labor Day 1968.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Fire Destroys Downtown Holiday Inn in Indianapolis
AP reports about 40 Indianapolis firefighters battled a Friday night blaze at a downtown Holiday Inn. The caller said the fire involved the entire building and started in the roof air conditioning unit. Nine fire units and two chiefs responded to the alarm.
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Indianapolis
Holiday Inn
Associated Press
Mt Motel
Ianapolis Fire Departant
New Arrivals at Local Hospitals This Week
Births announced from St John s Hospital and Community Hospital include a boy for Harold Carter family Rt 4 a girl for Keith Teems Lennox and a boy for Lloyd Logan. Gale Wade and Kirby Shrader also report a girl and a boy respectively at their addresses.
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St. John’s Hospital
Harold Carter
Harold Poole
Chase
Keith Teems
Lennox
Community Hospital
Lloyd Logan
Gale Wade
Winyard
Kirby Shrader
Central Ave
Huge Crowds Turn Out for Dagger Deanee Matinee at Main St
Comic Jackie Dunn and exotic dancer Lee Sharon perform with Walter Helmic's band go go at a late afternoon matinee. The venue at 1129 Main St reports record turnout despite limited seating.
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Jackie Dunn
Lee Sharon Walter Helmic
Deanee
Main St
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