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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1976
Page
1
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen told the Indiana Farm Bureau convention there is no need for a general tax hike over the next four years. The retiring bureau president urged higher gasoline taxes to fund highways.
UTA COUNTY ATTORNEY will decide whether to retry condemned slayer Gary Gilmore for a separate killing after a sunrise execution was stayed by the U S Supreme Court. Prosecutor Noal Wooton said the decision must come quickly to avoid jeopardizing a possible conviction.
Western Rhodesian troops comb dense bush for a black terrorist accused of ambushing and killing three Roman Catholic missionaries from Germany on the way to visit a sick friend. Victims include Bishop Adolf Gregor Schmitt 71 former Bulawayo bishop Father Possenti Weyparten and Sister Varia Francis van den Berg all from Regina Mundi mission. Japanese voters deny Liberal Democratic party a parliamentary majority for first time in 21 years amid Lockheed payoff scandals Takeo Miki calls convention to oust him.
A potent 24 hour flu bug increases in the area aided by cold spells and busy activities like shopping and sports. Forecasters warn of bitter cold midweek with teens to near zero temperatures and possible light snow ending Tuesday morning. Caution urged on Christmas tree fires from faulty lights and dry trees. ensure water at the base and safe wiring.
October unemployment in Greene County stands at 7.4 percent from Indiana Employment Security Division data. Labor force 12 025 with 11 125 employed. 900 unemployed. County may understate true rates as benefit exhaustions remove workers from counts. Other area counties range from 5.3 to 11.2 percent. Terre Haute and Bloomington in SMSA. several counties showed increases or declines.
Transportation Secretary William Coleman rejected mandatory air bags in cars and proposed a two year demonstration starting in 1978 with at least two automakers selling a total of 500,000 air bag equipped cars over two years. Half would deploy across the front and cost under 100 dollars, the other half with driver side bags at about 50 dollars. General Motors has offered air bags at a higher price in recent years.
Lebert D Payne 32 of Worthington was killed in a high speed auto crash on Highway 46 near the Owen Monroe County line. His body was found Friday after the crash, with autopsy showing instant death from massive internal injuries after being thrown 102 feet. He worked for Taylor Brothers Trucking Co Spencer and was survived by his parents two sisters, two nieces, a nephew and four children. Funeral set for Tuesday at Myers Funeral Home Worthington with burial in Worthington Cemetery.
President elect Jimmy Carter is considering John Doar for attorney general and Robert Bergland for agriculture secretary. Carter aides said Doar, a former Nixon impeachment counsel, and Bergland, a Minnesota protege of Humphrey and Mondale, are among about 70 potential cabinet candidates. Jordan briefed on cabinet slate as Carter plans early vote, transition work, and inaugural preparations.
Thomas B. Lance, future head of the Office of Management and Budget, says a tax cut is almost certain once the Carter administration starts. He doubts unemployment can drop to 6.5 percent next year but believes limited actions, including a $10 billion tax reduction proposed by Sen. Russell Long, are possible. Brimmer and Rivlin also support easing the economy with tax relief or swift public employment measures. Lance spoke on Face the Nation, Brimmer and Rivlin on Issues and Answers.
Six Greene Countians are named to the SIHSA subarea advisory council for subarea 2 which includes Greene Lawrence Monroe and Owen counties. A January 11 meeting at Bloomington Hospital will elect officers.
United Press International reports a Fort Wayne apartment house fire killed Paul Dantzer age 58 and Robert Weimer age 44. A sixth occupant escaped in underwear from an upper story window as fire damaged a small part of University Hospital in Indianapolis and an Auto License branch in Logansport. Eleven people occupied four apartments and two sleeping rooms in the two story building.
Indiana Governor Otis Bowen hosts the Governor's Commission on Individual Privacy as it reviews eight proposed bills including a statewide mandatory crime reporting system and restrictions on mass mailing of motorists' names. Led by William D. Ruckelshaus, the panel weighs new data use limits and social security number identifiers with a Dec. 17 vote potential.
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