Madison County Tax Board Opens Three Day Budget Review
The Madison County Tax Adjustment Board begins a three day session at the courthouse to study budgets and tax rates for 1959. The seven member body may cut budgets but cannot raise rates approved by the county’s appropriating units. Judge Carl T. Smith names public members after consulting with the Superior Court judges. Three public members were named yesterday. the fourth is due today. The board must find areas to reduce property tax rates for city townships schools and other agencies. For Anderson city taxpayers the overall rate for next year would rise by more than 1.66 dollars per 100 dollars of assessed property.
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Madison County
Circuit Court
Carl T. Smith
Fred Yelton
Superior Court
Nelson Bohannon
Superior Court 2
Frank Williams
Duck Creek
Cassius Maury
Adams Township
William Clifford
Stony Creek Township
Everett Smith
C. DeVar Litten
Anderson Board of School Trustees
J. E. Flanagan
Anderson
Anderson City
Four county residents hospitalized after Anderson area crashes
Leo Babb and J B Martin head a business group noting four area residents were hospitalized over two days in Anderson traffic accidents. Arlene Keesling 21 sustained facial knee and arm injuries in a car collision at E 32nd and Hamilton Place. Charles Carr 21 was slightly injured when his motorcycle swerved and overturned near E 6th and the 109 By Pass. Harry Boyd 21 suffered minor injuries when his sports car struck a tree on Hartman Road. Dianne Greene 31 injured in a two car crash at 23rd and Meridian Streets. All were treated and released from local hospitals.
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Anderson
Arlene Keesling
Sloan Ave
E. 32Nd St
Hamilton Place
St. John’s Hospital
Charles Carr
Chase St
E. 6Th St
Carr
St. John’s
Harry Boyd
E. 10Th St
Hartman Rd
Ind
Boyd
Madison County
New Directors Take Over At Reformatory
Pendleton Indiana Department of Correction names Herschel B. Thomas as superintendent and Richard J. Schroeder as assistant superintendent of the Indiana Reformatory amid discipline criticisms. Henry, the prior head, resigned after two years and says he was a social worker not a policeman. Schroeder previously directed community services and Thomas led the Thomas R. White School at the facility.
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Henry
Department of Correction
Kuharich
Fort Wayne
Pendleton
Reformatory
Parke County
Battleground
Vernon
Thomas
Thomas R. White
Schroeder
Saigon Bombing and Siege Raises Death Toll in Capital
Viet Cong bombs the information bureau in Cholon killing 10 civilians and wounding 22. A rocket attack in southwest Saigon kills 1 and injures 11. U S paratroopers suffer 34 dead and 33 wounded in a rice paddy sweep, killing 31 Viet Cong and capturing 124 suspects. Additional clashes report 134 enemy killed and 146 captured as fighting persists.
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Cholon
U.S
Saigon
Information Bureau
China
My Tho
Mekong
Giao Duc
South
Vietnam
Area Grid Ties Spark More Nanoseconds of Gridiron Drama
Game results list shows several ties and byes with Anderson area teams. Anderson 14 Huntington 14, Highland 33 Taylor 6, Alexandria 13 Hartford City 13, Elwood 13 Noblesville 12, Eastbrook 21 Pendleton 0. Full details in The Anderson Herald sports pages.
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Anderson
Huntington
Highland
Taylor
Alexandria
Hartford City
Elwood
Noblesville
Eastbrook
Pendleton
Anderson Herald Today
Andersonian Injured In Vietnam Crash
Lt. Col. Earl L. Keesling formerly of Anderson and Marion was among those injured when a helicopter of the 506th Battalion, 101st Airborne, was hit by hostile fire northwest of Saigon. He received care in a Japan hospital and will be moved to a hospital near Washington, D.C. He entered service in 1943 and graduated from the Military Academy in 1950.
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Earl L. Keesling
Anderson
506Th
101St Airborne Division
South Vietnam
Saigon
Anderson and
Marion
James C. Keesling
Robert Sanger
Keesling
U.S. Army
Japan
Washington, D.C
U.S. Military Academy
Col. Keesling
Vietnam
Rockefeller to Pick Goodell for Kennedy Senate Seat
Sources close to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller say Rep. Charles Goodell is his current choice to replace the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Rockefeller plans to announce Tuesday with Goodell favored unless late changes occur. Goodell, 42, has served five terms in the House and sits among Ford's inner circle.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Charles Goodell
Robert F. Kennedy
Rockefeller
Goodell
Gerald Ford
Michigan
Barefoot street fines proposed in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio a new city ordinance bans strolling barefoot on Midtown streets. Fines start at five dollars for first offenses and drop to one dollar for the second. Councilman Jack Hunter says the rule aims to reduce diseases like athletes foot lock jaw and warts.
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Youngstown
Ohio
UPI
Jack Hunter
Hunter
Nixon accuses Humphrey of backing Johnson policies in rally
Nixon says Humphrey supports Johnson era policies in six areas including Vietnam crime legislation spending farm policy and labor law during a Houston rally. He claims their plans diverge, with Humphrey defending Supreme Court decisions and favoring more government spending. Page 2 Column 7.
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Nixon
Humphrey
Johnson
Houston
Tex
Richard M. Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
America
Siepent
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Orville Freeman
White House
Taft Hartley
Meeting Outlines NATO Plan to Offset Soviet Threat
UPI reports US and NATO officials expect a two to three week meeting of NATO foreign ministers to reinforce the alliance against Soviet pressure after the Czechoslovakia crisis. Johnson warns Eastern Europe remains a grave concern as talks focus on concrete measures to deter further Soviet advances along the West German and Austrian borders.
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Washington
UPI
NATO
Russia
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Johnson
United States
Europe
Romania
State Department
Jtals
Western Europe
U.S
Council of Ministers
Prio
Chief Justice Wiren rejects Vietnam service delay
The Herald Today reports Chief Justice Wiren has denied a request to delay Vietnam service. Page 3 coverage notes the ruling affects pending appeals and timelines.
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Wiren
New Arrivals In Anderson and Vicinity
Birth notices list new arrivals at local hospitals and in the area. Charles Wells and Alfred Pershall families welcome a boy and a girl respectively. Joe Arena and Dennis Ward announce boys. Sammy Flattord and Larry Brooksar welcome girls. Grandparents named for several births. locations include St. Johns Hospital and Community Hospital with addresses in Anderson and nearby towns.
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Charles Wells
E. 21St St
Community Hospital
Alfred Pershall
Alexandria
Joe Arena
E. 8Th St
Dennis Ward
Sammy Flatford
Larry Broshar
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Leo Babb
J.B. Martin
J. B. Martin
Citizens Banking Company
YMCA
Madison County United Fund
Babb
Martin
Robert C. Robertson
Anderson Association of Churches
Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Anderson Herald
Shipwise
Toastmasters Club
YWCA
Herald
Andersonian
Senate
Tee
Anderson Home Builders Association
Anderson Country Club
Howard Highsmith
State Home Builders
Robert Taylor
Bill Garrity
the Herald Today
Lake County
Lloyd Prieur
Fraser, Mich
Harold Peyton
W. 7Th St
Thomas J. Teague
Offut Afb
Omaha
Nebr
Frank Teague
Fosnot Dr
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