Mixed memories and tax notes from a small town pages
A postcard from Vance and Nona Sappenfield in Lucerne, Switzerland, recounts European travels with son Jay in Frankfurt. Wilmer D Lawrence, former local carrier and Indiana Central College instructor, appears on a telecourse with DePauw, Purdue, and I.U. amid reminiscences of past newsboys.
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Vance
Nona Sappenfield
Lucerne
Switzerland
Frankfort
Indiana
Nona
Europe
Jay
Frankfurt
Germany
Wiesbaden
Amsterdam
Coblenz
Basil
Heidelberg
Paris
London
Charley Lawrence
Wilmer D. Lawrence
Indiana Central College
DePauw
Purdue
Wilmer
Tax Foundation
John Q
Indiana Traffic Toll Rises With June Fatalities
United Press International reports Indiana’s 1967 traffic deaths jumped by 10 on June 1, bringing the year total to 504. A three-death wreck occurred near Terre Haute and a double fatality near Rochester. Victims include Indiana State University students Carol Haverle and Karen McCammon, and Maria Cueto, a Cuban exile from Miami. A separate Fulton County crash on U.S. 31 killed Faye Boone and her son Ronny while injuring Rev. Ronald Boone.
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United Press International
Indiana
Terre Haute
Rochester
Farmersburg
U.S. 41
Sullivan County
Carol Joan Haverle
Karen Sue McCammon
Carlisle
Fulton County
U.S. 31
Faye Boone
Argos
Ronny
Six Soldiers Die Erecting Flagpole at Virginia Field
Six soldiers of the 77th Engineer Port Construction Company died when a 50 foot flagpole toppled onto a high tension wire during a cement base ceremony at a Little League field near Fort Belvoir. The victims were Pvt Charles P Oliver Vermillion Ohio Spec 4 Kenneth G Steiner St Anne Mo Pvt Marvin D Harrison Jacksonville Fla Pvt Paul D Briggs Waco Tex Pvt Anthony Evans Uniontown Pa and Pvt Charles M Whaley Aberdeen Ohio.
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Bob Ramey
Marvin D. Harrison
Jacksonville
Fla
Paul D. Briggs
Waco
Tex
Anthony Evans
Uniontown
Charles M. Whaley
Aberdeen
Ohio
Tot Wanders Off Drowns in Lake
Anthon y Robinson 17 months wandered from his home and fell into Little Simonton Lake north of Elkhart Indiana He was found in 10 feet of water by Alfred McLaughlin a visiting friend and pronounced dead at an Elkhart hospital The parents Mr and Mrs Burton Robinson led the search for their missing child
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Elkhart
Ind
UPI
Anthony Robinson
Little Simonton Lake
Here
Burton Robinson
Alfred McLaughlin
Edwardsburg
Mich
Ideal June Weather Graces Indiana With Warmth
The state enjoyed a rare June day with near zero precipitation predicted and mild air rising into the 70s this afternoon. Temperatures along Lake Michigan to the Ohio River were set to reach the low 80s by Saturday, with generally fair conditions through Sunday across all seven zones.
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Indiana
Nature
Lake Michigan
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Army Reserve and Guard Overhauled for Readiness
The Pentagon proposes sweeping cuts and reorganization of the Army Reserve and National Guard. Fifteen understrength divisions would be abolished and replaced by seven combat brigades, reducing total strength from 678,500 to 640,000. The aim is a smaller but more ready force with an eight week readiness status.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon Today
U.S. Army
National Guard
Army Reserve and
Pentagon
Meramec Caverns Owner Refuses High Offers
Stanton Missouri reports Lester B Bill who bought Meramec Caverns for 30000 now rejects offers up to 4 million. While guiding guests through the five story cave the owner Dill says he would accept only a dollar a year. The cave is said to be 100 million years old.
Explosion at Essex rocket fuel plant kills four
At least four people are dead and several injured after a blast at Valley Metallurgical Processing Co. in Essex. Victims’ bodies were moved to Robinson-Wright Funeral Home next to the plant. Early reports point to an atmospheric change affecting magnesium barrels lighting the fuel as damp, murky weather hampers details. The blast followed a similar incident at the same plant about two months ago.
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Essex, Conn
UPI
Valley Metallurgical Processing Co
Robinson-Wright Funeral Home
Two Hoosiers Killed in Vietnam
The Defense Department announced two Indiana servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Army Pfc. George S. Sutt of Indianapolis and Marine Cpl. Alien W. Stath of Rensselaer are identified as the fallen.
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Washington
UPI
Indiana
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
George S. Sutt
Clayton Sutt
Indianapolis
Marine Cpl
Alien W. Stath
Floyd W. Stath
Rensselaer
IU employees approve AFL-CIO union at Bloomington campus
Service and maintenance workers at Indiana University voted nearly two to one for collective bargaining representation by the AFL CIO union. The tally was 767 in favor and 426 against after 88 percent of about 1,500 eligible employees cast ballots following a brief strike that unsettled campus services.
