Ku Klux Klan Membership Dwindles But Group Still Active
Federal authorities say the Ku Klux Klan has dwindled from its peak but remains active. FBI arrests six Klansmen over a Pontiac Mich bus bombing tied to a bid to block desegregation orders. Johnson linked Klan violence to a long history of intimidation in civil rights clashes.
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Ku Klux Klan
Washington
Society of
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pontiac
Mich
Pulaski, Tenn
Klan
Deep South
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Black Panther Party
Johnson
United States of America
United Klans of America, Inc
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Tusca
Loosa
Ala
Michigan
Thomas Nally
Detroit
Pledge of Allegiance Reads as Nation Promise
Public pledge text affirms allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the Republic for which it stands, invoking one nation under God with liberty and justice for all. Price is listed as 10 cents.
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United States of America
Meany Promises Cooperation With Phase Two Plan
President Nixon, meeting with AFL-CIO Chief George Meany and union leaders, receives a qualified pledge to cooperate on wage price stabilization after the freeze ends. Meany stresses profits and wages must be restrained in Phase Two, as Japanese officials discuss limited liberalization.
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Washington
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Organized Labor
White House
Meaney
Nixon Economy Plan To Create 25 New Jobs For Madison County
President Nixon's Emergency Employment Act program aims to create 25 new jobs in Madison County with $159 900 in federal funds for the initial phase. County officials and mayors outlined the plan at a Friday news conference ahead of the Madison County Council of Governments meeting. Veterans will receive preference, and jobs may be absorbed permanently into local government units as funding continues. The allocations cover Anderson Elwood Alexandria and other towns with specific job counts and amounts. The application was mailed to the U.S. Department of Labor for approval.
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Nixon
Madison County
Madison County Council of Governments
COG
George Baker
Board of County Commissioners
Attica Prison Riot Persists in Overnight Truce Breach
Rioting inmates at Attica breached a fragile overnight truce and fought from a cellblock bastion to seize an adjoining block. Tear gas repelled the assault as talks with Corrections Commissioner Russell Oswald continued over the release of about 30 hostages amid rising demands for amnesty and safe passage to asylum.
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Attica
N. Y
State Corrections
Russell G. Oswald
Excey
Oswald
Partly cloudy and cooler with pleasant conditions tomorrow
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today with minimal rain chances and cooler highs in the upper 70s to low 80s tomorrow, along with a low humidity and a sunset after 7 p.m. Overnight temperatures fall to the mid 50s with light winds.
To Check Community Attitudes In Madison County COG Survey
The Madison County Council of Governments is conducting a 65 item survey on attitudes toward women’s lib education mass transit neighborhood clinics versus hospitals car bans in city cores and political power of apartment dwellers. Responses will come from diverse residents and be compiled for planning purposes.
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Madison County Council of Governments
COG
Madison County
Guard Recruiting Drive Aims to Boost Indiana Units
Four Indiana Army National Guard units in the area plan a major recruiting drive this fall, the first since 1966. Area units of the 138th Signal Battalion, headquartered at the Armory on Ind. 109 Bypass, prepare to meet quotas amid uncertain draft action. Col. Rafferty notes 95 percent strength, few vacancies, and low reenlistment. A poll shows 35 percent would reenlist with a bonus. The Guard aims to ease hardships, liberalize hair styles, and train two NCOs as recruiters for Operation Belong in October and November.
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Indiana Army National Guard
Congress
138Th Signal Battalion
Ind. 109
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Volunteer Army
Madison County Lowers 1972 Tax Rate After Budget Review
After four days of budget review the Madison County council trimmed the 1972 tax rate to about 1.58 dollars, cutting funds across welfare, general, and bond accounts. Major actions included 156,000 from welfare balance, 52,060 from welfare personnel, and 20,500 for Criminal Justice Planning Agency. The council approved 99,645 for employee retirement and 17,535 for sheriff’s office pensions. The budget will face further review by the Tax Adjustment Board Monday with salary proposals trimmed to fit a six percent ceiling.
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Madison County
Sheriff's Office
Welfare Fund
Welfare Department
Criminal Justice Planning Agency
Madison County Tax Adjustment Board
County Council
Loren McDaniel
Anderson Community School Corporation Board of Trustees
DeVar Litten
William Moore
Anderson
Frank Williams
Elwood
William Clifford
Lapel
Don Keck
Markleville
Edward Flanagan
Active church and civic leader Elsie Hartung dies at 102
Mrs Elsie M Hartung 1021 Winding Way died Friday at 11 am in Community Hospital after months of illness. A longtime Anderson resident since 1935, she led Park Place Church of God Women Missionary Society first state president and past president of United Christian Women of Anderson and Alcott Club. Funeral Monday 2 pm at Park Place Church of God with burial in East Maplewood Cemetery. The family will receive callers at Rozelle Funeral Home Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 pm and the body will lie in state at the church two hours prior to services. Survivors include husband Everett A Hartung and a daughter Mrs Warren Owens.
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Elsie M. Hartung
Winding Way
Anderson
Hillary Rice
Robert Reardon
T. Franklin Miller
Park Place Church
Warren
Pauli) Owens
Moscow
Idaho
Anderson College trustee George W Blackwell dies at 67
George W Blackwell longtime Anderson College Board of Trustees member and local realtor died after being stricken at his office Friday. Survived by wife Ruby and children Darline Lonnie and three grandchildren, he led church and civic groups and endowed a scholarship at Anderson College. Calling hours Sunday at Rozelle Funeral Home. funeral Monday at Park Place Church of God with Dr Hillary Rice officiating.
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George W. Blackwell
Anderson Realtor
Anderson College Board of Trustees
Community Hospital
Mr. Blackwell
High St
Winchester
Marshall and
Ella Swope Blackwell
Church of God
Blackwell
Middletown
Ohio
Blackwell and McCreary
Anderson Board of Realtors
Christian Business Men's Committee of
Anderson
Anderson Lions Club
Ruby FE. Blackwell
Sweetwater
Tex
Darline Zagata
Austin
Lonnie G. Blackwell
Renne Suzanne Blackwell
Marion
Kevin Wayne
David Brent Carlson
Anderson College
Rozelle Funeral
Park Place Church
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International Brotherhood of Teamsters
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Joseph A. Beirne
Communications Workers of America
Lane Kirkland
John H. Lyons
International Association of Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Iron Workers
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Alexandria
James Priest
U.S. Department
Herald
Col. Raffery
Planning Commission
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Mary Lou Ravage
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Lowell Powell
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