Philmont trek marks boys growth and endurance
Twelve boys from White River Council joined thirty seven peers to complete a ten day Philmont Scout Ranch hike in New Mexico. They earned a coveted cloth patch and certificate while performing four hours of conservation work across 140 000 acres. The journey tested altitude fatigue and gear weight as leaders watched the group push through, returning wiser and ready to share tales of endurance after visiting Fort Carson, Colorado.
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Philmont
New Mexico
Boy Scout Organization
White River
Searchers Find Crash Survivor in Conn. Plane Crash
John Emanuel Sunday, 39, of Newington, was found semiconscious in a Cessna wreck on a wooded slope after a six day search. Pilot Richard Grimaldi, 32, of Newington, was killed. Grimaldi’s body was recovered by his brother Peter, a private searcher, after official crews quit. The men had departed Block Island on August 15 for an unknown destination. Emanuel remained in critical condition at a hospital and was not expected to speak for 24 to 48 hours.
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Middlefield
Conn
UPS
John Emanuel
Richard Grimaldi
Newington
Emanuel
Peter
Block Island
R.I
Eisenhower backs universal military training for 18 year olds
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower proposes a 49 week universal military training program for all 18 year old males. He argues the plan is the fairest way to meet manpower needs with few exemptions and offers optional enlistment with GI Bill benefits plus $5 to $10 monthly pocket pay.
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Washington
UPI
Dwight DD. Eisenhower
Reader's Digest
Eisenhower
General Escapes Cong Air Attack Near Saigon
Viet Cong guerrillas fired on a U S Army helicopter about 40 miles northeast of Saigon. Brigadier General John R Deane assistant commander of the 1st Infantry Division was aboard and the door gunner was killed. General Deane was not injured.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
John R. Deane
1St Infantry Division
Deane
Two Indiana Men Drown In Separate Weekend Incidents
Two Indianapolis men died in drowning accidents in Indiana over the weekend. Darrell Wilson, 30, drowned in an unauthorized area of Lake Lieber State Park in Putnam County after falling into a hole. lifeguards recovered his body about an hour later. Oscola Coward, 60, reportedly had a heart attack while fishing at Williams Dam in Lawrence County, then fell overboard and drowned in roughly eight feet of water.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Darrell Wilson
Lieber State Park
Putnam County
Oscola Coward
Williams Dam
Lawrence County
Students cross border into Syria from Israeli settlement
The Israeli-Syrian mixed armistice commission said two foreign students who vanished from the Shamir settlement on August 12 likely crossed into Syria. The Syrians planned to hand over Briton Jeanette Archer and French national Jules Hirsaner to their diplomatic representatives in Damascus.
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Jerusalem
Israel
UPI
Mixed Armistice Commission
Shamir
Syria
Jeanette Archer
Jules Hirsaner
Damascus
President Johnson May Extend Meet the People Tour West
Reports say President Johnson may extend his campaign swing to Idaho Oregon Washington state and Montana after a Northeast reception. The White House has not decided and advance parties are studying potential western stops following his three day non political trip through New York Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire and Maine ending on Campobello Island.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
White House
Idaho
Oregon
Washington State
Montana
New York State
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Campobello Island
New Brunswick
Soviets Step Up Mid East Aid
Washington reports Moscow is increasing military aid to the Middle East and new African nations. Soviet deliveries move beyond obsolescent arms to newer equipment including MIG-211 jets to Algeria and SA7 fighter bombers pledged for Iraq. The program aims to erode Western influence and counter rival campaigns.
