Indiana couple finds Nevada tokens amid ghost towns treasure hunt
An Indiana couple, Ingles and Gladys Laughlin, found about 130 tokens used in Nevada clubs while exploring Fallon area ghost towns. Tokens from Fallen Alaska Bar and the Denver Club in Fairview, Nev., offer a vacation memento as they hunted bottles and antiques.
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Indiana
Nevada
Ingles
Gladys Laughlin
Salsberry
Ind
Fallon
Nev
Fallen Eagle
Alaska
Denver Club
Fairview
San Quentin Break Said Part of A Plot
San Quentin officials say the deadly 1971 outbreak may have been part of a mass escape plot by inmates wearing guard uniforms. George Jackson reportedly smuggled a gun from his hair. six inmates and guards died as a plan allegedly aimed at taking hostages at the visitor center.
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San Quentin
Calif
Jackson
Bingham
Hiram Bingham
Soledad
Raymond F. Procunier
Dicter
Apollo 15 Astronauts Honored in New York City Parade
The Apollo 15 crew Col. David R. Scott Col. James B. Irwin and Maj. Alfred M. Worden visit New York for the city gold medal ceremony at City Hall plan a luncheon meeting with Thant a Cavett appearance and a Broadway outing Worden is divorced Scott and Irwin attended with their wives after a Pacific splashdown off Hawaii on August 7 following a 12 day lunar mission
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New York
UPI
New York City
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
City Hall
John V. Lindsay
U.N
Thant
Dick Cavett
Sleuth
Scott
Irwin
Worden
Pacific
Hawaii
4 H Champions On Auction Block
In Indianapolis APD news the Indiana Stacy Fair sold 4H champion livestock. A 220 pound champion cross-bred barrow brought 2850 dollars, setting records for total price and price per pound. Becky Houston cried as handlers took her barrow away. Julie English earned a 1500 dollar scholarship plus 2800 dollars for Clyde the Hereford heifer. Eleven previous champions were auctioned as Governor Whitcomb served as honorary auctioneer.
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Indianapolis
APD
Indiana
Becky Houston
Duane Houston
Rensselaer
Julie English
Marvin English
Clayton
Clyde
New Evidence Link Promised in Henderson My Lai Case
Defense for Col. Oran Henderson plans to introduce scientific evidence claiming he did not cover up the My Lai killings. The Army court martial opened with prosecutors arguing Henderson sought to hide incident reports as commander of the brigade.
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FT. Meade, Md
UPL
Oran K. Henderson
Indianapolis
My Lai
Henderson
William Calley
Henderon
Vietnam
Special Army
Henry B. Rothblatt
Central School District Adopts Dress Code for Girls and Boys
At a board meeting the Central School District approved a dress code for all grades. Girls will wear dresses slacks culotte skirts or culotte dresses while boys wear regular slacks and shirts. Shorts are not allowed. Principal Jerry Bland also urged students to take hot lunches funded by a Federal commodity program. Weekly lunch prices are 2 dollars per week or 50 cents daily with the menu published weekly.
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Central School District
Jerry Bland
State Superintendent pushes reading priority nationwide
Indiana Education chief John J. Loughlin urges educators to join a national effort to ensure all students leave school ready to reach their potential. He cites 874 reading labs and 12 learning labs with two more to open, noting persistent reading deficiencies among some groups.
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Indianapolis
UPI
John J. Loughlin
Indiana
Loughlin
U.S. Office of Education
Office of Education
Mortgage Rate Stabilizer Sought by Government Action
The FHLRB cut reserve requirements to free up to 809 million for home loans and the FHLMC reduced loan costs by 600 dollars on a 20000 dollar mortgage while offering 300 million to buy FHA and VA mortgages. The moves aim to ease loan access without freezing rates.
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Preston Martin
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Washington
UPI
FHLRB
Savings and Loan
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
FHLMC
L’s
FHLBB
Teld
Martin
S-and-L’s
Dollar Slump Hits West German Market After IMF Report
The U S dollar fell sharply in Frankfurt trading as IMF projections spurred a rush to buy marks. Frankfurt fixed at 3.2960 marks per dollar, a 7.2 percent devaluation from the prefloat rate, with IMF forecasts suggesting further mark gains against the dollar. Switzerland and Austria saw minor shifts while Japan held its 360 to 1 rate amid rumors.
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Frankfurt
Nixon
U.S
IMF
Washington
Economics and Finance
Karl Schiller
Japan
Tokyo
Switzerland
Europe
Austria
Vietnamese Vet Self-immolates in Da Nang Protests Thieu Vote
A 37 year old disabled veteran Nguyen Minh Dang burned himself in Da Nang to protest alleged rigging of the presidential election by President Nguyen Van Thieu. The act followed similar protests and heightened security as U S forces advised to stay off streets.
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Saigon
VPI
da Nang
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
South Vetnamese
Nixon discusses path to peace with new envoy Porter
President Nixon meets with William J. Porter in San Clemente as pessimism over Paris talks grows. Porter, arriving from Washington, will assume duties in Paris on August 30 and join Sept. 2 negotiating session with Communist representatives.
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San Clemente
Calif
Ronald Ziegler
Nixon
Porter
Ziegler
Loughlin Reveals Teacher Pay Rule Under Wage Freeze
Indiana State School Superintendent John J. Loughlin released findings on the Nixon wage-price freeze. Only teachers with extra degrees or those already at work before Aug 15 could gain salary increases from bona fide promotions. merit and longevity raises were barred.
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Indianapolis
UPI
John J. Loughlin
Loughlin
Nixon
Hanna Charged In Circuit Court
Ronald Carl Hanna twenty three of Bloomington is charged in Greene Circuit Court with illegal possession of narcotic drugs after a probable cause hearing. State Police Sgt Gene Gastineau Troopers Mel Kline and John Moran arrested Hanna Friday about 4 p m at a farm south of Newark where a van held bags of freshly cut marijuana. Bond set at hearing was two thousand dollars. defense sought one thousand but request denied.
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Ronald Carl Hanna
Bloomington
Greene
Gene Gastineau
Mel Kline
John Moran
Hanna
Newark
James Sparks
One Injured In Mishap On Highway 54 Near Linton
State Trooper William Brown investigated a two vehicle collision on Highway 54 two miles east of Linton at 1 30 p m Monday. Mrs Robert Moses 48 of Worthington enroute east attempted to pass a 1969 semi trailer driven by Glenn R Wilson 26 of Oaktown when the trucks sideswiped the Moses car sending it into a ditch. Mrs Moses was admitted to Freeman Greene oay Hospital with multiple lacerations and possible broken ribs.
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William Brown
Linton
Robert Moses
Worthington
Glenn R. Wilson
Oaktown
Moses Auto
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