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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1971
Page
2
Candidates spar in a bipartisan session at the White Spot detailing plans for street lighting and business district aesthetics. Incumbent R Branch touts park and street upgrades, higher police and fire salaries, pensions with no tax hike, and a full-time mayoral tenure.
Birth notices list several newborns including a boy for Mr. and Mrs. William Salyers at 12008 Kerwood Dr and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Forest Owens at Shirley, plus a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hudson at 241 Bird. Also noted are a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCurry at 1827 W Ninth St and a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brewer of Elwood.
Opal Gilliam expresses pride in her achievement while urging voters to back the Republican ticket. The brief notes her recent record and emphasizes party allegiance without naming specific offices or dates.
The Anderson Republican group will wind up formal campaign activities from Friday through Sunday led by City Chairman Marion W. Withers and Vice Chairman Nancy Ripberger. The closing weekend includes open houses at 1008 Meridian, talks with candidates and spouses, and a Sunday briefing at 728 Meridian about election procedures.
Supreme Court nominee Lewis F. Powell Jr. owns about 500000 dollars in stock across six corporations where he is a director. The holdings, from corporate proxy statements filed with the SEC, accompany Powell in Richmond by a long career as a lawyer. He plans to file a detailed financial statement with the Senate Judiciary Committee and has said he will put holdings in a blind trust or comply with committee requirements.
Police Chief vows to do whatever is necessary to remove conflicts of interest and resign from corporate directorships. Read on for details of his stock holdings valued at about 452 thousand dollars across Ethyl Corp Commonwealth Natural Gas and other firms, plus payments to his law firm by Ethyl Corp United Virginia Bankshares and Richmond Corp. in 1970.
The Madison County delegation cites friction with building trades unions over hiring minorities while reporting vandalism and threats including rocks and a deer head placed at a home. Police note similar incidents and caution travelers during the Halloween period amid broader safety warnings.
Operation Nitemare aims to transport up to 150 teens from Country Village Shopping Center in Muncie to a secret destination for a scary tour through Temple Street alley. After stories, youth speaker Paul Bubar will address attendees, followed by cider and doughnuts. Call 644 3111 for details.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the fire department logged multiple medical responses. Names include James McKissick Wendell Shryock John Smith Annie Stevenson Pearl Campbell and Benjamin Gachett with incidents at Americana Nursing Home St Johns Hospital Columbus Avenue and other locations.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Kerri Maureen Jones and others list services at St John’s Hospital Arcadia and Condo and Son Funeral Home Wilkinson among several towns including Knightstown Wilkinson and Anderson. The notices mention extended illnesses, interments in Memorial Park Cemetery, and services led by various church and funeral home officials.
The article notes the administration's new economic policy stressing profits as a stimulus and the need for controls on wages profits dividends and interest. It quotes Nixon and Koess on taxes as necessary and a deterrent in shaping policy.
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