Ruby Proposes 40 Percent Cut in Property Taxes
State Representative John A. Ruby of Rush and Hancock Counties proposed three measures at a public hearing: distribute 60 million dollars of the General Fund surplus to local government for tax relief, allow monthly property tax payments instead of semi annual, and enact a permanent replacement for the property tax. He also suggested a 2 percent increase in the state Adjusted Gross Income Tax distributed by population to local government. he cited the current burden where Rush and Hancock owners pay 2 dollars in taxes for every 1 paid in 1955.
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Airman Freder ick E Fancher Assigned to Fairchild AFB
Airman Freder ick E Fancher son of Francis L Fancher of Arlington Indiana has been assigned to Fairchild AFB Washington after completing Air Force basic training. The 1965 Arlington High School graduate will train as an administrative specialist with the Strategic Air Command.
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Francis L. Fancher
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Strategic Air Command
Navy sailor joins Silverskate antisubmarine drill aboard Kearsarge
Machinist’s Mate Fireman Morris Kennedy of Arlington Indiana serves aboard the USS Kearsarge in the South China Sea ASW exercise Silverskate. The five day drill runs Sept 23 and involves Seventh Fleet units and Royal Navy ships testing offensive tactics against simulated subs. The Western Pacific region covers vast naval operations from Arctic to Antarctic.
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Bayh urges Indiana farmers to boost crop production
Senator Birch Bayh challenged Indiana farmers to reverse a trend toward lower production. He cited Food for Peace and stressed agriculture remains vital as Indiana ranked in the top ten for cash receipts. He noted 1965 net income per farm at 4232 dollars, urging higher yields to raise incomes. Bayh spoke in Washington Indiana and planned visits to Terre Haute French Lick Crane Depot Bedford and Brookville.
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Purdue forms Department of Creative Arts merging theater and musicology
Purdue University in Lafayette creates a Department of Creative Arts by uniting the theater and dramatic arts section from Speech and the musicology courses with the former Art and Design department. Prof. Ralph G. Beelke will lead the new department with programs in industrial design repertory theater and art education.
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Commissioners Claims and a LBJ Foreign Aid Debate
A long list of claims filed with Rush County Auditor Arthur Malson appears, followed by a Washington report on President Johnson securing a 3.5 billion foreign aid authorization. House passage was 217 to 127 with Roudebush voting no, detailing loans to foreigners at low interest and rising domestic rates. The piece then critiques payroll padding and cites poems, ownership forms, and circulation data for The Carthage Citizen.
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Rush County
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Richard L. Roudebush
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Downplaying Prayer in Schools Sparks Legislative Debate
The Illinois senator failed to amend the Bill of Rights to clarify court rulings on voluntary prayer in schools. Indiana Senator Bayh also saw his substitute motion defeated. The piece notes the nation’s religious heritage and laments the defeat as downgrading the issue and its importance. The article then shifts to a Washington dinner honoring Agriculture Committee retirees Paul Dague and another member, detailing attendees and gifts. It ends with notice of free reading materials offered through the senator’s office, including a Constitution booklet and 1965 Agriculture Yearbooks.
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Kansas
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Utah
George Hansen
Idaho
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Do You Remember When September 1966 Family Notes
Ten year参 retrospective lists births and moves including William Frederick Magee born at Rush Memorial Hospital weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces. Larry Morris enters University of Minnesota as freshman after a drive with parents. Deborah Kay McCorkle born at Rush Memorial. Parish trip through Kentucky and visits to Hanover, Manchester games. Donna Jean McCorkle surprise party hosted by Mrs. Howard McCorkle with several guests.
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Charles Morris
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Fred Parish
Madison
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Hanover College
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Howard McCorkle
Donna Jean
Janet Heim
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Nancy Copple
Donna Lukens
Shirley McCorkle
Lois Hawkins
Marilyn Buckley
Purdue Opens 98th Academic Year With 30 000 Enrollment
Purdue University began its 98th academic year in Lafayette Indiana on September 14 with a total enrollment expected above 30 000. About 21 350 students are on the West Lafayette campus and 8 700 at regional campuses in Indianapolis Hammond Fort Wayne and Michigan City. Final figures will be released in October.
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Ind
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