WV County Group Elects Officers in 1968 Greene County
The Greene County chapter of the Wabash Valley Association elected officers for 1968 with Robert Woodruff Jr. as president Keith Crane as vice president and Garvin Mitchell as secretary treasurer. The group plans a spring meeting in French Lick March 9 10 11 and a trip to Washington D C. They seek support for the Big Walnut reservoir project and will hold quarterly meetings with a countywide membership drive to aid Greene County projects.
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Greene County
Wabash Valley Association
Bloomfield
Robert Woodruff, Jr
Lyons
Keith Crane
Garvin Mitchell
Worthington
Col. Wessels
Louisville
Army Corps of Engineers
Big Walnut
Greencastle
Wabash Basin
Mitchell
Garland Hasler
Robert Grounds
Earl Swaby
Switz City
William Duncan
Jasonville
Warren Onken
Linton
GOP Leaders Defend Hendricks In Indiana Party Row
County and district Republican chairmen in Indiana defend state chairman Charles C. Hendricks amid an amender movement. Marshall County chair Bill Gee says 2nd District members are not in sympathy with the petition to oust him. Provost of South Bend allegedly signed, but Gee says he is not expressing district wishes.
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Indiana
Charles C. Hendricks
Marshall County
Bill Gee
Hendricks
Gee
Ferley H. Provost
South Bend
Transplant patient enters critical recovery phase
Capetown based surgeon Prof Christian Barnard reports Louis Washkansky is in the most dangerous part of recovery after receiving a heart from a 25 year old crash victim. Barnard says no major rejection yet and predicts possible home release in about three weeks if progress continues.
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Cape Town
South Africa
UPI
Louis Washkansky
Christian N. Barnard
Washkansky
Barnard
Denise Darvall
Grand Opening At Local Store In Linton
The Bible and Book Store celebrates a grand opening in its new corner location at 88 North Main Street Linton after a 1967 downtown fire. Richard Page and Dora run the business with sons David and Steve. staff include Fern Peterson and Ines Shepherd. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Page Bible and Book Store
North Main
Lin
Bible and Book Store
Bible Book Store
Richard Page
Dora
Linton
Vincennes
David
Steve
Fern Peterson
Ines Shepherd
North Main St
Steel price hikes spread as U S Steel lifts sheet costs
Pittsburgh with UPI reports a new round of steel price increases, led by U S Steel Corp, boosting galvanized and aluminum coated sheet by five dollars per ton. Armco matched earlier moves, while hot rolled prices remained unchanged and long tinne sheet fell by three dollars per ton.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Labor Council To Back LBJ Amid Copper Strike
The AFL-CIO Executive Council met privately in Miami Beach to back the Johnson administration as copper workers walk off the job for nearly four months over a contract dispute, signaling support on the eve of the federation's convention.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Federat Ion
Johnson Admin
Mass Casualty Viet Cong Attack Hits Dak Son Villages
A Viet Cong assault using hand grenades and hazardous devices killed 121 civilians and wounded 47 more in Dak Son East and Dak Son West 74 miles northeast of Saigon. The toll includes 114 Montagnard tribesmen and seven popular defense volunteers with 29 villagers missing.
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Saigon
Vpi
U.S
Dak Son East
Dak Son West
Antidraft Demonstrators Change Tactics In New York
About 2,000 antidraft protesters halted plans to seize the induction center and instead marched to city hall. Police blocked routes around the center as 16 people were arrested for traffic obstruction while the four day antiwar action drew in more than 50 groups.