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Washington
UPI
Middle East
Johnson Administration
Moscow
Algeria
Iraq
Red China
Russia
Noted Commentator Ful ton Lewis Jr Dies at 63
Washington UPI report says Ful ton Lewis Jr a famed radio commentator and syndicated columnist died early Sunday after his second heart attack in four days He was 63 Known as a voice of conservative opinion and common sense he reached a million radio listeners via Mutual Broadcasting System and appeared in over 200 newspapers with his Washington Reports column
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Washington Reports
Lewis
Mental Health Pay Hike Urged by Indiana Association
The Indiana Mental Health Association urged Governor Branigin and the 1967 legislature to approve a $50 monthly across the board raise for all state mental hospital employees. The push follows news of a $90 million general fund surplus.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Branigin
Indiana Mental Health Association
Indiana
State General Fund
Heavy Hoosier Traffic Toll Told
At least 16 weekend traffic deaths push Indiana 1966 toll to 972, with four on Sunday night. Incidents occurred on U S 20 in Porter and St Joseph Counties. Victims include Margaret Cookingham of Utica New York and four year old David Whitaker of Cumberland. Police report multiple crashes caused by rain and drivers failing to see pedestrians or stopped vehicles.
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Indiana
U. S
Porter
St. Joseph
Margaret Cookingham
Utica
N. Y
David Edwards
Flossmoor
Ill
Valparaiso
Edwards
Jessie
Dennis Landayt
South Bend
David W. Whitaker
Cumberland
Indianapolis
James L. Garrison
Hancock County
U. S. 40
John Post
Bryant
Marion Harmon
Lima
Ohio
Lynch Injured In Salem Speedway Crash
Earl Lynch 53 from New Albany was hospitalized in fair condition after being struck when a car veered off the Salem Speedway track into the infield. Bill Kemmel lost control in the second heat, crashing through a fence. Lynch suffered a broken right leg and four broken ribs. Andy Hampton of Louisville won the 100 lap feature in 38 22 65 with Iggy Katona second.
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New Albany
Ind
UPI
Earl Lynch
Floyd County Hospital
Salem Speedway
Bill Kemmel
Lynch
Andy Hampton
Louisville
Iggy Katona
Willis
Mich
City Plan Commission To Meet Tonight
City Plan Commission meets tonight at 7 30 p m in City Hall Council Chambers. Urges all members to attend and bring reports on the second preliminary study. Also asks attendance by any interested persons to observe and participate.
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City Plan Commission
Commission
Johnson Seeks Wages Standstill as Talks Loom
President Johnson and aides push to keep 3.2 percent wage guidelines as an inflation control tool. He argues voluntary restraint may avert compulsory controls and cites airline strike settlements shaping major upcoming labor negotiations.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Lewiston
Maine
Northeast
Earthquakes Strikes Turkey Friday
In Varto Turkey rescuers sift through rubble after Tuesday’s worst quake in 23 years. A 5000 resident village endures cold hunger and shock as heavy machinery work around the clock to find survivors.
Air Force Resumes Mosquito Attack Over St Louis
Air Force planes resumed spraying Culex mosquitoes in Dallas after weather grounded three converted cargo planes over the weekend. Health director Dr Hal J Dewlett said five deaths and 81 encephalitis cases have been linked to the outbreak.
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Dallas
API
Air Force
St. Louis
Hal J. Dewlett
Dewlett
Nine Launchings Planned At Cape Kennedy
The Air Force will launch a Titan 3C on Wednesday to place eight relay satellites in near equatorial orbits. On Thursday Saturn 1 carries the Apollo unmanned test craft weighing 44 700 pounds on a 93 minute suborbital hop to a Pacific recovery fleet. The flight tests Apollo systems ahead of crewed missions, with the craft facing a hotter than normal reentry.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Air Force
Pacific Ocean
Virgil Grissom
Edward White
Roger Chaffee
Apollo
Earth
Labor union expects passage of higher minimum wage bill
AFL CIO official Andrew J. Biemiller says Congress will approve a new minimum wage bill this session. The House bill would raise the wage from 1.25 to 1.40 on February 1, 1967 and to 1.60 on February 1, 1969.
