Edith and Fern Threaten Caribbean and Gulf Coast
Hurricanes Edith and Fern move through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with Edith at 100 mph and Fern near hurricane strength. The National Hurricane Center posts a Texas coast hurricane watch as Fern intensifies, while Edith threatens shipping and nearby Jamaica. Authorities warn small craft to stay in port and cities consider evacuations if Fern reaches land.
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Edith
Caribbean
Texas
Fern
Gulf of Mexico
National Hurricane Center
Matagorda Bay
Navy
Mexican
Organized Center
Gulf
Rio Grande River
Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
Mexico
Madison County Council Okays $63,000 In Budget Cuts
Madison County Council, in its second day of tax budget study, approved about 63000 in cuts across departments while deferring action on final budgets. The meeting included hearings on an employee retirement fund proposal and Blue Cross Blue Shield benefits, with several judges not present.
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Lee Aschoff
Madison County Council
Howard Eldon
Anderson Township
George Earley
Eldon
Adopbo
Elwood School Board Meets Amid Insurance Talks and Renovation Plans
Elwood board held an executive session with local insurance agents after the regular meeting to discuss contracts, with no immediate decisions expected. Earlier, officials debated renovating South Elwood School at an estimated 50 000 to 100 000 versus 150 000 to 200 000 for new construction, and sought state approval to use funds for kindergarten space. Superintendent Scott announced portable classrooms at Edgewood Elementary due next week, the board approved 14 cafeteria tables at Elwood High from Lee School Supplies for 5 572, authorized a new high school cafeteria dishwasher, and accepted librarian Hilda Chapman’s resignation for health reasons.
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Manchester
Elwood High Schools
Hilda Chapman
Nine Pupils Injured In Pontiac Busings
Nine pupils were slightly injured in a scuffle on the second day of federally mandated busing in Pontiac Michigan as 9,000 of the district's 24,000 pupils were moved for integration. Police quelled fights at Lincoln Junior High as pickets were arrested. other disturbances occurred at Alcott School and in the School Board lot. In Boston 124 of 396 white pupils reported to Joseph Lee Elementary while 535 of 659 nonwhite pupils enrolled, with most whites arriving by foot. Mobile Dallas and Del Rio saw smoother openings with registration focusing on desegregation.
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Mobile
Ala
Dallas
del Rio
Tex
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Alcott School
Pontiac School Board
Detroit
Pontiac Central High
Joseph Lee
Lee
Minneapolis
Hijackers seize Express truck carrying liquid gold
Eight masked bandits hijacked a Railway Express Agency truck near Clifton New Jersey forcing driver Al Basile of Maywood into a car. The truck valued at about 426000 dollars was bound for Newark Airport and not recovered. FBI and state police chase termed organized crime and the largest recent theft of such metal.
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N.J
Railway Express Agency
S$ice
Newark Airport
al Basile
Maywood
Newark
FBI
J. G. Weinrich
REA
West Paterson
New Jersey
R. W. Bachman
Library Budget Hearing Tonight in Redbud Room
A 1972 library budget proposal of 487339 dollars and a 25 cent per hundred tax rate will be presented at 7 30 p m in the Redbud Room of the Anderson Public Library. Librarian Dave Bucove notes a 22 7 percent materials rise and a 5 7 percent salaries increase with a planned 1972 salary ordinance. The budget includes a Lapel branch and affects only Lapel and Stony Creek Township taxpayers. The two cent levy increase over 1971 and a 333333 dollar books cost rise are highlighted, with the meeting also serving as the monthly library board session. Weather: fair nights, warm humid days through Friday. 10 percent rain chance today and tonight.
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Anderson Public Library
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Bucoy
Lapel
Stony Creek Township
Bucove
R. R. Bowker, Co
Library Board of Trustees
Lbrary
Children's Book Department
Blackout Hits Alexandria Residents Face Substation Failure
Alexandria residents endured a Wednesday night blackout caused by a malfunction at a local electric substation. An Indiana and Michigan Electric Company spokesman described a lightning arrester exploding as the outage trigger in the Elwood office area.
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Alexandria
Indiana and Michigan Electric Company
Elwood
Two Armed Robberies Reported and Bomb Scare
Police investigated two armed robberies and a bomb scare late Wednesday night. One robbery and the bomb report were inside the city, a second robbery occurred south of the city on Ind 9. A service station at Ohio Avenue and Jefferson Street reported a white male 30 to 40 with a small revolver. The bomb scare involved the temporary courthouse area, affecting power for hours as Civil Defense aided patrols.
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Ohio Avenue
Jefferson Street
Raby Roberts
Anderson Hotel
Ron Young
Anderson Police Department
Summitville
Ind.a
Alexandria
Berry Street
Alexandrian Department
Civil Defense
American tax relief push moves to Congress
The Herald Today reports a renewed effort to expand individual tax relief within the President's economic package as it moves toward congressional action. The section highlights related editorials, health features, women's news, sports, comics, and stock market updates across pages 4 through 28.
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Madison County
Advertiser Cans Want Ad Visor in Herald Bulletin
A Herald Bulletin want ad observer reports a happy advertiser cancels his classified insertion. The note captures the relief and decision behind ending the ad placement.
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