Social security benefits rise in Greene County and VA name trends
Greene County residents receive 394 000 monthly social security benefits as national totals climb to about 2.1 billion by end of 1968. The VA's master index shows common surnames like Smith Johnson Williams Brown with millions named, while 1980 projections highlight hospital computer sharing to cut costs.
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Greene County
Joseph F. Hesselgrave
Hesselgrave
Social Security
Smith
Veterans Administration
Greene County selects Sloan Ditch bridge bid
Greene County Board of Commissioners accepts G. H. Allen Inc. bid of 15912.80 for the Sloan Ditch bridge project. Only other bid was J. L. Wilson Inc. The board also plans extra appropriations to cover the bid gap for Beech Creek and Worthington bridges and raises Hillcrest tuberculosis hospital rate from 10.75 to 13 per day starting June 1 1969. Public works approvals include gas line permit for Peoples Gas Co and road black topping in Richland township. All claims approved. Attendees included Sparks Kramer Cooksey Hencken Michael Hays and the county officials.
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G. H. Allen Inc
Vincennes
J. L. Wilson, Inc
Bloomfield
Beech Creek
Worthington
Hillcrest Tuberculosis Hospital
Peoples Gas Co
Richland
Bernard Sparks
Oscar Kramer
Elmer Cooksey
William Hendren
William Michael
Joe Hays
Whitcomb Says McCart Will Quit
Indiana Governor Whitcomb said he persuaded James E. McCart to resign as correction commissioner amid shifting state personnel rules. He announced rescinding 13 merit protections across agencies and replacing with patronage while McCart faces an indictment for meat theft. He aims to name a permanent commissioner soon with Robert Hardin as acting head.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Whitcomb
James E. McCart
Indiana
McCart
Correction
McCar
Putnam County
Roger D. Branigin
Matthew E Welsh
State
Branigin
Welsh
Highway Department
Aeronautics Commission
Division of Labor
Department of Natural Resources
Flood Control Commission
Correction Department
Teachers to Take Action Over Salary Increase Dispute
The Decatur Township Education Association asserts school board raises are under 4 percent, below the 9 percent the board claimed. President Diana Blake says the Decatur schedule is near the bottom state wide, making teacher retention hard. Ninety percent of local teachers vote to withhold next year’s contracts. In Terre Haute, Vigo Circuit Judge Ralph Johnston denied a temporary restraining order against striking Vigo County teachers after union leaders testified they would not disrupt school operations.
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Decatur Township Education Association
Marion County
Diana Blake
DTEA
Decatur
Terre Haute
Vigo
Ralph Johnston
Vigo County
Tractors Damaged In Bloomfield Vandalism Case
Greene County Sheriff’s deputies continued the investigation into vandalism south of Bloomfield. Three tractors owned by Curtis Bucher were damaged on a farm two miles south in the river bottom area. A cabin owned by Josephine Bucher and a wheat field owned by Henry Bucher were also damaged.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
Bloomfield
Curtis Bucher
Josephine Bucher
Henry Bucher
Dugger Man Critically Injured In Greene County Crash
Audie Cox 61 of Dugger was airlifted from Mary Sherman Hospital Sullivan to St. Anthony in Terre Haute after a crash on Ellis Jacksonville Road near Embury Church. He suffered chest injuries and severe facial and arm lacerations. Amelia Kail 54 also injured with possible chest injuries and head lacerations. Kail drove a 1961 car, lost control, and struck a tree in the church lawn. The car was a total loss and state trooper Gene Gastineau continues the investigation.
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Audie Cox
Dugger
Mary Sherman
Sullivan
St. Anthony Hospital
Terre Haute
Greene County
Cox
Amelia Kail
Sullivan Hospital
Ellis-Jasonville
Jasonville
Embury
Gene Gastineau
Kail
Gastineau
Highway 57
Newberry
Leah M. Hasler
Hasler
Sheriff's Department
Carolyn Mowery
Lyons
Highway 54
Linton
Ellis Road
North Knox Music Program Sets Free Summer Lessons
W. Carroll Ritchie announces a free eight week summer instrumental lessons program for grades six through 12 at all five North Knox schools. Lessons run June 9 to June 11 with schedules at Bicknell Monday 8 to 12, Sandborn Monday 1 to 4, Bruceville Tuesday 8 to 12, Oaktown Tuesday 1 to 4, Freelandville Wednesday 8 to 12 and North Knox High School 1 to 4.
