Indiana House backs bill to end tax on tax at pump
The Indiana House Ways and Means Committee approved a fuel tax measure 18 to 4 to set pump prices as the paid price for gasoline. The bill cuts the state revenue by about seven million annually and faces concerns from GOP leaders about effects on the property tax relief fund.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Indiana House Ways and Means Committee
Hoosiers
GOP
Otis R. Bowen
Spencer J. Schnaitter
Madison
Samuel Reed
R-Muncie
Thomas Coleman
New Castle
William L. Long
Lafayette
Robert O'Maley
Richmond
Stephen H Stoughton
Indiana Township Trustees Name Officers at Indianapolis
Wayne Moore trustee of Richland Township elected vice president southwest district of the Indiana Township Trustees Association at the weekend convention in Indianapolis. James F. Ginther of Lake County was re elected president of the association.
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Wayne Moore
Richland Township
Indiana Township Trustees Association
Indianapolis
James F. Ginther
Lake County
Thieves Loot Rockport Welfare Office Stolen Stamp Cache
Thieves stole more than 26000 dollars in food stamps from the Spencer County Department of Public Welfare in Rockport on Saturday. They forced open a safe inside the county courthouse, also taking about 75 dollars in cash, authorities said.
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Spencer County Department of Public Welfare
Rockport
Downtown Indianapolis Hotel Stabbing Claims Two Injured
A hotel night clerk Finley Nelson 74 was stabbed to death early today as a hotel resident Thomas Baker 35 was critically wounded. Police have not established a motive or whether the two fought each other or were attacked by another. Robbery appears not to be the motive. Cash found in the drawer and about 70 dollars on Baker.
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Finley Nelson
Indianapolis
Thomas Baker
Nelson
Baker
Hoosier pilot killed in Berry Field crash
FAA investigators probe the Sunday crash of a Piper Cherokee PA 28 near Nashville Tennessee. Robert A. Smith of Winslow Indiana died in the single occupant flight shortly after takeoff at 12 20 p m. The aircraft bound for Central City Kentucky went down three miles south of Berry Field.
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Federal Aviation Administration
Indiana
FAA
Robert A. Smith
Winslow
Ind
Berry Field
Nashville
Tenn
Central City
Evansville Bottle Cap strike ends after five weeks
The five week strike against Bernardin Bottle Cap Co. in Evansville ends as Local 2040 IAM members vote to accept a new contract. Details of the terms were not disclosed. The dispute centered on wages and fringe benefits. the plant employs about 600 workers.
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Bernardin Bottle Cap Co
Evansville
International Association of Machinists
Greene County records early year traffic deaths and high toll
Greene County begins 1976 with two traffic fatalities over the weekend, continuing a high toll from last year when 10 deaths matched the 1974 record. State police note most fatalities occur within 20 miles of home amid many highways and tricky terrain. A Bicentennial highway map featuring Hoosier photography was released to Governor Bowen with 14 photos chosen from 225 entries.
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Greene
Greene County
Bloomington
Indiana
Otis Bowen
Highway Commission
Indiana State Highway Commission
Public Information Office
Senate Ave
Indianapolis
Ind
Two Die From Greene County Traffic Crashes
Greene County records show two deaths from weekend collisions. David R. Watt of Bloomington 17 died en route to hospital after a two car crash on Highway 58 near Crane. Mary Ruhe 19 of Ferdinand died at Bloomington Hospital after injuries from a Wednesday accident on Highway 54 near Center Township. Debra Verkamp 19 and Ken Wall 19 were treated for injuries from the Ferdinand crash.
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Bloomington
Bedford Medical Center
Watts
Crane
Greene County
Mary Ruhe
Ferdinand
Center Township
Indiana
Rick R. Schuler
Watt
Stephen G. Phillips
Springville
Phillips
Shannon Phillips
Miss Ruhe
Debra E. Verkamp
Ken Wall
Hayes enters race to challenge Hartke for U S Senate seat
Rep. Philip H. Hayes, 35, announces bid for Indiana's Senate seat held by Sen. Vance Hartke. Hayes, a Greene County congressman and former state senator, says Hartke’s day is over and vows to win the Democratic nomination on a platform of integrity, tough choices, and rejecting special interests.
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Indianapolis
Richard G. Lugar
U.S. Senate
Indiana
Lugar
Vance Hartke
UPI
Philip H. Hayes
Hartke
Hayes
Evansville
Courthouse
White House
America
Indiana State Police report totals for Bloomington Post 1975
Indiana State Police troopers at the Bloomington Post patrolled 974 176 miles and logged 71 083 hours in 1975. The district with 32 troopers covers Brown Greene Lawrence Monroe and Owen counties. 30 people died in rural crashes.
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Indiana
Bloomington
Brown
Greene
Lawrence
Monroe
Owen Counties
Greene County
Lawrence County
Monroe County
Brown County
Owen County
James E. Graves
Indiana State Police
Sheriff Deputies to Receive Pay Raise in Greene County
Greene County Council approved salary increases for six sheriff’s deputies and six dispatcher jailers and arranged $9,200 transfer from the sheriff budget gasoline fund to cover the raises. Additional appropriations for the new county court from federal revenue sharing funds were approved, with reductions from requests. Ann Toney of Linton was named to the Emergency Ambulance Board.
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Amos Musselman
Greene County Council
Greene County
David West
CETA
Criminal Justice
Ann Toney
Linton
Steelhaulers talk open in Gary negotiations urged
Negotiations were scheduled today to end a violence marred strike by independent steelhaulers. Spokesman William Kusley Monticelli blamed President Ford and Gov. Otis Bowen while noting reduced truck traffic in Indiana and a halt in many operations. He said talks were requested last month with the White House and steel firms but produced no result. He claimed the union sought higher rates and benefits, while denying any involvement in violence alleged last week.
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Gary
Ind
UPI
William Kusley Monticelli
Ford
Otis R. Bowen
White House
Kusley
Indiana
Auction clears portions of former Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Midwest Liquidators held an auction Saturday at 11 a.m. for personal property and eight real estate parcels of the former Freeman-Greene County Hospital. Several parcels sold to Betty Coen Bowman Cecil Shelton and Avery Moehlmann, while others drew bids but were not sold. Approximately 150 bidders from Evansville Terre Haute Rockville and county attended and furnishings brought about $6 554 with many truckloads removed by day’s end.
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Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Midwest Liquidators
Betty Coen Bowman
Cecil Shelton
Avery Moehlmann
Fifth Street
Evansville
Terre
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Lawrence Borst
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Steelhaulers
Wler
Morris Cox
Worthington
Chuck Miller
Randy Baker
Dan Roach
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