Food Costs Jump as Inflation Hits 26 Year Peak
The August price report shows consumer prices rising 1.8 percent led by a 6 percent jump in food costs the largest monthly rise since July 1946. Grocery prices climbed 7.4 percent unadjusted, while nonfood items and services increased amid mortgage rate gains. Real weekly earnings fell 1.9 percent, eroding purchasing power.
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Associated Press
Washington (Ap
White House
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Labor Department
Kissinger Confirmed Secretary of State by Senate Vote
The Senate approved Henry A. Kissinger as secretary of state by 78 to 7. Kissinger, 50, first naturalized U.S. citizen in the post, will be sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger at the White House on Saturday. President Nixon and other officials will attend the East Room ceremony. Fulbright warned detente with the Soviet Union may unravel amid pressure over emigration and trade.
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Nikita Krushchev
United States
Kissinger confirmation vote splits on wiretapping issue
Senators split over Henry Kissinger with seven voting against. McGovern cited Cambodia bombings and wiretapping as reasons, Nelson accused Kissinger of approving staff bugging, Hughes called his philosophy hostile to peace, Weicker cited extensive power abuses. Others supported confirming despite reservations about policy.
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D-Colo
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Sesquicentennial Parade and Events Highlight County Pageant
A grand parade led by Dale Robertson on a Wells Fargo stage coach will travel from the government center to Seventh Street and back to staging areas before disbandment. The day features a pre show, an 8 p.m. pageant opening, 10 p.m. close, and a large lineup of high school bands, floats, color guards, and a composite armed forces color guard. Community food stands, a ham and bean feed, and numerous Sesquicentennial activities fill the day, including art exhibits, tours, and a bluegrass concert.
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Anderson
Government Center
Meridian Street
County Building
Charles F. Hardy
Francis Ojeksy
Payless Market
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Meridien
Mounds Mall
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Newborns Reported at Three Area Hospitals
Birth notices list four babies born to local families. At St. Johns Hospital Mr and Mrs Dennis Size Love welcome a boy in Alexandria. Mr and Mrs Gene King of 1412 Meridian Street announce a boy. Mr and Mrs Thomas Van Dalsen of 109 Clifford Street welcome a girl. At Community Hospital Mr and Mrs Dennis Poling of 228 Hartman Road welcome a boy.
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Alexandria
Gene ‘King
Meridian St
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Clifford St
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Hartman Rd
Pacific Ocean dwarfs Atlantic in area by science note
San Francisco report notes the Pacific Ocean covers roughly twice the area of the Atlantic. The assertion appears in a brief science observation from a Pacific region desk.
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Robertson near coast on set spills career plans
Film and TV star Robertson, working in South Africa on Coast of Skeletons, talks about returning to the United States, writing for TV, cutting a record, and his two year contract scare. He warns young girls not to pursue acting, noting there are few happy actresses. His daughter Rebel plans to avoid the business for a normal life.
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Rebel
Anderson And County Area Deaths 69 Year Old Dies
Obituaries from Anderson, Wilkinson, Indianapolis, Cass Alder, and Alexandria detail deaths of Margaret Day 69 lifelong resident Olive M Moppin 88 former teacher Mary Wilson McConnell at Presbyterian Home Cass Alder 72 and Charles B Lee 73. Funeral arrangements announced with services set across multiple towns.
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Anderson High School
Mary Wilson McConnell
Presbyterian Home
Greenwood
H. C. McConnell
Dale K. Little
Warren McConnell
Nelson Elliott
Shirley Brothers
Irving Hill
E. Washington St
Forest Hills Cemetery
Shelbyville
American Legion Post 127 Sesquicentennial Fish Fry Night
American Legion Post 127 at 26 West 9th celebrates its sesquicentennial month with a special fish fry on Friday September 21 from 5 PM onward. Local patrons invited to attend.
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Funeral rites for Lester L. Osborne set at 1 pm
Funeral services for Lester L. Osborne 63 of 923 Park Ave are at 1 p.m. today at Harold E. Rozelle Funeral Home with interment scheduled at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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The Sticks Up Service Station Robbery Near Indy
Three suspects robbed Checker Gas Station at Ind 13 and 37 on a Friday night. Witnesses saw a cream or yellow 1968 or 1969 Ford Galaxie with a dented right side fleeing north on Ind 13. Police describe three Black suspects and a fourth person in the car, details vary on age clothing and exact numbers.
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Checker
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Sheriff's Office
Funeral services and final rites logs for local residents
Services for Mrs Martha M Johnson 59 of 117 W 53rd St beautician interment Anders son Memorial Park Cemetery final rites 11 a.m today at Eller Funeral Chapel 725 S Main Kokomo for Mrs Lorena M Williams 47 of 2616 Fletcher St interment Crown Point Cemetery final rites 10 a.m today at Home for Stephen C Parks 50 of 2332 Lincoln St electrician
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W. 53Rd St
Andersson Memorial Park Cemetery
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S. Main
Kokomo
Lorena M. Williams
Fletcher St
Crown Point
Harold E. Rozelle
Stephen C. Parks
Lincoln St
Final rites for Ferrell J. Adams in Elwood
Funeral services held at 1 p.m. today at Dunnichay Funeral Home for Ferrell J. Adams 58 of 1619 South Sheridan Street. Interment at Elwood City.
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S. Sheridan St
Elwood City Cemetery
Final rites for Martha Hickman at Copher and Fesler
Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. today at Copher and Fesler Funeral Home for Martha Hickman 51 wife of Raymond Hickman of Frankton. Interment will follow at Elwood City Cemetery.
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