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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1975
Page
1
Forest W. Willis 79 of Clermont was injured fatally Saturday when he was knocked into a Penn Central freight train after stepping from a stalled van beside the crossing near his home. Authorities describe him standing beside the vehicle when the train hit.
Indiana State Police and Warrick County deputies probe the shooting death of burglary suspect Ray G. Groves 41 of Fort Branch after Officer Cyril VanWinkle said his service revolver fired as he approached a car pursued from Boonville toward Hatfield in Spencer County. Groves died at an Evansville hospital from a head gunshot wound.
The two surviving Schneider girls Amy Jo and Megan Elizabeth remain in serious but stable condition at Riley Hospital for Children. Their brother Christopher Carl died early Sunday eighteen days after sister Heidi Ann. doctors cite underdeveloped lungs and lung complications as the cause.
William J. Williams, 42, of Homer, was charged with kidnapping during the weekend in connection with the August abduction, molestation and slashing of three young Indianapolis girls. He is held in Shelbyville jail on a theft charge. Detectives say two victims identified him in a lineup.
Public school teachers in Pittsburgh walk out against the 62,000 student system for the third time in eight years. They rejected a $1,000 raise offer, prompting a delayed start and canceled transportation and meals while picket lines form at 104 schools.
The U N Security Council voted 13 to 0 at U N Headquarters to extend the six month mandate for a 1 200 man peacekeeping force in the buffer zone between Israel and Syria The resolution also opens the way for Palestine Liberation Organization participation in next month s Middle East debate.
Hoosiers endured snow rain and temperature swings from 59 down to 23 as weekend storms approached. IU defeated UCLA in a 20 point win drawing late night cheers across Indiana. County trash warnings appeared as raccoon and muskrat carcasses were discarded improperly offering odor and rodent concerns.
Peking welcomed President Ford but Teng Hsiao-ping blasted U S Soviet detente, saying Moscow’s aggression risks a new world war. Kissinger treated the attack with aplomb as Ford pledged calm pursuit of peace while planning talks with Chinese leaders.
After the 5.3 and 7.3 magnitude quakes struck the Big Island, Kilauea simmered with no surface lava while aftershocks persisted. Two deaths are linked to a beach campsite wave surge near the volcano and more than 50 injured as officials estimate $2 million in damage to homes and businesses.
National Weather Service reports a rapid drop from weekend highs to morning lows, with Indianapolis dipping to 19 and Evansville to 23. Light snow is forecast to persist off and on through the week as a high pressure ridge and Lake Michigan winds drive winterlike conditions.
Indiana moves to shift roads that now carry local traffic to county control as interstate routes reduce state duties. The 1990 completion goal guides transfers across Greene and nearby counties, with objections over repairs of the White River bridge and funding. Roads like Indiana 22 and US 31 face relinquishment to several counties and the Indianapolis DOT.
Former secretary of state Charles C. Hendricks announces to seek the May 4 Indiana Republican primary bid for U S Senate at a 2 p m news conference at the Chateau restaurant near Greenwood. He joins former Gov. Edgar Whitcomb in the race with Indianapolis Mayor Richard G Lugar expected to enter next year to face Sen. Vance Hartke.
Greene County shows an October unemployment rate of 10.1 percent, down 7 tenths from September amid recalls by General Electric and Keller Casual plants in Linton. Total labor force 11,070 with 9,950 employed. 1,120 unemployed. Local counts place Indiana statewide at 7.4 percent with Muncie area at 9.3 percent.
A federal energy panel urges a 10 cents per gallon tax on motor gasoline to curb usage, paired with a $50 per year tax rebate for lower income families. It projects saving 190000 barrels daily in year one and 530000 after a decade, amid rising imports and limited domestic growth. Canada reduces exports as U S needs shift.
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