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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1968
Page
6
Multiple sheriff sales announced in Madison County Indiana with dates set in October 1968. Auctions list Robated properties in Greenbriar Park Anderson Grandview Addition and Long Acres Addition with amounts owed including interest and costs to satisfy judgments. Public sale will occur at the courthouse with deeds conveying all rights to the buyer.
An unidentified flying object eluded a Spanish F104 bomber over Madrid amid a surge of saucer reports from Latin America to Europe. The pilot climbed above 50 000 feet before refueling, with another crewman noting a sighting at 36 000 feet. A telescope image showed a triangular shape and a blinding light, while radar tracked the object at 9000 feet moving slowly. The air force offered no scientific explanation, suggesting a meteorological balloon or satellite debris, as rumors spread from Buenos Aires of a space ship landing on General Paz Avenue.
Wallace dodged the question of naming a running mate while in Miami Beach. He praised former baseball commissioner A B Chandler but refused to confirm him or any other candidate as his vice presidential choice, saying a Sept 10 announcement would come in Washington.
Indiana reports detail nearly two million dollars in disputed poor relief payments. Eight vendors are named including George's Foods Gary Packing Co and Paradise Food Shop with amounts totaling $897,968. The Lake County grand jury and Attorney General Dill receive the findings, while further reviews on rent and medical payments proceed.
Indiana Secretary of State Edgard D. Whitcomb pledged an all-out state effort to attract new industry if elected governor. Speaking in Randolph and Wayne Counties he praised locations facilities and highways and urged community leaders to join his industrial development campaign.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller said he will name a successor to the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy next week. Kennedy was assassinated June 6 in Los Angeles. Speculation focused on Reps. Ogden Reid and Charles Goodell, Paul Fine, former Sen. Keating, Secretary John Lomenzo, and state Sen. Edward Speno.
The Church of the Brethren marks September as Loyalty Month as church year ends and fall activities begin. Family Day is Sept 8 with 9:30 a.m. service recognizing families. classes, youth, and guests receive notices on subsequent Sundays. Members will be contacted by 25 church board teams, with Communion Day on Oct 6 closing the observance.
Immanuel Lutheran Church Arcadia will host an all day workshop for the Lutheran Women's Missionary League Kokomo Zone. Topic Who Is He based on John 3 and 4. Morning discussion led by Pastor E F Lorenz Anderson. Afternoon discussion on social ministry led by Pastor L R Fiene Marion.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sobel returned from Winona Lake where they attended the 24th annual Conference on Prophecy and the Jew from Aug 26 to Sept 2. Sponsored by the American Association for Jewish Evangelism, sixteen leaders spoke at sessions as films, illustrated messages, concerts and prayers were held. A Passover workshop demonstration was featured and the banquet occurred Aug 30 with a Labor Day rally at the closing session.
The Travelers Protective Association Post 6 will hold a regular meeting Monday night at 7 30 at the Conservation Club at W 8th St and Raible Ave. The September Safety Meeting is cancelled and will be rescheduled. After the session, refreshments will be served for members only.
Temperature variations across the United States span from 134 degrees in Death Valley California to minus 70 degrees in remote Alaska regions, highlighting wide climatic extremes reported.
UPI reported Len Birch Bayh and Rep. Andrew Jacobs announced a 225000 model cities grant for Indianapolis. The plan includes a neighborhood center linking job seekers and employers, vocational training, health services, and resident involvement, reviewed by a Chicago board of HUD and education agencies.
Several streets are closed with some lane reductions. Madison Ave from Hartman to 500 North is one lane open. Cross St from Romine to Madison Ave will have one lane traffic. Other streets including Nichol Ave John St Lincoln St 14th St E 8th St and E 6th to E 8th and Park Rd to State Rd 32 are closed. Streets listed have reduced or halted traffic pending work.
A historical note states that the planet Jupiter has a diameter eleven times that of Earth, illustrating the vast scale difference between the two worlds.
Public notice of adoption proceedings filed by Pierce and Lewis Vitatoe for Kimberly Ray Pierce in Madison County Indiana. Maxie Pierce is notified to appear by October 28 1968 to respond to the petition and provide address details for the biological father.
In the Madison County Court a judgment against Fred Gross Reeming and Linda R. Keesling requires payment of Fifteen Thousand Sixty Two Dollars and Twenty Six Cents with interest by a specified October 1968 bid. The bid covers Lot 353 Greenbriar Park Sedon Three subdivision in Anderson Indiana, with deed conveyance following. JOE L OG DON agust goes Austin Cooper and Farr.
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