Mine Run items urge letter campaign to governor on road and local concerns
Community voices urge Indiana Governor Branigin to address a dangerous highway bridge on highway 67 near Worthington. A local rep says he will press the governor after confirming no scheduled work. A Lebanon ordinance contemplates restricting propane trucks near a junior high amid fire hazards.
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Jack McIntyre
Jack
Indianapolis
Worthington
Lebanon
Ind
Kenneth Evans
Cuban exile Masferrer freed on $10,000 bond
Cuban exile leader Rolando Masferrer, tied to a failed Haiti invasion plan, is released on a $10,000 bond after a week in jail. The case centers on his alleged involvement with the abortive operation and awaits further legal proceedings.
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Miami
UPI
Rolando Masferrer
Haiti
Purge Ordered as Mao Regains Power in Red Struggle
Mao Tse tung and the Central Committee ordered sweeping changes in the Communist army. The Liberation Army Daily praised Mao and vowed to crush bourgeois opposition. Beijing radio warned of sabotage by Mao opponents as civil war fears ebb with Premier Chou En-lai backing Mao.
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Communist Army
Peking
Liberation Army Daily
Army
Mao
Lin Piao
Liu Shao-chi
Communist Party
Teng Hsiao-peng
Peking Radio
Chou En-lai
Party Central Committee
Indiana Moves to Lower Voting Age to Nineteen
Indiana legislators consider reducing the voting age from 21 to 19. A joint Senate and House hearing will hear testimony from college representatives on absentee ballots and the age cut. Also before the Senate are bills for a constitutional convention referendum and new labor relations and pari mutuel betting proposals with earmarked revenues.
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House Election Committees
Indiana
Gordon St. Angelo
United States
House Democrats
House Republicans
GOP
Democratic
Branigin
Election Committee
Watson
Indiana Senate
James B. Young
R. Franklin
David Rogers
Bloomington
National Labor Relations Board
William Christy
Hammond
NLRB
Hugh Miles
Indianapolis
Corrections Chief Dolnick Resigns After 14 Years
Bernard Dolnick Indiana Corrections Commissioner for 14 months resigns to take a private job in Fort Wayne. He cites personal and family reasons and will leave effective April 1. He will join Bonsib Inc as an advertising marketing and management consultant associate in Fort Wayne. Governor Branigin says two men are prime candidates for the post.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Bernard Dolnick
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Bonsib, Inc
Branigin
Dolnick
GOP Leaders Confer on Remap in Indiana Meeting
Indiana Republican lawmakers return from Washington for a Saturday session with the Indiana Republican State Central Committee to draft a redistricting recommendation. The session follows Wednesday talks after the U S Supreme Court voided the 1965 Democratic legislature map. Rep William Bray flew to join the discussions with five legislative leaders and the legislative advisory committee.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana
Washington
Republican State Central Committee
U.S. Supreme Court
William Bray
R-Ind
Charles 0. Hendricks
Legislative Advisory Committee
High Court
Public Hearing Set On Wabash Patoka River Standards
Interstate Water Conference schedules a 10 a.m. public hearing for January 19 in Vincennes University Trailblazer Room. John R. Ax will preside as B A Poole presents water quality condition and proposes new standards. Sessions have occurred in Fort Wayne South Bend Richmond Evansville Louisville. A final report will go to the U S Secretary of the Interior to assess interstate water program consistency.
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Patoka
Trailblazer
Student Union
Vincennes University
John R. Ax
Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board
B. A. Poole
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Richmond
Maumee
St. Joseph
Whitewater
Ohio River
Evansville
Louisville
Valentine Signs with Washington Senators for 1967 season
Out fielder Fred Valentine agreed to a 1967 contract with the Washington Senators. Valentine batted .276 last year and stole 22 bases, becoming the third Senator to sign for the coming season alongside Ken Harrelson and Paul Casanova.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Valentine
Valentine
Ken Harrelson
Paul Casanova
U S Forces Capture Cong Guerrilla Complex
U S forces in the Iron Triangle above Saigon overran a Viet Cong command center with bunkers and three mess halls. The operation by the 1st Infantry Division, supported by B52s and Supersonic jets, killed 189 guerrillas and detained 256 suspects while seizing key base camps and fortifications 32 miles northeast of Saigon.
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UPI
U.S
Iron Triangle
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U.S. Air Force
Hartke Promises Indiana Highway Fund Restoration
UPI reporting Senator Vance Hartke says Indiana will regain funding to the national average after a federal cutback that cost the state about 66.7 million plus 15.4 million in 1967 funds. Transport Secretary Alan Boyd pledged to rectify Indiana’s imbalance and align its trust fund usage with other states.
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Washington
UPI
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Indiana
Hartke
Transportation Department
Alan S. Boyd
Boyd
Two Hoosier Soldiers Die in Vietnam Action
United Press International reports two Indiana servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Lynn Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vinton Harris of Columbia City, previously listed as missing, is confirmed dead. Army Spec. 4 Richard A. Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin H. Pierce of Monroeville, is also listed among those killed in action.
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Lynn Harris
Vinton Harris
A.A
Columbia City
Defense Department
Army
Richard A. Pierce
Edwin H. Pierce
Monroeville
U.S
Terre Haute Man Killed in Traffic
Two deaths within six hours raised Indiana's 1967 traffic toll to at least 30. Homer Dunham, 82, of Terre Haute, died at St. Anthony's Hospital from injuries suffered January 3 when struck while crossing a downtown street. A second fatality occurred near Valparaiso when Mrs. Winifred Stoltz, 51, driving a small car, died after her vehicle veered off a dry Porter County road.
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Indiana
Homer Dunham
Terre Haute
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Valparaiso
Winifred M. Stoltz
Porter County
Farmer Reports Livestock Thefts Near Bloomfield
Alger Baird of a farm eight miles east of Bloomfield reported three Hereford cattle missing from his herd. The Greene County Sheriff's office values each of the two year old breeding cattle at $600 and notes the missing animals weigh about 1 000 pounds. Police say the theft may involve the prized cattle from the barn lot or a stray from the main herd. the incident was reported Monday night.
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Alger Baird
Bloomfield
Greene County
Dale Horn
Baird
Sheriff's Office
Shortage Forces Cancellation of Indiana Draft Exams
Indiana faces a drastic fund shortage for the Selective Service System prompting cancellation of most pre-induction physicals for draft registrants. Col. Robert K. Custer says travel for selectees is minimized and exams are delayed until 60 days before need. Washington orders cut expenditures to a minimum through June 30.
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Indianapolis
UPID
Selective Service
Indiana
Robert K. Custer
Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Demos Unveil Tax Relief Package in Indiana
Indiana Senate Democrats unveil a tax relief package totaling 117.7 million dollars for the biennium. It includes higher tax credits a homestead allowance and direct cuts in homeowner property taxes. The plan contrasts with the Republican plan proposing 144 million dollars in direct property tax relief.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Senate
Employment Office Reports Activities 1966 local placements
The Indiana Employment Security Division office reported a record 1014 local placements in Greene and Sullivan counties in 1966. Of these 514 were men and 500 women, with 481 under 22, 430 aged 22 to 45, and 103 aged 45 or older. About 314 found jobs outside the area, mainly Bloomington, with wages contributing roughly three million dollars annually to the local economy. Prior filings reached 2823.
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Indiana Employment Security Division
Lewis W. Goble
Greene
Sullivan County
Goble
Bloomington
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