Three workers burned in 36 inch main gas line blast near Mt Pleasant
Three pipeline workers from Alabama Tennessee and Louisiana suffered 10 to 18 percent burns as escaping gas ignited when a cleaning pig was retrieved from a 36 inch pipeline four miles east of Mt Pleasant. The explosion sent flames 300 feet high, seen for miles as workers fled to safety. Local residents aided injured men to hospital and delays closed a nearby road while crews shut off gas and mopped up.
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Mt. Pleasant
Clare
Central Michigan Community Hospital
Otis Hall
Waterloo Alabama
Jerry B. Morris
Ashland City Tenn
Roger Smith
Freeport la
Smith
Morris
Farwell
Mecosta
Shepherd Fire Department
Lake George
Shepherd
McNeal
Loomis Road
Pipeline Company
Heath Pressurizing Company
Shreveport la
Consumers Power Company
Canada
Mexico
Postpone 2 County Road Projects In Clare County
Two Clare county highway projects from the 1967-72 State Highways program have been halted with completion pushed to an uncertain date after 1972 due to funding cuts. One project covers 3.3 miles of US 10 Freeway from M-115 to Old State Road estimated at 4.356 million dollars. The second is a relocation on M-61 from the Osceola county line 3.1 miles to the Muskegon River, listed at 495 thousand dollars.
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Clare County
Department of State
Old State Road
Osceola County
Muskegon River
Clare voters to decide Home Rule November 10
Voters in Clare will go to the polls November 10 to decide the question of Home Rule and a city commission and city manager type of government. Candidates for the proposed charter commission are O D Bayes Frank Haynak Laurence Seiter Theo Wallington Tim Cotter James Olson Arthur Damoth William H Caple and Leo Brown.
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Clare
Charter Commission
O.D. Bayes
Frank Haynak
Laurence Seiter
Theo Wallington
Tim Cotter
James Olson
Arthur Damoth
William H. Caple
Leo Brown
Sentinel
Saginaw
Herbert Randall
Gladwin
First Marking Period Name Honor Roll List
Clare Public School releases the first period honor roll for upper six grades. Eleven students earned all A marks, placing their average at B or better. Seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen across many names achieved high grades.
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Clare Public School
Donald Spencer
Two Injured After Snow Crash At Clare Intersection
Friday morning a snow slick crash at 6th and Pine Clare left Sharla Haring 20 and Dale D Zingery 35 with minor injuries. Both were treated at Clare Osteopathic Hospital after their vehicles veered onto the sidewalk. Sharla Haring was cited for failure to yield by Clare Police.
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Clare
6Th
Pine
Sharla Haring
7Th
Dale D. Zingery
Mt. Pleasant
Clare Osteopathic Hospital
Michigan Implied Consent Law Takes Effect November 2
A new implied consent law in Michigan requires drivers arrested for DUI to take a chemical test or face automatic license suspension. Drivers may choose a breath test, and may request a second test by a neutral party. Training programs at MSU aim to have breath test operators in every region by November 2.
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Michigan
Federal Highway Safety
Missionary To Speak At Clare Congregational Dinner
A family potluck Monday evening will fill the Clare Congregational Church dining room. Rev. Charles Blakney, a missionary with the United Church Board for World Ministries, will speak after the supper. He is noted for linguistics work and advanced evangelism studies.
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Clare Congregational Church
Charles Blakney
United Church Board For World Ministeries
Blakney
Pioneers Claim League Title With 19–0 Victory
Clare head coach Gary Rayburn’s Pioneers sealed the US-10 League crown with a 19 to 0 win over Sanford-Meridian. The Green and White, playing on a wet field, ground out yardage as Roger Kushmaul scored all 19 points with three rushing touchdowns and a point after. Archibald Bell’s interception stifled the Meridians’ lone advance, while Larry Crawford and Dan White anchored a strong defense. Continued on Page 8.
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Roger Kushmaul
Meridians
Sanford-Meridian
Clare
Archie Bell
Larry Crawford
Dan White
Kushmaul
Rural Michigan Crash Kills Two Marion Women
Two Marion women, Alice G. Blackledge 63 and her daughter Mary Ann 21, died when their truck skidded off a rain slick Muskegon River bridge on M-115 in Osceola County. A third passenger, Sarah Jean Blackledge 17, was treated for head injuries at Clare General Hospital. A witness reported the vehicle slid from the bridge and flipped into three feet of water before rescuers freed the victims.
