Railroad Crossings Warn of Drowsy Driving Dangers
A public warning cautions drivers about railroad crossings near homes, citing two recent crashes and highlighting factors like poor visibility, noise, and familiar routines. Advice includes obeying warning signs, scanning for trains, waiting after a train clears, and remaining calm if stalled on a crossing.
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U.S
Midwest
Central States
Cargill, Inc
International Farm Products
Illinoi S
Ohio
Wisconsin
Minnesota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Cargill
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Maryland
Georgia
Kentucky
Virginia
Court Calendar Highlights Multiple Divorce Actions and Cases
Tuesday through Thursday list shows numerous divorce filings and rule to show cause orders for Ashcraft Mills Lenis Brown families. Several January dates include arraignments and complaints for damages and condemnation involving Indiana entities and private parties. The calendar also includes an interstate venue note and a broad set of divorce actions among multiple surnames.
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Kathryn Ashcraft
Harry W. Ashcraft
Sherrie M. Mills
Steven S. Mills
Rosetta M. Lenis
Geo. W. Lenis, Jr
Sandra S. Brown
Jerry L. Brown
Margie M. Sisk
Ronald G. Sisk
Sally Ann Crecelius
Tommy Crecelius
Brenda R. Woods
Paul L. Woods
State of Indiana
Markley
Marylee O'Bannon
Richard O'Bannon
Elaine M. Pearson
Paul F. Pearson
James P. Ridge
Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis
Ronald G. Bland
Carolyn S. Bland
Harvey
Boruff
Mae Martindale
William Harding
Peter L. Tribbett
Gary D. Harding
Next Friend
James M. Redwine
Patricia A. Redwine
James G. McGill
Joyce McGill
Carmen D
Auto Driver Survives at 2 P.M. Train Collision
Leonard Zimmerman of Switz City was struck by an Illinois Central freight train at a crossing on a county road near the Comet mine. The car stopped about 75 feet from impact. Zimmerman, injured with a head wound, was taken to Freeman Greene County hospital in fair condition. Train engineers were Robert D. Johns and D. W. Walcott, both of Palestine, Illinois.
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Leonard Zimmerman
Illinois-Central
Comet Mine
Switz City
Zimmerman
Robert D. Johns
Palestine
D. W. Walcott
Freeman-Greene County
Linton
Lighting Contest Winners Named by Linton Garden Club
The Linton Civic Garden Club announced judging results for the Christmas Decoration and Lighting contest. Many entries impressed judges with safety noted downtown displays and multiple winners were named across categories including overall, windows, doorways, porches, outside trees, and business and public buildings. Garden Club winners were listed with names such as Paul Lester and William Hart among others.
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Linton Civic Garden Club
Linton Chanter
Jaycees
John Corbin
Robert Bradford
A. M. Risher
William Pirtle
Jack Hale
Don Spice
Claude Trinkle
Lester Uland
William Foust
Wayne Markle
Dave Yung
William Poe
Roy McCarter
Bud Lutz
Ralph Sprinkie
Munitions Plant Explosion Kills 1 in Hanover Mass
An explosion at Atlantic Research Corp in Hanover, Massachusetts, killed one worker and injured 22, with police saying 10 pounds of a classified explosive likely triggered the blast in Building 4 where antipersonnel mines are mixed for Vietnam use. The death toll could rise to two.
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Hanover
Mass
Salvation Army raises 1943 for Christmas drive
The Linton Salvation Army collected 1943.13 for Christmas, nearing the 2000 goal. Capt. Jerry Sword thanked contributors and noted checks may still be sent to Army Headquarters. Local volunteers rang the red kettle at Vincennes and Main Streets with support from service clubs and the Boy Scouts.
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Linton Salvation Army
Jerry Sword
Army
Sword
Vincennes and
Main Sts
American Legion
Kiwanis
Hi Y Club
Civitan Club
Rotary Club
Future Farmers of America
Lettermen’s Club
Key Club
Kiwanis Club
Tri Hi Y
Boy Scouts of America
Youth Drowns After Ice Breaks on Cicero Creek
David Allen Sowers aged 10 of Cicero drowned Tuesday afternoon when he fell through thin ice as he and two companions skated on a frozen creek at a local farm near Cicero. The incident occurred in a rural area with no immediate witnesses.
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Cicero
Ind
UPI
David Allen Sowers
Afernoon
Here
Crawfordsville Girl Rescued After Utah Abduction
In Wellington Utah a 16 year old girl from Crawfordsville Indiana was rescued Tuesday night after a Wellington marshal stopped a car with two abductors. One kidnapper was captured. the other fled. The girl had been fed only candy bars since her abduction Sunday from a Crawfordsville supermarket. Thomas Frankin Sevens 23 of Terre Haute Indiana was held at Carbon County Jail as the suspected second kidnapper.
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Wellington
Utah
UPI
Crawfordsville
Ind
Janet Downen
Car Downie
Stevens
Indiana
Miss Downen
Clay City Man Killed In Mine Mishap
Wallace White 58 died while oiling a drag line at a strip mine three miles north of Worthington in Greene County Indiana. Coroner Jerry Beard called the death accident and said the man slipped into a moving gear during operation. The incident occurred at a Peabody Coal Company site. Wolfe’s body was found after the shovel was stopped at 2 p.m. Survived by a widow, three sons, a daughter, sisters and brothers. funeral arrangements pending in Clay City.
