U S Assault Near Saigon Targets Guerrilla Buildup
U S forces attacked guerrilla concentrations near Saigon where Viet Cong reportedly massed more than 5 000 fighters. B52 bombers hit the area as hexicopters ferried troops, with two U S helicopters damaged but repaired. Anticipated threats in the Saigon region prompted a heavy air and ground operation.
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Saigon
APS
U.S
Hexicopter
U.S. 25Th Division
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
North
Viet Nam
Air Force
International Control Commission
ICC
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Bayh to Inspect Ellis Water Co. At Ceremony
U S Senator Birch Bayh will attend a ceremony August 13 to mark the Ellis Water Co. water service start for about 400 customers. The system, via Linton Municipal Waterworks, expands city water access to countryside, with a 30 000 gallon storage tank near Vicksburg. A Greene County Democrat host reception at Humphreys Park will precede a public feed featuring a steer from Fairplay township auctioned to fund the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Birch Bayh
Ellis Water Co
Ellis Co
Linton
A. M. Risher
Senator Bayh
Greene County
Democrat Party
Humphreys Park
Richard Page
Ellis Water Company
Robert Steele
Glenn Page
Clarence Creager
Dean Keller
Vicksburg
Luann Weathers
Jim Maners
Fairplay Township
Highway 59
Kennedy Widow with Children at Cape Cod Compound
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her two children Caroline and John Jr arrive at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port Massachusetts and will remain through Labor Day after attending the Newport wedding of Mrs. Kennedy s half sister Janet Auchincloss Rutherford.
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Hyannis Port
Mass
Lewis Pold Rutherford
Newport
St. Mary's Church
Auto Safety Bill Deemed Unrealistic by Industry Leaders
Detroit sources quote Ford Division chief Donald N. Frey calling the auto safety bill unrealistic and too costly for makers. He argues lead times and retooling for 1968 models clash with a 20 to 24 month engineering timetable and ongoing work on 1969 models.
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Detroit
UPS
Donald N. Frey
Ford Division
Robert W. Irvin
Detroit News
Frey
General Services Administration
City Councilman To Leave Linton
Jerry Wright a Linton native and council member receives a promotion with Indiana Bell Telephone Co and will transfer to Indianapolis. He has worked for Indiana Bell since 1952 and was a Linton switchman at promotion time. Wright his wife Bonnie Harbin and children Beth John and Brenda plan to move soon. Mayor A M Risher says Wright may resign at a forhcaring and a new member will be chosen to fill the vacancy.
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Jerry Wright
Linton
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Indianapolis
Wright
Indiana Bell
Bonnie Harbin
Beth
John
Brenda
A. M. Risher
Salvation Army Fund Campaign Reaches 13929 Dollars
The Salvation Army Greene County campaign reports 13929 dollars raised, 21.7 percent of a 65000 goal for minimum facilities. Citadel Family Division led with 1517 from clubs and area churches 121.9 percent of its adjusted target, though only 51 gifts came in from over 1500 prospects. volunteers are sought to complete general gift card assignments.
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Salvation Army Building Fund
Greene County
Citadel Family Division
Linton Citadel Corps
C. E. Alumbaugh
Intruder Attacks Bloomfield Teen Girls at Home
Greene County authorities seek an intruder who entered a Bloomfield residence around 4 a.m. and tried to strangle 15 year old Connie Calvert as her sister Linda, 17, woke to help. Entry was gained by prying a door lock after cutting a bathroom door screen.
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Greene County
Bloomfield
Connie Calvert
Bernard Calvert
Church St
Linda
Youths Questioned After Coin Loss In Bloomfield
Four Linton boys were questioned by juvenile authorities after Linton police reported a break in at Dr. Homer Moore’s home at 790 G Street Northeast and a $500 coin collection missing. The youths were released to their parents after questioning. Dr Moore and his family had just returned from vacation.
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Bloomfield
Linton
Homer Moore
G’’ St
Northeast
Moore
Linton Man Charged In Circuit Court
Greene county sheriff reports arrest of Paul Yoder 37 of Linton route 1 for assault and battery at his home at 4 p m last Thursday. He bonded out at $500 and appeared in Greene circuit court pleading not guilty with a trial set for August 29.
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Greene County Sheriff's Office
Paul Yoder
Linton Rte. 1
Yoder
Greene Circuit Court
Inter-American Geodetic Survey Maps South America
The Inter American Geodetic Survey is conducting the largest surveying project ever attempted to map the entire continent of South America for the first time.
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Washington
The
Inter-American Geodetic Survey
South America
Linton Council Sets Salaries in New 1967 Ordinances
The Linton city council approved two salary ordinances effective Jan 1 1967. Mayor earns 6000 annually, clerk 5500, council members 900, city attorney 2700, reflecting a 10 percent general fund increase. Budget notes show a 21 per 100 valuation tax rise from 1966. Public Service of Indiana plans a 10 year growth survey for utilities.
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Linton
A. M. Risher
Robert Walters
Ora McCollister
Jack Cravens
Lester Bailey
Harold Harbin
Norman Singleton
Greene County Taxpayers’ Association
Rex Tuttle
Civic Action League
Cliff Taylor
City Utility Department
Robert Hemmerling
William B. Carlton
Carlton
The
Public Service of
Indiana
Pool Attendance Notes and Phone Line
Attendance figures for Friday Saturday and Sunday are listed with a contact phone number 847-9032. The record provides a simple tally and a public contact line for pool information.
