Greene County Public Jobs Higher Than National Average
A Greene County column notes 20.9 percent of local workers hold government jobs, above the national 15.7 percent. Since 1960 about 1,680 locals are in public payrolls, with state and local roles expanding faster than federal. Education accounts for about half of state local costs, pushing more teachers onto the payroll. INA MARTINDALE found an overhead at Rexall drug store alley. Christmas notes touch Boxing Day origins and Santa myths.
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United States
The
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Ina Martindale
Rexall
England
Santa Claus
Hertha
Flu Outbreak Spreads Across Regions For Holiday Rounds
UPI reports flu like illness confirmed as Asian flu spreading from the South and East to the Midwest. Schools close and holiday activities curtailed as absenteeism reaches 30 percent in some districts. NCID warned of the outbreak beginning last summer and possible worsening.
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Atlanta
UPI
Southland
Seaboard
Midlands
New Jersey
New York
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Florida
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Maryland
District of Columbia
Oklahoma
Kansas
National
Reds Storm U S Post Near Saigon in Five Hour Battle
About 500 Communist fighters attacked an American outpost on the Cambodian border northwest of Saigon, but U S Army 25th Infantry Division troops repelled the assault after five hours. At least 39 Communists were killed and three Americans died with several wounded. In air action, U S pilots claimed 2 to 4 MIG 17s shot down over Hanoi as raids continued on North Vietnam.
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Saturn
France
Louisiana Purchase
William Sherman
Savannah
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U.S
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Wash
Saigon
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25Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
Ma’n
Paul Doumer
Pilot Tries to Avert Crash Aided by Golf Course Hope
A F4D Phantom jet crash at a Tucson supermarket killed four. The pilot apparently aimed for the nearby Randolph golf course before impact, but the aircraft failed after takeoff from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Col. George Cole discussed preliminary findings with reporters.
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Ariz
UPI
Air Force
Davis-Monthan Air Force
Baise
George Cole
12Th
Strategic Aerospace Division
Davis-Monthan
Randolph Golf Course
Cole
Greene County Commissioners Approve Rail Crossing Permit
Greene County commissioners met in Bloomfield with Kern Beasley of Peabody Coal Co. seeking permission to cross a county highway in Wright township with a railroad and were granted it. County engineer George Hays outlined 1969 General Assembly highway and gas distribution legislation, noting a likely county funding cut based on population. The courthouse will close at noon Friday for Christmas and reopen Tuesday morning.
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Bloomfield
Kern Beasley
Peabody Coal Co
Wright Township
George Hays
Indiana General Assembly
Greene County
Program Set at Coalmont School Style Show and Band Concert
A style show by the eighth grade home economics class and a junior high band concert will be held in the Coalmont School gym at 7 p.m. tonight. Mrs. Mary Ellen Powell supervises the fashion display and Mrs. Charlotte Conner conducts the band. Room displays will showcase work from grades one through eight and the public is invited to attend.
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Coalmont
Mary Ellen Powell
Charlotte Conner
Washkansky Reacts Well To Transplant
Cape Town South Africa UP1 reports heart transplant patient Louis Washkansky reacted well to treatment for complications from his historic surgery and his chances of recovery are good according to Surgeon Christian Barnard. He shows further improvement after transfusions of healthy white blood cells to counter lung damage. The heart remains strong though his condition is serious.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Washkansky
Autos Collide in Head-On Crash in Linton
The Linton Police report an accident at Highway 54 and Southwest Vincennes Street Tuesday at 4 45 p m. Richard Gregg 60 of Linton drove a 1967 auto east when it was struck head on by a 1966 car driven by John F Gustafson 27 of Linton who was attempting to pass. Gustafson was cited for left of center and driving under the influence. Damage estimated at 100 to Gregg and 500 to Gustafson.
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Linton
Highway 54
Vincennes Street
Richard Gregg
John F. Gustafson
Linton, Inc
Gustafson
Gregg
Autos Damaged In Mishap In Linton Intersection
Two autos sustained about 350 dollars in damage after a collision at the intersection of A and Second streets northwest in Linton at 10 30 a m today. Roy G Smart of Sullivan driving a 1968 auto east on A st collided with Emerson O Baker 64 of Indianapolis driving a 1967 station wagon north on Second st Baker was cited for failure to yield right of way no injuries reported.
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Second Sts
Linton
Roy G. Smart
Sullivan
Emerson O. Baker
Indianapolis
Second St
Indiana 1967 traffic toll reaches 1502 after Ohio death near Tipton
The death today of an Ohio woman near Tipton increases Indiana's 1967 traffic fatalities to at least 1,502, up from 1,494 a year earlier.