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North Knox
W. Carroll Ritchie
Bicknell
Sandborn
Bruceville
Oaktown
Freelandville
Bodies of 259 Communists Found Near Dak To in Viet Nam
South Viet Namese forces recovered 259 Communist bodies seven miles southwest of Dak To after B52 and artillery strikes over the weekend. Other reports cite 246 Communists killed in Mekong Delta to DMZ skirmishes, with U.S. losses of four killed and 53 wounded. End of Operation Speedy Express noted with 10,899 killed and 2,579 captured. US Air Cavalry clashed near Dong Bo and northwest of Saigon with casualties on both sides.
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Dak
Central Highlands
Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
1St Air Cavalry Division
Dong Bo
Air Cavalry
Nixon Defends Free Campus Order at Beadle State
President Nixon addressed General Beadle State College in Madison South Dakota condemning campus radicals and urging authorities to use force if needed to maintain order. He warned against self righteous moral arrogance and stressed mutual respect as key to liberty.
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S.D
UPI
Nixon
South Dakota
America
General Beadle State College
Karl E. Mundt
Pacific
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Mundt
Washington
Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Melbourne Evans collision leaves 56 missing in South China Sea
The Australian carrier Melbourne struck the U.S. destroyer Evans near Vietnam during SEATO maneuvers. One Evans crew member is confirmed dead among 273 aboard. 56 still missing as rescue planes and helicopters search for those who may have fallen or jumped from the Evans.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
UPS
Melbourne
U.S
Frank E. Evans
South China Sea
Vietnam
Evans
Pacific
U.S. Navy
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Burger Wins Approval of Committee for Chief Justice Post
Senator leaders report Earl Burger won unanimous backing from the Senate Judiciary Committee to become the next chief justice, after a friendly confirmation hearing. He endorsed limited public disclosure by federal judges and said he could support public sources of outside income. Burger testified he has not altered his legal philosophy and urged balance in criminal cases between rights of the accused and government interests.
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Ren Earl Burger
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
Senate
Burger
Earl ‘. Warren
BOC
French Reds To Boycott Election
Paris reports confirm Georges Pompidou is virtually assured of the presidency as the Communist party plans to boycott the June 15 runoff. The move eliminates Alain Poher’s chance to upset Pompidou, though Poher vows to campaign despite the boycott and will make national appearances.
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Paris
UPI
Georges Pompidou
France
Communist Party
Alain Poher
Pompidou
Poher
Doup Alleges Wells Builds Personal Empire in Indiana
Indiana Farm Bureau president George Doup charged that State School Superintendent Richard Wells is building a personal empire by opposing the Indiana Vocational Technical College Ivy Tech. Doup said Wells claims Ivy Tech serves no useful purpose and offers no educational opportunities.
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Indianapolis
UPI
George Doup
Indiana Farm Bureau
Richard Wells
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Farm Bureau
SDS Becomes Target as Internal Security Panel Opens Hearing
Washington UPI reports the House Internal Security Committee begins hearings to evaluate if the Students for a Democratic Society poses a serious threat to U S internal security. Chairman Richard H Schord says the panel risks a new approach after renaming from Un American Activities. Senate support for subpoenas to universities to identify students receiving federal aid is noted amid university concerns.
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Washington
UPI
House
Internal Security Committee
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Richard H. Schord
D. Mo
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
John L. McClellan
Soviet Denounces Mao Ahead of Communist Summit
The Red Star accuses Mao Tse-tung of a chauvinistic foreign policy and splitting from Marxism Leninism as the Soviet Union unveils plans for foreign press coverage at the international Communist summit. It notes no condemnation of China was achieved though strong anti Mao rhetoric remains.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Red China
Defense Ministry
Red Star
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Communist Party of China
Man Tes
Tung
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