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Greene County
Jerry Beard
Peabody Coal Company
Worthington
Indiana
Wolfe
Beard
Samuel Jackson
Linton
Lorrayne
Rita Beedher
Terre Haute
Ronald
Crawfordsvile
Jenny
U. S. Navy
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mildred van Horn
Anita Springs
Fla
Helen Wise
Ruthanna Quaine
Lansing
Mich
Henry
Clyde
Paul
Prescott
Russell
Clay City
Clarence
Detroit
Schoppenhorst
Laos reports North Viet attacks in southern region
The Laotian high command in Vientiane says battles raged today with two separate North Vietnamese formations in southern Laos. Cambodia fears spillover as Thailand reports fighting with Communist forces along its borders. Deputy Premier Gen Prapas Charusathiene notes guerrillas shifting to heavy engagements with government forces. Burma and the Philippines report insurgent clashes and government actions nearby. The scope of the Lao offensive remains unclear.
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Vientiane
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Burma
Prapas
China
Philippines
Indonesia
Borneo
Malaysia
Souvana Phouma
Two Bicyclists Killed in Marion County Traffic
Two brothers, Terry Brown 11 and Joseph Brown 9, were killed when a car struck their bicycle on a Marion County road northwest of Indianapolis. The incident pushed Indiana's 1967 highway fatalities to at least 1,542, from 1,536 a year earlier.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Terry Brown
Joseph
Marion County
Allied Force uses M 16 rifles in big battle near DMZ
South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division 2nd Battalion used M16 rifles for the first time trapping a Viet Cong battalion south of the DMZ. About 400 enemy troops fled south into U S Marines near Quant Tri as U S helicopters faced antiaircraft fire. Casualties reported include 15 KIA and 35 WIA for South Vietnamese forces with several aircraft hit but crews rescued.
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Saigon
Quant Tri
Dmz
1St Infantry Division
United States
My Thu
UPI
Thomas Corpora
Vo Huu Hanh
U.S
Three More Hoosiers Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department reports three Indiana service members killed in action in Vietnam. Air Force Captain Robert L. Long of Plymouth, Army Specialist 4 Roger D. Haste of Franklin, and Marine Sergeant Gregory McCray of Indianapolis are named in the toll.
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Washington
UPI
Indiana
Vietnam
Defense Department
Air Force
Robert L. Long
Linda K. Long
Plymouth
Ind
Army Spec
Roger D. Haste
Cora Sanders
Franklin
Gregory McCray
Henry McCray
Indianapolis
Mayor Says City Staff Will Remain Same in Linton
Mayor A M Risher announces no changes in appointive offices and city positions as his new term begins January 1. The oath of office was given December 12 to Evelyne Dye clerk treasurer and council members Robert Walters Robert Moss Ora McCollister Fred Coulter Floyd Evans who will start new terms on January 1.
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Linton
A. M. Risher
Risher
Evelyne Dye
Robert Walters
Robert Moss
Ora McCollister
Fred Coulter
Floyd Evans
Dye
Coulter
Evans
Record Low Temperatures Hit Indiana Frigid Wave
The mercury fell to zero in Fort Wayne marking a statewide frigid spell for winter. Other readings included 2 at Lafayette, 8 at South Bend, 11 at Indianapolis, 12 at Terre Haute and 16 at Evansville. Chicago and Cincinnati logged 12 as well.
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Indiana
Fort Wayne
U.S. Weather Bureau
Laffayette
Sub Bend
Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Evansville
Chicago
Cincinnati
History Making Kidney Transplant Patient Good
A 20 year old girl in Bellevue Hospital is reported thriving five days after a historic kidney transplant using a deceased donor. The operation followed new tissue-typing methods boosting success hopes despite nonrelatives. A separate double transplant in Cleveland involved two Iowa recipients receiving kidneys from a 12 year old Pa. casualty.
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New York
UPI
Bellevue Hospital
Sylvia Szlak
Charton
Iowa
Richard Leeper
Lee County
Richard Stives
West Springfield
Conneaut
Ohio
Cleveland
Government proposes new auto safety standards in 1969 and 1970 models
The plan includes 12 rules from head rests to an anti theft device. Eight apply to 1969 cars and four to 1970 models. Proposals limit protruding ornaments, require hood latches, door locks preventing child access, windshield wiper purchases for trucks, defrost defogging expansion, interior impact protection, and identification numbers inside cars. An anti theft system would warn if the key is left in ignition and lock the engine and steering wheel.
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Washington
API
Pope to Send Peace Envoys To Hanoi
Vatican sources say Pope Paul VI will dispatch a peace mission to Hanoi early in January following talks with President Johnson. South Vietnam hints at Hanoi talks as Thieu letters Ho Chi Minh. Foreign Minister Do meets Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan to rally African support for negotiations.
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Vatican City
Felix Houphouet- Boigny
Hanoi
Branigin Appeals For Remap Plan
Indiana Governor Branigin makes an eleventh hour plea to lawmakers to pass a congressional redistricting plan before a Jan. 5 ballot deadline set by the State Election Board. He warns a failure would be a tragedy and says the Legislature must act or leave it to the courts.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Branigin
Wll
Indiana Legislative Council
State Election Board
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