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Washington
UPS
Organized Labor
Labor
Congress
Andrew J. Biemiller
Legislative Department
Afl-Cio
Senate
House
Bayh and Dr Meltzer to Speak at Heart Association Meeting
Senator Birch Bayh and Dr Lawrence E Meltzer will address the Indiana Heart Association annual meeting in Indianapolis on September 30. A panel on advances in heart disease treatment is planned with Dr Meltzer discussing hospital coronary care units.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Lawrence E. Meltzer
Indiana Heart Association
Meltzer
Philadelphia Presbyterian Hospital
Fontanet Bean Dinner Weekend Festival Opens
The Fontanet Bean Dinner in Holloway Grove Vigo county Nevins township runs Friday to Sunday with a free noon to exhaustion meal. A three night dance by Brother Paul and the Saviours from Terre Haute, midway rides, and a baseball tournament among minor and little leaguers feature the celebration. Participating teams include Fontanet Seelyville North Terre Haute and Rosedale. Trophies donated by the Association will crown the champion.
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Holloway Grove
Fontanet
Vigo County
Nevins Township
Brother
Paul
the Saviours
Terre Haute
Fortanet
Seelyville
North Terre Haute
Rosedale
Fontanet Bean Dinner Association
George Irish
James van Hook
Max Whitaker
Merv Lucas
King Plans Open Chicago Housing March Despite Violence
Dr Martin Luther King led a Sunday march in Chicago and suburbs to open housing as police faced rock throwing whites. Injunctions restrict marches to 500 people, but King signaled willingness to defy limits. Police used clubs and gunfire to break clashes as archbishop Cody faced anti integration chants.
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Chicago
UPI
Martin Luther King
King
Chicago Heights
Evergreen Park
King’s Way
Weekend police report details minor Greene County crashes
Greene County Sheriff's Office and Indiana State Police logged three two car accidents over the weekend near Bloomfield. Rudy C. Smith and Edward Chenault collided on State Rd 54 injuring no one. Chenault was charged with DUI and left of center. A second crash on State Hwy 45 involved Richard Hamilton and Denny Mize with no injuries. A Lyons incident on 67 left 300 in damage between Becky Schantz and James Brown with no injuries or arrests.
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Greene County Sheriff's Office
Indiana State Police
Bloomfield
State Rd. 54
Rudy C. Smith
Indianapolis
Edward Samuel Chenaut
Bedford
Smith
State Rd
Chenault
Justice of the Peace
Sheriff's Office
Richard E. Hamilton
Owensburg
Denny J. Mize
Odon
Hamilton
Mize
Jerry Grant
Lyons
Grant
Becky Schantz
Highway 67
James R. Brown
B!oomfield Ro
Jasonville Lions Plan Homecoming Details
The Jasonville Lions discuss plans for their annual homecoming with Shakamak set for Saturday September 24. Committees for parade, dance, shoeshoe stand, and expenses are named, with music by Six Men of Note and a dance at the Formfit building.
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Jasonville Lions Club
Formfit
Bob Miller
George Williams
Keith Kester
Max McClanahan
H. A. Seipman
Jack Criss
Roy All
Bob Miler
Bil Burris
Jack Ridings
Foyd Rash
Formst
Meridian St
Earl Row
al l Shakamak
Chub
Lunar Orbiter Set For More Photos
U S space scientists at Pasadena ordered the 850 pound Lunar Orbiter to begin taking photos of potential landing sites. The craft moved into a new orbit and planned its first pictures at 3 15 am PDT near Mare Fecunditatis. A later pass would target Mare Tranquillitatis area along the southern shoreline.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPD
U.S
Mare Fecunditatis
Moon
Highland Plain
Orbiter
Mare Tranquillitatis
Orbiter Project
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Police Arrest About 200 in Amsterdam War Protest
Police arrested about 200 demonstrators in Amsterdam on Sunday for defying permission rules. Organizers allegedly refused to ask Burgomaster G J Van Hall for consent to stage the march.
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Amsterdam
UPI
G. J. van Hall
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