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Marion
Muskegon River
Osceola County
Alice G. Blackledge
Mary Ann
Rt. 2
Sarah Jean Blackledge
Clare General Hospital
Charles Taylor
Troverse City
Taylor
Mt. Pleasant
Vets Benefits To Be Listed At Harrison Meeting
The Rehabilitation Service, Department of Michigan Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a veterans benefits meeting on Wednesday November 15 1967 at VFW Post 1075 Harrison Michigan from 730 to 1000 PM. The session covers federal and state veteran benefits.
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Rehabilitation Service
Department of Michigan
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Harrison
Michigan
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Postepone
Johnson-Neff
Maynard- Forsberg
Johnston
Doherty
Bicknell
Conrad Walker
Stanley Parish
Clare American Legion
VFW
Orville Bates
Forrest Leeth
William Hutchinson
Pleasant Valley
Clarence Armentrout
Frank Schaaf
Floren Pudway
Harry Russell
Stanley Grigg
Sheridan
International Harvester Co
Chicago
Diane Akers
Sharon Bay
Susan Brooks
Carolyn Burdo
Valérie Cole
Betty Jo Hawkins
Michael Hartzler
Carole House
Charles Knickerbocker
Dennis Lloyd
Ann Miller
Lorraine Morgan
Brenda Notter
Don Papesh
Joanne Pinaire
Tom Sheredy
Mary Stirling
Sally St. Germaine
Carol Underwood
Debbie Warner
Donna Whalen
Jean Witbeck
Leoma Zilska
Juniors Susan Akers
Suzanne Allen Lee Ann Benie
Penny Gase
Tim Casteel
Bill Cimmerer
James Cooper
Judith Day
Ann Eberhart
Leonard Erickson
Grant Gillaspy
Robert Hartzler
Dennis Sacco
Patricia Knickerbocker
Kathleen Krainik
Mark Krell
William Kiug
Laura Mackenzie
Paul McClain
Kenneth McJames
Steve McNerney
Alice Morgan
Patti Myers
Richard Nevill
Kathryn Owens
Don Presley
Rebecca Raleigh
Earl Randall
Susan Smith
Joe Squires
Gary Thomas
Sandy Tucker
James Whitford
William Woodworth
Gregg Beasley
Janet Brubaker
Chris Busche
Valinda Cole
Ron Flones
Cheryl Hardin
Roxanna Hiles
Janet Hunt
Jodean McDaniel
Genevieve McDonald
Dennis McNerney
Kim Montney
Ruth Raleigh
Trudy Shepard
Glenda Warher
Freshmen Linda Allen
Sylvia Brooks
Lee Campbell
Aaron Carey
Connie Foster
Shannon Green
Debra Greer
Vicky Harpster
Wendy Hillebrand
Joseph Hough
Patricia Humphrey
Elizabeth Kisnosky Roxanne Langworthy
Angela Lapham
Daniel Maloney
Sharon Maxwell
Marilyn McJames
Jim Neiderhiede
William Petro
Mary Phillips
Zoe Robinette
Arlie Shepperley
Angela Seiter
Diana Shepard
Catherine Snyder
Peg Southwell
Kenneth Teall
Jack Warner
Carl Winegar
Jeff Wood
Connie Wright
Amy Zilska
Claudia Allen
Janet Anderson
Hollie Ankrum
Patrick Armentrout
Elizabeth Beasley
Belinda Bicknell
Douglas Bouchey
Bob Briggs
W Marsha Brubaker
Scott Chaffee
Kathy Church
Danny Dangler
Doug Darnell Lynn David Marie Davis
RFC
Jennie Bowler
William Bowler
Dennis Cross
Fred Hudson
FRONT
J.R. Brown
Floyd Johnston
John Grimason
Bruce Williams
Willard Koch
Ers
Clare Nursing Home
E.C. Sharlow
Mar
Attaé
Michigan State University
Kellogg Center For Continuing Education
Michigan Law Enforcement Officer’s Training Council
Michigan Department of Health
Department of State Police
MSU
Highway Traffic Safety Center
Pioneers
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