Restored Sandborn Log Cabin Built in 1851
The two room Sandborn log house, pre 1851, is being restored by Dr and Mrs Chelsea Lawkis and their sons. The article recalls early Sandborn families, the 1834 cemetery start, and historic local structures including the Old Union school and the first general store.
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Sandborn Log Cabin
Sandborn
Chelsea Lawkis
Steve
Mike
Philip
Prise’'a Crooks
Bob Anderson
Lou Bailey
Eli Wimer
Lora Wimer Lueking
Indianapolis
Vincennes
Jucking
George Halstead
Andersons
Winners
Union
American National Bank
Margaret Dewey Anderson
Edinburg
Scotland
Lora Wimner Lueking
Chelsea Lawtis
Lawlis
Staunton Man Pleads Guilty in Clay Court Case
Eugene E. Butts of Staunton pleaded guilty to selling obscene photographs, fined $200 and given a suspended six month sentence. He and his wife Rebecca were also charged in Clay Circuit Court with child neglect.
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Brazil
Ind
UPI
Eugene E. Butts
Staunton
Indiana State Farm
Butts
Rebecca
Clay
Cool Weather Outlook For Week
Indiana warms with August arrival as highs reach mid to upper 80s in the north and mid 90s in the south The week brings cooler days from Tuesday through Wednesday with temperatures 5 to 9 degrees below normal Weekend weather stays mild and dry Evansville hits 90 while other areas stay cooler Saturday highs stay under 90
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Indiana
Evansville
Local Man Shotself in Accidental Firearm Incident
A 65 year old Linton man, Jess Padgett, suffered a grazing forehead wound when a 20 gauge shotgun discharged while he hunted groundhogs on property owned by South Linton Coal Co. He was taken to Freeman Greene County Hospital in fair condition after the county emergency unit responded Sunday night at 9 15 p.m.
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Linton
Freeman Greene County
Jess Padgett
South Linton Coal Co
Padgett
Cigarette Blamed In Auto Fire
Linton firefighters were called to a car fire at 8 10 p m Friday caused by a smoldering cigarette. The auto belonging to Tom Wall was parked at 620 D Street northeast when the blaze was found in the rear seat and minor damage resulted.
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Linton
Tom Wall
Wall
D' St
Speck in Court Enters Plea and Airline Strike Moves
Richard Speck pleaded innocent in Chicago to eight nurse killings, describing himself as guiltless amid courtroom drama. In Washington, Labor Secretary Wirtz withheld a recommendation on compulsory airline back-to-work legislation as Senate hearings consider a presidential power bill to end the 25 day strike.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Dallas
Alexander J. Napoli
The
Criminal Court
Speck
Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
Wirtz
Senate Labor Committee
Congress
Senate
House Labor Committees
International Association of Machinists
IAM
White House
Johnson
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Four Greene County 4-H Girls Named for State School
The Greene County 4 H Fair selects three candidates for the State Fair Girls School. Miss Carolyn Williams Lyons Miss Trisha Newsom Linton and Miss Linda Haywood Bloomfield earn spots based on 4 H experience projects and school standing. They attend Aug 25 to Sept 4 with expenses paid by local sponsors. Thirteen scholarships will be awarded at school end to top achievers.
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Carolyn Williams
Lyons
Trisha Newsom
Linton
Linda Haywood
Bloomfield
Williams Iga
White’s Regal Stores
Home Demonstration Clubs
Greene County
License Plate Prices Cut at Indiana Branches
UPI reports starting today Indiana auto license branches cut prices for 1966 plates. Passenger car plates drop from $12 to $6 for the rest of the year.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Cycle and Auto Collision in City Intersection
Linton Police report an accident at 4 45 p m Sunday at the intersection of A and Third streets northwest involving a motorcycle and an auto. The motorcycle rider Steve Roy Murphy 15 of Linton was northbound on Third Street and hit an eastbound auto driven by Randall C Hasler 17 of Linton. Estimated auto damage 300 front fender seat and handle bars of the motorcycle damaged. no injuries and no tickets issued.
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Linton
Third Sts
Steve Roy Murphy
Third St
Crane Depot Welcomes New Commander
Commander Forrest Bruce has become executive officer of the Crane Naval Ammunition Co. He replaces Commander James Bailey who now commands on the West Coast. Bruce, a 27 year Navy veteran, served in the submarine force during World War II and grew up in Huckabay Texas. He enlisted August 15 1939 and was aboard the USS Seawolf at Pearl Harbor.
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Forrest Bruce
Crane Naval Ammunition Co
Bruce
James Bailey
West
United States Navy
Huckabay
Tex
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Treasury Secretary Fowler to report on Hague meeting results
Treasury Secretary Hens H. Fowler will hold a news conference in Washington to present the outcomes of the Hague gathering of the group of ten nations examining international monetary arrangements.
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Washington
UVI
Treasury
Hens H. Fowler
Hague
Group of Ten
POT
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Dong Ha
South Viet Nam
India Company
Fifth Marines
Hastings
Salvation Army Fund Campaign
Big Joe
Daily Citizen
United Press International
Self
Gerald Getty
Hell
State Fair Girl’s School
Crane Depot
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