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New York
UPI
Armed Forces Induction Center
City Hall
Lower Manhattan
Battery Park
Induction Center
Theity
East River
Indiana Board Votes to Eliminate Savings Rate Ceilings
The Indiana Department of Financial Institutions board unanimously voted to remove all state ceilings on savings deposit rates. A Dec. 20 hearing must approve the measure before it takes effect, with federal ceilings likely applying if enacted. Current federal ceilings are 4 percent for passbooks, 5 percent for 90 day deposits under 100000, and 2.5 percent for large deposits. Indiana limits stand at 3.0 percent for passbooks, 4.44 percent for 90 day deposits under 100000, and 4.14 percent for deposits over 100000.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Department of Financial Institutions Board
Indiana
Reformatory Food Area Upgrading Sought in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS UPI A federal consultant described the Indiana Reformatory at Pendleton food service as neglected and crucial. Commissioner Anthony Kuharich said a food service supervisor will be hired to improve operations as Taylor cited confusion dissension and poor command and cooperation across shifts and departments.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Food Department
Indiana
Pendle
Anthony S. Kuharich
Indian Department of Corrections
J.C. Taylor
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Kuharich
State Personnel and Budget Department
Taylor
Reforma
Ocy
Local Attorney Named to Post in Indiana Bar Association
Linton attorney John E. Ax was appointed to a three year term on the Legal Economics Committee of the Indiana State Bar Association. Floyd W. Burns of Indianapolis, president of the association, announced the appointment after a Board of Managers meeting. The board handles the association’s business and finances for about 3,800 members.
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Linton
John E. Ax
Indiana State Bar Association
Floyd W. Burns
Indianapolis
Red China subs armed with nuclear missiles threat
Washington reports U S Navy evidence that China is equipping its two largest submarines at Dairen with three vertical launch tubes for missiles 380 miles range. No missiles aboard yet. risk claimed for potential nuclear strike against the United States once deployed.
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Washington
UPS
China
U.S Navy
Dairen
Manchuria
Red China
United States
Auto Mishap At Jasonville Prompted Hospital Treatment
Greene County Sheriff's Department investigates an accident at 1 p.m. at the intersection of highways 48 and 59 on the east edge of Jasonville. Three people George Harper Jack Chambers and Ernie Adams were taken to Mary Sherman hospital in Sullivan for treatment. Details were unavailable at press time.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
Jasonville
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
George Harper
Jack Chambers
Ernie Adams
Families Send Yule Gifts To Servicemen
Washington reports families of U S servicemen held in North Vietnam mailed Christmas parcels and hoped they would reach prisoners. Defense officials monitored the effort while Pentagon Deputy Secretary Paul Nitze sought updates on any deliveries.
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Washington
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense
Paul H. Nitze
Department
Prisoner of War Policy Committee
Hanoi
North
Pont Named Coach of the Year for Indiana
Indiana coach John Pont captured the Football Writers Association award with 54 percent of 770 votes. He led the Hoosiers to a 9 1 season, a share of the Big Ten title and a Rose Bowl berth.
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John Pont
DS Moines
UPI
Indiana
Football Writers Association of America
U S Bound to Accept U N Bid to Hanoi
The United States is bound to consent to a U N invitation for Viet Cong representatives to attend a possible Security Council session on Vietnam. Officials cautioned Hanoi and the National Liberation Front had not indicated their stance, while Washington weighs how to place the war on the Security Council agenda.
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Washington
UPI
United States
United Nations Security Council
Johnson
Security Council
Senate
U.N
United Nations
U.S
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
Council
Sullivan Grand Jury Report on Sullivan County Welfare Real Estate
State Board of Accounts certified a report to the Sullivan County grand jury detailing real estate deals by the county Department of Public Welfare. Ernest M. Edds, welfare director, faced questions over a Rosetta Clark property sale and a $950 discrepancy. Donald Bedwell became acting director as of March 20, 1967.
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Indianapolis
UPI
State Board of Accounts
Sullivan County Grand Jury
Sullivan County Department of Public Welfare
Ernest M. Edds
Couny Welfare
Rosetta Clark
Welfare Board
Jesse Hadcon Bedwell
Edds
Sullivan Covny
Whchh
Donald Bedwell
State Board of Accouns
Susan Jane Ha
Iny
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Tenn
Ray
Sandy) St. John
John Graham
Vietnam
Guy Baughman
Lawrence Welk
Spencer Evening World
Owen County
Lucille Wells
Murphy's Store
WV County Group
GOP
United Press International
Peggy Narron
North Carolina
Polaroid
Wayne Wilson
Labor Council
LBJ
France
Emmanuel Mailliart
Versailles
Jacques Mailliart
Armed Forces Ministry
James Magee
Joint
United States Public Affairs Office
Vilages
U. S
South Vietnam
Leonard Chapman
White House
U.S. Marine Corps
Wallace Greene
Sullivan Grand Jury
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