Indiana lawmakers focus on highway upkeep and tax relief
Gov Otis R Bowen and Senate President Fair outline 1978 priorities at the Indiana Association of Counties conference. They seek to cushion Carrier decision losses, push a veto override reform, and discuss funding for roads while addressing local tax relief efforts. Beach criticizes federal funding gaps. Hendricks County officials warn against overreliance on federal aid.
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General Assembly
Bowen
Senate
Fair
House
Beach
Carter
Hendricks County
Alonzo Deckard
The
State Association
Weather Outlook for Greene Sullivan Area
Snow and wind shift to colder tonight with blowing snow and lows near 10. Friday stays mostly cloudy and cold with a chance of snow flurries and a high around 15. The period from Wednesday through Monday brings continued cold with mild warming on Monday.
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Greene-Sullivan
Linton-Stockton to Present Christmas Concert
The Music Department announces a Christmas concert at 8 p.m. on December 16 featuring the high school and junior high bands and concert and swing choirs. A stocking gift will be given. tickets available at the door. Lyons Town Board meets at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the town hall to name a new trustee after Norman Banister’s death.
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Linton-Stockton
Indiana bill would require diploma proof of basic skills
A measure to require high school students to prove basic reading writing and math skills for graduation was offered to lawmakers. Rep. James Jontz expects passage in the 1978 Indiana Legislature with Rep. Stephen Moberly as co author. STATE AND LOCAL POLICE staged drug raids in Columbus breaking up a large narcotics operation. Authorities pursued 58 arrests across five counties with most suspects from Columbus and Nashville locations.
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James Jontz
Williamsport
Indiana
Stephen Moberly
Shelbyville
Columbus
Thomas Goble
Indiana State Police
Nashville
Mine Run Bird Feeding Advice Amid Snow Forecast
The article urges readers to feed birds during a cold spell and notes past winter losses in Indiana quail. It suggests bird seed over scraps, shelter for roosting birds, and leaving corn for squirrels. Forecasts warn of temperatures near 10 with blustery snow and drifting.
Wholesale prices rise again in November
The Labor Department reports a 0.7 percent rise in the Wholesale Price Index for November, led by sharp increases in raw agriculture prices and processed foods. On an annual basis, the index shows an 8.4 percent gain, with November index at 197 versus the 1967 base. Industrial prices climbed 0.4 percent that month.
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Labor Department
Winter storm closes schools and snarls Indiana roads
Indiana faces fresh snow and freezing rain as up to six inches of snow threaten northern and central areas while several counties report icy highways and widespread closures. Residents cope with drifting, subfreezing lows, and rising river levels as forecasts predict continued cold and limited weekend improvement.
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Greene
Sullivan County
Linton
Central
L and M
Worthington
United Press International
Indiana
Hoosier
National Weather Service
Violence Flare in Ohio Mine Strike As UMW Pickets Clash
In southeastern Ohio an exchange of gunfire occurred between striking United Mine Workers and supervisory personnel at a mine as the nationwide walkout began. No injuries were reported, with 25 to 30 pickets present at the entrance while talks resumed in Washington under federal mediation.
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United Press International
United Mine Workers
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Utah
UMW
Meigs County
Gary Wolfe
Wolfe
Ohio Highway Patrol
Washington
Arnold Miller
Utah Highway Patrol
Carbon County
Swisher
Plateau
SIDC Receives 137002 Grant for Five-County Information Aid
The Southern Indiana Development Commission based in Loogootee obtained a Title VI special projects grant of 137002 from the Indiana Office of Manpower Development. The funds support an information and referral program serving Greene Knox Daviess Martin Pike and Lawrence counties with a toll free line and liaison through the Area Agency on Aging Vincennes University.
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Southern Indiana Development Commission
SIDC
Loogootee
Indiana Office of Manpower Development
Church Roche
Area Agency On Aging
Vincennes University
Roche
Kathy Conner
Greene
Knox
Daviess
Martin
Pike
Lawrence
Farmers rally for nationwide strike amid tractor convoys
Thousands of farmers and ranchers plan a mass rally across multiple state capitals to demand price parity with production costs. Organizers say up to one million could join next week’s nationwide strike, with support from governors Exon and Bennett and coordinated convoys of 171 tractors and 78 support vehicles en route to Topeka.
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United Press International
American Agriculture
Kansas
New York
Arkansas
Colorado
J. James Exon
Nebraska
Robert Bennett
Bennett
Adkins
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