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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1971
Page
1
A compilation of letters and notes from various U S newspapers rails at environmental activism and DDT bans while noting safety gains in autos. The items mix humor and critique from Beecham on hair testing to ecological education and economic projections.
Chicago prosecutors including State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan and 13 others are indicted on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice over the December 4 1969 Black Panther raid in which two Panthers were killed. Police officials named as conspirators include James B Conlish and Hanrahans assistants.
Greene County Sheriff and State Police Detective Sergeant Gene Gastineau investigate a 10:30 p.m. breakin at Linton Municipal Golf Course with $1965 in missing supplies and equipment, $1000 in greens damage, and $200 to the course. A second breakin at Rollison Tractor Sales near Bloomfield left $650 in goods missing after a Monday night entry.
Lewis Martin the 26th witness said Captain Ernest Medina entered My Lai with eight men on March 16, 1968 but he hedged under cross examination saying he cannot recall being separated from the command group and could only say he followed the man in charge. The San Jose policeman testified Medina led the group into the village as civilians were killed.
The dollar continued its decline in London and other European markets. Resentment grows over the collar policy and a 10 percent import surtax as the United States aims to depreciate the dollar to boost exports and curb the trade deficit.
President Nguyen Van Thieu announced in Saigon that he would run for president on October 3 whether or not he faces opposition. He urged delegates from 44 provinces to return home and mobilize voting while meeting with US Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker. Ky remains on the ballot though withdrawn, and officials will proceed as if he is in the race to preserve credibility.
The United States and Israel clashed after Moshe Dayan urged unilateral steps toward governing occupied Arab territories. The Israeli foreign ministry criticized Washington for misreading Israel policy and urged clearer clarifications to avoid misimpression.
In Belfast a heavy bomb blast at the Northern Ireland Electricity Board headquarters on Malone Road killed one person and injured at least 20, most of them women clerical workers. The Danesfort House blast occurred after 11 am and followed earlier overnight bombings. the province endured 33 dead in extremist violence since August.
San Quentin prison officials disclosed that an elaborate escape map plastic explosives and a barrel of a 22 caliber revolver were found in the High Security Adjustment Center linked to the Soledad Brother George Jackson. The escape attempt left six dead as guards fired on fleeing inmates and officers.
Cambodian high command reports about 300 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in eight hours of fighting as government troops advance yard by yard through flooded paddies along Highway 6 north of Phnom Penh. South Vietnam reports a giant ammunition dump explosion at Cam Ranh Bay injuring several American GIs. B52 strikes continue near Fire Base Fuller along the DMZ after a second day of heavy fighting.
At Indianapolis the Indiana State Fair hosts the High School Band contest with over 80 bands. Defending champion Anderson Highland and Ben Davis lead favorites as Ben Davis won Tuesday’s Farmers Day Parade band competition. Pike High School finished second and Thorntown High third.
Bloomfield Democratic Party held a convention led by Chairman Frank R. Shoptow. Nominations included Frank Carmichael Mrs. June DeFrees and Robert Warnick for trustees and Ray L. Martindale for clerk treasurer. Election is November 2 and residents need only live within Bloomfield’s corporation limits.
Groll Brunthauer of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service said the Nixon wage price freeze will aid farmers. Speaking at the Indiana State Fair news conference, he noted the freeze and floating dollar will lessen costs for cattle and hog feed and raise proceeds from selling animals, tying into broader economic goals.
Former District Attorney William L. Waller shocks Mississippi with a Democratic primary victory over Lt. Gov. Charles Sullivan. Waller, age 44, led Sullivan 366,277 to 326,085 as 99 percent of votes counted, setting up a general election clash tied to the Medgar Evers case.
The Indiana State Highway Commission received low bids Tuesday totaling 6.5 million with 4.9 million for the Sullivan County relocation and reconstruction of 53 miles of US 41 including a Buck Creek bridge. Robert FE Green and Green Construction Co. of Oaktown bid 4,920,111. A second Sullivan County project, resurfacing Highway 54, drew Force Shoals at 69,006. No other bids appeared in the area.
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