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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1966
Page
1
President Johnson confronts persistent steel price hikes amid an ongoing airline strike. With nine major producers resisting price restraint, the White House has little leverage and faces pressure from labor and business as it weighs potential anti inflation actions.
Three cars reported stolen in Bloomfield tied to an Indiana State Farm escapee. Four inmates escaped from Rockville work detail. three captured after a wild chase through Pike County ending at a steel barricade near a rural electric cooperative plant. One suspect still at large.
Sen. William Proxmire urged public donations Thursday to help three U S women run a small clinic in war ravaged South Vietnam.
Two A M Risher Co trucks parked at Hilltop restaurant three miles north of Worthington were involved in a freak accident when one air brake released and rolled into the other. Damage estimated at 300 dollars to one truck, which had just undergone 3000 dollars in repairs. No injuries as drivers were inside. Investigating authorities called since on private property.
In Harvey and nearby Chicago areas violence escalated as about 30 men hurled rocks and looted stores at the Dixie Max and Montgomery Ward shopping centers. A policeman, Fred Hess, was shot by a sniper and treated in good condition. Police reported 24 rifles and shotguns stolen from displays amid the chaotic rampage.
Principal Paul Brackemyre announced fall arrangements for Linton Stockton High. Final registration runs Friday August 19 to Wednesday August 24 with fee payments and locker assignments. The first day of school is Thursday September 1 with a 1:00 PM assembly and 20 minute class periods, dismissing at 2:57 PM.
UPI reports Secretary of State Dean Rusk left open the possibility of U.S. troops entering the DMZ between North and South Vietnam while noting no policy desire to cross the 17th Parallel. B52 bombers from Guam have attacked DMZ targets, and the ICC plan to monitor the zone could halt cross border moves. Haiphong air raids and Soviet protests also feature in the dispatch.
A 2 year old girl named Cynthia Shelton drowned Thursday in a 100 foot well behind her Columbus home as her mother Jo seph Sheen and police failed to revive her. A deputy sheriff recovered the body and performed mouth to mouth and artificial respiration without success.
The October draft quota reaches 46 200, the largest monthly total since the Korean War, with potential to rise beyond 50 000 as Viet Nam war demand grows. September call increased to 37 300 due to lagging enlistments, while House committee delays draft revisions until next year and weighs a lottery option amid concerns of inequities between rich and poor.
Washington reports six U S servicemen killed in action in Viet Nam including Marine Corps Private First Class Victor Morales son of Mr and Mrs Victoriano Morales of 5140 West 37th Avenue Gary Indiana The Defense Department released the names Thursday and Morales is the Gary resident among the fallen.
In Morgantown West Virginia 16 passengers on a Lake Central Airlines Nord propjet faced danger when metal fragments from a disabled engine pierced the cabin at 2000 feet. Three Indiana men were injured including Albert L Stancel Jr John C Harrington and Paul D Sinclair while Mrs Bernard White and twelve others were unharmed. The carrier recently earned a national safety award and has had no fatalities since 1949.
Attendance figures show 251 on Tuesday 421 on Wednesday and Thursday at the pool. A phone contact is provided as 847-9032 for more information.
The Fairfax State Recreation area at Monroe Reservoir scheduled to open today and stay open through Labor Day. Indiana Department of Natural Resources prepared the new area all summer. Monroe Reservoir is the state's largest artificial body of water between Bloomington and Bedford.
Mrs Grace Hulman aged 83 mother of industrialist A J Hulman known as Tony Hulman died today at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The Terre Haute native was prominent in business and sports circles.
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