Audie Murphy Dies In Virginia Plane Crash
Roanoke Virginia reports Audie Murphy the World War II hero and actor was killed when a small Aero Commander crashed into Brush Mountain near Martinsville after overflying in a thunderstorm. Six bodies were recovered with dental and X ray identifications to confirm the victims.
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UPI
Audie Murphy
U.S
Virginia
Europe
Murphy
Pamela
Aero Commander
Atlanta
Martinsville
Brush Mountain
Community Hospital
John Josko
Civil Air Patrol
Modular Management
Recreation Program Set for Linton-Stockton Schools
The summer recreation program for grades five through 12 at Linton-Stockton Schools begins Monday June 7. Roger Weaver will direct an eight week schedule from 1 to 5 p.m. daily featuring soccer softball tennis archery touch football basketball volleyball badminton indoor hockey dodge ball and ping pong with possible tournaments based on interest.
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Linton-Stockton
Roger Weaver
Social Security Checks to Increase for Millions
Washington announces a 10 percent rise in Social Security benefits for about a million Americans. A single retired worker’s check will jump from 114 to 126 dollars. The boost is retroactive to January 1, with the June increase reflected in the upcoming first of the month payments.
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Washington
UPI
Memorial Day observances honor fallen in wars nationwide
Veterans and civilians joined services from Pearl Harbor to Boston Common as Americans marked Memorial Day. Adm. Clarey led a Pearl Harbor ceremony honoring fallen heroes. thousands in Boston participated in a life celebration after a Vietnam veterans march. Governor Day spoke at Camp Dodge urging peace.
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Boston-area
Iowa
Robert D. Day
National Guard
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Ray
Four Aluminum Firms Sign U.S.W Contracts Amid Inflation Fears
Four of five major aluminum firms reach three year deals with the USW, boosting wages about 3 percent and adding cost of living clauses. ALCOA raises most fabricated products by 6 percent due to higher labor costs. Olin Aluminum employees at Hannibal Ohio protest a four pm shift as talks continue.
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New York
UPI
United Steelworkers of America
USW
White House
Aluminum Co. of America
ALCOA
Olin Aluminum
Hannibal
Ohio
Revenue sharing showdown at Ways and Means
The Nixon administration pushes a 5 billion dollar revenue sharing plan as Treasury Secretary Connally faces Rep. Mills in the Ways and Means Committee. Connally argues for local control while Mills and Byrnes plan to oppose. Agnew campaigns nationally in support as governors and mayors back the plan. A lobby office for National Citizens Committee for Revenue Sharing operates in Washington.
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UPI
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Democrat Connally
John W. Byrnes
R-Wis
Connally
Spiro T. Agnew
National Citizens Committee For Revenue Sharing
Turkish Security Forces Rescue Hostage In Shootout
Turkish security forces battled two gunmen to free 14 year old Sibel Erkan held hostage in Kartal. One gunman died the other gravely wounded. the hostage was rescued and reunited with her father amid angry crowds.
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Turkey
Huseyin Cevahir
Munir Cayan
Ephraim Elrom
Bstanbul
Ebrom
Sibel Erkan
Diner Erkan
Cyprus
Russia
Jordan
Indiana Welcomes Early Summer With Warm May Day
United Press International reports Indiana experienced a near early summer as temperatures climbed into the 78 to 83 degree range across the state on Monday. Overnight lows hovered around 60 to 65 as Coty areas recorded warmer conditions, signaling the upcoming June heat.
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United Press International
Indiana
South Bend
Evaneville
Lidianepolis
Terre Haute
Fort Wayne
South Viet Nam Forces Withdraw From Cambodian Town
South Vietnamese forces retreat from the border town of Snuol in Cambodia after five days of heavy fighting. Estimates claim ARVN losses of 204 while communists report 3,079 casualties and 40 tanks captured. U.S. commanders weigh next steps as both sides claim gains and losses.
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UPI
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Sauol
Laos
Highway 13
U.S
Frederick C. Weyand
USS
Vietnam
Nguyen van Minh
Snuol
Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
ARVN
Loc Ninh
Cambodia
Arab Guerrillas Seek Help as Jordan Attacks Escalate
In Beirut Kamel Nasser denounces the Jordanian army as slaughtering guerrillas and appeals to Arab states for aid. Tel Aviv says security forces ready for possible new guerrilla actions on the cease fire line. The Wahadat refugee camp reports 10 killed in Amman as violence returns to Jordan for a third day.
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Beirut
Tel Aviv
Nasser
Palestinian Central Committee
Jordan
Middle East
Yedioth Aharonoth
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Wahadat
Cuba to release hijacked Pan Am jet Wednesday
White House says the Boeing 707 hijacked Saturday with 69 aboard will be allowed to leave Havana on Wednesday. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler says word came via the Swiss Embassy in Havana and the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Washington. The plane was seized en route from Caracas to Miami and landed at Jose Marti Airport in Cuba.
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Caracas
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Jose Marti
Ziegier
Castro
End of Grim Feather River Farm Slayings Search Nears
In Yuba City California deputies press to close a two day extension of a manhunt along the Feather River for more victims of the 23 slain farm workers. Sheriff Roy Whiteaker cites possible unmarked graves as crews probe Sullivan Reach and adjoining farms amid uncertainty over where the murders occurred.
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Roy Whiteaker
Sullivan
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Whiteaker
Sullivan Ranch
Weekend Rush At State Forests And Shakamak Campgrounds
State owned areas were at capacity during the long holiday weekend with about 500 campers and 3,000 visitors in the Greene Sullivan forest. The area reported no major incidents though a drowning in Cass affected forest warnings. Shakamak also reached full occupancy with cabins rented and overflow filled by Saturday night. The beach opened Saturday drawing swimmers amid cool weather and many one day picnics and fishing trips were noted.
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Cass
Wampler Lake
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Linton Summer Music Program Under Way
The Linton Stockton music department opens its summer program with private lessons and band practice set for two nights weekly. William Pirtle organizes the schedule with band sessions today at 4 pm and every Tuesday and Thursday this summer.
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Linton Stockton Music Department
William Pirtle
Indiana counties to receive 16.5 million windfall inheritance tax
Governor Whitcomb and budget director Taylor order immediate payment of a 16.5 million inheritance tax windfall to 91 Indiana counties. The distribution excludes Marion County, with Greene Sullivan Chay Daviess and Knox among the named recipients. States that the funds will cover both county needs and a separate 46 million school distribution.
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UPL
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Thomas H.taylor
Mary Aikins
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Shelby
Harold G. Barger
Greene
Sullivan
Chay
Daviess
Knox
Jack L. New
Taylor
Atkins
New
Robert J. Dail Jr
Shelby Circuit Court
Marion
Manon County
Roger D. Branigin
Heavy Damage Reported From Collision Today
At about 8 a.m. at the junction of Shankhin St. and Peabody tipple road one mile east of Jasonville a two-vehicle crash occurred. Rich ard Snider of Danville Indiana driving a 1970 Ford left the Peabody road onto Shanklin St. and Paul Gibson of Jasonville in a 1969 Buick braked, skidded 150 feet, and struck Snider’s truck causing about 400 dollars damage to the Ford and 1,200 dollars to Gibson’s Buick. Gibson suffered a cut to the hand and Snider was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Peabody Tipple Road
Jasonville
Mick Inman
Richard Snider
Danville
Peabody Road
Shanklin St
Paul Gibson
Gibson
Snider
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