Local notes correct goof on Lester O Smith dragline
Readers flagged an error about Lester O Smith who runs a new dragline near Dugger. The piece clarifies he began in coal mining in 1927 with Batey Ter hune, not David Ter hune, and notes nearby residents and local memories including a pancake jamboree hosted by the Boy Scouts, old corduroy road discovery north of Newberry, and a Christmas greeting from local subscribers. The Thunderbolt Division of World War II seeks about 30,000 former members for the 83rd Infantry Division reunion at Myrtle Beach in August.
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Lester O. Smith
Dugger
Mr. Smith
David Terhune
Sherwood-Templeton
Batey Terhune
David
Batey
Switz City
Lester Smith
Cam Smith
Milo Mitchell
Newberry
83Rd Infantry Division
Thunderbolt
83Rd Infantry Division Assn
Myrtle Beach
S. Carolina
83Rd
Harry Lockwood
Oakland Ave
Jersey City
N.J
Rankin to Head ISC on July 1
TERRE HAUTE Ind. Alan C Rankin vice chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh was chosen by Indiana State College trustees as president beginning next July 1 Rankin 49 will succeed Dr Raleigh W Holmstedt who has led the 94 year old state supported institution since 1953 Rankin is a Kansas native and has taught at Miami University Cornell University and served overseas assignments before joining Pittsburgh in 1956
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Terre Haute
Ind
Alan C. Rankin
University of Pittsburgh
Indiana State College
Rankin
Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Holmstedt
James D. Acher
Kansas
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Japan
Indonesia
Cornell University
Pittsburgh
Arraignment Set for John Bowersock on Malicious Trespass
Arraignment was set for December 11 for John Bowersock charged with malicious trespass in a complaint alleging he destroyed property at Jacksonville city jail.
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John Bowersock
Jasonville City
Ice Storm Ravages Upstate New York Nationwide evacuations and outages
Thousands fled homes as New York endured the worst ice storm in state history. More than 2,000 linemen labored to restore power to over 40,000 homes, after up to 100,000 lost heat and shelter. At least 12 deaths were linked to crashes, drowning, and electrocution. Governor Rockefeller toured the disaster zone praising civil defense and Red Cross efforts.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Albany - Troy - Schenectady
Rockefeller
Civil Defense Organization
Red Cross
Japan Decorates LeMay With Highest Foreign Honor
U S Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Curtis LeMay received Japan’s Grand Cordon of the Rising Sun at Iruma Air Base for building up the air arm of the Self Defense Forces. Protestors in parliament linked the award to his WWII atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Tokyo
Japan
Air Force
Curtis LeMay
LeMay
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Hiroichi Tsujikana
Eisaku Sato
Sato
Shigeru Ura
Solar Studies at Kitt Peak Telescope Complex
In Tucson Arizona information on potentially hazardous solar radiation from flares is being charted on electronic recorders at Kitt Peak National Observatory home to the world’s largest solar telescope. The 480 foot instrument sits 320 feet below ground level, with the giant telescope largely buried in the mountain.
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Tucson
Ariz
Tronuts
Leeds
Northrup
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Here
Detroit State Rep. Daniel West Nabbed in Tax Fraud Scheme
FBI and Detroit police exposed Daniel W. West as an ex convict who posed as a respected legislator. He ran a tax return racket for dozens of Detroit clients, filing forged returns with fictitious spouses and dependents. Victims must repay refunds plus a 5 percent penalty as federal prosecutors prepare charges.
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Detroit
Daniel W. West
New York
West
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
R. I. Nixon
Special Ceremonies Honor Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Honolulu observes the 23rd anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack with two ceremonies by the Fleet Reserve Association and Pearl Harbor Attack Veterans Association. Delegates will sail to the USS Arizona to place wreaths before a marble tablet listing 1,102 sailors entombed aboard the venerable battleship.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Japan
United States
Navy
Memorial
Bunker Hill
New Orleans
Gettysburg
San Juan Hill
Argonne
Bataan
Fleet Reserve Association
Ford Island
Arizona
Union
U.S
U.S. Navy
Accident Report in Greene County on Plummer Road
Carl Cooper, 32, of Bloomfield, sustained minor injuries after his car collided with a tractor driven by Ernest L. Cullison, 31, four miles southwest of Bloomfield on Plummer Road at 9:45 am Saturday. Cooper slid on ice and snow cresting a hill, causing $220 damage to the car and $1,350 to the tractor. No arrests. Cooper refused medical care.
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Carl Cooper
Rte
Bloomfield
Plummer Road
Greene County Sheriff's Department
Ernest L. Cullison
Rtc
Bloomfierd
Cooper
Christmas Party Planned by American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary members are reminded of a Christmas party at the Worthington Legion home at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Attendees should bring a $1 gift for a grabbag exchange. Members needing transportation should meet at the Legion home at 6:30 p.m.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Worthington
Three New Cases Filed in Greene Circuit Court
Three new cases filed in the Greene Circuit Court at Bloomfield include Neva Jean Reed versus Robert C Reed for divorce, Allen and Steen Acceptance Company versus Carl and Donald Rex Cooksey with a verified complaint on a written instrument, and General Finance Loan Company versus Verlin and Martha Shields with a verified complaint on a written instrument.
