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Newspaper
Linton Daily Citizen
Location
Linton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1976
Page
1
The Today Citizen reports a reminder that December 9 is the deadline to turn in gifts for mental patients. Gifts will be moved to Evansville Hospital on December 11 for use at Christmas parties.
Indiana public works board authorizes a 12.1 million contract with Tousleyd Bixler Construction Co. to remove 200 million gallons of sewage sludge from lagoons at the South Belmont Avenue plant pending state health board and EPA approval. Sludge will be trucked away and spread on farmland as fertilizer supplement.
Postal service offers special inauguration day cancellation stamps for January 20 in Washington Plains Gia and Ceylon Minn while noting that uncanceled postage must be used. At Camp Pendleton a Ku Klux Klan leader was struck during protests as 14 black Marines face preliminary hearings for assault charges.
The piece laments government jargon creeping into daily speech and media prompts. It cites terms like interact and privatized, notes editor frustration with bureaucratic coinages, and recalls Edwin Newman’s critiques of modern English usage.
President-elect Jimmy Carter heads to Atlanta to interview nominees for key posts at the governor's mansion. Harold Brown Barbara Jordan Paul Warnke and Zbigniew Brzezinski are among figures discussed as possible cabinet or policy roles. Mondale joins talks as Carter plans Washington meetings after two days in Georgia.
Snow in Indiana brought light disruption as most schools stayed open and traffic remained manageable. A Greene County bus accident caused minor damage, while highways were salted and plowed as temperatures hovered in the 20s to 30s with a forecast of continued cold and partly sunny skies.
UMWA President Arnold Miller foresees a muckraking race in the five year presidency contest with Secretary-Treasurer Harry Patrick already running. He cites about 20 or more unannounced candidates and says he can defeat all challengers. He criticizes MESA officers and notes union democracy growing among 250000 members.
Rep. Thomas O'Neill is elected speaker with a roaring vote and Jim Wright wins majority leader in a 148-147 split. The caucus votes also select Thomas Foley for caucus chairman and discuss reforms to House procedures while Republicans prepare to name their officers. Carter pledges cooperation with O'Neill.
The Greene County Ambulance Service reports 107 runs in November under director Franklin E. Foley. Sixty-six were emergency and 41 routine. 69 in county and 38 out. Billing reached $3,500 with $3,592.94 collected. mileage 5,151. Total runs since Sept 1, 1974 reach 3,014 with $100,418.69 billed and $80,933.90 collected. A new life support unit will operate in the county after year start at Jasonville. current units are at Bloomfield and Greene County General Hospital.
UPI reports U.S. District Court Judge John H. Pratt declared a mistrial in the federal corruption case against Gov. Marvin Mandel and four codefendants due to publicity surrounding an alleged juror bribery attempt. The juror pool was reduced to 12, as two alternates and one juror were excused amid the scandal involving Walter Weikers of Pikesville.
Steve A. Meier of Linton has been named advertising director of the Linton Daily Citizen. A Sullivan native and former Sullivan Daily Times ad manager, he lives in Linton with his wife Pam, teaches in Linton-Stockton schools, and has experience at General Electric. He will call on advertisers across the Citizen circulation area.
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