Civitan Club in Linton funds local school restrooms
The Linton Civitan Club, the region’s largest north of the Mason Dixon Line with about 110 members, voted to pay for two restrooms at St Peters School. Other projects include toys for needy children and clothing drives while the Harlem Globetrotters game supports club efforts. Residents of Greene County see rising car ownership and a motorized shift with new models replacing vintage cars, driving higher road use and local auto spending.
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Elswhere
Japan
Shantung Province
China
Cincinnati
Bay View Club
H and F Jewelry
Grand Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks
Dreamland
Harold Loyd
the Nickle
Frank Mayox
I 465 Crash Forces Shutdown and Toxic Gas Release
A two truck crash on I 465 near Indianapolis released a nauseating gas from titanium dioxide and diesel mix. Police and sheriff’s deputies including Maj. Frank Spalina were treated after exposure. drivers and a passenger also sought medical care.
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Michael Boaz
Truman Improves as Heart Abnormalities Slow
Former President Harry S Truman, 88, moved off the hospital critical list in Kansas City. He remains seriously ill with heart abnormalities and lung congestion but is alert at times and able to smile and respond. His condition improved enough for his wife and daughter to visit, though the doctors warned recovery remains uncertain.
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Bess
Independence
John Dreves
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Wallace H. Graham
Wilson Miller
Eight Die in Clinton Office Building Fire
In Clinton Missouri an explosion and blaze at the old Daily Democrat Building killed eight people including Darlene Hunter, 27, and her mother, plus four volunteer firefighters, a fireman, and the building manager. Investigators suspect leaking gas started the disaster as crews battled flames.
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Clinton, Mo
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Daily Democrat
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Miss Hunter
87 Communists Killed In Battle Near Saigon
South Vietnamese militiamen, acting on a defector tip, intercepted a Communist force moving toward Saigon from Cambodia and killed 87 in a bitter fight 42 miles northwest of the capital. The clash began nine miles south of Tay Ninh and continued into the afternoon as Highway 22 linking Tay Ninh to Saigon was cut. Government casualties in the first 10 hours were three wounded.
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San Francisco Braces for a 1973 Earthquake Prediction
Residents react to a warned quake on January 4 1973 amid urban fear and media chatter. An independent geophysicist named Reuben Greenspan set a date, while scientists say forecasting quakes is impossible.
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San Francisco
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Vicki Settles
Reuben Greenspan
Arizona
California
Apollo 17 nears last lunar landing with science aims
Apollo 17 crews led by Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt approach Taurus-Littrow for a 2 55 p m EST touchdown and a 75 hour moon stay. They will drive 23 miles, set up a nuclear science station, and search for ancient volcanic ash while mapping gravity and underground water. Ronald Evans stays in orbit aboard America as the mission winds toward its December 19 splashdown ending a new era of lunar exploration.
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South Pacific
Hospital progress reported on new Freeman Greene building
At a Freeman Greene County Hospital Board and Hospital Association meeting, George Mason the clerk of the works outlined progress on the new hospital. Heating arrangements were set to keep construction on schedule with boilers fired on Monday December 4 and comfortable working temperatures maintained. Mason said about 69 percent of the general contractor’s work is done 70 percent of the mechanical contractor’s work and 58 percent of the rest remains to be completed.
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Vicki
Financial District
L.A
The
Freeman- Greene County Hospital Board and Hospital Association
George Mason
Mason
Linton
Mareh
Board and Hospital Association
Ew Hospital
Malcom Clippinger
Paul P. Fry
Norine Ringo
Elinor Houser
Peace Talks Resume In Paris Today
North Vietnamese spokesman says Kissinger and Le Duc Tho will meet in Neuilly sur Seine to begin the second week of talks aimed at ending the Vietnam War. The session follows the longest negotiations yet with a six hour Sunday meeting at Choisy le Roi.
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Paris
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Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Neuilly Sur Seine
Kissinger
Choisy le Roi
Alexander W. Haig
Nixon
Washington
North Knox High School design earns national display honor
Dr. Edgar A. Speer announces that the North Knox High School design has been selected for display at the American Association of School Administrators National Convention in February 1973 in New Jersey and San Francisco. The exhibit recognizes the district’s forward steps amid prior turmoil, with completion planned for 1974 75.
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North Knox School Corporation
New North Knox High School
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New Jersey
San Francisco
Association
American Institute of Architects
United States
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North Knox
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North Knox High School
Strauss Heads Democratic National Committee In Texas Tilt
Robert Strauss, Dallas lawyer and former party treasurer, won the chairmanship of the DNC after a contest with Jean Westwood. He pledged to support the Miami Beach reforms and accepted 106 names for a new charter commission, excluding only Westwood himself.
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Washington
UPI
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Texas
Robert
Strauss
Dallas
Democratic National Committee
Jean Westwood
New Politics
George S. McGovern
Westwood
Utah
Miami Beach
Elks Leadership Winners Named
Lin torn Lodge No. 866 named Kim Oliphant Linton and Steve Sickbert Bloomfield as leaders. Cathi Harrah Bloomfield and Jeff Cary Linton were runners-up. Oliphant and Sickbert receive $100 bonds each. runners-up get $50 bonds. awards honor leadership citizenship perseverance resourcefulness and honor.
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Kim Oliphant
Linton
Steve Sickbert
Bloomfield
Elks
Lintorn Lodge
Miss Oliphant
Linton-Stockton High School
Paul Oliphant
Sickbert
Bloomfield High School
Victor Sickbert
Cathi Harrah
Jeff
Explosion Shatters Downtown Mishawaka Area
An explosion in Mishawaka Indiana shattered windows across four blocks Saturday and sparked a fire at a laundromat causing about 200000 dollars in damage and another house 15000 dollars. Investigators probed the blast which centered near the A and A Laundromat and no injuries were reported.
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Mishawaka, Ind
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