Weather Observer Change at Greene County Ellis ton Station
Greene County has a new weather observer at Ellis ton station with Bill Hasler retiring and Eather McQuillen of Bloomfield taking over the equipment. McQuillen will log daily temperatures river stages and other data helping the Weather Bureau forecast conditions. Officials note the system relies on accurate official readings from observers and sensitive gear.
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Greene County
Elliston
Bill Hasler
Eather McQuillen
Bloomfield
Hasler
Citizen Office
McQuillen
Weather Bureau
Daily Citizen
Italy
West Germany
Japan
Taiwan
Hong Kong
U.S
Ireland
Joe E. Turner
Mexico
Westphalia
Jasonville
Stockton Township
Maxwell and
Brunswick
Froeschke Shoe Store
Grand Theatre
Apollo 17 astronauts prepare for fiery Saturn V launch
The Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Ronald Evans and Harrison Schmitt rehearse final launch activities at Cape Kennedy ahead of the 9 53 p m EST blastoff aboard a Saturn V. Ground crews install flight batteries as countdown enters final 28 hours with a likely nighttime liftoff and extensive public viewing.
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Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald FE. Evans
Harrison H. “Jack” Schmitt
Spaceport
America
Schmitt
Space Center
Moon
Lunar Orbit
Cape Kennedy
Jack Schmitt
Gene Cernan
Ron Evans
UPI
Rogers to Meet Swiss Envoy on Cuba Air Piracy Pact
Secretary of State William P. Rogers will meet the Swiss ambassador to Cuba to discuss negotiations for a U S Cuban air piracy agreement. Ambassador Silvio Masnata will brief Rogers on talks with Cuban officials in Havana on November 25.
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Cretary
William P. Rogers
Cuba
State Department
Silvio Masnata
Rogers
Masnata
Havana
Army Seizes Control In Honduras
Tegucigalpa report says armed forces commander Oswaldo Lopez Arellano took full control after ousting President Ramon Ernesto Cruz. Diplomats call it a casual coup with no bloodshed reported and calm streets in the capital.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
UPI
Oswaldo Lopez Arellano
Extension Directors Meet Greene County Cooperative Extension Agents
Greene County Extension board meeting at the Cardinal Inn Bloomfield featured James P. Stansfield outlining animal agriculture and community development work plus plans for Dec 6. detailed 4-H fairgrounds finances show balance and electrical needs. Jean P. Coleman reviewed crops programs and expansion plans for 1973. Richard Risk reported 4-H enrollment up about 100 from 1971 with a higher incompletion rate.
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Greene County Cooperative Extension Service
County Extension Service
Cardinal Inn
Bloomfield
James P. Stansfield
Greene County Plan Commission
Stansfield
Jean P. Coleman
Richard Risk
Greene County Extension
J.P. Stansfield
Leona Rhodes
Margaret Weller
Faye Kramer
Citizen
Indiana House pre-files Vietnam combat bonus bill
The 1973 Indiana Legislature may consider a 13 million Vietnam combat bonus for veterans and a two cent per pack cigarette tax hike to raise about 15 million. The measures, filed by Reps. McIntyre, Dobis, Foreman, and Arnold, were assigned to committees by Speaker Burrus.
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Indianapolis
VPI
Indiana
Indiana House
House
Kermit Burrous
Representatives
Sharon Thuma
Senate
U. S
Southeast Asia
Jack W. McIntyre
R Bloomfield
Chester F. Do
Merrillville
State Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Vietnam
American Legion
Greene County Boards Appoints Two JPs and Awards Bridge Contracts
The Greene County Board of Commissioners named two new justices of the peace Mrs Ann Toney of Linton and Robert Fiscus for Wright township after prior appointee Darrell Duchaney declined. Bridges were let to J L Wilson Co for Wildcat at 44612.11 and G H Allen Co for Buck Creek at 67530.79. A road blacktop petition was filed and Rufus Foddrill subdivision by Midstate Engineering received subdivision approval. The EEA program sections five and six will be discontinued effective December 31 1972.
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Greene County Board of Commissioners
Ann Toney
Linton
Stockton Township
Darrell Duchaney
Robert Fiscus
Wright Township
Wildcat
J. L. Wilson Co
Buck Creek
G. H. Allen Co
Center Township
Midstate Engineering Company
EEA
4-H Achievement Night Scheduled in Greene County
The Greene County 4-H Council announces the annual Achievement Night at Switz City School on Wednesday December 13. A chili supper runs 430 to 620 PM with the program at 7 PM in the old gym. Awards include County Achievement, Junior Leader completion, Dress Revue, Adult Leader recognition, fair trophies, Key Club awards, tenure honors, and more.
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4-H Council
Greene County
Switz City
Talks To Resume Wednesday In Paris Vietnam Peace Talks Pause
UPI reports Vietnam peace negotiators agreed to an 84 hour pause with Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meeting twice Monday in what may be the final round. Optimism cited for a potential cease fire by December 15 and a peace treaty within a month. North Vietnam warned of renewed bombing if talks fail as US B52s operate near the DMZ.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Florida White House
U.S
Paris
Sen
Charles Percy
Blll
Vietnam
Percy
Ellsworth Bunker
Frederick Weyand
Hanoi- Haiphong
Jets Knock Out Bridges in North Vietnam Panhandle
U S jets destroyed three railroad bridges in the Panhandle south of the 20th Parallel using Walleye guided bombs. The command reported major fighting along South Vietnam's Central Coast and said an A7 Corsair was lost over North Vietnam with the pilot missing.
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Saigon
UPD
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Panhandle
Hanoi
Jury Deliberations Start in Gonder Child Murder Trial
A seven women nine men jury prepared to begin deliberations in the William R. Gonder case. Gonder faces four counts of aggravated kidnapping and murder plus charges of indecent liberties and concealing a homicide. Final arguments and judge instruction followed defense testimony and rebuttal evidence about the June 26 disappearance of Dorothy Kavanaugh.
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Gonder
William Giovaldi
Dorothy Kavanaugh
Lawrenceville
Princeton
Ind
James R. Starling
Air Force
Gander
Lynn Named to Head HUD in Nixon Reshuffle
President Nixon named James T. Lynn, then undersecretary of Commerce, as secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Interior Secretary Morton will keep his post in the second term. Romney leaves to lead a bipartisan citizens’ group.
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Nixon
James T. Lynn
Commerce
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Rogers C. B. Morton
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Lynn
George Romney
Romney
Indianapolis Market Pays Record Hog Price
Indianapolis buyers paid a top $31.50 a hundredweight for 200 to 230 pound hogs at the Union Stock Yards. About 158 head sold for $31.40 to $31.50, surpassing the previous high of $31.25 set in 1931 and matched in 1948, a record seen as potentially the best hog price on a regular market in the United States.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indianapolis Union Stock Yards
United States
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U.S. Bureau of Census
Gilma Falk
Coal City
Margaret Lee
Rosedale
Lorraine McKeigh
Hymera
Kern G. Beasley
N. Main
Gettysburg
New Greene County Hospital
Amtrak
Washington
Ways and Means Committee
Harry V. Fore
Jps
Ben the
U.S. Jets
Marion, Ill
William R. Gonder
Olney
Starling
Florida
HUD
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