Local Volunteers Recognized For Pool Safety Efforts
Two young men, Jerry Marquart and Loren Hadley, earned praise for teaching youngsters to swim at the local pool. Marion Bales drew national attention after catching the first airline reservation post strike. Indiana Traffic Safety Council urged stricter motorcycle licensing, helmet rules, and stricter tests amid rising motorcycle deaths.
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Red Cross
Jerry Marquart
Loren Hadley
Ken
Hartke Attacks Johnson Viet Nam Policy At French Lick
Indiana Senator Vance Hartke assails President Johnson Viet Nam policy at the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association banquet in French Lick. Gov Branigin and Sen Bayh defend Johnson while Bayh backs the rosy economy claims as Hartke warns of potential recession.
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French Lick
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
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Luci Johnson Nugent Safe Amid Waukegan Riots Near Chicago
Rioters attacked cars with Molotov cocktails near Luci Johnson Nugent's weekend home at 831 Prescott Street as Secret Service guarded the property. At least 10 burned, five critically. 65 arrested, including four for concealed weapons. Police, state and local forces maintained order after widespread clashes that tied into days of racial tension.
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Four Injured In One Car Mishap Near Jasonville
Four people sustained minor injuries when a car driven by Mrs. Harry Tucker of Linton crashed on Hwy 48 three and a half miles east of Jasonville. The vehicle rolled into a ditch after attempting a pass. Passengers Mark Barnett 14 Merry Barnett 41 and Timothy Tucker 12 were treated at Freeman Greene County Hospital and released. No tickets were issued.
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Clyde McIntosh
Linton
Harry Tucker
Plane crash injures youth at Woodburn park
A 19 year old Illinois youth was critically wounded when a model airplane diving at Woodburn Community Park in Fort Wayne Indiana struck him in the right forehead at about 90 miles per hour. Hal Wolf of Harvey Illinois had been piloting the plane and asked his brother to take over as he felt dizzy. He attended a family reunion at Woodburn in eastern Allen County.
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Three of Seven Hang For Assassin Plot
Cairo report says three of seven Moslem Brotherhood leaders were hanged at dawn for plotting to assassinate President Abdel Gamal Nasser and topple the government. Al Ahram notes four others were commuted to life imprisonment. the seven were sentenced August 21 by the supreme state security court for the late summer plot.
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Truman warns high interest rates could cause serious mood
Former President Harry S Truman said drastic rate hikes threaten the economy and could induce a serious low mood. He criticized the burden on government and consumers, urged scrutiny of the Federal Reserve, and recalled past opposition to rate increases during the Korean era.
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Model Plane Strikes Youth at High Speed Injures Hal Wolf
A 19-year-old Hal Wolf of Harvey Illinois remains in critical condition with a severe head injury after a model airplane struck him in the head at about 90 miles an hour during a family reunion in Fort Wayne Indiana. Doctors report a skull fracture.
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De Gaulle and Selassie Seek Peace Over Viet Nam War
In Addis Ababa, President Charles de Gaulle and Emperor Haile Selassie issued a joint communique expressing profound concern over the Viet Nam war. De Gaulle planned a stop in Djibouti and a Cambodian trip to urge peace and U.S. withdrawal. The text also touched on French Somaliland and Djibouti as Ethiopia’s rail outlet amid regional tensions.
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Goble To Attend State Employment Meeting
Goble and Indiana Employment Security Division officials will meet at Culver Military Academy from noon August 30 to noon September 2. Director Lewis F. Nicolini will speak opening day. Dr. George Davis will discuss retirement problems affecting the labor force at 1 p.m. September 1.
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Linton
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Mourning Days Declared in Romania for Defense Minister
The Communist Romanian government proclaims two days of official mourning from today through Tuesday after the death Sunday of Defense Minister Lt. Col. Leontin Salajan aged 51. Salajan died following an earlier stomach-operation illness.
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Lunar Orbiter 1 completes mission amid blur concerns
Hampton Va UPI The Lunar Orbiter 1 850 pound craft launched Aug 10 finished its mission with the last pictures taken at 9 23 a m EDT on its 57th orbit It aimed to photograph moon landing sites for Apollo and Surveyor missions but most high res images were blurred due to a faulty film advance mechanism The craft remains on earth communication link for two weeks of data transmission and analysis
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National Guard Tears Quiet Crisis Near Milwaukee
National guard troops deployed in Wawatosa to calm 5,000 white demonstrators and protect protesters outside Judge Robert C. Cannon’s home amid pressure over the Eagles Club white exclusivity. Police and soldiers escorted about 200 protesters through crowds as tensions rose and some injuries were reported.
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Cannot
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Armed Services Panel OKs Reservist Callup for Viet Nam War
The House Armed Services Committee voted 32 to 1 to authorize President Johnson to call up about 190 000 Army Reservists and National Guardsmen amid the Viet Nam conflict. The measure adds 133 000 recently released active duty members and about 56 000 others not in organized units or with long reserve duty histories. The bill, pushed after a Senate plan failed, may speed House action soon after Labor Day, affecting a stalled $58 billion defense bill.
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UPI
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Viet Nam
Lucien Nedzi
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D-S.c
Continued Warming Trend Predicted In Indiana
United Press International reports August will end with continued warm weather in Indiana as September arrives. Forecasters expect fair and dry conditions to prevail through the week amid a transition from summer to autumn, signaling another spell of mild temperatures.
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United Press International
Indiana
Brazil Teens Kidnaped Robbed in Indiana
Kenneth Murray aged 19 and Nancy Britton 18 of Brazil Indiana told police they were kidnapped after a movie by two gunmen. The pair forced them to drive to the Murray home and then to the Indiana 42 59 intersection where they were dumped. Fifty dollars was stolen and the suspects fled in Murray's car. Murray and Britton were not harmed.
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Stars Save Man From Jumping Off Manhattan Bridge
A handsome man teetered on the railing of the Manhattan Bridge in New York and was pulled to safety by film stars Jack Lemmon and Peter Falk. Mayor Lindsay paused filming publicity for Luv and left in his golf cart after the incident.
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Nine Die In Hoosier Weekend Traffic Toll
Indiana’s highway toll rose to at least 1,007 over the weekend with nine deaths. A Winamac family of three died in a two car crash near Pulaski County, and other victims included an Evansville man killed on U S 41, a woman killed in a four car Evansville collision, and a man struck by a truck on U S 40.
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Gregory Bird
Winamac
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Passing Record Set by Sam Baugh in 1945
New York UPI reports Sam Baugh a former Redskin quarterback holds the NFL passing percentage record of 7.3 in 1945.
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