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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1971
Page
5
Mary Lou a 15 year old in a Presbyterian church leads a growing youth chorus that expanded from 4 voices to over 28 and sparks a Sunday youth rally. Dr Crane visits and speaks at an 11 AM service drawing a packed church, desserted by a local couple from Frankfort, Indiana, to Kokomo.
A North Dakota reader laments wheat shipping for processing and bleached flour. Michigan and other readers describe grinding wheat at home, making fresh flour and bread. They tout vitamins and minerals, while some argue for traditional, in-office medical treatment.
On Filicudi Sicily residents fled the island Friday in a protest against mafia leaders. Police and 800 officers escorted the exiled group as uneasy residents faced a disrupted tourist season. One woman suffered a heart attack amid the unrest and was hospitalized on a nearby island.
Anderson College announced the Reverend J David Grubbs, pastor of Salem Avenue Church of God in Dayton and 1980 AC graduate, will be the baccalaureate speaker for June 13. President Robert H. Reardon noted the commencement follows June 14 and that James Farmer will deliver the commencement address. Grubbs, a long-time church leader, has led the Kingsport First Church of God and earned the Distinguished Services Award in 1954, and he now chairs the international convention program committee. He is completing studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton.
Washington AP reports a rising fiscal and political risk in the Social Security welfare bill now before Congress. The plan proposes automatic benefit increases and rising payroll taxes, with a 5 percent benefit rise in 1972 and a 7.4 percent rate by 1977, base wage levels to 10 200, and a maximum payment of 754.80. The House faces possible passage, while Senate fate remains uncertain as costs escalate with living increases and more recipients.
Anderson City Plan Commission considered multiple zoning petitions on Thursday night. Kinsey requested Industrial 1 for 128 Pendleton Ave after a phase out of a trailer park. commission approved a five year phase out and recommended approval. Other petitions include 1600 West Sird St bait shop, 432 West ath St beauty salon, 29 West sath St real estate office, a tabled 3705 3725 Madison Ave neighborhood store, 1721 Madison Ave doctor’s office, and property east of Marion Motel for jury Barkhimer with zoning changes recommended or tabled for June.
Denise Dunn was elected president of the Happy Homemakers 4H Club at Madison Heights High School. Other officers include Beth Ann Burkhardt as vice president Shelly Schepper and Belinda Spiker in health and safety roles. A separate note describes a mythic tale about a whale near Livingston Mountain and a strange local rumor saga surrounding its discovery and public interest.
The Soviet Union launches Mars 3 while United States pursues Mariner 9 in a race to reach Mars. Mars 2 and 3 weigh over five tons and trail from Earth on a 300 mile per hour voyage toward the planet, with Mars 3 expected to land and study the surface and atmosphere.
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