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Ohio
Tipton
Indiana
Greek Chiefs Resign Army Commissions
In Athens three top leaders of Greece's ruling regime resigned their army commissions. Premier Col George Papadopoulos Deputy Premier Brig Gen Stylianos Pattakos and Col Nicholas Makarezos will run as civilians in promised elections. The resignations come after they crushed a counter coup by King Constantine and they plan to fix a date for parliamentary elections soon.
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Athens
George Papadopoulos
Stylianos Pattakos
Nicholas Makarezos
Constantine
Kidnap Victim Released in County
Miss Margie Silk of Kankakee Illinois was released by two men who had brought her to Indiana. The two men, Clarence McGuire and Charles F Cowell, were arrested north of Evansville after a related robbery and kidnapping. Silk heads to Evansville to identify the suspects and retrieve her car.
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Kankakee
Ill
Newberry
Indiana
Iroquois County Sheriff's Office
Beaverville
Miss Silk
Greene County
Bloomfield
Evansville
Illinois
Clarence McGuire
Martin County
Charles F. Cowell
Birmingham
Johnson backs informal talks with Viet Cong in Vietnam strategy
President Johnson endorses exploratory talks between the Saigon government and the Viet Cong as a potential step toward stopping the Vietnam war. He stresses no recognition of the Viet Cong and urges careful messaging to avoid easing the enemy’s expectations. Johnson also comments on urban violence and attends Harold Holt memorial events in Australia.
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Honolulu
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Melbourne
John McEwen
Date Set for Troop Pullout In Germany
The Pentagon announced a planned April withdrawal of 35,000 American soldiers and airmen from Germany. The move includes two infantry brigades, an armored cavalry regiment and four fighter squadrons while equipment stays in place for possible redeployment in a crisis. 222,000 U.S. personnel remain in Germany after the withdrawal.
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UPI
Germany
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U.S
United States
Indiana Board votes to lift savings rate ceilings
The Indiana Board of Financial Institutions voted 6 to 0 to remove state ceilings on interest paid to savers, effective Jan 1 if approved by the governor and attorney general. Federal ceilings would then apply, allowing up to 4 percent on passbooks and 3 to 5 percent on various time deposits, with an overall potential increase for Hoosier savers.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana Board of Financial Institutions
Branigin
John Dillon
Divers Hunt Cars In Ohio River
Divers worked along the collapsed Silver Bridge in POINT PLEASANT W V A as cranes lifted a taxicab and a tractor trailer cab from the river Each vehicle held two bodies bringing the tally to 25 found since the Friday disaster Police said 35 still missing with fears the death toll could top 80 Victims identified include Julius Bennett 31 of Walnut Grove NC and Gene Mabe 25 of High Point NC
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
UPI
Main Street
Silver Bridge
Ohio
Julius Bennett
Walnut Grove
Gene Mabe
High Point
N.C
Mental Health Project a Success
A total of 307 Christmas gifts donated by Greene county residents were collected by the Mental Health Society for state hospital patients. The goods will be transported to Evansville this week by Sherman Anderson for ward parties so every patient may receive a gift. Linton Mayor A M Risher chaired the county effort and thanked contributors, with Worthington sorority donating 25 dollars and the county Mental Health association giving 100 dollars.
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Greene County
Mental Health Society
Evansville
Sherman Anderson
Linton
A. M. Risher
Worthington
County Mental Health Association
Tri State Port Authority Feasibility Studied
Indiana Governor Branigin Ohio Governor Rhodes and Kentucky Governor Nunn met at the Cincinnati area session to study creating a tri state Ohio River port authority. They said the river could draw industry and modeled the plan on the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
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UPI
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Ohio River
Roger Branigin
James Rhodes
Louie Nunn
Greater Cincinnati
Rhodes
Cincinnati
Port of New
Snowbound Southwest Struggles as Storm Death Toll Rises
Snow depths exceed seven feet in Flagstaff and across the Navajo Nation as a massive winter storm traps communities. Two to four more inches are forecast, with 16 tons of relief aid dropped and 21 helicopters on standby as officials warn thaw could worsen conditions. About 40,000 to 50,000 Navajo families need food and fodder amid ongoing rescue missions across eight western states.
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Grand Canyon
U.S. Air Force
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Nevada
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Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Dakotas
It Won’t Be White Christmas for Indiana
Latest forecasts show near normal temperatures through Monday with scattered showers Thursday and Friday and again on Christmas day. Temperatures may range in the mid 50s across the state, avoiding a white Christmas.
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Indiana
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