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Greene
Bloomfield
Neva Jean Reed
Robert C. Reed
Allen and Steen Acceptance Company
Carl
Donald Rex Cooksey
General Finance Loan Company
Verlin
Martha Shields
Infant dies as Spencer fire claims life near home
In Spencer Indiana a three month old girl Wanda Pruitt died when a fire swept the Kent home six miles east of town. Three other children survived after Larry Hartsell of Bloomington and Victor Todd helped rescue them. Gas leak suspected. Owen County officials investigating. Wanda’s body found on a porch after flames subsided.
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Spencer
Ind
Wanda Pruitt
Golden Kent
Here
Larry Hartsell
Bloomington
Kents
Indianapolis
Victor Todd
Wanda
Owen County
Marie Kent
John Kent
Lisa Pruitt
Todd
Marie
John
Hartsell
Billy Kent
Kent
Lisa
Pruitt
Rural Carlisle Youths Fired For Shooting Ducks
Two Carlisle youths at Greene-Sullivan State Forest were discharged by the Department of Conservation after shooting two ducks on a private pond near White Rose. Ronnie Near, 19, and Charles Hay, 18, fired a shotgun from a state truck on Nov. 17. the case was reviewed and the youths released on Dec. 1. Delmar Hasler and partners owned the joint lake, and Hasler was compensated for the loss. He plans to domesticate two more ducks.
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Twe Rte
Carlisle
Department of Conservation Forestry Division
White Rose
Billy Lehman
Delmar Hasler
Linton
Ronnie Near
Charles Hay
Lehman
Department of Conservation
Greene-Sullivan State Forest
Hasler
Unions to Publish Terre Haute Press Debut Date Set
Four striking unions will publish a three times weekly Terre Haute Press starting December 17 in Terre Haute Indiana. The move follows a strike that began October 22 over a new contract with Tribune-Star Publishing Co. The union paper aims to cover news rather than airing the dispute. The Terre Haute Buyers' Guide will switch to a union shop in Indianapolis.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Terre Haute Press
Tribune - Star Publishing Co
Afternoon Tribune
Morning Star
Terre Haute Buyers’ Guide
Indianapolis
Robert Garry
LBJ Wilson Talks Key To Alliance Future
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Harold Wilson began crucial talks at the White House on shaping the Western Alliance. They pledged mutual security work while navigating NATO nuclear strategy and De Gaulle’s stance, with future sessions planned and Britain facing economic strain and global issues in Asia and Africa.
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Washington
Johnson
Harold Wison
Wilson
White House
NATO
Britain
New York
Canada
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Dean Rusk
Labor
Western Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
Asia
Africa
Taylor Boosts Urgent Talks on Viet Nam War
U S Ambassador Maxwell D Taylor begins urgent consultations with South Vietnamese leaders after returning from Washington. Reports say 115 U Minh II Battalion guerrillas were killed in a swampland battle 143 miles southeast of Saigon. Twenty three government soldiers and six American advisers were wounded. Taylor to meet Premier Tran Van Huong and Gen Nguyen Khanh to discuss new war methods and possible air strikes on North Viet Nam sanctuaries and Ho Chi Minh trail routes. Johnson ordered consultation to improve the situation and reiterates support for South Vietnam against the insurgency.
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Johnson
U Minh II
Here
Taylor
Washington
Tran van Huong
Nguyen Khanh
Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Power Scramble Noted in Italy's New Government
Rome reports a two week scramble for power as Antonio Segni resigns after a paralytic stroke. Parliament must meet within 15 days to elect a new president for seven years. Coalitions split among Christian Democrats and Socialists as Communist influence looms large.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Antonio Segni
Moros
Christian Democratic Party
Segni
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Population boom projected to 4.3 billion by 1980
The Population Reference Bureau reports world population growing by about 65 million annually and reaching 4.3 billion by 1980. It notes one third of people gaining birth rate control and highlights high growth in developing countries with low living standards. Current world total is 3.283 billion with China at 690 million, India 468.5 million, Russia 229 million, the United States 193 million, and Indonesia 102 million.
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Washington
Wey
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Bureau
a_ report
China
India
Russia
United States
Indonesia
Hunter Fined for Hunting Without Permission at Crane
Phillip Ross Herndon of Linton Itc was fined $25 plus costs total $41 for hunting without permission on November 28 at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Crane. He was previously charged with the same offense, case still pending in the Justice of the Peace court.
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Phillip Ross Herndon
Linton Itc
Naval Ammunition
Crane
Justice of the Peace
Miner Injuries Reported At Comet Collieries Mine
Marion Bennett of Linton suffers fractures in the left foot after a bulldozer incident at Comet Collieries about 3 30 p m Thursday. Bennett, employed there, was entering the machine when it started, throwing him off and causing the injuries.
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Marion Bennett
Linton
Freeman-Greene County
Comet
Bennett
Panty-Waving Coeds Aid Riot in Florida
Gainesville Florida witnesses riot aftermath after Florida Gators games. About 8,000 male students participated with panty waving coeds provoking actions. Bleachers trees and cars burned. One student and two policemen injured. Bars and parties closed except Policemen's Ball. Sixteen students released on bond. University police say more arrests possible.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
University
Gene Watson
Watson
Frank T. Adams
Stetson University of Deland
Fila
Florida Gator
Louisiana State
Baton Rouge
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R. O. Roach
Citizen Renewal
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Wayne Geatches
St. Petersburg
Florida
Victor F. Landis
Dale Tiderington
James Burgan
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Joyce Marie Burgan
Roger Hill
Kathy Hill
Linda Burgan
Robert Burgan
Billie Gene Nolan
Upstate
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By Stewart Hensley
Andrei Gromyko
Saigon
U. S
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Italy
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