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Bloomington
Mideast Crisis Deepens as Deaths Rise and Powers Barter
The Middle East crisis escalates with reported fatalities and warnings from France and the United Arab Republic. President de Gaulle urges a four powers conference while Russia rejects the appeal. UAR warns against any collective action by maritime powers over the Gulf of Aqaba, calling it aggression. Israeli and Syrian border incidents are reported locally.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Middle East
Russia
Georges Gorse
de Gaulle
Cairo
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Gulf of Aqaba
Riad
London
Washington
Mena
United States
U.A.A
Israel
Ottawa
Harold Wilson
Gulf
Egypt
Britain
France
Wilson
Lester Pearson
Johnson
United Nations
U.N
Gulf of Aqaba pledge gains broad support for open shipping
The United States and Britain secure widespread backing from world shipping powers for a declaration designating the Gulf of Aqaba as an international waterway. The plan aims to keep the gulf open to all nations, including Israel, amid Egypt’s blockade threats and rising Middle East tensions.
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Washington
UPS
United States
Britain
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Egypt
Gulf
Hippies clash with youths in Tompkins Square Park riot
A 2000 plus crowd of hippies invaded Tompkins Square Park in New York for a spring rite and Buddhist chant. Anti hippie youths charged the crowd, stripping a young woman before police rescued her. The melee followed a Memorial Day incident with a similar disruption.
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New York Park
New York
UPI
Tompkins Square Park
Mike Terrell Named To All Conference Team
Mike Terrell, a 1965 Switz City Central High School graduate and sophomore at Indiana Central College, is named catcher on the Hoosier College Conference all star baseball team for 1967. He also wins the John E. Yefich trophy for batting proficiency with a .321 average and will play this summer for the Indianapolis Moose II in the industrial league.
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Mike Terrell
Switz City
Marines mount second attack on hill near DMZ
U S Marines renewed pressure on a guarded hill south of the DMZ as heavy fighting continued. A South Vietnamese battalion and Viet Cong forces clashed ten miles south, with 150 Viet Cong reported killed and two prisoners taken.
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Saigon
Upz
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Lam Son 64
Con Thien
Camp Carroll
Elderly Mount Vernon Couple Die Within Days
An elderly Mount Vernon couple, Edmond Kroener 77 and Gladys 71, were found dead in their home after winning a $1,000 gas station contest. The coroner reports Gladys died of a cerebral hemorrhage and Edmond died of a heart attack, both of natural causes. Double funeral services were planned in Bellefontaine Cemetery.
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Mount Vernon, Ind
UPI
Mount Vernon
Edmond Kroener
Kroener
Gladys
Bellefontaine
School Board Names Engineer for Boiler
The Linton-Stockton school board hired Stewart Phillips Associates, Inc. to supervise a new boiler installation in the elementary school heating plant. The firm will receive 15 percent of the accepted bid. Superintendent Paul Brackemyre was authorized to contract Janice Sue Catchem for first grade. The board interviewed three principal applicants and planned a special meeting next week for more candidates.
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Linton-Stockton
Stewart Phillips Associates, Inc
Paul Brackemyre
Janice Sue Catchem
County Pupils To Get Degrees at Purdue
Seven Greene County students at Purdue University will take part in the 115th commencement exercises on Sunday. Receiving degrees were John Robert Bickell, Thomas David Elis, Gary Lee Johnson, Michael Brent Pittman, Allen Ray Slinkard, Denad Eugene Hasler, and David Raymond Mullis among others.
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Greene County
Purdue University
John Robert Bickell
Thomas David Elis
Gary Lee Johnson
Michael Brent Pittman
Allen Ray Slinkard
Jasonville
Denad
Eugene Hasler
David Raymond Mullis
Lyons
Blimp Catches On Power Lines Near New Castle
The Mayflower blimp entangled in high tension lines southwest of New Castle Indiana and dangled above U S 40 for hours. Pilots Capt Richard Johnson and Richard Nye escaped injury though Nye suffered a mild heart seizure and was hospitalized. After rope ladder descent both pilots freed the blimp and it flew away under power.
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New Castle
Ind
UPI
United States
Here
U.S. 40
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
Indianapolis
Akron
Ohio
Power Company
Richard Johnson
Miami
Richard Nye
Johnson
Nye
Ship Fire Kills Four At Lake Erie Port
Four longshoremen were killed and five injured when an explosion and chlorine gas release rocked the Norwegian freighter Thorstream at the Port Authority Terminal on Lake Erie. Firefighters and Coast Guard responded promptly to the 9 a.m. EDT incident.
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Lake Erie
Buffalo
N.Y
UPDI
Port Authority
Coast Guard
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Dictionary
Youth Opportunity Campaign
Mmore
Desert Watch
Negev
Indiana State University
Maria Cueto
Miami, Fla
Springfield, Va
Tot
Army Reserves
Guard
Caveman
Mideast
Arab Republic
Gorse
By Walter Logan
Mahoud Riad
White House
Key Hill
Dé Nang
South Vietnam
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